Weiland sues over Stone Temple Pilots ouster

Scott Weiland has countersued his former Stone Temple Pilots band mates, saying they had no right to expel him and shouldn’t be allowed to perform with a new lead singer. Weiland’s suit was filed on Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, one week after his former collaborators sued to get him to stop using the band’s music in solo performances

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New heights for circus talent

For more than eight years since founding Wellington’s Fuse Circus, Tom Beauchamp has been entertaining audiences and developing his craft. Beauchamp, 40, describes himself as a “jack of all trades”, equally at home performing on high from a rope, known as “corde lisse”, or on the ground displaying his clowning skills.

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English flanker Croft named in Lions side

The British and Irish Lions will face world champions South Africa in Saturday’s opening rugby Test — and they enter the Durban clash full of confidence after winning all their six tour games so far. The Lions — a touring representative side featuring the best players from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales — only come together every four years and they tour New Zealand, Australia and South Africa in strict rotation

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Robin Williams, short of breath, takes a break

Doctors advised Robin Williams to take a week off from the 80-city tour of his one-man comedy show after the comedian experienced shortness of breath, according to his publicist. Performances set for this week in three Florida cities — Hollywood, Orlando and Tampa — will be put off until later, the publicist said in a statement on Williams’ Web site. “Williams was experiencing shortness of breath and is currently being evaluated by doctors who are recommending a week of rest,” the statement said

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