plus 4, Miley Cyrus fan, 53, ordered to stay away from her - Newstrack India

Miley Cyrus fan, 53, ordered to stay away from her - Newstrack India
4-legged movie stars vie for 'canine Oscars' - Morning Journal
Miramax chief Daniel Battsek is forced out - Los Angeles Times
Could Michael Jackson’s ‘This Is It’ win an Oscar? - Kansas City Star
Georgia man who sought out Miley Cyrus gets plea deal - Morning Journal

Miley Cyrus fan, 53, ordered to stay away from her - Newstrack India

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 11:04 PM PDT

London, October 31 (ANI): A 53-year-old man has been ordered to keep distance from Miley Cyrus and her family.

Mark McLeod of Appling, Georgia, pleaded guilty to resisting police outside the set of the Walt Disney Pictures movie The Last Song featuring the 16-year-old actress.

McLeod, who told cops he was engaged to marry the star, also pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct though a third charge of attempted stalking was dropped.

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Cops revealed the unemployed assistant plumber twice landed at Tybee Island, in search for Cyrus as the she shot for the film.

A State Court judge sentenced McLeod to two years probation and ordered him to undergo a mental health evaluation

"I guess he's just like an avid fan and obviously there's some delusion going on, but that's not against the law," the Daily Express quoted McLeod's lawyer, James Byrne, as saying.

"The evidence didn't show that he ever had any intention of harming (Cyrus) or her family," he added. (ANI)

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4-legged movie stars vie for 'canine Oscars' - Morning Journal

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 10:21 PM PDT

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Could Michael Jackson’s ‘This Is It’ win an Oscar? - Kansas City Star

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 08:19 PM PDT

Sony thinks its new Michael Jackson documentary could be a contender for best picture.

Spokesman Steve Elzer said Thursday that the studio will submit "Michael Jackson's This Is It" for Academy Awards consideration this year.

It missed the deadline to be considered for a 2009 documentary Oscar, but the film about the late King of Pop's preparations for a series of comeback concerts will be eligible in several other categories at the Academy Awards, including sound, film editing, director and best picture.

"This Is It" opened worldwide Wednesday and has already earned more than $20 million at the box office worldwide, along with praise from critics and fans who say it restores Jackson's reputation as a world-class entertainer.

Director Kenny Ortega, a longtime Jackson collaborator who was overseeing his London concert comeback, crafted the nearly two-hour film from more than 100 hours of footage recorded during rehearsals for the London shows, which were to have begun in July. Jackson died June 25 at age 50.

"What we did here was focus on telling a good story and creating a film for the fans, really enabling them to understand what Michael Jackson had dreamed for them," Ortega said.

He added it was his hope "the audience for this film will grow and that as many people come to see it as possible because I think that it's a wonderful story about a brilliant man. … Awards, Oscars, that's all great wishful thinking."

With the Academy Awards best-picture slate expanded to 10 films this year rather than the traditional five, "This Is It" could find itself among the contenders, said Steven Gaydos, executive editor of the Hollywood trade paper Variety.

Sony, which paid $60 million for the global film rights, plans to keep "This Is It" in theaters for just over two weeks. Elzer said the studio will submit it for consideration for best picture "and other appropriate categories."

Ortega could find himself in contention for a best-director nod, Gaydos said.

"He did a masterful job putting this whole thing together," he said.

"This Is It" could also be eligible for Golden Globe awards consideration.

Ortega said an Oscar nod would be a fitting recognition of Jackson's last work.

"He deserves one," he said. "Come on people."

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