Body found in Hudson River may be boyfriend of Annie Lennox' daughter, sheriff says

STAATSBURG, N.Y. –  Authorities say a man's body found in the Hudson River matches the description of a kayaker who's been missing since an accident over the weekend.

Dutchess County Sheriff's Capt. John Watterson says Monday that the body found just after noon near the Poughkeepsie Yacht Club appears to be 32-year-old Ian Jones, but an official identification hasn't been made. An autopsy is planned Tuesday.

Watterson says Jones and his girlfriend, Tali Fruchtmann, 22, started kayaking early Saturday morning. Fruchtmann is the daughter of singer Annie Lennox.

The kayak overturned near the historic Mills Mansion in Staatsburg, 75 miles north of New York City. Neither paddler was wearing a life jacket.

Police say Fruchtmann was picked up by passers-by on a boat after being separated from Jones in the water.

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Los Angeles to propose $4.1B budget for 2024 Olympics if picked as candidate city

LOS ANGELES –  If the city of Los Angeles becomes the U.S. candidate for the 2024 Olympics after Boston's recent drop from contention, the organizers' proposed budget for the Summer Games would be $4.1 billion plus a $400 million contingency, a senior adviser to Mayor Eric Garcetti said Monday.

The sum includes $200 million to cover city expenses, Jeff Millman said.

The city's projection anticipates revenues far in excess of $4.5 billion and a significant profit, Millman said.

The budget would not come from city funding, but would instead come to the Los Angeles organizing committee from such sources as broadcast revenue, sponsorships and tickets.

Boston had proposed a budget under $5 billion -- considered frugal for the Olympics -- but still struggled to sell the public on the idea it wouldn't need major public funding to host the games.

When its candidacy flamed out late last month, Los Angeles' prospects to host a third Olympics were revived.

U.S. Olympic leaders have since contacted Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., about the possibility of bidding for the 2024 Games. The USOC now faces a Sept. 15 International Olympic Committee deadline to enter a bid.

Los Angeles, which hosted the 1932 and 1984 Olympics, is widely viewed as the likely choice because its many existing venues would help keep costs low.

The proposal the city put together before losing out to Boston incorporated many of the area's most famous sites: the Rose Bowl, Santa Monica beach, Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, the Hollywood sign.

The centerpiece would be an expanded Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the rare venue in the United States whose field was designed to be ringed by a running track.

That and the other key venues have already been built, minimizing the need for public funding for new facilities. Also, by 2024, there's a good chance an NFL team or teams will have built at least one stadium that could be up and running.

International Olympic Committee members at a recent meeting said they would still welcome a strong candidate from the U.S.

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John Stamos celebrates birthday with 'Fuller House' cast

This is what your 50s looks like when you're John Stamos.

Stamos -- who turns 52 on Aug. 19 -- celebrated his birthday over the weekend with a full house of his beloved co-stars. 

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His on-screen wife, Lori Loughlin, hosted a birthday BBQ at her pool and all the "Fuller House" favorites were in attendance. Bob Saget, Candace Cameron Bure and Dave Coulier showed up to celebrate, and the cast has never looked more comfortable together in the Instagram pics they posted.

"I'm not sayin who but someone in this picture pee'd in the pool. @dcoulier," Stamos hilariously captioned a selfie of him, Saget and Coulier, aka Danny, Jesse and Joey.

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Howard Stern says Jimmy Kimmel officiated Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux's wedding

Howard Stern has revealed details about the secret wedding between Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux, including that Jimmy Kimmel officiated.

Stern was a guest at the Los Angeles ceremony last Wednesday that Aniston and Theroux disguised as a birthday bash for Theroux. Stern said on his radio show Monday that he knew beforehand that it was a wedding because the couple asked him to give a speech.

But Stern said the affair was extremely secretive and that guests had to hand over their phones. He said Kimmel did "a beautiful job" officiating, and that Sia performed.

Other guests, he said, included Ellen DeGeneres, Whitney Cummings and Orlando Bloom.

The marriage is the second for 46-year-old Aniston, who divorced from Brad Pitt in 2005, and the first for 44-year-old Theroux.

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Uma Thurman lashes out at reporters outside of custody hearing

“Kill Bill” actress Uma Thurman unleashed her fury at reporters Monday, saying they should be banned from court after a hearing in her child-custody battle with her ex, hedge-fund executive Arpad “Arki” Busson.

“The press doesn’t belong in Family Court,” Thurman fumed, although she was actually in Manhattan Supreme Court, three blocks away from Manhattan Family Court.

“You should respect people’s privacy,” the Golden Globe nominee added after slipping on a pair of black sunglasses.

“Thank you. Goodbye,” she snapped, pointing toward the exit.

Busson, 52, hauled Thurman, 45, into court so he could spend more time with their 3-year-old daughter, Luna.

The London-based multimillionaire received permission from the judge to call into court on the telephone, while Thurman had to attend in person.

Thurman and her two lawyers met privately with Justice Matthew Cooper and Busson’s lawyers for about an hour.

They emerged from behind closed doors with a temporary settlement.

Justice Cooper praised the two sides for putting their daughter’s well-being ahead of their differences.

“I’m very pleased that we were able to resolve the immediate issue of parental access with the child and everybody has acted in a good, cooperative manner and certainly in a way where I’m struck by how concerned both sides were for the best interests of their daughter,” Cooper said from the bench.

The judge continued to compliment the “Pulp Fiction” star and her ex, who was on speaker phone.

“I commend Ms. Thurman and I commend Mr. Busson for flexibility, for being able to accommodate one another, but most of all being able to take their daughter’s needs first and foremost,” he said.

“The immediate issue before me has been resolved. We will meet again to work out an ultimate parenting plan,” he said.

The nature of the conflict was not clear, as legal documents involving child custody are sealed, although related court proceedings in both Manhattan Supreme and Manhattan Family courts are public.

Busson’s lawyer declined to comment.

Outside the courtroom, Thurman’s assistant apologized to the press, telling reporters that her boss is “very sensitive” about “personal matters” involving her children.

Thurman, who called off her engagement to Busson in 2014, also has two children with ex-husband Ethan Hawke.

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Jennifer Lawrence visits kids at Montreal hospital

Jennifer Lawrence stepped away from the "X-Men: Apocalypse" set to pay a visit to a Montreal children's hospital over the weekend.

The 24-year-old Oscar winner was all smiles as she snapped photos with kids and staff members at Shriners Hospital for Children.

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"A very special visitor stopped by our Canada hospital today," Shriners Hospital said on its Facebook page. "Jennifer Lawrence is in Montreal filming a new movie and she made time to visit some of our #ShrinersCanada kids and staff. Everyone had a great time!"

Lawrence is reprising her role as Mystique in the upcoming "X-Men: Apocalypse" movie, which also star Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, and Oscar Isaac. The sequel hits theaters on May 27, 2016.

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Melissa Benoist says it's hard work to be 'Supergirl'

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. –  It will be tights, flights and all kinda fights when "Supergirl" soars into National City this fall after keeping her identity and her super powers a secret for the 12 years she has been on planet Earth.

"In my everyday life, I've always been such a pacifist," says Melissa Benoist, who plays Kara Danvers aka Supergirl. "I grew up in a household full of women, and if you hit someone, it was a huge deal, even just a slap. The butt kicking is new. That's a new muscle I'm flexing, but I'd be lying if I didn't say I liked it."

CBS is taking a page from its sister CW network and entering the superhero programming competition with the fall series based on the DC Comics' character Kara Zor-El.

Benoist admits she wasn't a big comic book reader growing up, but she did enjoy sci-fi movies, including "Star Wars." Since being cast, she has rectified that and read lots of DC's The New 52 "Supergirl" series.

"When I told the producers that, they were like, "Well, this is our own universe. We're kind of creating this on our own.  Obviously, they're using a lot of the canon but I think they wanted me to really have a fresh take on it."

Benoist, who earlier this year married her "Glee" co-star Blake Jenner, has discovered that it's a long way from belting out a tune to taking down the bad guys. The physical challenges of "Supergirl" were initially daunting.

"I've had to train quite a bit," she tells FOX411. "I've been training since the pilot and before. It's challenging. It's tiring. It's a good thing, though. She's got to be really, really tough and strong to show girls and anyone that you can overcome the things that you're afraid of."

Being in shape is also essential when it comes to wiggling into her costume, which, while covering her, is still formfitting with lots of legs!

"I love that I grew up as a dancer so it feels like a leotard, a skirt and tights that I wore when I was a ballerina," she says. "What is impractical and sometimes painful is my costume has a corset. My cape is a corset, so sometimes when I'm on the wire that is constricting. Even so, I think I'm very lucky in terms of my suit, I know a lot of people have masks that sweat and don't breathe at all."

"Supergirl" will also delve into Kara's life when she is out of costume and wearing civvies, so she will have a personal life.

"[The producers tell me], 'Take away the fact that she fights aliens, what would this girl be like? What would her life look like?' We're definitely going to discover that. She has a lot of complicated relationships and things to explore. She's juggling everything."

"Supergirl" premieres on Monday, Oct. 26 on CBS.

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