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Cruise sues magazine for $50M

LOS ANGELES

An attorney for Tom Cruise says he has filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against the publishers of Life & Style magazine for articles that said the actor has abandoned his 6-year-old daughter, Suri.

Bert Fields says the suit was filed Wednesday. If Cruise prevails, Fields says Cruise would give the money to charity.

Cruise and Siri’s mother, Katie Holmes, were divorced this year. They were married six years.

Swift, Minaj to perform at AMAs

LOS ANGELES

It’ll be a little bit country and a little bit rock ‘n’ roll onstage at the American Music Awards.

Organizers said that Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj and Linkin Park will perform at the 40th annual ceremony Nov. 18. All are up for awards.

Christina Aguilera also will performSFlbat the ceremony at the Nokia Theatre in LA, where it will air live on ABC.

Brown arrested on DUI charge

LOS ANGELES

Bobby Brown has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving for the second time this year.

LA police spokeswoman Venus Hall says the singer was stopped in his car at 1 a.m. Wednesday.

Police say he was booked on suspicion of driving under the influence at the Van Nuys jail but was released.

Vindicator wire reports