Monday, July 27, 2015
Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of Whitney Houston, dies at 22
ATLANTA
A representative for the Houston family has said Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of the late entertainer Whitney Houston and R&B singer Bobby Brown, has died, about 7 months after she was found face-down and unresponsive in a bathtub. She was 22.
Kristen Foster said Sunday, “Bobbi Kristina Brown passed away July, 26 2015, surrounded by her family. She is finally at peace in the arms of God. We want to again thank everyone for their tremendous amount of love and support during these last few months.”
Police said she was found Jan. 31 in the suburban Atlanta townhome she shared with Nick Gordon, the man she called her husband. A police report described it as a “drowning.”
Bobbi Kristina was the only child between Houston and Brown.
Swedish cops question Snoop Dogg about suspected drug use
HELSINKI
Swedish police say they briefly held U.S. rapper Snoop Dogg on suspicion of drug use after he performed a concert near Stockholm.
National police spokesman Fredrik Wallen says a police patrol in the city of Uppsala, north of the capital, stopped a car in which Snoop Dog was a passenger on Saturday evening after the concert. Police questioned him at a local police station and tested him for suspected drug use.
Wallen said Sunday the rapper later was released and was free to leave the country. Test results would not be available for “some time,” he said.
He declined to give further details.
‘Ant-Man’ inches past ‘Pixels’ for first place
LOS ANGELES
“Ant-Man” crept past new opener “Pixels” to claim the top spot at the box office this weekend by an ant-sized margin. The Disney and Marvel superhero pic brought in $24.8 million over the weekend, bringing its domestic total to $106.1 million according to Rentrak estimates Sunday.
“Pixels,” meanwhile, just barely missed first place with a $24 million debut. Though studios always hope for the bragging rights of a No. 1 debut, the real issue here is whether or not the Adam Sandler end-of-the-world comedy will make up its $88 million production budget.
“It’s been a little competitive in the marketplace when you consider the extent of the performance of ‘Jurassic’ and ‘Inside Out,”’ said Sony’s President of Worldwide Distribution Rory Bruer. “To get to where we opened to was quite good.”
Critics were not fond of “Pixels,” which shows 1980s video arcade game characters attacking Earth, but younger audiences still turned out to theaters – an estimated 62 percent were under age 25.
Holdovers “Minions” and “Trainwreck” took the third and fourth spots with $22.1 million and $17.3 million, respectively.
Meanwhile, the R-rated boxing drama “Southpaw” surpassed expectations and landed a place in the top five with its $16.5 million opening.
Dergarabedian said that its performance is likely due to star Jake Gyllenhaal’s enthusiastic promotion of the film and also the fact that it provides an alternative to the standard summer blockbuster fare.
“’Southpaw’ felt like a really good fall movie,” he said.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final domestic figures will be released today.
1. “Ant-Man,” $24.8 million ($35.4 million international).
2. “Pixels,” $24 million ($21.4 million international).
3. “Minions,” $22.1 million ($44 million international).
4. “Trainwreck,” $17.3 million ($220,000 international).
5. “Southpaw,” $16.5 million ($3.5 million international)
Associated Press