Lenders ask to sell ranch belonging to Johnson

Lenders ask to sell ranchbelonging to Johnson
ASPEN, Colo. -- A lending company has asked for court permission to sell Don Johnson's 17-acre Woody Creek ranch, claiming the "Miami Vice" actor hasn't made good on a $10.6 million note, the Aspen Daily News reported.
New York-based D.E. Shaw Laminar Lending Inc. filed the motion March 16 in Pitkin County District Court. The motion was made public Wednesday.
Johnson's publicist, Elliott Mintz, told the newspaper the filing has been "remedied" and will be withdrawn.
The motion says "defaults have occurred under the deed of trust, including ... the failure to timely make payments as required under the deed of trust."
The note was taken out in August 2004, about four months before a lawyer announced that creditors listed on Johnson's bankruptcy petitions had been paid.
Debtors included Los Angeles-based City National Bank, which sought to auction off the ranch to recoup $930,000 it claimed Johnson owed.
Other bills paid included Aspen Valley Hospital ($7,345), the Of Grape & amp; Grain liquor store ($377), Isberian Rug Co. ($1,228), Planted Earth ($764) and the Aspen law firm of Garfield & amp; Hecht ($2,787).
Johnson's grocery bill of $5,740 to Clark's Market, which sued him in 2004, was also paid.
Jazz festival to featurerapper Kanye West
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Kanye West will be one of the main attractions at this year's Stockholm Jazz Festival.
The 27-year-old rapper-producer-songwriter will take the stage July 20 at the outdoor festival, one of the biggest annual music events in Sweden, organizers announced Friday.
West has won six Grammy Awards for his two multiplatinum albums, 2004's "The College Dropout" and last year's "Late Registration."
Sting is also slated to appear at the July 18-22 festival as part of his Broken Music Tour.
Today's birthdays
Movie critic Gene Shalit is 74. Singer Anita Bryant is 66. Singer Aretha Franklin is 64. Actor Paul Michael Glaser ("Starsky and Hutch") is 63. Musician Elton John is 59. Actress Bonnie Bedelia is 58. Singer Nick Lowe is 57. Actress-comedian Mary Gross is 53. Actor James McDaniel ("NYPD Blue") is 48. Saxophonist Steve Norman of Spandau Ballet is 46. Actress Brenda Strong ("Desperate Housewives") is 46. Actress Marcia Cross ("Desperate Housewives") is 44. Actress Lisa Gay Hamilton ("The Practice") is 42. Actress Sarah Jessica Parker is 41. Singer-guitarist Jeff Healy is 40. Singer Melanie Blatt of All Saints is 31.