Slayer and Megadeth have rescheduled their American Carnage North American tour. Lots of local metal heads' hearts were broken after their show at the Tsongas Arena originally scheduled for Valentine's Day was canceled.

The tour had to be put on hold due to Slayer's vocalist/bassist, Tom Araya's ongoing, minimally-invasive treatments for what was diagnosed as a Cervical Radiculopathy -- an occupational hazard for the rocker who is known for aggressively swinging his long mane of hair while performing or better known as head banging. Araya had to undergo a surgical procedure, called an Anterior Cervical Discectomy with Fusion early last week.

This will mark the first time that Slayer, Megadeth and Testament have toured the U.S. together since 1991's epic "Clash of the Titans" tour.

The stop in Lowell is slated for Aug. 14. All tickets purchased for the February show will still be honored. For the 411 check out www.paultsongasarena.com

It's not enough that Tom Brady's wifey is a supermodel -- she's super woman!

Gisele Bundchen says she gave birth to their son at home, in a bathtub and here's the best part it didn't hurt one bit. Maybe she should consider taking Tommy's place on the football field next season. No one would know it was her under the helmet and all those pads.

Hey, Bill Belichick -- you listening to this?!?!?

The Brazilian-bred glamazon told Globo TV she wanted to be aware and calm during her labor. She popped out the future playboy football star, Benjamin Brady, on December 8, 2009.

The former Victoria's Secret panty model said in the interview which aired Sunday she "didn't want to be drugged up" during the birth. Her pre-game ritual included a lot of yoga and meditation. Talk about taking one for the team. Women everywhere would surely name Gisele MVP.

Gisele said the boy didn't cry after being born and rested in her lap for a while.

Benny is the BradyBundch's first child. They will celebrate their one-year anniversary this February.

Brady also has a 2-year-old son, Jack, with actress Bridget Moynahan.

And we all thought Jessica Simpson was THE cliche dumb blonde. Buffalos don't have wings anyone?

Well, Barbie may not have a brain, but she does have a heart. Jess is raising money to send shoes to earthquake victims in Haiti.

Simpson is joining forces with Nashville-based organization Soles4Souls. The charity has pledged to work with other aid agencies to give out one million pairs of shoes.

Ashlee's big sis said people should "do everything that we can for the victims in Haiti. Just five dollars will buy two people a pair of shoes." Not a pair from her line, even on the clearance rack.

The charity says Haitian survivors need shoes to protect against broken glass, twisted metal and raw sewage.

Check it out at www.50Kshoes.com.

Everyone thought Mischa Barton would be living the beautiful life after leaving The O.C. . Funny how her quirky BFF, Summer, AKA Rachel Bilson, on the Fox teen sensation has stolen the spotlight from Marissa Cooper.

After rumors of drugs, an arrest, a canceled show and hospitalization for "exhaustion" the actress is now being sued by her landlord who says the actress is refusing to pay rent on her $7,000-a-month apartment in New York City.

Landlord M.R.A. Realties Inc. says in a lawsuit that Barton rebuffed efforts to collect the last three months' worth of rent on her flat in the trendy Tribeca neighborhood. The 23-year-old also lives in Los Angeles.

The lawsuit filed Thursday says her one-year lease on the Manhattan apartment began in September. At the time, she was in The Beautiful Life, a CW series about the New York modeling world. The show was canceled in September.

I guess the poor economy even gets to the untouchables in LaLa Land! Imagine! Time to live off the Ramen and shop at Target girl!

Actor George Clooney is asking all of his celebrity pals to participate in a world-wide telethon Friday night to collect donations which will benefit the relief effort in Haiti. A 7.0 earthquake rocked the island nation last Tuesday leaving people still buried and thousands in need of medical care.

Hope for Haiti will air on all of the MTV channels worldwide, along with ABC, NBC, CBS, CW, HBO and CNN this Friday, Jan. 22, from 8 to 10 p.m.

Clooney will host and the list celebrities set to appear grows daily. Robert Pattinson, Taylor Swift, Jay-Z, Bono, Zac Efron, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Wyclef Jean, Justin Timberlake and Alicia Keys, are already reportedly on board.

To donate, visit http://www.redcross.org or text "Haiti" to 90999 and a $10 donation will be added to your cell phone bill.

The end of the month will be a drag for doe-eyed beauty, Anne Hathaway.

The actress who channels Audrey Hepbrun in her style and looks can place a Hasty Pudding Award on her mantle, or on the back of her toilet -- whichever she prefers. The roast scheduled for Jan. 28 by Hasty Pudding Theatricals at Harvard University, the nation's oldest undergraduate drama troupe. The spectacle is always a head turner, featuring college men in drag as they parade down Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, near the university with the award winner in town.

Hathaway made her name as a teen in The Princess Diaries, and has shown her acting range in comedies like The Devil Wears Prada, and dramas such as Brokeback Mountain. She was nominated for an Academy Award for best actress in 2009 for her role in Rachel Getting Married.

Recent Pudding princesses have included Renee Zellweger, Charlize Theron and Scarlett Johansson.

Ah, January. The month we all are reminded that we have no self-control and a frothy tall gingersnap latte with skim milk and sugar substitutes just does not compare to a mint chocolate chip Frappuccino with extra chocolate syrup. Don't forget the whipped cream topping. Lovely.

For 31 days, the reflection in the mirror repeatedly reinforces the notion that your hips and thighs will not be ready for bathing suit season -- no matter how many times you trade the stairs for the elevator. If you thought the first month of the calendar year couldn't get any worse than an episode of The Jersey Shore, you were more off the mark than Snookie's poof and The Situation's ... well, entire situation, fist-pumping included.

Even with the most romantic holiday next month, January has been dubbed the most popular break-up month. I'm not sure if it has anything to do with its timing, since it immediately follows the holidays. Meeting the makers of your significant other and spending more time stressing over what to wear, say, do and reveal to potential future in-laws can make anyone resolve to be single in 2010. Lose weight, save money, quit smoking, refrain from cussing, at least in front of mixed company, and take up residency in singledom are surprisingly the resolutions you'll be hearing your pals make.

Lack of sunshine apparently means splitsville. Shall we designate it national broken heart month? Makes sense -- the two astrological signs that fall into these four weeks are Capricorn and Aquarius. Caps are considered a "feminine negative" represented by a goat and the other is a "masculine positive." To me, it is basic couples calculus. They say opposites attract, but a nagging nelly and a confident cowboy don't exactly constitute a romantic rodeo.

My advice, if your wagon is still hitched after hitting the rocky road, and by that I mean spoonfuls of the decadent frozen treat that went straight to your hips and your other half doesn't seem to notice, hold onto those reins as tightly as possible for the next 17 days. You may just have lassoed a lover worth the ride.

Have you ever put the horse before the carriage in a relationship? E-mail your love lessons and splitsville survival tips to lowellita@lowellsun.com.

Congratulations to Dorchester homeboy Mark Wahlberg and his wife Rhea Durham, who welcomed the fourth child to their clan yesterday in Los Angeles. Watch out Brangelina, the Wahlbergs are catching up!

Margaret Grace was born Monday night at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Little Margie joins her big sis Ella, 6, and will be protected by her two big brothers, Michael, 4, and Brendan, 16 months...Irish twins much?!?!

Wahlberg took Beyoncé's advice in 2009 and put a ring on it after eight years of playing house with the model. He got hitched in L.A. just a few days after jetting back to the West Coast from Lowell, Ma. where he was filming The Fighter this summer with Christian Bale and Amy Adams.

We see lots of pink in Mark's future!

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What will America do without its weekly dose of Simon Cowell? Say it ain't so Simon!

The only reason to watch American Idol beyond the rejects who butcher "My Heart Will Go On" and think they're the next coming of Beyoncé at auditions is the acerbic Brit.

Now that Paula Abdul has been replaced by Ellen DeGeneres, the show just keeps getting worse and worse. With no Simon hurling insults left and right how will we feel better about ourselves? Simon was a self-esteem boost wrapped in two-sizes-too-small black tees.

The cantankerous judge said that The X Factor, a show he created and is a hit in Britain, will join Fox's schedule next year and he will be on that show. He said it would have been difficult for him to do both shows. While he makes a reported $36 million a year to be on Idol, he owns The X Factor and could make much more if the show takes off.

Cowell said he "wanted a new challenge."

Peter Price, chairman of the Fox Broadcasting Co., would not speculate on possible replacements for Cowell.

"We have to take our time on that," Price said. "We have to make sure the chemistry of the judges is as good as it can be."

Who do you think could take Simon's place at the judge's table?

Who knew when actress Amy Adams was in town this summer she was hiding a little more than just from the gawkers on the side streets of Lowell. The fiery starlet is pregnant with her first child. The baby-daddy is her fiance Darren Le Gallo.

From the looks of her tummy (and the photo here is not recent) she is at least six months along. Unless she enjoys an In-N-Out double double a little more than the rest of us. The 35-year-old stars in the new romantic comedy "Leap Year" out in theaters now.

There has been little rumblings about "The Fighter" since film crews packed up and left town at the end of summer 2009. Amy stars opposite Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale in the movie about Lowell brawler Micky Ward and his half-brother Dicky Eklund.

We hope the bio-pic hasn't been left knocked down on the mat and the passion originally surrounding it is still burning.