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Rapper’s will bars ad use of his work

NEW YORK

The Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch rapped that he wouldn’t “sell my songs for no TV ad.”

His will shows he wanted to make sure that held true after his death.

The will was filed in a Manhattan court this week, three months after his death from cancer at age 47. It says his image, name, music “or any artistic property” he created can’t be used for advertising. His lawyer and the band’s spokesman declined to comment Friday.

Also known as MCA, Yauch was a founding member of the Beastie Boys, who helped hip-hop gain mainstream attention in the 1980s. They’ve enjoyed four No. 1 albums and sold more than 40 million records.

Yauch’s will leaves his roughly $6 million estate to his widow and daughter.

Springfield pleads no contest in DUI case

LOS ANGELES

Rick Springfield has pleaded no contest to reckless driving and will serve probation to end a drunken- driving case filed after his arrest last year.

The rocker’s attorney, Philip Cohen, entered the plea to a misdemeanor charge of reckless driving “with driving under the influence conditions” Thursday in Malibu. The singer initially faced drunken-driving charges, but the revised charge doesn’t include any allegation of alcohol impairment.

The “Jessie’s Girl” singer was arrested in May 2011 after deputies spotted him speeding in his 1963 Corvette on Pacific Coast Highway.

District attorney’s spokeswoman Jane Robison said Springfield will be on informal probation for three years and is required to attend a three-month alcohol education program.

Springfield didn’t attend Thursday’s court hearing.

Associated Press