In Brief ...
• Are there boundaries to declaring the next “American Idol” champ early? Apparently, nothing can contain the likes of Adam Lambert.
At the end of Tuesday’s final performance show, Simon Cowell all but crowned the California glam rocker the winner over Kris Allen, the acoustic guitar player who struggled mightily to stay in tune on “No Boundaries.”
• Patrick Swayze’s publicist released a statement Tuesday morning denying reports of the actor’s death. The Twitter microblogging network was ablaze Tuesday morning with reports that Swayze, 56 and suffering from pancreatic cancer, had died.
• DreamWorks plans the first big-screen portrayal of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, the studio announced Tuesday, but two of King’s children immediately threatened legal action because the film deal was brokered without their blessing.
