Metro London - January 21, 2013

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Busker ‘will be
sadly missed’
Brian Grills. Longtime A friend remembered
downtown trumpeter
has died of cancer
(cid:580)(cid:3) The London Knights
released a statement: “He
will forever be remem-
ANGELA bered for standing his
loyal guard outside our
MULLINS
gates on game day and for
[email protected] sporting a tuxedo during
our 2005 Memorial Cup
There was a heavy silence on run — proudly displaying
Sunday as people flooded into his love for our team.
a basketball game at Budweiser Our deepest sympathy
Gardens. goes out to his family and
Trumpeter Brian Grills — a friends in this sad time.”
staple outside the venue — was Brian Grills moved to London in
no longer there. the late 1980s, leaving the HVAC
Grills, 62, died on Saturday business he operated in Toronto. more than six.”
morning after being diagnosed CONTRIBUTED/SHAUNA RAE Grills stopped at Clicks
with cancer more than a year on Thursday, not feeling well
ago. His last serenade was a “He could play anything. If when he left but promising to
couple of weeks ago, greeting you named the song, he would be on his stool for the Knights’
fellow London Knights fans. play it,” said Goris, manager of Friday game. He didn’t make it
“He loved hockey, especially the Richmond Street bar. “Real- back.
the London Knights,” friend ly, you just had to hum a few Dawn MacNair delivered
Jerry Goris said. “He loved the bars to get him going.” soup to Grills’ apartment on
London Knights.” Grills was a fixture at Clicks. Tuesday. Signs of his declining
Grills touched thousands It’s where he watched the health were obvious, she said.
of Londoners with his music Knights play and lightened “We all kind of knew that we
— a self-taught repertoire the load from his pre-game were going to lose our friend
that changed with the seasons busking. “He’d come in with soon,” she said.
and included everything from one pocket filled with toon- The two met five years ago
crooner classics to show tunes. ies, loonies and quarters. He’d when MacNair bought Grills a
At Clicks bar, he was the go-to have dimes and nickels in the sandwich as he busked at Rich-
Happy Birthday man, breaking other one,” Goris said. “If he mond and Dundas streets.
his trumpet out for celebra- was going back to play after the “He always held a place in Jerry Goris, manager of Clicks (337 Richmond St.), takes a seat on Sunday next to the bar stool where trumpeter Brian
tions and always honouring game, he drank four beers. If he my heart,” MacNair said. “He’ll Grills sipped Molson Canadian and watched the London Knights practically every time they took the ice. Grills, who
special requests. wasn’t, he drank six. But never be sadly missed.” made a living busking outside Budweiser Gardens and on nearby streets, died on Saturday. ANGELA MULLINS/METRO
02 NEWS metronews.ca
Monday, January 21, 2013
Family centre
planned for
White Oaks

school
S
Funding. New space grams and sports programs
W to prenatal screenings.
would be paid for Coun. Harold Usher,
with provincial money whose ward includes White
Oaks school, said it would
passed through city
be a big benefit to the neigh-
bourhood.
“You can’t lose with some-
ANGELA thing like that,” Usher said.
E MULLINS A group of agencies that
[email protected] deal with children’s programs
targeted White Oaks and Lord
A proposed $1.1-million pro- Nelson school in Argyle as
ject would turn White Oaks likely candidates for centres.
N Public School into a hub of The first neighbourhood hub
resources for children and opened about six years ago at
parents. Northbrae Public School near
The school has been se- Adelaide and Huron streets.
lected as the best site for a The White Oaks centre
new Neighbourhood Family would be operated by the
Centre. The centre — be- London Children Connection
tween 3,000 and 3,500 square and the South London Neigh-
feet — would be housed in bourhood Resource Centre.
the existing school, using The groups will lease space
provincial money funnelled from the school board.
through the city. Moving ahead with the
Council’s community and project now makes sense be-
protective services commit- cause of other work, includ-
tee will hear the project pitch ing renovations needed to
Tuesday. It includes partner- accommodate full-day kin-
ing with the Thames Valley dergarten, planned at White
school board to create the Oaks, city officials say.
space, which will host every- The work is expected to be
thing from parenting pro- done by fall.
Up for discussion
Also on Tuesday: will cost an estimated
$1.3 million with $650,000 Book drive kicks off at MPP’s offi ce
(cid:580)(cid:3) The community and pro- coming from city coff ers
tective services committee and the rest from the
will hear a proposal for province. Kerry Waddell, a member of MPP Deb Matthews’ staff , sorts some of the fi rst donations Sunday to Matthews’
two programs aimed at children’s book drive. The ninth annual drive kicked off at the Ivey Spencer Leadership Centre, giving people
helping people fi nd jobs. (cid:580)(cid:3) The committee meets at 7 until Feb. 5 to make donations at Matthews’ constituency offi ce on 242 Piccadilly St. Books will be distributed
Combined, the programs p.m. at city hall. to organizations, including schools and women’s shelters, across the province. ANGELA MULLINS/METRO
Arrests Signifi cant damage Wild weather
Searching. Entrepreneurs
Two charged Police investigate West London
needed for Venture London
after theft, BB truck fi re in home damaged
business competition gun pulled: Cops east London by toppled tree
A London man and a London police are looking Four Londoners were given
Plan it, submit it, pitch it. new people, for the people who woman have been charged for tips after an early-mor- a rude wake-up call by a
Those are the building are just getting started, there after a shoplifting incident ning truck fire in an east tree Sunday morning.
blocks to coming out a winner hasn’t been as much available.” in which a security guard London driveway. The strong winds gave
in the Venture London business The competition has two was threatened with a BB On Sunday at 2:24 an old maple tree an extra
competition. categories — one for busi- gun, police said. a.m., police responded to push to drop its massive
Back for a fifth year, the nesses that are about to start Jacqulyn Lamarsh, 29, the fire on Carlyle Drive. branches onto their house
competition is offering cash or are in their first fiscal year, and William McGaw, 34, are The truck had significant with a massive thud.
and business boosters — in- and another for businesses that charged with theft under damage, as did a fence It happened around 6:30
cluding marketing and legal launched up to three years ago. $5,000 and escaping lawful and a second vehicle in a.m. on Woodward Avenue,
services — to local businesses. Winners will be selected custody. McGaw also faces the driveway. The total causing a minor gas leak.
The effort is all about cele- in each category after selected weapons charges. damage is estimated at One of the tenants,
brating local startups and how finalists make a pitch to judges. On Friday, two alleged $16,500. 21-year-old Western Univer-
important they are to the econ- All finalists will receive $500 shoplifters fled a store The cause of the fire is sity student Jacqueline Best,
omy, said Nancy Kopriva, com- cash, a marketing video and a around Oxford Street East still unknown. says they didn’t know what
munications and engagement $500 gift certificate for office and Gammage Street. The Anyone with informa- was happening when they
director at the London Small furniture. two were approached out- tion is asked to call police heard the loud noise.
Business Centre and Venture The application deadline side by store security, who at 519-661-5670 or Crime The owner of the home
London chair. is Feb. 7. Finalists will be an- attempted to arrest them Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. and landlord, Jeff Armour,
“There are a number of nounced March 4. For Venture for theft. A male suspect You can also visit says it’s unclear how much
competitions for larger and London application informa- then pulled what turned londoncrimestoppers.com. the damage will cost at this
more established business to be tion, visit venturelondon.ca. out to be a BB gun. METRO METRO point. AM980/AM980.CA
recognized,” she said. “For the ANGELA MULLINS/METRO
metronews.ca NEWS 03
Monday, January 21, 2013
‘Numerous’ bodies found
Blowback
Arab spring
a catalyst for
during search of gas plant
conflict?
The terrorist attack on an
Algerian natural gas plant
that left dozens of hostages
and militants dead has
Algeria kidnapping.
Leader demonstrated how a failing
Recording of head Algerian insurgency trans-
kidnapper shows formed itself into a regional
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militants wanted to (cid:266)(cid:255)(cid:225)(cid:274)(cid:209)(cid:289)(cid:289)(cid:229)(cid:292)(cid:3)(cid:5)(cid:220)(cid:225)(cid:229)(cid:268)(cid:3)(cid:74)(cid:209)(cid:254)(cid:273)(cid:209)(cid:274)(cid:3) the turmoil unleashed by
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ing a gas plant where Islamist (cid:254)(cid:279)(cid:296)(cid:302)(cid:209)(cid:251)(cid:229)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:255)(cid:238)(cid:3)(cid:296)(cid:229)(cid:221)(cid:305)(cid:292)(cid:255)(cid:302)(cid:317)(cid:3)(cid:238)(cid:279)(cid:292)(cid:221)(cid:229)(cid:296)(cid:3) was largely defeated by
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eign workers hostage found 10-year war in the 1990s
“numerous” new bodies on that claimed 200,000 lives.
Sunday as they searched for 32 militants were killed. Ear- There it grew rich on smug-
explosive traps left behind by lier Sunday, Algeria’s chief gling and hostage-taking,
the attackers, a security offi- government spokesman said gained new recruits and
cial said, a day after a bloody he feared the death toll of re-emerged stronger than
raid ended the four-day siege hostages — which stood at 23 ever, armed with looted
of the remote desert refinery. on Saturday — would rise as high-tech weapons from
The official, who spoke on the special forces teams fin- Libya’s 2011 civil war.
condition of anonymity be- ished their search. In this undated photo, men look at the wreckage of a vehicle near Ain Amenas, Algeria. British Prime Minister David The audacious assault
cause of the situation’s sensi- American Frederick Cameron said Sunday that three Britons were killed and another three are believed dead, along with a foreigner who last Wednesday on Algeria’s
tivity, said the bodies were Buttaccio, a Texan, was was living in Britain, after Islamist militants seized a gas plant in the remote region. ECHOROUK ELYAOUMI/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Ain Amenas gas complex
badly disfigured and difficult among the dead. U.S. officials by a multinational band
to identify. told The Associated Press site along with BP and Nor- Said, speaking in a state radio gas plant in eastern Algeria, of Islamists shows how
“The bodies could be Buttaccio’s remains were re- way’s Statoil, said the entire interview. it was unclear whether any- long-simmering ethnic ten-
either Algerian or foreign hos- covered Friday. refinery had been mined. The American government one was rescued in the final sions in Mali, a civil war in
tages,” he said. They said the militants “They had decided to has warned that there are operation, but the number Algeria and a revolution in
Algerian special forces came from six countries and succeed in the operation credible threats of more kid- of hostages reported killed Libya have combined to cre-
stormed the natural gas com- were armed to cause max- as planned, to blow up the napping attempts on West- Saturday — seven — was how ate a conflict spanning both
plex in the Sahara desert on imum destruction. Sonatrach, gas complex and kill all the erners in Algeria. many the militants had said North and West Africa.
Saturday to end the standoff, the Algerian state oil com- hostages,’’ said Communi- With few details emerging that morning they still had. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
and the government said all pany running the Ain Amenas cations Minister Mohamed from the remote site of the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Forehead cut New Mexico shooting
Obama sworn in to second term
Barbara Walters in Teen boy charged
hospital after fall with murder of
Veteran ABC newswoman five people A still-popular Barack Obama country, but the nation is only
Barbara Walters has fallen took the presidential oath of of- more divided four years later.
at an inauguration party A teenage boy fatally shot fice for a second term on Sun- Obama was sworn in dur-
at an ambassador’s home two adults and three chil- day, facing a troubled future, ing a brief ceremony with his
in Washington and has dren inside a New Mexico but hoping to leave behind family in the White House Blue
been hospitalized. home, authorities said a battering four years at the Room, meeting the legal re-
Walters, 83, fell Sat- Sunday. helm of a government mired quirement that presidents offi-
urday night on a step at The teen, who police in ugly political division. cially take office on Jan. 20. Be-
the residence of Britain’s believe to be about 15 years When Obama first took of- cause that date fell on a Sunday
ambassador to the United old, was arrested and faces fice as the 44th U.S. president, this year, the traditional cere-
States, Peter Westmacott, murder and other charges many Americans hoped the monies surrounding the start
ABC News spokesman in connection with the symbolism of the first black of a president’s term were put
Jeffrey Schneider said. The shootings Saturday night, man in the White House was a off to Monday, which coincides
fall left Walters with a cut Bernalillo County sheriff’s turning point in the country’s this year with the birthday of
on her forehead, he said. spokesman Aaron William- U.S. President Barack Obama is officially sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts deeply troubled racial history. revered civil-rights leader Mar-
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS son said. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS in the Blue Room of the White House during the 57th presidential inauguration Obama vowed to moderate the tin Luther King.
in Washington, Sunday. LARRY DOWNING/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS partisan anger engulfing the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Monday, January 21, 2013
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06 VOICES metronews.ca
Monday, January 21, 2013
TROY’S RUN JUST
Ice jump gets frosty reception
THE BEGINNING
Troy Adams is focused and Epiphany celebration
URBAN determined. His cause is raising
COMPASS
awareness about brain injuries
Todd Devlin Baby, it’s cold
[email protected] and providing support to those
suffering who don’t know where in the ice hole
to turn for help.
And while he admits the cause chose him rather than the A man jumps into an ice
other way around, the 25-year-old is embracing it with the hole in the Dnipro River, as
same vigour he has displayed in his own personal journey others wait for their turn,
toward good health over the last decade. as part of the celebration of
Since suffering a brain injury in a car crash in 2003, Adams the Epiphany in the town
has struggled to recover from the repercussions of the ac- of Vyshgorod outside the
cident. He suffered memory loss and other cognitive impair- capital Kiev, Ukraine, on
ments, and he has battled depression and anxiety since. Saturday.
Adams spent years suffering and searching for help to no Orthodox believers
avail before finally finding some hope in running three years celebrate the holiday of the
ago. Epiphany on Jan. 19, and
“My thoughts are always traditionally bathe in holes
jumbled when I’m just sit- cut through thick ice on
Tackling brain injury ting around.… There are too rivers and ponds to cleanse
many of them,” he said. “But themselves with water
“It hasn’t cured me by
when I’m running, I can pick deemed holy for the day.
any means, but it’s my through them. It’s like instead THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
drug of choice. It’s my of being wild in a field, you
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me by any means, but it’s
Troy Adams, on how running helps him my drug of choice. It’s my There’s method
recover from his brain injury. therapy.”
Adams began running behind madness
more and more. Once he was
able to run 10 kilometres, he tried to run 15. Once he did 15, The traditions also con-
he tried for 20. And so it went until the Watford, Ont., native tinued at Moscow’s Red
decided to create Troy’s Run Foundation late in 2011 and make Square, at Tyarlevo village
a trek across Canada last summer to spread awareness. just outside St. Petersburg
“We’re really focused on creating hope for tomorrow and and in Minsk, Belarus.
displaying that,” Adams said. “The foundation is for survivors, The religious holiday
for their families and for people in the community. We’re all Epiphany is celebrated by
affected by brain injury in one way or another, whether we Orthodox Christians accord-
know it or not.” ing to the Julian calendar
Adams began his trek in St. John’s, N.L., on April 1 and ran on Jan. 19.
a minimum of 40 kilometres on most days. He wrapped up in Epiphany Day cele-
Victoria on Nov. 3, but is quick to point out that although the brates the baptism of Jesus,
run is over, the journey is just beginning in terms of his efforts which took place in the
in brain injury awareness. River Jordan, and is held
“That was like a short jog for where we need to go,” he said. in Russia, which uses the
On Feb. 1, Troy’s Run Foundation will host its first-ever Julian calendar. Orthodox
gala. It will take place in London at the Ivey Spencer Leader- Christians in Lebanon,
ship Centre. The organization will celebrate its successes in Egypt and Syria follow the
2012 (which include raising nearly $100,000) and look ahead to same tradition based on the
future goals. Julian calendar. Churches
Adams is now participating in ultra-marathons and his next that follow the Gregorian
major journey will be a northern Canada expedition, where calendar celebrate the feast
he will run from Yukon through the Northwest Territories to on Jan. 6. METRO
Nunavut. The goal is to embark in February 2014.
In the meantime, Adams is hoping to grow Troy’s Run Foun- Online
dation and connect with more brain injury organizations.
“If they have a positive message regarding brain
injury or they’re supporting brain injury, we’re going Watch the video at
to get behind them,” he said. “Our goal is to bridge metronews.ca.
the gap in the brain injury com-
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metronews.ca SCENE 07
Monday, January 21, 2013
Girl talk
Interview. Girls stars feel like a princess. I have
to rein it in. I recently went
Allison Williams and into a fitting and there was
Jemima Kirke dish a rack of clothes of my stuff
and there was another rack
on their characters’ of fluffy, big gowns and my S
sartorial choices, stylist was like, ‘No, Allison.
No. You’re not a debutante.’”
their dorky style
moments and fi nally A whole new kind of ac-
cess: “I’ve had the pleasure C
dressing like adults
of cultivating relationships
with some designers so
I can say, ‘Listen, do you
TINA have something that I can
CHADHA wear to this thing tonight?’ E
Metro World News in New York Acting is my first love, but
Allison Williams the fact that I get to wear
cool clothes and get to know
myself better through what I
On Marnie’s style: wear in real life, that’s such N
“She leans toward conserva- a pleasure.”
tive stuff and she makes me
look adventurous — al- Her dad, Brian Williams,
though I’m really not. I wish is her unoffi cial stylist:
clothes would just fit her bet- “He has a really good eye.
ter. Any mistakes in fitting He’s an esthete and he sees E
are 100 per cent on purpose, people in the things that
though. It’s supposed to look he sees in stores. He looks
like you bought a thing off at them and thinks, ‘That
the rack and it fits the way looks like Allison.’”
it fits.”
Her personal style: “I
like colour a lot. I’m
interested in dif-
ferent cuts. I
love the way
(peplum)
looks, but I’ve
also worn more princessy
things. Day-to-day, I’m a
jeans, boots and oversized Lena Dunham, Jemima Kirke and Allison Williams enjoy a Girls night. GETTY IMAGES
sweater girl.”
Jemima
for a minute in my life. Or it I start to feel more like an there and sew it. She has a
Dorkiest fashion mo- Kirke might be the way Lena used adult, I start to shop at more shop called Geminola in the
ment: “I went up to Jason to look at the way I dressed brand names, which I never West Village. Half of it, she
Wu at the restaurant Per- and how she pictured styling did. It was vintage or stuff I designs, and half of it is an-
illa and I just introduced my outfit in her head the had forever or my mother’s tique and vintage clothing.”
myself to him cold. I Jessa’s look next day.” stuff. But now that I’m get-
was like, ‘I understand is based on ting older, I can’t get away What she’s loving: “Chanel
that it’s probably in- her own: “I Her personal style: “Well, with the T-shirt with the made these creeper shoes.
trusive and you’re think it’s like that’s gone out the window hole in it.” They are like a spin on the
with your family, a caricature of since I’ve had children. I just punk creeper shoe. They’re
but I wanted to how I dress in put on clothes so that I’m Where she shops: “Bird beautiful and awesome but I
say that I think real life or not naked during the day. and Smith and Butler, in can’t wear them. I’m just not
you’re a genius.’ maybe I used to change my outfit Brooklyn.” style-conscious like that any-
He was so gra- even maybe once in the day. Now more. I just don’t wear state-
cious.” a way sometimes I have on the Jessa’s bohemian wedding menty things. I don’t wear
Getting red car- that same outfit for two days.” dress: “You know who made loud things. I just wear what
pet-ready: “It’s I used that dress? My mom. Don’t looks nice. I’m not wearing
really fun. It makes me to dress Dressing like an adult: “As get me wrong, she didn’t sit mom jeans, though.”
There’s no politics in this White House
New show. Those “There are a lot of shows White House. “We are not sit-
about politics. This is not that ting around worried about pol-
involved in this
show,” says executive producer itical correctness in the writers’
comedy stress there is Mike Royce. room,” Lovett says.
nothing close to Fellow executive producer While real-life guest stars
Jason Winer insists this is more from the media world — in-
our reality in their about work and family, regard- cluding the Today show’s
political universe less of the address. Savannah Guthrie, MSNBC’s
“It’s a serious place,” Winer Chuck Todd and Larry King
says of the White House, “but — will be popping up, don’t
NED it’s also a workplace.” expect any familiar political
EHRBAR Jon Lovett, also an execu- cameos a la Vice President Joe
Metro World News tive producer as well as a for- Biden on Parks and Recreation.
mer Obama speech writer, Simply put, this isn’t that show.
The guys behind NBC’s new agrees, noting that while the “Our show exists in an alter-
White House-set sitcom 1600 series may mention very real nate political universe,” says
Penn want to make one thing issues — like unmanned drone Winer. “Joe Biden appearing
clear: This is not a political strikes — for humour, this isn’t would be like a python eating
show. supposed to be about the real its own tail.” 1600 Penn airs on City. HANDOUT
08 SCENE metronews.ca
Monday, January 21, 2013
His lips say yes but his body says no
Lance Armstrong Ratings view Winfrey conducted
with the Whitney Houston
interview. Body
family last March follow-
Interview ratings
language expert ing the singer’s death the
concludes disgraced fall short for OWN previous month. In Canada,
the broadcast drew an aver-
cyclist not telling all The program was seen by age audience of 715,000
the facts on doping a total of 4.3 million U.S. and was the highest-rated
viewers in Thursday’s back- telecast in OWN Canada’s
to-back airings, OWN said history for all key demo-
Friday. But it drew only 3.2 graphics, according to a re-
On Thursday night, body million viewers in its first lease from Corus Entertain-
language expert Sara Canuso airing, an audience that ment based on overnight
helped us decipher Lance fell short of OWN’s most- data from BBM Canada TV
Armstrong’s mannerisms viewed telecast: an inter- Meter. METRO
as we watched Oprah Win-
frey press him on questions
about the use of perform- ing criticism last night for with remorse, possibly strik-
ance enhancing drugs dur- Lance Armstrong confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs. HANDOUT/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS not showing enough emo- ing a chord with viewers.
ing his career. tion, talking about his Even still, when Canuso
A twist of the mouth, a tions from Oprah. According tially closed off to Oprah’s tions about the authenticity children tonight could be looks at Armstrong she sees
bite of the lip — indicators to our body language expert, questions. of his intentions. In other the opportunity to human- nothing but nerves. “He is
we learned could be signs Armstrong speaks volumes “He answers each ques- words, why is he doing this ize him for viewers. Oprah continuously licking his lips
of arrogance and guilt. Arm- without ever having to open tion absolutely while shak- interview? asks about how his son has and drinking water, both
strong admitted he doped his mouth. ing his head no,” she says. “Oprah is asking ques- fared through all this, which signs of anxiety.”
his way to all seven of his “Again, we see Armstrong According to Canuso, tions he does not want to elicits long pauses of intro-
Tour de France titles, but continually looking down, Armstrong’s body language answer, so you will see him spection from Armstrong. 10:00 p.m.
showed very little emotion. trying to be careful of what lends itself to the idea that take deeper breaths,” says “His damp eyes indicate anx- “The truth shall set you free.”
Here is Canuso’s real-time he says,” shares Canuso. An he isn’t being fully upfront. Canuso. iety, fear or sadness,” says Oprah concludes the inter-
observations on Armstrong’s underlying anger also peaks “There are signs of hold- Canuso. “Then he closes his view by quoting Armstrong’s
body language during the through Armstrong’s pursed ing back on the truth,” she 9:30 p.m. eyes as if he wants to shut ex-wife. Canuso concludes it
second part of the interview. lips. says. “In this case, it could be As the focus shifts to Arm- out the world.” by labelling the interview as
that he isn’t telling all of the strong’s ex-wife, children extremely guarded on Arm-
9 p.m. 9:15 p.m. facts.” and therapy, he continues to 9:55 p.m. strong’s side.
Lance Armstrong takes his Canuso immediately picks rub his neck, a sign of feel- Armstrong recognizes the “He was constantly cover-
place once more in the hot up on Armstrong’s crossed 9:25 p.m. ing pressure. “ultimate betrayal” that was ing his mouth and shaking
seat. The world watched as legs. The fact that he’s hold- The conversation turns to his deception of the people his head, big indicators of
the once-beloved icon field- ing onto his leg also suggests Armstrong’s public persona. 9:40 p.m. who cared about him the not telling all of the facts,”
ed a barrage of tough ques- that he may be feeling par- Oprah leads in with ques- With Armstrong receiv- most. His words are heavy she says. METRO
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metronews.ca SCENE 09
Monday, January 21, 2013
Is Deception NBC’s Revenge?
Briefs
Colbert’s sis
enters politics
No joke: Comedian
Stephen Colbert’s sister New series. If
is running in earnest for Donnie Brasco and the
a vacant South Caro-
lina congressional seat. movie Sabrina had a
Campaign manager Bill baby, it would be
Romjue said Friday that
this show, says its
Elizabeth Colbert-Bush
plans to file as a Demo- writer and producer
crat next week and make
a formal announcement.
She did not immediately
return messages from NED
The Associated Press. EHRBAR
Colbert-Busch will file Metro World News in Hollywood
as a Democrat seeking
the vacant 1st District Murder, wealth, scandal,
seat. Colbert-Bush is a double-crossing and double
Charleston native like identities. It’s the stuff that’s
her brother and de- made Revenge a guilty-pleas-
velopment director at ure hit for ABC, so no one
the Clemson University could blame NBC for wanting
Restoration Institute in a piece of the action. But writ-
nearby North Charleston. er and executive producer Liz
One other Democrat and Heldens insists there was no
at least 10 Republicans directive to make a Revenge
are seeking the seat along for NBC when she created De-
South Carolina’s south ception, the network’s new
coast. GOP candidates murder-mystery nighttime
include former Gov. Mark soap.
Sanford who is returning “No one said that,” Hel-
to politics four years dens says. The show’s twisty
after an affair with an tale — of Joanna, an under-
Argentine woman was cover cop (Meagan Good), re-
exposed. turning to the estate where
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS she spent her childhood to
investigate the murder of
Super Bowl lures a wealthy socialite — gets
its inspiration from a finer Meagan Good and Victor Garber star in Deception. HANDOUT
‘key’ performer
pedigree. “I was sort of
thinking about how could and there’s always a subtext and thinking something else. WIN
Alicia Keys is adding her you do an undercover show in every scene,” Garber says. That’s just the way I live, YOU COULD
voice to the Super Bowl with a female protagonist, “There’s always something frankly.”
show for the third time. and at the same time NBC else. You say something but Of course, kicking off a A PASS FOR TWO TO SEE
The Grammy-winning was looking for a soap,” you mean something else, new show circling a central
R&B singer will perform Heldens explains. “And so and the great thing about mystery — here the murder
the national anthem then I sort of thought could Deception and why the title of socialite Vivian Bowers
before the NFL champion- Donnie Brasco and the mov- is so apt is that nothing is — doesn’t come without its
ship game on Feb. 3 in ie Sabrina have a baby? And as it seems. When I read the potential pitfalls, as writers
New Orleans. The league so they did. So that was how script, I thought, ‘I under- behind shows from Twin
said Friday that Keys’ it happened.” stand this because I lie all the Peaks to the Killing have
three performances at the The material was juicy time’ — not really, not really, learned the hard way. But
Super Bowl will be the enough to attract Victor calm down. I just loved the Heldens has a plan, she in-
most in the event’s his- Garber back to television. idea of being somebody who sists. “As far as the mystery,
tory. She sang “America The veteran stage actor, has so much going on, who I think the plan that we’ve
the Beautiful” before the currently receiving raves has to compartmentalize, always had in our heads
2005 game, and was part on the big screen in Argo, is and we all know people like is to reveal to the people
of the pregame show in always up for playing char- this. And for some reason it watching, to the audience,
2008. Keys, who turns 32 acters with a secret, as he just comes naturally to me, who the killer is, and Joa-
next week, released her proved in his run on Alias and I’ve always thought that’s nna will probably have a
fifth studio album, Girl for five seasons. what acting was. Because ul- pretty good idea” by the end
on Fire, late last year. The “You know, to me acting timately at the bottom there of the first season, she says.
Super Bowl teams will be was always about revealing has to be truth, and usually “And the second season is
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The Word
J.J. Abrams and
Abrams.
Armstrong The Star Trek direc-
tor and Lost co-creator is
make the reportedly set to produce a
film about Armstrong’s life,
perfect pair? according to the Hollywood
Michael J. Fox. ALL PHOTOS GETTY IMAGES Reporter. Abrams and
Paramount Pictures recently
Michael J. Fox
THE acquired the rights to New
WORD York Times sportswriter
patches things up Dorothy Robinson Juliet Macur’s book Cycle
[email protected] of Lies: The Fall of Lance
with Swift
Armstrong, which is set to
be released in June.
Lance Armstrong and Sony Pictures has been
Michael J. Fox doesn’t want she did end up at a family Hollywood have always been working on a much more
Taylor Swift anywhere near dinner on his son’s arm, but pretty tight. complimentary Armstrong
his 23-year-old son, Sam, that the inevitable break up He and the puppy-eyed movie for years, with Jake
he told Vulture, responding song would tip him off. Jake Gyllenhaal would go After his bombshell inter- Perhaps Piers Morgan Gyllenhaal reportedly at-
to a joke by Tina Fey about “‘Sam, You Piece of bike riding together; he’s view with Oprah, stars took was just bitter that Oprah tached to star at one point.
the serial-dating Swift go- Sh—.’ Oh, that was the girl been buds (and Austin to Twitter to express their got the interview over him Those plans were
ing after Sam during the you brought home,” he neighbours) with Matthew disdain. when he wrote, “The fact scrapped after Armstrong
Golden Globes last week. jokes. McConaughey for years, and Carson Daly tweeted, @lancearmstrong admits was stripped of his Tour de
“I don’t keep up with it But Swift has apparently the guy was even engaged to “He is a cheater and liar. I’m he had to look up what the France titles in August of
all,” Fox said. “But Taylor been able to patch things Sheryl Crow. embarrassed that I was such word ‘cheat’ means, says all 2012.
Swift writes songs about up with the Fox clan rather But now it looks like a fan for so long.” you need to know about the This is a perfect pair-
everybody she goes out quickly. “Hey everybody, Hollywood — where liars Meanwhile, Seth Meyers man. #LiveWrong.” ing. After all, Abrams and
with, right? What a way to Michael J. Fox got in touch and cheats usually thrive — joked, “Say what you will, But there’s one person Armstrong are two figures
build a career.” with me today and we are is turning its tanned back he’s still the Lance Arm- in L.A. that is hot to trot famous for spinning wheels
He admits he wouldn’t good. Thank you for having on the disgraced cyclist. strong of d-ckheads.” for Armstrong’s story — J.J. and disappointing endings.
be able to identify Swift if my back,” she tweeted.
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