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With Oprah Winfrey and bosom buddy Gayle King's big "I'm not gay" interview last week backfiring -- and turning rumors that the two were indeed a lesbian couple from a whisper to a roar -- Oprah whipped out the rarely seen Stedman Graham for a red carpet stroll on Saturday night. Oprah, who is seen with her boyfriend of several decades about as often as Tom Cruise is seen pushing Suri in a stroller, made sure the motivational speaker was by her side for a Malibu benefit honoring Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

Richard Hatch, who won a million dollars on the first Survivor, now gets to find out what it's like to survive in jail. The new home for "the fat naked guy" is a federal prison in Oklahoma, where he will serve 51 months for tax evasion -- including what he owed on his Survivor prize. His lawyer says his client should be in one of those cushy prison camps, saying the lockup in Oklahoma City is "bad for Richard, who is an outdoor person."

James Doohan, Star Trek's "Scotty," is finally going into space. The ashes of the actor, who died last year at the age of 85, will be launched into the great beyond -- along with the remains of about 100 others, including real astronaut Gordon Cooper -- in October by Houston-based Space Services. The launch was originally scheduled for last year. After a quick trip to space, the rocket with the remains will return to Earth. A second flight, scheduled for the winter, will launch "Scotty" into orbit around the globe. The same company blasted the remains of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry into orbit in 1997.