Greenhouse nightclub gets liquor license back after Drake-Chris Brown brawl

In making a documentary to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson's "Bad," director Spike Lee says combing through footage was like opening a "treasure chest of findings."

"We have footage in this documentary that no one's ever seen, stuff that Michael shot himself, behind-the-scenes stuff," he said in an interview with the Associated Press. "We had complete access to the vaults of Michael Jackson. ... He wrote 60 demos for the 'Bad' record. Only 11 made it. So we got to hear a lot of that stuff, too, so it was just a great experience."

He added: "You don't have to be a Michael Jackson-head to enjoy this."

One of Tattle's all-time favorite actors, Peter O'Toole, is retiring from show business, saying he no longer has the heart for it and that it's time to "chuck in the sponge."

O'Toole, who turns 80 on Aug. 2, said in a statement Tuesday that his career onstage and screen fulfilled him emotionally and financially, bringing "me together with fine people, good companions with whom I've shared the inevitable lot of all actors: flops and hits."

"However, it's my belief that one should decide for oneself when it is time to end one's stay," he said. "So I bid the profession a dry-eyed and profoundly grateful farewell."

In retirement, the eight-time Academy Award nominee ("Lawrence of Arabia," "Becket," The Lion in Winter," "Goodbye, Mr. Chips," "The Ruling Class," "The Stunt Man," "My Favorite Year," "Venus") said he will focus on the third volume of his memoirs.

In 2003, at age 70, O'Toole received an honorary Oscar, often given as a consolation prize for acclaimed actors and filmmakers who never managed to win Hollywood's top award.

The Manhattan nightclub that was shuttered after the bottle-tossing fracas known as Drake vs. Chris Brown I, has gotten back its liquor license back.

It will, however, now serve its fancy booze in plastic cups.

(For the record, when Tattle joked that the club should switch to sippy cups, we were kidding.)

Shortly after the melee, New York agreed to let Greenhouse (with its W. i. P. Club) reopen with enhanced security. But the club has stayed closed because the State Liquor Authority had suspended its liquor license, saying the club has a history of fights and assaults.

Ah, that demon rum.

The club said it wasn't fair to be put out of business while hearings play out over the ultimate fate of its liquor license. Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey Wright agreed in a Monday ruling that cited the Lewis Carroll classic Alice in Wonderland, in which a topsy-turvy legal proceeding is "sentence first — verdict afterwards."

"We will be focused on providing a safe and fun atmosphere for our customers," the club said in a statement.

It's the Chuck E. Cheese of night spots.

According to thedeadbolt.com, Scarlett Johansson has signed on for an "Avengers" sequel for a reported $20 million.

There's a Black Widow who can stop killing her husbands.

Lionsgate Films announced Tuesday that "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1" will be released Nov. 21, 2014, and "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2" will follow on Nov. 20, 2015.

The filmmakers are following the lead of two other teen-based literary franchises, "Harry Potter" and "Twilight," whose final books were broken into two parts for film because it's imperative to suck every last nickel out of fans.

Following Kim Jong Un's unauthorized Disney character show in North Korea, the U.S. is urging Pyongyang to respect intellectual-property rights.

But since the U.S. doesn't have diplomatic relations with the North, it's sort of like a mom telling her teen son to clean up his room.

Alicia Keys announced Tuesday that her organization, Keep a Child Alive, will honor Oprah Winfrey at its Black Ball event on Nov. 1.

Keys says in a statement that Oprah is "a personal inspiration to me because her philanthropic work truly comes from the heart."

Although it is a bit easier to have a big heart when you have a big bank balance.

Keep a Child Alive was founded in 2003. It assists those affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa and India. Past honorees include former President Bill Clinton, Sir Richard Branson and Bono.

Comcast's NBCUniversal is selling its 15.8 percent stake in A&E Television Networks to Disney and Hearst for $3.03 billion in cash, making Tattle wonder how the A&E Networks (A&E, History Channel, Lifetime and Biography) could possibly be worth more than $19 billion overall.

A Virginia judge has dismissed White House party crasher Tareq Salahi's $50 million lawsuit against Journey guitarist Neal Schon, who ran off with Salahi's wife.

Salahi accused Schon and two affiliated entertainment companies of scheming to break up his marriage and capitalize on the split for business purposes.

The Northern Virginia Daily reports that Warren County Circuit Judge Dennis Hupp ruled Monday that Salahi's claims would be more appropriately addressed in divorce proceedings.

Salahi said he intends to appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court.

"Don't Stop Believin'," Tareq.