• Madonna’s directorial debut, Filth and Wisdom, premiered at the Berlin Film Festival yesterday. She said “moments of struggle” early in her career helped her identify with those themes in the movie.
• “Made In Heaven: The Freddie Mercury Collection,” a line of jewelery inspired by the late Queen frontman, has been launched by designer Udi Behr. The pieces include gold and silver pendants and rings, as well as leather cuffs.
• Five years after faulty pyrotechnics at a Great White show caused a Rhode Island club to catch fire, Clear Channel has agreed to a $22 million settlement with survivors and relatives of the victims of the blaze.

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