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Vandal Admits Guilt in Jay Kay Case

Aaron Billington has been charged with vandalizing Kay’s Ferrari, and the damages are estimated to be more than $40 000.

The incident took place last weekend outside an Aldeburgh hotel in Suffolk, England.

According to Billington’s lawyer, his client lost his mind following an argument with Kay.  Billington was released following questioning by the police, and will appear in court for sentencing.

Kay, 39, was disappointed by the turn of events, but joked that the incident was probably the biggest thing that has happened in the little village of Aldeburgh in 60 years.

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Vandal Admits Guilt in Jay Kay Case

Aaron Billington has been charged with vandalizing Kay’s Ferrari, and the damages are estimated to be more than $40 000.

The incident took place last weekend outside an Aldeburgh hotel in Suffolk, England.

According to Billington’s lawyer, his client lost his mind following an argument with Kay.  Billington was released following questioning by the police, and will appear in court for sentencing.

Kay, 39, was disappointed by the turn of events, but joked that the incident was probably the biggest thing that has happened in the little village of Aldeburgh in 60 years.

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Angela Bassett Gets Behind the Camera

Bassett, who plays Dr. Cate Banfield in the series, will be directing an independent film based on the novel Erasure, by Percival Everett.

The actress, who starred in the films What’s Love Got to Do With It and Notorious, will produce the project with the help of her partner and husband, Courtney B. Vance.

Erasure will be a dramatic comedy that looks at the glorification of the ghetto culture.

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U2 Gets Honoured in New York City

At a ceremony hosted by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, 53rd Street was temporarily renamed U2 Way.

The Irish band was in the Big Apple promoting their latest album, No Line On The Horizon.

The band’s singer, Bono, told the crowd, "The Beatles had Penny Lane, Elvis lived on the end of Lonely Street. We’re here somewhere between 10th Avenue and funky, funky Broadway, somewhere south of Duke Ellington Way and north of Joey Ramone Place."

"We find ourselves where the streets have no name," added Bono, making reference to one of U2’s classics from the Joshua Tree album.

U2 performed for five nights in a row on The Late Show with David Letterman, which is aired from the Ed Sullivan Theatre on 53rd Street.

 

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Woodstock Celebrates 40 Years

In light of the milestone, concerts are being planned in New York and Berlin, according to TheRockRadio.com.

Promoter Michael Lang revealed that shows will take place on August 22 and 23 in New York, and on August 15 and 16 in Berlin.  Performances and artists for the events have not yet been revealed, but there are hopes of bringing back as many bands as possible from the original Woodstock Festival, that took place in 1969.

Lang, who was a co-founder of Woodstock 40 years ago, also put together Woodstock ’94 and Woodstock ’99.

 

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Danny Boyle Not Shooting James Bond

Despite the fact that he is a big fan of Agent 007, the 52-year-old director, who earned an Oscar for his multi-Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, will not be part of the next Bond film.

An inside source told Britain’s The Sun, "He has been offered the chance to direct the 23rd Bond film by (Bond producer) Barbara (Broccoli). Everyone on the Eon team thinks Danny would be the perfect addition to the Bond family."

The spokesperson for the director revealed that Boyle is a big fan, but has no plans to direct the film.

 

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Michael Jackson to Take the Stage

According to Sky News, after years of rumours, Michael Jackson is expected to perform a series of concerts in London this summer.

The British television network reported that the singer, now aged 50, will perform shows at London’s O2 Arena.

The concerts dates have not yet been confirmed, but Sky News announced that a press conference on the subject is scheduled for Thursday.

Jackson, one of the most influential singers of all times, has been keeping a low profile since a U.S. court found him not guilty for having sexual relations with children. He has been facing serious financial problems and in recent months, he has allegedly been dealing with health problems in recent months as well.

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Jay Kay’s Ferrari Gets Bashed

The techno-funk singer’s dream car, worth more than $1.4 million US, was vandalized following a dispute that erupted at a hotel.

The incident occurred early in the morning near The Brudenell Hotel in Aldeburgh, England.

According to the police, a 21-year-old man was arrested after the altercation.

The singer, who is known to love fast cars, has not commented on the situation.

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Sean Penn Wants to Commemorate Milk

The American actor, who won an Oscar for best actor in Gus Van Sant’s film, would like the state of California to recognize the importance of politician Harvey Milk’s work.

Milk, who was assassinated in 1978, was the first openly gay man in politics that was elected by the state.

If it were up to Penn, May 22, which is Milk’s birthdate, would become an official holiday in honour of Milk.

A law in this respect was blocked by California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger last year. According to the governor, the former politician should be honoured by the city of San Francisco alone, but not by the entire state, like Penn is proposing.

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Kylie Minogue Does a Movie

Kylie Minogue will be one of the stars featured in Blue, which will be filmed in Mumbai, India. The singer will share the screen with Indian star Akshay Kumar.

The film will also include dancing and music by the Australian queen of pop. So far, Minogue has recorded two songs for the film with A. R. Rahman, who recently won an Oscar for the film Slumdog Millionaire.

According to certain sources, Blue is said to be the most expensive film in the history of Bollywood.

Blue will be a thriller, with the action taking place under water. Some scenes were already shot in the Bahamas and in Bangkok.