People News Roundup: Alec Baldwin agrees to take anger-management training; Popular Zimbabwean musician Mtukudzi dies

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Updated: 24-01-2019 19:35 IST | Created: 24-01-2019 10:26 IST

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Following is a summary of current people news briefs.

New York parking squabble lands Alec Baldwin in anger-management class

Actor Alec Baldwin on Wednesday agreed to take anger-management training, as he pleaded guilty in a Manhattan court to a harassment charge for a November confrontation in which he was accused of punching someone over a parking spot. The 60-year-old actor, currently known for his impersonation of U.S. President Donald Trump on NBC's "Saturday Night Live," pleaded guilty to second-degree harassment before a judge ordered him to pay a $120 fine and to return to court in March to show that he had completed the anger-management class.

Popular Zimbabwean musician Mtukudzi dies

Zimbabwe's most successful and internationally renowned musician Oliver Mtukudzi died on Wednesday after suffering from diabetes, ending a career that spanned four decades and 67 albums. The 66-year-old singer, affectionately known as "Tuku", died at a local clinic on Wednesday afternoon, the Minister of Information Monica Mutsvangwa said.

American singer Chris Brown denies rape allegation in Paris

Singer Chris Brown said on Tuesday that a rape allegation against him was false, a day after the French prosecutor's office said that he had been arrested in Paris with two other suspects. Brown, who is a U.S. citizen, has been released from police custody as authorities were still investigating the case, the French prosecutor's office added.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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