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| McCartney joins lineup for UK football disaster song Posted: 22 Nov 2012 04:58 AM PST LONDON, Nov 22 — Former Beatle Paul McCartney has joined the lineup for a Christmas single raising money for the families of those who died in the 1989 Hillsborough football stadium tragedy in northern England, organisers said on Thursday. Already committed to the song are artists including Robbie Williams, ex-Spice Girl Melanie C, Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Holly Johnson and Gerry Marsden of Gerry and the Pacemakers. The version of "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" will hit the shelves on Dec. 17 and is among the frontrunners to claim the coveted Christmas No. 1 slot in the British singles chart. The charity single will benefit Hillsborough families who campaigned for more than 20 years to overturn official accounts of the tragedy that smeared fans, blaming them for being drunk, ticketless, and intent on forcing their way into the packed ground. Ninety-six Liverpool supporters died after a crush at the Hillsborough stadium in Sheffield, and an independent inquiry earlier this year concluded that police tried to deflect the blame on to fans to cover up their own incompetence. — Reuters |
| Hugh Laurie heading to the high seas? Posted: 22 Nov 2012 04:47 AM PST  Hugh Laurie. — AFP pic According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hugh Laurie is gearing up for his television comeback in Crossbones. Created by Neil Cross (Luther), the new series will take modern-day audiences back in time to 18th century New Providence, an island in the Bahamas that was a haven for pirates and buccaneers. The plot will be based on a book by Colin Woodward titled The Republic of Pirates. Spanning ten episodes, Crossbones will centre on the leader of the notorious location, Captain Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard, through the eyes of an assassin who infiltrates his clan because of his band's growing threat to international sea trade. Other pirate-themed shows are headed for US networks in the near future, including Black Sails on Starz, produced by Michael Bay (Transformers). The eight-episode mini-series is announced as a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, with the production scheduled to start before the end of the year. — AFP-Relaxnews |
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