Naomi Campbell pleads guilty to police assault

LONDON (Reuters) - British supermodel Naomi Campbell pleaded guilty on Friday to assaulting two police officers after a disturbance on a plane at London's Heathrow airport in April.


Wearing a dark suit and sunglasses, the 38-year-old was escorted by her minders through a large scrum of reporters and photographers waiting outside Uxbridge Magistrates Court in west London.


Campbell had originally faced six charges relating to the incident on a stationary Los Angeles-bound British Airways plane.


She had complained that her bags had gone missing at the airport's recently opened Terminal 5 and police escorted her off the aircraft.


On Friday she pleaded guilty to four charges, a spokeswoman for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said. They included assaulting two police officers and one public order offence.


"We've accepted that plea," the CPS spokeswoman said.


Earlier Campbell's spokesman, Alan Edwards, said outside court that she conceded the incident had been "regrettable" and that she wanted to give magistrates her side of the story.


In April, British Airways was beset by problems with the check-in and baggage handling systems at the new 4.3 billion pound ($8.6 billion) terminal. Hundreds of flights were cancelled and tens of thousands of bags went missing.


It is not the first time Campbell has been in trouble with the law. 

"The Incredible Hulk" smashes box office

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A bigger, meaner "The Incredible Hulk" crushed the competition at North American weekend box office with a $54.5 million take, but still fell short of its predecessor, according to studio estimates on Sunday.


The action-oriented film revival starring the hulking green superhero is only the second self-financed production from Marvel Studios, which paid General Electric Co's Universal Pictures a fee to market and distribute the film.


Marvel and Universal brought the first "Hulk" to theaters in 2003, but that more introspective version failed to follow through on its muscular $62 million debut after disappointing comic book fans. Its ticket sales fell quickly and the movie ended its run with $137 million at domestic box offices.


The new film stars Edward Norton as former scientist Bruce Banner, who morphs into the green beast when his attempts at anger management fail. Banner's love interest is played by Liv Tyler. William Hurt and Tim Roth take turns as villains.


It has received moderately better reviews and advance buzz on fan Web sites. Its $15,500 average ticket sales per theater from slightly more than 3,500 theaters also beat competitors.


The weekend's other new entry, M. Night Shyamalan's "The Happening," landed in the No. 3 spot with a weekend take of $30.5 million and a per theater average of $10,200 from just under 3000 theaters. It was released by 20th Century Fox, a unit of News Corp..


GOOD SHOW FOR SHYAMALAN


"Happening" turned in the third-largest opening for the director who wowed audiences with "The Sixth Sense" in 1999 but disappointed with his 2006 film "Lady in the Water." 

Arthur Grumiaux - Violin, Arpa

   
Artist: Arthur Grumiaux - Violin, Arpa

   Genre(s): 
Classical
   

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Discography:


   
 Quintet [No.6] In E Flat, K614

   Year: 1973   
Tracks: 4


   
 Quintet [No.5] In D, K593

   Year: 1973   
Tracks: 4


   
 Quintet [No.4] In C Minor, K40

   Year: 1973   
Tracks: 4


   
 Quintet [No.3] In G Minor, K51

   Year: 1973   
Tracks: 4


   
 Quintet [No.2] In C, K515

   Year: 1973   
Tracks: 4


   
 Quintet [No.1] In B Flat, K174

   Year: 1973   
Tracks: 4

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The Police to play last-ever show at Madison Square Garden

Spice Girl Mel B to duet with Janet Jackson

Mel B is recording a duet with Janet Jackson for her new album.The Spice Girls star, who last single Today failed to break the UK Top 40 when it was released in 2005, believes the collaboration will secure her chart success this time round.She said: "I am doing something with Janet Jackson which should be amazing. I am also going to hook up with Missy Elliott again."Mel teamed up with Missy Elliott for her debut solo track I Want You Back.The 1998 track was her only single to top the UK charts after she left the Spice Girls.The 33-year-old singer insists she isn't worried about going it alone again and is convinced she has the best people in the music business working on her third solo LP.Mel added: "I am not scared of having another try. I am working with the best producers ever. I am now 10 tracks in to my new record."The star's previous albums were Hot, which was released in 2000 and 2005's LA State Of Mind.




- BANG! SHOWBIZ

'I Have Fun Everywhere I Go' is a sinner's memoir from Mike Edison

Up there with putting and abstract painting on life's list of things that look easy but are actually difficult is the sinner's memoir.

What could be easier than ripping it up for a few days, weeks or years and then poring all your memories out on the page? Jim Carroll, in his basketball and downtown diaries, made it look so easy. Hunter S. Thompson created a journalism legend with a bender in Las Vegas.

Now comes Mike Edison down the same path with some promising anti-hero credentials. A teenage hellion and autodidact from suburban New Jersey, Edison made his way to New York City in the early 1980s.

He has survived and even thrived into middle age doing exactly everything your parents told you not to do. He's made a living as a pornographer. He's gotten in the ring at pro wrestling events. He's toured Europe with punk rock bands, had a bunch of one-night-stands and done lots and lots and lots of drugs. He even got his dream job, as publisher of High Times magazine.

"That's not a resume - that's a crime scene," he says.

The bad news is that's one of his better lines.

In an apparent nod to Thompson's "savage journey to the heart of the America dream," the subtitle on Edison's autobiography promises "savage tales of pot, porn, punk rock, pro wrestling, talking apes" and some other stuff. But it's more of a catalogue than a robust retelling.

The fault lies foremost with Edison's tendency to get bogged down in details few readers will care about. Office politics are just petty and dull, even if they're at a porn rag or the premier American dope magazine. The book starts, for example, with Edison's outrage that his staff at High Times is ... you'll never guess ... a bunch of complacent stoners! Who would have thunk it?

When the wild times do occur, they're often recounted in a slightly grating machismo tone. It's more like overhearing the loudmouth at the bar than being, say, at a table with a friend who is really dishing the dirt.

Fortunately for Edison, the book ends inconclusively.

He could always go out, have more adventures, then come back and try again. Next time, maybe readers can have some fun, too.

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"I Have Fun Everywhere I Go"

Mike Edison (Faber and Faber)

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T.i.: 'Paranoia Led To Arrest'

Rapper T.I. blames fear for the safety of his family and his own life for his arrest on illegal weapons charges last year (07).
T.I. - real name Clifford Harris - was arrested while allegedly attempting to buy unregistered machine guns and silencers just hours before he was set to take the stage at the U.S. BET Hip Hop Awards last October (07).
The 27-year-old rapper took a plea deal in March (08) and was sentenced to one year in prison and a minimum of 1,000 hours of community service.
He told BET's Access Granted on Wednesday (07May08), "You can't assume everyone out there likes you, so it's easy to get caught up in paranoia."
The rapper admits his conviction has changed his outlook on life, and has now adopted an anti-weapons stance.
He adds, "I must be a man and stand up and accept responsibility. I can't talk about guns and drugs as elaborately because they're not part of my life anymore. If you think guns, drugs and violence are cool, I think you are definitely missing the point... There's nothing cool about going to jail."

Courtney Love scraps new album

Courtney Love has reportedly scrapped an entire album recorded with pop songwriter Linda Perry.

The singer was working on 'Nobody's Daughter' for three years with Perry and Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, and it was set to be released on Perry's own label Custard Records.

The singer is said to be teaming up with Micko Larkin, the former guitarist in Larrikin Love who joined her live band last year.

He will be helping her work on a whole new record, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.

Ozzy Osbourne accepts libel damages and apology

LONDON —

Ozzy Osbourne has accepted undisclosed libel damages and an apology over a newspaper claim that he was ill at the Brit Awards.

The 59-year-old rocker sued over a story in the Daily Star that alleged he had toppled over twice just before the televised ceremony and that he was moved around the awards in an electric buggy.

Osbourne's lawyer, John Kelly, told a court in London on Thursday that none of the allegations were put to Osbourne or his representatives before they were published.

Express Newspapers' lawyer Kate Wilson said the publisher now accepts that the allegations were untrue.

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On the Net:

http://www.ozzy.com/

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Steve Carell - Carell Not Picky About Roles

Comedian STEVE CARELL jumps at the chance to appear in any film he is offered, good or bad - because he's always astounded to even be considered.

The 45-year-old has starred in a host of embarrassing movies and film flops, including 2005's Bewitched.

But he doesn't care - he's just happy to be working.

Carell says, "Someone offers me a part in a film and I take it. Clearly there's been no rhyme or reason or anything. Am I getting paid? Absolutely.

"I'm always astounded to be offered any sort of role so I'm like, 'All right, I'm going to play a rapist? Cool. I always wanted to play a rapist.' So there hasn't been a career path in that sense; it's just kind of been the luck of the draw."

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Evereve

   
Artist: Evereve

   Genre(s): 
Metal: Gothic
   Pop
   Alternative
   Metal
   Rock: Gothic
   

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Discography:


   
 Tried and Failed

   Year: 2005   
Tracks: 14


   
 Enetics Bonus CD

   Year: 2003   
Tracks: 5


   
 Enetics - 11 Orgies Of Massenjoyment On The Dark Side Of The Planet

   Year: 2003   
Tracks: 11


   
 Enetics

   Year: 2003   
Tracks: 11


   
 E-mania

   Year: 2001   
Tracks: 12


   
 Regret

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 10


   
 Stormbirds

   Year: 1998   
Tracks: 14


   
 Seasons

   Year: 1996   
Tracks: 10

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Taking their name from a verse form in J.R.R. Tolkien's Divine of the Rings, the German smuggled metal dance orchestra Evereve was formed in 1993. Comprised of singer Tom Sedotschenko, guitarists Thorsten Weißenberger and Stephan Kiefer, synth player Michael Zeissl, bassist Stefan Müller and drummer Marc Werner, the group released a demo tape titled On the Verge of Tears in 1994, followed a year later by a split CD recorded with some other German work named Parracide. Evereve's full-length debut Seasons followed in 1997, and their second LP, Stormbirds, appeared the following year.

Fern Britton Defends Gastric Band op

Fern Britton has hit back at criticism following her revelation that she had a gastric band fitted after previously saying her svelte new figure was down to dieting, insisting, "there are some things a girl likes to keep to herself."

At the weekend, the 50-year-old star of ITV's This Morning was forced to admit that her drastic weight loss was, in fact, the result of the gastric band surgery.

She said, "I would just like to clear something up. Two years ago I had a gastric band, and, do you know what? I did it for me, because I wanted to.

"I didn't feel that I had the need to ring around and let everyone know. Only five people knew."

She then claimed it was actually the celebrity magazines that made up stories about her saying her new shape was all down to diet and exercise.

She added, "All the magazines started printing articles saying all this stuff and a lot of it was not actually from my lips. So anything you've read that has anything I�ve said about image, diet, blah blah, I haven't said.

"I've been very careful for the past two years and said, 'Yes I eat less and exercise more' which is absolutely true.

"I didn�t lie, and there's no need to lie."

Britton then admitted that not even her agent knew of her gastric op.

But the busty TV personality also warned her fat fans not to follow her example.

She said, "Don't go off doing it yourselves now because then I�ll be blamed for that as well."

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SingStar

SingStar
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platforms: PS3
Rating: T � Teen
Game type: Music
****1/2  (out of 5)

What�s the premise?

Pick up a mic or two and belt out your favourite songs. Essentially it�s karaoke in the safe confines of your home. The game comes with 30 songs from a wide range of genres, with many more available for purchase online. If you have the Playstation Eye you can even make a video of your performance and post it online for the world to see.

This game is most similar to�

American Idol, Karaoke Revolution, Guitar Hero, Rock Band.

Can I let my kid/kid brother play it?

Definitely. While some songs may have lyrics with mild language, most are fine for all ages. Kids will likely love this game, and will probably be better at it than their parents.

One player or more?

Singstar offers many different modes to show off your vocal chops. You can sing by yourself or in a duet. You can battle a friend, where you and a friend sing at the same time and the game decides who did a better job. Perhaps the most fun mode is �Pass the Mic� where up to 8 players can compete in two teams in a variety of formats.

What�s missing?

While 30 songs is a good start, you will likely find yourself wanting more and at $1.50 a song the cost will add up quickly. There seemed to be a lack of good duets in the base package.

The (not-so) secret to success is�

It�s all about timing. You need to sing the song as you�ve heard it on the radio but also pay attention to the words and bars on the screen so you can adjust on the fly. Also make sure you hold longer notes for the full duration even if it feels unnatural to earn extra points.

And in the end?

A great game for parties with friends that's less intimidating to a newcomer than Rock Band or Guitar Hero. Just remember that not everyone can sing like Tina Turner, but that doesn�t mean you shouldn�t have fun trying.

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