The third time is no charm

Lil Wayne is behind bars – finally.

First, the rapper’s sentencing for attempted criminal possession of a weapon was postponed in February so he could undergo surgery on his bejeweled teeth.

Then, a fire shut down Manhattan’s main criminal courthouse while he was on his way there last week.

But on Monday, he was sentenced to one year in jail for having a loaded gun on his tour bus in July 2007.

The 27-year-old Grammy winner could be released from Rikers Island in about eight months with good behavior.

His “Tha Carter III” was the best-selling album of 2008 and won a Grammy for best rap album. His latest album, “Rebirth,” was released last month.

“Law is mind without reason … I’ll return,” he wrote to his fans on Twitter.

Time to change partners

Former “Dancing With the Stars” winner Brooke Burke will be Tom Bergeron’s new co-host when the reality series starts again March 22.

Burke, who won the competition in November 2008, will replace Samantha Harris.

Martha steps forward

Ever wonder how Martha Stewart might tackle your decorating disaster or party planning nightmare?

Stewart and “Survivor” producer Mark Burnett are teaming up for a new series, “Help Me, Martha,” in which people petition her to help their friends with such challenges.

The birthday bunch

Singer Dean Torrence (Jan and Dean) is 70. Actor Chuck Norris is 70. Actress Shannon Tweed (“Falcon Crest”) is 53. Actress Sharon Stone is 52. Actress Jasmine Guy is 48. Actor Jon Hamm is 39. Country singer Daryle Singletary is 39. Rapper-producer Timbaland is 38. Singer Carrie Underwood is 27. Actress Emily Osment (“Hannah Montana”) is 18.