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Actress/singer Bergen dies at 84
NEW YORK
Emmy-winning actress and singer Polly Bergen, who played the terrorized wife in the original “Cape Fear” and the first woman president in “Kisses for My President,” has died. She was 84.
Publicist Judy Katz says Bergen died Saturday at her home in Southbury, Conn., surrounded by family and close friends.
She had battled emphysema and other ailments in the late 1990s, a result of 50 years of smoking.
A brunette beauty with a warm, sultry singing voice, Bergen made albums, played leading roles in films, stage musicals and TV dramas.
She also hosted her own variety series, was a popular game-show panelist, and founded a thriving beauty products company.
More recently, she played Felicity Huffman’s mother on “Desperate Housewives” and the past mistress of Tony Soprano’s late father on “The Sopranos.”
Singer Keyshia Cole arrested on suspicion of battery, is released
LOS ANGELES
Police say Grammy-nominated R&B singer Keyshia Cole has been arrested on suspicion of battery after an altercation early Friday in LA.
Los Angeles police officer Nuria Vanegas says Cole was arrested about 5 a.m. after someone initiated a private person’s arrest.
The 32-year-old was booked on suspicion of battery and released from custody Friday afternoon.
Police did not release any further details about the incident.
An email message sent to Cole’s publicist was not immediately returned.
Cole’s second album, 2007’s “Just Like You,” produced the songs “Let It Go,” “I Remember” and “Heaven Sent.”
Associated Press