Celebrity News
A federal appeals court judge gave a quick review yesterday of a Swedish author’s sequel to J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye,’’ calling it a “rather dismal piece of work.’’ A federal judge this summer blocked US publication of Fredrik Colting’s “60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye,’’ which has already been published in London, but the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit expressed doubts yesterday about whether the lower-court judge heard enough evidence. Appeals court Judge Guido Calabresi was sure of one thing though - his opinion of the novel. The case hinges on whether Colting’s book transforms Salinger’s original creation enough that it qualifies to be published as “fair use’’ of copyrighted work. (AP)
Imus simulcast set
Don Imus is moving to Fox Business Network. The young cable network, which has been struggling to find viewers, has agreed to simulcast Imus’s radio show on weekdays from 6 to 9 a.m. Imus will add more business reports to his mix of news, sports, commentary, and comedy. FBN reporters will also contribute. Imus’s radio show was simulcast on MSNBC for several years before he was fired in 2007 for offensive remarks about Rutgers women basketball players. (AP)Madonna visits Petra
Madonna has wrapped up her world tour with a sightseeing trip to Jordan’s famed ruins in Petra. The 51-year-old pop star was flown by helicopter into this ancient Roman-era city carved out in red stone in a trip arranged by Queen Rania, the wife of Jordan’s King Abdullah II. Wearing a white shirt and white slacks, Madonna was escorted by Jordanian security and an armed bodyguard during her 15-minute tour yesterday. (AP)
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