Sex and the City Star Sarah Jessica Parker and husband Matthew Broderick will not be present for the trial of Martins Ferry Police Chief Barry Carpenter, reports E! News. Carpenter is facing multiple felonies including burglary and receiving stolen property for allegedly orchestrating a break-in at the Ohio home of the woman carrying Parker and Broderick’s twins.
Jury selection began Monday. Reportedly, only one of the 70 potential jurors in attendance claimed not to be aware of the case.
Bridgeport Sheriff Chad Dojack will stand trial Jan. 12 on similar charges in connection with the incident, while Bruce Callarik will be booked on a lesser charge of receiving stolen property.
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A trial date has been set for the two Ohio police chiefs accused of planning a break-in at the home of Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker and husband Matthew Broderick’s surrogate mother. The crime happened in June just before the woman gave birth to the couple’s twin daughters, reports E! News.
Chief Barry Carpenter of Martins Ferry will be tried Nov. 16 and Chad Dojack, chief of the Bridgeport Police Department’s trial is scheduled for Jan. 12. Each faces a number of charges including allegedly breaking into a residence to collect information on Parker and Broderick with the intention of selling it to the tabloids. Carpenter faces a total of 21 years in jail, while Dojack could go away for 14 years if convicted of all charges.
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Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker, 44, and husband Matthew Broderick, 47, are the proud parents of twin girls, Marion Loretta Elwell and Tabitha Hodge, according to E! Online.
The babies were born Monday at 3:58 p.m. via a surrogate mother in Martins Ferry, Ohio. “The babies are doing beautifully and the entire family is over the moon,” the couple said in a statement. Both babies were reportedly healthy. Marion Loretta Elwell weighed 5 lbs., 11 oz. at birth, while Tabitha Hodge was 6 lbs.
People reported Elwell and Hodge are both family names taken from Parker’s side. The newest additions to the Parker-Broderick clan will join the couple’s six-year-old son, James Wilkie.
Matthew Broderick will soon return to Broadway.
The actor, who last graced the stage in 2005, will star in the revival of “The Philanthropist” in April 2008. Broderick will play a college professor named Phillip.
“The Philanthropist” will be directed by David Grimley and performed at the American Airlines Theatre.
Broderick’s 2005 theatre venture, a revival of “The Odd Couple,” had a run of 64 performances.
During his vacation in Ireland, actor Matthew Broderick fell off a horse and broke his collarbone.
“He’s feeling fine. He’s just in a little bit of pain,” said Broderick’s publicist Simon Halls, reports E!Online.
Broderick, 44, accompanied by his wife Sarah Jessica Parker, went to County Sligo General Hospital to be treated for his injury. The injury wasn’t too serious and he was able to go home the same day.
Broderick and Parker went back to the Emerald Isle, where Broderick got some rest. The rest was needed after wrapping up the seven-month Broadway play “The Producers.” Broderick has also appeared in successful movies such as “Election” and “The Stepford Wives.”
Broderick has a new comedy movie coming out called “Deck the Halls,” scheduled to be released November 22.
