Wednesday, July 20, 2011

NewsBytez 20.7.11

-New details of the brutal death of 8 year old New Yorker Leiby Kletzky. Investigators revealed that the boy was tied up, drugged (with a cocktail of Flexeril, Tylenol, Seroquel, and hydrocodone), and then smothered to death before being dismembered.  The boy disappeared July 11th and his body was discovered on July 13th. The murderer currently in Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital, Levi Aron, has a history of psychiatric illness.

-"South Park" has been renewed for two more years, securing the show's airing through 2013.

-Simon Fuller, creator of the "Idol" franchise is suing Cowell for not honoring an earlier agreement to pay royalties for "The X Factor" format in the US.

-Katy Perry, Kanye West, and Adele lead the MTV 2011 Music Awards nominations with nine, seven, and six nominations respectively. The ceremony will broadcast live from LA on Sunday August 28th.

-The Marine Corps Ball makes the news again, this time it was a celebrity asking out a marine. Linda Hamilton, of "Terminator" fame, asked Sgt Ray Lewis to the ball after Betty White turned him down due to scheduling conflict. "Friends With Benefits" co-stars Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake have already agreed to attend the event with their dates.

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