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Jerry Lee Lewis weds for seventh time
NATCHEZ, Miss.
Jerry Lee Lewis has wed for the seventh time in a ceremony this month in Mississippi, according to a newspaper report.
The Natchez Democrat reports that Lewis, nicknamed “The Killer,” married Judith Brown on March 9. She has been the 76-year-old country and early rock music legend’s caregiver. She also formerly was married to Lewis’ cousin, Rusty. Rusty’s older sister, Myra Gale Brown, married Lewis in 1957 when she was 13 and was his third wife. The marriage caused shockwaves for Lewis’ career.
Keith Olbermann sacked by Current TV
LOS ANGELES
After barely a year, Current TV has sacked fiery host Keith Olbermann.
In a statement Friday afternoon, former Vice President Al Gore and legal entrepreneur Joel Hyatt, who co-founded the upstart cable network, took an extraordinary swipe at their outspoken host, who endured rocky tenures with a series of previous network employers, including MSNBC and EPSN. “Countdown,” Olbermann’s show, evidently will be canceled immediately.
Gore and Hyatt said Current was founded on “the values of respect, openness, collegiality and loyalty to our viewers. Unfortunately, these values are no longer reflected in our relationship with Keith Olbermann, and we have ended it.”
Vindicator wire services