– Singer-songwriter Tom Waits said Thursday that he has filed a lawsuit against a unit of GM and a German advertising agency for allegedly using a soundalike in a series of European ads. “Apparently the highest compliment our culture grants artists nowadays is to be in an ad–ideally naked and purring on the hood of a new car. I have adamantly and repeatedly refused this dubious honor,” Waits said. “While the court can’t make me active in radio, I am asking it to make me radioactive to advertisers.”
– Jimmy James Johnson pleaded guilty Wednesday to punching Dr. Dre at the 2004 Vibe Awards and was sentenced to 1 year in jail by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge.
– David Hesterbey, a homeless man who was accused of entering Jennifer Aniston’s rented Malibu beach house on Aug. 25, was ordered Wednesday to stay away from her for three years.
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The Personals page was compiled by Cheryl Bowles from Tribune news services and staff reports.
