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Anna Nicole, Howard & a Yacht Called 'The Cracker'
Anna Nicole Smith had a sense of humor about her background, and it was reflected in the name of her newly purchased sport yacht.
Ned Bruck, general manager of Reel Deal Yachts in Miami Beach, says that Smith and Howard K. Stern were really looking forward to enjoying their newly purchased Carver motor yacht, which they had christened "The Cracker."
"We were dealing mostly with Howard, but Anna came to see it when they were last in town," Bruck tells PEOPLE. "She liked the fact that there were two separate bedrooms and a forward deck to sunbathe and a salon living area."
Bruck says the 40-ft. sport yacht was a cream puff, with only 500 hours on the diesel engines, even though it was 10 years old. Their plans were to redecorate it to their tastes. He wouldn't say how much it cost but "it was not a million-dollar yacht," Bruck adds. "If they decided that they didn't like it, they could sell it fairly easily."
An interior designer was working with Smith to choose bedspreads; new flat-screen TVs and electronics had already been installed while the Cracker was in a Fort Lauderdale marina, being readied for the eight- to 10-hour sail to Nassau on Friday with a Bahamian captain at the helm, but without the couple.
Stern was at the boat Thursday when he got the call that Smith was in dire condition, Bruck tells PEOPLE.
He says he enjoyed meeting the couple, adding that they were looking forward to getting their first boat and enjoying the cruising lifestyle. "I liked him," he says about Stern. "Anybody in that situation is going to get a bad rap. But he was a gentleman. I think he treated Anna with respect and seemed to worship the ground she walked on."Comment
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Kevin Costner, Wife Christine Are Expecting
Waterworld star Kevin Costner and his wife, Christine, are expecting their own little dipper, his rep said Thursday.
Christine is "doing well. She's excited," Costner told PEOPLE at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament on Friday. "I'm excited. My kids are excited."
How is he getting ready for the baby's arrival? Said Costner: "There's a lot of books to read!"
Costner, 52, and handbag designer Christine Baumgartner, 32, wed at his ranch near Aspen, Col., in September 2004.
On that day, Costner arrived at the stream-side ceremony in a horse-drawn carriage, while Baumgartner pulled up soon after in a vintage green pickup truck.
The couple met while golfing more than a decade ago, but didn't begin dating until they met again at a restaurant in 1998. Despite a brief split in 2002 and an almost 20-year age difference, the two are "like little kids together, really in love," close friend David Giammarco told PEOPLE at the time of their wedding.
This will be Baumgartner's first child. Costner has three adult children, Anne, 22, Lily, 20, and Joe, 19, from his previous marriage to Cindy Silva, which ended in 1994, and a 10-year-old son, Liam, from his relationship with Bridget Rooney.
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Britney Spears Checks Into, and Out of, Rehab
Britney Spears checked into a rehab facility and then abruptly checked out, a source confirms to PEOPLE.
Spears, 25, checked herself into Eric Clapton's Crossroads Centre in Antigua "two or three days ago" but left after just one day and headed to Florida, the source tells PEOPLE.
TV's Extra first reported that the singer had entered a treatment facility. TMZ.com later reported that she checked out less than 24 hours later.
Spears has been a nightlife fixture ever since filing for divorce from Kevin Federline in November.
On Tuesday, her former personal assistant, Felicia Culotta, wrote in a letter to Hollywood.com's That Other Blog that Spears's friends and family were trying to get her help, but were not having much luck.
"There's just so much you can do to help a person," Culotta wrote. "I cannot convince her in ANY way to love herself. ... I cannot save her from herself, nor can I commit her to any type of treatment program against her wishes and will. I am throwing my hands up and realizing that I am helpless over another."
That was not the first sign that those around her were concerned. In January, Rudolph told USA Today that Spears realized her behavior had been harming her image. "She understands what's going on right now, and she calls it her 'rocky moment,' " he said. "Britney knows exactly what she needs to do."
Spears herself later wrote in a letter to fans on her Web site, "If I were you I'd be unhappy too if I had to read what I've been reading every day. But trust me, I get it. I know I've been far from perfect and the media has had a lot of fun exaggerating my every move."
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Selma Blair Talks About New Boyfriend
Selma Blair has a new guy in her life: Matthew Felker, the model-actor who kisses Britney Spears in her "Toxic" video, the actress tells PEOPLE.
Blair, who went solo at the Marc Jacobs fashion show in London on Friday, said at the event that she left her boyfriend in good hands.
"He's at home watching my dog," Blair said with a laugh. "I'm just here for the show. I just got here and I'm going home tomorrow. I'll see him then."
Blair, 34, says she met the 27-year-old Felker, whom the actress decribes as a writer, "through friends," though she's "not really sure" of the time frame.
One thing is for sure: Blair won't be debuting her romance with Felker at Sunday's Oscars parties. "I'll be sitting at home with my boyfriend watching it," Blair said. "I've gone every year to the Vanity Fair party but I've taken some time off acting, so I think it's time to take time off from showing up at acting events."
Blair, best known for her role in Cruel Intentions, finalized her divorce from husband of two years, Ahmet Zappa, last December.
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