Glitter arrested as pedophile case grows
Police investigating child sex abuse allegations against the late BBC television host Jimmy Savile arrested former glam rock star and convicted sex offender Gary Glitter on Sunday, British media reported, raising further questions about whether Savile was at the center of a broader pedophile ring.
The musician, whose real name is Paul Gadd, made it big with the crowd-pleasing hit “Rock & Roll (Part 2),” a mostly instrumental anthem that has been a staple at American sporting events, thanks to its catchy “hey” chorus.
He was jailed in Britain in 1999 for possessing child pornography, and convicted in 2006 in Vietnam of committing “obscene acts with children” – offenses involving girls aged 10 and 11. He was deported back to Britain in 2008.
In 2006, the NFL advised its football teams not to use the Glitter version of “Rock and Roll (Part 2)” at games.
Madonna booed for touting Obama
Madonna drew boos and triggered a walkout by several concertgoers after she touted President Barack Obama on her “MDNA Tour” in New Orleans.
The Material Girl asked during Saturday night’s performance: “Who’s registered to vote?” She added: “I don’t care who you vote for as long as you vote for Obama.” Drawing boos in touting Obama over Republican Mitt Romney, Madonna followed: “Seriously, I don’t care who you vote for. … Do not take this privilege for granted. Go vote.”
Madonna is often outspoken. Some Colorado fans, mindful of a mass shooting there, complained after she used a fake gun to shoot a masked gunman in a recent concert act in Denver. A Madonna concert in Paris in July drew ire when a video showed a swastika on a politician’s forehead.
Line-up for Newman benefit grows
Katy Perry, Quincy Jones, Alicia Keys and Vince Gill are on the same bill, set to perform at an event to benefit the late Paul Newman’s The Painted Turtle Camp.
The Dec. 4 gathering at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles is being billed as “You’ve Got a Friend … A Celebration of Carole King and Her Music.” King will perform alongside John Legend, Amy Grant, Herb Alpert and Lani Hall.
Newman’s The Painted Turtle is a camp in Lake Hughes, Calif., in The SeriousFun Children’s Network, which the actor founded to assist children with serious illnesses as well as their families.
The birthday bunch
Guitarist Denny Laine (The Moody Blues, Wings) is 68. Guitarist Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac) is 66. Actor Richard Dreyfuss is 65. Actress Kate Jackson is 64. Actor Dan Castellaneta (“The Simpsons”) is 55. Singer Randy Jackson (The Jacksons) is 51. Actress Joely Fisher (“Ellen”) is 45. Actress Winona Ryder is 41.