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Jack White plans break from touring

CHEYENNE, Wyo.

Rocker Jack White says he’s about to take a long break from performing live but not before holding five shows in the five states where he hasn’t yet played.

The former White Stripes frontman isn’t saying which states those are, let alone the cities where he’s planning his first acoustic-only shows.

Speculation is widespread the states are Alaska, Idaho, the Dakotas and Wyoming.

White says on his website the upcoming acoustic shows will be announced at 8 a.m. on the day of the show. Tickets will cost $3, be limited to one per person and available at the venue only.

White has been touring since he released a solo album last summer. His last officially scheduled show will be Saturday at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Lawsuit vs. ‘Dr. Phil’ over report tossed

LOS ANGELES

A defamation lawsuit filed against television host “Dr. Phil” McGraw by two brothers once considered suspects in the disappearance of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway has been dismissed.

Court records show the case by Deepak and Satish Kalpoe was tossed out Monday, one week before a trial was scheduled to begin.

The Kalpoes sued McGraw and CBS over a 2005 report that featured a secretly recorded conversation between Deepak Kalpoe and a private investigator. The Kalpoes’ lawsuit accused the show of altering the footage to make it seem like the brothers had something to do with the disappearance of Holloway.

McGraw and CBS denied any wrongdoing in the report. Their attorney, Charles Babcock, declined to comment.

Holloway went missing in Aruba in May 2005, and her disappearance never has been solved.

Documentary eyes story of Latino extras in 1956’s ‘Giant’

A new documentary examines the Mexican-American child actors who appeared in the 1956 blockbuster movie “Giant” but later were forced to view the film in segregated theaters.

“Giant,” starring Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean, was set in West Texas and was one of the first films to openly tackle racism. The “Children of Giant” seeks to tell the story of the Mexican-Americans who battled discrimination in Marfa, Texas, and mingled with Hollywood’s biggest stars.

Director Hector Galan says “Giant” was important because it introduced to the nation the problems Mexican-Americans faced. However, little was known about the Latino actors from the film and how the movie changed their lives forever.

“Children of Giant” kicks off a new season of the PBS Voces series Friday.

Associated Press