Following is a summary of current people news briefs.
Celebrity hair stylist Vidal Sassoon dead at 84
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Vidal Sassoon, hair stylist and
fashion world pioneer who created a natural look in the 1960s
and built a multimillion-dollar business on his name, died on
Wednesday after a long battle with leukemia. He was 84. Sassoon
died at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by loved ones and
his wife of 20 years, Ronnie, his family said in a statement.
”He will be greatly missed,” they said.
Second masseur accuses John Travolta of sexual battery
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A second unidentified masseur has
joined a $2 million lawsuit against John Travolta claiming the
actor sexually assaulted the men in two separate incidents
during private massages, according to amended court documents
filed on Tuesday. The second unnamed man, a resident of Georgia
referred to as John Doe No. 2 in court papers obtained by
Reuters, claimed that Travolta rubbed his legs, touched his
genitals and tried to initiate sex at a private appointment at
the actor’s room inside an Atlanta hotel on January 28.
Iggy Pop mellows but not getting in a box yet
PARIS (Reuters) – Punk music pioneer Iggy Pop – famous for
onstage mayhem like smearing his sinewy torso with olive oil
and diving headfirst into crowds – is mellowing in old age with
a solo album of crooning classic covers, half of them in
French. But at 65 years old it’s all part of pushing new
boundaries, and making sure he’s not categorized as nothing but
a punk icon.
