What we’re reading on Tuesday morning.
Rock Drummer Dies: James Owen Sullivan, a drummer and vocalist for the California rock band Avenged Sevenfold was found dead at his home in Huntington Beach on Monday, The Associated Press reports. The police said that Mr. Sullivan, 28, who was better known by the stage names The Rev and The Reverend Tholomew Plague, appeared to have died of natural causes but the Orange County coroner’s office is investigating the death. In a statement, the band said that Mr. Sullivan was “our best friend and brother.”
Bye Bye, Ty Ty: Movieline bids an early farewell to Tyra Banks, who on Monday said that the current season of her syndicated talk show would be its last, by rounding up its Top 5 Unforgettable Moments from “The Tyra Banks Show.” Among the Web site’s selections are a segment in which Ms. Banks showed herself without makeup, and an interview with President Obama in which she asked him whether he’d want Denzel Washington or Will Smith to play him in a movie.
AFI Names Significant Moments: Speaking of year-end lists, the American Film Institute has announced its annual roundup of eight noteworthy events in the world of the moving image, The Hollywood Reporter says. On that list are the debut of “The Jay Leno Show”; the death of Michael Jackson; and the release of James Cameron’s film “Avatar.” As The Hollywood Reporter notes, the institute has already announced its Top 10 movies of the year, none of which were “Avatar.”
Wife Says Sheen Threatened Her: In an arrest warrant affidavit, Charlie Sheen’s wife, Brooke Mueller, says that the actor pinned her to a bed and held a knife to her throat during an argument, The Associated Press reported. Mr. Sheen, a star of the CBS sitcom “Two and a Half Men,” was arrested last week in Aspen on charges of suspicion of menacing, second-degree assault and criminal mischief; he has denied the charges. His is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 8, and a decision on whether he will be prosecuted is expected before then.
