Hollywood items will be auctioned
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When the Waikiki Community Center holds its annual "Na Mea Makamae O Waikiki (The Treasures of Waikiki)" fund-raiser tomorrow night, there will be Hollywood collectibles on the auction block.
Bette Midler, former Honolulu resident who's a friend of the WCC's Jeffrey Apaka, has donated an autographed pair of Calderone shoes. The Divine Miss M wore them in her 2000 film, "Isn't She Great."
Apaka's classmate from Beverly Hills High, Rob Reiner, who was Meathead in "All in the Family," contributed an autographed script from 1989's "When Harry Met Sally," which he directed. The items are part of a silent auction.
The event, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village's Coral Ballroom, also bestows the Kahiau Awards to the late Michael A. Tongg, a well-known paddler; the late Don Ho, the king of Waikiki entertainers; and the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center for its contributions to the Waikiki Community Center.
— Wayne Harada, Advertiser Entertainment Writer
LOPEZ AWARDED $545,000 FROM EX
LOS ANGELES — Jennifer Lopez has been awarded nearly $545,000 in a lawsuit against her first husband, Ojani Noa, over his plans to publish a tell-all book claiming she had several affairs.
A court-ordered arbitrator made the decision in April in Lopez's breach-of-contract lawsuit against Noa, court papers filed Monday indicated. The figure includes only $200,000 in damages, with the rest going for arbitration costs and attorneys' fees.
Lopez's lawsuit claimed that Noa had violated a previous lawsuit settlement preventing him from revealing private information about their relationship.
The arbitrator also decided that a permanent injunction should be awarded against Noa that would bar him from "criticizing, denigrating, casting in a negative light or otherwise disparaging or causing disparagement" to the singer-actress.
Noa also would be directed to give Lopez or her attorney all copies of materials related to the book.
Noa couldn't be located for comment.
Noa, 31, and Lopez, 39, married in February 1997 and were divorced 11 months later.
ILL WINEHOUSE CANCELS GIGS
LOS ANGELES — Amy Winehouse was hospitalized in London yesterday for "severe exhaustion," a Universal Music spokeswoman said.
The 23-year-old soul singer was released in the afternoon and advised to "take complete rest," said Serena Gallagher. Winehouse's scheduled performances in Norway and Denmark this week have been canceled.
The big-haired singer is scheduled to begin the North American leg of her tour in September.
CYRUS, ALTER EGO GOING ON ROAD
LOS ANGELES — Miley Cyrus and her alter ego are going on tour.
The "Best of Both Worlds Tour" will feature the 14-year-old singer-actress performing as a solo artist and as Hannah Montana, her Disney Channel character.
She will open the concert with hits from the two "Hannah Montana" soundtracks. After an intermission, she'll perform material from her June solo debut, "Meet Miley Cyrus."
The 54-date tour will open Oct. 18 in St. Louis and wrap up in Albany, N.Y., on Jan. 9.