Following is a summary of current entertainment news
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Tony Scott’s suicide note reveals no motive: report
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The suicide note left by film
director Tony Scott contained no mentions of why the ”Top Gun”
maker would take his own life, the Los Angeles Times reported
on Friday, citing law enforcement sources probing the death
that has baffled Hollywood. The note, along with other letters
Scott left behind before jumping from a Los Angeles bridge
earlier this week, did not mention health problems and
authorities told the LA Times they may never be able to
determine a reason Scott took his own life.
Suri cruises to millions in ”TomKat” divorce: report
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Katie Holmes walked away without a
payment or alimony in her divorce with Tom Cruise, but the
couple’s six-year-old daughter, Suri, stands to receive
$400,000 annually in child support until she turns 18,
celebrity website TMZ.com reported on Friday. Citing sources
familiar with court documents filed by the former couple, whose
divorce was finalized earlier this week, TMZ said the ”TomKat”
pre-nuptial agreement blocked Holmes from receiving any portion
of the 50-year-old actor’s $250 million fortune.
Comedian Joan Rivers works voodoo magic in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – It was one of those
couldn’t-happen-anywhere-else moments in New Orleans that
sometimes leaves outsiders scratching their heads. There was
comedian Joan Rivers, veteran of cosmetic surgeries and snarky
red carpet commentary, plying her trade on a little-known
stage, cracking wise and raising money for a community center
run by a voodoo priestess.
Murdoch’s Sun defies royals, prints naked Harry pics
LONDON (Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch’s Sun tabloid on Friday
became the first British newspaper to defy the royal family by
printing pictures of Prince Harry cavorting naked in Las Vegas,
stoking a debate about what papers can print in the name of
press freedom. While newspapers across the globe have published
the images of Queen Elizabeth’s grandson naked with an unnamed
woman after they appeared on a U.S. gossip website on
Wednesday, the British media had decided not to do so until
this point.
Film ”Sparkle” recalls a time when Detroit shined
DETROIT (Reuters) – A two-story house on West Grand
Boulevard was once a music-makers’ paradise, but is now a
monument – a museum, really – to a colorful city that, behind
new movie ”Sparkle,” is recalling its past with renewed pride.
The home of Motown Records, which became known as Hitsville USA
during the record label’s 1960s heyday, looked like many others
on its block. But behind its walls, business was anything but
usual, and ”Sparkle” seems to have captured the magic of the
times, city residents told Reuters in recent interviews.
John Lennon’s killer denied parole for seventh time
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The man who shot and killed former
Beatle John Lennon 32 years ago, Mark David Chapman, was denied
parole for a seventh time, New York State’s Department of
Corrections said on Thursday. Chapman, 57, is serving a prison
sentence of 20 years to life for shooting Lennon four times in
the back outside the musician’s New York City apartment
building on December 8, 1980. He pleaded guilty to
second-degree murder.
Jolie, Pitt daughter to make film debut as young princess
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – She is only four-years-old but
Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, daughter of actors Angelina Jolie and Brad
Pitt, will soon follow in the footsteps of her famous parents,
appearing in Disney movie ”Malificent,” the studio said on
Wednesday. The movie is expected to hit theaters in March 2014
with Jolie playing villain Malificent from animated classic
”Sleeping Beauty.” Vivienne will portray a young version of
Princess Aurora who is cursed to sleep until awoken by kiss
from a handsome prince.
Taylor Swift’s ”Never Ever” breaks music chart record
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Country star Taylor Swift’s latest
single made a record-breaking entry in Wednesday’s Billboard
Digital Songs chart, scoring the biggest digital sales week
ever for a song by a female artist. Swift’s song ”We Are Never
Ever Getting Back Together,” an infectious, punky country-pop
anthem, quickly rose through the charts and gained strong radio
play after its release last week, selling 623,000 downloads,
according to Nielsen SoundScan.
