Friday, March 20, 2015
newsmakers
Bieber sued by former neighbor
LOS ANGELES
Justin Bieber’s former neighbor claims in a lawsuit filed Thursday that the pop singer spit in his face and terrorized his family with loud parties, drug use and aggressive driving.
The lawsuit over Bieber’s behavior while living in a gated community in the celebrity enclave of Calabasas seeks more than $25,000 in damages for claims of assault and battery, trespassing and infliction of emotional distress.
Jeffrey Schwartz and his wife, Suzanne, filed the lawsuit nearly two years after he claims Bieber spit on him during a dispute over the singer’s fast driving in their neighborhood. The lawsuit cites damage to the Schwartzes’ home caused after Bieber threw eggs at it last year.
Bieber, 21, was charged with vandalism and remains on probation. But he since has repaid the family roughly $80,000 in restitution for the damage he caused.
Disney Channel plans biopic of pitching prodigy Mo’ne Davis
NEW YORK
Little League pitching sensation Mo’ne Davis will be the subject of a Disney Channel movie.
The network says development is underway on the biographical film, titled “Throw Like Mo.” It will tell the story of the 13-year-old who last summer made history as the first girl to pitch a shutout in the Little League World Series.
A member of Philadelphia’s Taney Dragons, Davis then became the first Little Leaguer to make the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine.
She will serve as a consult on the movie.
Disney Channel didn’t specify an airdate or cast.
Associated Press