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MEXICO CITY — Mexico has formally requested the extradition of American reality TV producer Bruce Beresford-Redman on charges of killing his wife at a Cancun resort, an official said Wednesday.

The Foreign Relations Department official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment publicly on the case.

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LAS VEGAS – Marie Osmond told a Las Vegas Strip audience as she returned to the stage less than two weeks after her son’s apparent suicide that she has relied on her spirituality to cope with his death

“Little did I know I would be relying on my faith, especially as much as I did this past week,” Osmond said before dedicating a song to her 18-year-old son, Michael Bryan, whom she called “my angel.”

Wrapped in a robe with white feathers that resembled an angel’s wings, Osmond genuflected and reached out her right hand as she sang the song amid a starry backdrop.

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LOS ANGELES – The last time Mel Gibson starred in a movie, he was grappling with alien invaders and a misplaced faith in the sci-fi thriller “Signs.”

That was seven and a half years ago. In the intervening time, Gibson became a cultural firebrand, directing the controversial 2004 box-office hit “The Passion of the Christ” and the violent 2006 action epic, “Apocalypto.”

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Brooks made the announcement at a press conference at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, followed later in the day by a second press conference at the Wynn Las Vegas hotel after flying an entourage of media from Nashville.

At the Wynn, he announced he had agreed to a “series of special engagements,” as a press release phrased it.

How it came about depended who you asked.

“Steve asked me to come out here,” Brooks, wearing his traditional black cowboy hat, told the audience of reporters in Las Vegas, as he sat next to casino owner Steve Wynn on an auditorium stage. (Earlier, Wynn said Brooks had approached him.) Brooks sampled a room Wynn had suggested, putting on a show for more than 1,000 people, and said he was unsure about settling in for a long-term arrangement.

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She smiled and cooed over mentor Clive Davis, calling him “Big Papa” and “Daddy” while the music mogul patted her arm like a proud parent.

The pair was in a side room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel just before the Los Angeles, California, listening session for “I Look to You,” Houston’s first album in seven years, scheduled to be released Sept. 1.

“I just took a break, which sometimes you have to,” said Houston, 45, looking elegant in diamonds and a black Prada dress.

“You have to know when to slow that train down and kind of just sit back and relax for a minute.” Video Watch an interview with Whitney Houston »

This was definitely the old Whitney — pre-troubled marriage to Bobby Brown and pre-comment to Diane Sawyer that “crack is wack.”

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But don’t expect an emotional final show, since Leno and most of his staff are just moving across the NBC lot to produce a nightly prime time show debuting in September.

The traditional desk, chair and guest sofa probably won’t follow Leno to his 10 p.m. show, but many of his favorite comedy elements will, Leno said.

Making people laugh before they go to bed is still the mission.

“To me, 10 o’clock is like the new 11:30,” Leno said. “I hear more and more people, even young people, say ‘I can’t stay up past 11. I car pool, I gotta get up at 6.’ “

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The spirit of Jazz Fest was born.

Now, the annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has evolved into a two-weekend, seven-day party.

“We really set out to be an indigenous self-celebration by the culture — like the world’s greatest backyard barbeque — and to celebrate the tradition of New Orleans,” said producer-director Quint Davis, who co-founded the event.

“And now, after 40 of these festivals, we really have become one of those traditions.”

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When Matt Giraud finally gets sent home from “American Idol,” he won’t be able to say he didn’t get every chance in the world to stick around.

Matt didn’t make it out of his semifinal heat, but was bailed out by being made a judges’ wild-card choice. When he needed a break for a second time on April 15, the friendly foursome obliged by making him the recipient of the first-ever Judges’ Save.

That means that Matt gets to come back next week, and that two singers will be kicked off on April 22 instead of one

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George Clooney, who rose to entertainment fame and prominence as Dr. Doug Ross in the first few seasons of NBC’s “ER,” returned to the drama Thursday night to help the vaunted series move toward its conclusion in April.

Clooney was featured in a storyline that also featured the return of his longtime paramour Carol Hathaway (Julianna Margulies), Dr. Peter Benton (Eriq La Salle) and Dr. John Carter (Noah Wyle) in a tale of donor organs, history and decisions that change lives.