Reuters People News Summary
Following is a summary of current people news briefs.
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.
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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