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| Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to assault that broke man's nose Monday, Oct 28, 2013 06:05 PM PDT  (Note: Strong language in the eighth paragraph) By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - R&B singer Chris Brown pleaded not guilty on Monday to misdemeanor assault after a fight that broke a man's nose on Sunday outside a Washington hotel, the latest legal run-in for the Grammy-winner. After spending the night in jail, Brown left the courthouse in a crush of security and press as fans crying "Chris, Chris" tried to rush the artist. He faces a maximum of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine if convicted. ... Full Story | Top |
| U.S. judge orders TV pitchman Trudeau released from jail Monday, Oct 28, 2013 04:37 PM PDT By David Bailey (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday ordered infomercial pitchman Kevin Trudeau released from a downtown Chicago jail where he had been held six days for failing to pay a nearly $38 million judgment over false promises he made in a weight-loss book. Trudeau, 50, was ordered jailed by Judge Robert Gettleman last week for failing to make full disclosure of assets owned or controlled by him that could be used to pay the judgment from a civil case brought by the Federal Trade Commission. ... Full Story | Top |
| Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to assault Monday, Oct 28, 2013 03:56 PM PDT (Warning: Language in seventh paragraph may be offensive to some readers) By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - R&B singer Chris Brown pleaded not guilty on Monday to a charge of misdemeanor assault as a result of a fight on Sunday outside a Washington hotel, the latest legal run-in for the Grammy-winner. Brown, 24, was arrested early on Sunday outside the upscale W Hotel, a few hundred yards from the White House. Another man involved in the fight, Christopher Hollosy, 35, described in court documents as Brown's bodyguard, was also arrested and charged with assault. ... Full Story | Top |
| Country music star Jason Aldean's tour bus kills pedestrian: police Monday, Oct 28, 2013 02:35 PM PDT  By Susan Guyett INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Country music star Jason Aldean's tour bus struck and killed a pedestrian early on Monday in southern Indiana, according to local police. Sheriff Michael Morris said in a statement that Knox County Coroner Gordon Becher confirmed Albert Kennedy, 49, died from trauma to his head and neck after he walked into the middle of the roadway. Aldean, 36, whose "My Kinda Party" was named album of the year in 2011 at the Country Music Awards, turned to Twitter Monday afternoon to tell fans about the accident. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rapper 50 Cent gets probation in domestic violence case Monday, Oct 28, 2013 01:13 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American rapper 50 Cent on Monday struck a deal with Los Angeles prosecutors for three years' probation and 30 days of community service after allegedly kicking the mother of his child and destroying her property during a June altercation. The 38-year-old rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, pleaded no contest to a single count of misdemeanor vandalism while three vandalism counts and one count of misdemeanor domestic violence were dropped, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Superior Court said. ... Full Story | Top |
| FCC adopts access deal involving AT&T, Dish, others Monday, Oct 28, 2013 12:52 PM PDT  By Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. telecommunications regulators on Monday formally adopted an agreement by AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp and other wireless companies to give smaller operators access to devices now made only for AT&T's airwaves. The Federal Communications Commission's order, approved without a public vote, makes official and elaborates upon a multi-pronged deal brokered by agency staff and wireless companies last month. Participants made concessions in hopes of improving how they use the airwaves that carry their wireless signals. ... Full Story | Top |
| Egyptian satirist faces new legal action from army-backed government Monday, Oct 28, 2013 12:06 PM PDT  CAIRO (Reuters) - A comedian who outraged Egypt's now deposed Islamist rulers with his satirical TV show is to be investigated by the current army-backed government, a state-run newspaper reported on Monday. Bassem Youssef, often called Egypt's answer to U.S. satirist Jon Stewart, returned to the airwaves on Friday for the first time since the army ousted Mohamed Mursi, the Islamist president he used to lampoon in jokes and song-and-dance routines. ... Full Story | Top |
| Fox elevates Freer to president of networks group Monday, Oct 28, 2013 11:58 AM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox promoted sports media division executive Randy Freer to the new post of president and chief operating officer of Fox Networks Group, the company said in a statement on Monday. Freer will report to Peter Rice, chairman and CEO of the Fox Networks Group, which includes the Fox broadcast network, Fox Sports, the FX networks, Fox international channels and the National Geographic Channels. ... Full Story | Top |
| High-profile British phone-hacking trial begins Monday, Oct 28, 2013 11:50 AM PDT  By Michael Holden and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's former British newspaper chief and Prime Minister David Cameron's ex-media head went on trial for phone hacking on Monday at the start of one of Britain's most high profile court cases in years. Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, both former editors of Murdoch's now defunct News of the World tabloid, are accused of conspiring to illegally access voicemail messages on mobile phones belonging to politicians, the rich and famous, and victims of crime and ordinary people, to obtain exclusive news. ... Full Story | Top |
| Vatican's 'culture minister' tweets Lou Reed song Monday, Oct 28, 2013 11:49 AM PDT  VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the Vatican's 71-year-old culture minister, paid his own tribute on Monday to the late rocker Lou Reed, tweeting one of his best-known songs before clarifying he was not condoning any reference to drugs some have seen in the song. Ravasi, an Italian who is the same age as Reed was when he died on Sunday, tweeted the third verse from Reed's song "Perfect Day". "Oh, it's such a perfect day/I'm glad I spent it with you/Oh, such a perfect day/You just keep me hanging on". ... Full Story | Top |
| AMC to buy most of Liberty Global's international content unit Monday, Oct 28, 2013 11:48 AM PDT By Soham Chatterjee (Reuters) - AMC Networks Inc said it would buy Chellomedia, the international content unit of John Malone's Liberty Global Plc, for about $1.04 billion, giving it greater control over the global distribution of its programs. Liberty Global, the largest cable operator in Europe, said the deal would help it simplify its business and allow it to focus on its core market, the United States. ... Full Story | Top |
| Daniel Craig impresses in Broadway revival of 'Betrayal' Monday, Oct 28, 2013 11:05 AM PDT  By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Betrayal," Harold Pinter's drama about marital infidelity starring James Bond actor Daniel Craig and his real-life wife Rachel Weisz, is one of the hottest plays on Broadway and critics said on Monday it is worth the price of the ticket. Craig, 45, plays the cuckolded Robert, while Weisz, a best supporting actress Oscar winner for 2005's "Constant Gardener," is Emma, the wife who betrays him by having a seven-year affair with his best friend. The play, the first stage collaboration for the celebrity couple since their marriage, opened on Sunday night. ... Full Story | Top |
| Vivendi and Lagardere agree 1 billion euro Canal+ buyout Monday, Oct 28, 2013 10:59 AM PDT  PARIS (Reuters) - Vivendi has reached an agreement to buy out partner Lagardere's 20 percent stake in pay-television operator Canal+ France for 1.02 billion euros ($1.41 billion), the companies said on Monday. The accord puts an end to a long-running battle between the two French media groups, having finally met halfway on price after legal mediation that began in May. Lagardere valued its stake in Canal+ France at 1.15 billion euros in its accounts, while Vivendi believed it was worth 800-900 million euros, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters. ... Full Story | Top |
| Gay Lebanese singer with 'Freddie Mercury' edge fronts band Monday, Oct 28, 2013 10:08 AM PDT  By Shadi Bushra LONDON (Reuters) - A man singing about wanting to be another man's wife, pampering his children and cooking him dinner isn't all that unusual in this age of same-sex marriage and advancing gay rights. But for Mashrou' Leila, a Lebanese alternative rock band, there was quite a risk in making lead singer Hamed Sinno's sexuality as much a part of their act as danceable tunes and darkly satirical lyrics attacking the Middle Eastern mindset. ... Full Story | Top |
| Doctor convicted in Michael Jackson death leaves prison Monday, Oct 28, 2013 09:15 AM PDT  By Eric Kelsey and Jonathan Alcorn LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's personal physician, convicted of manslaughter for administering a lethal dose of anesthetic to the pop singer, was released from a Los Angeles prison on Monday after serving half of his four-year sentence. Conrad Murray was released to his representatives, Los Angeles County Sheriff spokesman Steve Whitmore said shortly after Murray left the county jail. The release came under a California state plan to reduce prison overcrowding. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rocker Lou Reed of Velvet Underground dies at 71 Monday, Oct 28, 2013 01:06 AM PDT  By Jonathan Allen and Daniel Trotta NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lou Reed, the pioneering musician who fronted influential rock band The Velvet Underground and won mainstream acclaim with solo songs "Walk on the Wild Side" and "Perfect Day", died on Sunday aged 71. Reed, whose band fused music and art in collaboration with its early benefactor, pop artist Andy Warhol, died at the Long Island home he shared with his wife, Laurie Anderson, following complications from a liver transplant earlier this year, his literary agent Andrew Wylie said. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Bad Grandpa' tops 'Gravity' at North American box office Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 11:17 PM PDT  By Lisa Richwine and Chris Michaud LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prankster comedy "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa" kicked Sandra Bullock's 3D space thriller "Gravity" from the top of weekend box office charts in the United States and Canada, starting off with $32 million in ticket sales over its first three days. After three weeks in first place, "Gravity" slipped to the No. 2 slot with $20.3 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates on Sunday. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Rush' actress Olivia Wilde expecting first child: report Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 10:16 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Rush" actress Olivia Wilde is pregnant and expecting her first child with fiance and "Saturday Night Live" veteran Jason Sudeikis, People magazine reported on Sunday. The 29-year-old actress, who first gained wide attention as Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley on Fox television's medical drama "House," met Sudeikis, 38, on the 2011 season finale of "SNL" and they began dating six months later. They became engaged in January of this year, according to People. "They are incredibly happy," an unnamed source close to the couple was quoted as telling the magazine. ... Full Story | Top |
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