lifestyle THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 Gossip Kasem’s daughter wins new rights to care for him judge on Tuesday ruled a daughter of Casey being the voice of Shaggy on the “Scooby-Doo” car- that Jean Kasem must cooperate, according to City AKasem can travel to Washington state, where toons, was located in Kitsap County, Washington News Service. The judge also said Kerri Kasem, who the ailing radio personality is believed to be state, last week after attorneys for Kerri Kasem report- also has a radio career, can hire a private investigator staying, and make medical decisions on his behalf, ed they did not know where he had been taken. to assist her in dealing with the situation but the City News Service reported. The decision by Los Kasem suffers from a form of dementia called Lewy investigators must be unarmed, City News Service Angeles Superior Court Judge Daniel Murphy in favor body disease, and his children have been involved in reported. of Kasem’s daughter, Kerri Kasem, expands on powers a legal tussle with their stepmother, Jean Kasem, over she had been given last week when Murphy named visitation and caretaking for the radio personality. her as the 82-year-old radio DJ’s temporary conserva- Murphy, in his ruling on Tuesday, gave Kerri Kasem tor, according to City News Service. Kasem, who is the power to travel to Washington state and make known for his weekly top 40 countdown show and for medical decisions on her father’s behalf and he ruled Eminem tops Spotify’s Lawsuit looms over 40-million-listener list ‘Stairway to Heaven’ lawyer in Philadelphia is gearing up ages royalties for the band’s guitarist Randy to sue Led Zeppelin for allegedly pil- California, who died in 1997. Spirit and Led rapper Eminem is the most played artist on the world’s biggest A fering another band’s music when it Zeppelin shared the stage during a US tour music streaming service Spotify, the Swedish company said yes- US composed and recorded its 1971 classic in 1969. Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page terday, announcing it had reached ten million premium users. “Stairway to Heaven.” Contacted by AFP on is said to have started writing “Stairway to Spotify launched in 2008 and now has 40 million active users in 56 countries, Tuesday, Francis Alexander Malofiy con- Heaven” in 1970 in a remote cottage in three quarters of whom use the free service rather than the paid-for subscrip- firmed a report in Bloomberg Businessweek Wales. Released the following year, it’s tion. That compares to the 24 million active users, including around six million saying a copyright lawsuit is in the works, widely regarded as one of the greatest rock premium customers, the company reported in April 2013. Spotify’s catalogue but declined to give details. According to tunes of all time. Bloomberg Businessweek is one of the widest available on streaming services, but Eminem did not have the magazine, the plaintiffs in the pending said the eight-minute song had earned to face the stiff competition of The Beatles, who were still not available in the case allege Led Zeppelin lifted the opening $562 million as of 2008. Earlier this month Swedish company’s offer. Despite being released in June 2013, the most riffs of “Stairway to Heaven” from a 1968 Led Zeppelin unveiled two previously played song since the creation of Spotify six years ago was “Wake Me Up” by instrumental called “Taurus” recorded by unheard recordings ahead of the re-issue in Swedish artist Avicii. The most popular female artist was Rihanna. Spotify dis- Michael Jace the Los Angeles psychedelic band Spirit. June of its first three albums. Page, now 70, creetly publishes its financial results from Luxemburg, where it is headquar- The plaintiffs include Spirit’s founding meanwhile scotched rumors of a reunion tered. In its latest report for fiscal year 2012, published last year, the company bassist Mark Andes and the trust that man- concert. reported net losses of 58.7 million euros ($80.2 million) and a 434.7-million- arrested for murder of wife euro revenue. In its statement on Wednesday, the group also revealed that ichael Jace, an actor known for playing a cop in the “more than one billion dollars” had been payed to the copyright holders since cable television drama “The Shield,” allegedly shot 2000, roughly double the amount paid a year earlier. M and killed his wife in their Los Angeles home while their children were present, police said on Tuesday. The 51- year-old actor, who has appeared mostly in supporting roles on television over the past two decades, was arrested on sus- picion of murder and is being held on $1 million bail. LAPD Detective Dean Vinluan said it was not known if the couple’s two children, who are now in the care of family, had witnessed the murder. April Jace, 40, was found dead at their modest home in the Hyde Park section of South Los Angeles when police responded to a report of domestic violence shortly after 8:30 pm local time on Monday, according to police. A printout of the emergency call indicated that someone had said he shot his wife, Vinluan confirmed, but the detective said it was not certain at this point if Jace had made those remarks. Jace is best known for his role in the FX drama “The Shield,” as a Los Angeles police detective conflicted about his sexuality. The show ran on the Fox-owned network from 2002-08. Jace had been in Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection since 2011, according to online court documents. April Jace indicated in those filings that she had been a public school teacher in Los Angeles for the past 10 years. Messages left with Jace’s agent were not immediately returned. Jace has also had several movie credits, including the Oscar-winning film “Forrest Gump,” and “Boogie Nights.” California company Rachel Bilson sues Swift over number 13 ountry-pop diva Taylor Swift’s fetish for the Cnumber 13 is being tested by a California is pregnant clothing company in a trademark infringement lawsuit filed Tuesday in a greater Los Angeles court. Blue Sphere Inc. said it had been using Lucky 13 as a he ‘Hart of Dixie’ actress and her longterm boyfriend Hayden registered trademark for its line of 1950s-themed TChristensen are “so excited” to be expecting their first child rock ‘n’ roll clothes and accessories for two decades together. A source told Us Weekly magazine: “They’ve both before the phrase appeared in 2012 on official Taylor talked about this for awhile and are so excited. Everyone is beyond Swift merchandise. “While Swift’s merchandising and thrilled for them.” Friends are delighted for the couple and think they licensing team obsessively focuses on the Swift will be “wonderful” parents. One pal said: “They will make wonderful, brand, it ignores the intellectual property rights of hands-on parents.” It is not yet known when the baby is due. The 32- others,” the company alleged in a 28-page complaint year-old actress admitted last year she was keen to start a family filed at the US District Court in Orange County. Swift, with the ‘Star Wars’ actor. She said: “I definitely have family on the 24, has long claimed 13 as her lucky number-draw- brain. Having kids is something I want to see in my future - I hope.” ing it on the back of her hand before concerts, fold- Rachel and Hayden, 33, met in 2007 on the set of ‘Jumper’ and got ing it into her @taylorswift13 handle on Twitter, even engaged a year later. However, they called off their engagement in painting it on the fuselage of her private Falcon jet. August 2010 but reconciled three months later. The former ‘O.C.’ star “Basically, whenever a 13 comes up in my life, it’s a has previously admitted she is a “really good” girlfriend because she good thing,” the singer-songwriter-whose fifth studio always puts her personal life first. She said: “I’m a really good girl- album is expected sometime before she turns 25 on friend-I always put all that first in my life. I’m definitely the person Jay Z Beyonce December 13 — told MTV in 2009. Blue Sphere asked who would make him his favorite dinner to come home to.” and to the court for an injunction to prohibit Swift from using the term Lucky 13 on her merchandise, as well as punitive damages, recovery of lost profits and perform at Kanye’s wedding legal fees. It also requested a jury trial. In 2010, Swift- who in March topped Billboard’s annual Money ay Z and Beyonce will earn $2 million aisle. There are three gowns that were Makers rich list after earning an estimated $40 mil- Jfor performing at Kanye West and Kim made just for her and she hasn’t even lion in 2013 — won her own trademark case against Kardashian’s wedding. The couple are decided yet between them.” While E! are 16 people over the sale of counterfeit merchandise. reportedly in final negotiations with E! - footing part of the bill, the couple - who who produce ‘Keeping Up with the have 11-month-old daughter North Kardashians’ and are believed to be part- together - are also splashing out another funding the nuptials - about giving a “short $7 million for expenses including catering. set” at the celebrations. A source said: “Jay Z A source told RadarOnline.com: “The two and Beyonce will also perform at the wed- have planned a rehearsal dinner that costs ding, as long as their last-minute negotia- an estimated $650,000.