Police looking for 2 in Ruffalo shooting
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Police in Beverly Hills, Calif., said a man and a woman are wanted for questioning in the shooting of film star Mark Ruffalo's brother Scott.
Hairstylist Scott Ruffalo reportedly was shot in the head Monday at his Beverly Hills condo and was listed in serious condition at a Los Angeles hospital. He is married and has a stepdaughter.
People magazine quoted police as saying Thursday they are looking for two "persons of interest" -- Brian Scofield and Shaha Mishaal Adham.
ABC News said police described Scofield as being about 25 years old and Adham as 27. Both live in Los Angeles.
Anyone with information about them should call Beverly Hills police at 310-288-2656, People.com said.
Boy George guilty of false imprisonment
LONDON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- British pop star Boy George was found guilty of falsely imprisoning a man in his London apartment and likely faces time behind bars, a judge said.
Audun Carlsen, a 29-year-old male escort from Norway, has said he went to Boy George's home to be photographed last winter and the singer attacked him and chained him to a wall in his bedroom when he returned to the flat last April.
Boy George, whose real name is George O'Dowd, denied the allegations, accusing Carlsen of stealing photographs from his laptop. The court heard during O'Dowd's trial his assertions that he handcuffed Carlsen to his bed while he checked out his computer.
The BBC quoted Carlsen as claiming the stolen photo story was a ruse and stating the 1980s music icon chained him up because he was angry Carlsen didn't have sex with him during their earlier meeting
"The fact that your bail is being continued does not imply that this will be dealt with by a non-custodial sentence," Judge David Radford told the singer in court, adding that prison time was "likely." "I don't want any false expectations created."
O'Dowd declined to testify on his own behalf during the trial.
The BBC said he is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 16.
Hudson 'honored' by Grammy nods
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Jennifer Hudson, the U.S. singer-actress whose mother, brother and nephew were shot to death Oct. 24, says she was honored by her Grammy nominations this week.
The Oscar-winner's self-titled debut CD is up for R&B Album of the Year and her song "Spotlight" was nominated for Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. She also shares a nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for her duet with Fantasia on the song "I'm His Only Woman."
"It's been a childhood dream of mine to release an album, so to receive four Grammy nominations is truly a blessing. I'm extremely honored and humbled by the nominations," Hudson said in a statement issued to E! Online by Arista Records.
Hudson's film credits include "Dreamgirls," "Sex and the City" and "The Secret Life of Bees." She started out as a contestant on the television singing competition show "American Idol."
Her brother-in-law was charged Tuesday with killing her three family members.
'Slumdog' wins top critics' group prize
NEW YORK, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. National Board of Review has announced Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire" as its choice for best film of 2008.
The movie's star Dev Patel won for breakthrough performance by an actor.
The critics' group named "Mongol" the year's best foreign-language film and "Man on Wire" best documentary.
Clint Eastwood -- who directed two films on the group's top 10 list, "Changeling" and "Gran Torino" -- won the award for best actor for "Gran Torino," Anne Hathaway the prize for best actress for "Rachel Getting Married," Josh Brolin the best supporting actor honor for "Milk" and Penelope Cruz the best supporting actress prize for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."
David Fincher earned the best director honor for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and Courtney Hunt the best directorial debut prize for "Frozen River."
The board's top 10 movies of the year, in alphabetical order, are: "Burn After Reading," "Changeling," "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "The Dark Knight," "Defiance," "Frost/Nixon," "Gran Torino," "Milk," "Wall-E" and "The Wrestler."
The NBR top 10 independent films are: "Frozen River," "In Bruges," "In Search of a Midnight Kiss," "Mr. Foe," "Rachel Getting Married," "Snow Angels," "Son of Rambow," "Wendy and Lucy," "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" and "The Visitor."
