Just call him great-grandpa

At 70, knows a lot about good times and bad times. After the suicide of his longtime girlfriend, fashion designer in March, the rocker has received presumably happy news: He has become a great-grandfather. Granddaughter

gave birth to a girl during the weekend, according to the Daily Mail of Britain. The baby is the first for Jackson, 21, and boyfriend

a 25-year-old chef. Jackson’s mother —

whose mother is Mick’s ex-wife — is not only a first-time grandmother but also an expectant mother, with a baby due this month with husband Perhaps grandpa/greatgrandpa Mick can sneak in visits before the Rolling Stones resume the “14 on Fire” tour on May 26.

Other eye-openers

frontman of the Canadian rock band Sum 41 and ex-husband of singer has been hospitalized for a month after his liver and kidneys “collapsed” from “hard boozing” through the years, he wrote on his blog. “I finally realized that I can’t drink anymore. If I have one drink, the docs say I will die.”

Actress playwright

have settled a lawsuit in which he claimed that she hadn’t revealed her cancer diagnosis when she agreed to star in Looped. Lombardo must pay $50,000 to Harper’s attorney, TMZ.com reported.

A two-part BBC documentary, to be broadcast today and next Tuesday, will usher in the retirement of novelist 81, from appearing in public and writing.

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