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Producer Quincy Jones sues Michael Jackson estate over royalties Saturday, Oct 26, 2013 01:28 PM PDT By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Music producer Quincy Jones sued Michael Jackson's estate on Friday, seeking millions of dollars in royalties generated from some of the star's biggest hits after the King of Pop's death. Jones, who worked on Jackson's three biggest solo albums - "Off the Wall", "Thriller" and "Bad" - also named Sony Music Entertainment, the parent company of Jackson's longtime label, Epic Records, in the breach-of-contract complaint. ... Full Story | Top |
Marcia Wallace, voice of 'The Simpsons' Edna Krabappel, dies at 70 Saturday, Oct 26, 2013 01:27 PM PDT By Noreen O'Donnell (Reuters) - Actress Marcia Wallace, the voice of Edna Krabappel on the Fox show "The Simpsons" and earlier Carol Kester, the receptionist on the 1970s sitcom "The Bob Newhart Show," has died at 70. "I was tremendously saddened to learn this morning of the passing of the brilliant and gracious Marcia Wallace," said executive producer, Al Jean. "She was beloved by all at The Simpsons and we intend to retire her irreplaceable character." Wallace, who had survived breast cancer, died at home, according to a Fox publicist, Antonia Coffman. ... Full Story | Top |
$1.3 million worth of art auctioned for Syrian refugee children Saturday, Oct 26, 2013 06:36 AM PDT By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT (Reuters) - An estimated $1.3 million worth of art from more than 130 artists, mostly from Syria and Lebanon, is being auctioned at below-gallery prices in Beirut to raise money for Syrian refugee children. "This is first time that you have so many artists from the Middle East mobilize for a cause," said Noura Jumblatt, president of the Lebanese Beiteddine festival and wife of Druze leader Walid Jumblatt. ... Full Story | Top |
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