She's changing jobs, that's all
Appleton, Wis. Lawyer and TV personality Greta Van Susteren has a question about the news coverage over her upcoming job change: What's all the fuss?
"It's been everything from The New York Times, USA Today, The New York Post, The Washington Post, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, we've had every newspaper call," she told The Post-Crescent of Appleton, her hometown, in a telephone interview reported in Thursday's edition.
"In some ways it's sort of silly. I'm changing jobs, and I've got the entire media looking at it as though there's something sinister or bizarre about it. I'm just changing jobs."
Van Susteren, who rose to prominence at CNN as a legal analyst during the O.J. Simpson trials, had until recently been host of "The Point," a weeknight show created for her, and co-host of the daytime legal program "Burden of Proof."
With her move to Fox News Channel, plans call for her to play host of a nightly talk show starting sometime after Feb. 1, depending on when CNN decides to release her from her contract.
Beer maker Heineken dies at 78
Noordwijk, Netherlands Alfred Henry "Freddy" Heineken, who helped make his namesake beer one of the world's most popular brands, died Thursday. He was 78.
The former head of the world's third biggest brewer, Heineken NV, died in his home in the seaside town of Noordwijk, the company said.
Heineken NV didn't reveal the cause of death.
Heineken's family will retain his controlling stake in the brewer, which trails only Anheuser Busch and Interbrew in terms of size.
Heineken started his career at the company in June 1942 as an 18-year-old. The brewery was founded by his grandfather, Gerard Adriaan Heineken, in 1864.
The younger Heineken designed the famous green bottle and the logo with the red star and the black banner bearing the brand name.
Heineken was the richest man in the country with an estimated fortune of more than $3.6 billion.
Model declines Playboy invitation
New York Plus-size model Emme is saying thanks, but no thanks, to a letter she received in the mail, asking her to pose for Playboy magazine.
"I was pretty slack-jawed," the 38-year-old told People magazine for its Jan. 14 issue. "I thought to myself, 'I want to frame this letter and put it in my office."'
Emme has modeled her full-figured frame for more than a decade, and said she considers the Playboy offer "a lovely compliment," but turned it down because of her feminist principles.
But her husband-manager, Phillip Aronson, was far more receptive to the idea. The couple had their first child, a son named Toby Cole Aronson, Aug. 9.
"He said to me, 'I know you don't want to do this you are more than just your body but, boy, wouldn't that be cool?"'
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