Britney's mom runs over photographer
SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 22 (UPI) -- Britney Spears was so hysterical after her mom ran over a photographer in California that paramedics tended to the pop diva before the injured man.
Photographer Calem Reavley was writhing in pain on the ground after being hit by Lynne Spears' vehicle, while Santa Monica, Calif., paramedics tried to calm the pop singer who was sobbing and screaming following the weekend accident, World Entertainment News Network reported Tuesday.
The accident occurred, according to an onlooker, when Spears and her mom left a pet shop where the singer bought two puppies. When photographers surrounded the vehicle, Lynne Spears reportedly drove through the crowd at high speed, striking Reavley. Police were called to the scene and mother and daughter reportedly will be required to give statements.
Reavley is resting at home after doctors determined he had suffered swelling but no broken bones, WENN said.
Spears' management issued a statement about the incident saying, "If anyone was injured by accident, it was caused by the paparazzi's own conduct."
Ben Affleck wins $300K in poker tourney
COMMERCE, Calif., June 22 (UPI) -- Ben Affleck won first place and $356,400 in prize money at a California poker tournament, qualifying the Hollywood film star for the world poker championship.
Affleck beat 90 other players, including "Spider-Man" actor Tobey Maguire, last weekend at the Commerce (Calif.) Casino's California State Poker Championship, World Entertainment News Network reported Tuesday.
"This is not likely the last time you'll see Ben Affleck at one of our final tables," said Nancy Friedman, Commerce Casino spokeswoman. "He has become a respected member of the poker elite and continues to work to improve his game."
Affleck now advances to next April's World Poker Tour Championship.
Maquire was eliminated early during the three-day tournament, WENN said.
Lollapalooza music festival canceled
NEW YORK, June 22 (UPI) -- U.S. music festival Lollapalooza has been canceled because of poor ticket sales just three weeks before the 31-date, 16-city tour was set to begin.
Promoters and organizers decided to cancel the 13-year-old festival Monday after realizing they could lose millions of dollars because advance ticket sales were down in every market except New York, MTV.com reported Tuesday.
This year's lineup was set to include Morrissey, Sonic Youth, PJ Harvey, the Flaming Lips and the String Cheese Incident.
Marc Geiger, with William Morris Agency and a Lollapalooza co-founder, said Lollapalooza's fate is industry-wide.
"Everyone from the Dead to Dave Matthews to Norah Jones is suffering. There's not one explanation for this," Geiger said, citing high ticket prices and high gas prices as possible explanations. "... Just like the record industry is suffering, the concert business is not exempt."
Lollapalooza tickets, however, were moderately priced between $15 and $25, Geiger said.
Fans who purchased tickets will be given refunds.
Producer-writer Milo Frank dies at 82
LOS ANGELES, June 22 (UPI) -- Milo O. Frank, a Hollywood agent who went on to success as a writer-producer, has died in Los Angeles after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 82.
Frank represented such Hollywood legends as Humphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe and Joel McCrea. He left the agency business to create a new job, Head of Talent and Casting for the CBS Television Network.
He handled casting for such institutions as "The Ed Sullivan Show," "The Red Skelton Show," "Studio One" and "Playhouse 90."
He wrote and produced the 1958 José Ferrer comedy "The High Cost of Loving."
Later in life, Frank began a new career as a media consultant -- working for clients such as Lockheed, Kaiser Aluminum and Singapore Airlines.
He also consulted a number of political figures, including former U.S. Sen. Robert Dole, R-Kan., former U.S. Attorney General William French Smith and former California Gov. Pete Wilson.
Frank wrote two communication training textbooks -- "How to Get Your Point Across in 30 Seconds -- Or Less" and "How to Run a Successful Meeting in Half the Time."
A publicist said Frank died June 13 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
