Anthony Riley, who was a front runner on the most recent season of The Voice, has died aged 28, NBC said on Sunday. "We are sad over the passing of Anthony Riley. We offer our deepest condolences to his friends and family during this very difficult time," the network said in a statement. The Philadelphia resident had entered rehab after quitting the reality talent show because of the heavy workload and stress. Riley was found dead on Friday after committing suicide, according to friends. – The National staff
Kate Moss escorted off flight ‘for being disruptive’
Supermodel Kate Moss was asked to get off an easyJet flight at Luton airport in the United Kingdom for disruptive behaviour. The plane had arrived from Bodrum in Turkey on Sunday. Police said they "were called to assist staff in escorting a passenger from a flight arriving into Luton airport this afternoon". The airline later said in a statement that it "does not tolerate disruptive behaviour and will always report any incidents to the authorities". Moss was not arrested. – The National staff
Aretha Franklin sings at service for dad and brother in Detroit
A memorial service planned by Aretha Franklin for her late father and brother has drawn hundreds of people to a Detroit church where they were ministers. The Detroit News said that the Sunday service featuring gospel music and a free soul-food buffet packed New Bethel Baptist Church. Several people shared their memories of Franklin's father, the Rev CL Franklin, and her brother, the Rev Cecil Franklin. Her father, who died in 1984, was also a civil rights activist, and her brother, who died in 1989, also managed her career. Nearly two hours into the service in her hometown, the soul singer appeared on stage to perform the gospel tune "The Old Ship of Zion," with some in the audience crying. The newspaper reports Franklin's father would have turned 100 this year. – AP
McCarthy’s Spy tops with $30 million
Melissa McCarthy left the guys of Entourage in the dust, landing her first No 1 box-office debut as a leading lady with an estimated $30 million weekend for the espionage comedy Spy. The result added to the string of success of McCarthy and writer-director Paul Feig, who first united on the 2011 hit Bridesmaids. The R-rated, action-heavy Spy, made for about $65 million, will depend on word-of-mouth and its generally glowing reviews to propel it further in the coming weeks. The film, in which McCarthy plays a desk-bound CIA officer sent into a James Bond-like European caper, has already made $56.5 million overseas. Last week's top film, San Andreas, the disaster movie starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, slid to second place with $26.4 million. Insidious: Chapter 3 opened with an estimated $23 million, a strong debut for the low-budget horror prequel from Jason Blum's Blumhouse Productions. But HBO's Entourage, made for about $30 million, failed to compete with those releases. The film, released about four years after the series concluded, made $10.4 million over the weekend and has brought in a five-day total of $17.8 million since opening on Wednesday. – AP
