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People: Hynde opens up about biker days

Hynde
From Wire Reports

Legendary rocker Chrissie Hynde was with the band. And not just as the sultry-voiced singer with the Pretenders, which won popularity decades ago with hits such as “Brass in Pocket” and “Ohio.”

Early in her life, Hynde fell in with a band of outlaw bikers. She wound up being beaten, robbed and raped, she says in an interview to air on this week’s “Sunday Morning” on CBS.

Hynde, 63, is philosophical about the assault.

“If you hung out with those guys, that’s what happened. That’s the way it was,” she says.

Hynde says she didn’t fear for her life, though she should have.

“With a lot of these guys, once you get involved with them, you don’t really get out,” she says. “Especially if you’re a woman – you become sort of property.”

Hynde writes about the attack in her new memoir, “Reckless: My Life as a Pretender.”

Stars align for ‘Love Song to the Earth’

Paul McCartney, Jon Bon Jovi, Sheryl Crow and Fergie have joined forces to record a song about climate change.

Sean Paul, Leona Lewis and Colbie Caillat also appear on “Love Song to the Earth,” which was released Friday on iTunes and Apple Music via Connect.

Proceeds from the track will benefit the United Nations Foundation and Friends of the Earth. Nicole Scherzinger, Natasha Bedingfield, Angelique Kidjo, Kelsea Ballerini and Victoria Justice also appear on the track.

The song was created to support a U.N. conference in Paris this December that’s aimed at reaching a deal with more than 190 nations to keep global warming from reaching dangerous levels.

“Love Song to the Earth” will receive a wide release on Friday. Johnny Rzeznik, Krewella, Christina Grimmie and Q’Orianka Kilcher also sing on the song.

Hayek granted restraining orders

A judge on Friday ordered two women to stay away from Salma Hayek and not attempt to contact the Oscar-nominated actress for the next three years.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carol Boas Goodson granted Hayek’s request for a restraining order against Liana Philippon and Odette Bodagh, who the actress stated in court filings impersonated her and made a veiled threat to kidnap her daughter.

The order also covers Hayek’s husband and 7-year-old daughter.

Bodagh said during Friday’s hearing that she thought she had a relationship with Hayek but didn’t realize she was scaring the actress until the temporary restraining order was granted. Philippon did not attend the hearing.

The birthday bunch

Former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Paul Volcker is 88. Comedian-actor Bob Newhart is 86. Actress-singer Carol Lawrence is 83. Actor William Devane is 76. Actress Raquel Welch is 75. “Cathy” cartoonist Cathy Guisewite is 65. Actor Michael Keaton is 64. TV personality Dweezil Zappa is 46. Actress Rose McGowan is 42. Actress Carice Van Houten is 39. Actor Andrew Ducote is 29.