Obsessed' takes No. 1 box office spot
LOS ANGELES, April 26 (UPI) -- "Obsessed" took the No. 1 spot in U.S. theaters this weekend, with $28.5 million in estimated gross box office receipts.
"17 Again" was second again, for the second week in a row, with more than $11.33 million.
All estimates are from Box Office Mojo.
"Fighting" was third with more than $11.44 million; "The Soloist" fourth with more than $9.71 million; "Earth" fifth with more than $8.55 million; "Monsters vs. Aliens" sixth with more than $8.52 million; "State of Play" seventh with more than $6.89 million; "Hannah Montana" eighth with more than $6.37 million; "Fast and Furious" ninth with more than $6.06 million.
"Crank: High Voltage" was 10th with $2.4 million.
Hudson makes emotional return to Chicago
CHICAGO, April 26 (UPI) -- Singer Jennifer Hudson said hello to family members in attendance at her first Chicago performance since their lives were impacted by a triple homicide.
The Chicago Sun-Times reported Sunday that Hudson personally welcomed four of her cousins in attendance Saturday night at Chicago's Arie Crown Theater.
"This," the "Dreamgirls" star said of her family members, "is where I come from."
Saturday's headlining show by Hudson marked her first performance in Chicago since her mother Darnell Donerson, brother Jason and 7-year-old nephew Julian King were killed there.
Hudson did not specifically mention the October 2008 homicides during her concert, but did dedicate "You Pulled Me Through" to those family members in the audience.
The Sun-Times said the former "American Idol" contestant, who is on tour with singer Robin Thicke, also offered concert-goers covers of hits like "Let's Stay Together" and "Come and Talk to Me" in addition to a number of her personal songs.
Lawyer: Pirate Bay judge possibly biased
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 26 (UPI) -- The district court judge who presided over the Pirate Bay file-sharing case in Sweden possibly was biased due to copyright affiliations, a lawyer alleges.
Defense lawyer Per E. Samuelson, who represented Pirate Bay defendant Carl Lundstrom in the concluded copyright trial, alleges Stockholm District Court Judge Tomas Norstrom had a conflict of interest in the legal case, the Swedish news agency TT said Saturday.
Lundstrom, along with three other Pirate Bay defendants, received a one-year prison sentence after being convicted of promoting copyright infringement.
Samuelson wrote in a deposition to the Svea Court of Appeal his client should receive a retrial due to Norstrom's association with copyright organizations.
Samuelson added the judge should have disclosed his connections to such groups, which includes the Swedish Copyright Association, during his client's trial, TT reported.
"Tomas Norstrom should have reported these circumstances to the parties and their lawyers and given them the chance to raise a formal objection," Samuelson said.
Hayek married in Italian wedding
VENICE, Italy, April 26 (UPI) -- Mexican actress Salma Hayek and French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault have married for a second time, this time in a romantic Italian wedding.
People.com said in an exclusive report that the "30 Rock" actress married Pinault in Venice on Saturday with scores of family members and celebrities in attendance.
The 42-year-old actress originally married Pinault, 46, in Paris on Valentine's Day in a civil ceremony.
But Saturday's ceremony at the La Fenice opera house in Venice featured Hayek in a Balenciaga wedding gown being serenaded by guests singing "Over the Rainbow."
Among those notable names in attendance for the couple's second marriage ceremony were actresses Penelope Cruz, Charlize Theron and Ashley Judd. Actors Edward Norton and Woody Harrelson were also there.
People.com said Saturday's ceremony, which was also attended by former French President Jacques Chirac, was preceded on Friday with a masked ball for wedding guests at the historic Punta Della Dogana.
