Reuters People News Summary

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Following is a summary of current people news briefs.

Actor Liev Schreiber takes 800 punches to make boxer drama credible

Liev Schreiber took around 800 punches when filming "The Bleeder" to make the boxing drama more credible and to not upset the prize fighter whose real life story it portrayed, the U.S. actor said at the Venice film festival on Friday. The movie, based on the life of Chuck Wepner who almost went fifteen rounds with world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, is one of several movies screening in the out of competition section in Venice.

Chris Brown's lawyer says police found no gun at pop star's home

A lawyer for Chris Brown said on Friday that the pop star cooperated with police after a woman called 911 from his Los Angeles home and that contrary to her claims that he pointed at gun at her, no such weapon was found. Brown, 27, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon on Tuesday after the woman, who has not been identified by authorities, called 911 from the home in the early hours that day. He was released on $250,000 bail that evening and has not been formally charged by Los Angeles prosecutors.

N.Y. court tosses Lindsay Lohan's Grand Theft Auto V lawsuit

A New York state appeals court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit in which the actress Lindsay Lohan accused the maker of the popular "Grand Theft Auto" video games of basing a character on her without her permission. Take-Two Interactive Software Inc did not use Lohan's "name, portrait or picture" in "Grand Theft Auto V" and therefore did not violate her right to privacy, the five-judge Appellate Division panel in Manhattan said.

Jessie J beats copyright appeal over smash hit 'Domino'

British pop singer Jessie J on Friday persuaded a U.S. appeals court to reject a California songwriter's claim that she stole the melody from one of his songs for her 2011 hit "Domino." The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Will Loomis did not show that Jessie J, Dr. Luke, Max Martin and other "Domino" writers had access to his 2008 song "Bright Red Chords," and that his copyright was infringed.

Tom Ford makes comeback at Venice festival with his second movie

After a seven-year hiatus, Tom Ford is back to film making with thriller "Nocturnal Animals" premiering at the Venice Film Festival on Friday, and the busy fashion designer promises he will be back much sooner next time. "I opened a hundred stores, I had a child, life sort of took over and I didn't find the right project for a few years," Ford told Reuters on the sidelines of the festival.

Jackie Chan to get lifetime achievement Oscar

Martial arts expert and actor Jackie Chan will receive a lifetime achievement Oscar, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Thursday. Chan, 62, the Hong Kong-born star of Hollywood movies such as "Kung Fu Panda," "The Karate Kid" and the "Rush Hour" franchise, will join documentary maker Frederick Wiseman, British film editor Anne V. Coates and casting director Lynn Stalmaster as recipients of the 2016 Governors Awards.

Actor Tom Sizemore charged with domestic abuse

Actor Tom Sizemore, who co-starred in the films "Saving Private Ryan" and "Black Hawk Down" before he was convicted in 2003 of assaulting ex-girlfriend Heidi Fleiss, has been charged with domestic abuse stemming from an arrest in July. Sizemore, 54, faces one count each of three misdemeanors - abuse of an intimate partner, battery of an intimate partner and making terrorist threats - all punishable by up to a year in jail, the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office said on Wednesday.

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