U.S. actress Laura Leighton has signed up to reprise her Melrose Place character of scheming Sydney in the upcoming remake of the 1990s nighttime soap opera. Zap2it.com said it got the news from the producers of Melrose, the new show that will air on The CW this fall if the pilot gets picked up.

US actress Heather Locklear has opted not to appear in the updated version of her 1990s TV series Melrose Place, a source says.

U.S. singer Ashlee Simpson-Wentz has been cast in an upcoming remake of the television series Melrose Place, The Hollywood Reporter said. Simpson-Wentz, who recently gave birth to her first child, has previously acted on the TV drama 7th Heaven.

Pop star Jessica Simpson said during a Virginia concert that her boyfriend, Tony Romo, is still a special part of her life despite a recent infidelity claim. The Star said Friday that while Romo is rumored to have cheated on the Do You Know star this month, Simpson showed no signs of emotional distress while performing in Charlottesville, Va. Simpson, 28, even dedicated her song You're My Sunday during the John Paul Jones Arena performance Thursday to the Dallas Cowboys quarterback. I wrote this next song for a very special man in my life, Simpson told the attending crowd.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Harlow Winter Kate Madden and Caleb James Bice are the best celebrity baby names of 2008, according to a poll taken on the popular website BabyNames.com.