Brad Garrett won’t face assault charge
LOS ANGELES — Actor Brad Garrett, best known for his work on “Everybody Loves Raymond,” won’t be prosecuted in connection with an incident in November in which he allegedly struck a photographer in the parking lot of a West Hollywood eatery.
“The complaining witness is a photographer whom initiated contact with the above-named suspect outside a West Hollywood restaurant. The complaining witness appears to have attempted to provoke a violent reaction to the suspect, a well-known actor, by using hostile and derogatory language,” Deputy District Attorney Steve Katz wrote.
In a video of the Nov. 11 incident, Garrett, 48, is heard telling photographers to stop harassing him. When one of them doesn’t back off, he appears to push the man.
Graceland party marks Elvis’ 74th birthday
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Fans gathered for a cake-cutting on Elvis Presley’s 74th birthday and got word of two new residents at Graceland.
Presley’s ex-wife, Priscilla Presley, led several hundred fans in singing “Happy Birthday” on Graceland’s front lawn Thursday and announced that two rescue horses — named Max and Bandit — have taken up residence on the grounds of the famous white-columned house.
Elvis, who died at Graceland in 1977 at age 42, maintained stables and riding pastures for horses at his longtime Memphis residence.
Associated Press
Obama may have to ditch his BlackBerry
WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama’s BlackBerry could put him in a jam, his lawyers tell him.
But it isn’t certain he’ll give up his hand-held device once he takes office.
Obama acknowledged in a nationally broadcast interview Thursday that the BlackBerry is a concern, “not just to the Secret Service, but also to lawyers.”
Asked in an interview broadcast on NBC’s “Today” show whether the issue had been resolved, Obama replied, “I’m still in a scuffle around that. … How do you stay in touch with the flow of everyday life?”
White House officials have worried that a president’s e-mails can be subpoenaed by Congress and the courts and may be subject to public records laws. Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton didn’t e-mail while in office.
Associated Press
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