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RELEASED: The long-awaited DVD version of George Lucas's Star Wars trilogy, consisting of the original 1977 movie, 1980's The Empire Strikes Back and 1983's The Return of the Jedi, arrives in stores Tuesday. Asked by CNN why he finally agreed to release the much-asked-for titles, Lucas, 60, said: "Piracy ... has really eaten dramatically into the sales. It really just came down to, there may not be a market when I wanted to bring it out, which was like, three years from now. So rather than just sit by and watch the whole thing fall apart, better to bring it out early and get it over with."
RECEIVED: Billy Joel, 55, got his star on the Hollywood Boulevard Walk of Fame Monday, saying, "I had not considered this when I wrote 'Say Goodbye to Hollywood.'" Joel's bronze plaque was placed on the sidewalk in front of the Pantages Theatre, where the Tony Award-winning musical based on his songs, Movin' Out, is playing through Oct. 31.
SUED: The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown, 39, has filed a lawsuit in Manhattan Federal Court against California novelist Lewis Purdue, who's accused the best-selling Brown of poaching his ideas, reports New York's Daily News. Though his lawyers sent Brown's publisher a warning letter asking for a settlement, Purdue has not filed any legal action against Brown, who says he has never read Purdue's work – which includes the 1983 The Da Vinci Legacy. Purdue's book flopped upon its original publication but hit bestseller lists after Brown created a sensation with his own book.
JOSH & FERGIE: ROCKED BY SCANDAL
Did he cheat with a stripper?
Married less than a year, the couple denies an Atlanta woman’s claims that she and Josh had a fling
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