– Snoop Dogg was held by Stockholm police overnight on suspicion of using illegal narcotics but was released after questioning and drug tests, a police spokesman said Monday. The artist was heading to a party after a concert when police stopped his vehicle.
– Kris Kristofferson, 70, who has written some of country music’s most enduring hits, will receive CMT’s Johnny Cash Visionary Award during a ceremony April 16 in Nashville.
– Heather Mills has accepted a settlement of an estimated$56 million in cash and property from estranged husband Paul McCartney, E!Online says, citing reports by Britain’s News of the World. The reports haven’t been confirmed by either half of the formerly happy couple.
– Regis Philbin, co-host of “Live With Regis and Kelly,” announced on Monday’s show that he will have heart bypass surgery this week. “Darn it, I don’t want to do it,” he said. “Nobody wants to do it, I guess.”
– Levon Helm, former drummer for The Band, is suing a New York advertising agency over the use of the band’s signature song, “The Weight,” in a television commercial. “It was just a complete, damn sellout of The Band–its reputation, its music,” said Helm, 66.
– The Council of Fashion Designers of America will bestow its first-ever title of Fashion Legend to Ralph Lauren at a ceremony in June.
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The Personals page was compiled Kim Profant from Tribune news services and staff reports.
