Billy Joel nixes book, Diddy sued for a Trillion

Somehow these are related.

April 1, 2011 at 2:53PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
FILE - In this June 17, 2010 file photo, Billy Joel attends the 2010 Songwriters Hall of Fame awards gala in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)
(AP/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

This is refreshing:

I say refreshing, because often these fellows just turn out a doorstop full self-serving anecdotes and underwritten banalities. Then again, it could be that he's having a bad patch, and can't write it; you might recall Sir Elton blabbing to everyone about Joel's drinking on their joint tour. Anyway, he's not the first:

Jagger had a good excuse. Diddy was typical: just didn't bother. Then again, he has more pressing legal issues: a woman is suing him for child support AND his involvement in the World Trade Center Collapse. What? Thaindian news says:

They'll probably get the amount down in negotiations.

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