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Nicolas Gage's divorce is final

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Nicolas Cage and Lisa Marie Presley took nearly a year and a half to end a marriage that lasted less than four months. The divorce was finalized, according to court papers filed in Superior Court. The documents show that neither will pay financial support to the other and each will retain any assets they had prior to the marriage. They filed for separation in November 2002, just a few months after their romantic wedding in Hawaii in August of that year. The actor -- filing under his real name, Nicolas Coppola -- cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split in the original divorce petition. "I'm sad about this, but we shouldn't have been married in the first place. It was a big mistake," Presley said in a statement at the time. Lawyers for the entertainers did not immediately return calls for comment Tuesday. Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley, was married previously to musician Danny Keough and pop singer Michael Jackson. It was the second marriage for Cage, who divorced actress Patricia Arquette in 2000. Presley has two children from her marriage to Keough, and Cage has a son from a previous relationship.

Hip Hop star Elliott cancels her Jakarta concert

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Hip-hop star Missy Elliott cancelled a planned concert in Jakarta after the U.S. Embassy warned Americans about potential terrorist attacks in Indonesia. Elliott had been scheduled to perform Wednesday as part of an international tour. "We apologize to all the fans of Missy Elliott because of this cancellation," Roberto of Lunar Entertainment, the show's promoter, said Tuesday. Roberto, who uses a single name like many Indonesians, said ticket holders will get refunds. The U.S. Embassy issued a statement Friday reminding U.S. citizens to remain aware of the "continued potential for terrorist attacks against Americans or American interests in Indonesia and worldwide." "A convergence of local and international factors has increased the potential threat," the embassy said. The embassy cited the continuing trials of Indonesian terror suspects, the country's presidential election campaign, anti-American sentiment stirred up by U.S. actions in Iraq and "information gathered worldwide indicating that terrorist groups contemplate additional attacks."

Between Love and Jen?!

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Jen Schefft says she and Andrew Firestone of The Bachelor have a bond despite their split - and she's got the engagement ring. "Obviously, it's a beautiful ring and Andrew said that he bought that for me and that it was mine to keep, so I'm gonna keep it," Schefft says on The Bachelor: After the Final Rose. Last May, Firestone proposed to Schefft on the season finale of The Bachelor. Their breakup was announced in December. The special episode of the reality dating show airs 9 p.m. EDT Wednesday on ABC. Schefft also talks about a reality crossover: briefly dating The Apprentice winner Bill Rancic. "It was just sort of bad timing for the both of us . . . I know he's gonna be busy . . . and he should be focusing on what he has to do, but I'm also looking for someone who's gonna have a little more time for me." The latest edition of The Bachelor ended last week with football player Jesse Palmer telling Jessica Bowlin he wanted to pursue a relationship with her. He didn't propose.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- A celebrity golf tournament hosted by Toby Keith raised about $250,000 US to assist families of pediatric cancer patients in Oklahoma. Keith organized the golf classic following the August death of Allison Webb, the two-year-old daughter of one of his original bandmates, Scott Webb. Allison spent the last year of her life being treated for Wilms' tumours affecting both of her kidneys. The funds from the tournament and an auction featuring items donated by sports teams and entertainers including Garth Brooks and Christina Aguilera will benefit a charity named in her honour, the Ally's House Foundation. The foundation helps defray the cost of treatment, short-term housing near hospitals, groceries, hospice and funeral expenses. "Seeing an innocent child being stricken down with such a horrible disease with her whole future in front of her, we wanted to make sure that ... she didn't die completely in vain," Keith said.