Baron Cohen dictates; Kutcher nears 'Men' deal

By Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY

Posted May 2, 2012

Morning roundup time ...

Sacha Baron Cohen, who arrived in Australia Tuesday in costume, is continuing to promote The Dictatorin character. ... 7th Heaven star Barry Watson, 38, and Natasha Gregson Wagner, 41, Natalie Wood's daughter, are expecting their first child together, reports Life & Style. ... Ashton Kutcher, Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones are "inches away" from signing new one-year deals for Two and a Half Men, with Kutcher pulling in $700,000 an episode, Cryer "a bit less" than that and Jones landing $300,000 an episode, reports Deadline.com. ... Dina Eastwood, Clint's wife, tells Fox News it "would be a compliment" to be compared to the Kardashians. ... Sandra Bullock's son, Louis Bardot, is getting big. ... Swamp People gator hunters Tommy Chauvin and his stepfather Joe LaFont were in a five-car pile-up Tuesday near the Arkansas-Louisiana state line. ... Kate Upton is causing buzz in two videos. One stars NBA players. The other stars Kate dancing in a bikini. ... Aw, looks like Kimye is minus the Kanye. ...

Rapper and co-founder of Cash Money records, Bryan Williams, better known as Birdman or Baby, plans to expand into film with the movie Rich Gang, and it will star Lil Wayne, along with other names from his label, he tells XXLmag.com. ... Birdman tells MTV News that Lil Wayne, whom he calls "my son," has just landed "the biggest deal ever in urban music." It is said to be worth $150 million. ...