Tying the Knot . . . Again!

In a sweet and surprising twist, prominent Washington insurance executive Donald Sigmund and his socialite ex-wife Debbie are planning to remarry -- almost seven years after their divorce.

About 300 friends have been invited to "a celebration of re-uniting" at the Hay-Adams Hotel on Jan. 12, two of the bride's pals told our colleague Annie Groer.

During their 17-year marriage -- his third, her second -- the Sigmunds were a popular couple on the party and charity circuits, known for generous support of the Washington Ballet and Kennedy Center and rabid devotion to the Redskins (Mr. Sigmund, 70, being one of those guys who showed up to games in full Indian headdress).

They remained amicable after their 2001 divorce and his remarriage to Sarah Strader. Debbie was part of the family group that gathered in July 2002 when Donald's 21-year-old son, Wright, was critically injured in a horrific car explosion at his father's Friendship Heights office; his older half-brother, Prescott Sigmund, is serving a 32-year sentence for planting the bomb in an apparent botched attempt to kill their father. (Wright has since made a full recovery and is working in Washington, family members said.)

And now . . . Donald has split from Strader and reunited with Debbie, with whom he has one grown daughter. Mutual friends say they're thrilled by the news; the recoupled twosome declined to comment.

What People Needs to Know

In a recent interview with George and Laura Bush, the folks from People magazine cycled through a couple of polite questions about presidential stuff before getting to the topic that matters -- JENNA! From the story on newsstands today:

• Before seeking Jenna's hand in marriage from POTUS, Henry Hager "went to Barbara, her twin, first," says the first lady.

• Is a White House wedding still a possibility? "[It] would be a lot of fun," she says. "But I also know it wouldn't be very private. And of course we want to do what Jenna wants to do." We'll take that as a no.

• When might they become grandparents? "We hope soon, but Jenna doesn't act like it would be anytime soon," she says.

Apropos of nothing, People also passes on a comment from a reader who noted that her boyfriend, a former Marine guard at Camp David, said the first lady always smelled nice.

Laura: "Oh really? That was so sweet."

George: "Obviously he didn't work in the gym."

UPDATE

Coming soon to a TV set . . . well, nowhere near you: Eunice Omole, the Woodbridge native who strutted her stuff at the Washington round of "The Apprentice Africa" auditions last month. The 28-year-old Cornell master's student and first-generation American (her parents are Nigerian) made the cut, and will be heading to Lagos, Nigeria, to be a contestant on the latest spinoff of the Donald Trump reality-TV franchise. Here's hoping she doesn't have to hear "You're fired!" (Or however the Nigerian CEO, Biodun Shobanjo, will be bidding contestants adieu.)

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Tony Parker filed suit late Wednesday against a celebrity gossip Web site that claimed he had an affair with a French model. The NBA star, newly wed to TV star Eva Longoria, is seeking $40 million in damages from X17online.com.

A Chicago judge yesterday threatened to revoke R. Kelly's bond after he showed up a day late for a court hearing involving his long-standing child pornography charges. A lawyer for the R&B star said he got delayed when Utah police stopped his tour bus because the driver hadn't documented enough rest time before getting back behind the wheel.