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‘Charlie’s Angels’ grounded by ABC

NEW YORK

ABC says its revamped version of the 1970s hit “Charlie’s Angels” is being shut down after only four airings because of low ratings.

The network said Friday that four more episodes remain to be aired. The action series focused on three female detectives in Miami.

But the reboot has struggled in the ratings since its premiere last month. It’s ABC’s first cancellation of the new fall season.

Authors support Occupy Wall Street

NEW YORK

Salman Rushdie, Neil Gaiman and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelists Jennifer Egan and Michael Cunningham are among more than 100 authors who in an online petition are declaring their support for Occupy Wall Street.

The petition on http://occupywriters.com/ reads: “We, the undersigned writers and all who will join us, support Occupy Wall Street and the Occupy Movement around the world.”

Others supporting the protests include “Lemony Snicket” author Daniel Handler, Barbara Ehrenreich, Ann Patchett and Andre Dubus III.

Scammers sell fake M ∂tley Cr ºe tickets

JAKARTA, Indonesia

Fake concert promoters apparently have bilked Indonesian music fans out of an estimated $60,000 in ticket sales for a M ∂tley Cr ºe show that never was scheduled to happen.

More than 1,500 people had bought tickets for $40 each by the time the scam was uncovered late last month, according to Tempo Interactive, a news website.

Band members quickly responded to the rumor as word spread through social media.

On Twitter, drummer Tommy Lee called the fake concert the work of a “shady promoter.”

Vindicator wire services