ADVANCE word on Rudolf Nureyev's will is that the bulk of his US$50 million (HK$387 million) estate goes to French and American foundations supporting Russian dancers. He left US$200,000 each to his two sisters and some nephews and nieces, while friends got art and furniture. The ballet star's long-time associate, Robert Tracey, is reportedly refusing to move out of Nureyev's Manhattan flat, saying he is broke and that he may file a palimony suit.
WHOOPI Goldberg was reportedly ''distraught'' over news that Ted Danson had reconciled with his wife, Casey. That, says the New York Post, is why Goldberg dropped out of a guest slot last week on Patti LaBelle's television show, Out All Night. But the show is sticking with the story that she had influenza.
ROD Steiger's wife Paula, 32, gave birth to a 2.9 kilogram boy at Santa Monica Hospital. Michael Winston Steiger, the actor's second child, was named in honour of Sir Winston Churchill. Steiger, 68, is also the father of opera star Anna Steiger, 33, whose mother is actress Claire Bloom.
AN opera written by Carly Simon will get a trial run at Manhattan's John Jay Auditorium on February 25. If all goes well, there is talk that Romulus Hunt will get a joint production by the Metropolitan Opera and D.C.'s Kennedy Center.
MICK Jagger, 49, was asked if he still had that familiar preening stage persona. ''It's still me, but it's a part of me you wouldn't really like to have in the room with you,'' he said.
NASTASSJA Kinski, 33, gave birth to a 3.58 kg baby girl by Quincy Jones, 59. Kenya Julia Miambi Sarah Jones is the couple's first child. The actress has three children and the composer and producer seven.