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Fishburne Joining 'CSI' Team As Petersen Departs

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: August 19, 2008

CBS says "Matrix" star Laurence Fishburne is joining the cast of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," stepping into the gap left by departing cast member William Petersen.

CBS tells The Associated Press that Fishburne will be introduced in the ninth episode of the upcoming season. He plays a college lecturer and former pathologist who is focused on why people commit acts of violence.

Petersen, who has been with the series since it debuted in fall 2000, will leave the show early next year. CBS says the air date for Petersen's final episode hasn't been determined.

Group: Lavigne 'Too Sexy' For Malaysia

Malaysia's Islamic opposition party has urged the government to cancel a concert by Avril Lavigne, saying the Canadian singer's onstage moves are "too sexy," an official said Monday.

Lavigne, a Grammy-nominated rock singer who burst to fame with her 2002 debut album "Let Go," plans to start her monthlong Asia tour with a performance in Kuala Lumpur on Aug. 29.

The youth wing of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party said Lavigne's concert would promote wrong values ahead of Malaysia's Aug. 31 independence day.

"It is considered too sexy for us. ... It's not good for viewers in Malaysia," said Kamarulzaman Mohamed, a party official. "We don't want our people, our teenagers, influenced by their performance. We want clean artists, artists that are good role models."

Lennox Recovering After Spinal Surgery
Annie Lennox is recovering at her London home after having spinal surgery to release an impinged nerve, according to her representatives.

The singer-songwriter underwent an operation Friday after a painful back spasm she suffered while attending the international AIDS conference in Mexico City as an ambassador for Oxfam, according to a statement released by her management and record label Monday.

"The surgery went as planned, and Annie is now recuperating at home," it read. "Annie would like to send her thanks and appreciation to all that have sent their well wishes in the past few days."

Donnie Wahlberg, Wife File For Divorce

Donnie Wahlberg and his wife are calling it quits after nearly nine years of marriage.

Wahlberg and his wife, Kim Fey Wahlberg, each filed for divorce last Wednesday in the Los Angeles area, court records show.

Kim Wahlberg cited "irreconcilable differences" in her filings in Los Angeles Superior Court. Donnie Wahlberg's petition was filed in Ventura County.

The couple were married in August 1999 and separated earlier this year. They have two sons, ages 15 and 7.

Today's Birthdays

Author Frank McCourt is 78. Actor and former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson is 66. Former President Clinton is 62. Actor Gerald McRaney is 60. Rock musician John Deacon (Queen) is 57. Actor Jonathan Frakes is 56. Actor Peter Gallagher is 53. Actor Adam Arkin is 52. Actor John Stamos is 45. Actress Kyra Sedgwick is 43. Country singer Lee Ann Womack is 42. Actor Matthew Perry is 39. Actress Erika Christensen is 26. Rapper Romeo is 19.

Source: The Associated Press

CORRECTIONS

It is the policy of The Tampa Tribune to correct all errors of fact. To report an error, call (813) 259-7600 or e-mail news@tampatrib .com.

CORRECTION: The Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce does not deny membership in the organization based on location. An item in the Across the Region briefs Saturday incorrectly reported its membership policy.

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