Archive for June, 2009
Sean Penn Pulls Out Of Movies To Concentrate On His Family
The turbulence surrounding the up-and-down, on and off, ended, and starting again marriage between Sean Penn and his wife Robin Wright Penn took another sharp and unusual turn yesterday when Sean announced that he is taking a break from work and will not be appearing in two movies that he is already contracted for.
Penn as stated that he will not be appearing in Cartel or the much anticipated, The Three Stooges. Following rumors circulating in the entertainment press, he made a public statement saying that he had indeed made it clear to producers of both movies that he would not be available to appear in them or any other projects for the foreseeable future.
Penn has had a long and illustrious career including a Best actor win at the Oscars last year for his performance in Milk. And the new Stooges was already being tipped as Oscar worthy before the cameras had even rolled.
Ozzy Goes To Court To Get Black Sabbath Back From Iommi
Rock and Roll legend Ozzy Osbourne has filed a lawsuit against his former band mate Tony Iommi. Osbourne has claimed that the former Black Sabbath guitarist Iommi has violated copyright in taking over the band’s name and has cost him an undisclosed amount in merchandise sales and royalties.
Osbourne implored the guitarist to “do the right thing”. He expressed regret at having had to file a lawsuit, but insisted that it was necessary to make sure that the band’s name and logos were not taken over by one member.
Osbourne, who currently resides in California, filed the suit in a New York federal court, disputing Iommi’s claim to the exclusive rights to the band’s trademark. According to Osbourne’s representatives, Iommi does not own the sole rights to the band’s trademark and the false claim has led to a significant loss of royalties to Osbourne.
Phil Spector To Spend Life In Prison
Pop maestro Phil Spector, who had been charged with the second-degree murder of Lana Clarkson, has been sentenced to nineteen years to life. Clarkson, a former B-movie actress was shot in Spector’s residence six years ago.
The 69 year old Specter displayed no emotions as his sentence was pronounced and now stands to spend the remainder of his life in prison.
Specter is noted in the music industry for his revolutionary “Wall of Sound” production technique, which made mini-symphonies out of pop songs during the 60′s. After two long trials and several million dollars spent arguing the case that Clarkson had committed suicide due to depression, Spector’s lawyers vowed to appeal the verdict.
Spector’s sentence includes a mandatory fifteen years of imprisonment along with an additional four years for the personal use of a firearm. The judge also imposed more than $25,000 in the form of restitution fees.
