IN THE SPOTLIGHT
TV’s Farrah Abraham pleads guilty to resisting police
LOSANGELES >> Reality TV star Farrah Abraham has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor stemming from a scuffle with security at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Abraham pleaded guilty in a Los Angeles court Friday to a charge of resisting police. The 27-year- old was sentenced to two years’ probation and five days of community labor.
Police say Abraham was arrested June 13 after a security guard said she hit him when he asked her to leave the hotel’s lounge because of complaints from guests. Prosecutors say she also refused to comply with police orders after they were called.
A misdemeanor charge of battery was dropped under a plea agreement.
Abraham is known for her roles on MTV’s “16 & Pregnant” and “Teen Mom.”
Wahlberg lending support to repairs on vandalized memorial
BOSTON>> Actor and Boston native Mark Wahlberg is among those offering his support to efforts to repair a vandalized Vietnam War memorial.
The damage to the memorial in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood and the landscaping around it was discovered last week.
State police said bricks had been thrown at the memorial stone, an American flag was cut and a Massachusetts flag was ripped taken a flagpole and left with trash on it. A POW-MIA flag was apparently stolen.
Wahlberg tweeted his support for a GoFundMe page that’s been set up to help pay for repairs to the Dorchester Vietnam Memorial, which includes the names of local residents who died in the conflict.
Shakira inaugurates building of 2 schools in native Colombia
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA>> Shakira has laid the cornerstones for two schools in her native Colombia as she wraps up a five-month world tour that included stops in Germany, Brazil and the United States.
The famous pop singer and philanthropist visited the historic city of Cartagena on Friday and laid down the first bricks for a school that will serve around 1,000 children. She then rushed to her hometown of Barranquilla where she inaugurated construction of a similar facility in front of dozens of adoring fans.
The construction of the schools will be financed by Pies Descalzos, a foundation run by Shakira that currently manages three schools for underprivileged children.
Shakira concludes her El Dorado world tour on Saturday in Bogota, where she will sing at a venue that fits 35,000 people.