TMZ: Police pepper sprayed Brolin, Wright
SHREVEPORT, La., July 17 (UPI) -- Police used pepper spray and stun guns while arresting actors Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright after a Louisiana bar brawl, sources told TMZ.
The actors reportedly were at a Shreveport, La., saloon, celebrating the end of filming on their President George Bush bio-pic, "W," last weekend when a fight broke out. Brolin, Wright and several other members of the "W" cast and crew were arrested for allegedly interfering with a police officer.
TMZ said police used foul language and allegedly uttered the N-word when referring to Wright, who plays Colin Powell in the movie.
The entertainment news Web site said its sources said and the Louisiana television station KTBS reported that Wright was repeatedly hit with a stun gun and pepper-sprayed as he lay on his stomach in the street.
Witnesses also claimed they saw police repeatedly dousing Brolin in the eyes with pepper spray while he was standing quietly.
Some of the incident was captured via cell phone video, TMZ said.
The city attorney reportedly hasn't determined whether to bring criminal charges against Brolin, who plays Bush in the film, Wright or the others arrested in the incident.
'John Adams' earns 23 Emmy nominations
LOS ANGELES, July 17 (UPI) -- "John Adams," the HBO miniseries about the second President of the United States, garnered 23 Emmy Award nominations Thursday.
Among the categories it was nominated in were outstanding miniseries, and outstanding lead actor and actress in a miniseries for Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney, who played John and Abigail Adams.
Competing in the race for outstanding actor in a supporting role in a miniseries are "Adams" co-stars David Morse, who played George Washington, Stephen Dillane who portrayed Thomas Jefferson and Tom Wilkinson who channeled Benjamin Franklin.
Also nominated for the miniseries Emmy are A&E's "The Andromeda Strain," PBS' "Cranford" and Sci Fi Channel's "Tin Man."
The NBC sit-com "30 Rock" earned 17 nods Thursday, while the AMC drama "Mad Men" followed close behind with 16, the ABC series "Pushing Daisies" earned 12 and the HBO movie "Recount" grabbed 11 nominations.
ABC: Zach Braff leaving 'Scrubs'
LOS ANGELES, July 17 (UPI) -- Actor Zach Braff is to leave "Scrubs" at the end of the TV comedy's upcoming eighth season, showrunner Bill Lawrence said in Los Angeles.
Variety.com reported that Lawrence didn't say the show's run will end with Braff's departure, however.
The entertainment industry trade paper also noted that Braff said he would be up for appearing as a guest star on the series.
"The end of the show will be about J.D. leaving the hospital," Lawrence said. "When you leave, it's about holding on to your relationships."
Asked how long "Scrubs" might continue, Lawrence said, "You can't kill this show."
"Next year we'll be on CBS," Braff joked, referring to how the show has moved to ABC for its next season after spending the last seven seasons on NBC.
Guitar Jimi Hendrix torched is up for sale
LONDON, July 17 (UPI) -- A guitar that Jimi Hendrix set on fire during a 1967 London concert reportedly is expected to sell for $1 million at an upcoming auction.
The BBC said the 1965 Fender Stratocaster was the first guitar Hendrix set on fire during a live show, although he did repeat the stunt at later performances.
The guitar is to go up for sale Sept. 4 at an auction conducted by The Fame Bureau and could fetch as much as $1 million, the British broadcaster said.
Hendrix's publicist and friend, Tony Garland, reportedly had taken the instrument to his family home after the London performance. The guitar was discovered there last year.
"When Hendrix set this guitar alight it marked a watershed in live performance," Ted Owen, director of The Fame Bureau, told the BBC. "He raised the bar of what could be expected and paved the way for a series of imitations and pastiche that exist to this day."
An article about the guitar appears in this month's Guitar & Bass magazine.
