| France's Bruni makes emotional defense of husband Sarkozy Posted: 27 Mar 2013 04:57 AM PDT  PARIS (Reuters) - Former French first lady Carla Bruni took up a passionate defense of her husband Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday, saying it was unthinkable he could have tricked an old lady out of millions of euros. In a blitz of interviews with French media, Bruni said a formal investigation of the ex-president opened last week for allegedly exploiting the mental frailty of 90-year-old L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt was causing her great pain. "It's impossible to imagine that this man could have abused the frailty of a lady the age of his mother... ...
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| Rapper Gucci Mane jailed for alleged assault with bottle Posted: 27 Mar 2013 07:26 AM PDT ATLANTA (Reuters) - Rapper Gucci Mane was jailed in Georgia on Wednesday for allegedly hitting a fan in the head with a champagne bottle at an Atlanta nightclub earlier this month. Mane, whose real name is Radric Davis, turned himself in to authorities late on Tuesday, according to Fulton County Sheriff's Department records. His first court appearance was scheduled for Wednesday morning. Mane, 33, faces an aggravated assault charge after causing a "severe laceration" to the man whom he hit with a champagne bottle on March 16, according to a police report. ... |
| Justin Bieber flies back to Los Angeles and into more trouble Posted: 26 Mar 2013 04:37 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop sensation Justin Bieber flew from Europe back to his Los Angeles area home on Tuesday and into an argument with one of his neighbors - the latest in a series of odd incidents involving the teen singer. Deputies were called to the 19-year-old's house in Calabasas, California, on Tuesday morning after a neighbor claimed that he had been threatened and struck by Bieber, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore. A police report alleging battery and threats by Bieber had been filed and was being investigated, Whitmore said. ...
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| "Avatar" director donates dive craft, says 3D movie due in fall Posted: 26 Mar 2013 11:51 AM PDT  By John Gaudiosi (Reuters) - Film director James Cameron is donating the Deepsea Challenger craft he used to make a record-setting solo dive a year ago to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to speed research into the deepest parts of the world's oceans. Cameron, who is focused now on pre-production for the sequels to his blockbuster movie "Avatar," said he hoped the donation to the non-profit research facility in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, would bring the technology he developed for the undersea craft into the mainstream. ...
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| Animals rock veteran Eric Burdon writing memoir Posted: 26 Mar 2013 03:39 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Eric Burdon, the singer of the 1960s blues-rock band The Animals, is writing a memoir detailing his five decades in the music industry, publisher Alfred Music said on Tuesday. The book, entitled "Breathless," will be released late this year, the publisher said. Burdon, 71, best known for merging U.S. blues music with 1960s British rock and roll, said the book will be a way for him to recall and recount the many details of his musical life. ...
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| 'Good Morning America' anchor Robin Roberts to be honored with courage award at 2013 ESPYS Posted: 26 Mar 2013 05:15 PM PDT  By Greg Gilman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Good Morning America" anchor Robin Roberts, who was one of the first women to anchor ESPN's "SportsCenter" and "NFL Primetime," will be honored with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2013 ESPYS, ESPN announced on Tuesday. The award is given annually to individuals whose contributions transcend sports. While Roberts is credited for blazing the trail for women in broadcasting, she has also inspired viewers by overcoming not one, but two life-threatening illnesses. ...
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| Will Smith rejected 'Django Unchained' because role wasn't big enough Posted: 26 Mar 2013 02:17 PM PDT  By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Will Smith is blunt about his reasons for rejecting the role of Django in "Django Unchained." Smith told Entertainment Weekly that the lead part, a slave out for revenge, wasn't big enough. "Django wasn't the lead, so it was like, I need to be the lead," Smith said. "The other character was the lead!" As EW points out, Smith disagrees with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which bestowed a Best Supporting Actor prize on Christoph Waltz for his role as a suave bounty hunter in the Quentin Tarantino film. ...
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