R. Kelly holds onto chart topper
LOS ANGELES, July 20 (UPI) -- Despite a plunge in U.S. sales of more than 70 percent, R. Kelly's "TP.3 Reloaded" chalked up a second week atop The Billboard 200 Wednesday.
The R&B veteran sold only 139,000 albums, but still managed to stave off new releases from rappers Slim Thug and Bow Wow, and the All-American Rejects.
Slim Thug's "Already Platinum" debuted at No. 2 on the album chart, followed by Bow Wow's "Wanted" at No. 3.
Coldplay's "X&Y" slipped to No. 5 and Mariah Carey's "The Emancipation of Mimi" was No. 5. The All-American Rejects scored a career-best sales week that gave "Boosted" a No. 6 debut on The Billboard 200.
Missy Elliott's "The Cookbook" clocked in at No. 7, followed by the Black Eyed Peas' "Monkey Business" at No. 8, the Ying Yang Twins' "U.S.A.: United States of Atlanta" at No. 9 and George Strait's "Somewhere Down in Texas" anchoring the Top 10.
Star Trek's 'Scotty' dead at 85
REDMOND, Wash., July 20 (UPI) -- Canadian actor James Doohan, best known as "Star Trek's" Scotty, died Wednesday in his Washington state home at the age of 85.
Doohan had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, diabetes, lung fibrosis and pneumonia, his agent Steve Steven told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
One of his last public appearances was about a year ago, when he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Doohan was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and grew up in Sarnia, Ontario. He was a captain in the Royal Canadian Artillery during WWII and participated in the Juno Beach invasion on D-Day.
He started his acting career on radio in 1946 and later moved over to TV, where he appeared in a number of CBC programs.
He became a page in science fiction pop culture history when he was tapped to play the Starship Enterprise's scrappy chief engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott on TV's original "Star Trek."
Funeral details were still being planned Wednesday.
'Queen' Remini nets big payday
LOS ANGELES, July 20 (UPI) -- "King of Queens" actress Leah Remini has inked a deal with CBS putting her at or near the salary level of co-star Kevin James.
The one-year deal came after weeks of intense negotiations, Variety reported Wednesday. When all was said and done, Remini's salary tripled into the neighborhood of James' $400,000 per episode.
TV Guide Online says Remini and James could be network TV's highest paid stars at this point.
Sienna Miller 'wants to be alone'
LONDON, July 20 (UPI) -- London's Wyndham Theatre replaced Sienna Miller in "As You Like It" for a night after Jude Law revealed he had cheated on her.
Miller played Celia in the West End production Monday night but she did not wear the engagement ring Law had given her and was reported in tears after the performance.
Theater management decided Tuesday to have understudy Denise Gough step into Miller's role for the night, the BBC reported. Miller was expected to return to the stage Wednesday.
Law, 32, had issued a statement admitting he cheated on Miller after newspapers reported the affair.
Despite some reports the couple is trying to come to terms with Law's infidelity, Miller's mother told the New York Daily News her daughter is not speaking to her fiance.
"Sienna is angry and wants to be alone," she said.
