Established 1961 20 T L i f e s t y l e G o s s i p Thursday, April 4, 2019 Tom Petty’s family embroiled in feud om Petty’s widow and daughters are reportedly feuding over “What I don’t have the temperament for is having my entire life raped. his unreleased music. The ‘American Girl’ hitmaker died from Being disparaged. My dad being disgraced. “I am sorry I am not a man an accidental overdose in October 2017 and while his wife, and cannot earn your respect through the work and deeds I do.” T Dana York Petty, has field documents claiming she is in con- Another element of the dispute allegedly centres around plans to trol of her late spouse’s estate, his two children from a previous relation- rename a park in honor of the ‘I Won’t Back Down’ hitmaker in his home ship, Adria and Annakim have insisted they were also meant to be city of Gainesville, Florida. After the estate were asked to create artwork involved. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Dana has for a park sign, and a representative submitted an album cover image, accused her step-daughters of blocking the release of solo material Adria allegedly said: “Your name is not Petty and you don’t have the recorded by Tom 25 years ago, which she wanted to include with a box backbone to protect the estate from a horrible image like this one. set to mark the 25th anniversary of his seminal album ‘Wildflowers’ - Shame on you.” Adria is believed to have filed a petition with the pro- which would have generated over $1 million in royalties. Adria is said to bate court, accusing her step-mother of ignoring two of her late father’s have attempted to stop the release because she was unhappy with the wishes in his will, including a request to transfer the singer’s “artistic timing. Dana also accused her of verbally attacking Tom’s bandmates property” assets out of his trust and into a separate company managed and making it difficult for her to control the estate. Adria allegedly wrote by all three women. in an email to The Heartbreakers’ Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell: Missy Elliott was intimidated by expectations after debut album

issy Elliott was “scared” by the expectations gesting her innovation in the genre has meant critics for her second album ‘Da Real World’. The often don’t know how to describe her. She said: “I don’t ‘Get Ur Freak On’ rapper released her debut think many know what category to put me in (I think)” M record ‘Supa Dupa Fly’ in 1997 - which hit Meanwhile, last month the star teamed up with Lizzo on number three in the US Billboard 200 - and admitted new track ‘Tempo’, and she surprised the singer by send- while it all came together naturally in two weeks with ing a memoji of herself singing into her iPhone before producer Timbaland, it meant there was a lot of pressure sending over her verse for their collaboration using the for her follow-up effort two years later. Responding to a fun messaging tool. Lizzo recently said: “She sent me a fan calling the sophomore LP “one of the greatest albums memoji of herself singing her verse, that’s how I got the of all time”, she tweeted: “Funny many say this is their verse. I got a Memoji of Missy like smiling and then she favorite of my albums but this album was the hardest 2 just started rapping, and I was like, ‘OMG what the hell.’ create compared 2 my 1st album SupaDupaFly I finished “I had to hook it up to my speaker system but it wasn’t in 2 weeks with @Timbaland “Da Real World I was even the actual track, it was like her going along in her scared becuz the expectations was high & But we use studio so ... and then she finally [sent] the track over and Rare Prince mixtap theatrical sounds in2 our HipHop style (sic)” Missy - this was insane she killed [it].” whose second album made the top 10 in the US - also took to social media and discussed her own legacy, sug- announced for Record Store Hunnam says The Gentlemen Day 2019 rince’s rare mixtape ‘The VERSACE Experience’ is being released on cassette for Record Store Day 2019. The exclusive record is ‘vintage Guy Ritchie’ P - which was originally distributed as a promo- tional cassette in 1995 for attendees at Paris Fashion Week - included special remixes, segues, and sequencing harlie Hunnam says ‘The Gentlemen’ will be what it’s gonna be. It evolves very, very rapidly through overseen by the late pop icon himself. ‘The VERSACE “vintage Guy Ritchie”. In recent years, the the course of the day. It’s really remarkable to watch him Experience: PRELUDE 2 GOLD’ - set to drop on April 13 C 50-year-old director has helmed blockbusters work in real time. There’s many scenes in this film that - has been recreated by The Prince Estate, NPG Records Kumail Nanjiani such as ‘Sherlock Holmes’ and his next release were excellent on the page, but the entire thing got and Sony Legacy Recordings to bring the historical will be Disney’s highly-anticipated live-action ‘Aladdin’ thrown out in the morning and he just starts writing and release to a whole new generation of fans. The original to star in Any Person, remake. However, Charlie - who starred as Arthur in we started improvising and playing ... and the whole thing release included remixes of 10 of the 15 tracks which Guy’s 2017 film ‘King Arthur: Legend of the Sword’ - has has been re-imagined.” would end up on ‘The Gold Experience’, including very Living or Dead hinted that the filmmaker will be returning to his roots rare versions of ‘Gold’, ‘P. Control’ and ‘Eye Hate U’. In with the British crime thriller and compared the upcom- 2016, an original copy of the sought-after album became ing flick to the directors early work such as ‘Snatch’ and umail Nanjiani is to star in ‘Any Person, the most expensive cassette ever sold on the collectors ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’. Speaking at Living or Dead’. The 41-year-old actor site Discogs when it sold for £3,075. Donatella Versace - STX Entertainment’s presentation at CinemaCon, the has joined the cast of the upcoming who was one of the original recipients of the album - ‘Sons of Anarchy’ star said: “When I read the script, it’s K comedy which is based on a short story previously said: “He didn’t just influence my work, he sort of vintage Guy Ritchie. I grew up on ‘Snatch’ and from author-and-comedian Simon Rich who will epitomized what Versace stands for: Creative, fierce, dar- ‘Lock, Stock...’ so when he sent me this script and invited adapt the script and Jonathan Krisel on board to ing, extraordinary.” Record Store Day itself is a global me to be a part of it, I just jumped at the chance.” The direct. The film will follow a brilliant yet reclusive celebration of physical music and “the culture of the film - formerly known as ‘Toff Guys’ and ‘Bush’ - has scientist (Kumail) who uses a time machine he’s independently owned record store”, with bands all over been described as a crime-laden tale about a “very invented to bring the greatest thinkers in human the world treating fans to special releases. By releasing British drug lord” intent on selling off his fortune, and history back to present day in order to help solve the mixtape on its cassette format, the collection will having plenty of trouble doing it. The movie will also star the problems of today’s world. However, after find- retain the unique spirit of the original by going against Henry Golding, Hugh Grant, Matthew McConaughey, ing philosopher Aristotle, playwright William the event’s usual trend of artists bringing out special Colin Farrell, Jeremy Strong and Michelle Dockery and Shakespeare and first American President George vinyls. Meanwhile later this month, Prince fans will also Henry echoed Charlie’s sentiments insisting that the film- Washington the scientist encounters a number of be able to honor the ‘Purple Rain’ singer’s legacy at the maker has an “iconic” way of making films. He said: “He’s issues such as language barriers, racism and their ‘CELEBRATION 2019’ four day event at his Paisley Park got such an iconic way about him; he really sort of creat- tendency to solve problems with murder. Kumail home and recording sanctuary near Minneapolis. The ed a lot of that sort of genre and camera movement.” will next star opposite Dave Bautista in the 20th annual gathering will be held on April 25-28, featuring Charlie, 38, continued: “He’s very sort of immersive in his Century Fox comedy ‘Stuber’ and will also feature live music, panel discussions, screenings of classic con- process, he needs to be there on set with his actors to in Sony’s Men in ‘Black: International ‘ and recently certs and special presentations looking at the cultural fully realize, even though he’s written the script, to realize wrapped Paramount’s ‘Lovebirds’ for which he impact of the star. serves as an executive producer. The ‘Silicon Valley’ star received an Oscar nomination for scripting ‘The Big Sick’ which told Kumail’s real-life story of a Pakistani comic who meets an American graduate student named Emily (Zoe Kazan) at one Kayo joins Elba Leonardo DiCaprio’s of his stand-up shows. As their relationship devel- ops he soon becomes worried about what his tradi- tional Muslim parents will think of her, however, in Mouse Guard Akira to start shooting when Emily suddenly comes down with an illness that leaves her in a coma, Kumail finds himself amson Kayo will join Idris Elba T.S. Eliot’s ‘Old Possum’s Book of Practical eonardo DiCaprio’s live-action Productions that he founded in 2004 developing a bond with her deeply concerned in ‘Mouse Guard’. The Cats’ poetry collection - playing villain version of ‘Akira’ is to be filmed alongside Andrew Lazar. California Film mother and father. The movie has grossed roughly ‘Youngers’ star will join the feline Macavity in the movie. Idris will L in California. The film, based on Commission executive director Amy $56.4 million since its release last year and Kumail S ‘Luther’ actor as well as Andy star alongside the legendary Sir Ian the Manga series written and Lemisch added: “Big-budget film projects previously admitted he wanted the story to differ Serkis and Thomas Brodie-Sangster in McKellen (Gus the Theatre Cat) and illustrated by Katsuhiro Otama, will soon bring big employment and big spending, from the traditional romantic comedy stating: “We Fox’s adaptation of the popular Boom! Dame Judi Dench in the all-star cast. begin shooting in the US state after scor- and we’re able to bring them home to wanted to take the tropes of the rom-com and tell a Studios comic, which is being directed by Dench - who was due play Grizabella in ing $18.5 million in tax credits under the California more cost-effectively than oth- different kind of story.” Wes Ball. The film - which is set in a the original West End production in 1981, California Film Commission’s Film & TV er locales that don’t have all that we have medieval world - will tell the story of an until she was forced to withdraw through Tax Credit Program 2.0. The shoot is to offer, “‘Akira’ is just the latest in a order of mice who are the sworn protec- injury - takes on the role of Old scheduled to take place over 71 days and, growing list of big-budget film projects tors of their realm. Samson will play a Deuteronomy. Jennifer Hudson, James according to Deadline, will employ more that have found California offers the best member of the guard named Saxson, who Corden and Taylor Swift are also set to than 200 “below-the-line” crew and more value despite the availability of more is described as “lush and a scalawag” with appear in the motion picture. than 5,000 employees. ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ aggressive financial incentives in other a “fiery temperament and an inclination director Taika Waititi remains attached to states and nations.”— Bang Showbiz for melodrama”. Idris, 46, is in talks to helm the film, which takes place in Tokyo play Celanawe, “an Obi-Wan Kenobi-like in the year 2060 and follows Tetsuo and figure who was once a legendary champi- his best friend Kaneda after Tetsuo’s gov- on and now thought long gone”. Serkis ernment experiment-boosted psychic will star as the villain, while Brodie- powers threaten both of their lives. Ravi Sangster will play the role of Lieam, who Mehta, Warner Bros Pictures EVP of has to prove his bravery throughout the physical production and finance, said in a movie. Production work on ‘Mouse Guard’ statement: “We are thrilled with the - which will be shot using motion capture opportunity to shoot ‘Akira’ in California. - is expected to begin in May. Samson is The availability of top-notch crew mem- known for his work on the ITV2 series bers, plus the wide variety of location ‘Timewasters’ about a time-traveling choices and predictable weather are sec- South London jazz band and BBC Three ond to none.” The movie is one of 18 other comedy sketch show ‘Famalam’. Idris will films that will receive the tax benefits soon star in the upcoming big screen under the condition filming takes place in adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s California and the picture will be pro- beloved musical ‘Cats’ which is based on duced by Leonardo’s Appian Way