June Carter Cash's daughter dea
Two bodies, including that of a daughter of late country music singer June Carter Cash, were found in a bus parked off a highway near Clarksville, Tenn., authorities said. Montgomery County sheriff's department released few details, but he called the deaths "suspicious."
Officials said carbon monoxide from lanterns in the bus may have caused the deaths Friday of Rosie Nix Adams and the man, whose identity was being withheld until his family was notified. Adams, 45, and her husband, Philip Adams, had recently sold a home in Montgomery County and were preparing to travel in the bus, it was reported. They had parked the vehicle behind a house on state Highway 12 for repairs. It was also reported emergency workers found drug paraphernalia, including needles and pipes, on the bus near the bodies. Rosie Adams was the daughter of June Carter Cash and Richard Nix. She was a songwriter and had pursued a performing career. Adams' mother died in May.
Fright flicks top the box office
The Scary Movie franchise has risen from the grave, with part three of the horror-spoof series opening as the top weekend flick with $49.7 million US, the best October debut ever. Scary Movie 3 bumped the previous weekend's No. 1 movie, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, to second place with $14.7 million, according to studio estimates yesterday. Premiering in third place with $14 million was the feel-good drama Radio, starring Cuba Gooding Jr. in the real-life story of a mentally disabled man befriended by a high school football coach (Ed Harris). Runaway Jury was in fourth place and Mystic River in fifth. Angelina Jolie -- whose last three movies have been less than smashes -- has delivered another turkey with Beyond Borders. A downbeat story of doomed romance between humanitarian-aid workers, Beyond Borders opened at No. 11 with just $2 million.
Spears' stalker now suing her
A Japanese businessperson ordered to stay away from pop idol Britney Spears has sued the singer, saying her security guards pointed a gun at him and caused "extreme emotional distress." A lawsuit filed by Masahiko Shizawa in U.S. District Court states the guards confronted him on a public street across from Spears' home in Los Angeles on Oct. 23, 2002. The guards ordered Shizawa to leave the area and one pointed a gun at him as he sat in his car, says the suit. Shizawa, 43, said that as a result of the emotional distress caused by the incident, he has had trouble sleeping and had to take extended periods of leave from work. He is seeking unspecified damages. Earlier this month, a judge deemed Shizawa to be "abnormally obsessed and fixated with Spears." He was ordered to stay at least 300 metres away from her for three years.