Amy Winehouse was arrested on suspicion of assault Friday following reports that she scuffled with two men during a wild night out, Sky News television in London reported.
The 24-year-old soul diva, who recently entered rehab after years of erratic behavior and canceled concerts, arrived at a central London police station to answer questions relating to the alleged incident, her representatives said.
A man was quoted in tabloid newspapers as saying he was hit by Winehouse when he got in her way while she was playing pool at a bar in the Camden neighborhood and then head-butted another who was trying to hail her a cab in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Winehouse and her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, were arrested in the Norwegian city of Bergen in October and held overnight on charges of drug possession. A video of her allegedly smoking crack hit the Internet shortly before she won five Grammys this year for her critically acclaimed album “Back to Black.”
Lehrer has heart surgery
Jim Lehrer, anchorman of PBS’ “NewsHour,” has undergone successful heart valve surgery.
Lehrer, who had the operation Wednesday, remained hospitalized Friday, but planned to be back on the broadcast within a few weeks, said “NewsHour” spokeswoman Anne Bell.
“The surgery went well and we expect his return by the end of May,” she said, adding that Lehrer first felt ill last week and checked into Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
Filling in for Lehrer, who turns 74 next month, will be correspondents Gwen Ifill, Ray Suarez, Margaret Warner and Judy Woodruff.
Author hit in pie attack
A student faces disciplinary action after two people threw green whipped cream pies at New York Times columnist and author Thomas Friedman as he began an Earth Day speech at Brown University in Providence, R.I.
A video of the Tuesday incident posted on YouTube.com shows Friedman telling the audience, “It’s great to be back here at Brown,” shortly before Margaree Little, a senior English literature major, and an unidentified man storm the stage.
Friedman managed to avoid most of the cream, although his shirt and the back of his head were splattered and he appears to slip on cream on the stage. He left the stage to clean himself off before resuming his speech.
He said Friday he was not pressing charges.
Coleman’s divorce on TV
The honeymoon is over for Gary Coleman and his new bride.
The 40-year-old actor and his 22-year-old wife, Shannon Price, are set to appear on TV’s “Divorce Court” on May 1 and 2. The couple wed in August after meeting on the set of the 2006 comedy “Church Ball.”
Among the problems the pair discusses with Judge Lynn Toler are Coleman’s anger and intimacy issues. Coleman and Price agree they have “ugly” monthly fights.
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