Eminem reaches settlement with Apple over use of song

Detroit — Eminem’s music label has agreed to an undisclosed financial settlement with Apple Computer over the use of one of the rapper’s songs.

Apple featured a 10-year-old singing the Oscar-winning “Lose Yourself” from the 2002 film “8 Mile” in an ad on MTV for the computer company’s iPod music player and iTunes music service.

The TV ad appeared many times during a three-month period beginning in July 2003 and on Apple’s Web site. The computer company had unsuccessfully sought Eminem’s permission for the campaign.

In February 2004, Ferndale-based Eight Mile Style filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in U.S. District Court against MTV, Apple, MTV’s parent Viacom and ad agency TBWA/Chiat/Day.

MTV announces awards lineup

New York — Nine Inch Nails and Eminem will perform at the 2005 MTV Movie Awards.

The 14th annual awards show, hosted by Jimmy Fallon, will be taped June 4 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The show will air June 9.

Presenters include Hilary Swank, Vin Diesel, Jessica Simpson, Johnny Knoxville, Jessica Alba, Hilary Duff, Zach Braff, Lindsay Lohan, Billy Bob Thornton and Katie Holmes.

Winners will be decided by viewer voting by phone or online at MTV.com.

The O’Jays honored in Ohio

Canton, Ohio — Members of the Canton City Council voted to rename part of a street for The O’Jays, who got their start in this northeast Ohio city.

The street will be called The O’Jays Parkway. Eight council members voted for the change, with two abstaining and one voting against renaming the street.

Councilman Greg Hawk, who grew up on Mahoning Road, abstained from Monday night’s vote, saying he would have trouble explaining to his 83-year-old mother that he changed the name of the street where he was born.

The O’Jays’ songs include “Back Stabbers,” “Love Train” and “For the Love of Money.

Jolie visits war survivors

Freetown, Sierra Leone — Angelina Jolie began a goodwill trip to Sierra Leone to meet survivors of the West African nation’s devastating war.

Jolie, a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees since 2001, flew to Freetown late Monday, agency spokeswoman Rachel Goldstein-Rodriguez said.

On Wednesday, Jolie was expected to meet Sierra Leone President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah, other government officials, aid workers and victims of the bloodshed, the New York-based nonprofit organization Witness said in a statement.

Jolie has visited refugee camps throughout the world, most recently visiting Afghan refugees in Pakistan.

Country singer’s ex charged with attempted murder

Nashville, Tenn. — A former boyfriend of country singer Mindy McCready has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly breaking into her home and beating her up.

William McKnight also was charged with aggravated burglary in the incident early Sunday. He was being held Monday in lieu of $130,000 bond.

McCready, who had a No. 1 hit in 1996 with “Guys Do It All the Time,” was treated and released at a hospital following the attack, according to broadcast reports.

Last Friday, McCready, 28, was charged with drunken driving after police stopped her in the upscale suburb of Belle Meade for speeding. Police said the officer smelled alcohol in the vehicle and McCready performed poorly on field sobriety tests. She refused to take a breath test.

Neverland manager testifies

Santa Maria, Calif. — The property manager at Michael Jackson’s Neverland ranch testified Tuesday that he was never ordered to hold captive the family of the boy accusing the pop star of child molestation.

Joe Marcus, a defense witness, testified that an order instructing guards not to let the boy or his brother leave was placed in the ranch log because the boys often drove vehicles around the property, raising safety concerns. He said he was determined to prevent them from taking the vehicles out onto the open road.

Jackson, 46, is accused of molesting a 13-year-old cancer patient in February or March 2003, giving him wine and conspiring to hold the family captive to get them to rebut a documentary in which he appeared with the boy and said he let children sleep in his bed, though he said it was non-sexual.

Marcus testified Monday that the family members appeared to be “excited” to be at Neverland and were eager to return to the ranch after going on outings. He said he gave the family rides when they wanted to leave the property.

West Virginia hopes to honor its stars

Morgantown, W.Va. — Don Knotts will get the first star on what could become West Virginia’s version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

City officials are hoping artist Jamie Lester will design a pattern that could be used in front of the Metropolitan Theater to honor other celebrities.

Other West Virginia stars include Kathy Mattea, Brad Paisley, Jennifer Garner, Ann Magnuson, Chris Sarandon and Soupy Sales.

The 80-year-old Knotts, a Morgantown native, is best known for his role as the bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on television’s “The Andy Griffith Show” and as would-be swinger landlord Ralph Furley on “Three’s Company.”