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E-mailOliver Stone pleads no contest to charge
His lawyer entered the plea for Stone on July 29 in Beverly Hills Superior Court, Jane Robison, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County district attorney's office, said Wednesday.
Stone, who won best-director Oscars for "Platoon" and "Born on the Fourth of July," wasn't in court.
He was arrested at a drunken-driving checkpoint May 27. Stone, 58, paid a $100 fine and court assessments, a court representative said.
In 1999, Stone pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge and driving under the influence.
His next project is a film about a pair of police officers rescued from the rubble of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Nicolas Cage has signed on to star in the production.
-- The Associated Press
Judge extends temporary restraining order
A judge has extended a temporary restraining order barring an ex-girlfriend of Colin Farrell from marketing a tape of them having sex.
Farrell's lawsuit against Playboy Playmate Nicole Narain says they made the videotape 2 1/2 years ago with the understanding that it would never be made public.
Last month, Superior Court Judge David Yaffe blocked Narain from selling, distributing or displaying the 15-minute tape. On Wednesday, Yaffe extended the order.
The lawsuit by Farrell, 29, accused the 31-year-old woman of working with the owner of an Internet pornography business and contacting the news media about the tape.
Leodis Matthews, a lawyer for Narain, said her client had not attempted to profit from the tape, but wanted to keep her half of the rights to the video.
Farrell's lawsuit said the release of the tape would irreparably harm him and his career. The actor's screen credits include "Alexander," "S.W.A.T.," "Daredevil" and "The Recruit."
-- The Associated Press
People reporter cited for trespassing
A freelance reporter working for People magazine was given a citation for allegedly trespassing on oceanfront property owned by Brad Pitt, the Sheriff's Department reported.
Jeffrey Weiss, 23, of Beverly Hills was cited Saturday after being spotted on the property near El Capitan State Park, said Sgt. Erik Raney of the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department. The property belongs to Pitt, the actor's publicist, Cindy Guagenti, confirmed Wednesday.
Weiss was carrying a pair of binoculars as he stood on a bluff overlooking the area, Raney said. The bluff was not fenced but had a "no trespassing" sign.
People spokeswoman Nancy Valentino said Weiss inadvertently trespassed.
"He regrets it. This is not the way we do business at People," Valentino said.
Raney said Weiss had an e-mail from a People employee in his car.
"The correspondence gave him directions to the property and directed him to see what he could see -- lights, trucks, parties -- and report back," Raney said.
Weiss, who was cited and released, was ordered to appear in Santa Barbara Superior Court on Sept. 8.
-- The Associated Press
Ex-producer weds seventh wife
Robert Evans has married for the seventh time.
The former Paramount production chief, 75, wed Lady Victoria White in Mexico last weekend, said Evans' spokesman, Michael Levine.
It was the third marriage for White, 42, who has three children. She and Evans had been dating for about three months, Levine said.
Evans divorced his sixth wife, former Versace model Leslie Ann Woodward, last July, after seven months of marriage. His ex-wives also include "Love Story" star Ali MacGraw, former Miss America Phyllis George and "Dynasty" co-star Catherine Oxenberg.
He began his Hollywood career as an actor and headed Paramount Pictures during its resurgence in the 1960s and early 1970s with films such as "Chinatown," "Love Story," "Rosemary's Baby" and the first two editions of "The Godfather."
Evans' life story was the subject of the 2002 documentary "The Kid Stays in the Picture."
-- The Associated Press
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