CENTRE ISLAND, N.Y. (AP) – The Piano Man is movin’ out.

Four years after purchasing an estate with picturesque views of Oyster Bay Harbor, the 57-year-old singer has listed the place for sale with a prominent real estate firm.

Joel, who paid $22.5 million for the property in 2002, now has an asking price of $37.5 million. For that, a buyer will get a 40,000-square-foot brick, gabled house containing five bedrooms with three full baths, three half-baths and eight fireplaces on 14.26 acres with 1,550 feet of shoreline on Oyster Bay. A guest cottage and a pool house by the beach are included.

Joel’s spokeswoman, Claire Mercuri, told Newsday: “Billy is a Long Islander and still maintains a property in Sag Harbor.” She declined further comment.

Other amenities include a gym, music room, wine cellar, outdoor pool, bowling alley and tennis courts, and a domed-roof indoor pool room, which has been converted into a space for Joel’s grand piano.

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On the Net:

Billy Joel: http://www.billyjoel.com/intro.html

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NEW YORK (AP) – Amanda Peet and screenwriter David Benioff are expecting a baby and will marry this weekend, the “Studio 60” actress says.

Peet, 34, told David Letterman on CBS’ “Late Show” on Wednesday that she is four months’ pregnant, earning her the nickname “Fatty” on the set of her NBC show.

“See, that’s not right,” Letterman said. “That’s just not right.”

“I think it’s really funny,” she replied.

Peet starred in the movies “Something’s Gotta Give, “Syriana” and “The Whole Ten Yards,” opposite Matthew Perry, her co-star on “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.”

Benioff’s screenwriting credits include “25th Hour” and “Troy.”

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On the Net:

“Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip”: http://www.nbc.com/Studio-60-on-the-Sunset-Strip/

David Letterman: http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/#

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NEW YORK (AP) – Jewel will host the fifth season of USA Network’s “Nashville Star,” country music’s search for the next great country artist.

The new season will begin Jan. 11 with Cowboy Troy returning as co-host, the network announced Wednesday. The winner of the grass roots talent search will receive a recording contract.

“I grew up on a ranch in Alaska, and my favorite memories are of sitting around a campfire with my father and listening to the songs he wrote and sang,” the 32-year-old singer-songwriter said in a statement.

“It was pure country music, and it has made me a sincere fan of country music ever since.”

Jewel’s latest album, “Goodbye Alice in Wonderland,” was released in May. Her hits include “Who Will Save Your Soul?” and “You Were Meant for Me.”

“Nashville Star” will continue to air live from the BellSouth Acuff Theatre in Nashville, Tenn.

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On the Net:

USA Network: http://www.usanetwork.com

Jewel: http://www.jeweljk.com/

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – Jeff Timmons of ’90s boy band 98 Degrees pleaded no contest to charges of reckless driving and refusing to sign a citation and was sentenced to a year of probation.

Lawyers for Timmons entered the no contest plea to the two misdemeanors Wednesday. The 33-year-old singer was ordered to undergo treatment for alcohol and substance abuse and must serve 50 hours of community service.

Timmons was pulled over April 23 in a white Mercedes for driving 60 mph in a 45-mph zone, according to a report. He was in town for a charity softball game.

He originally had been charged with driving under the influence, but that charge was dropped due to a lack of evidence, said assistant state attorney Michelle Perlman.

“Mr. Timmons refused all physical testing – breath or blood or urine,” Perlman said.

Defense attorney Michael Donnelly said, “In light of the facts, we consider the negotiated plea of reckless driving to be a fair resolution in this case.”

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On the Net:

Jeff Timmons: http://www.jefftimmons.com/

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ROME (AP) – Nicole Kidman, Monica Bellucci and Viggo Mortensen are among the stars headlining the first edition of the Rome Film Festival.

The festival, which will run Oct. 13-21, opens with the world premiere of “Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diana Arbus,” starring Kidman. The movie is being shown out of competition.

“This film is a paradigm. It has everything you can think of for an opening film,” Piera Detassis, a member of the festival’s board of directors, said Tuesday.

Bellucci stars in “N (Io e Napoleone)” or “N (Napoleon and I)” and “Le Concile de pierre” or “The Stone Council,” both being shown out of competition. Mortensen appears in “Alatriste,” a movie about a soldier living in 17th-century Spain.

Also premiering at the festival, but showing out of competition, is Mira Nair’s “The Namesake,” a movie about an Indian family moving to New York City.

Among the 16 movies competing for the best movie award are Iranian Niki Karimi’s “Chand rooz ba’d … (A few days later …)” and Shane Meadows’ “This Is England.”

The festival – mainly held at the city’s Auditorium, an exhibition and concert center designed by architect Renzo Piano – also will feature a documentary section and one dedicated to movies for or about children and teenagers.

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On the Net:

Rome Film Festival: http://www.romacinemafest.org/sommarioeng.asp