Criminal charges against rapper Kanye West and his road manager in connection with a scuffle with paparazzi last year have been dropped by a Los Angeles judge, according to the Associated Press. West and his manager were arrested last September following a fight with two photographers at Los Angeles International Airport. West’s lawyer, Blair Berk, argued that the the case against his client should be dismissed because the paparazzi and West had already reached civil settlements out of court. Berk also noted that West had completed 12 hours of anger management training following the altercation. In exchange for the charges being dropped, West was ordered to complete 50 hours of community service.
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Oct 23
2009
05:15 PM ET
Oct 23
2009
05:12 PM ET
Taylor Swift's 2010 concerts sell out in minutes
Within two minutes of going on sale on Friday, tickets to four of country star Taylor Swift’s 2010 tour dates were already sold out, Reuters reports. The 19-year-old singer, who was the top selling recording artist last year, is slated to play 37 shows in the U.S. and Canada starting next February. Swift’s popularity has grown even greater since an incident at September’s MTV Video Music Awards in which Kanye West interrupted her acceptance speech to protest that Beyonce Knowles deserved the award instead.
Oct 23
2009
05:08 PM ET
U.S. demands Roman Polanski's extradition
According to American and Swiss authorities, the United States has officially asked Switzerland to extradite director Roman Polanski to authorities in California to faces charges for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl, the Associated Press reports.The 76-year-old filmmaker has been in Swiss custody since his Sept. 26 arrest. Swiss authorities will hold a hearing to decide whether Polanski should be sent back to Los Angeles, where he fled sentencing three decades ago–though, even if extradition is approved, Polanski will have the chance to appeal the decision. Polanski’s lawyer vowed the director would fight extradition, saying, ”He will oppose this request and continue to ask to be released until the request is examined.” If convicted, Polanski could face up to two years in prison.
Oct 23
2009
11:13 AM ET
HBO renews 'In Treatment'
HBO announced today that it has renewed its Emmy-winning series In Treatment for a third season. Production will begin in New York in 2010, with a premiere set for later that year. Gabriel Byrne, who stars as Dr. Paul Weston, will return.
Oct 23
2009
07:59 AM ET
Lindsay Lohan, Audrina Patridge burglaries: LAPD reportedly makes more arrests
Los Angeles Police Department detectives arrested at least four women in connection with the burglaries of Lindsay Lohan and Audrina Patridge’s homes, a source told People (police would not confirm). One of the suspects, 19-year-old Rachel J. Lee, is also being investigated for the $2 million Paris Hilton jewelry heist from last year.
Patridge had more than $43,000 in jewelry and designer clothes taken after a break-in at her home in February. Lohan had $128,000 in jewelry, designer clothes, and accessories stolen after burglars broke into her home in August. Last month, Nicholas Prugo, 18, was arrested and charged with the Lohan and Patridge burglaries.
Oct 23
2009
07:15 AM ET
Pearl Jam, REM join coalition for Guantanamo closing
Pearl Jam and REM have joined The National Campaign to Close Guantanamo, a coalition of musicians supporting Barack Obama’s efforts to close the controversial prison. The bands join Jackson Browne, Steve Earle, Roseanne Cash, Billy Bragg, Bonnie Raitt, and Rage Against The Machine in the coalition.
Several artists are particularly upset about their music being used to interrogate prisoners. The BBC reports that a document published in November 2008 by the Senate Armed Services Committee made several references to the technique. The news service also reports that the National Security Archive states that tracks by AC/DC, Britney Spears, the Bee Gees, and Marilyn Manson have been played into detainees’ cells at Guantanamo, as well as the Meow mix cat food jingle, the Barney theme song, and Sesame Street songs. The CIA told the BBC that music was played “at levels far below a live rock band,” and that it was used only for security, rather than “punitive purposes.”
REM said in a statement: “We have spent the past 30 years supporting causes related to peace and justice. To now learn that some of our friends’ music may have been used as part of the torture tactics without their consent or knowledge, is horrific. It’s anti-American, period.”
Oct 23
2009
06:45 AM ET
Soupy Sales dies at 83
Slapstick comic Soupy Sales died yesterday at the age of 83. His manager and friend Dave Usher says Sales passed away at Calvary Hospice in the Bronx, N.Y., where he was admitted last week. He had been battling health problems for the past several years.
Sales (born Milton Supman) began his career with a 1953 kids’ TV show in Detroit called Soupy Sales Comics, and went on to star in both syndicated and network TV shows (including three for ABC) until his last series in 1979-80. They all followed similar formats: slapstick, awful punning, and goofy banter with shaggy puppets like White Fang and Black Tooth. And, of course, there were the trademark tossed custard pies — a career total of 20,000, according to Sales’ calculations.
He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Trudy Carson Sales; two sons from a previous marriage; a brother; and four grandchildren.
More on Soupy Sales’ life and career from EW:
Soupy Sales: Ken Tucker on why we’ll miss him
Oct 23
2009
06:33 AM ET
Bon Jovi announces 2010 tour dates
At a media event yesterday, Bon Jovi announced its 2010 tour dates in support of their upcoming album The Circle, including a kickoff concert on Feb. 19 in Seattle and two dates in May at the New Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey. Tickets for the NJ concerts go on sale Oct. 31. The band is expected to tour for the next two years, including 135 shows in 30 countries.
Oct 23
2009
06:00 AM ET
Neill Blomkamp finds financing for 'District 9' follow-up
District 9 writer/director Neill Blomkamp has found financing for his next project, Variety reports. Media Rights Capital has come on board for the untitled science fiction project. Bill Block will produce the film, which will shoot by mid-2010. Blomkamp will start writing the script now and working on visual effects. “I’m not particularly interested in massive budget films, or creating huge spectacles that some young directors might be attracted to,” Blomkamp told Variety. “Hopefully, this will be a bit unique, very much a reflection of me. It is absolutely another science fiction film, quite different from District 9, but some of the blending of genres and the tone might be within the same realm.” This film would be shot before any potential District 9 sequel.
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