lifestyle WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2015

Music & Movies Diddy arrested on campus of UCLA, where son plays football ip-hop music mogul Diddy was arrested Monday on campus. He has played in just a handful of games in his afternoon on the campus of the University of three years with the team. Football coach Jim Mora thanked HCalifornia, Los Angeles, where his son is on the foot- his staff in the statement for their professionalism in handling ball team, police said. Diddy, 45, whose real name is Sean the situation. “This is an unfortunate incident for all parties Combs, was arrested at UCLA’s Acosta Athletic Training involved,” Mora said. “While UCPD continues to review this Complex on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon short- matter, we will let the legal process run its course and refrain ly after 12:30 pm, according to a statement from campus from further comment at this time.” Combs’ representatives police. The deadly weapon was a kettlebell, which is used by did not immediately respond to requests for details or com- athletes in weight training. No one was seriously injured and ment. The arrest was first reported by TMZ. — AP campus police are investigating. Officials did not identify the victim of the assault, or say what led to it. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs posing on the red carpet as he arrives for the premiere of Justin Combs attends The Levi’s Pre- Combs’ son Justin Combs is a redshirt junior defensive the comedy movie ‘Get Him to the Greek’ from Universal Pictures at the Grammy Party with Snoop Dogg at The back on the UCLA football team, which has been working out Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. — AFP photos Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. At 25, Taylor Swift proves extraordinary force aylor Swift may be best known for bubble- pensation,” she wrote. Within the day, senior Apple the closest she comes to scandal. Swift frequently gum pop anthems loved by teenage girls, but executive Eddy Cue telephoned Swift on her tour describes herself as a feminist, saying that she Tat 25 she has shown herself to be a formidable stop in Amsterdam and announced that Apple hopes to show a strong yet honest image to her force in the business world, as Apple found out. would compensate artists during the trial period legions of girl fans. “I still don’t feel like it’s a priority Apple, a $750 billion tech leader that is rarely and eat the cost. for me to be cool, edgy or sexy,” Swift-who nonethe- described as laid-back in its commercial strategies, It was not the first time that Swift has taken issue less appears frequently in glossy magazines-told quickly did an about-face Sunday after Swift threat- with streaming. Last year, she removed her entire National Public Radio last year. “When girls feel like ened a partial boycott of its new streaming service catalog from streaming leader Spotify as she they don’t fit into those three themes, which are so unless the company improved compensation for accused the Swedish company-which offers a free obnoxiously thrust upon them through the media, I artists. The episode underscored how Swift has tier-of insufficiently compensating artists. The move think the best thing I can do for those girls is let emerged as a premier power broker from the mil- put Spotify on the defensive, with chief Daniel Ek them know that this is what my life looks like. I love lennial generation, able not only to pack arenas insisting that the company has paid back what now my life,” she said. around the world but also to turn her massive fan amounts to $3 billion in royalties. At the same time, base into valuable leverage. her campaign hardly dented Spotify, which has Coy on politics Key to Swift’s success has been a precocious tal- grown rapidly in the past year and counts Swift In a sales campaign of the sort that is increasing- ent for controlling her image, allowing her to pro- among the few prominent contemporary artists- ly rare in the digital age, Swift promoted “1989” mote her music aggressively while keeping a sugar- Bjork, Radiohead and Garth Brooks are among oth- through a tie-in with a fast-food chain and Polaroid sweet public persona. And her vital tool is social ers-to refuse to stream at least some of their works. pictures in the CDs to encourage collectors. In one media, through which she interacts with pointed move that could belie her image as a marketing regularity with fans. With more than 59 million In charge of sound genius, Swift performed in 2008 for the Republican Twitter followers, she is topped only by fellow pop Born in Pennsylvania, Swift started writing coun- presidential convention that nominated the losing stars Katy Perry and Justin Bieber, and President try songs on guitar in her early teens. Her father ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin. Swift has Barack Obama. shifted his job in financial services to the country since been discreet about politics and has spoken music capital of Nashville to allow her a chance in warmly about Obama. She has asked her online In this May 13, 1999, file photo, actor Jake Lloyd; who portrays young Anakin Skywalker Streaming’s number one foe the industry. After winning a growing mainstream fans to steer clear of politics for fear of raising divi- in the film ‘Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace;’ plays a game during the Electronic Swift took to social media to air her grievances audience for her introspective country songs, Swift sions. Nonetheless, one prominent supporter of her Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. — AP with Apple, which next week is launching a stream- last year switched to a thoroughly pop direction for Apple campaign suggested that Swift had skills that ing service as the iTunes company seeks to expand her fifth studio album-”1989,” named after her year could come in handy in politics. The singer Elvis in the growing area of on-demand, unlimited music of birth. While Swift said she had been warned Costello wrote on Twitter that Swift could be a Former ‘Star Wars’ child actor services. Saying she was speaking up for artists against straying too far from her country roots, the “future president.”— AFP afraid of incurring Apple’s wrath, Swift complained results were phenomenal, with “1989” enjoying the about the company’s initial plan not to pay royalties biggest debut in the United States since 2002. arrested after high-speed chase for streams during customers’ free three-month tri- The songs, and the intricately choreographed al. “We don’t ask you for free iPhones. Please don’t accompanying videos, are cheeky with playful refer- ask us to provide you with our music for no com- ences to rumors about her dating life-an area that is he former child actor who played a young car’s blue flashing light, the Colleton County Anakin Skywalker in 1999’s “Star Wars: Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on Monday. TEpisode I:The Phantom Menace,” was The sheriff’s office spokesman, Sgt Kyle arrested in South Carolina after leading police Strickland, said the former actor had legally on a high-speed chase. Jake Lloyd, now known changed his last name to Broadbent from as Jake Broadbent, was charged last week with Lloyd. Broadbent, 26, is being held on a resisting arrest and failing to stop for a police $10,700 bail at the Colleton County Detention Center, about an hour away from Charleston. The chase occurred after officers attempted to pull over Broadbent but he instead sped up and started passing cars and “driving in a reck- less manner ... and endangering the safety of the motoring public,” according to the state- ment. He drove his car off the road, through a fence and into a wooded area where he came to a stop after crashing into some small trees, police said. In addition to “The Phantom Menace,” the actor starred in 1996’s “Jingle All the Way,” opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger. His last role, according to movie database IMDB.com, was in 2005’s “Madison.”— Reuters In a May 17, 2015 file photo, Taylor Swift poses in the press room with the awards for top Billboard 200 album for ì1989î, top female artist, chart achievement, top artist, Photo provided by the Colleton County, top Billboard 200 artist, top hot 100 artist, top digital SC, Sheriffís Office shows former ‘Star Wars’ song artist, and top streaming song (video) for ‘Shake It Taylor Swift performs at Rock in Rio USA at the MGM Resorts Festival Grounds in Las actor Jake Lloyd, who was booked as Jake Off’ at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Vegas. — AP Broadbent. — AP Garden Arena, in Las Vegas. — AP

Country singer Kacey TV’s ‘Smash’ musical may be Musgraves wows on made into a real stage show 2nd album he glitzy, fictional Broadway musical “There is still a lot of love for ‘Smash’ and featured in the TV show “Smash” a rabid fan base out there, and we’re acey Musgraves strives for a classic ‘60s country sound Tmight actually find its way to a stage. thrilled to be able to keep the dream alive on her second album, “Pageant Material.” Ditching the Universal Stage Productions said Monday as we work towards bringing ‘Bombshell’ to Kloops and other contemporary flourishes of her ground- it will develop “Bombshell,” a musical theatre audiences,” Robert Greenblatt, breaking, Grammy-winning 2013 debut, “Same Trailer, about the life of Marilyn Monroe, into a chairman of NBC Entertainment, said in a Different Park,” the native Texan presents carefully arranged live show. No casting was announced, and statement. In the show - created by play- tracks focused on steel guitar, orchestrated strings and a book writer will be announced shortly. wright Theresa Rebeck, who left after the brushed rhythms. Lyrically, she shifts from her first album’s The original songs on the TV show by first season - viewers watched the long social statements - same-sex relationships, pot smoking - Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, whose process of casting, composing, mounting without dialing down her outspoken nature. This time she credits include the Tony-winning score for and rehearsing a Broadway-bound musical. uses her lyrical cleverness to delve into the personal observa- the 2007 musical “Hairspray,” will continue In the second season, a gritty, low-tech off- tions of a small town southern woman establishing her indi- on the stage adaptation, as will original Broadway show called “Hit List” competed viduality as she emerges into a faster-moving modern world. choreographer Joshua Bergasse, who has with “Bombshell” for the Tony Award. Craig From the romantic scenario of “Late to the Party” to the gone on to choreograph “On The Town” Zadan and Neil Meron, who produced melodic richness of “High Time,” and from the good-time man- and “Gigi.” “Smash” was a production of “Smash,” will lead the producing team of ifesto of “Die Fun” to the refusal to compromise on “Good Ol’ Universal Television. The series on NBC “Bombshell” and Steven Spielberg, the Boys Club,” Musgraves confirms her emergence as one of Joss Whedon, Iron Man, Captain America US film director Joss Whedon, center, hugs Iron lasted two seasons and starred Megan executive producer of the TV show, will Nashville’s boldest, most effective artists. —AP Man, left, as Captain America stands by during the Japan premiere of Avengers: Age of Hilty, Jeremy Jordan, Katharine McPhee, also be involved in the stage version. — AP Ultron in Tokyo yesterday. — AP Christian Borle and Debra Messing. The songs included “Let Me Be Your Star” and ‘Independence Day’ sequel “Hang the Moon.” gets title, first photos ox has locked in “Independence Day Emmerich is the executive producer. The Resurgence” as the title for Roland screenplay was written by Roland Emmerich FEmmerich’s sequel to the 1996 block- and Dean Devlin and James Vanderbilt, James buster. Vivica A Fox, Jeff Goldblum, Liam A.Woods & Nicolas Wright. Hemsworth, Jessie Usher, Maika Monroe, Fox has also released the first photos from Judd Hirsch, Sela Ward and Charlotte the set-one of the Moon Tug spacecraft and Gainsbourg have also been cast in the sequel, another of director Emmerich posing with it. which 20th Century Fox has dated for June The story revolves around the nations of 24, 2016 — nearly 20 years after the original Earth having collaborated on an immense was released. Bill Pullman, who played defense program to protect the planet-which President Thomas J Whitmore in the original, comes under attack by the aliens’ advanced is returning for the sequel. Dean Devlin, who and unprecedented force. — Reuters produced the original film, is producing with Roland Emmerich and Harald Kloser. Ute