Kid Rock has pleaded not guilty to a charge of battery from a fight at a Waffle House in Atlanta.
Robert James Ritchie, better known as the musician Kid Rock, was not present for the plea. His attorney, Darryl Cohen, waived an arraignment hearing and entered the plea on Ritchie's behalf in DeKalb County State Court, according to Cohen's office.
Ritchie and five members of his entourage were arrested October 21st on a misdemeanor charge of simple battery. The charges stem from a fight at a a metro-Atlanta Waffle House, where they had stopped following his performance at The Tabernacle.
Officials say a fight broke out after another customer recognized a woman in Kid Rock's party and exchanged words with her, prompting Ritchie to exchange words, too.
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Enrique Iglesias said he plans to leave the spotlight before he turns 50 -- unlike his famous father, Julio, who is still crooning romantic ballads after four decades.
"I'm not sure I want to be up on a stage when I'm 64 or 65," the pop singer told The Associated Press in a phone interview Thursday from Miami.
"In my father's case, I think he's going to die onstage and I respect that very much," the 32-year-old pop star said of the 64-year-old. "In my case, in 15 years I'll probably look ridiculous singing 'Bailamos' ('Let's Dance')."
The Madrid-born artist -- who debuted in 1995 with a self-titled album and releases a greatest hits compilation "95/08" on March 25 -- said dissatisfaction with his own work is what drives him to continue performing and recording.
"When I listen to my music I think it can still continue to evolve," he said. "After a couple of months go by, I think I could write a better song."
Iglesias said he is striving to make the perfect record -- "One you listen to 10, 15, 20 years from now and say, 'Oh! I wouldn't change a thing.' "
And until Iglesias makes that album, it seems nothing is set in stone.
"I want to retire in the next 15 years," Iglesias said. "But that's what I say now. Who knows if I'll have the courage to do it when the day comes."
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Rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen is undergoing tests for an undisclosed medical problem, causing his band Van Halen to reschedule four upcoming U.S. concerts, a spokesman for the tour promoter said on Monday.
Van Halen has fought cancer and alcohol in the past but a statement released by Live Nation made no mention of his current problem.
"According to Eddie Van Halen's physician, he is undergoing a battery of comprehensive medical tests to determine a defined diagnosis and recommended medical procedures," the statement said.
A company spokesman said there was no further information on the guitarist's condition beyond the statement.
Van Halen, 53, co-founded the group that bears his name with his brother, drummer Alex, and played guitar and keyboards. Van Halen had a string of hits including "Runnin' with the Devil" and "Panama" starting in the late 1970s.
In August the group unveiled plans for a 25-city North American tour that began in September 2007 and has continued since then.
Live Nation said Van Halen's condition caused the band to reschedule concerts in Dallas, Cincinnati, Baltimore and Raleigh, North Carolina. Those shows were scheduled to take place early this month and have been put off until April.
In the 1990s, Eddie Van Halen had hip replacement surgery and was treated for oral cancer. He also has battled alcohol abuse with a stint in rehab and recently was divorced from actress Valerie Bertinelli.
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Beatles drummer Ringo Starr blames his alcoholism on his inability to function sober following the break-up of the legendary band.
The 67-year-old drifted into a downward spiral of depression after the Penny Lane hitmakers broke up in 1970 - and turned to alcohol as a way of coping.
And Starr, who went on to score a number of hit solo albums after the Beatles disbanded, is convinced he nearly destroyed his career with drink.
He says, "I recorded a lot of things drunk - because I was a drunk. I felt I could deal with life more easily with a few drinks. The problem was a few turned into many."
Starr eventually entered rehab and slowly recovered but insists staying sober was a major struggle.
He adds, "I can remember only the start of having that final drink. I drank cognac then I blacked out. A couple of days later I ended up in rehab.
"Living sober was difficult. I had to learn to go to a show, never mind be in a show or be in a studio and play. A lot of other parts of life I had to start again."
In seperate news THE Beatles drummer was disgusted with the band's musical prowess in the mid 1960s - because their screaming fans turned them into "bad musicians".
The Fab Four star is convinced they became victims of their own phenomenal success, as the deafening roar of the crowds during their gigs drowned out the sound of their instruments - so they couldn't hear what they were playing.
He says, "By 1965 we were turning into really bad musicians because we literally couldn't hear ourselves over the screaming from the audience.
"I was going downhill as a musician, and so was everyone else in the band.
Then, we only did 25 minutes on stage. Now thanks to Led Zeppelin and The Who, everybody has to do two hours."
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“To me, Botox is no more unusual than toothpaste. It works, you do it once a year - who cares? I’d never dye my hair, although I know everyone thinks I do.
He said of Hollywood stars: “The current crop of actresses - Nicole Kidman and Kate Bosworth etc - they’re just nothing. There’s nothing to fancy or fantasise about there. I like old-school glamour, Raquel Welch and Brigitte Bardot, voluptuous and naughty. Mistresses.”
She dumped paparazzi photographer ADNAN GHALIB following a blazing row, convinced he was cheating on her.
But before she ordered him from her home in the Hollywood hills, she grabbed the Apple gadget and threw it in the water.
An insider told how Toxic singer Britney, 26, confronted Brummie Adnan after two video clips showing him out with mystery girls were posted on internet blogs.
In one, he was caught briefly holding hands with a woman as they left a restaurant.
Wet ... iPhone
Britney then checked his iPhone — and saw the sexy texts.
The insider said: “There were about a dozen from one girl, all sent on one day.
“They were pretty saucy stuff with sexual references — certainly not the sort you’d send to just a friend.
“Britney lost it and started yelling.
“She was demanding to know who sent the texts and shouting, ‘What’s this about? You’re cheating on me’.
“Adnan said the girl was just a friend, but Britney got more and more angry. Then she told him, ‘That’s it. It’s over’.
IT was a heart-warming love story for our time.
Adnan fell for pop princess Britney the moment he set eyes on her through his long lens - then charmed his way into her life.
But The Sun says she is better off without him. Adnan was one low-life frog who was never going to turn into a prince.
“Just before she told Adnan to go, she took the phone and threw it in the pool right in front of him. He didn’t even bother trying to get it out of the water.”
Insiders say Britney is adamant she is finished with smooth-talking Adnan, 35, who was still with his wife when he started romancing Britney late last year.
But he persuaded the singer to see him again after wooing her with love notes and a string of romantic texts.
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Party-girl Paris Hilton got deep and meaningful on a Hollywood shopping trip by taking along her very own mystical guru.
The socialite ditched her usual girlie pals for a bearded medicine man companion, who wore long robes.
And at one point the Eastern mystic even appeared to be giving her a blessing, by touching her forehead.
The odd couple also read through a pamphlet with the title The Path Of The Painted Shaman, which teaches about spiritual health.
Blonde Paris, 27, also chose a demure white dress for her outing instead of one of her usual revealing numbers.
The ladylike look was a far cry from when she celebrated her birthday last month and wore just a saucy corset, knickers and stockings. Paris and her shaman visited an outlet in west Hollywood, which specialises in health foods and a bookshop stocking works on metaphysics and eastern religion.
The unlikely pair left the store loaded down with bags of books to give heiress Paris spiritual guidance.
The beauty was also seen giving away a piece of diamond jewellery at her guru’s suggestion.
An onlooker said: “They made a real odd couple walking round Beverly Hills.
“But maybe it means Paris is finally ready to calm down her partying and get in touch with her spiritual side.”
Mega-rich Paris was seen with self-help books and insisted she had found God after her jail term for a motoring offence last year.
But she has since been seen living it up at various LA nightspots.
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