LOS ANGELES — A man arrested outside a school attended by the daughter of Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck has been charged with felony stalking and violating a restraining order protecting the family.

Steven Burky, 37, was arrested in Santa Monica on Monday at the nursery school where Violet Affleck, one of the couple's two daughters, is enrolled.

Burky was charged with two counts of felony stalking and two counts of violating a court order, a misdemeanor. He pleaded not guilty at an arraignment yesterday afternoon and was ordered held on $300,000 bail, District Attorney's spokeswoman Jane Robison said.

Garner was granted a restraining order against Burky in November 2008. Garner said Burky had been stalking her since 2002.

'ACCESS HOLLYWOOD' REPORTER LEAVING

LOS ANGELES — Nancy O'Dell says she is leaving "Access Hollywood."

The entertainment reporter said yesterday she will wrap up her 13-year run on the NBC show this week. Publicist Annie Jeeves says O'Dell is pursuing a new opportunity but did not elaborate.

O'Dell has been a reporter on "Access Hollywood" since the show began in 1996.

O'Dell says she will still host NBC's coverage of the Tournament of Roses parade on New Year's Day.

SCREEN ACTORS GUILD NOMINEES NAMED

LOS ANGELES — "Up in the Air," "Precious" and "Inglourious Basterds" led the Screen Actors Guild Awards with three nominations each yesterday, among them honors for George Clooney, Diane Kruger and Mo'Nique.

The World War II rewrite "Inglourious Basterds" and the Harlem story "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire" are competing for the guild's overall cast prize, along with the 1960s British drama "An Education," the Iraq War tale "The Hurt Locker" and the musical "Nine." The awards will be handed out Jan. 23.

OPRAH DONATES $1.5M TO ATLANTA SCHOOL

ATLANTA — A private middle school in inner-city Atlanta has received $1.5 million from Oprah Winfrey.

The Ron Clark Academy announced the donation yesterday. The school has struggled to raise money this year amid the sagging economy to pay for its $2.8 million operating budget, which is bankrolled almost entirely by donors.

Winfrey, who has had founder Ron Clark on her show twice, donated $365,000 to the school last December.

MELANIE GRIFFITH HAS SKIN CANCER SURGERY

LOS ANGELES — A representative for Melanie Griffith says the actress has had surgery to remove early stages of skin cancer from her face.

A spokeswoman said yesterday the procedure was done early enough to prevent further complications.

The "Working Girl" star, 52, has a 12-year-old daughter with her husband, actor Antonio Banderas.