White House honour for Clint, Dylan
Washington: The White House is honouring actor and director Clint Eastwood and singer Bob Dylan with arts and humanities awards. The White House calls Dylan “an icon of youthful rebellion and poetic sensitivity” and says Eastwood’s films and performances are “essays in individuality, hard truths, and the essence of what it means to be American.”Eastwood and Dylan did not go to the White House to receive their awards, but several others were expected at a ceremony on Thursday night in the East Room with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. —AP ***Douglas son denied bail in drug caseNew York: A New York federal judge has denied bail to the son of actor Michael Douglas in a drug dealing case. Cameron Douglas pleaded guilty in January to dealing large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine while holed up in a trendy Manhattan hotel. The 31-year-old Douglas was arrested in July 2009 at the Hotel Gansevoort in downtown Manhattan. Prosecutors said at the time Douglas had signed a plea agreement. He faces a minimum 10-year prison term at his sentencing in April. He has acted in movies like It Runs in the Family starring his father and grandfather Kirk Douglas. —AP
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