newsmakers

September 9, 2010 at 12:00a.m.

newsmakers

Snooki fined $500 for annoying people

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J.

Calling her “a Lindsay Lohan wannabe,” a judge has fined “Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi $500 and ordered her to perform community service after she pleaded guilty to disturbing others on a New Jersey beach in July. Her lawyer said Wednesday that Polizzi was under the influence of alcohol when she stumbled around the beach in Seaside Heights, using loud language that disturbed other beachgoers. Polizzi apologized to police and anyone else she bothered, claiming her behavior was not scripted as part of the show, even though cameras were rolling. Municipal Court Judge Damian G. Murray gave her credit for one day of community service that she spent caring for abused and neglected animals at a zoo Sunday.

‘SNL’ alum Poehler to host season opener

NEW YORK

NBC says “Saturday Night Live” will launch its 36th season Sept. 25 with host Amy Poehler and musical guest Katy Perry. Poehler is a former “SNL” cast member and will return to make her hosting debut. Perry’s No. 1 smash “California Gurls” has become the song of the summer.

NBC says “SNL” will welcome four new cast members this season. They include Vanessa Bayer, Paul Brittain, Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah. Cast member Will Forte recently left the show after eight seasons, and Jenny Slate left after one season.

‘Beetlejuice’ actor Shadix dies at 58

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.

Glenn Shadix, best remembered for his portrayal of a portly, pretentious designer in the metaphysical comedy “Beetlejuice,” died Tuesday at his home in Birmingham. He was 58.

Personal manager Juliet Green told The Associated Press that Shadix had returned to his home state after many years living in Los Angeles.

A cause of death was not known immediately, but his sister, Susan Gagne, told The Birmingham News that he had been using a wheelchair for mobility and appeared to have fallen in his kitchen and struck his head.

A memorial for William G. “Glenn Shadix” Scott will take place Saturday in Birmingham, his website said. Green said he’s survived by his mother, sister and brother-in-law.

A biography credits him with more than 30 film appearances and roles in several TV shows, including NBC’s “Seinfeld.”

Green said the prolific actor had one of his closest professional relationships with director Tim Burton, who cast him in films such as “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” “Planet of the Apes” and “Beetlejuice,” the 1988 horror comedy for which he is perhaps most-widely remembered. In the film, Shadix starred opposite Winona Ryder and Michael Keaton as “Otho,” an uppity interior designer who tries his hand at the occult to summon ghosts from the afterlife.

Bob Marley’s daughter pleads guilty to charge

WEST CHESTER, Pa.

The youngest child of reggae legend Bob Marley has admitted growing marijuana in her Philadelphia-area home. The Daily Local News of West Chester reports 29-year-old Makeda Jahnesta Marley pleaded guilty Tuesday to having nearly a dozen large marijuana plants inside her home in Caln, about 30 miles west of Philadelphia.

Marley was arrested in 2008 after police say they found her removing plants from her basement when officers arrived on a domestic-dispute call.

Sentencing is scheduled for October.

Vindicator wire services