People – King Receives Key to City at Bonnaroo Festival
B.B. King was awarded the key to the city Saturday at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.
The blues elder statesman received the honor from Manchester, Tenn., Mayor Betty Superstein on the festival main stage near the top of his set, pausing to accept the plaque and thank Superstein while the crowd roared.
King, 82, took a wheel chair to get to the stage at Bonnaroo, the annual festival held in the Tennessee countryside south of Nashville. King walked slowly onto the stage where he took his perch on a chair with his prized guitar, Lucille.
But the legendary bluesman showed that his fingers haven’t showed a bit of aging. As he has throughout his long career, he never hit a wrong note.
King also did a bit of schooling, asking the youngish crowd if they realized that Bono from U2 had written his classic tune “When Love Comes to Town” specifically for him.
“Do you know U2?” asked King, bulging his eyes. “That was me. I say, that was me!”
’24′ unveils villain for new season
Jon Voight has been cast as the villain on the upcoming season of the Fox drama “24.”
The seventh season kicks off in January, though Voight will make his first appearance during a two-hour “prequel” episode to air in November, Chris Alexander , a spokesman for the show, said Friday.
The 69-year-old actor’s character will resurface in the second half of the regular season, Alexander said.
“I am thrilled and excited about being invited to be part of my favorite show ’24,’ ” Voight said in a statement Friday.
Witherspoon, Phillippe finalize divorce
Reese Witherspoon has sealed another deal: her divorce from fellow actor Ryan Phillippe .
Documents filed Thursday in Los Angeles show the pair have resolved the remaining issues of their split. Exact details weren’t filed, though the pair had indicated they wanted joint custody of their children, ages 8 and 4.
They opted for an uncontested divorce, which kept many of its particulars private.
Witherspoon cited “irreconcilable differences” when she filed for divorce in November 2006 after seven years of marriage.
Publicists for both actors didn’t immediately return calls from The Associated Press on Friday.
– From Our Press Services
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Today’s birthdays
Country singer Billy “Crash” Craddock , 69; songwriter Lamont Dozier , 67; singer Eddie Levert of The O’Jays, 66; actress Joan Van Ark , 65; singer James Smith of The Stylistics, 58; singer Gino Vannelli , 56; actress Laurie Metcalf (“Roseanne,”"Norm”), 53; actor Eddie Cibrian (“Third Watch”), 35.
Weekend box office
1. “The Incredible Hulk,” $54.5 million.
2. “Kung Fu Panda,” $34.3 million.
3. “The Happening,” $30.5 million.
4. “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan,” $16.4 million.
5. “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” $13.5 million.
6. “Sex and the City,” $10.2 million.
7. “Iron Man,” $5.1 million.
8. “The Strangers,” $4.1 million.
9. “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian,” $3 million.
10. “What Happens in Vegas,” $1.7 million.
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