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‘Sex and the City’ star is engaged to partner
‘Sex and the City’ star is engaged to partner
NEW YORK — Cynthia Nixon is engaged to her partner, Christine Marinoni.
Charlotte Burke, a representative for the “Sex and the City” actress, confirmed the engagement. No other details were given.
Nixon, 43, showed off an engagement ring at an Action-Equals-Marriage Equality rally in midtown Manhattan on Sunday.
She has two children from her relationship with photographer Danny Mozes.
Woody Allen settles suit over ad for $5M
NEW YORK — Woody Allen agreed Monday to a $5 million settlement in his lawsuit accusing American Apparel of using an image parodying him as a rabbi without his permission.
Both sides announced the settlement — to be paid by American Apparel’s insurance company — on the morning a trial was to start in federal court in Manhattan.
Allen, 73, sued the trendy clothing company last year for $10 million after the advertisements turned up on billboards in Hollywood and New York and on a Web site. Using a frame from the film “Annie Hall,” the ads depicted Allen as a Hasidic Jew — long beard, side curls, black hat — and featured Yiddish text meaning “the holy rebbe.”
Court papers filed on Allen’s behalf had described the actor-director as one of the most influential figures in the history of American film, and say he believes maintaining strict control over his image has been critical to his success.
The papers claimed Allen hasn’t done commercials in the United States since the 1960s.
Eminem giving away tickets to Detroit show
DETROIT — Eminem is planning a free show in Detroit on the same day his album “Relapse” is released.
He announced plans for today’s show on his MySpace page. Fans lined up for tickets Monday morning at Record Time in the Detroit suburb of Roseville. The tickets were to be given away later in the day.
Today’s birthdays
PBS newscaster Jim Lehrer is 75. Author-director Nora Ephron is 68. Actor Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca in “Star Wars”) is 65. Musician Pete Townshend is 64. Singer-bassist Dusty Hill of ZZ Top is 60. Singer-actress-model Grace Jones is 57. Singer Jenny Berggren of Ace of Base is 37.