Stars including Elizabeth Taylor, Macaulay Culkin and Lisa Marie Presley turned out to honor Michael Jackson as he was laid to rest in a private ceremony in California - ten weeks after his sudden death.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael Jackson's estate will pay what are being called "extraordinary" expenses for the pop singer's funeral, attorneys and a judge said Wednesday.

Happy Birthday to singer Stacie Orrico (1986), "Stealth" actress Jessica Biel (1982), rapper Lil' Flip (1981), Irish singer Ronan Keating (1977), "Married...With Children" actor David Faustino (1974), "Happy Gilmore" actress Julie Bowen (1970),

"I failed remedial math." Mariah Carey insists her new album title, "E=MC2," doesn't have anything to do with her IQ.

SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Christina Aguilera says she's reading scripts in search of the right role to launch an acting career. ''I am looking forward to moving into another form of what I feel is another creative outlet for me and that would be acting,'' the 26-year-old singer told reporters Monday in Shanghai, where she was to hold her first mainland China concert.

Happy Birthday to singer Stacie Orrico (1986), "Stealth" actress Jessica Biel (1982), rapper Lil' Flip (1981), Irish singer Ronan Keating (1977), "Married...With Children" actor David Faustino (1974), "Happy Gilmore" actress Julie Bowen (1970), hip-hop artist Tone-Loc (1966), Olympic runner Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1962), English actress Miranda Richardson (1958), singer/songwriter Robyn Hitchcock (1953), SNL alum Tim Kazurinsky (1950), singer Jennifer Warnes (1947), fashion designer Perry Ellis (1940; d. 1986), actor Bobby Driscoll (1937; d. 1968), musician Doc Watson (1923), "Seinfeld" actor Barney Martin (1923), "Star Trek" "Scotty" actor James Doohan (1920; d. 2005), screen siren Jean Harlow (1911; d. 1937), and Scottish inventor Alexander Graham Bell (1847; d. 1922).

Gwen Stefani was devastated when she didn't land the lead role in Mr. & Mrs. Smith, but didn't take the rejection personally because she was passed over in favor of good friend Angelina Jolie. The Wind It Up singer was looking to expand her acting career after her appearance as Jean Harlow in The Aviator and was thrilled to be called in for an audition.

Rocker Gwen Stefani is reportedly preparing to hit the big screen again - as she is currently in talks to play the lead in Tennessee Williams screenplay "Baby Doll." The film, originally made in 1956 starring Carroll Baker and Karl Malden, features a gorgeous young woman who promises her failed businessman husband that their marriage will be consummated a year from their nuptials, according to moviehole.net.

Happy Birthday to singer Stacie Orrico (1986), "Stealth" actress Jessica Biel (1982), rapper Lil' Flip (1981), Irish singer Ronan Keating (1977), "Married...With Children" actor David Faustino (1974), "Happy Gilmore" actress Julie Bowen (1970), hip-hop artist Tone-Loc (1966), Olympic runner Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1962), English actress Miranda Richardson (1958), singer/songwriter Robyn Hitchcock (1953), SNL alum Tim Kazurinsky (1950), singer Jennifer Warnes (1947), fashion designer Perry Ellis (1940; d. 1986), actor Bobby Driscoll (1937; d. 1968), musician Doc Watson (1923), "Seinfeld" actor Barney Martin (1923), "Star Trek" "Scotty" actor James Doohan (1920; d. 2005), screen siren Jean Harlow (1911; d. 1937), and Scottish inventor Alexander Graham Bell (1847; d. 1922).