Taking Names: Judge denies gag order in Deen suit

And Jones, he said, was pretty much the lovable character he played on TV.

“What you saw is what you got,” Mr. Dolenz said. “He was very much a song-and-dance man, life of the party, always telling jokes, always on, an entertainer and just a great guy to be around.”

Lady Gaga first to acrue 20 million Twitter followers

Pop diva Lady Gaga has become the first person with more than 20 million followers on Twitter, Agence France-Presse reports.

A 20 millionth “Little Monster,” as Lady Gaga calls her fans, signed up to follow her Twitter feed over the weekend. She had 20.27 million followers as of Wednesday for her @ladygaga account.

Teen pop idol Justin Bieber was next with 18.18 million followers of his @justinbieber feed.

Rounding out the top five were three other singers: Katy Perry with 15.82 million followers, Shakira with 14.62 million and Rihanna with 14.59 million.

President Obama was in eighth place with 12.88 million followers of his @barackobama account.

Sundance London to screen 14 movies

Organizers on Wednesday announced a lineup of 14 movies for Sundance London, a four-day British offshoot of the Utah-based indie film festival.

The April 26 through 29 event will include Julie Delpy’s relationship comedy “2 Days in New York,” Youssef Delara and Michael D. Olmos’ hip-hop drama “Filly Brown,” So Yong Kim’s road movie “For Ellen” and Josh Radnor’s campus romance “Liberal Arts.”

Documentaries include “Finding North,” a study of hunger in America; “Under African Skies,” which follows Paul Simon back to South Africa for the 25th anniversary of his “Graceland” album; and “The House I Live In,” a look at the social, human and financial costs of the “war on drugs” that won the top documentary prize at the Utah festival in January.

Robert Redford, who rose to fame in films including “The Sting” and “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” founded the annual Sundance Film Festival in Utah to promote independent filmmaking.

Mr. Redford said the movies in the London lineup were American productions that “speak to universal experiences and global challenges.”

The event at London’s O2 Arena also will feature live music performances, discussions and panels.

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