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Freed’s ashes removed from rock hall exhibit

CLEVELAND

The remains of the deejay who is widely credited with coining the phrase “rock and roll” have been removed from the exhibit honoring him at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland.

Alan Freed’s son and daughter-in-law left the museum Monday with an urn containing his cremated remains. Freed was one of the original inductees into the hall.

Lance Freed told The Plain Dealer that it wasn’t his idea to remove his father’s ashes, which he says will remain somewhere in the area.

Rock Hall officials say the ashes had been on display since 2002, and a decision was made to focus Freed’s exhibit more on his story.

Freed died in 1965 at age 43.

Stallone: It’s hard to get men to like you

LONDON

Sylvester Stallone may come across as the ultimate guy’s guy. But he says action stars such as him are “the hardest characters to sell” to other men.

“Men are very competitive,” Stallone said ahead of Monday’s world premiere of “The Expendables 3.”

“They go, ‘Who’s that? I’m sure he takes diuretic steroids; you know, he’s shorter than he looks.’”

“It’s very hard to do it. People think ‘Oh it’s really easy,’” said Stallone. “It’s good to jump around but to get other men to like you, it’s very difficult. Men are kind of stand-offish that way.”

The third installment of “The Expendables” sees the team come into conflict with a ruthless arms dealer, played by Mel Gibson. Harrison Ford and Wesley Snipes join the cast of action legends. And there’s new blood, including “Twilight” heartthrob Kellan Lutz and mixed-martial- arts fighter Ronda Rousey.

“The Expendables 3” opens in U.K. theaters Aug. 14 and in the U.S. on Aug. 15.

Fingertip bitten off at Beyonce-Jay Z concert

PASADENA, Calif.

Authorities say a man was arrested at Jay-Z and Beyonce’s Rose Bowl concert in Southern California after purportedly groping a woman and then biting off the tip of her boyfriend’s finger during a fight.

The San Gabriel Valley Tribune reports that 25-year-old Roberto Alcaraz-Garnica of San Diego was taken into custody Saturday on suspicion of sexual battery and mayhem.

Pasadena police Lt. John Luna says Alcaraz-Garnica was accused of groping a woman in her 20s. When the woman’s boyfriend confronted him, a fight broke out. Luna says during the altercation the suspect bit off the tip of one of the boyfriend’s fingers.

Alcaraz-Garnica was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail.

Police say 10 other people were arrested during Saturday’s concert, which drew about 55,000 fans. A second concert took place Sunday.

Nickelodeon making ‘School of Rock’ series

NEW YORK

The “School of Rock” soon will be back in session, this time on television.

Nickelodeon said Monday it has ordered 13 episodes of a “School of Rock” series from Paramount Television, and it will premiere next spring. The 2003 movie starred Jack Black as a rocker who poses as a substitute teacher at a tony prep school.

No cast members have been set for the series yet. Richard Linklater, the movie’s director, and producer Scott Rudin will be executive producers.

It’s the first children’s television series from producers Paramount Television.

Associated Press