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Rockers UNEARTH have paid tribute to their former bassist CHRIS ‘ROVER’ R YBICKI, who died on Tuesday (21Sep10) from injuries sustained in a horrif ic road accident.
The musician was riding through Massachusetts on his scooter on 28 Augu st (10) when he collided with a Volkswagen Passat car.
Driver Beth MacGillivary, 25, was arrested at the scene on drink-drivin g charges.
Rybicki spent three weeks in Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, but has now lost his fight for life.
His former bandmates have released a statement announcing the sad news, paying tribute to their "good friend" and urging fans to never drink and drive.
The statement reads, "Yesterday we lost our long time friend and origin al bass player Chris ‘Rover’ Rybicki. He lost his life from injuries sust ained three weeks ago at the hands of an alleged drunk driver… Rover ha dn’t been in the band since 2001, but he remained a good friend to us all throughout the years and this tragedy has hit us hard… He will be sore ly and forever missed.
"We would like to take a second to urge people to not drink and drive. Please be responsible so these tragedies stop happening."

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PUSSYCAT DOLLS star NICOLE SCHERZINGER is hoping to marry boyfriend LEWIS HAMILTON "soon" - because she’s feeling broody and wants to start a fami ly as a married woman.
The singer began dating the Formula 1 racing driver in 2008 but they ca lled off their relationship in January (10) to concentrate on their caree rs.
They reunited a month later (Feb10) and Scherzinger is so smitten with Hamilton, she admits she wants to walk down the aisle with him as soon as possible.
She tells Britain’s Daily Express, "I’m really traditional. I’d want to be married before we have children and that’s something we’ll be doing s oon hopefully.
"Lewis is always telling me that I’d be a really good mum and I know he ‘d be a great dad. I love kids and I’m feeling broody."

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Australian rockers INXS are facing a legal battle over the rights to the songs and images of late frontman MICHAEL HUTCHENCE.
The band has been sued by executives at Chardonnay Investments, a compa ny based in the Virgin Islands which bought the rights to collect royalti es from the airplay of Hutchence’s songs and the use of his image four ye ars after his death in 1997. The trust firm also collects the proceeds fr om sales of the late star’s posthumous self-titled album, according to th e Sydney Morning Herald.
The lawsuit alleges Chardonnay Investments has not been paid its full s hare of royalties and targets the bandmembers, their manager and lawyer. The legal action, filed at Australia’s New South Wales Supreme Court, als o demands a share of the band’s profits dating back to 1997 and asks for a partnership between the bandmembers to be wound up so the money can be divided more equally.
Hutchence’s 14-year-old daughter Tiger Lily, who was orphaned after her mother Paula Yates died in 2000 and later adopted by Yates’ ex-husband B ob Geldof, is rumoured to be the beneficiary of the firm, but bosses have refused to comment on who is behind the company.
News of legal action comes on the same day it was revealed the late sin ger’s mother Patricia Glassop had passed away.

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BOB HOSKINS has signed up to star in a sequel to his hit 1988 movie WHO F RAMED ROGER RABBIT - but he’s sceptical over plans to make the follow-up film fully animated.
Last year (09) the British actor claimed he had "no plans" to make any more movies, but now Hoskins has confirmed reports he will be reprising h is role as detective Eddie Valiant in the cartoon film.
But he’s concerned about the new project because bosses plan to deviate from the innovative original format which saw a live action cast integra ted with cartoon characters.
He tells Britain’s Daily Telegraph, "I don’t know how it’s going to wor k out. The format they want to do is the same as we did for (2009 animate d movie) A Christmas Carol. The thing is, it looks like a cartoon, so how do you put a cartoon in the middle of a cartoon? I can’t figure out how they are going to do it."

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Actress KRISTEN BELL has urged her fans to dig deep to help her raise $10 0,000 (=C2=A366,000) for a water charity.
The Veronica Mars star has created a personal target for Mycharitywater ..org, a non-profit organisation bringing clean, safe drinking water to ci tizens in developing nations - and she wants her loyal fans to help her a chieve her goal.
In a post on the charity’s website, she writes, "A billion people in th e world are living without clean water. Eff that. Water-borne illness is the second highest cause of childhood death in the world. Not on my watch ..
"45,000 people will die this week alone from contaminated water illness es. Y’all, lets get off our hineys and fix this. Please help me get to my goal of 100K and let’s have a clean water toast." And Bell has pledged an incentive to her Twitter.com fans if they donat e $100 (=C2=A366) to the cause.
She promises, "Due 2 lots of requests, give $100 & ull (sic) get a sign ed pic."

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British actress JAIME WINSTONE ended her relationship with LILY ALLEN’s b rother ALFIE because she couldn’t cope as one-half of a famous couple.
The 25 year old began dating the Atonement star in 2007 and last year ( 09) it was rumoured they were engaged.
But the pair split earlier this year (10) - and Winstone admits they ca lled it quits because of the pressures of fame.
She says, "Our engagement was announced three times but we were never e ngaged. It’s not healthy to have all that attention. I couldn’t deal with being an ‘It’ couple."

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THE SIMPSONS star NANCY CARTWRIGHT has been targeted in a lawsuit over a construction project which her fiance failed to complete before his tragi c suicide.
The actress, who has famously voiced the character of Bart Simpson for more than 20 years, was devastated when her construction boss partner Ste phen Brackett died in May 2009.
She is now facing legal action from executives at the American Safety C asualty Insurance Company (ASCIC) over a policy which was taken out to co ver Brackett’s refurbishment work on a restaurant, which he failed to com plete before his death.
The suit from ASCIC alleges Cartwright agreed to act as a guarantor for the policy but is now refusing to cover the expenses which occurred on t he project when Brackett’s company folded following his suicide.
The paperwork also alleges Brackett "diverted contract funds" to the Ch urch of Scientology, of which he and Cartwright were both members.
The lawsuit seeks the $260,000 (=C2=A3173,333) which was allegedly hand ed over to Brackett to complete the project as well as various other cost s, according to TMZ.com.

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Veteran U.S. newswoman BARBARA WALTERS hopes her recent heart surgery wil l serve as a warning to other women to get themselves checked out.
The 80 year old underwent an operation in May (10) to replace a faulty heart valve, shortly after announcing news of her condition on U.S. TV sh ow The View.
Walters has now fully recovered, but she’s hoping her health struggles will encourage other women to be more aware of their heart, because she h ad virtually no symptoms prior to her diagnosis.
She explains to U.S. newsman Larry King, "I didn’t have the symptoms. O ne of the things - without going through every detail - but one of the th ings I hope (to do is raise awareness that) women have different symptoms than men. Did you know that? "They talk about, you know, a pain in the arm. Women have other things.
Women have fatigue. Women have sweats and so forth. I had almost no symp toms. And I’d gone to the doctor, had an echo cardiogram. And he said you ‘ve got a valve that’s getting smaller. And I said, well, you know, I can wait. Maybe next year and so forth. And I have no symptoms." But Walters became concerned when she walked to work with two of her fr iends one day and became out of breath: "One day, I said to them, ‘I feel a little pressure in my chest, do you?’ And they said, ‘No’. And when I went to the doctor, he said, you know, that’s a sign. And just to make th is story short, I was thinking of doing it in the summer… And he said, you can wait, but there’s a small risk that you could drop dead." (KD/WN

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MEL GIBSON feared his anger was "out of control" and he was suffering "so me kind of male menopause" as his relationship with OKSANA GRIGORIEVA col lapsed, according to a letter allegedly written by the star.
Gibson reportedly penned the rambling note to Grigorieva in December 20 08, more than a year before the couple’s split and the January (10) bust- up when the Russian singer claims the actor knocked out her teeth.
In the letter, obtained by TMZ.com, the writer describes feeling so out of control he "could drink or commit a crime" and talks about going away to seek help for his problems.
It reads, "I don’t know why I’m so whacky (sic) and depressed but I nee d to get well and re-enter life. Please don’t be upset I’ve gone - I’m ju st not myself and feel bad when I am so f**ked up and sick around you. I don’t want to inflict this unhealthy version of myself on you…
"Maybe it’s some kind of male menopause… or God knows! This isn’t who I was meant to be - I know it. I’m so ragged I could drink or commit a c rime. The anger seems to be out of my control - I need to do something ab out it something lasting - not just a band aid…" The letter adds, "I love you! I need you! I can’t live without you!" (L

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Actor JOSH BROLIN is proud of his pal MICHAEL DOUGLAS for making his canc er battle public - insisting the actor’s bravery and positive attitude wi ll help him "beat" the disease.
Douglas has been undergoing intensive chemotherapy and radiation treatm ent for throat cancer since his diagnosis last month (Aug10).
And on Monday night (20Sep10) he took to the red carpet in New York for the premiere of his latest movie Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps alongsi de his co-star and childhood pal Brolin.
The Milk star is full of admiration for Douglas for his dignified stanc e and he’s convinced his friend is taking the right steps towards recover y.
He tells Britain’s Daily Express, "He’s putting himself out there, he’s allowing himself to be seen, he’s not victimising himself. I’m really pr oud of him. I’ve known him for a long, long time and I’m very, very happy with the way he’s dealing with this. He’s not letting it beat him, for s ure."

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TRANSFORMERS star RACHAEL TAYLOR has been granted a temporary court order to keep her former fiance MATTHEW NEWTON away from her after she accused him of several "unprovoked violent assaults".
The actress broke off the engagement over the summer (10) and just a da y after Newton checked himself into rehab, Taylor’s lawyers went to court in her native Australia to apply for an apprehended violence order (AVO) against the star.
In the legal documents, Taylor alleges she suffered two "gravely seriou s" attacks at the hands of the Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities actor dur ing a vacation in Italy in August (10).
The case went to court in Sydney on Wednesday (22Sep10) and lawyers rep resenting both stars agreed to the conditions of the order, which is desi gned to protect Taylor.
Magistrate Lee Gilmour enforced an interim AVO and both sides will come back to court on 25 October (10) to have the order confirmed. (LR/WNWCSY

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DEMI MOORE will fly to Melbourne next week (beg27Sep10) to testify as par t of her ongoing legal battle with an Australian gossip magazine.
The Hollywood actress is suing the editors of New Idea, accusing them o f printing a series of pictures of her taken at an Oscars party in 2008 w ithout her permission.
The pictures show Moore posing with stars including Orlando Bloom, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Cameron Diaz in photo-booth-style snaps which were tak en at a party organised by the actress and Madonna, and held at the Los A ngeles home of the pop star’s manager Guy Oseary.
Moore claims she paid for the pictures and therefore the magazine breac hed her copyright by publishing the images without her permission. The Gh ost star alleges she suffered loss and damage as a result of the publicat ion, according to the Australian Associated Press.
The trial will begin on Monday (27Sep10) and is expected to run for fou r days.

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PRECIOUS director LEE DANIELS’ sister has been charged after allegedly sn eaking guns and money out of her Californian home following her husband’s arrest for drug dealing.
Leah Daniels-Butler’s house was placed under surveillance by the Ventur a County Sheriff’s Department after her husband Henry Butler was arrested last month (Aug10) and charged with transporting significant quantities of cocaine from Los Angeles to New York.
The 44-year-old casting associate, who helped Daniels discover actress Gabourey Sidibe, was spotted carrying at least one bag out of the propert y and driving away in a Mercedes-Benz.
According to an affidavit filed by Drug Enforcement Administration agen t Steven Miller, cops then pulled over her car and Daniels-Butler agreed to a search. Cops discovered a loaded 9-mm handgun, an unloaded Intratec Tec-9 pistol, several loaded magazines, and boxes of ammunition, along wi th $39,500 (=C2=A326,333) in cash in a bag, reports the New York Daily Ne ws.
In a statement, Miller says, "There is probable cause to believe that t he items recovered from the Leah Daniels-Butler vehicle were evidence of Henry Butler’s drug trafficking." Daniels-Butler was charged in New York on Tuesday (21Sep10) with obstru cting a federal investigation and was ordered to wear an ankle monitoring bracelet after posting $50,000 (=C2=A333,333) bail.

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PARIS HILTON axed her tour of the Far East and flew out of Japan on Wedne sday (22Sep10) after immigration officials refused to grant her entry to the country.
The socialite jetted to Asia on Monday (20Sep10) just hours after she a ccepted a one-year suspended sentence in Las Vegas for possessing cocaine ..
She was stopped by officials on arrival at Narita International Airport in Tokyo on Tuesday (21Sep10) over her drug conviction and was questione d for several hours.
The heiress was ordered to stay at a nearby hotel while a decision was pending on whether to allow her to enter the country - but on Wednesday H ilton boarded a plane bound for the U.S.
As she headed for the departure lounge, she said, "I’m going back home.
I look forward to coming back to Japan in future and I love everyone and can’t wait to see my fans when I get back." In a post on her Twitter.com blog, she added: "About to take off. Going home now. So dissappointed (sic) to miss my fans in Asia. I promise to c ome back soon. I love you all! Love Paris xoxo." Hilton was due to travel around the Far East with her sister Nicky to p romote her chain of fashion shops and launch her new fragrance, Tease, bu t the entire trip - which included stops in Indonesia and Malaysia - has now been cancelled.
A representative for the star says, "Paris Hilton has decided to return to the U.S. after a lengthy delay at Japanese immigration. Paris is very disappointed and fought hard to keep her business commitments and see he r fans, but she is forced to postpone her commitments in Asia.
"Paris understands and respects the rules and laws of the immigration a uthorities in Japan and fully wishes to cooperate with them. Paris looks forward to returning in the future to a country she loves and has been co ming to for the past 10 years." Japanese immigration officials have refused to confirm whether Hilton w as banned from entering the country or left of her own accord. (ZN/WNTWT&

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LEONARDO DiCAPRIO’s hit movie INCEPTION has inspired a new videogame.
The complex thriller, which has made over $750 million (=C2=A3500) at t he global box office, is to be revamped for gamers.
Director Christopher Nolan says, "One thing we are looking at doing is developing a videogame based on the world of the film, which has all kind s of ideas that you can’t fit into a feature film. That’s something we’ve been talking about."

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SUSAN BOYLE has recorded the song she was banned from performing on U.S. TV for her new album.
The Scottish sensation was crushed after an alleged licensing glitch up prevented her from performing Lou Reed’s Perfect Day on a recent America ’s Got Talent episode.
But the defiant singer has had the last laugh - the anthem is set to be the lead song on her second album, The Gift.

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NICK JONAS will be beamed into theatres around the globe as he takes to t he stage for a one-off performance of LES MISERABLES next month (Oct10).
The teen heartthrob thrilled audiences in London when he portrayed Mari us in the West End production for a limited run over the summer (10), and he’s returning to the role once more to mark the show’s 25th anniversary ..
The performance, which is also set to star British funnyman Matt Lucas, will be shown in cinemas across the U.K., as well as in countries includ ing Japan and Australia.

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MARIAH CAREY is following in the footsteps of BEYONCE and GWEN STEFANI by launching her own fashion line.
The Hero hitmaker has teamed up with U.S. cable shopping network HSN fo r a range which will include footwear, jewellery and a limited edition ve rsion of her fragrance, Luscious Pink.
The collection will be available from 29 November (10), according to WW D.com.
Beyonce oversees her House of Dereon label, while Stefani has been work ing on her L.A.M.B. line since 2003.

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