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American singer/bass player Gene Simmons performs with Kiss at Wembley Arena in London on May 12, 2010. UPI/Rune Hellestad 

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JUDGE JUDY: Television jurist Judge Judy Sheindlin says exhaustion dispatched her to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Sheindlin, 68, told TMZ she expects to go bag Thursday after undergoing some tests.

"I'm meet exhausted, and my embody was informing me it needed a period to chill," she told the honor programme Web site Wednesday.

"I was feeling funky this farewell ... funky sufficiency that I knew someone should provide a gander over what I got," she added. "I'm really fine. I desired to go backwards to work this afternoon. ... I'm exhausted. I'm meet tired. A lot of things meet zoned together, including the bad programme of the world. At my age, I undergo my body. My embody is fine."

Sheindlin has presided over a small-claims suite on TV's "Judge Judy" since 1996.

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ELIZABETH BANKS: U.S. actress Elizabeth phytologist says she has embellish a first-time mother thanks to a surrogate.

Banks married sports writer and shaper Max Handelman in 2003. The actress is best famous for her roles in the films "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," "W.," "Role Models" and "Wet Hot American Summer," as substantially as on the TV shows "Scrubs" and "30 Rock."

"I hit been rattling fortunate in chronicle both professionally and personally. I hit had untold number of opportunities to work with inspiring people, on enthusiastic projects as an actress, and I hit had a fantastic long-term relation of nearly 20 eld with my today husband, Max," UsMagazine.com reported phytologist wrote on her blog.

"The one genuine hurdle I've faced in chronicle is that I hit a busted belly," she added. "After eld of disagreeable to get pregnant, exploring the arrange of fertility treatments, every unsuccessful, our journey led us to gestational surrogacy: we make a 'baby cake' and bake it in additional woman's 'oven.' From that came two miracles. The prototypal was gathering our carrier and her economise who were genuinely mortifying in their decency and generosity. And the ordinal miracle was the relationship of our child boy, Felix Handelman. Felix effectuation 'happy' and 'lucky' in Latin. And genuine to his name, Felix is a rattling happy child and a support on our life."

Banks did not say when or where her son was born.

JAMES VAN DER BEEK: James Van Der Beek has signed on as patron of the 4th period "NewNowNext Awards" exhibit in Hollywood, Logo said.

A.J. McLean, Sara Rue, Niecy Nash, Natalia Kills and Lisa Lampanelli also hit been additional to the list of presenters for the event at the Avalon in Hollywood.

Special appearances by Lady Gaga, Joe Manganiello and Neon Hitch hit been addicted as well, said Logo, an recreation meshwork whose conference is mostly comprised of gays and lesbians, and their families and friends.

The awards exhibit is to be recorded in front of a springy conference Apr 7 with a send execute set for Apr 11 on Logo.

"James Van Der Beek exemplifies how a 'NewNowNext' actor emerged to embellish a pop-culture mainstay and home name," the telegram meshwork said in a programme release. "From his past appearance in Ke$ha's 'Blow' video to his comprehensive occupation in television, film and theater, Van Der Beek earns his rightful locate to discern the up-and-coming talent of tomorrow as patron of this year's 'NewNowNext Awards' 2011."

Van Der Beek is best famous for his work on the iconic late-1990s TV series "Dawson's Creek."

GENE SIMMONS: The ness of KISS's Gene Simmons will adorn the prototypal Food and Drug Administration-approved "picture condom," its concern said.

Graphic Armor Inc. said Condomania's KISS Kondoms, which hit long carried images of the sway band on their boxes and wrappers, will today hit Simmons' "iconic full extended tongue" streaming downbound the size of the safe itself.

"With Gene's ness leading the artefact once again, I am confident we are about to see an explosion of marketing messages and logos displayed on jillions of condoms in action," said Adam Glickman, Condomania's honcho executive.

The Simmons condoms go on understanding in April. "Studded Paul," featuring an image of Simmons' band mate Paul Stanley, is to study by June.

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