Sarah Palin says she accepts David Letterman's apology for the joke he made about her daughter.

The Alaska governor, in a statement issued yesterday, said the apology was accepted "on behalf of all young women, like my daughters, who hope men who 'joke' about public displays of sexual exploitation of girls will soon evolve."

On his CBS "Late Show" on Monday night, Letterman said his joke about one of Palin's daughters being "knocked up" by Alex Rodriguez can't be defended.

He said the joke referred to 18-year-old Bristol Palin, not her 14-year-old sister, Willow. But Letterman said he takes responsibility for the fact that some people believed that he intended to target Willow, who had attended a New York Yankees game with her mother.

"I'm sorry about it, and I'll try to do better in the future," he said.

MIA FARROW'S BROTHER FOUND DEAD

The brother of actress Mia Farrow has been found dead in his Vermont art gallery, and police said yesterday his death is suspicious.

Sculptor Patrick Farrow, 66, was found late Monday by police who got an emergency call from a woman at the Farrow Gallery in Castleton, a small town near the New York border.

Police said they won't release additional information until an autopsy is done.

BRUNO BARES ALL FOR GQ'S JULY COVER

Sacha Baron Cohen strips down as his alter ego — Austrian fashionista Bruno — for the July cover of GQ magazine.

According to the magazine, Bruno is the first to appear fully naked on the cover. Jennifer Aniston, wearing a necktie and nothing else for the January issue, came close.

Bruno sports nothing but a tanned glow and a shaggy head of highlighted hair.

The actor-comedian's 2006 movie "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" was a surprise box-office hit. His new film, "Bruno," is scheduled for release July 10.

'EXTRA' REPORTER GETS RESTRAINING ORDER

Terri Seymour, the ex-girlfriend of "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell, has won a restraining order against a woman who choked her in an attack after the "Idol" finale.

Records show a judge granted the request by Seymour, a correspondent for the show "Extra," for a three-year order after a hearing yesterday in Santa Monica, Calif. Her attacker, Janice Thibodeaux, pleaded guilty last week to misdemeanor battery and was sentenced to three years of probation.

Thibodeaux choked Seymour in May, in view of police, apparently in retaliation for Cowell's treatment of fellow judge Paula Abdul.