Singer Glen Campbell, who announced in February that he'll do a retirement tour this year, has Alzheimer's disease.
In an interview with People magazine, the singer's wife, Kim, said she wanted fans to be aware of his condition: "Glen is still an awesome guitar player and singer, but if he flubs a lyric or gets confused on stage, I wouldn't want people to think, 'What's the matter with him? Is he drunk?' Campbell, 75, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's six months ago.
He had 27 Top 10 country hits in the 1960s and 1970s, among them "Gentle on My Mind," "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and "Rhinestone Cowboy." He also toured with the Beach Boys, playing guitar on their "Pet Sounds" album, and appeared alongside John Wayne in "True Grit."
Most of his tour dates scheduled so far are in October and November in the United Kingdom, with one show next month in Biloxi, Miss. Additional dates are expected to be scheduled soon.
In addition to his tour, Campbell is releasing an album Aug. 30, "Ghost on the Canvas."
DUNN VERY DRUNK: "Jackass" star Ryan Dunn had a blood-alcohol content more than twice the legal limit for drivers when he and a passenger died in a fiery one-car crash Monday, according to a toxicology report.
The report said Dunn's blood-alcohol level was 0.196 at the time of the crash. The legal limit for drivers in Pennsylvania is .08.
West Goshen Township Police released the report Wednesday.Police say Dunn may have been going as fast as 140 mph when his Porsche veered off the roadway, went airborne, crashed into the woods and burst into flames in a Philadelphia suburb. Dunn, 34, and Zachary Hartwell, 30, died in the crash.
E! News, citing Pennsylvania court records, said Dunn had at least 23 driving infractions in the past 13 years from six counties, including citations for speeding and careless driving. DUI charges in 2005 were dismissed once he completed probation and had his license suspended for a year.
CLOONEY BACK ON THE MARKET: George Clooney is once again fancy free and free for anything fancy.
"We are not together anymore," he and Elisabetta Canalis said in a joint statement Wednesday. "It's very difficult and very personal, and we hope everyone can respect our privacy."
For a bachelor of Clooney's Holy Grail status, he'll be lucky if "respect our privacy" means "only 12 pairs of panties slung at the windows of his Italian villa."
Canalis and Estrogen Bait Boy first made their romance known at the 2009 Venice Film Festival. Clooney's latest directorial effort, "The Ides of March," will screen at this year's festival Aug. 31.
Earlier this month, the 32-year-old lingerie model told Italian magazine Chi that she was "a firm believer in marriage," a dangerous thing to say when your 50-year-old main squeeze's philosophy on matrimony is "been there, done that."
Still, the couple were seen a week ago eating by candlelight at a restaurant near Clooney's Lake Como villa.
COUNT YOUR MONEY, GENTS: "Spider-Man" star Tobey Maguire and other celebrities have been caught in a web of lawsuits seeking to reclaim more than $4 million won during unlicensed poker matches at upscale Beverly Hills hotels.
The lawsuits were filed in March by a bankruptcy trustee attempting to recoup money for investors duped in a Ponzi scheme.
The lawsuits claim the clandestine Texas Hold'em matches were played between 2006 and 2009, with some money taken in the Ponzi scheme used to pay off debts incurred in the games.
Maguire is being sued for $311,000 plus interest that the lawsuit says was won by the actor in the poker matches. In all, 22 people have been individually sued to try to recoup money, including "The Notebook" director Nick Cassavettes.
Not sued but reported as having played in the games were actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck
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