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Quentin T. sues Gawker Quentin Tarantino reportedly threw a tantrum when his new script, The Hateful Eight, was leaked online, and vowed never to make the film! Now QT has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against gossip site Gawker, which posted a l

Quentin T. sues Gawker

Quentin Tarantino reportedly threw a tantrum when his new script, The Hateful Eight, was leaked online, and vowed never to make the film! Now QT has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against gossip site Gawker, which posted a link to the screenplay, says TMZ. "Gawker Media has made a business of predatory journalism, violating people's rights to make a buck . . . . This time they went too far," reads the suit. How much does QT want in damages? Unknown.

It's Monteith, pal!

The Grammys on Sunday staged a sweet little tribute to Glee star Cory Monteith, who died in July at 31. But they misspelled his name! "Cory Montieth, Glee actor, singer," read the caption of a photo the producers displayed.

Good numbers for Grammy

The Grammys on CBS drew 28.5 mil viewers, 100,000 more than last year, according to preliminary Nielsen numbers. It's the second-best aud number in the last 21 years, after the '12 kudosfest that aired the day after Whitney Houston died.

Petition: Kick Bieber out!

Canadian singer Justin Bieber's legal problems have inspired patriots to post a petition on the White House website asking President Obama to oust "the dangerous, reckless, destructive and drug-abusing" singer from our land. The petition had 45,655 signatures as of Monday. It needs 100,000 by Feb. 22 for it to receive an official response from the White House.

Queen Latifah at Super Bowl

The NFL on Monday announced that Her Royal Soulfulness Queen Latifah has been engaged to sing "America the Beautiful" as part of the Super Bowl XLVIII pregame extravaganza on Sunday. Already announced: Renée Fleming will sing the national anthem, and Bruno Mars and the Red Hot Chili Peppers will rock the halftime show.

Book prize for Phila. native

Congratulations to Phila.-born author Kate DiCamillo, 49, who has won the John Newbery Medal for the year's best work of children's literature for Flora & Ulysses. The American Library Association, which sponsors the prize, announced winners during its midwinter meeting, held this year at the Convention Center in Center City. DiCamillo's comic story is about a super-duper squirrel who becomes a superhero.

The Randolph Caldecott Medal for visual art goes to Brian Floca for his illustrations in Locomotive, a story of the early years of train travel that Floca also wrote.

The Book Thief author Markus Zusak won the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement, while YA author Rita Williams-Garcia won the Coretta Scott King Book Award for the best African American book for P.S. Be Eleven.

Kreskin to save Bieber?

Mentalist the Amazing Kreskin (George Joseph Kresge), 79, a native of Montclair, N.J., wants to help embattled teen Justin Bieber, who has run afoul of the law. "Months ago I publicly predicted the scenario you are going through at the present," TAK says in an open letter posted on his website. He says he can "disclose a MAJOR change that you MUST make in order for any kind of rehab or therapy to succeed."