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Briefly: Jack White, Westlife, JC Chasez, Luther Vandross
Jack White, singer-guitarist of Detroit-based rock band The White Stripes , reportedly pleaded guilty to an assault-and-battery charge on Tuesday (3/9) in connection with a Dec. 13 fight.
White had been charged with misdemeanor aggravated assault, which could have landed him in jail for up to a year. Under a plea agreement that his lawyers reached with prosecutors, White will pay a $500 fine plus court costs, and will be required to attend anger-management classes.
Charges were filed against White following nightclub brawl with frontman Jason Stollsteimer of Detroit's The Von Bondies. The judge has also ordered White to stay away from Stollsteimer.
Bryan McFadden has departed the Irish boy band Westlife , according to a statement posted on the group's official website. The group plans to continue as a quartet.
"Bryan has come to a point in his life where he feels he can no longer give Westlife the 100% commitment needed," said the statement. "He will be spending time at home developing other aspects of his life."
The cover of JC Chasez 's new album, "Schizophrenic"--which shows the solo 'NSync member in a straitjacket--has drawn the ire Bill MacPhee, the publisher of Schizophrenia Digest magazine.
MacPhee claims that the title and cover image ignore "the U.S. Surgeon General's call on the entertainment industry to help eliminate stigma to address the public health crisis that exists."
Though Jive Records doesn't plan to change the album's title or cover, Chasez issued a statement apologizing to those who might be offended. He claimed that the Merriam-Webster definition of schizophrenic--"contradictory or antagonistic qualities or attitudes"--was the basis for the title.
Luther Vandross , who continues to recover from the serious stroke he suffered last year, won four NAACP Image Awards during a Sunday (9/7) ceremony in Los Angeles.
