On Friday, Young DeBarge, the brother of Jackson's ex-husband, James DeBarge, said Jackson and his brother had a child named Renee who was living with Rebbie Jackson, Janet's oldest sister.

"James and the Jackson family kept everything real close, real tight," Young DeBarge said on New York radio station WQHT. Jackson and James DeBarge, a singer in the former R&B family group DeBarge, were married for three months in 1984, when Jackson was 18.

Coffee giant Starbucks and Virgin Records are co-releasing a CD of rare remixes, B-sides and hard-to-find live recordings, the band announced on its Web site Wednesday.

"Rarities: 1971-2003" will be released in Starbucks stores and in other retail outlets Nov. 22. The coffee company's music arm, Starbucks Hear Music, worked with the record label and the veteran British rockers to comb through the band's extensive archives.

Among the 16 tracks: a cover of 's "Let it Rock," live versions of "Tumbling Dice," "Wild Horses" and "Beast of Burden," and a dance remix of "Miss You."

writes about being a closeted gay actor in the spotlight of 1950s Hollywood in his new memoir, "Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star."

Teens of that era loved Hunter's blond, surfer-boy good looks, and he rose to stardom with roles in films such as "Island of Desire," "Battle Cry" and "Damn Yankees!" He also had a pop-music hit single with "Young Love."

When Confidential magazine published a story in 1955 that implied he was gay, "I wasn't angry, I was more fearful," Hunter said. He was able to hide his sexuality from the public, but his acting career hit a dry spell in the 1960s. Writing the memoir was difficult, said the actor, 74, "because I'm a really private person. I grew up full of denial."

Activists in Los Angeles want Paramount Pictures to take down billboards promoting the upcoming film "Get Rich or Die Tryin," claiming the advertisements promote gun violence.

Najee Ali, who organized a rally Tuesday, accused Paramount of irresponsibility for marketing in high-crime areas a movie that he said glorifies carrying guns. "Get Rich or Die Tryin"' opens Nov. 9.

Ferguson, host of the "Late Late Show," will preside over the 32nd annual People's Choice Awards, to be televised Jan. 10 on CBS, it was announced Tuesday. New categories include "Favorite On-Screen Match-up," "Favorite Female Action Star" and "Favorite Family Movie."

Sheridan, who stars on the hit ABC show, and Swedish actor Niklas Soderblom have called off their engagement, People magazine reported Wednesday. The couple "have parted ways after a year and a half," Sheridan's publicist, Nicole Perna, said in a statement. "They ask that you respect their privacy at this time."

A team of Journal Gazette employees will soon embark on a four-month journey to lose weight and get healthier. We want to know what healthy recipes and recipe makeovers you have. We will publish submissions from readers periodically throughout the project. Send your healthy recipes to Weighty Matters, The Journal Gazette, 600 W. Main St., Fort Wayne, IN 46802 or fax them to 260-461-8893.

Among celebrity birthdays today: Actor-comedian is 66. Country singer is 63. Actor-director ("Life Is Beautiful") is 53. Singer of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver is 38. Singer is 21.

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