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PASSAGES: Harrison's Widow Backing Off?
Late Beatle's wife may settle lawsuit; Massive Attack frontman cleared; MTV Europe avoids war talk; Kenny Chesney lines up.
Originally posted Tuesday March 25, 2003 04:37 PM EST
CALMED: The widow of late ex-Beatle George Harrison is in talks to settle a lawsuit against her former brother-in-law over the alleged theft of some of Harrison's personal items, reports Reuters. Olivia Arias Harrison's suit accused Carl Roles of stealing personal papers, clothing, photographs and recordings back in the 1970s, during a time when he lived at the Harrisons' home. Roles allegedly tried to sell the items to an Arizona journalist in November 2001, the day after George Harrison died of lung cancer. A judge has ordered the parties back to court on April 17 to either confirm a settlement or to set a trial date.
CLEARED: British authorities have dropped child pornography charges against Massive Attack frontman Robert Del Naja (aka 3D) because of insufficient evidence, reports MTV. Police arrested Del Naja in February as part of Operation Ore -- the same Internet sting that brought in Who guitarist Pete Townshend -- and confiscated his computer equipment. Now, however, the authorities have backed off the charges. "I have never looked at child pornography in my life," Del Naja said in a statement shortly after the arrest. "I am fully cooperating with the police and I would ask everyone not to judge me prematurely."
STEERED: MTV Europe is doing its best to separate war news from its entertainment content. The European division of the music network has issued a list of videos that it will not play during the current Iraqi conflict, notes MSNBC. The banned-in-Berlin list includes such hits as Aerosmith's "Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (which, MTV notes, contains violent footage from the film "Armageddon") and U2's "Miss Sarajevo" (which "contains missiles, guns and buildings being blown up"). Also off the playlist is System of a Down's "Boom!" -- by outspoken director Michael Moore. (Domestically, the music network is more circumspect, saying only that it is "screening videos with an eye towards current events to make sure whatever we play is sensitive and appropriate.")
CHEERED: Don't think just because Julie Andrews can't sing that she's lost her voice. Throat surgery five years ago effectively ended her singing career, notes the AP, but the 67-year-old stage and screen vet -- star of such classics as "Mary Poppins" and "The Sound of Music" -- is still taking movie roles and writing. Current projects include an autobiography and a couple of children's books. Andrews has also two new "Wonderful World of Disney" films based on the "Eloise" books and due out this year.
SCHEDULED: Country music star Kenny Chesney has landed himself a dream gig, putting together a lineup of country superstars to play at the University of Tennessee's 100,000-plus-seat Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, reports AP. The last entertainer to take the stage at Neyland was Michael Jackson, more than 20 years ago. Chesney tops a lineup that includes Brooks & Dunn, Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, Kellie Coffey and Deana Carter. "We've been dreaming of doing this for a long time," he told AP Radio. "About four, five years ago, somebody asked me in an interview what would be the biggest thing I could possibly ever do. As a joke, I said maybe play Neyland Stadium one day ... and now we're getting ready to do that."
CLEARED: British authorities have dropped child pornography charges against Massive Attack frontman Robert Del Naja (aka 3D) because of insufficient evidence, reports MTV. Police arrested Del Naja in February as part of Operation Ore -- the same Internet sting that brought in Who guitarist Pete Townshend -- and confiscated his computer equipment. Now, however, the authorities have backed off the charges. "I have never looked at child pornography in my life," Del Naja said in a statement shortly after the arrest. "I am fully cooperating with the police and I would ask everyone not to judge me prematurely."
STEERED: MTV Europe is doing its best to separate war news from its entertainment content. The European division of the music network has issued a list of videos that it will not play during the current Iraqi conflict, notes MSNBC. The banned-in-Berlin list includes such hits as Aerosmith's "Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (which, MTV notes, contains violent footage from the film "Armageddon") and U2's "Miss Sarajevo" (which "contains missiles, guns and buildings being blown up"). Also off the playlist is System of a Down's "Boom!" -- by outspoken director Michael Moore. (Domestically, the music network is more circumspect, saying only that it is "screening videos with an eye towards current events to make sure whatever we play is sensitive and appropriate.")
CHEERED: Don't think just because Julie Andrews can't sing that she's lost her voice. Throat surgery five years ago effectively ended her singing career, notes the AP, but the 67-year-old stage and screen vet -- star of such classics as "Mary Poppins" and "The Sound of Music" -- is still taking movie roles and writing. Current projects include an autobiography and a couple of children's books. Andrews has also two new "Wonderful World of Disney" films based on the "Eloise" books and due out this year.
SCHEDULED: Country music star Kenny Chesney has landed himself a dream gig, putting together a lineup of country superstars to play at the University of Tennessee's 100,000-plus-seat Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, reports AP. The last entertainer to take the stage at Neyland was Michael Jackson, more than 20 years ago. Chesney tops a lineup that includes Brooks & Dunn, Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, Kellie Coffey and Deana Carter. "We've been dreaming of doing this for a long time," he told AP Radio. "About four, five years ago, somebody asked me in an interview what would be the biggest thing I could possibly ever do. As a joke, I said maybe play Neyland Stadium one day ... and now we're getting ready to do that."
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