Come on, now, nobody doesn’t like Tommy Lee
BAD-BOY ROCKER Tommy Lee, a high school dropout, is plunging into life as a University of Nebraska student – for reality TV.
The Motley Crue drummer will take classes in chemistry, literature and the history of rock ‘n’ roll, and try out for the Nebraska marching band.
Lee, who will have a tutor and live off-campus, said he was looking forward to “a little music, some education, some partying – the whole college experience.”
NBC says it hopes to get six episodes worth of footage for a series set to air next summer.
The idea isn’t sitting well with everyone involved. Lee served four months in jail after pleading no contest to kicking his then-wife, Pamela Anderson, in 1998.
“I am tempted to say something like, ‘If it doesn’t work you can vote me off the island,’ but I’ve already used that line,” university Chancellor Harvey Perlman wrote in an e-mail to faculty. “All I can say is join me in keeping your fingers crossed.”
Let’s hope her luck holds out
Singer Melissa Etheridge has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has canceled upcoming tour dates to undergo treatment.
Etheridge, 43, will undergo surgery and a “speedy and complete recovery” is expected by her doctor, her publicist said, adding that the cancer was detected early and Etheridge has been receiving treatment.
Her latest album, “Lucky,” was released in February.
Destiny’s kid’s meal, anyone?
McDonald’s has a new musical partner: Destiny’s Child.
The fast-food chain announced that the R&B group will play an integral role in its “I’m lovin’ it” ad campaign, which kicked off last year with Justin Timberlake in a starring role.
McDonald’s said it will sponsor the reunited group’s 2005 worldwide tour and feature the trio in new commercials and special restaurant merchandising.
Next time, take the bus
The lead singer of the rock band Incubus was arrested for carrying a switchblade in his bag while trying to board a plane on his way to a concert in North Carolina.
Brandon Boyd was stopped at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport when baggage screeners spotted the knife in his carry-on luggage.
“I totally forgot it was at the bottom of my bag, and when the security person pulled it out, I thought, ‘Oh, no,’ ” Boyd said.
I am the grandpa, goo goo goo joob
Fashion designer Stella McCartney, daughter of Paul McCartney, has announced that she is expecting her first child.
McCartney made the announcement Thursday at the launch of her new spring/summer collection during Paris Fashion Week.
It will be the third grandchild for the former Beatle, who himself had another daughter with wife Heather Mills last year.
Quoteworthy
Billy Bob Thornton, who got his star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame Thursday, on ex-wife Angelina Jolie congratulating him with a full-page ad in Variety that ended, “With love and respect always, Angie”: “You know, it’s funny. … I’ve only met Angie Dickinson once.”
The birthday bunch
Actor Fyvush Finkel (“Boston Public,” “Picket Fences”) is 82. Singer Jackson Browne is 56. Actor Robert Wuhl (“Arli$$”) is 53. TV personality Sharon Osbourne (“The Osbournes”) is 52. Actor Tony Shalhoub is 51. Actor Scott Bakula is 50. Singer P.J. Harvey is 35. Singer Sean Lennon is 29. Actor Zachery Ty Bryan (“Home Improvement”) is 23.