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Michelle Shocked sits-in at canceled show after her anti-gay slur

A number of clubs canceled the singer's shows after she made anti-gay comments earlier this month.
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Michelle Shocked performs during the 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Day 4 presented by Shell at The Fair Grounds Race Course on May 5, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
A number of clubs canceled the singer's shows after she made anti-gay comments earlier this month.
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Lil Wayne epilepsy caused his seizures, singer says

Lil Wayne's seizures are caused by his epilepsy, the singer announced after a health scare last week.
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Lil Wayne performs onstage during the 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 21, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Michael Kovac/AFP/Getty Images)
"I've had a bunch of seizures, y'all just never hear about them."
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Richard Griffiths: Harry Potter actor dies at 65

Harry Potter actor Richard Griffiths, who played the grumpy Uncle Vernon, died Thursday from complications following heart surgery.
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Actors Richard Griffiths and Daniel Radcliffe present the Tony for Best Play onstage during the 62nd Annual Tony Awards held at Radio City Music Hall on June 15, 2008 in New York City. (Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
Fellow Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe paid tribute to the actor Friday, saying "any room he walked into was made twice as funny and twice as clever just by his presence."
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Prince William quits his Search and Rescue job with the Royal Air Force

Prince William has quit his job with the Search and Rescue Force of the Royal Air Force and will conclude his tour this summer.
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Prince William puts his helicopter pilot game face on at maneuvers last year in Canada. The heir to the throne's deployment to the Falkland Islands has angered the Argentine government. (Pool/AFP/Getty Images)
"The decision as to what the Duke will do once his current tour with the Search and Rescue Force comes to an end in late summer is still with the Duke himself," William's press officer told Us Weekly when asked about the royal's career plans.
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Barbara Walters close to retiring after 52 years: report

The 83-year-old, who has had several recent health scares, will officially leave the air next May, according to multiple reports.
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Barbara Walters, looking a bit healthier here, attends the Time 100 Gala celebrating the Time 100 issue of the Most Influential People In The World at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 24, 2012 in New York. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
The 83-year-old, who has had several recent health scares, will officially leave the air next May.
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Ashley Judd not running for Senate

Ashley Judd will not be running to unseat Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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Actress Ashley Judd addresses the crowd during the Tennesseans For Obama Benefit at The Cannery Ballroom on October 4, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. Her name has been thrown out as a possible contender for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's seat in 2014. (Rick Diamond/AFP/Getty Images)
The actress made the announcement via Twitter on Wednesday.
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Rolling Stones to headline Glastonbury Festival for first time

The Rolling Stones have been named one of three acts that will be headlining this year's Glastonbury Festival.
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Charlie Watts, Mick Jagger, Ron Wood, and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones pose for a photo during a press conference to announce a world tour at the Julliard Music School May 10, 2005 in New York City. (Scott Gries/AFP/Getty Images)
This will be the first time the 50-year-old band wll play the festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, which is expected to draw a crowd of around 135,000 people.
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Bieber's Dennis the Menace moment

The pop star is being accused by his neighbor in California of intimidation and battery.
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Bieber is in trouble again. This time his neighbor in California accused him of battery after a Tuesday morning dispute. (Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images)
Justin Bieber is being accused of battery by his California neighbor.
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Grenade attack kills one in Rwanda's Kigali amid visit by Angelina Jolie

Violence strikes soon after Angelina Jolie and Britain's William Hague arrive in Rwanda's Kigali.
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UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie meets with refugees at the Zaatari refugee camp on December 6, 2012 outside of Mafraq, Jordan. (Handout/AFP/Getty Images)
Grenade attack strikes Rwanda's Kigali soon after the arrival of Angelina Jolie and Britain's William Hague.
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Ryan Gosling rumored to play Oscar Pistorius

Ryan Gosling and Charlize Theron are rumored to be in talks to play alleged murderer Oscar Pistorius and his girlfriend in a new movie.
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Ryan Gosling in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Fidel Bafilemba/Enough Project/GlobalPost)
Gosling is said to be the first choice to play the leading role in an upcoming biopic about the former-hero and Olympic sprinter, and Theron is expected to play Reeva Steenkamp, the girlfriend Pistorius allegedly shot dead in his Pretoria home on Valentine's Day.
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