Wednesday, September 25, 2013
newsmakers
Fitz and actress Kaylee DeFer have first child
NEW YORK
Kaylee DeFer and Fitz of Fitz and the Tantrums are the proud parents of a baby boy.
The lead singer of the rock band and the “Gossip Girl” actress welcomed Theodore Ignatius Fitzpatrick on Friday. The baby weighed 8 pounds, 13 ounces.
Fitz, whose real name is Michael Fitzpatrick, said the couple had a doula to help with the birth. He said DeFer was “amazing” in the delivery room.
Said Fitz: “I’m so proud of Kaylee ... she is the rock star in the family.”
DeFer celebrated her 27th birthday Monday.
Lohan’s mom pleads not guilty to DWI charge in New York
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.
Lindsay Lohan’s mother has pleaded not guilty to drunken driving charges in New York.
A judge in Hempstead suspended Dina Lohan’s driver’s license Tuesday before releasing her without bail.
State police say the 50-year-old was stopped earlier this month while allegedly speeding on a Long Island parkway.
A breath test showed the mother of the troubled film actress had a blood-alcohol level that was more than double New York’s legal limit of 0.08 percent. She was issued tickets for DWI and speeding.
Dina Lohan’s lawyer, Mark Heller, said in court Tuesday that his client has no criminal record. She was later driven away in a silver Rolls Royce.
Poet Oswald’s take on Homer’s ‘Iliad’ wins Warwick Prize
LONDON
A reworking of Homer’s “Iliad” by British poet Alice Oswald has won the Warwick Prize for Writing, an eclectic literary award open to English-language works in any genre and from any country.
Oswald’s “Memorial” was named winner of the 25,000 pound ($40,000) prize on Tuesday. The poem reimagines the Trojan War saga, focusing on the scores of dead soldiers mentioned in Homer’s epic.
Oswald said she was “very surprised and grateful, both to the judges and to Homer.”
The award was established in 2009 to explore “what literature is, and what new shapes and forms it might be taking.” It is handed out every two years by England’s University of Warwick.
Rogen, Goldberg to make R-rated animated film
NEW YORK
Sony Pictures will make a raunchy, R-rated animated film written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg titled “Sausage Party.”
The project was announced Tuesday by Sony, which is co-financing the film with Annapurna Pictures. Writing partners Rogen and Goldberg penned the script along with Kyle Hunter and Ariel Shaffir.
“Sausage Party” is described as “one sausage’s quest to discover the truth about his existence.” After falling out of a shopping cart, the sausage journeys through a supermarket.
“Sausage Party” is planned for release in 2015.
Associated Press