Correction: Bo Diddley story

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. —

In a June 2 obituary for music legend Bo Diddley, The Associated Press misspelled his real first name. He was Ellas McDaniel, not Ellis.

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Simon Cowell - Mel B To Replace Osbourne On X Factor

Simon Cowell is hoping that Mel B will agree to replace Sharon Osbourne on The X Factor according to a report in a sunday newspaper.

The show's producers must sign a new judge within days after Osbourne announced she was quitting on Friday. Filming for the new series begins on June 12.

"Mel's in pole position to join the judging panel," a show source told the News of the World. "She's ideal and Simon Cowell is eager for her to join the team."

The former Spice Girl was one of Cowell's first choices for the judging panel before the show launched in 2004, but he eventually dropped her in favour of Osbourne.

X Factor returns to ITV1 later this year.



08/06/2008 12:26:51

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Charlie Sheen - Sheen Richards Can Sue Me

LATEST: CHARLIE SHEEN has invited his ex-wife DENISE RICHARDS to sue him over claims she demanded a sample of his sperm.

Sheen and Richards took their bitter ex-marital battle to breakfast U.S. TV screens on Wednesday (21May08), when they clashed over an email the actress allegedly sent begging for a sperm donation from her ex-husband.

Richards denies sending the email to Sheen's fiancee Brooke Mueller, insisting her words were doctored.

But Sheen is so confident Richards did send the email, he has asked her to sue him.

He says, "Her claims that her e-mail has been fabricated or altered in any way to create this story are absurd. The mere fact the she continues to publicly discuss and harass both Brooke and me three years after our separation which, for the record is longer than the actual length of the marriage, is beyond desperate and speaks volumes.

"I will no longer sit back and be egregiously painted as a liar. If any proof can be established that these are not in fact her words and statements verbatim, I openly invite her and would even encourage Ms. Richards to sue me in a court of law."

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