Following is a summary of current people news briefs.
Facebook co-founder Saverin debuts on Singapore rich list
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Facebook co-founder Eduardo
Saverin, who renounced his U.S. citizenship earlier this year,
made his debut on a Singapore rich list published by Forbes
Magazine. Brazilian-born Saverin, 30, is No.8 on the list with
an estimated net worth of $2.2 billion.
Russell Brand charged in New Orleans over iPhone toss
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – British comedian and actor Russell
Brand faced up to six months in prison on Wednesday when he was
charged with a misdemeanor in New Orleans for throwing a
photographer’s iPhone through a window. The ”Get Him to the
Greek” film star was scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday
before Judge Sean Early, according to New Orleans Municipal
Court spokesman Baptiste Souquet. It was unclear if Brand would
be in the courtroom, or whether his attorney would be allowed
to enter a plea on his behalf.
Seinfeld back on Thursdays this fall with NY live shows
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fourteen years after his classic
sitcom ended, Jerry Seinfeld is returning to Thursday nights in
New York City. He won’t appear on primetime television,
however. From October 4 to November 8, Seinfeld will perform a
full stand-up comedy show in a different theater in the city’s
five boroughs nearly every Thursday, the night his hit show
”Seinfeld” aired on NBC from 1990 to 1998.
After death, Sally Ride reveals she was gay
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – Sally Ride was the
first U.S. woman in space and a role model for women
everywhere. But one group had to wait until her death this week
to claim her as a member – the gay community. In a statement
prepared before her death on Monday of pancreatic cancer, Ride,
61, acknowledged publicly for the first time that she had a
longstanding relationship with a woman, Tam O’Shaughnessy, who
was her partner in business, science writing and life.
Hollywood remembers ”Medical Center” actor Chad Everett
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hollywood remembered actor Chad
Everett on Wednesday by laying flowers at his star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame, one day after he died at home in Los
Angeles of lung cancer. He was 74. Everett was best known for
his role as dashing young surgeon Joe Gannon on hospital drama
”Medical Center,” which ran on U.S. television from 1969 to
1976, and earned him two Golden Globe nominations.
Michael Jackson’s mother denies kidnap in family power
struggle
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Michael Jackson’s three children
were given a new guardian on Wednesday in an escalating power
struggle within the famous musical family involving the
singer’s multimillion-dollar estate and the well-being of his
elderly mother. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell
Beckloff gave temporary guardianship of the children to their
cousin Tito Jackson Jr., 34, at his request, after a chaotic
week of conflicting reports over the health and whereabouts of
family matriarch Katherine Jackson
A Minute With: Matthew McConaughey and his new ‘Killer’
role
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Matthew McConaughey has spent most
of the last decade starring in romantic comedy movies like ”The
Ghost of Girlfriends Past,” but in recent years his roles have
been edgier, which is the case with new film, ”Killer Joe.”
Based on Tracy Letts’ stage play of the same name, ”Killer Joe”
has McConaughey in the title role of a cop who moonlights as
contract killer in the crime thriller directed by ”The
Exorcist” maker William Friedkin.
