People talk 4/5/02

Hurley's high-profile pregnancy completed

LONDON -- Elizabeth Hurley gave birth to a baby boy on Thursday, following a high-profile pregnancy in which her ex-boyfriend questioned whether he was the child's father.

Hurley, 36, has said the boy's father was her former boyfriend, American film producer Stephen Bing. In December, Bing sued the British tabloid The Mirror, alleging he faced death threats when the paper urged readers to call him after he said he was unsure whether he'd impregnated Hurley.

Allen to make rare showing at film festival

PARIS -- Woody Allen, famous for avoiding awards shows and festivals, will appear at the Cannes Film Festival this year to present his new comedy about a has-been movie director.

"Hollywood Ending" opens the French Riviera film festival on May 15, organizers said in a statement Thursday. Allen, Tea Leoni, Tiffani Thiessen and George Hamilton star in the tale about a director who gets a chance to make his first movie in years, then goes blind.

About half dozen of Allen's films have played in Cannes over the years.

--From wire reports