Reuters People News Summary
Following is a summary of current people news briefs.
'American Horror Story' actress Rose Siggins dies
"American Horror Story" actress Rose Siggins, known as the "woman with a half a body" who lost her legs to a rare genetic disorder early in life, has died at age 43, her agent said on Sunday. James Mullen said in an email the actress died in Denver on Saturday and that he had no more details to release about the circumstances of her death.
Artist Jeff Koons sued for copyright infringement over gin ad photo
Jeff Koons, a U.S. pop artist whose works can fetch millions, is facing allegations he used a New York photographer's commercial photo from the 1980s in a painting without permission or compensation, according to a lawsuit filed on Monday. The photographer, Mitchel Gray, said in the complaint filed in Manhattan federal court that Koons reproduced his photo, which depicts a man sitting beside a woman painting on a beach with an easel, "nearly unchanged and in its entirety."
Bill Cosby files countersuit against seven women in defamation case
Actor and comedian Bill Cosby on Monday sued seven women who had accused him of defaming them, saying they lied when they accused him of sexual assault. The countersuit, filed in U.S. district court in Springfield, Massachusetts, contends that the women defamed his "honorable legacy and reputation" by accusing him of sexual misconduct.
Actress Marjorie Lord of 'Make Room for Daddy' dies at 97
Marjorie Lord, a stage, film and television actress perhaps best known for playing opposite Danny Thomas in the 1950s and 1960s sitcom "Make Room for Daddy," has died at age 97, according to her website. Lord died on Nov. 28 but her death was announced this weekend by her family on the website marjorielord.com. She died at her home in Beverly Hills, California, according to an obituary on the website.
