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British pop singer Leona Lewis won strong fan support at her first ever full-length concert Monday night, performing on familiar territory in the east London neighborhood where she grew up and still lives.

It marked a successful return to the public eye for the pop singer who was punched in the face by an emotionally distraught man at a London book signing last month.

She has performed live in the past but limited herself to singing just a few songs as she developed the material needed for a full-length show.

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• Mel Gibson and his girlfriend are welcoming the birth of the couple's first child -- making the Oscar-winner a father for the eighth time. Gibson publicist Alan Nierob said Monday that Oksana Grigorieva gave birth to a baby girl named Lucia on Friday in Los Angeles.

• Lawyers for Kate Winslet said yesterday that the actress has accepted 25,000 pounds (more than $40,000) in damages after the Daily Mail falsely reported in January that she lied about her exercise regime.

Peter Graves, known for his roles in the 1980 film spoof "Airplane!" and the TV series "Mission: Impossible," has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. -- From Wire Reports