Hank Thompson dies of lung cancer
DALLAS - Hank Thompson has died of lung cancer just days after canceling his tour. The country singer was 82.
Mr. Thompson died late Tuesday at his home in the Fort Worth suburb of Keller, said his spokesman, Tracy Pitcox.
“He was battling aggressive lung cancer,” Pitcox said Wednesday in a statement
Fans loved Mr. Thompson’s distinctive gravelly voice and his musical style, a mix of honky-tonk and Western swing. He was named to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1989.
Mr. Thompson had 29 hits reach the top 10 between 1948 and 1975. Some of his most famous songs include “Humpty Dumpty Heart” and “A Six Pack to Go.”
Survivors include his wife, Ann. He had no children.
Hogan’s son arrested in crash incident
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Hulk Hogan’s son turned himself in Wednesday on charges stemming from a street-racing crash this summer that critically injured a passenger in his car, police said.
Nick Bollea, 17, was arrested on charges of reckless driving involving serious bodily injury, Clearwater police spokeswoman Elizabeth Daly-Watts said.
“Because Nick is still a juvenile and has no prior criminal record, we are disappointed that he is being charged as an adult offender. However, we are confident that the evidence will demonstrate that this was an accident,” family spokesman Adam Handelsman said in a written statement.
Police said Bollea was racing his father’s 1998 Toyota Supra against a Dodge Viper on Aug. 26 when the car Bollea was driving struck a curb, spun across two lanes of traffic and slammed rear-end first into a tree. His passenger, John Graziano, was critically injured.
Graziano, 22, has been comatose at Bayfront Medical Center, according to medical professionals who examined him and submitted reports on his condition to court.
Doherty apologizes for drug relapse
LONDON - Pete Doherty apologized Wednesday for suffering a relapse in his bid to kick drugs.
A video of the 28-year-old Babyshambles frontman allegedly injecting himself with heroin was posted this week on a newspaper Web site. Doherty’s drug use has frequently landed him in court.
According to a statement by his record label, EMI, Doherty “would like to apologize to the medical staff, fans and well-wishers who have helped and encouraged his progress in fighting his addiction to heroin.”
Is Paul McCartney back in the game?
NEW YORK - Paul McCartney, who is in the midst of a bitter divorce from his second wife, has been photographed kissing another woman in the Hamptons.
The encounter between McCartney, 65, and Nancy Shevell, 47, a member of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board, was last weekend, according to The Sun of London.
In one photo published by the British tabloid, the couple are seen sitting in the front seat of a car, with McCartney embracing Shevell. In another, they are walking along a shoreline, wearing jackets, their hands in their pockets and their heads lowered.
The Associated Press