Thursday, February 23, 2012
NEWSMAKERS
Gable group starts sculpture campaign
CADIZ, Ohio
The Clark Gable Foundation in the actor’s Ohio hometown is launching a fundraising effort for a life-size bronze sculpture of the “Gone With the Wind” star sitting on a bench.
The group announced Monday that it had launched the Clark Gable Legacy campaign on Kickstarter.com to raise $80,000 to have the sculpture installed in Cadiz, the site of the foundation and Gable’s birthplace home, now a museum.
Sculptor Lou Cella of The Rotblatt/Amrany Fine Art Studio in Highwood, Ill., has been tapped to craft the piece.
Rihanna could draw criticism for songs
NEW YORK
Rihanna is known for making bold statements, from her often sexually charged music to her tattoos to the hue of her hair.
But her latest decision — a musical pairing with the man who three years ago left her bloodied and bruised — has left some questioning her judgment.
On Monday, after days of teasing, Rihanna and Chris Brown debuted two songs featuring each other. Brown sings and raps on the remix of Rihanna’s sexually charged song “Birthday Cake,” and she appears on a new version of his upbeat tune “Turn up the Music.”
Vindicator wire reports