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Diddy's clothing line sues over lingering scaffold at flagship store on NYC's Fifth Avenue
By Associated Press - December 31, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) The company behind Sean "Diddy" Combs' clothing line says it has a looming problem at its flagship New York City store a scaffold that has been hanging over the shop for more than three years. The company behind the rap impresario's Sean John label sued its Manhattan...
Irish singer Van Morrison blames Web hacker for false claim of new baby
SANDY COHEN - January 1, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) Reclusive Irish singer Van Morrison said Thursday that a computer hacker planted a false report on his Web site claiming he had fathered a fourth child at the age of 64 with a new partner. The false report was disseminated Monday by a Los Angeles-based publicist for...
Correction: Van Morrison story
By Associated Press - December 31, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) In a Dec. 28 story, The Associated Press, relying on information from Van Morrison's Hollywood-based publicist and his official Web site, reported erroneously that the Irish singer had a new baby boy with a woman identified as "his wife, GiGi." Morrison said Thursday...
Tim Hart, founder member of Steeleye Span, dies of lung cancer in Spain's Canary Islands at 61
By Associated Press - December 30, 2009
MADRID (AP) Tim Hart, a founding member of the British folk-rock group Steeleye Span, has died of lung cancer, his daughter said Wednesday. Hart, 61, died Dec. 24 in La Gomera in Spain's Canary Islands, where the Briton had lived since retiring from the music scene, Sally Hart told...
Elvis fanatic uses his north Mississippi home as funky shrine to King of Rock 'n' Roll
EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - December 30, 2009
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) Paul MacLeod is a perpetually caffeinated Elvis fanatic who's taking care of business 24-7-365 at the antebellum home he calls "Graceland Too." Pound on the door at any hour seriously, it's OK to arrive at 4 in the morning and the 67-year-old former auto...
Drummer for metalcore band Avenged Sevenfold found dead in his California home
By Associated Press - December 30, 2009
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) An autopsy is inconclusive as to the cause of death for Avenged Sevenfold drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan. Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said Tuesday that the coroner's office ordered toxicology, microscopic and laboratory tests to help determine...
Joe Jackson's attorney has law license placed on probation over 2002 case
By Associated Press - December 29, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) Records show an attorney handling Joe Jackson's bid to receive a monthly stipend from his son's estate has had his law license placed on probation for two years. Last week's decision by the California Supreme Court isn't related to Brian Oxman's work on the Jackson case. But the...
Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle hoping to be big in Japan
By Associated Press - December 29, 2009
NARITA, Japan (AP) Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle has brought her act to Japan. The 48-year-old church volunteer who rocketed to fame with her surprising performance on "Britain's Got Talent" arrived at Tokyo's international airport Tuesday to prepare for a guest appearance on...
Rapper Lil Wayne holds hometown farewell show for fans before he heads to jail
STACEY PLAISANCE - December 29, 2009
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Lil Wayne emerged as a top-selling musician known for his clever wordplay and risque lyrics, but like rappers before him, he's staring down a year behind bars at the peak of his career. The artist returned to his hometown of New Orleans for a performance Monday on...
A new Van Morrison is born: Van Morrison and wife GiGi welcome their baby boy
By Associated Press - December 29, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) A new Van Morrison has been born. The Irish singer says on his Web site that he and his wife, GiGi, welcomed their son, George Ivan Morrison III, on Monday. The couple says that "Little Van" is "the spitting image of his daddy." The baby is a dual citizen...
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