The singer Chris Brown and his bodyguard Christopher Hollosy, who both faced a felony assault charge after a weekend altercation outside a Washington hotel, had the charge reduced to a misdemeanour on Monday, officials said. Brown, 24, is no stranger to run-ins with the law, most infamously for assaulting his former girlfriend, the pop star Rihanna. He is still on probation for that 2009 case. – AP
Salman Khan tweets about his outburst on Bigg Boss
The Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has taken to Twitter to explain his outburst against Kushal Tandon, a contestant on the Indian television show Bigg Boss, now in its seventh season. Khan slammed Kushal for being rude to fellow housemate Tanisha. "You see one hour, I see the whole deal," Khan tweeted. "Guess some of you guys may not react when someone speaks to your family's female members or women in that manner. But I do and most of us men and women stand up against men who run them down." The 47-year-old actor said he decided to reply after seeing comments by Bigg Boss followers. – The National staff
Emile Hirsch to play John Belushi in biopic
Emile Hirsch will play John Belushi in a biopic of the comedian. The production company Film 360 confirmed on Monday the casting of Hirsch in the currently untitled feature. Steve Conrad, who wrote the forthcoming Ben Stiller film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, will direct his own screenplay, adapted from the biography Belushi. The 28-year-old Hirsch was seen earlier this year with Paul Rudd in David Gordon Green's Prince Avalanche and will also feature in the forthcoming Navy Seal film Lone Survivor. Production of the biopic will begin next spring. One of the original Saturday Night Live cast members, Belushi starred in The Blues Brothers and National Lampoon's Animal House. He died in 1982 at the age of 33. – AP
Krrish 3 in court over copyright claim
The scriptwriter Uday Singh Rajput has taken the makers of the forthcoming film Krrish 3 to the Bombay High Court over copyright violation, DNA reported. Rajput claims he wrote the script for the movie but wasn't given credit for it. The makers of the film have filed a counter suit, asking that Rajput's plea not be entertained and the release of the film not be disturbed. Rajput said in his plea that he had registered his script with the Film Writers Association in 2008 under the title Krrish 2. He later sent a copy to Rakesh Roshan for consideration, but didn't get a response. Rajput claims he realised only a few days ago that his script was used for Krrish 3 and that the credit was given to another scriptwriter, Robin Bhatt. Krrish 3 is out in the UAE tomorrow. – The National staff
