Monroe exhibit lawsuit

Monroe exhibit lawsuit
LOS ANGELES -- A lawsuit claims that Marilyn Monroe had no connection to many of the items in an exhibit that claims to showcase her possessions.
The exhibit aboard the Queen Mary, which is moored in Long Beach, features items including hair rollers, suitcases, a lipstick holder and a "red shiny dress" that the iconic sex symbol supposedly owned. Thousands of people have paid $22.95 each to see the exhibit since it opened in November.
The lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, however, claims that Monroe had nothing to do with many of the items and that some were made after she died from an overdose of sleeping pills in August 1962.
No reunion, says Cheech
CONCORD, N.C. -- Those rumors about an on-screen reunion of Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong? Reefer madness, Marin says.
The 59-year-old actor -- half of the Cheech & amp; Chong comedy duo that embodied 1970s and 1980s marijuana humor -- said there will be no future joint efforts with Chong.
"We've tried to do it a bunch of times and we always end up at the same place," said Marin at a recent press tour to promote the animated film "Cars," set for release June 9. "All the old animosities resurface."
In "Cars," Marin voices Ramon, a vintage low-rider who befriends lead character Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson).
Glitter's appeal is set
HANOI, Vietnam -- The date has been set for former British glam rocker Gary Glitter's appeal of a three-year sentence for child molestation.
"His appeals trial is set for June 15," Bui Ngoc Hoa, head of the People's Supreme Court of Appeals in Ho Chi Minh City, said Monday. He said the trial would last one day.
Glitter, 62, whose real name is Paul Francis Gadd, was convicted and sentenced to three years in prison March 3 for committing obscene acts with girls ages 10 and 11 at his rented seaside villa and at a hotel.
Web honors for Prince
NEW YORK -- Prince will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at this year's Webby online awards for his use of the Internet to distribute music and connect with audiences.
In a statement Wednesday, Tiffany Shlain, founder of the awards, described Prince as a "musical genius" and "a visionary, who recognized early on that the Web would completely change how we experience music."
The 47-year-old pop superstar was the first major artist to release an entire album, 1997's "Crystal Ball," exclusively on the Web, according to the announcement, and "long before MySpace and iTunes, Prince used the Web as a new way to distribute music, premiere videos and build his relationship with his fans."
The awards ceremony will take place June 12 at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan.
Today's birthdays
Actor Andy Griffith is 80. Actor Edward Woodward is 76. Singer Pat Boone is 72. Actor-writer-director Peter Masterson is 72. Actor Morgan Freeman is 69. Actor Rene Auberjonois is 66. Opera singer Frederica von Stade is 61. Rock musician Ron Wood is 59. Actor Powers Boothe is 57. Actress Gemma Craven is 56. Singer Graham Russell (Air Supply) is 56. Country singer Ronnie Dunn (Brooks and Dunn) is 53. Rock musician Simon Gallup (The Cure) is 46. Country musician Richard Comeaux (River Road) is 45. Actress Teri Polo is 37. Model-actress Heidi Klum is 33. Singer Alanis Morissette is 32.