Judge tells Sean Connery, neighbors: Stop suing

The legal dispute between Sean Connery and his downstairs neighbors has a fed-up judge telling both sides to cool it.

In court papers, Burton Sultan calls his neighbor Connery, 77, the antithesis of the suave secret agent he played in numerous James Bond films, branding him "a bully who ignores norms of neighborliness and decency" in the town house they share.

Connery and his wife claim the Sultan family's complaints have delayed needed repairs to the roof, imperiling the Connerys and raising the repair costs.

In a decision made public Wednesday, State Supreme Court Justice Marcy Friedman tossed out many of the Sultans' claims but slammed the Connerys for what she called their "blunderbuss" legal salvos.

She barred both sides from filing any more lawsuits without her permission, saying they "have engaged in a 'slash and burn' litigation strategy." AP

Brendan Fraser, wife splitting

Brendan Fraser and his wife, Afton, are ending their 9-year marriage.

"They continue to maintain a close and caring friendship," the actor's publicist, Ina Treciokas, said Wednesday in a statement.

The couple wed in 1998 and have three children.

Fraser, 39, has starred in the "Mummy" films, "Gods and Monsters" and "George of the Jungle." AP

Actor Josh Duhamel, pop singer Fergie engaged

Just call him The Duke. Actor Josh Duhamel and his girlfriend, Fergie, are engaged, his publicist said Wednesday.

Duhamel's publicist, Ruth Bernstein, said her client recently popped the question to the pop star, whose debut solo album is titled "The Dutchess." She did not release any other details.

Duhamel, 35, told Best Life magazine in a recent interview that he's been dating 32-year-old Fergie for about three years and that they have bought a house together.

Duhamel is the star of NBC's "Las Vegas," and appeared in the action movie "Transformers."

Fergie, whose name is Stacy Ann Ferguson, is a member of the Black Eyed Peas. AP

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"'The Water Horse' captures the spirit of fantasy that never quite rings true in 'The Golden Compass' and is so superior to another children's movie currently in theaters, 'Alvin and the Chipmunks,' that they could have originated in different galaxies." Colin Covert, Star Tribune (Minneapolis), on "The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep"

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"Women's Murder Club"

TIME: 8 p.m. | ABC

DETAILS: Angie Harmon gets to share the screen with her real-life husband, former NFL star Jason Sehorn. The plot is pegged to the murder of a pro football player.