'E! News' Anchor Ties Knot With 'Apprentice' Winner

Published: Sep 2, 2007

The first "Apprentice" winner, Bill Rancic, married "E! News" anchor Giuliana DePandi on Saturday on the Italian island of Capri.

Rancic, 36, and the Napoli-born DePandi, 32, exchanged vows at the end of a church aisle strewn with white rose petals and dotted with white candles.

The couple, who got engaged in December, had a traditional Catholic ceremony, in Italian and English, delivered by Rancic's family priest from his childhood growing up in the Chicago area.

"This is the real deal," Rancic said, "so we wanted a very old-school, full Catholic Mass."

Missing in action at the wedding was Rancic's former boss Donald Trump. "His schedule didn't allow it," Rancic says.

'Family Ties' Actor Pleads Guilty To Assault

Brian Bonsall, who played Andy Keaton in "Family Ties," pleaded guilty to third-degree assault in a case involving his girlfriend and was sentenced to two years' probation, prosecutors said.

Three other charges against Bonsall, 25, were dismissed under a plea agreement entered Friday. He was arrested in March after his girlfriend told police he poured an alcoholic drink on her face while she slept, put her in a choke hold and threw her onto a bed when she tried to leave.

Bonsall told investigators he pushed her down in self-defense after she cut his arm and face with a steak knife. She denied the claim and wasn't charged in the case.

Bonsall's lawyer, Paul McCormick, said Bonsall went through a 30-day rehab program and has been sober for more than five months.

Today's Birthdays

Actor Mark Harmon is 56. Actor Keanu Reeves is 43. Actress Salma Hayek is 41. Rhythm-and-blues singer K-Ci is 38.

Sources: People.com, The Associated Press