NEWSMAKERS | Rob Lowe dishes on years with Sheen

NEWSMAKERS

Rob Lowe dishes on years with Sheen

NEW YORK

Rob Lowe gives fellow Brat Packer Charlie Sheen a slight edge when it comes to partying. Lowe tells Vanity Fair that in past days, he and Sheen “competed to see who could play harder, then show up for work.”

Lowe recently finished his autobiography and shared excerpts with the magazine. He calls Sheen “a wonderful mix of nerd and rebel” and speaks of days when the two were relatively unknown actors who plotted their careers in Sheen’s pool.

Sheen has made headlines for his wild partying. He was fired from his hit CBS show, then alleged breach of contract and sued the show’s producers.

Prosecutor suggests Willie Nelson sing

EL PASO, Texas

A Texas prosecutor says Willie Nelson can resolve marijuana possession charges by agreeing to plead guilty, pay a fine — and sing “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” for the court.

County Attorney Kit Bramblett says he recommended the penalties to Hudspeth County’s Judge Becky Dean-Walker. Bramblett says the judge specifically demanded Nelson appear in court instead of pleading by mail, which is a common procedure.

Nelson was arrested Nov. 26 for marijuana possession at a Border Patrol checkpoint after an agent smelled an odor coming from his vehicle and decided to conduct a search.

Beyonc ’s dad says split shows her growth

NEW YORK

Mathew Knowles says Beyonc ’s decision to part ways with him as a manager was part of her growing up.

In an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday, Knowles called his daughter a “very, very smart businesswoman.”

Beyonc announced Monday that her father would no longer manage her career. He had done so since she was a child, and took her from multiplatinum success with the group Destiny’s Child to a superstar solo career.

1950s screen idol Granger dead at 85

NEW YORK

Farley Granger, the 1950s bobby-sox screen idol who starred in the Alfred Hitchcock classics “Rope” and “Strangers On a Train,” has died in New York City. He was 85.

The New York City medical examiner’s office says Granger died Sunday of natural causes.