People in the News

From The Associated Press

A Las Vegas man plans to unveil what he says is a rare photo of Marilyn Monroe posing as a nude hitchhiker.A news conference is scheduled Wednesday.

Lawrence Nicastro says he found the photo last year while going through storage items at his Las Vegas home. Nicastro’s publicist believes the photo was taken near Pyramid Lake, near Reno, in 1960. Monroe filmed “The Misfits” with Clark Gable in 1960 in Nevada.

To conquer his fear of heights, “Good Morning America” host Chris Cuomo jumped from the roof of an Atlantic City casino Tuesday morning as part of the ABC morning show’s series about overcoming fears, Cuomo, the son of former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, says he was happy he did it.

Little Richard got a standing ovation at the Ryman Auditorium in Memphis and he didn’t even perform. The 75-year-old rock ‘n’ roll pioneer was seated at the rear of the auditorium during a concert by 1960s Motown stalwarts The Temptations and the Four Tops. He got an extended ovation from the sold-out crowd of about 2,400 after being introduced by Otis Williams, an original member of The Temptations.

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. is bringing in a new celebrity: popular TV chef Emeril Lagasse. The New York-based media and merchandising company announced Tuesday that it bought the rights to the Emeril Lagasse franchise of cookbooks, television shows and kitchen products for $45 million in cash and $5 million in stock at closing. The final price could rise to up to $70 million if certain benchmarks are achieved. Lagasse remains the host of the Food Network’s “Essence of Emeril,” but the food network channel ceased production of “Emeril Live” late last year.