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Jackson Browne Sues McCain Over Use Of Song

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: August 16, 2008

Jackson Browne doesn't want John McCain running on anything fueled by his lyrics.

The singer-songwriter sued McCain and the Ohio and national Republican committees in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Thursday, accusing them of using his song "Running on Empty" without his permission.

The lawsuit claims the song's use was an infringement of his copyright and will lead people to conclude he endorses McCain. The suit says Browne is a lifelong liberal who is as well-known for his music as for being "an advocate for social and environmental justice."

The advertisement mocks Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's contention that if U.S. drivers got regular tuneups and drove on properly inflated tires, they could save the same amount of oil that would be gained by offshore drilling.

Lewis Says Gun In Luggage Was A Gift

Jerry Lewis said a gun found in his carry-on and confiscated by Las Vegas police at the airport last month was a gift from an engraver after Lewis' annual telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association - despite an earlier claim by his manager that the weapon was a prop.

"Oh, I had a gun in my carrying case, which was given to me by a marvelous, marvelous engraver," Lewis told "Entertainment Tonight." "Last year, at the telethon of '07, he presented me with this gorgeous gift. He presented it to me in the telethon office in '07. I put it in that traveling case, and I hadn't traveled since that telethon 'til that day."

DeGeneres, De Rossi To Wed Today

Ellen DeGeneres, 50, and Portia De Rossi, 35, will wed today in California, Usmagazine.com is reporting. They are planning a small, intimate ceremony with a few close friends and family.

After the California Supreme Court's monumental ruling that same sex couples have the "right to marry," DeGeneres announced on a taping of her show in May that she planned to wed her longtime girlfriend "It's something that we've wanted to do and we want it to be legal and we are very, very excited," DeGeneres gushed.

'Office' Actor Charged With Possession

Prosecutors have filed felony drug charges against Craig Phillip Robinson, an actor best known for his role as Darryl Philbin on NBC's "The Office."

According to documents released Friday, police in Culver City arrested Robinson on June 29 on suspicion of possessing MDMA, also known as ecstasy, and methamphetamine. He was released the same day after posting bail, jail records show.

Robinson's publicist declined comment Friday. The 36-year-old is scheduled to appear in court on August 21.

Today's Birthdays

Actress Julie Newmar is 75. Actor Bob Balaban is 63. Actress Lesley Ann Warren is 62. Movie director James Cameron is 54. Singer Madonna is 50. Actress Angela Bassett is 50. Actor Steve Carell is 45. Country singer Emily Robison (The Dixie Chicks) is 36.

Sources: The Associated Press; Usmagazine.com

CORRECTIONS

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