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Bus driver wants Fox countersuit tossed

CLEVELAND

An Ohio private-bus driver who claims she was punched by Matthew Fox is asking that the actor’s lawsuit against her be tossed out.

The former star of the TV show “Lost” slapped Heather Bormann with a countersuit earlier this month after she sued him in Cleveland for at least $75,000 in damages. Fox also demanded a jury trial.

Bormann’s attorney filed a motion Monday seeking to have Fox’s lawsuit dismissed, calling it frivolous.

In her lawsuit, Bormann alleged that Fox struck her in the breast, groin, arm and legs after she stopped him from boarding her chartered party bus Aug. 28. Fox was in Cleveland for a movie shoot.

Prosecutors declined to file charges in the case.

Sting debuts free app, pays tribute to Jobs

NEW YORK

Sting has launched an app for the iPad, and he’s not charging for it.

The singer introduced STING 25 in honor of his 25-year solo career at the Apple Store in New York’s Upper West Side on Monday. The “Appumentary” is a digital documentary of Sting’s career. It features more than four hours of music videos, concert footage, interviews and more.

Sting says he’s releasing it for free “because we don’t know how much it’s worth.”

The app also has video from Sting’s 60th birthday party-concert last month at New York’s Beacon Theatre, which featured performances with Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder and Lady Gaga.

At Monday’s event, Sting performed the song “Fragile,” dedicating it to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and saying, “In some way, he’s created our future.”

Vindicator wire services