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Former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean sued pageant officials yesterday for libel, slander, and religious discrimination, accusing them of telling her to stop mentioning God even before her controversial remarks against gay marriage. Prejean sued California pageant executive director Keith Lewis and actress and former Miss USA Shanna Moakler, who served as a co-director before resigning in protest of Prejean. Pageant officials fired Prejean in June, saying she missed several scheduled appearances.
Rocker’s death case
British police said yesterday they will review the death of Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones, whose 1969 drowning was ruled an accident but sparked decades of speculation that he was murdered. Sussex police in southeast England said they will examine 600 new documents received from an investigative journalist. Two 1994 books claimed that Jones was murdered by a London builder who had been hired to help renovate Jones’s home.Brown has no memory
Chris Brown said he doesn’t remember savagely beating Rihanna in February. In his first public interviews on the subject, the singer told People magazine and CNN’s Larry King that his feelings haven’t changed for Rihanna. “I never fell out of love with her,’’ Brown told People. “That just wouldn’t go away.’’Designer asks retrial
A fashion designer convicted of sexually assaulting aspiring models has asked a judge for a new trial, alleging juror and prosecutorial misconduct. Anand Jon Alexander is awaiting sentencing and is representing himself. Alexander, 35, has been featured on the television show “America’s Next Top Model.’’Jay-Z’s charity call
Rapper Jay-Z is planning a charity concert for Sept. 11 to coincide with the release of his album “The Blueprint 3.’’ The concert, billed as Answer the Call, will be at New York’s Madison Square Garden and will air on Fuse TV. Jay-Z said he will donate all proceeds from the concert to the New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund.Eight to the bar
"Because Raffi covered it." -- MGMT's Ben Goldwasser, telling New York magazine why "Octopus's Garden" is his favorite Beatles song
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