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PEOPLE & ARTSSaturday 5 December 2015

Manager: POP BRIEFS

Ex-Stone Temple Pilots frontman Weiland dead at 48 Robert Loggia, TV
and movie tough
BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota land, who was dogged elsewhere in the bus and Weiland’s wife, Jamie Wei- guy, is dead at 85
(AP) — Scott Weiland, the by substance abuse prob- arrested a California man land, also confirmed his
former frontman for the lems throughout his ca- who was traveling with death to the Los Angeles Robert Loggia, who played
Stone Temple Pilots and reer, passed away in his Weiland. The man hasn’t Times. drug lords and mobsters
“I can’t deal with this right and danced with Tom
In this 2004 photo, Velvet Revolver lead singer Scott Weiland, left, and Slash perform “Fall to now,” she said, sobbing. Hanks in “Big,” has died, his
Pieces” perform at the VH1 Big in ‘04 awards, in Los Angeles. Weiland, the former frontman “It’s true.” wife Aubrey Loggia says.
for the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, has died. He was 48. The singer’s manager The singer rose to fame as Aubrey Loggia said Log-
confirmed the death to The Associated Press early Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) the frontman of the Gram- gia died Friday at his home
my Award-winning Stone in Los Angeles after a five
Velvet Revolver, has died. sleep while on a tour stop been charged. Temple Pilots, whose hits year battle with Alzheim-
He was 48. in Bloomington, Minneso- Police released no addi- include “Interstate Love er’s. He was 85.
The singer’s manager, Tom ta. The local coroner con- tional information on Wei- Song,” ‘’Plush,” and “Vaso- Loggia’s rugged looks and
Vitorino, confirmed the firmed the death Friday but land’s cause of death. line.” voice suited his many char-
death to The Associated didn’t cite a cause. Weiland’s current band, The band broke up in 2003, acter roles as gangsters or
Press early Friday morning. Police said say they found Scott Weiland & the Wild- and Weiland went on to other shady characters. He
Vitorino said he learned of cocaine in the bedroom abouts, had been sched- front Velvet Revolver, the was a Miami drug lord in
Weiland’s death from his of the tour bus where Wei- uled to play a show in super group that featured “Scarface” and a Sicilian
tour manager. He did not land was found dead. nearby Medina, Minne- former members of Guns mobster in “Prizzi’s Honor.”
provide further details but Police said they found “a sota, according to a local N’ Roses, including guitarist He earned an Oscar nomi-
referenced a statement small quantity” of cocaine venue’s website. The web- Slash and bassist Duff McK- nation for the 1985 legal
on Weiland’s Facebook during a search of the bus site showed the event was agan. Among that group’s thriller, “Jagged Edge.”
page. Friday, they also found a canceled but didn’t give a hits was “Fall to Pieces.” But perhaps his most mem-
The statement said Wei- small amount of cocaine reason. The Stone Temple Pilots orable role was a comic
eventually reunited in 2008. turn as the toy company
“The story’s not finished,” boss in “Big.” In a famous
Weiland told the AP at the scene, he and Hanks, as
time. “There’s more to be a boy in a man’s body,
revealed and more to be dance on a giant toy key-
told.” board in joyful duets of
But the group split again in “Chopsticks” and “Heart
2013. and Soul.” q
Weiland had a long string
of drug- and alcohol-re- ‘Orange’ actress
lated arrests and stints in Polanco charged
rehab. In 1995, he was ar- in NY on assault
rested after deputies found
him carrying crack and NEW YORK (AP) — One of
heroin. He pleaded guilty the stars of “Orange is the
to felony heroin possession New Black” is facing as-
in 1998. And his arrests for sault charges after she was
drug possession and stints accused of punching and
in rehab led the Stone scratching a teenage girl.
Temple Pilots to cancel Dascha Polanco was ar-
tour dates and contributed raigned Thursday in Man-
to their 2003 breakup.q hattan Criminal Court.
Court papers filed by the
Michael Douglas says cancer survival led to resurgence district attorney’s office say
the attack on 17-year-old
NEKESA MUMBI MOODY the renowned restaurant Douglas called “One Flew ago but reconciled, and Michelle Cardona hap-
AP Entertainment Writer Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” Douglas noted the pair pened inside Polanco’s
NEW YORK (AP) — An emo- Le Bernardin. which he produced, his were celebrating their 15th upper Manhattan apart-
tional Michael Douglas most profound work, and anniversary this year. ment on July 29. They say
said Thursday that surviv- Douglas had his own ce- noted that it was turned He also got political, railing Polanco punched the
ing his cancer scare sev- down at every Hollywood against super PACs that teen several times, pulled
eral years ago gave him lebrity cheering section studio before its eventual give large contributions to her hair and scratched her.
new vitality as he settles release. He also attributed political candidate, blam- Polanco’s attorney, Gerald
into his senior years. as he was given AARP’s his longevity to picking the ing them for viciousness in Lefcourt, says the accusa-
Douglas, 71, spoke about best film to work on instead the presidential campaign tion is an attempt to extort
his health at an AARP lun- “Movies for Grownups” of the best role. climate. money from the actress.
cheon celebrating the “The greatest compliment He also cited Wednes- He says he is confident the
Academy Award-winner’s Lifetime Achievement I could get is that I see your day’s deadly mass shoot- charges will be dismissed.
storied career and said: name, and I don’t know ing in San Bernadino, Cali- The 33-year-old Polanco
“It’s good to be alive.” Award. what I’m gonna get but fornia, in asking for people plays inmate Dayonara
Douglas battled stage four it’s going to be good,” he of different political beliefs Diaz on the Netflix prison
throat cancer in 2010. Besides his wife, fellow said. to unite on a common gun drama.
“Once you come out of His voice cracked when control solution, so “we Her next real-life court date
that end, you have a re- Oscar-winner Catherine he thanked his wife for her cannot be completely is Jan. 28.q
surgence, certainly of en- support; the couple sepa- embarrassed” before the
ergy,” he told the crowd at Zeta-Jones, his “Ant-Man” rated a couple of years rest of the world.q

co-star Paul Rudd, his “Fa-

tal Attraction” co-star Glen

Close, Blythe Danner, Da-

vid Hyde Pierce, Zac Po-

sen and Jann Wenner at-

tended.

Close joked: “I love Mi-

chael so much that I

stopped coloring my hair

so I can look like him.”