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US heartthrob Brad Pitt and actress Angelina Jolie paid a visit to a dinosaur museum exhibit in western Canada with Jolie's adopted son, a Canadian newspaper reported Tuesday.

The superstars visited the museum in Drumheller in the western province of Alberta late Monday after checking with the museum to see if they could call by without causing too much of a stir.

"Brad phoned to ask about the accessibility of the museum and how easy it might be for him to visit unnoticed -- they did not ask us to close the museum or for an after-hours visit or any special treatment," Royal Tyrell's Museum spokesperson Wendy Taylor told the Calgary Sun.

Pitt was in nearby Calgary to begin work later this month on his latest film project, The Assassination of Jesse James.

Oct. 13 is being declared Peel Day to celebrate the life and legacy of trail-blazing BBC disc jockey John Peel, who died suddenly last year at the age of 65, the public broadcaster announced.

Gigs will take place across Britain in as many venues as possible, and organizers hope Peel Day will become an annual event.

"Peel Day is about celebrating John's legacy and his unrivalled passion for music," said Andy Parfitt, head of pop-oriented BBC Radio One, where Peel was the longest-serving presenter.

Peel, who died on October 25 last year whilst on holiday in Peru, discovered dozens of major and influential rock, punk and new wave bands, and also championed world music.

Authorities searching for Grease star Olivia Newton-John's missing boyfriend said on Tuesday they were chasing new leads generated by news coverage of the case but no closer to solving it. Patrick McDermott vanished on a June 30 fishing expedition off the California coast, but his disappearance escaped media attention until several days ago when he was identified as the Grammy-winning singer's boyfriend.

Actress Scarlett Johansson, star of 2003 hit Lost in Translation, was involved in a minor car crash near Disneyland last week while trying to elude photographers, her publicist said on Tuesday. There were no injuries when Johansson clipped another car with her black Mercedes convertible but publicist Marcel Pariseau said the 20-year-old actress was so fed up with the paparazzi that she had left Los Angeles.

The mother of the teenage boy who accused Michael Jackson of sex abuse was charged with welfare fraud on Tuesday by prosecutors who say she lied about her finances when she applied for public assistance. The woman, who was called a con artist and a welfare cheat by Jackson's attorneys as they successfully defended the pop star at his child molestation trial this summer, faces arrest if she fails to surrender by Sept. 7, prosecutors said.

Spanish singer Bebe earned five Latin Grammy nominations on Tuesday, including best new artist and song of the year for Malo, to top the list of veterans and newcomers vying for the annual music honors. Bebe also was nominated for album of the year and best female pop vocal album for Pafuera Telaranas," as well as record of the year with Malo.

Harry Potter is battling another angst-ridden teen magician -- at least in book stores. Christopher Paolini's Eldest, the tale of magically gifted farm-boy Eragon and his dragon Saphira and their fight against an evil empire, has knocked JK Rowling's boy wizard off his perch.

An opera about the murder of an American Jew during a cruise liner hijack by Palestinian guerrillas gets its British stage premiere on Tuesday amid complaints by Jewish groups over the production. The Death of Klinghoffer, running on four nights, is one of the highlights of the Edinburgh international arts festival.

Seven hundred years to the day after Scottish hero William "Braveheart" Wallace was executed by his English foes, a historian has retraced his final journey to

promote his dream of independence for Scotland. David Ross, who has written books on Wallace and other Scottish national heroes, strode from Westminster through the old City of London on Tuesday wearing a kilt and carrying a sword. -- agencies
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