Reuters People News Summary

09/06/2016 8:59

Following is a summary of current people news briefs.

Cosby due back in Pennsylvania court for sexual assault case

Comedian Bill Cosby is scheduled to return to a Pennsylvania state court on Tuesday, two months after a judge rejected his latest bid to have criminal sexual assault charges dismissed. The 79-year-old entertainer is accused of drugging and then assaulting Andrea Constand, a former basketball coach at his alma mater Temple University, at his home in 2004.

Hugh O'Brian, star of TV's 'The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp,' dies at 91

Hugh O'Brian, who starred in the long-running series "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp," died Monday. He was 91. The actor died peacefully in his Beverly Hills home, according to a statement from Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership.

Mel Gibson 'surviving' in Hollywood as war drama premiers in Venice

Mel Gibson called his relationship with Hollywood "survival" as he prepared for the Venice film festival premiere of a war drama that marks his directorial comeback after a turbulent decade in his personal life. The Oscar winner's troubled years began in 2006, when he was arrested for drunk driving and responded with an anti-Semitic tirade. That led to headlines around the world, tarnished his reputation and set back a remarkable career that had made him one of Hollywood's highest paid actors, directors and producers.

Fans bid farewell to singer Juan Gabriel at Mexico City wake

Thousands of fans have paid their final respects to singer Juan Gabriel in Mexico City, many traveling from across the country to bid farewell to the entertainer who died late last month from a heart attack at the age of 66. Crowds lined up on Monday at Mexico City's Palace of Fine Arts, filing past an urn holding Gabriel's ashes.

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