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PEOPLE WATCH

Madonna and Child: Though she would love to have another child, Madonna would “like to be in a stable relationship,” says the singer-actress in the March issue of Vanity Fair magazine. “Sometimes you want to look over at somebody and say, ‘What do you think we should do?’ ” Of life as the mother of her 16-month-old daughter, Lourdes, Madonna says: “I knew that having a child would be an incredible healing experience . . . because I didn’t have a mother. I just knew my karma was to have a girl, and I instinctively had a longing for her. But I didn’t know what it was going to be like.” She says that Carlos Leon, her ex-boyfriend and father of the daughter she has nicknamed Lola, is “ever present in Lola’s life and we are friends. And I’m very happy. It took a while for us to get to this place.”

Fatherhood for Woody?: The New York Post is reporting that Woody Allen’s new bride, Soon-Yi Previn, is expecting the couple’s first child. The newspaper says that columnist Neil Travis had three separate sources tell him Soon-Yi is pregnant. But while some swear by the pregnancy story, Allen’s spokeswoman says there is “absolutely no truth” to the reports. The 62-year-old director (“Deconstructing Harry” and many other films) married the 27-year-old adopted daughter of his ex-girlfriend Mia Farrow in Venice, Italy, on Dec. 23. Allen has one biological son with Farrow, and two adopted children with her.

MOVIES

Not the Real Thing: An unidentified Bruce Willis impersonator crashed the mass casting call for “Breakfast of Champions” on Saturday in Twin Falls, Idaho. He signed autographs, posed for photos and gave an “exclusive” interview to a TV reporter before the actor’s brother, David Willis, showed up and had him escorted out. Meanwhile, the real Bruce Willis spent the afternoon in nearby Hailey, rehearsing with his band for a show at a local nightclub.

TELEVISION

Thanks, but No Thanks: A script written by horror-meister Stephen King for an episode of the Fox series “The X-Files” was first sent back by producer Chris Carter for revisions, then was rewritten completely. “Chris is a real gentleman,” King told TV Guide, “but basically he came back to me and said, ‘This isn’t what we wanted.’ ” The rewritten episode is scheduled for broadcast Sunday. King says he liked his version better, but said that Carter’s was fine work, too. Despite the editing disagreement, King plans to write another script for “The X-Files” this year.

ART

Stolen Painting Found: An anonymous telephone call led police to a stolen Tintoretto painting stashed in a baggage locker at a train station in suburban Rome, newspapers reported over the weekend. “Deposition of Christ,” from the late 16th century, was stolen from a private house in Rome in 1996. Twelve people are under investigation in the theft of the painting, which was recovered last week from the station at Tiburtina. It was one of 18 mostly lesser-known works dating to the 16th century that have been recovered in the last few days by paramilitary police investigating art thefts in Rome, Tuscany and Lombardy.

STAGE

‘Kids’ Week’ Offers Free Tickets: More than 30 theaters throughout Southern California will participate in the inaugural “Kids’ Week at the Theatre” from March 1-8. The event, presented in partnership by Theatre LA and A.S.K. Theater Projects, will offer families two free children’s tickets (18 and younger) per paying adult to a variety of stage productions, including “Bring in ‘da Noise/Bring in ‘da Funk” at the Ahmanson Theatre and “Ragtime” at the Shubert Theatre.

POP/ROCK

Magazine’s Covers on Display: “The Rolling Stone Covers Tour,” featuring the magazine’s notable covers and artifacts from the last 30 years, will be on view at UCLA’s Ackerman Grand Ballroom from Wednesday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free.

QUICK TAKES

Brian Wilson, the former leader of the Beach Boys, has signed with Irvin Azoff’s Giant Records and is scheduled to release “Imagination,” his first solo album in 10 years, this spring. . . . The USC School of Cinema-Television will present Kirk Douglas with its Steven J. Ross/Time Warner Award today during a private luncheon on campus. . . . A 32-cent postage stamp immortalizing Charlie Chaplin’s “Little Tramp” was unveiled over the weekend at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. . . . “Comic Relief ‘98” will return to cable’s HBO on June 14 with hosts Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams. The eighth edition of the fund-raiser, a benefit for the homeless, will be held at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. . . . The UPN network has picked up three children’s series recently canceled by Fox: “X-Men,” “Spider-Man” and “BeetleBorgs.” Those shows, along with “Incredible Hulk and Friends,” will join UPN’s Sunday morning schedule in the fall. . . . ABC will air “Elmopalooza!,” a musical tribute to 30 years of the public television series “Sesame Street,” on Feb. 20 at 8 p.m. Jim Henson’s Muppets will be joined by host Jon Stewart and an all-star musical cast including Jimmy Buffett, Shawn Colvin, En Vogue, Gloria Estefan, the Fugees, Kenny Loggins, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Rosie O’Donnell; others making appearances will include Chris Rock, Cindy Crawford, Tyra Banks, Richard Belzer, David Alan Grier and Conan O’Brien.