New details emerge in Gary Glitter arrest
VUNG TAU, Vietnam, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Up to 10 Vietnamese girls reportedly claim British glam rocker Gary Glitter molested them, including one who was only 10 years old at the time.
Glitter, 61, is jailed in the Vietnamese coastal resort town of Vung Tau while police build their case against him. Glitter has been charged with "lewd acts" against minors, but if the charge is upped to child rape, the maximum penalty is execution by firing squad.
The Sun reported Monday it tracked down an 11-year-old girl who claimed Glitter -- who was living with her aunt in Vung Tau -- treated her "like family" before molesting her. The tabloid said the 11-year-old looked more like an 8-year-old.
"This man must pay for what he has done," her mother told the tabloid.
Another young girl who was reportedly molested by the rocker has gone into hiding out of fear she will be arrested, her mother told the Sun.
"They have the death penalty here and he should be executed," her mother said.
Rod Stewart, financee have son
EPPING, England, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Rocker Rod Stewart's fiancee, Penny Lancaster, has given birth to their first child, a boy, in a London hospital.
Stewart participated in the birth of his 7-pound, 7-ounce son early Sunday morning at St. John and St. Elizabeth Hospital, Stewart's label, J Records said in a news release Monday.
"Both Penny and our baby son are gorgeous, healthy and doing well," Stewart said. "I am so very proud of my girl Pen for the commitment, courage and strength she showed throughout."
The couple are now home with their son in Epping, England.
"We are celebrating every moment with our beautiful boy," he said. "We just can't take our eyes off him."
Webber turns to reality TV to cast 'Maria'
LONDON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber says he'll mount a reality TV search to find a new "Maria" for his London stage revival of "The Sound of Music."
The BBC and Webber are in early development talks for the show that will place the winner in the role made famous on the big screen in 1965 by Julie Andrews.
Webber reportedly decided to go with an unknown in the lead after actress Scarlett Johansson turned down the role, the BBC reported Monday.
Webber is aiming for a late 2006 opening for his show.
Rock Hall of Fame announces inductees
NEW YORK, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Monday announced its 2006 inductees will be Black Sabbath, Miles Davis, Blondie, Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Sex Pistols.
The induction ceremony will take place March 13 in New York.
In the non-performer category, A&M Records founders Herb Albert and Jerry Moss will receive a lifetime achievement award, MTV.com reported. The label founded in 1962 became one of the most successful independent labels worldwide, boasting hits by Peter Frampton, the Police, Joe Jackson, the Neville Brothers, Cat Stevens and Alpert's group, the Tijuana Brass.
Artists are eligible for election into the Rock Hall of Fame 25 years after the release of their first record.
