Sideshow: Coolio arrested at LAX on crack charges

Rapper

Coolio

(

Artis Leon Ivey Jr.

) was arrested yesterday at Los Angeles International Airport on suspicion of possessing crack cocaine, TMZ.com reports.

A police rep confirmed to Reuters that the 45-year-old Grammy winner, who exploded on the scene in '95 with the hit single "Gangsta's Paradise," was found with illicit drugs; the rep would not elaborate.

For the first time in the magazine's nine years,

Oprah Winfrey

's O mag features the Big O sharing the cover with another person. That'd be that other Big O, first lady

Michelle Obama

.

Inside, Oprah asks Obama to share her feelings about her new home and her new job. "I know that all I can do is be the best me that I can," Obama says. "Giving back is a big part of that. How am I going to share this experience with the American people? I'm always thinking about that."

Jerry Seinfeld

is reassembling his merry band of pranksters,

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

,

Jason Alexander

, and

Michael Richards

, for a televised reunion! Entertainment Weekly says the cast will guest-star this fall in a multiple-episode story arc on HBO's

Curb Your Enthusiasm

. The story will follow the cast's ongoing relationship with

Larry David

, who cocreated

Seinfeld

.

Usmagazine.com says

Chris Brown

issued a plea to the public on Thursday, the day he was charged with assaulting

Rihanna

. Brown wasn't asking for forgiveness in the MySpace blog. He asked fans to vote for him for a Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Award, and he provided links to vote for him for favorite male singer and favorite song for "Kiss, Kiss."

The twists in the Brown-Rihanna case keep on coming: Rihanna's lawyer,

Donald Etra

, yesterday said the Barbadian beauty will testify against Brown if called as a witness. Etra said if Rihanna were subpoenaed, she'd have no choice but to testify.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum yesterday announced that 1999 inductee

Bruce Springsteen

is helping the Cleveland hall launch its most extensive exhibit on a rock star ever.

"From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen," which opens April 1, will feature a wealth of memorabilia supplied by the Boss himself, including the guitar he holds on the cover of Born to Run. It is expected to run through spring 2010.

Amy Winehouse

, who lately appears so healthy, tanned, and toned, was charged Thursday with assaulting a fan in September at the End of Summer Ball in London. Police, who did not name the alleged victim, say a court date has been set for March 17.

Gossip Girl

star

Matthew Settle

, 39, and his wife, actress

Naama Nativ

, 25, on Thursday welcomed their first child,

Aven Angelica

.