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PEOPLE & ARTS Tuesday 1 OcTOber 2019

This undated photo provided by Random House shows author
Christopher Wylie. Wylie's "Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and
the Plot to Break America" will be published Oct. 8, 2019, Ran-
dom House announced Monday, Sept. 30.
Associated Press This Sept. 28, 2019 file photo shows Wesley Snipes at the LA premiere of "Dolemite is My Name" in
Los Angeles.
Cambridge Analytica Associated Press

whistleblower has Wesley Snipes says he's moving

book out next week on from 'Blade' character

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The verse. Snipes' last turn in the ily wanted him to do it. So
NEW YORK (AP) — The whis- research director at Cam- news that another actor role was 2004's "Blade: Trin- I'm appreciative of getting
tleblower at Cambridge bridge who alleged the was cast as vampire hunter ity." "People are very, very the love. And I've created
Analytica, the data-mining company had illegally ac- Blade came as a surprise sneaky. They try to make it something that others want
firm linked to using social cessed data of millions of to Wesley Snipes, who por- about the actors. And it's to carry on, and maybe
media for targeted politi- Facebook users that was trayed the character in not about me and him," put their own stamp on it."
cal ads, has a book deal. used to support the elec- three successful films, but Snipes told The Associated Snipes, who trained in mar-
Christopher Wylie's tion of Donald Trump. he says he's moving on. Press in an interview. "Flat- tial arts, is working on a dif-
"Mindf(asterisk)ck: Cam- Cambridge was found- Marvel Studios announced tery — what do they say? ferent action-focused proj-
bridge Analytica and the ed by such conservative at this summer's Comic- Imitation is the best form ect.
Plot to Break America" will power brokers as billionaire Con that the Oscar winner of flattery. Yeah. So you "So we did that (Blade).
be published Oct. 8, Ran- Robert Mercer and former Mahershala Ali would play know, it's something that That's all great. But we got
dom House announced White House aide Steve the comics character in its he has acknowledged he something else that we go-
Monday. Wylie is a former Bannon.q blockbuster cinematic uni- wanted to do, and his fam- ing to rock," Snipes said.q

Busbee, songwriter behind

country and pop hits, dead at 43

By KRISTIN M. HALL cords' co-chairman and unfairness period." Shakira
Associated Press CEO Aaron Bay-Schuck tweeted that "an uncanny
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) and co-chairman and talent and unique soul has
— Grammy-nominated COO Tom Corson called departed." Adam Lambert
songwriter-producer bus- busbee "one of the best tweeted that busbee was
bee, who co-wrote Maren and brightest creative "brilliant and warm, with
Morris' breakout hit "My minds in music. busbee's palpable joy for his craft."
Church" and also crafted kindness and legacy will He was a co-producer on
songs for Keith Urban, Lady never be forgotten and Morris' debut album on
Antebellum, Pink, Shakira our hearts and prayers go Columbia called "Hero,"
and Florida Georgia Line, out to his family at this very which was nominated for This Feb. 12, 2017 file photo shows songwriter and producer
has died. He was 43. difficult time." best country album. At busbee at the 59th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
Warner Records confirmed Several singers mourned the 2017 Grammys, "My Associated Press
his death in a statement re- his death on social media. Church" won best coun-
leased Sunday but offered Blake Shelton said he and try solo performance. The He also produced Carly Keith Urban and Carrie
no details on the cause of Gwen Stefani both con- song was also nominated Pearce's debut album on Underwood's "The Fighter,"
death. His real name was sidered busbee a friend, for best country song, a Big Machine called "Every Florida Georgia Line's mul-
Michael James Ryan. writing on Twitter that there nomination Morris shared Little Thing." He also helped tiplatinum hit "H.O.L.Y." and
In a statement, Warner Re- was "too much pain and with busbee. write top country hits like Pink's "Try."q