Jolie fights against sexual violence, Doc Watson dead at 89

  • 12 years ago
Angelina Jolie was in London to meet with British Foreign Secretary William Hague, backing a government campaign to fight sexual violence in conflict zones. The Oscar-winning actress, who is a Special Envoy for the U.N. High Commissioner on Refugees, threw her support behind the initiative which aims at prosecuting offenders and getting support to victims.

Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson has died. A singer of bluegrass, country, blues and gospel music, Watson died on Tuesday (May 29) following an abdominal surgery last week. He was 89.

Justin Bieber caused quite a stir in Oslo, Norway, where tens of thousands of his fans overran the city. Bieber is there to perform several songs as part of an upcoming TV show, and the assemblage of fans apparently got so bad, police asked the singer to help control them. Bieber send a message on Twitter, pleading with fans to obey all police orders.

Finally, Jessica Simpson has introduced her daughter, Maxwell Drew, to the world, appearing on the cover of People Magazine. Maxwell Drew was born on May 01, weighing in at 9 lbs., 13 oz. Simpson said she is still recovering from her C-section and that mothering as become a "full-on job."

Bob Mezan, Reuters.

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