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Judge raps in Eminem decision

Mount Clemens, Mich. — A judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by a former schoolmate of rapper Eminem — and she included a rap of her own to explain the ruling.

In a footnote to the opinion issued Friday, Judge Deborah Servitto added a 10-stanza rhyme, The Macomb Daily reported in Saturday’s editions.

The verse stated, in part: “It is therefore this Court’s ultimate position, that Eminem is entitled to summary disposition.”

DeAngelo Bailey claimed that Eminem slandered him in the song “Brain Damage” from his 1999 disc “The Slim Shady LP.”

The lyrics include: “I was harassed daily by this fat kid named DeAngelo Bailey. An eighth-grader who acted obnoxious, ’cause his father boxes. So every day he’d shove me into the lockers.”

In the judge’s opinion, however, Eminem’s lyrics are “stories no one would take as fact, they’re an exaggeration of a childish act.”

‘Sopranos’ star takes on madam

Los Angeles — Jamie-Lynn Sigler, best known as Mafia princess Meadow Soprano on the HBO series “The Sopranos,” will play former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss in a cable TV movie.

The USA Network film, tentatively titled “Going Down: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss,” will detail her oft-told saga of running an upscale escort service, which ended with a three-year prison term for Fleiss.

The movie is scheduled to air early next year.

Snoop puts spin on ’70s classic

New York — If you thought Huggy Bear was flamboyant on “Starsky and Hutch,” wait until you see Snoop Dogg play him in the movie version of the 1970s cop show.

Even though the TV character was a street hustler, Snoop says he was “kinda square,” so he had to jazz him up a little for the film.

Snoop, whose previous films include “The Wash” and “Bones,” says his version of Huggy Bear will have more attitude than the way Antonio Fargas played him back in the day.

Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson star in the comedy-action flick, scheduled to open March 4.

Everlys join Simon and Garfunkel

New York — Simon and Garfunkel, above, aren’t saying bye, bye to the Everly Brothers just yet.

After performing a surprise set during Thursday’s opening-night concert, Don and Phil Everly have agreed to sing in Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel’s entire “Old Friends” tour.

The sold-out concert at the Wachovia Arena in Wilkes Barre, Pa., kicked off Simon and Garfunkel’s first tour in 20 years. The North American tour ends Dec. 21 in Tampa, Fla.