• George Clooney is sure to take home a trophy at next year's Golden Globe Awards. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Monday that the 53-year-old entertainer and activist will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the ceremony on Jan. 11. The award is presented annually to an individual who has made "an incredible impact on the world of entertainment." Association President Theo Kingma cited Clooney's achievements on both sides of the camera and his humanitarian efforts around the world. Clooney has won two Oscars and four Golden Globes. He has also been recognized for his efforts to raise attention to atrocities in Darfur and for producing the "Help Haiti Now" telethon to raise money after the devastating earthquake there in 2010.
• Rapper Gucci Mane has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault for attacking a fan at an Atlanta nightclub, prosecutors said. Fulton County district attorney spokesman Yvette Jones said the 34-year-old rapper, whose real name is Radric Davis, pleaded guilty Monday to hitting a man in the head with a vodka bottle on March 16, 2013, in a nightclub's VIP section. Authorities have said the man approached Davis and was looking to have his picture taken with him. Prosecutors said the fan was an Army staff sergeant in town on a brief military leave. Authorities have said the man suffered a deep cut that required 10 stitches. Jones said Davis' three-year sentence will be served concurrently with a 39-month federal firearms sentence that he was given in late August.
• The music publishers for rapper Eminem filed a lawsuit Tuesday against New Zealand's ruling political party over the music it used in a campaign commercial. Detroit-based Eight Mile Style and Martin Affiliated both claim the National Party breached copyright laws by using Eminem's song "Lose Yourself." Joel Martin, a spokesman for the two companies, said they filed a case in the New Zealand High Court and are seeking damages. The National Party said in a statement that it would vigorously defend the action. It said the music it used was originally published by Spider Cues Music in Los Angeles and sold to it by an Australian-based supplier. The disputed ad in New Zealand depicts a boat filled with people rowing together, aimed at symbolizing the party's unity. New Zealand's general election is set for Saturday.
A Section on 09/17/2014