This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, BottleRock is back from rock bottom, and Denis Leary is aiding Detroit firefighters. Also, an injured baseball fan is still looking for compensation from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- Rivers Cuomo, left, and Scott Shriner of Weezer perform in San Diego in July 2013. Weezer is one of more than 60 bands being featured at this year’s BottleRock music festival in Napa Valley.
- John Shearer/Associated Press
The company behind California’s BottleRock music festival filed for Chapter 11 protection in February with millions in debt, but it’s not over for the Napa Valley festival. As the Contra Costa Times reported, new investors Latitude 38 Entertainment Group are giving life to BottleRock. David Graham, the chief executive of Latitude 38, said the group had long been optimistic that it could turn things around for the festival. “First-year companies have to brutally prioritize and not get caught up spending time and money on things that are not mission-critical to the business,” Mr. Graham said. “I don’t stand in judgment of the founders.”
The show, which opened Friday and runs through Sunday, will feature more than 60 acts including Weezer, Heart and the Black Angels. Ticket prices range from $149 for a single day to $3,000 for a “platinum” three-day pass.
- Denis Leary in May 2012
- Chris Pizzello/Associated Press
Denis Leary may have written a song about being one, but he isn’t acting like an a**hole (Bankruptcy Beat is family-friendly) toward the city of Detroit. MLive recently reported that the actor and comedian, who’s worked on movies and TV shows including “Wag the Dog,” “Ice Age” and “Rescue Me,” donated $275,000 worth of equipment to city firefighters through his Leary Firefighters Foundation. The equipment was purchased through proceeds from “Burn,” a documentary featuring the Detroit Fire Department. “They are always the first guys to get cut financially,” Mr. Leary said, later adding that “Burn” is “probably one of the greatest action movies you’ll ever see in your life.”
- San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow is shown while attending jury selection for his civil trial against the Los Angeles Dodgers in this sketch created May 28.
- Reuters/Mona Edwards
The Los Angeles Dodgers are long out of bankruptcy, but the fight between the MLB team and an injured baseball fan is as present as ever. Lawyers for Bryan Stow, a San Francisco Giants fan who was attacked at Dodger Stadium on opening day in 2011, said the severe beating might not have happened if the team had spent more money on security, Reuters reported. Mr. Stow, who suffered brain damage that left him unable to return to his job as a paramedic, is accusing the Dodgers and former owner Frank McCourt of skimping on security to finance his lavish lifestyle and is seeking $35 million in compensation.
“You need to take the steps to prevent bad things from happening to people, it takes money to do that,” Thomas Girardi, an attorney for Mr. Stow, said in opening court arguments. McCourt lawyer Dana Fox said the team “had never had a larger security force for an opening day game,” noting there were 437 security people that day.
- Teresa Giudice, 41, arrives at the federal court in Newark, N.J., on March 4.
- Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
Teresa Giudice may be getting ready for up to 27 months in prison, but she’s going to look good doing it. According to the Daily Mail, the “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star took some time over the Memorial Day weekend to get some sun on the beach with her husband and daughters. Ms. Giudice and her husband, Joe, have pleaded guilty to bankruptcy fraud, as well as mail fraud and wire fraud. In addition to nearly four years in prison, Joe Giudice could also face deportation because he is an Italian citizen. The two will be back in court for sentencing on July 8.
Write to Melanie Cohen at melanie.cohen@wsj.com. Follow her on Twitter at @MelanieLisa.
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