Actor Randy Quaid and his wife have been arrested in West Texas for allegedly skipping out on a $10,000 California hotel bill.

Quaid and his wife, Evi, were taken into custody yesterday afternoon, according to Santa Barbara County sheriff's officials, who said authorities in West Texas informed them of the arrest. A statement from the California agency said it was told by the Presidio County Sheriff's Department that Evi Quaid was restrained after a brief struggle.

Presidio County authorities said earlier yesterday that the two were in custody in Marfa.

Marfa, a remote West Texas town, is no stranger to Hollywood attention. More than 50 years ago, filmmaker George Stevens settled on the area for his epic oil tale "Giant," which starred Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean. More recently, "There Will be Blood" and "No Country for Old Men" were filmed in the desolate town of 2,100, founded as a railroad stop in 1883.

DUNST TESTIFIES ABOUT STOLEN PURSE

"Spider-Man" actress Kirsten Dunst has served as a star witness against a man charged in the theft of her designer purse from a New York City hotel suite while she was on a movie set.

The 27-year-old Dunst yesterday gave jurors a rundown of the August 2007 theft. She says she was filming the comedy "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People" at the SoHo Grand hotel when she discovered her $2,000 Balenciaga bag and its contents, including $2,000 in cash, were missing.

Thirty-five-year-old James Jimenez is charged with burglary. His lawyer has pinned the blame on a co-defendant who pleaded guilty to attempted burglary.

BURGER WITH A CAUSE NAMED FOR FIRST LADY

There's a new burger in Washington, and it's got Michelle Obama's name on it.

The "Michelle Melt" turkey burger at Good Stuff Eatery was unveiled yesterday by chef Spike Mendelsohn, a former contestant on Bravo's "Top Chef" competition. He developed it in collaboration with White House chef Sam Kass, who previously cooked for the Obama family in Chicago.

The recipe: free range turkey burger, caramelized onions, Swiss cheese, red tomato, lettuce, South Lawn herb garden mayo, freshly baked wheat bun.

Mendelsohn plans to donate proceeds from the burger's sale to D.C. Central Kitchen, which distributes food to homeless people.

SWAYZE HAD DOUBTS ABOUT 'DANCING'

"Dirty Dancing" made Patrick Swayze a superstar, but when he first read the script, he found it a little clean.

The actor, who died Sept. 14 of cancer, writes in his memoir, "It seemed fluffy — nothing more than a summer-camp movie." The memoir "The Time of My Life" comes out next week.

Swayze's reaction was completely different about another future smash, "Ghost." He immediately wanted to be in it and persuaded Jerry Zucker to cast him despite the director's skepticism that Swayze could play a sensitive leading man.