Charlie Sheen settles lawsuit for basing character off woman

Los Angeles – Charlie Sheen has settled a lawsuit against him filed by a woman who claimed that one of the characters on his hit TV show “Two and a Half Men” was based on her.

Ursula Auburn sued Sheen in April 2006, claiming the “wacky neighbor and female stalker Rose” on the show was based on her. The way Rose talks, dresses and looks all resemble Auburn, the lawsuit claimed. Sheen never sought Auburn’s permission, according to the suit.

The suit was settled March 14, according to Superior Court documents, which do not disclose more details.

Mike Tyson sells home in Phoenix suburb for $2.3M

Phoenix – Mike Tyson has sold his home in the posh town of Paradise Valley for $2.3 million.

The former heavyweight champion bought the 7,700-square-foot property in the Phoenix suburb two years ago for $2.1 million.

The boxer caused a commotion in the town shortly after buying it when he began building a pigeon coop in the backyard. He didn’t have the proper permits but later obtained them and built the coop, which housed dozens of the birds.

Kris LaCroix, a real estate agent with the Equitable Real Estate Co., said the coop was removed before she listed the house.

“It’s very well-built and sits on a gorgeous lot,” LaCroix said, adding that it was “a pleasure” working with Tyson on the sale.

Latino boy band Menudo returning for reality series

Miami – The Puerto Rican boy band Menudo, which gave singer Ricky Martin his start, is coming back as part of an “American Idol”-style reality show.

Dozens of Latino teenagers showed up for auditions Saturday at a waterfront market in Miami, the Miami Herald reported. Judges included Johnny Wright, the music manager behind New Kids on the Block, ‘NSync and the Backstreet Boys, and Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough.

Menudo was one of the most popular boy bands of the 1980s and ’90s, rotating in new talent every few years when the singers got old or their voices changed.