Guess Woods decided to strike while the iron’s hot
GOLF GROUPIES EVERYWHERE were in mourning Wednesday after Tiger Woods tied the knot. Woods married Swedish model Elin Nordegren on Tuesday at an exclusive resort in Barbados in a ceremony that reportedly cost $1.5 million.
Oprah Winfrey and former NBA stars Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley were among more than 120 guests spotted at the ceremony.
The wedding, held in a white-netted pagoda decorated with red roses, took place Tuesday evening as the sun painted a spectacular array of colors across the sky. The rock group Hootie and the Blowfish performed, witnesses said, before fireworks lit up the night along Barbados’ west coast.
The couple spent their wedding night on a yacht named “Privacy.” As the sun rose Wednesday, they sailed ashore on a skiff, accompanied by the bride’s identical twin sister, Josefin.
To protect their privacy, Woods hired the only helicopter charter company on the island for the day – preventing photographers from flying over the event – and rented out the entire 200-room Sandy Lane resort.
New marriage, same old kids
Katey Sagal, who played the archetypal crass housewife in her role as Peg Bundy on “Married … With Children,” has wed again.
Sagal, 47, who now stars in “8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter,” married Kurt Sutter, a 42-year-old writer for “The Shield,” in a private ceremony Saturday at their suburban Los Feliz, Calif., home.
It was the third marriage for Sagal, who has a daughter and son from a previous union.
Bruce test-drives a new model
If you’ve been fretting about Bruce Willis‘ love life post-Demi Moore, don’t – he’s doing just fine.
Willis’ latest paramour is Croatian model Miranda Vadek. They were spotted canoodling last weekend at a premiere party for Jimmy Fallon‘s new movie, “Taxi.”
Naomi is his new confection
Chart-topping “Confessions” crooner Usher also has been a busy boy, romance-wise.
First he was rumored to be seeing singer Alicia Keys. Then he reportedly reconciled with ex-girlfriend Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas of TLC. And now he’s making time with high-maintenance supermodel Naomi Campbell.
Campbell, by the way, reportedly plans to jump out of a cake on Saturday at an early birthday party for her man, who turns 26 on Oct. 14.
And Nelly’s hot for Kelly
When hip-hop star Nelly took the mike recently to guest-DJ on Sirius Satellite Radio’s “Sirius Hits 1” show, he revealed he has a secret crush on “American Idol’s” Kelly Clarkson.
“Kelly has a nice shape on her,” the “Hot in Herre” rapper said, adding: “I gotta get at her.”
Somebody’s got their shorts in a knot
The Michigan Republican Party has asked four country prosecutors to charge filmmaker Michael Moore with bribery for offering underwear, potato chips and Ramen noodles to college students in exchange for their promise to vote.
Moore, a Michigan native, is touring the country and imploring “slackers” who usually don’t vote to head to the polls this year. First-time student voters have been offered such prizes as a year’s supply of Tostitos, and a package of Ramen noodles and clean underwear.
The birthday bunch
Singer Al Martino is 77. Musician John Mellencamp is 53. Actress Christopher Norris (“Trapper John, M.D.”) is 51. Drummer Tico Torres (Bon Jovi) is 51. Gospel singer Michael W. Smith is 47. Singer Thom Yorke (Radiohead) is 36.