Clapton guitar sells for $45,000
A guitar owned by British singer-songwriter Eric Clapton sold at auction for $45,000 and the proceeds will be used to pay the medical bills of a well-known Texas musician whose wife recently died of leukemia.
Heritage Auctions in Dallas said Saturday the high bid for the 2014 Fender Stratocaster electric guitar was more than twice what was expected.
Money from the auction will help Johnny Nicholas cover medical bills from his wife’s leukemia treatment and support leukemia research. Nicholas is a member of the Grammy Award-winning band Asleep at the Wheel.
Jenner shares Olympic memories
Caitlyn Jenner discusses the various victories in her life, including winning Olympic gold, in a documentary-style video for clothing retailer H&M.
Jenner describes tearfully climbing the medal podium after winning gold in the decathlon in the 1976 Montreal Games. She calls sports a “wonderful diversion from myself.”
The video coincides with the release of a sports-themed clothing line by H&M ahead of next month’s Rio Olympics.
‘The Bachelor’ star bows out
Ben Higgins, the most recent star of ABC’s The Bachelor, announced Friday he had abandoned a campaign for public office in Colorado “due to unforeseen circumstances,” just two days after filing the required paperwork to run.
Higgins planned to run as a Republican for a Denver state House district that is overwhelmingly Democratic.