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New York Monthly Herald. July 2006 Issue P. 45                                                                                           

GOSSIPS

Singer Doherty to publish diaries

Doherty has been treated for drug addiction at a clinic in Portugal.

Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty is to publish a book of his diaries. The book, including poems, drawings and lyrics, will cover the star's time with The Libertines, his relationship with model Kate Moss and his drug addiction. "Some of it is very funny, some of it is pretty dark. All of it is incredibly readable," said Ian Preece, Orion Books commissioning editor. Doherty was due to give a poetry reading at a publishing launch in a London pub, but failed to turn up. Preece: "It is intimate and honest stuff and a complete antidote to a lot of what you might have read about him." In a statement, Doherty said: "I've always wanted to have a book published and it's all very exciting for me personally."

Jailed: Doherty attended a rehabilitation clinic in Portugal earlier this month to receive treatment for drug addiction. In April he was sentenced to a community order with two years' supervision and 18 months of drug rehabilitation after admitting seven charges of possessing illegal substances including heroin, cocaine and cannabis. Two months earlier Doherty received a 12-month community order for seven counts of possessing controlled drugs. The judge warned Doherty at the time he faced jail if he did not stay off drugs. The 27-year-old was jailed for a month in 2003 for burgling the flat of former Libertines bandmate Carl Barat.

Witherspoon sues over baby story

Reese Witherspoon has two children.

Oscar-winning star Reese Witherspoon has sued a US tabloid magazine that claimed in an article she was pregnant. The Star magazine story alleged that the actress was unwilling to tell producers of her upcoming films she was expecting her third child. Witherspoon sued the magazine's parent company, American Media, in Los Angeles Superior Court for invasion of privacy. The legal action states that she is not pregnant, and the story damaged her reputation as it implied dishonesty. The article, which appears in an issue of the magazine dated 26 June, claimed the 30-year-old actress was hiding her changing body under 1920s-style swimsuits and baggy clothing. Representatives for American Media could not be reached for comment on the case. Witherspoon, who is married to Crash actor Ryan Phillippe, won an Oscar earlier this year for her role as June Carter in the Johnny Cash biopic Walk The Line.
 

 

Jolie-Pitt photographer arrested

The couple's new baby, Shiloh, was born in Namibia in May.

A photographer has been arrested on suspicion of trespassing after he was found hiding outside a daycare centre attended by Angelina Jolie's son. Clint Brewer, 25, was detained by private security on Thursday and held briefly by Los Angeles County Sheriff deputies before being released on bail. Pitt's publicist Cindy Guagenti claimed Mr Brewer was trying to take pictures of 4-year-old Maddox Jolie-Pitt. The trespassing charge carries a maximum of one year in prison. Angelina Jolie, 30, and partner Brad Pitt, 42, have a baby daughter Shiloh Novel, who was born in Namibia last month. The pair also have two adopted children, Maddox, who was born in Cambodia, and 18-month old Zahara, from Ethiopia. The family have been at the centre of a media frenzy since they went to Namibia. They returned to the US earlier this month. Jolie and Pitt sold pictures of them with Shiloh to Hello! magazine and donated the money to charity. Experts estimated that global rights to the pictures could have raised as much as $7millions.

Seal loses court payment battle

Singer-songwriter Seal has been ordered to pay his former manager commission on earnings from his first two albums. A High Court judge ordered the singer, real name Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel, to pay John Wadlow $1 million. Seal, famous for hits such as Crazy, had contested the case brought by Mr Wadlow over allegedly unpaid commission on two albums recorded before 1995. Judge Charles Gray said there was "no doubt" that Mr Wadlow had helped Seal to build his early career. Seal, 43, who lives in New York, was not in court for the decision. Mr Wadlow claimed he was entitled to unpaid commissions due under an agreement they signed in 1995. Both of the albums in question, which were both entitled Seal, were recorded in 1991 and 1994. Justice Gray was only asked to deal with the question of liability during the trial, not to assess the sum owed, and ordered Seal to make an interim payment of $1 million and $300,000 costs. The full amount to be paid to Mr Wadlow will be decided at a future court hearing. Justice Gray ruled that Mr Wadlow's entitlement to commission arose under a settlement agreement signed in 1995. The purpose of the agreement was to implement Seal's wish to bring to an end his longstanding relationship with Mr Wadlow, he said. The judge ruled that the settlement agreement replaced a 1990 management agreement "and the effect of it is that Mr Wadlow has a continuing entitlement to commission in respect of the first and second albums". Both Seal and Mr Wadlow gave evidence to Justice Gray. He said he found Seal an "impressive witness" who felt betrayed by Mr Wadlow. "His answers in cross-examination were thoughtful, modest and fluently expressed," he said. "It appeared to me that, at least in the early years of his career as an artist, he had little interest in its financial aspects and preferred to concentrate on his music." Judge Gray added: "I found Mr Wadlow to be a reliable witness. "His recollection of events, whilst far from perfect, was for understandable reasons better than that of Seal. "I suspect that his involvement in the music business came about as a result of his love of music rather than a desire to make money." He added that Mr Wadlow had "felt himself entitled" to share in Seal's success once he became an international star. Justice Gray ruled that in relation to the 1990 management agreement Mr Wadlow had "misused his influence over Seal". But the March 1995 agreement was "plainly not procured by undue influence".