Hilary Swank has growth removed

Hilary Swank has growth removed

NEW YORK — Hilary Swank is recovering after a hospital procedure to remove a small, benign growth, a representative for the Oscar-winning actress said Thursday.

“She was experiencing some discomfort and went to see her doctor, who prescribed an immediate course of action that included a brief hospitalization” to eliminate the growth, Swank’s manager, Jason Weinberg, said in a statement.

“Her condition has been resolved and there are no continuing health issues, with the exception of some short-term rest and recuperation,” Weinberg said. He would not provide further details.t

Billy Joe Shaver faces shooting charges

WACO, Texas — A McLennan County grand jury has indicted country singer Billy Joe Shaver on felony charges for his alleged role in an April 2007 shooting at a Lorena bar.

Shaver, 69, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony, and a charge of unlawful carrying of a handgun by a licensed holder on a licensed premises, a third-degree felony, the Waco Tribune-Herald reported in its online edition Wednesday.

An official at the McLennan County Jail in Waco told The Associated Press that Shaver had not turned himself in Wednesday night.

Today’s birthdays

“Inside the Actor’s Studio” host James Lipton is 82. Actor Adam West (“Batman”) is 78. Singer Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers is 68. Actor Randolph Mantooth (“Emergency”) is 63. Actor Jeremy Irons is 60. Actress-model Twiggy Lawson is 59. TV personality Joan Lunden is 58. Country singer Trisha Yearwood is 44. Comedian Cheri Oteri (“Saturday Night Live”) is 43. News anchor Soledad O’Brien is 42. Comedian Jimmy Fallon (“Saturday Night Live”) is 34. Rapper Eamon is 25.