Travis apologizes after arrest, jailing
Country singer Randy Travis has apologized after being arrested on a charge of public intoxication outside a North Texas church.
Denton County sheriff’s spokesman Tom Reedy said police in the town of Sanger arrested Travis early Monday after spotting a vehicle parked in front of a church and finding an open bottle of wine and Travis smelling of alcohol.
Reedy said Travis, whose hits include “Forever and Ever, Amen,” was brought to the Denton County jail about 1:30 a.m. and released six hours later.
The singer, who lives in the small town of Tioga near Sanger, apologized in a statement to the Associated Press “for what resulted following an evening of celebrating the Super Bowl.”
Travis, who launches a concert tour Friday, said he’s “committed to being responsible and accountable.” He is scheduled to perform at Northern Quest Casino in Airway Heights on Saturday.
Clooney, pals gather for Oscar lunch
George Clooney said the best thing about Academy Awards nominations is not necessarily the prizes. It’s hanging with old and new friends.
At the annual Oscar nominee luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Monday, Clooney said he’s made new pals on the awards circuit this season and has been happy to catch up with longtime friends such as Viola Davis and Brad Pitt, his co-star in the “Ocean’s Eleven” movies.
“A lot of people at home think we all hang out together. I think they think we’re always at the Hilton drinking champagne. The truth is I hadn’t seen Brad in about a year” until they crossed paths around the time of January’s Golden Globes, Clooney told reporters before sitting down to lunch. “So it’s fun to catch up, and it’s fun to see people I like and haven’t seen in a long time.”
Both are up for the best-actor Oscar – Clooney for “The Descendants” and Pitt for “Moneyball.”
Clooney said he also has had fun getting to know other nominees such as best-actor contenders Gary Oldman of “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” Jean Dujardin of “The Artist” and Demian Bichir of “A Better Life.”
The birthday bunch
Actor Miguel Ferrer is 57. Comedian Robert Smigel (Triumph the Insult Comic Dog) is 52. Actor James Spader is 52. Country singer Garth Brooks is 50. Keyboardist David Bryan (Bon Jovi) is 50. Comedian Chris Rock is 47. Guitarist Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit) is 37. Actor Ashton Kutcher is 34. Actress Tina Majorino (“Napoleon Dynamite,” “Veronica Mars”) is 27.