Actor is sentenced

Actor is sentenced
AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France -- Samy Naceri, star of the World War II film "Days of Glory," was sentenced to four months in prison Friday for violent behavior against nightclub bouncers and for insulting a police officer.
Naceri, 45, has had frequent run-ins with the law. He is serving a six-month sentence for making racial slurs against a police officer. The court in Aix-en-Provence, in southern France, judged two more cases Friday.
In one, Naceri was convicted of violence against bouncers at an Aix-en-Provence nightclub in early January. The court sentenced him to nine months in prison, with six of those suspended.
In another case, Naceri was convicted of insulting two guards at a medical center where he was taken after overdosing on medication in mid-January. The court ordered him to spend one month in prison and pay a 6,560 fine. In both cases, Naceri must pay damages.
The cast of "Days of Glory," including Naceri, shared best-actor honors at the Cannes Film Festival last spring. The movie, about North African soldiers from France's colonial army, is nominated for best foreign language film at the Oscars.
Ricky Martin's message
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Ricky Martin, who was a headliner at the 2001 inauguration ball for President George W. Bush, has a message for the American commander in chief about war.
At a recent concert, the 35-year-old singer stuck up his middle finger when he sang the president's name in his song "Asignatura Pendiente," which includes the words, "a photo with Bush." The gesture last Friday prompted cheers from thousands of fans in the San Juan stadium.
On Thursday, the Puerto Rican heartthrob repeated his criticism of the Iraq war and explained his changed position on Bush.
"My convictions of peace and life go beyond any government and political agenda and as long as I have a voice onstage and offstage, I will always condemn war and those who promulgate it," Martin said about his action in an e-mail statement sent to The Associated Press via a spokesman.
Today's birthdays
Former Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown is 85. Actor George Kennedy is 82. Sen. John Warner, R-Va., is 80. Author Toni Morrison is 76. Singer Yoko Ono is 74. Singer Herman Santiago (Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers) is 66. Singer Dennis DeYoung is 60. Producer-director-writer John Hughes is 57. Actress Cybill Shepherd is 57. Singer Juice Newton is 55. Rock musician Robbie Bachman is 54. Rock musician Larry Rust (Iron Butterfly) is 54. Actor John Travolta is 53. Game show host Vanna White is 50. Actress Greta Scacchi is 47. Actor Matt Dillon is 43. Rapper Dr. Dre is 42. Actress Molly Ringwald is 39. Singer-musician Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek) is 30. Actor Tyrone Burton is 28. Actor Shane Lyons is 19.