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CHAKA KHAN has been ordered to settle a bill with a production company after allegedly failing to pay up for concert costs.
The singer performed at the 2010 Sony Open in Hawaii and is said to have used the services of 15/40 Productions to provide audio and video equipment.
Company bosses claim the star only paid half of the $10,000 (£6,600) fee and they filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles demanding the I’m Every Woman hitmaker hand over the remainder of the cash.
The judge in the case sided with executives at 15/40 Productions and has ordered the star to pay up $5,000 (£3,300) to settle the bill, according to TMZ.com.

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Actor TOM FELTON is thrilled his artwork has been selected for Burbank, California’s HARRY POTTER museum.
The young Brit, who plays villainous Draco Malfoy in the Potter films, created the drawing for a scene in the third movie and he couldn’t be prouder that it’s now hanging up in California.
He says, "There’s a drawing I did in the third film of Harry being struck by lightning. I remember the art department giving me a drawing of Harry and I said, ‘That’s useless. Give it here and I’ll draw my own one.’ "I spent an hour with the quill mastering this. This is my real work of art and that’s in the Harry Potter museum in Burbank. When I saw that I was a little touched." And he admits his home has become a bit of a Potter museum: "I’ve got the last four scripts of the films signed in the front by everyone and I treasure those and I have a letter from J.K. Rowling that I’ve framed and I treasure that as well. I make sure I take care of the things that are sentimental to me."

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Comedian RUSSELL BRAND has ADAM SANDLER to thank for his blossoming Hollywood career - because the movie star was the first to suggest the Brit abandon his TV job and try out as an actor.
The Get Him to the Greek star previously worked as a presenter for MTV UK and it was only after a risque interview with Sandler that Brand began contemplating moving to the U.S.
He says, "I was in England minding my own business, presenting an MTV programme, and Adam Sandler came on it as a guest.
"I was quite cheeky (to him) even though he was a big movie star and afterwards people said (to Sandler), ‘Are you alright? He was quite cheeky to you.’ And he said, ‘No, actually I quite liked it, he should come to America and do films.’" And the Big Daddy star even gave Katy Perry’s new husband a helping hand to land his first acting gig in Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
Brand adds, "So he put me in touch with Judd Apatow and then Adam put me in his film Bedtime Stories and now I’m making another film, so it’s been amazing for me. That was a bit of bl**dy luck!" Apatow produced both Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Brand’s hit summer (10) comedy Get Him to the Greek.

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Mum-to-be MIRANDA KERR has thrown her support behind a telephone helpline in a bid to prevent young suicides - after a similar tragedy in her own family last year (09).
The model, who is expecting a baby with husband Orlando Bloom in 2011, was devastated when one of her relatives committed suicide in 2009.
And she’s backing Australia’s Too Many, Too Soon initiative, which aims to give advice over the phone to upset youngsters.
Kerr explains, "The sadness of losing someone, especially in these circumstances, is something we live with and continually question how it could have been prevented."

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Actor WESLEY SNIPES is remaining "strong and positive" ahead of his three-year jail sentence for tax evasion, according to his lawyer.
The Blade star was found guilty of failing to file returns when he stood trial in 2008, but his lawyers appealed the verdict and he was freed on bail to challenge the ruling.
He lost the appeal in July (10) and was due to surrender to authorities on 2 September (10) - but U.S. District Court Judge Terrell Hodges granted him a postponement pending a retrial hearing this month (Nov10).
On Tuesday (16Nov10), Snipes’ lawyer Daniel Meachum argued jurors in the 2008 trial had been biased against the star, amid allegations three members of the jury had made up their minds about the case before the court battle began.
Judge Hodges rejected the case for a new trial on Friday (19Nov10) and Snipes was told he must turn himself in to federal authorities immediately to begin serving his sentence.
The actor is "disappointed" about the "shocking" judgement - but is refusing to be downbeat about his impending prison term.
Meachum tells the Orlando Sentinel, "It is just shocking. Wesley is very disappointed but staying strong and positive."

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Bosses at a U.K. rehab centre attended by AMY WINEHOUSE and JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS have been fined $57,000 (£38,000) for treating patients without obtaining a proper licence.
District Judge Cooper criticised the owners of the Causeway Retreat for being "scandalously negligent, if not downright misleading and fraudulent" in a ruling at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court, England on Friday (19Nov10).
Managers of the private hospital on Osea Island in Essex, England pleaded guilty to two charges of carrying on a medical service that was unregistered with the Care Quality Commission.
The judge ordered them to pay $12,000 (£8,000) in fines and $45,000 (£30,000) in costs.
Experts at the clinic, which closed in May (10), treated clients including Winehouse and Rhys Meyers for alleged addiction problems.

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Actress SIENNA MILLER has bowed out of KEVIN SPACEY’s annual theatre extravaganza in London due to a scheduling conflict.
The Factory Girl star was due to participate in Spacey’s 24 Hour Plays Celebrity Gala at the Old Vic theatre on Sunday (21Nov10) but she has axed her appearance to film a movie.
Her spokesperson says, "Very sadly, she had to pull out due to a clash of dates and she’s extremely disappointed not to be able to be involved." Miller is believed to be in Los Angeles shooting the upcoming drama Yellow, in which she plays a drug addict.
Spacey’s event will feature performers writing, directing and staging short plays in the space of one day.

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SIR SEAN CONNERY has been ordered by a Spanish judge to contribute to a $76.5 million (£51 million) bond as part of an ongoing money-laundering and property fraud investigation.
Judge Ricardo Puyol named the James Bond star as one of the individuals who must deposit the combined sum as surety in the probe into a number of property deals, including the 1998 sale of the actor’s beachfront mansion near Marbella, Spain.
Connery and his wife Micheline made $8.4 million (£5.6 million) in the sale but allegedly failed to pay $2 million (£1.3 million) to the local authority. The property was knocked down to allow for 72 luxury apartments to be built, despite planning permission for just five family houses. The condominiums were said to have yielded a $75 million (£50 million) profit.
Connery was given ten days to pay his undisclosed contribution or risk the impounding of personal assets, according to Britain’s Daily Telegraph.
The 80-year-old star failed to appear at a Spanish court to testify last month (Oct10), citing age and unspecified health problems.

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Basketball star TONY PARKER has counterfiled for divorce from EVA LONGORIA PARKER, two days after the actress began proceedings to end their marriage.
The sportsman cited "discord or conflict of personalities" in a divorce petition submitted to a Texas court on Friday (19Nov10).
The papers, obtained by TMZ.com, read: "The marriage (is) insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities between Petitioner and Respondent that destroys the legitimate ends of the marriage relationships (sic) and prevents any reasonable expectation of reconciliation." The Desperate Housewives star cited irreconcilable differences when she moved to end the couple’s three-year marriage on Wednesday (17Nov10), following allegations Parker was unfaithful during their union.

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PARIS HILTON has been busy painting and cleaning the streets of Hollywood as part of her community service sentence.
The socialite has been ordered to volunteer 200 hours of her time as part of a plea deal stemming from her drug arrest in August (10). She was charged with felony drug possession after cops saw a small bag of cocaine fall out of her purse during a Las Vegas trip.
Hilton attracted a swarm of paparazzi as she joined a group called the Hollywood Beautification Team on Friday (19Nov10) to paint over graffiti marks on buildings in the downtown area.

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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND star JOHN CALE paid a touching tribute to his late mum as he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in London on Friday (19Nov10).
The British rocker, a founding member of the influential American band, was handed the prestigious medal by Charles, Prince of Wales in recognition of his services to music over four decades.
Cale, who arrived at the ceremony at Buckingham Palace with his hair dyed bright pink and blue, admitted it felt "strange" to receive the honour but insisted it would have made his Welsh mum Margaret very happy.
He said, "My mother would be very proud if she were alive today."

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British singer DANE BOWERS has denied any involvement in the sale of mephedrone, following his arrest on suspicion of conspiring to supply the illegal party drug.
The former Another Level star was taken into custody on Tuesday (16Nov10) and quizzed by police investigating an alleged drugs ring.
Officers have been involved in a five-month operation to bring down a group of dealers selling the drug at cage-fighting events, which Bowers allegedly promotes - but the star has maintained his innocence.
His representative tells U.K. newspaper The Sun, "Dane had no involvement whatsoever in the alleged criminal matters. He is confident this will not proceed any further." Bowers is currently on police bail.

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British stars TAKE THAT and CHERYL COLE helped raise more than $27 million (£18 million) for charity as part of the annual Children in Need fundraiser on Friday (19Nov10).
The seven-hour U.K. TV appeal saw a host of stars including Take That, Cole, Susan Boyle, Kylie Minogue and Sir Tom Jones put in appearances to urge viewers to make donations.
More than $27 million was raised by the end of the evening - but organisers are hoping to beat last year’s (09) total of $58.5 million (£39 million) once all the donations are counted.
David Ramsden, chief executive of Children in Need, says, "In these tough times the millions raised… will make a real difference to thousands of young lives right across the U.K. On behalf of the children I would like to thank everyone for their incredible generosity. " Proceeds will benefit disadvantaged children and young people in Britain.

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CHER’s hand and footprint ceremony outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Thursday night (18Nov10) was interrupted by the rescued Chilean miners.
The survival heroes were being driven around Hollywood in an open-topped bus when the vehicle drove by the famous cinema, where Cher was being saluted.
Cher didn’t find out exactly who the 33 guys she was talking to after the ceremony were until she appeared on Ryan Seacrest’s Los Angeles radio show on Friday morning (19Nov10).
The stunned star said, "Those were the guys outside on top of that white bus…? No…! I was talking to them, they must have thought I was crazy. They came back around… and there were all these guys in topless buses… Oh Jesus!" She then called out to her assistant, "Jennifer, those guys that we saw, they were the Chilean miners."

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RAY DAVIES’ Konk Studios in North London are facing closure due to increasing overheads.
Considered one of the last great studios in London, Konk was established in the early 1970s by The Kinks as their private studio. The Bay City Rollers, Thin Lizzy, the Bee Gees, Depeche Mode and The Stone Roses are among the acts who have recorded there.
The two-studio set up in Crouch End is famous for its large collection of vintage instruments and recording equipment.
Davies tells Spinner.com, "The running costs have gone up and recording budgets from record companies have gone down and people record in a different way now.
"Whereas people would go in to record for six weeks, now they’ll go in for maybe two days to lay down the drums and then do all the rest on recording programmes in their bedrooms at home."

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Folk legend JOAN BAEZ was taken to hospital on Wednesday (17Nov10) after falling 20 feet (six metres) from a treehouse in her garden.
The singer was climbing down from the lofty platform in the backyard of her Woodside, California home when she slipped and tumbled to the ground.
She was treated for minor injuries at Stanford Hospital and is now "resting comfortably", according to a spokesperson.
The Diamonds & Rust hitmaker has previously admitted she often sleeps in her beloved treehouse, which is nestled in a 200-year-old oak tree.

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Troubled rapper DMX is facing eight months behind bars after his latest arrest in Phoenix, Arizona on Thursday (18Nov10).
The hip-hop star, real name Earl Simmons, has been in and out of prison in recent months and is accused of violating his parole by using cocaine, driving on a suspended licence and failing to check in with his probation officer.
He was taken into custody in Mariciopa County on Thursday and is being held without bail until his court hearing next week (begs22Nov10).
Prosecutors want his parole revoked and his manager, Nakia Walker, admits there is a strong possibility DMX will have to serve more time as punishment.
Walker tells XXLMag.com, "Earl sometimes has a hard time following the rules, that’s all. He didn’t check in with his probation officer and pretty much (they) extended their hand and they violated him." The rapper completed his most recent prison stint in August (10) after serving 18 days of a 90-day sentence in connection with a reckless driving conviction from 2002.

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A former aide to ERIN O’CONNOR has appeared in court over allegations she stole more than $67,500 (£45,000) from the supermodel.
The British beauty, who has a reported $18 million (£12 million) fortune, became suspicious of Michelle Knox-Brown after she allegedly racked up nearly $12,000 (£8,000) in taxi bills.
Knox-Brown appeared at Kingston upon Thames Crown Court in England on Friday (19Nov10) to face accusations of two counts of theft and two counts of fraud between 1 January, 2007 and 1 March, 2010.
The 45 year old "dishonestly abused her position" as an assistant after obtaining $45,300 (£30,200) by "stealing cash and making unauthorised purchases on a credit card belonging to Miss E. O’Connor", the court heard.
She was also accused of taking $10,650 (£7,100) in petty cash.
Knox-Brown was granted bail and is expected to stand trial in March (11), reports Britain’s Daily Mail.

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