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Ex-Motley Singer Faces Assault Charge
Ex-Motley Crue Singer Vince Neil Faces Assault Charge on Accusation He Attacked Prostitute. Former Motley Crue singer Vince Neil has been charged with misdemeanor battery for allegedly attacking a prostitute at a brothel last month, a prosecutor said. Neil, 42, allegedly grabbed prostitute Andrea Terry by the throat on July 10 and threw her against a wall at the Moonlite Bunny Ranch just east of Carson City, according to the criminal complaint. If convicted, the rocker could face up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. No date has been set yet for Neil's initial appearance in Dayton Justice Court. Neil's lawyer, Robert Shapiro of Los Angeles, did not immediately return a phone call to his office Saturday. Brothel owner Dennis Hof was out of town and also did not return a call. But Hof had told the New York Daily News that Neil and Terry got into an argument because he didn't want to have sex with her. Neil stopped by the brothel after a July 9 concert in Reno with the fellow 1980s metal bands Poison and Skid Row. In April, Neil entered a no contest plea to misdemeanor battery in an assault involving record producer Michael Shuman outside a West Hollywood, Calif., nightclub last year. In that case, a Superior Court judge ordered Neil to complete 100 hours of community service and pay restitution.
Ted Nugent Challenges Illinois Governor
Ted Nugent says Gov. Rod Blagojevich is more than welcome to visit him backstage before his Aug. 11 performance at the Illinois State Fair.
The rocker and gun-rights advocate, known for the song "Cat Scratch Fever," is itching to tell Blagojevich how much he dislikes Illinois' gun laws. "I challenge him to come backstage," Nugent told The (Springfield) State Journal-Register. "And let's talk 'We the people,' let's talk good over evil, let's talk laws forcing good people to be unarmed and helpless." The 54-year-old said his main complaint is what he called Blagojevich's "refusal to stand up for the Second Amendment." The comment was aimed at state laws that prohibit retired police officers from carrying concealed weapons. "How in God's green earth can a governor not allow retired professional heroes of law enforcement to carry guns?" Nugent said. "There's no answer for that. Any attempt to answer that question would expose a person for the buffoon he is." The governor's spokeswoman, Angie Amores, declined to comment on Nugent's remarks. Blagojevich's position on the issue is unclear since a bill that would have allowed retired officers to carry concealed firearms failed to make it through the Legislature this year. Amores said Blagojevich co-sponsored a similar measure that also failed to gain passage when he was a member of Congress.
Original Member of Oak Ridge Boys Dies
The last original member of the band that became the Oak Ridge Boys has died at 82. Marshall Lon "Deacon" Freeman, died at his home here on Wednesday. He was the last surviving member of the Oak Ridge Quartet, which later became gospel group The Oak Ridge Boys. Freeman began singing as a child in a Baptist church. After serving with the Army Air Corps during World War II, he joined a group called the Georgia Clodhoppers as a singer and rhythm guitar player. The group was renamed the Oak Ridge Quartet and made regular appearances on the Grand Ole Opry. Freeman left the group in 1949 because the travel kept him away from his family. He took a job broadcasting at a radio station in Rome. He was born in Berryton. In 2000, The Oak Ridge Boys were inducted into the Gospel Music Association's Gospel Hall of Fame in Nashville. Freeman was honored along with current Oak Ridge Boys Joe Bonsall, Richard Sterban, Duane Allen and William Lee Golden.
Natalie Imbruglia Still Plans Marriage
Natalie Imbruglia still plans on marrying Daniel Johns of Silverchair, though they still haven't figured out when. Imbruglia said she doubted that they would marry this year, adding that they're shooting for the start of next year. But will they serenade each other at the ceremony? "Oh, God, no," she said, laughing. "No, that'd be the last thing that would happen. No, we're not like that." Imbruglia said their mutual attraction is based on understanding."More than the music, I think, it's understanding the pressures of the industry that's great," she told reporters. "We talk about that more than we do about music because that's where you need someone to talk to." Imbruglia is currently starring in the movie "Johnny English".
Chicks' Tour Bus Gets Hit
Dixie Chicks' tour bus rear-ended in San Antonio; no injuries reported
The Dixie Chicks' tour bus was rear-ended early Thursday while parked along a highway on the outskirts of San Antonio, city police said.
Emily Robison, the only member of the popular country-music trio aboard the bus, was not injured. According to the accident report, the bus pulled over on an overpass in northwest San Antonio at 3:30 a.m. after being struck with an unknown object. Police say the parked bus was partially blocking a westbound traffic lane. As driver Ross Ellis looked for damage, a pickup truck driven by Larry Cox of Corpus Christi struck the back of the bus. Police said Cox was taken to a hospital for treatment of a cut on his right arm. Cox told police he took his eyes off the road briefly to answer his cell phone as he was approaching the parked bus, and didn't see the other vehicle in time. Ellis had activated the emergency flashers on the bus, but still was partly to blame because the bus was parked in the roadway, the investigating officer wrote in the report. The Dixie Chicks played a concert in Houston on Wednesday, a night after performing in San Antonio. Their next date on the Top of the World Tour is Friday in Little Rock, Ark.
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