Barry's going to be on the shelf for a while
Barry Manilow will take a break from his regular gig at the Las Vegas Hilton to undergo surgery to repair torn cartilage in both hips, his publicist said.
The 60-year-old singer, who has a four-year contract with the hotel, suffers from labrum tears in his hips - a painful condition exacerbated by his high-energy performances, publicist Carol Marshall said in a statement Sunday.
Manilow will continue performing through his appearance at the Emmy Awards on Aug. 27 and will then have outpatient arthroscopic surgery at a Southern California hospital, Marshall said.
Recovery and rehabilitation time is expected to be about eight weeks.
Aiken sued by author of unauthorized biography
The author of an “unauthorized tribute” to Clay Aiken is suing the “American Idol” singer, claiming he defamed her and conspired to stifle sales of her book.
Jeannie Holleman, 50, says she is a lifelong friend and neighbor of a Raleigh family that were friends with Aiken's mother, Faye Parker, and took her in when Parker and her young son left her abusive husband.
Holleman's 2005 book, “Out of the Blue - ‘Clay' it Forward,” incorporates interviews from the McGhee family and her own recollections with stories from Aiken's fans.
In the lawsuit, filed in Wake County Superior Court, Holleman claims Aiken, his mother and others conspired to defame her and depress sales of her book by denying they knew her, branding her stories as lies and demeaning the book on Aiken fans' Web sites.
Pink Floyd guitarist Gilmour cancels concerts
David Gilmour will perform in Venice this weekend after his concerts in St. Mark's Square were canceled because of a problem with the stage. The 60-year-old Pink Floyd guitarist will perform in the lagoon city Friday and Saturday, according to his Web site.
The concerts scheduled for Aug. 4-5 were canceled because the stage appeared to be unsafe, Italian news reports said. One of the columns supporting the stage was slightly angled and therefore unable to hold the weight of the lights and other stage equipment, according to the reports.
Italian fans can't get enough of Madonna
Religious leaders may have snubbed Madonna, but Italian fans cheered the pop star as she staged a mock crucifixion at her concert in Rome.
A crowd of 70,000 attended Sunday night's performance at Olympic Stadium, some two miles from the Vatican. The scene of Madonna on a mirrored cross and wearing a crown of thorns, part of her worldwide “Confessions” tour, had drawn fire from religious leaders, who condemned it as an act of hostility toward the Roman Catholic Church.
- From wire reports
The 60-year-old singer, who has a four-year contract with the hotel, suffers from labrum tears in his hips - a painful condition exacerbated by his high-energy performances, publicist Carol Marshall said in a statement Sunday.
Manilow will continue performing through his appearance at the Emmy Awards on Aug. 27 and will then have outpatient arthroscopic surgery at a Southern California hospital, Marshall said.
Recovery and rehabilitation time is expected to be about eight weeks.
Aiken sued by author of unauthorized biography
The author of an “unauthorized tribute” to Clay Aiken is suing the “American Idol” singer, claiming he defamed her and conspired to stifle sales of her book.
Jeannie Holleman, 50, says she is a lifelong friend and neighbor of a Raleigh family that were friends with Aiken's mother, Faye Parker, and took her in when Parker and her young son left her abusive husband.
Holleman's 2005 book, “Out of the Blue - ‘Clay' it Forward,” incorporates interviews from the McGhee family and her own recollections with stories from Aiken's fans.
In the lawsuit, filed in Wake County Superior Court, Holleman claims Aiken, his mother and others conspired to defame her and depress sales of her book by denying they knew her, branding her stories as lies and demeaning the book on Aiken fans' Web sites.
Pink Floyd guitarist Gilmour cancels concerts
David Gilmour will perform in Venice this weekend after his concerts in St. Mark's Square were canceled because of a problem with the stage. The 60-year-old Pink Floyd guitarist will perform in the lagoon city Friday and Saturday, according to his Web site.
The concerts scheduled for Aug. 4-5 were canceled because the stage appeared to be unsafe, Italian news reports said. One of the columns supporting the stage was slightly angled and therefore unable to hold the weight of the lights and other stage equipment, according to the reports.
Italian fans can't get enough of Madonna
Religious leaders may have snubbed Madonna, but Italian fans cheered the pop star as she staged a mock crucifixion at her concert in Rome.
A crowd of 70,000 attended Sunday night's performance at Olympic Stadium, some two miles from the Vatican. The scene of Madonna on a mirrored cross and wearing a crown of thorns, part of her worldwide “Confessions” tour, had drawn fire from religious leaders, who condemned it as an act of hostility toward the Roman Catholic Church.
- From wire reports
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