HEADLINES 9/15

 

In his closing argument, Deputy District Attorney Keith Watanabe told San Diego County jurors that Shelley Malil was guilty of attempted murder the moment he picked up a kitchen knife to stab Kendra Beebe in 2008. Malil could be sentenced to 21 years to life in prison if convicted of premeditated attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and residential burglary. His attorney, Matthew Roberts, is expected to give his closing argument Wednesday morning. / AP

Dr. William Petit took the stand yesterday in the murder trial of the first of the crime's two suspects. As Petit testified how the defendant, Steven Hayes, and his accomplice beat him with a baseball bat, Hayes gazed at the photos of bloodied and battered Petit from the 2007 attack. / NYP10-1
 
Prince Harry is 26 today- and he is working on his birthday. Harry, known in the military as Lt. Harry Wales, is in training to become an Apache attack helicopter pilot in Britain's Army Air Corps. He began an eight-month course in July and has repeatedly said he hopes to get back to the front lines in Afghanistan. / AP

Howard K. Stern's lawyer accused a prosecutor Tuesday of encouraging perjury by a key witness at the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial. Defense attorney Steve Sadow asked the judge to strike the entire testimony of Nadine Alexie, a former nanny for Smith. The dispute involved testimony by Nadine Alexie that she had taught her sister-in-law Quethlie Alexie to recognize Stern's name on prescription bottles, even though Quethlie Alexie reads no English. / AP
 
Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem are expecting their first child. Cruz is 4 ½ months into her pregnancy. / USATD1
 
Caroline Manzo made a cameo appearance in the real-life courtroom drama of TV nemesis Danielle Staub. Manzo was called to give a deposition in the $5 million defamation suit filed in NJ against Staub by her ex-husband, Kevin Maher. Manzo was asked to recount stories that Staub allegedly divulged during a "Housewives" taping about Maher. Manzo testified that Staub told her that Maher had beat and raped her. / NYP8
 
Drake couldn't make the party that Jay-Z threw for himself following his Yankee Stadium concert with Eminem on Monday night at 40/40 Club. After he performed on stage with Jay-Z he had to head straight back to the studio. However, Beyonce, LeBron James, and Tiki Barber were among those that attended the party. / DN9
 
Marc Jacobs and Lorenzo Martone have remained friends after their summer break up. A source said that Martone was seen showing up to Jacobs' runway presentation on Monday night and the two were seen "close talking" at the V magazine party later on at Top of the Standard. In other news, Anna Wintour was seen trying to sneak out a back exit of Jacobs' show because of photographers, and Courtney Love was rejected from getting backstage access at the fashion show. / DN9, NYP46
 
Singer Maxwell was seen making a beeline for designer Rachel Roy at a dinner for Iman at The Lion. They spent the evening dining at a table that included Nacho Figueras and Estelle. / NYP46
 
GQ gave Paul "Pauly D" Delvecchio, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, Vinny Guadagnino and Mike Sorrentino a makeover in well-tailored gym clothes in its October issue. Pauly D "was not thrilled" with the changes made to his hair. / NYP14
 
Beyonce, Julianne Moore, Lauren Hutton and Daphne Guinness took to the runway at Tom Ford's Madison Avenue store on Sunday night. However, the event was strictly invite-only and photos will be held back until December. / NYP13
 
Drew Barrymore and Justin Long, Kelsey Grammer and Kayte Walsh, Carmelo Anthony and La La Vazquez, George Pataki, Gabrielle Union, Tyson Beckford, Richard Belzer and Paul Shaffer, along with former Jets Wayne Chrebet and Mark Gastineau were seen at Michael's restaurant for the Jets season opener against the Ravens. / NYP13
 
Chris Brown was seen sulking in a corner at Veranda nightclub in the West Village after Rihanna's performance at the Video Music Awards was voted the best performance by MTV viewers. "He looked lifeless," said a source. / NYP12
 
George Michael was sentenced to eight weeks in jail yesterday for driving under the influence of marijuana when he crashed his car into a north London shop in July. / NYP25, USATD1
 
Barbra Streisand threw a belated 80th birthday party for her manager of 49 years, Marty Erlichman, and serenaded him with "The Very Though of You," and "The Way We Were." Among the guests were Don Rickles, Michael Eisner, Clive Davis, Ron Delsener, Walter Yetnikoff and George Foreman. / NYP14
 
Chris Noth was seen riding the elevator to the Plaza's Grand Ballroom for Rebecca Kudryavsky's fashion show where he said, "Is this the place with the bed bugs?" / NYP13
 
James Gandolfini was seen throwing ice cubes at a group of middle-aged women sitting in front of him at "Erotic Broadway" on Monday night. The ladies seemed to know him and giggled; however, theatergoers were not amused. / NYP12
 
Karl Lagerfeld was seen at The Lion the other night having a late dinner with Ingrid Sischy and Sandy Brant. Rachel Bilson, Chace Crawford and Jessica Alba were seen trying to get a glimpse of him; Courtney Love went over to greet him and Kim Kardashian had her table moved so she could sit near him. / NYP12
 
Bette Midler, husband Martin and daughter Sophie were seen at the Boathouse in Central Park for the wedding of her cousin Alison Goldberg to Andrew Thompson. / NYP14
 
Charlie Sheen and Katherine Heigl hold the records for the highest-paid TV actor and actress in the "Guinness Book of Records 2011," out today. / USATD1
 
Bill Maher unveiled his Walk of Fame star Tuesday outside the W Hotel at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street. Maher said he wanted to thank "George Bush, Sarah Palin and the pope." / AP
 
Donald Trump may take over the Engineers Country Club in Roslyn Harbor. The members of the country club will hold a meeting Sept. 26. "We have been presented with a unique opportunity to consider converting to a 'Trump branded" country club," a letter states. / NYP13
 
Andre Balazs, owner of The Standard Hotel, spent much of Fashion's Night Out at the Chloe store party on Madison Avenue searching for actress-model Angela Lindvall. / NYP12
 
Oprah Winfrey has landed the first TV interview with Discovery network employees held hostage by gunman James Lee earlier this month. The program is set to air tomorrow. / DN72

Michaele Salahi says in a new book that she suffers from multiple sclerosis, a potentially debilitating disease that she says she has kept secret for years. "Cirque Du Salahi" by Diane Dimond goes on sale today. / AP
 
President Obama has written a picture book for children that he says was inspired by his daughters, Malia and Sasha. "Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters" will be released Nov. 16. / USATD1 ß
 
In Rich Bozzett's new book, "Sex, Drugs and Bon Jovi," Bozzett writes about Diane Lane's breakup with Bon Jovi. "The very thing that made Jon feel so passionate toward Diane Lane in the first place ended up being the reason for their sudden unceremonious breakup," he writes. / NYP12

A David Foster Wallace novel set in an Internal Revenue Service office in Illinois will be issued posthumously next April 15, Tax Day. "The Pale King" was unfinished when the author committed suicide two years ago at age 46. / AP
 
Melinda Gates will be the keynote speaker at the Women: Inspiration & Enterprise Symposium on Monday hosted by Donna Karan. / NYP12
 
Photos in the Daily News: President Obama at Masterman Laboratory School in Philadelphia yesterday, where he gave students back-to-school advice, Kelly Rowland at Badgley Mischka's runway show, Elijah Wood taking pictures while viewing the Rodarte creations, Kanye West at the Rodarte show, Lourdes Leon taking a stroll through the city, June Ambrose and Miss J Alexander at Dennis Basso show, Will Arnett on his way to "Regis & Kelly," Mel Gibson in Santa Monica, Calif. sporting a walrus mustache and flannel shirt. / DN23, DN9, DN8, DN6
 
Photos in the Post: Keri Russell posing for an Esquire photo shoot, Michael Douglas walking his daughter Carys Zeta Douglas to school in Manhattan, Taylor Swift hugging Emma Stone at the LA premiere of "Easy A," Lady Gaga arriving at JFK in time for the last few days of Fashion Week. / NYP14, NYP13