Kelly Preston is pulling out of the annual Women's Conference, where she was to break her silence about the death of her teenage son.

The actress said in a statement yesterday that she is "still deeply in the process of healing, and it's just too soon."

Preston, who attended Punahou School, was set to participate in a panel on grief at the annual event hosted by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and first lady Maria Shriver.

Preston and her husband, John Travolta, have kept low profiles since their 16-year-old son, Jett, died after a seizure in January.

The Women's Conference will be held Oct. 26 and 27 in Long Beach, Calif.

BROTHERLY FEUD BEHIND OASIS SPLIT

Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher says he's leaving the British pop band because he can't work "a day longer" with his brother Liam.

A statement from Gallagher on the band's Web site says he's leaving the group "with some sadness and great relief."

The band was due to play a festival in Paris yesterday but didn't take the stage. A message flashed to the crowd said "as a result of an altercation within the band, the Oasis gig has been canceled."

Gallagher's statement sends "apologies to all the people who bought tickets" for the band's remaining shows in France, Italy and Germany.

Oasis was one of the biggest British bands of the 1990s, with hits like "Wonderwall" and "Champagne Supernova."

ERIC CLAPTON WILL GUEST ON LENO'S SHOW

NBC says Eric Clapton will perform with Bruce Hornsby and his band on Jay Leno's new prime-time show.

Hornsby and the Noisemakers will play "Space is the Place" on "The Jay Leno Show" on Sept. 17. The song is from Hornsby's upcoming album, "Levitate."

Leno has said he intends to offer interesting groupings when he showcases musicians on his new prime-time comedy show. The Sept. 14 debut will include a performance by Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West.

The former "Tonight" host's new show will air nightly Monday through Friday.

'READING RAINBOW' ENDS ITS RUN ON PBS

The "Reading Rainbow" is at an end on PBS.

The program aired its final episode yesterday, wrapping a more than two-decade run that began in 1983. "Reading Rainbow," hosted by LeVar Burton, was designed to spark a love for books in its young audience.

The once-popular show's ratings had slipped and production on new episodes stopped several years ago, PBS said. Along with the end of the broadcasts, the "Reading Rainbow" site at www.pbskids.org will be discontinued in December.

But the program will remain available for classrooms with off-air educational rights in effect for a year, according to a PBS Web site.