Inxs & other: May 2008

Saturday, 31 May 2008

Sex and the City star for the IFTAs

'Sex and the City' star John Corbett is among the special guests who will be appearing at the Irish Film and Television Awards in Dublin later this month.
Corbett, who played Aidan in 'Sex and the City', will present an award with his partner Bo Derek at the Gaiety Theatre on 17 February.
Irish-American actress and two-time Oscar nominee Mary McDonnell ('Dances with Wolves', 'Passion Fish') will also present an award at the ceremony while 'Entourage' star Kevin Dillon, whose grandparents are Irish, is the other new name confirmed for the Ryan Tubridy-hosted awards show.
Among the other guests already already announced are Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell, David Kelly, Liam Cunningham, last year's Best Supporting TV Actress winner Ruth Bradley and 'In America' star Sarah Bolger.

Thursday, 29 May 2008

The Office - The Things They Say 8241

"I meet people and they say, 'Are you Tim from THE OFFICE?' And when I say, 'Yes', they says, 'Have you done anything else?' Some people actually think I was an office worker." British actor MARTIN FREEMAN on the struggle to free himself from his character in hit TV show THE OFFICE.

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LATEST: Rapper FOXY BROWN's former manager CHAZ WILLIAMS has hit out at the star's accusations he compiled her new album "without her approval" during her time in jail - stating he didn't listen to the LP after it was recorded.

The star - real name Inga Marchand - claims she had no control over the content of Brooklyn Don Diva which was compiled during her eight-month spell behind bars and is due for release next month (Jun08).

And the rapper insists she had to terminate her working relationship with Williams after she was "riddled with grief over an album that was seemingly so carelessly orchestrated".

But Williams, the CEO of Black Hand Entertainment, refutes Marchand's accusations, insisting he only heard the album's material during production, and never gave the record a final listen.

He tells U.S. radio show Lip Service, "To tell you the truth, I didn't listen to the album after it was (recorded). I don't even have it."

Marchand claims she was so upset by the LP, she would normally of considered filing legal action but has decided to refrain from taking Williams to court after her recent legal woes.

The rapper was sent to prison in September last year (07) for violating her probation, stemming from a 2006 assault conviction for attacking two manicurists in 2004. She was released from New York's Rikers Prison last month (Apr08).

And Williams warns his former client her decision not to seek legal action against him is a wise one, saying he is "prepared" to take her on in court.

He adds, "I just want you to know that in times of peace you prepare for war, and you better bet I'm prepared, so I would advise as a cautionary measure, a caveat, don't even do it."

Following Marchand's release from prison she was sentenced to three years probation after pleading guilty to attacking a woman with her cellphone last year (Jul07).

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Kelly trial surprise

R. Kelly's child pornography trial abruptly adjourned yesterday after a lawyer for the R&B singer said he received a call from a mystery man who claimed to have information that could help the defence. Judge Vincent Gaughan said attorneys needed time to depose the man, who could impeach someone else's testimony, but he did not elaborate. Kelly attorney Sam Adam snr said the man was flying to Chicago last night from another state. "We never knew about this witness until approximately 9 o'clock this morning, when the witness called us," Adam told the judge. If need be defence attorneys would interview the man into the early morning hours.