Actress Sean Young has entered rehab for alcohol abuse following an outburst in which she was heckling from the audience at the Directors Guild of America awards.
The 48-year-old actress was escorted from the ballroom at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Los Angeles after heckling director Julian Schnabel, who was nominated for his film 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'.
A statement from Insignia PR said that the actress "voluntarily admitted herself...for treatment related to alcoholism".
The statement added: "It is understood that Young has struggled against the disease for many years."
Young rose to fame following her performance in Ridley Scott's 'Blade Runner' and a couple of years later she played Michael Douglas' wife in 'Wall Street'.
She'll return to the big screen opposite Billy Zane in the drama 'The Man Who Came Back' and alongside Juliet Landau in the thriller 'Darkness Visible'.
Thursday 19 June 2008
Tuesday 10 June 2008
Nancy Sinatra pushes for radio royalties
Follows father's legacy
WASHINGTON -- Continuing her father's legacy of fighting for all musicians, Nancy Sinatra will urge lawmakers Wednesday to approve legislation giving all musicians a royalty for songs aired on traditional radio.
In 1988, Frank Sinatra pushed for legislation instituting a performance royalty, and Wednesday his daughter is expected to do the same a decade later during a congressional hearing on the Fair Performance Right on Radio legislation, according to the MusicFirst Coalition.
In a letter to artists and musicians dated Dec. 12, 1988, Frank Sinatra wrote: "We are of the opinion that legislation has not been enacted in part because recording artists have not been aware of the problem, while others with vested interests have lobbied heavily for the defeat of such legislation. We believe that with a unified effort from fellow recording artists, we may be able to pass such legislation."
The MusicFirst coalition is comprised of the record labels, musicians and other music industry organizations that is pushing for legislation sponsored by Reps. Howard Berman, D-Calif., and Darrell Issa, R-Calif.
While Nancy Sinatra will testify on the legislation a number of musical performers plan to make their voices heard Wednesday (HR 6/11).
Dave Navarro, Sugarhill Gang, Whodini and Kristine W are among the artists and musicians in Washington supporting the bill.
Wednesday's hearing is an indication that things are getting hot in the copyright arena as the Copyright Alliance, a broad-based copyright industry group also is planning a push for the IP-PRO bill that sets up a "copyright czar" that is scheduled for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing June 17.
WASHINGTON -- Continuing her father's legacy of fighting for all musicians, Nancy Sinatra will urge lawmakers Wednesday to approve legislation giving all musicians a royalty for songs aired on traditional radio.
In 1988, Frank Sinatra pushed for legislation instituting a performance royalty, and Wednesday his daughter is expected to do the same a decade later during a congressional hearing on the Fair Performance Right on Radio legislation, according to the MusicFirst Coalition.
In a letter to artists and musicians dated Dec. 12, 1988, Frank Sinatra wrote: "We are of the opinion that legislation has not been enacted in part because recording artists have not been aware of the problem, while others with vested interests have lobbied heavily for the defeat of such legislation. We believe that with a unified effort from fellow recording artists, we may be able to pass such legislation."
The MusicFirst coalition is comprised of the record labels, musicians and other music industry organizations that is pushing for legislation sponsored by Reps. Howard Berman, D-Calif., and Darrell Issa, R-Calif.
While Nancy Sinatra will testify on the legislation a number of musical performers plan to make their voices heard Wednesday (HR 6/11).
Dave Navarro, Sugarhill Gang, Whodini and Kristine W are among the artists and musicians in Washington supporting the bill.
Wednesday's hearing is an indication that things are getting hot in the copyright arena as the Copyright Alliance, a broad-based copyright industry group also is planning a push for the IP-PRO bill that sets up a "copyright czar" that is scheduled for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing June 17.
Wednesday 4 June 2008
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