A teacher claiming she was unfairly fired said paintings submitted by Prince Harry for a class at Eton were done by the school’s head of art, the London Evening Standard reported.
Harry’s former art teacher, Sarah Forsyth, told a tribunal Monday that Ian Burke did the drawings and she wrote the accompanying text as requested by Burke. Forsyth, 30, claimed Harry needed the help to advance to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Burke denied Forsyth’s claims.
Meanwhile, sources at Sandhurst told the Daily Mirror newspaper, the academy is “rife with theft and crime.” Nearly 50 offenses have been reported, the Mirror wrote, mostly involving stolen credit cards, clothing, mobile phones and personal items. Academy officials claim “levels of crime at Sandhurst are low.”
Princess Diana’s former lover James Hewitt told Zoo magazine he thinks Prince Charles’ new wife, Camilla Parker Bowles, is “quite attractive.” Hewitt added: “There’s a certain raw appeal. She’s country set, and I think that can be quite attractive, yeah.” Pour the man another Guinness.
Exhaustion from pressure, partying and a rift with Comedy Central has forced Dave Chappelle to take a break from “Chappelle’s Show,” Newsweek magazine reported. The third-season premiere was scheduled to air May 31, but production was halted without explanation last week.
Ben Affleck’s old flame, Jennifer Lopez, said on the talk-
show circuit last week her family, not Affleck’s, may have destroyed their relationship. “I don’t think my mother’s ever been happy with any guy (I have dated),” Lopez was quoted by MSNBC.com.
Paula Abdul proved she has a sense of humor. The “American Idol” judge, alleged to have had an affair with former contestant Corey Clark, made a cameo appearance on “Saturday Night Live” during a sketch featuring Amy Poehler as Abdul and Finesse Mitchell as Clark. But at the end of the sequence, Abdul appeared and made her own “Idol”-style critiques. To Poehler: “You need to perfect the clap a little more and be a lot sexier so contestants will be willing to sleep with you.”
Foxy Brown, facing misdemeanor charges of assault, rejected a plea deal Friday with prosecutors. The rapper, 25, is accused of punching and kicking two employees at a Manhattan nail salon Aug. 27 last year … Country singer Mindy McCready was arrested Friday for drunken driving after being stopped for speeding, according to a Nashville, Tenn., police report. In November, McCready pleaded guilty to prescription drug fraud after faking a prescription to the painkiller OxyContin.
Jennifer Garner is expecting a baby in November, E! Online reported. The “Alias” star, 33, is dating actor Ben
Affleck, 32, who reportedly proposed with a 4.5-carat Harry Winston diamond last month.
– Compiled by Greg Henry from wire and Internet reports
