People

By Josh Tyrangiel

BOY SOPRANO TAKES A HIT IN THE REAL WORLD

ROBERT ILER plays Tony Soprano Jr., the doughy son of an enterprising, Machiavellian Mob boss on The Sopranos; he is also a child actor. Not since Drew Barrymore merged child acting with a vodka-filled gene pool has a young'un been so destined for a date with trouble. Iler, 16, joined the fabled ranks of Barrymore, Danny Bonaduce and the cast of Diff'rent Strokes when he and three associates were arrested last week. New York City police called it a case of strong-arm robbery, in which two teen victims were relieved of $40. Iler pleaded not guilty to two charges of second-degree robbery and was released on $2,500 bond. Police said Iler had a bag of marijuana and a bong in his pocket at the time of his arrest. HBO released a statement saying Iler will be welcomed back to his fictional crime family with open arms. His real mother was less jovial, noting this was her son's first bout with the law, "and it will be the last."

GOOD LORD, WHAT IF ONE OF THE ROYALS HEARD HIM?

It took years of great play to erase the memory of a young ANDRE AGASSI, with his Melissa Etheridge-style mullet, staring into a commercial camera and saying, "Image is everything." Agassi may not have enough time left in his career to wipe out the image of his semifinal exit from Wimbledon. Tied 6-6 in the fifth set against Patrick Rafter, Agassi hit a ball that was called out. He uttered an obscenity--a code violation that carries a $2,000 fine--which a lineswoman heard and reported to the umpire. Agassi promptly lost the match, but he wasn't through with the lineswoman. Approaching the net to congratulate Rafter, Agassi turned and smacked a forehand in her direction. "I meant to hit that in the net," he said unconvincingly. Agassi later told reporters that the woman was "a little classless for Centre Court." As for her prudery, he said, "I blame her husband for that." Even John McEnroe disapproved.

Senor Smooth

Bread and circuses is an old concept, but you've got to hand it to VICENTE FOX for giving it some new flavor. Swamped by his lowest approval numbers since taking office, Mexico's President did what any Must-See-TV producer would do--hold a surprise wedding! Fox, divorced since 1991, married his press spokeswoman MARTHA SAHAGUN on the first anniversary of his election, which was also his 59th birthday. Fox tried to keep the nuptials low key, but somehow his wedding video made it onto national television, and all of Mexico saw Fox give Sahagun a delicate peck on the cheek, only to move in for some lip action at the prodding of spectators. When asked if he was happy, Fox said, "Just take a look at my smile." That smile may not last, since Ana Cristina, Fox's adopted daughter who has filled in informally as First Lady, is said to hate her new stepmother. "Mrs. Martha works with my father," she said last year. "We aren't friends, and that's it." Looks as if it's time for a Very Special Oprah.

WORTH EVERY PENNY

This is not merely an excuse to run photos of a pretty girl. There's important news here. Dateline-quality news. GISELE BUNDCHEN stole the show at Sao Paulo fashion week in her native Brazil. The supermodel reportedly got a record $75,000 to model three outfits at the Cia Martima swimsuit show, which makes Linda Evangelista's famous comment about not getting out of bed for less than $10,000 seem very cute. Now you may return to watching Dateline.