– Scarlett Johansson, 21, did not lose a shot at playing Maria in an Andrew Lloyd Webber stage production of “The Sound of Music” because of unreasonable demands, her camp says. Lloyd Weber told The Times “ridiculous” demands torpedoed the plan. But Johansson’s publicist said Thursday: “Her management team was simply asking for terms that an actress of her stature would ask for.”
– The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that “Riverdance” star Michael Flatley’s $100 million defamation and extortion suit against Tyna Marie Robertson can proceed to trial. She accused Flatley in 2003 of raping her in Vegas the year before, and demanded a settlement, court papers said.
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The Personals page was compiled by Cheryl Bowles from Tribune news services and staff reports.
