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Briefly: David Bowie, Sting, Phil Spector, Jessica Simpson, Charley Pride
A stagehand suffered fatal injuries in a fall from a lighting rig at Miami's James L. Knight Center on Thursday (5/6), a short time before David Bowie was to perform.
According to published reports, the man apparently fell while climbing a chain ladder toward the back of the stage, and landed on his head. He was later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
Bowie's performance was canceled, and will not be rescheduled, according to promoters.
"David Bowie and his touring company are deeply saddened by the news of this tragic accident and send their sincerest condolences and thoughts to the stagehand's family and friends," said a statement issued on Thursday night.
Sting , who is suffering from laryngitis, has canceled three upcoming U.K. concerts: Friday (5/7) in Newcastle, England; Saturday (5/8) in Manchester, England; and Sunday (5/9) in Glasgow, Scotland.
Last week, he postponed shows in five European cities due to the same ailment. The outing is expected to resume on Wednesday (5/12) in Birmingham, England.
Phil Spector 's attorneys have released to reporters a coroner's report that they say indicates that the woman who was shot to death at the legendary producer's home in February of 2003 may have fired the weapon herself.
The report, which nevertheless classifies the death as a homicide, said that the woman, Lana Clarkson, had gunshot residue on both hands, and that she was shot with a gun inside her mouth.
Spector was arrested immediately after the shooting, and was charged with murder several months later. He remains free on $1 million bail.
Two ticket packages for Jessica Simpson 's May 22 charity concert at Rumsey Playfield in New York's Central Park are up for auction at ticketmaster.com. (Ticketmaster is liveDaily's parent company.)
Each package includes two tickets to the concert, two autographed copies of the April 2004 Allure Magazine with Simpson on the cover, and two Allure T-shirts, cosmetic bags, compact mirrors, nail files and nail polishes.
A portion of the proceeds from the concert, which is sponsored by Allure, will benefit the Skin Cancer Foundation.
Country singer Charley Pride was admitted to a Dallas-area hospital for an undisclosed, emergency surgery on Thursday night (5/6), according to his spokesperson. His recovery is expected to take four to six weeks, and some scheduled tour dates will be called off.
