Following is a summary of current people news briefs.
Taylor Swift reigns over Billboard 200, Meek Mill debuts
high
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Country-pop star Taylor Swift held
onto the top spot on the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday
as her latest album “Red” kept rapper Meek Mill from the top
spot. “Red,” Swift’s fourth studio album safely took the No. 1
position after selling 344,000 copies according to figures from
Nielsen SoundScan.
Mom of “Modern Family” actress denies abuse claims
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The mother of “Modern Family” star
Ariel Winter on Wednesday denied that she abused her daughter
after a judge temporarily placed the 14-year-old actress in her
sister’s care. “It’s all untrue, it’s all untrue,” Chris
Workman, Winter’s mother, told People magazine. “I have my
doctor’s letter that my daughter’s never been abused.”
Look who’s talking! Kirstie Alley calls Travolta “greatest
love”
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actress Kirstie Alley described on
Wednesday how she fell in love more than 20 years ago with John
Travolta, and rejected widespread Hollywood speculation that
the “Grease” star is secretly gay. Alley, former star of the
1980s TV comedy “Cheers,” told ABC television journalist
Barbara Walters that she fell for both Travolta and actor
Patrick Swayze in the 1980s, although their romances never got
physical.
“Dad’s Army” star Clive Dunn dies aged 92
LONDON (Reuters) – British actor Clive Dunn, best known as
a bumbling old butcher in the popular World War Two sitcom
“Dad’s Army”, has died, his agent said on Wednesday. Dunn
passed away on Tuesday, Peter Charlesworth said, adding that he
believed the actor died in Portugal where he has lived for many
years. He was 92.
Rihanna unveils Chris Brown duet “Nobodies Business”
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – R&B; star Rihanna unveiled a duet
entitled “Nobodies Business” with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown on
Tuesday, three years after Brown was charged with assaulting
her. The song was part of an official track list that Barbadian
singer Rihanna tweeted to her followers for her upcoming album
“Unapologetic,” and comes after weeks of speculation in the
media that the couple have rekindled their romance being
spotted together at numerous events.
Sharon Osbourne has double mastectomy: magazine
LONDON (Reuters) – British celebrity Sharon Osbourne has
had a double mastectomy after discovering she was carrying a
gene that increased the risk of her developing breast cancer,
she told Hello! magazine in an interview published on Monday.
Osbourne, 60, told the publication that the decision was a
“no-brainer” in the end.
Court upholds Baumgartner fine for punching man
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner
failed to have a conviction for assault overturned on Tuesday
and has apologized through his lawyer for punching a Greek
truck driver in a 2010 incident, a court spokeswoman said.
Baumgartner, the skydiver who made headlines around the world
last month after jumping from a balloon near the edge of space,
lost his appeal against a 1,500 euro ($1,900) fine for hitting
the driver during a traffic jam near Salzburg.
