Charges cut down
New York -- Incubus' lead singer pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was fined $250 for carrying a switchblade in his bag while trying to board a plane.
Brandon Boyd, 28, said Tuesday he bought the switchblade while he was in Amsterdam and brought it back in his suitcase. Later on, he went camping with his family and brought the blade with him in his toiletry bag and forgot about it.
"I had finally found a use for it: Camping," he said. "I totally forgot about it in my bag."
Boyd was stopped U.S. Airways terminal at LaGuardia Airport when baggage screeners spotted the knife in his carry-on luggage, and was charged with criminal possession of weapon. The charges were later reduced.
Willis sues for injuries
Los Angeles -- Bruce Willis filed a negligence lawsuit against Revolution Studios for pyrotechnic injuries allegedly suffered during filming of the action film "Tears of the Sun."
The Superior Court lawsuit claims the actor suffered substantial mental and physical injuries during the October 2002 movie set accident in which he was struck in the forehead by a "projectile" after the movie's special effects personnel detonated pyrotechnic devices.
The explosions, known as squibs, were intended to "simulate the appearance of bullets striking the ground," according to the Oct. 20 lawsuit claiming Willis has endured "extreme mental, physical and emotional pain and suffering."
There were no details on the injuries.
Long Waits wait over
London -- Offbeat rocker-actor Tom Waits returned to the British stage Tuesday for the first time since 1987.
The 3,000-capacity Carling Hammersmith Apollo sold out in 20 minutes when tickets went on sale for the only British date on his European tour promoting his new "cubist funk" album "Real Gone."
Making fun of his long absence from London and his own age, the 54-year-old singer said: "It's good to see you.
"OK, all right, yeah, 17 years ... but you look good. The three ages of man: youth, middle age and 'you look good."'
Manson's philosophy
Philadelphia -- Marilyn Manson: shock rocker. Self-proclaimed "Antichrist Superstar." Philosophy professor?
With an MTV film crew in tow, Manson surprised students in a Temple University Art and Society class Monday with an hourlong guest lecture.
He opened the class with a question: Could he share a bottle of red absinthe with the students?
The liqueur stayed on the desk as Manson -- wearing an all-black suit with chrome-tipped platform shoes, dark lipstick and sunglasses -- responded to questions about art, politics and religion.
"I'm not someone who doesn't respect religion, but I don't care for the way religion is used to manipulate people," the 35-year-old singer said. "We create our own gods. We create our own devils."
MTV's college network, mtvU, filmed Manson's classroom appearance for a segment of the "Stand In" series scheduled to air Dec. 6.
Birthday
Author, actor and game show host Ben Stein is 60. Actor Ricardo Montalban is 84. Actor John Larroquette is 57. Singer Amy Grant is 44. Actress Jill Hennessy is 35. Actress Christina Applegate is 33.
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