First the New York Philharmonic. Now Clapton.

North Korean officials have invited rock guitarist Eric Clapton to play a concert in Pyongyang -- the first such invitation to a Western rock star to the isolated Communist nation.

The Financial Times newspaper reported yesterday that Clapton, 62, had agreed in principle and suggested 2009 for the gig.

North Korean authorities have long shunned rock and pop music, although Kim Jong Chol, the Swiss-educated son of national leader Kim Jong Il, is reportedly a huge Clapton fan.

The Philharmonic played in Pyongyang yesterday and North Korean State Symphony Orchestra is due to perform in London and the English city of Middlesbrough in September.

The Financial Times said the invitation to Clapton was in return for the Korean orchestra's British tour.

Paul LeBlanc doesn't mind one bit that Javier Bardem calls his creation "one of the most horrible haircuts in history." In fact, the New Brunswick stylist is pretty proud.

"It's a very big day," LeBlanc said from his studio. "It reminds me of when I won in 1985 for 'Amadeus.' " The stylist shared an Oscar for best makeup for his work on Milos Forman's movie about Mozart.

LeBlanc, who has been busy with the New Brunswick hair salon he opened a year ago, created the hairstyle for Bardem's character in "No Country for Old Men," drawing on the mop tops of the British warriors in the medieval Crusades as well as the haircuts of the 1960s for inspiration.

Bardem won the best supporting actor Oscar for his portrayal of Anton Chigurh in the Coen brothers' film. His haircut for the movie has been roundly mocked by comedians. Oscar telecast host Jon Stewart quipped Sunday night that Bardem's haircut combined "Hannibal Lecter's murderousness with Dorothy Hamill's wedge-cut."

Jerry Seinfeld was joking when he compared a woman accusing his wife of plagiarism to the killers of John Lennon and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., his lawyers said.

In a filing in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, lawyers for the former sitcom star asked a judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by Missy Chase Lapine against Seinfeld and his wife, Jessica, the New York Daily News reported in Tuesday editions.

"Jerry Seinfeld made overstatements of opinion for comic effect," the comedian's lawyers said in the filing.

Lapine, the author of "The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids' Favorite Meals," accused Seinfeld's wife of plagiarizing her cookbook when the celeb's wife published "Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food."

Celebs have been showering Jennifer Lopez with gifts and advice since she gave birth to twins early Saturday.

Rachael Ray suggested to People.com that JLo "definitely indulge in the food she craves." Even better? Have her hubby Marc Anthony prepare it for her, says Ray. "That would make it super special. I know how that makes a woman feel."

Kate Beckinsale cut right to the chase. "Get some sleep now. You'll never sleep again!"

The girl arrived first, weighing 5 pounds, 7 ounces, and the boy followed 15 minutes later at an even 6 pounds at Long Island Hospital.

Billy Ray Cyrus and daughter Miley will host and perform at the 2008 CMT Music Awards in a live broadcast April 14.

Actress Rebecca Broussard, best known as the mother of Jack Nicholson's two teenage sons who also acted in his films "Mars Attacks" and the "Two Jakes," has been sentenced to five days in jail and three years of probation after pleading no contest to a drinking and driving felony charge.

She also has been ordered to perform 30 days of state highway cleanup, participate in a hospital and morgue "Scared Straight" program and undergo an alcohol treatment program.