Pop star Elton John and longtime partner David Furnish are interested in trying to adopt a Ukrainian toddler named Lev they met during an orphanage tour there. The singer told reporters in Ukraine on Saturday that Furnish, 46, wanted to adopt a child, but he was reluctant until he met the child at an orphanage where many of the children's parents have died from AIDS. "I don't know how we do that, but he has stolen my heart," John said. "And he has stolen David's heart, and it would be wonderful if we can have a home. I've changed my mind today." He acknowledged bureaucratic hurdles could make adoption of a Ukrainian child impossible.

Lending Eva

Eva Longoria Parker, the fashion-concious star of Desperate Housewives, will star on Project Runway on Thursday. Parker will be a judge for the unconventional-materials challenge - using newspaper. The show is also hinting the episode will be "must-see" with a scandal.

TV as creative art

Tina Fey received an Emmy Award on Saturday for her impersonation of Republican vice presidential contender Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live. Accepting her trophy for best guest actress in a comedy, Fey thanked SNL producer Lorne Michaels and her parents, "who are lifelong Republicans, for their patience." She was honored at the Creative Arts Primetime Emmys, which recognize technical and other achievements for the 2008-09 season and preceded next Sunday's main ceremony. Justin Timberlake was another SNL winner Saturday, honored as best guest actor in a comedy series. Michael J. Fox won the guest actor award for his turn on Rescue Me, and Ellen Burstyn was honored as best guest actress for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Stalking "The Hills"

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge issued a temporary restraining order Friday against a Northern California man accused of stalking The Hills star Audrina Partridge. Zachory Loring, 24, is barred from coming within 100 yards of the reality-TV celebrity. Loring is accused of showing up at Partridge's Los Angeles home last month and handing her a stack of materials, including poems and a photo of a woman being strangled. Her lawyers say he returned two more times, once staying on her porch for seven hours.

Black, white and red for love

Brad Arnold, lead singer of the rock band 3 Doors Down, married horseback rider Jennifer Sanderford on Saturday. The childhood friends wed in their hometown of Escatawpa, Miss., People reported. They used black and white for the colors in their "simple but pretty" 120-guest ceremony. Arnold said the bride opted against reciting vows, but he told her, "Baby, you at least have to say 'I do.' "

Weekend box office

Tyler Perry's latest movie, I Can Do Bad All By Myself, made the top of the weekend's box office with more than $24 million. The Lionsgate comedy stars Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson as a nightclub singer caring for a delinquent niece and nephews. Perry's Madea Goes to Jail also debuted at the top spot with $41 million in February. Coming in second last weekend was the animated 9, with more than $15 million, according to Sunday estimates. Rounding out the top five were Inglourious Basterds, All About Steve, and The Final Destination.

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