Lohan sidesteps home burglary case
Lindsay Lohan will not be prosecuted for a burglary at a home where she had been a houseguest, prosecutors determined Tuesday.
The decision came after Los Angeles police detectives presented a potential felony burglary case against the actress and two men who were reportedly at the Hollywood Hills home of a longtime acquaintance after several items went missing earlier this month.
Prosecutors cited lack of evidence to prove Lohan was involved in the thefts at the home. The items taken were described as keys, cash, sunglasses and a credit card holder. Los Angeles police say their investigation will continue.
Lohan remains on probation for a 2011 case in which she pleaded no contest to taking a $2,500 necklace without permission. She faces jail time if she is charged with another crime.
Pianist Cliburn diagnosed with cancer
Renowned classical pianist Van Cliburn has been diagnosed with advanced bone cancer and is resting comfortably at his Texas home, his publicist said. The 78-year-old Cliburn is under excellent care and his spirits are high, said longtime friend and publicist Mary Lou Falcone.
Cliburn skyrocketed to fame in 1958 when he won the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow at age 23. He triumphantly returned to a New York ticker tape parade, the only one ever for a classical musician, and a Time magazine cover proclaimed him “The Texan Who Conquered Russia.”
In the years that followed, Cliburn’s popularity soared as he sold out concerts and broke album sales records. Cliburn won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004, and was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2003.
Foo Fighters aren’t taking break – yet
Music industry online magazine NME says the Foo Fighters have played their “last show for a long time,” but an official familiar with the group says it has more concerts scheduled.
As the group wrapped up a gig in Reading, England, on Sunday, frontman Dave Grohl told the crowd the tour, in support of its latest album “Wasting Light,” would be its last – a comment that has set fans in the Twittersphere alight with concern.
But the official says Grohl’s comments were misinterpreted. The official said that the band has four U.S. shows in September and that after that it will take some time off.
The birthday bunch
Actor-director Lord Richard Attenborough is 89. Movie director William Friedkin is 77. Actor Elliott Gould is 74. Movie director Joel Schumacher is 73. Dancer-choreographer Mark Morris is 56. Actress Rebecca DeMornay is 53. Actress-singer Lea Michele (TV: “Glee”) is 26.