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Bieber nearly done with sentence in vandalism case

LOS ANGELES

Justin Bieber has completed most of the terms of his probation in a vandalism case filed after the pop singer threw eggs at his former neighbors’ house, a probation report filed Monday says.

The performer has completed 12 anger- management sessions and has signed up to work with a South Los Angeles group to improve its facilities, according to the report.

Bieber, 21, has to complete five days of community service with the group to finish his sentence in the misdemeanor case.

“His overall performance on probation has been good, and he continues to display a cooperative attitude,” Bieber’s probation officer wrote.

Bieber caused $80,000 worth of damage to his neighbors’ home in a gated community in Calabasas, a Los Angeles suburb, when he egged the couple’s home in January 2014. The singer has since reimbursed them more than $80,000 and moved away.

His former neighbors, Jeffrey and Suzanne Schwartz, sued Bieber in March over the egging incident and other bad behavior. The lawsuit claims Bieber terrorized their family with loud parties, unsafe driving and by spitting in Jeffrey Schwartz’s face during one incident.

‘Graduate’ actress Wilson dies at 94

NEW HAVEN, Conn.

Elizabeth Wilson, who built a career as a character actress in films such as “The Graduate” and “9 to 5,” has died. She was 94.

Wilson, who lived in Branford with her sister, died Saturday at Yale- New Haven Hospital, actress Elizabeth Morton, a spokeswoman for the family, said Monday.

Wilson played Dustin Hoffman’s mother in “The Graduate” and the character Roz in “9 to 5.” She had roles in almost 30 films, including “Catch-22” and “Regarding Henry,” and appeared in numerous stage and television shows, playing Archie Bunker’s cousin on “All in the Family.”

Wilson won a Tony Award for her performance in 1972’s “Sticks and Bones.” She made her Broadway debut in 1953 in “Picnic” and appeared in the Broadway revival of “Uncle Vanya” in 1973.

“I had no desire to be a star,” she told The Hartford Courant last July. “I wanted to be a character actress and be able to do all kinds of parts and work on a lot of things. That was my unconscious choice. I wanted to be an under- cover actress.”

Wilson was born April 4, 1921, in Grand Rapids, Mich., and studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.

She bought a home in Branford in 1988 while working at the Long Wharf Theatre.

Wilson is survived by her younger sister, Mary Muir Wilson, with whom she lived, and several nieces and nephews.

A memorial service is planned for later this summer, Morton said.

Associated Press