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DETROIT — A longtime songwriting partner of Aretha Franklin has sued her publishing company, claiming it did not sign a royalty agreement for a song on her recently released album.

The suit filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit by Norman D. West also accuses Springtime Publishing Inc., of copyright infringement over an earlier song and seeks unspecified damages to ensure future royalties.

West said no royalty agreement was signed for “Put It Back Together Again.” That song and “New Day,” which West said he co-wrote, appear on “Aretha: A Woman Falling Out of Love.” The CD was released this spring – her first studio album in about eight years.

West, 45, and Franklin have worked together on songs for more than 20 years. Read full post…

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Posted July 15, 2011 by Charlie Esson under Celebrity News

A Utah man reportedly pelted a flight attendant with peanuts and pretzels on a Southwest Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City after he was told to put out an electronic cigarette.

Not only was Pogos Paul Sefilian arrested once the plane landed in Utah, but he has also temporarily lost his flying privileges, along with his passport.

If Sefilian is convicted of his charge of interfering with a flight crew, he could face up to 20 years in prison.

Court papers filed in U.S. District Court say Sefilian was on a flight Monday evening when he took out an electronic cigarette and began to smoke it while the plane was in flight.

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Posted July 15, 2011 by Claudia Downing under Celebrity Gossip

Emma Stone and Octavia Spencer, stars of the new movie “The Help,’’ joined director/screenwriter Tate Taylor yesterday to promote the movie based on the bestseller by Kathryn Stockett. The gang spoke to a group that included members of WGBH’s Ralph Lowell Society, friends of the Roxbury International Film Festival, and the Color of Film Collaborative.

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Posted July 15, 2011 by Charlie Esson under Celebrity News

LINDSAY LOHAN gets her boob grabbed by fellow model in her latest photo shoot! Shocking? Or not really? After all, Lindsay’s done a lot worse.

Lindsay celebrated her freedom by doing a slightly risqué photo shoot with photographer and close friend Tyler Shields. Th

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Posted July 15, 2011 by Charlie Esson under Celebrity News

For Angelenos, the thought of the weekend-long closure of the 405 highway, dubbed Carmageddon, has been enough to send anyone into a tizzy.

But while many Los Angeles natives feared that the highway-closing debacle would cause even more traffic jams than they’re used to, celebs like Kim Kardashian, Olivia Munn and Jenna Elfman hit the Twitterverse to tell us if Carmageddon was all it was cracked up to be (so far). 

Take a look at what they’ve been tweeting…

Aziz Ansari : Carmaggedeon was originally going to be called Pearl Carbor. #T

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| Posted July 14, 2011 by Claudia Downing under Celebrity Gossip