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Filmmaker Moore’s divorce is finalized

BELLAIRE, MICH.

Filmmaker Michael Moore’s divorce from Kathleen Glynn has been finalized, ending their two-decade-long marriage.

Moore filed a divorce complaint June 17, 2013, in Michigan’s Antrim County, where the couple has a lakefront home.

A consent judgment of divorce was entered, and the case was closed Tuesday.

Moore spokesman Christian Muirhead says his client and Glynn “have mutually and amicably reached a divorce settlement.” The Associated Press left a message Wednesday seeking comment from Glynn’s lawyer.

Moore and Glynn married in Flint in 1991. Glynn was the producer or executive producer of many of Moore’s documentary films, including “Fahrenheit 9/11,” “Sicko” and “Capitalism: A Love Story.”

Jackson’s hometown to name school for him

GARY, IND.

Plans are in the works to name a school after Michael Jackson in the late pop star’s Indiana hometown.

The Gary Community School Board approved Tuesday a memorandum of understanding with Jackson’s mother, Katherine Jackson. The agreement that Jackson signed last month says the district “seeks to honor Michael Jackson and to inspire children to excel in the arts and education.”

District superintendent Cheryl Pruitt said she’s working with the Jackson family on which school to rename.

Michael Jackson spent the first 11 years of his life in Gary. His family moved to California after the Jackson 5 struck it big in 1969 with the release of their first album. Jackson, who died in 2009, last returned to Gary in 2003 and received an honorary diploma from Roosevelt High School near his childhood home.

CBS: Colbert keeping ‘Late Show’ in NYC

NEW YORK

Stephen Colbert will not only be following in David Letterman’s footsteps, he’ll be doing it on the same stage.

CBS said Wednesday that Colbert, who is replacing Letterman as the “Late Show” host next year, will keep the show in New York City’s Ed Sullivan Theatre.

Colbert’s debut date is still uncertain, dependent on when Letterman officially retires from late-night TV.

“Tonight” show host Jimmy Fallon already tapes his show in New York, and fellow competitor Jimmy Kimmel at ABC is based in Los Angeles.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said CBS is eligible for up to $11 million in tax credits for keeping the show in New York.

The state also is making up to $5 million in grant money available for renovating the theater.

Associated Press