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Chris Brown charms guests at GQ's Gentlemen's Ball

Guests at the GQ Gentlemen's Ball, which celebrates outstanding charitable men and their causes, raised their eyebrows as they watched Chris Brown chat up honoree Jimmie Briggs in the Edison Ballroom. The pairing drew stares because former journalist Briggs founded Man Up Campaign, a nonprofit to combat violence against women, and Brown last year pleaded guilty to assault against ex-girlfriend Rihanna . Briggs told us, "I found Chris to be very humble, sincere, honest and clear about expressing an interest in working with Man Up or an organization like ours. Chris is a young man, and he made a mistake. Some people may feel or not feel he hasn't paid his dues, but he's on a journey. We have to be supportive. My parting words to him were 'Keep your head up.' " Demi Moore , Ashton Kutcher and Jimmy Fallon were also friendly to Brown at the event. Fallon even asked him to return to his late-night talk show, saying, "You can play with ...

Chris Brown charms guests at GQ's Gentlemen's Ball

Guests at the GQ Gentlemen's Ball, which celebrates outstanding charitable men and their causes, raised their eyebrows as they watched Chris Brown chat up honoree Jimmie Briggs in the Edison Ballroom. The pairing drew stares because former journalist Briggs founded Man Up Campaign, a nonprofit to combat violence against women, and Brown last year pleaded guilty to assault against ex-girlfriend Rihanna . Briggs told us, "I found Chris to be very humble, sincere, honest and clear about expressing an interest in working with Man Up or an organization like ours. Chris is a young man, and he made a mistake. Some people may feel or not feel he hasn't paid his dues, but he's on a journey. We have to be supportive. My parting words to him were 'Keep your head up.' " Demi Moore , Ashton Kutcher and Jimmy Fallon were also friendly to Brown at the event. Fallon even asked him to return to his late-night talk show, saying, "Yo...

The original Danno dies

James MacArthur, who played Danno in the original " Hawaii Five-O ," died yesterday in Florida. He was 72. MacArthur, the son of actress Helen Hayes and playwright Charles MacArthur, died of "natural causes," according to his agent, but no specific cause of death was given. The blond, curly haired MacArthur co-starred opposite Jack Lord for 12 years in "Hawaii Five-O," a popular cop series that aired on CBS from 1968 to 1980 and was shot on location. MacArthur left the show in 1979. Its famous tagline, "Book 'em, Danno," was uttered by Lord's character, Det. Steve McGarrett, in nearly every episode. MacArthur CBS revived the show this season, again shooting in Hawaii and keeping the old show's classic opening theme music. MacArthur had agreed to appear on the revamped version, according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. MacArthur dropped out of Harvard in his sophomore year to pursue an acting career....

The original Danno dies

James MacArthur, who played Danno in the original " Hawaii Five-O ," died yesterday in Florida. He was 72. MacArthur, the son of actress Helen Hayes and playwright Charles MacArthur, died of "natural causes," according to his agent, but no specific cause of death was given. The blond, curly haired MacArthur co-starred opposite Jack Lord for 12 years in "Hawaii Five-O," a popular cop series that aired on CBS from 1968 to 1980 and was shot on location. MacArthur left the show in 1979. Its famous tagline, "Book 'em, Danno," was uttered by Lord's character, Det. Steve McGarrett, in nearly every episode. MacArthur CBS revived the show this season, again shooting in Hawaii and keeping the old show's classic opening theme music. MacArthur had agreed to appear on the revamped version, according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. MacArthur dropped out of Harvard in...

Charlie Sheen's mystery date during his Plaza rampage was a porn star -- Babe was terrified as he trashed his suite

The mystery woman who locked herself naked in a Plaza hotel bathroom during bad-boy actor Charlie Sheen's coke-fueled frenzy was identified yesterday as a smokin'-hot porn star from New York City. Erotic actress Capri Anderson, 22, has told friends that she was "extremely afraid" of Sheen, and called Plaza security during his rampage because she felt "threatened" after he accused her of stealing an expensive watch from his multimillion dollar collection, TMZ.com reported. Anderson -- who fled the scene after the strung-out Sheen was hospitalized Tuesday because of his meltdown -- angrily denied assertions by law-enforcement sources that she's a hooker. INFphoto.com FAMILY TRIP: Charlie Sheen leaves the Museum of Natural History with ex-wife Denise Richards and daughters Sam and Lola on Monday, hours before his Plaza bender (inset). Anderson "is adamant she's not a working girl," TMZ said. But she had ...