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By Times staff writer Tommy Lee sued over drowningThe parents of a 4-year-old boy who drowned in a swimming pool at Tommy Lee's house have sued the former Motley Crue drummer for wrongful death and negligence. Daniel Karven-Veres, son of actor Ursula Karven and TV producer James Veres, died in June after he was pulled from the pool of Lee's Malibu, Calif., home. The child was attending a birthday party for one of Lee's two sons. The lawsuit, filed Feb. 15 in Los Angeles Superior Court, claims that "no adult, hired professional, lifeguard, or otherwise, was designated to ensure the safety of the young children swimming in the pool, and to be responsible in the event life-saving procedures were necessary." Authorities ruled the drowning was an accident. Lee could not be reached for comment. The boy's family seeks unspecified general and special damages, and attorney fees. Music notes98 Degrees is taking "an extended break," according to its Web site, www.98Degrees.com. The four-member boy band has "no immediate plans to record or tour" and its "future is unclear." Meanwhile, band member Nick Lachey, 28, and pop star Jessica Simpson, 21, recently got engaged after dating off and on since 1999. . . . Oasis is releasing its first single in nearly two years, The Hindu Times, in April, the band said. PeopleSinger-actor Brandy, who this month said she secretly wed producer Robert Smith last summer, is expecting their first child. The baby is due in July. . . . Dawson's Creek stars James Van Der Beek and Kerr Smith are engaged. To other people. Van Der Beek proposed to girlfriend Heather McComb, an actor, and Smith is ready to tie the knot with actor Harmoni Everett. . . . S Club 7 singer Rachel Stevens says she and British actor Jeremy Edwards became engaged on Valentine's Day. St. Petersburg couple gets 'GMA' kitchenNiles and Cheryl Mallory of St. Petersburg today begin remodeling their kitchen on ABC's Good Morning America with handyman Ron Hazelton. The Mallorys saw an item in the Times appealing for a dated kitchen to be remodeled this week, so they sent off digital pictures. The first segment airs between 7 and 9 this morning on WFTS-TV Ch. 28.
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