People: Prince William takes air ambulance job
Prince William clocked in for his first shift as an air ambulance pilot Monday, nervous but excited about his new job.
The second-in-line to Britain’s throne will face emergencies ranging from traffic accidents to heart attacks in his role working for East Anglian Air Ambulance in eastern England.
William will juggle his royal duties with nine-and-a-half hour shifts in the first few months – including night shifts – as part of a rotation where he will work four days and then have four days off. He’ll work less in the future to accommodate royal tasks.
William will also juggle both jobs with fatherhood. He took unpaid leave in April after he wrapped up his first phase of training, and has returned following the birth of Princess Charlotte.
50 Cent files for bankruptcy
The rapper 50 Cent, known for the album “Get Rich or Die Tryin’,” has filed for bankruptcy.
The artist, whose real name is Curtis Jackson III, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Hartford, Connecticut, on Monday, days after a jury ordered him to pay $5 million in an invasion-of-privacy lawsuit. He owns a 50,000-square-foot mansion in nearby Farmington, Connecticut.
Collins taking over Perez’s ‘View’ slot
Comedian Michelle Collins will slide into Rosie Perez’s soon-to-be vacated seat on “The View.” Amid falling confetti and much fanfare, the writer/comedian, who will be the 15th co-host of ABC’s daytime talker, shared the news live on Monday’s episode.
The recent contributor is set to start her new gig in September, with a few guest appearances slated for the summer ahead of her debut. The pop-culture comic has previously worked on VH1’s “Walk of Shame Shuttle” and “Big Morning Buzz Live” as well as Logo’s “The Gossip Queens.”
In addition to Collins, the ever-changing co-hosts now are longtime fixture Whoopi Goldberg, season 18 addition Nicole Wallace and former child star Raven-Symone, who replaced Rosie O’Donnell after her February exit.
The birthday bunch
Actor Harry Dean Stanton is 89. Former football player and actor Rosey Grier is 83. Actor Vincent Pastore is 69. Actress Jane Lynch is 55. Hip-hop musician taboo (Black Eyed Peas) is 40. Rock singer Dan Reynolds (Imagine Dragons) is 28.