David Blaine intends to sleep with the fishes -- but only for a week, and in full public view.
The 33-year-old magician will perform his latest stunt by living underwater for seven days and nights in a ``human aquarium'' in front of New York's Lincoln Center.
He will conclude by attempting to hold his breath underwater longer than the record of eight minutes, 58 seconds. The finale of his latest stunt will air live in a two-hour ABC special in May.
Blaine's previous feats of endurance include balancing on a small platform for 35 hours and surviving inside a massive block of ice for 61 hours, both of which were performed in New York. In 2003, he fasted for 44 days in a suspended acrylic box over the Thames River in London.
The ``human aquarium'' in which Blaine will float is a specially built 2.4m acrylic sphere. He will receive liquid nutrition through a tube.
In music, Janet Jackson's latest tunes making the rounds on the Internet are apparently not as new as you might think.
The 39-year-old pop superstar, who is working on a new album, says someone has leaked songs she recorded at least two years ago when working with hit-making producer Rich Harrison. At least one song has already made the rounds, titled, Put It on Me.
``A couple of years ago I recorded some tracks with Rich Harrison. But none of that music will appear on my new album,'' Jackson said. ``I have a tight rein on all of the music that has been recorded.''
Jackson's new album, tentatively titled, 20 Years Old, is expected to be released later this year. She has not released an album since 2004's Damita Jo.
Oops, she did it again. Child welfare officials and a sheriff's deputy visited Britney Spears' home last week because her infant son was accidentally dropped from a high chair, according to published reports.
Six-month-old Sean Preston fell April 1 as his nanny was lifting him from the high chair and something in the chair snapped, Star Magazine reported. The infant slipped from her arms and fell, bruising his head on the floor, the magazine said.
Spears' attorney, Martin Singer, said in a statement that the hospital made a report to the Department of Children and Family Services as required by state law.
Grammy-winning singer-producer Kenneth ``Babyface'' Edmonds has filed a breach of contract lawsuit against singer Anita Baker, claiming she owes him more than US$250,000.
According to the lawsuit, filed last week in Superior Court, Baker broke two oral agreements with Edmonds, who co-wrote, produced and performed on the song Like You Used to Do on Baker's 2004 album My Everything.
The lawsuit claims Baker refused to pay Edmonds producer's royalties equaling at least US$100,000 from an estimated more than 500,000 albums sold.
Edmonds has written hits for a number of R&B stars, including Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige and Bobby Brown.
Maybe Edmonds should consult the man Wyclef Jean sees when he has business problems.
It was no surprise, therefore, when Donald Trump invited Jean to perform at a concert on Friday night for about 200 business associates. ``I'm very into music, and Clef is a great guy,'' Trump said.
Jean took the stage neatly dressed in a suit and sang more than a dozen songs. By the time his hour-long performance was over, the Grammy-award winning artist was stripped to his bare feet, pants and undershirt. Jean also appeared on Trump's show The Apprentice and said he looks to the real estate mogul for business advice.
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