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(CBS/AP) The British hacking scandal has bled into another celebrity’s life as former Beatle Paul McCartney said he’d contact police over his ex-wife Heather Mills’ claim that her phone had been hacked. In comments to U.S. television journalists delivered via videolink from Cincinnati, Ohio,McCartney said that he would be in touch with law enforcement as soon as he was finished with his summer tour. “I will be talking to them about that,”‘ McCartney told the Television Critics Association in Los Angeles, just hours before a performance. Pictures: UK hacking scandal’s famous targets “I don’t think it’s great. I do think it is a horrendous violation of privacy, and I do think it’s been going on a long time, and I do think more people than we know knew about it. But I think I should just listen and hear what the facts are before I comment,” he said. McCartney is the latest celebrity to be dragged into Britain’s phone hacking scandal, which centers on allegations that journalists routinely eavesdropped on private phone messages, bribed police officers for tips and illegally obtained confidential information for stories. Until recently the scandal was largely been limited to the British arm of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, but an allegation made Wednesday by McCartney’s former wife Heather Mills implicates the Trinity Mirror PLC group of newspapers, and CNN celebrity interviewer Piers Morgan, who once...

(CBS) — A second “Grease” star has passed away. Actress Annette Charles, who played Cha Cha DiGregorio and famously danced with John Travolta in the iconic film, died Wednesday in Los Angeles, according to reports. She was 63. Charles had been battling cancer, her mother tells Access Hollywood, and 강원도 정선 카지노 died from complications related to the disease. As Cha Cha, the self-declared”best dancer at St. Bernadette’s,” Charles played the girlfriend of the Scorpions gang leader and memorably stole the spotlight dancing with Travolta during the school dance competition scene. Charles also appeared in “Magnum, P.I.”, “Latino” and “The Incredible Hulk” TV series.  She later became a speech professor at California State University Northridge, in Northridge, Calif. Her passing comes two months after the death of co-star Jeff Conaway, who played Kenickie in the film. Conaway died inlate May after being hospitalized in a coma that stemmed from his struggle with drugs and alcohol. He was...

(CBS/AP) LOS ANGELES – The Academy Awards has producers for next year’s awards show, and one of them is the guy who brought you three bad Jackie Chan-Chris Tucker movies. That’s right. Director Brett Ratner is one of the producers. Don Mischer is the other. This will be Ratner’s first involvement with the Oscar show and Mischer’s second: He produced and directed the 2011 Academy Awards telecast and was nominated for an Emmy for his work on the show. Pictures: 2011 Oscar red carpetPictures: 2011 Oscar winners Academy president Tom Sherak made the announcement Thursday. Mischer said in an interview that he’s excited to oversee the Oscars again. “I was just so happy to receive the call from the academy saying we’d like to have you come back,” he said. “It was unexpected and a real delight. More than anything, I’m looking forward to working with Brett.” Ratner said producing the Oscar show is “beyond a dream come true.” “This wasn’t even in my dreams, it’s so far out,” he said. “This is something I never could have imagined.” Ratner has produced and directed both film and 베트맨 television. His credits include “X-Men: The Last Stand,” and the pilot of TV’s “Prison Break.” Mischer is a veteran producer and director of live television events, including Super Bowl halftime shows, Olympics opening ceremonies, the Emmy Awards and this year’s Oscars....

(AP) MINSK, Belarus – It’s probably the first time in history that teddy bears have defeated generals. Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has sacked two of the nation’s top defense officials after two Swedish advertising agency employees piloted a light plane into the country’s heavily guarded airspace, dropping 879 teddy bears decked out in parachutes and slogans supporting human rights. Officials in the ex-Soviet state denied the July 4 incident until Lukashenko called a meeting last week to scold authorities for allowing such a “provocation.” The Belarusian ruler nicknamed “Europe’s last dictator” on Tuesday fired the nation’s air defense chief and the head of the Border Guards service and 정선출장만남 reprimanded several other top security officials, his office said Wednesday. Thomas Mazetti and Hannah Frey, the two Swedes behind the stunt, said they wanted to show support for Belarusian human rights activists and embarrass the country’s military, a pillar of Lukashenko’s power. “Hopefully, we’ve made people more aware in the world and that there will be more people supporting Belarusian people,” Frey said. The Swedes’ yearlong preparations involved learning how to pilot the three-seater Jodel aircraft and purchasing the plane. They financed the $184,500 cost of the stunt with their work in a small advertising agency. The pair said they were inspired by similar protests staged by Belarusian activists, who have at times arranged plush toys in such a...

(CBS/AP) LOS ANGELES – The Academy Awards has producers for next year’s awards show, and one of them is the guy who brought you three bad Jackie Chan-Chris Tucker movies. That’s right. Director Brett Ratner is one of the producers. Don Mischer is the other. This will be Ratner’s first involvement with the Oscar show and Mischer’s second: He produced and directed the 2011 Academy Awards telecast and was nominated for an Emmy for his work on the show. Pictures: 2011 Oscar red carpetPictures: 2011 Oscar winners Academy president Tom Sherak made the announcement Thursday. Mischer said in an interview that he’s excited to oversee the Oscars again. “I was just so happy to receive the call from the academy saying we’d like to have you come back,” he said. “It was unexpected and a real delight. More than anything, I’m looking forward to working with Brett.” Ratner said producing the Oscar show is “beyond a dream come true.” “This wasn’t even in my dreams, it’s so far out,” he said. “This is something I never could have imagined.” Ratner has produced and directed both film and television. His credits include “X-Men: The Last Stand,” and the pilot of TV’s “Prison Break.” Mischer is a veteran producer and director 솔레어카지노 of live television events, including Super Bowl halftime shows, Olympics opening ceremonies, the Emmy Awards and this year’s Oscars....