(AP) — HBO and James Gandolfini’s managers say the actor famous for his role in “The Sopranos” has died in Italy.

The cable channel, and managers Mark Armstrong and Nancy Sanders, say the 51-year-old Gandolfini died Wednesday while on vacation in Rome.

In a statement, HBO called the actor a great talent and a gentle and loving person.

Gandolfini played conflicted mob boss Tony Soprano in the groundbreaking HBO series that aired from 1999 to 2007.

His film credits included “Zero Dark Thirty” and “Killing Them Softly,” and he appeared in the Broadway production “God of Carnage.”

 

iTunes’ Official Music Charts for the week ending June 17, 2013

Top Songs:

1. “Blurred Lines (feat. T.I. & Pharrell),” Robin Thicke

2. “Radioactive,” Imagine Dragons

3. “Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams),” Daft Punk

4. “Can’t Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton),” Ryan Lewis, Macklemore

5. “Here’s To Never Growing Up,” Avril Lavigne

6. Boys ‘Round Here (feat. Pistol Annies & Friends),” Blake Shelton

7. “Cruise (Remix) (feat. Nelly),” Florida Georgia Line

8. “Come & Get It,” Selena Gomez

9. “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up),” Fall Out Boy

10. “Just Give Me a Reason (feat. Nate Ruess),” P!nk

Top Albums:

1. “13 (Deluxe Version),” Black Sabbath

2. “Random Access Memories,” Daft Punk

3. “The 20/20 Experience,” Justin Timberlake

4. “The Wack Album,” The Lonely Island

5. “Night Visions,” Imagine Dragons

6. “Here’s to the Good Times,” Florida Georgia Line

7. “Man of Steel,” Hans Zimmer

8. “The Heist,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

9. “Magnetic,” The Goo Goo Dolls

10. “The Great Gatsby (Music from Baz Luhrmann’s Film),” Various Artists

App Store Official Charts for the week ending June 17, 2013:

Top Paid iPhone Apps:

1. WhatsApp Messenger (WhatsApp Inc.)

2. Heads Up! (Warner Bros.)

3. Facetune (Lightricks Ltd.)

4. Minecraft – Pocket Edition (Mojang)

5. SpongeBob Moves In (Nickelodeon)

6. Kingdom Rush Frontiers (Ironhide Game Studio)

7. AfterLight (Simon Filip)

8. Plants vs. Zombies (PopCap)

9. Camera+ (tap tap tap)

10. Survivalcraft (Igor Kalicinski)

Top Free iPhone Apps:

1. Candy Crush Saga, (King.com Limited)

2. Vine (Vine Labs Inc.)

3. Despicable Me: Minion Rush (Gameloft)

4. Dumb Ways to Die (Metro Trains Melbourne Pty Ltd.)

5. Toca Hair Salon 2 (Toca Boca AB)

6. Hi Guess the Brand (Man Zhang)

7. Snapchat (Snapchat Inc.)

8. Trucker Parking 3D (Tapinator LLC)

9. YouTube (Google Inc.)

10. Instagram (Burbn Inc)

Top Paid iPad Apps:

1. SpongeBob Moves In (Nickelodeon)

2. Minecraft – Pocket Edition (Mojang)

3. Kingdom Rush Frontiers HD (Ironhide Game Studio)

4. Plants vs. Zombies HD (PopCap)

5. Doc McStuffins: Time For Your Check Up! (Disney)

6. Survivalcraft (Igor Kalicinski)

7. Man of Steel HD (Warner Bros.)

8. Pages (Apple)

9. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Aspyr Media Inc.)

10. iMovie (Apple)

Top Free iPad Apps:

1. Despicable Me: Minion Rush (Gameloft)

2. Toca Hair Salon 2 (Toca Boca AB)

3. Candy Crush Saga, (King.com Limited)

4. Dumb Ways to Die (Metro Trains Melbourge Pty Ltd.)

5. Trucker Parking 3D (Tapinator LLC)

6. YouTube (Google Inc.)

7. Hair Salon – Fun Kids Games (George CL)

8. Dots: A Game About Connecting (Betaworks One)

9. Skype for iPad (Skype Communitications S.a.r.l.)

10. Crazy Dentist – Fun Games (George CL)

Lil Wayne says he wasn’t intentionally stepping on the American flag when shooting his latest video.

Video of the rapper from his music video shoot for the song “God Bless Amerika” hit the Web on Monday. In it, he appears to be stepping on top of the American flag. But he said in a Facebook post Tuesday the flag on the ground will not appear in the clip.

He writes it was never his intention “to desecrate the flag of the United States of America.”

He says the flag will reveal a group of people behind him in the video.

The New Orleans-based rapper says in the statement his environment helped shape the way he views America and his song and video represent the people he grew up with.

(AP) — A made-for-television movie on Jodi Arias is scheduled to air this weekend.

“Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret” is set to be shown Saturday on Lifetime, but the movie won’t be about the trial.

Screenwriter Richard Blaney wrote the script with Gregory Small. The project was in the works more than a year ago. He says they completed the script in December.

That was the same month that Arias’ televised trial started in the brutal 2008 slaying of her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander, a Mesa motivational speaker.

Small says they didn’t anticipate the trial getting as much attention as it did.

A jury convicted Arias of first-degree murder in May but couldn’t reach a decision on whether she should live or die.

Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj will take the stage at the BET Awards.

BET announced Tuesday that India.Arie and Ciara will join the former “American Idol” judges as performers at the June 30 awards show.

Previously announced performers include Chris Brown, Miguel, R. Kelly and Kendrick Lamar.

Rapper-singer Drake leads with 12 nominations, while Lamar and 2 Chainz are up for eight awards each.

Chris Tucker will host the BET Awards live from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live. Presenters include Paula Patton, LaLa Anthony, Angela Bassett and Gabrielle Union.

Singer Tommy DeVito of The Four Seasons is 85
Actress Gena (JEH’-nuh) Rowlands is 83
Singer Spanky McFarlane of Spanky and Our Gang is 71
Actress Phylicia Rashad (ruh-SHAHD’) is 65
Singer Ann Wilson of Heart is 63
Actress Kathleen Turner is 59
Country singer Doug Stone is 57
Singer Mark DeBarge of DeBarge is 54
Singer-dancer-choreographer Paula Abdul is 51
Actor Andy Lauer (“Caroline in the City”) is 50
Singer-guitarist Brian Vander Ark of The Verve Pipe is 49
Actress Mia Sara (“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”) is 46
Korn guitarist Brian “Head” Welch is 43
Actor Jean Dujardin (“The Artist”) is 41
Actress Robin Tunney is 41
Actress Poppy Montgomery (“Without a Trace”) is 38
Singer-banjoist Scott Avett of The Avett Brothers is 37
Actress Zoe Saldana (“Avatar”) is 35
Actor Paul Dano (“Little Miss Sunshine”) is 29
Actor Atticus Shaffer (“The Middle”) is 15.

On June 19th, 1952, the celebrity-panel game show “I’ve Got A Secret” made its debut on CBS.

In 1960, Loretta Lynn’s “Honky Tonk Girl” became her first record to make the “Billboard” country chart.

In 1973, the stage production of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” opened in London. Tim Curry later repeated his starring role in the 1975 movie version.

In 1976, Wild Cherry released “Play That Funky Music.”

In 1978, the comic strip “Garfield” appeared for the first time.

In 1980, Donna Summer became the first act to sign to Geffen Records, the new label started by David Geffen. Her first release for Geffen was “The Wanderer.”

In 1988, more than 3,000 East Germans gathered by the Berlin Wall to hear Michael Jackson, who was performing across the border in West Germany.

In 1992, “Batman Returns” opened. It pulled in a record-breaking $16.8 million dollars its first day.

In 1996, the Disney film “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” made its premiere in New Orleans.

In 1997, singer Bobby Helms died at his home in Martinsville, Indiana. He was 61.

Musician Paul McCartney is 71
Actress Constance McCashin (“Knots Landing”) is 66
Actress Linda Thorson (“The Avengers”) is 66
Keyboardist John Evans of The Box Tops is 65
Actress Isabella Rossellini is 61
Actress Carol Kane is 61
Actor Brian Benben (“Private Practice”) is 57
Actress Andrea Evans (“The Bold and the Beautiful”) is 56
Singer Alison Moyet is 52
Keyboardist Dizzy Reed (Guns N’ Roses) is 50
Country singer-guitarist Tim Hunt (Yankee Grey) is 46
Singer Nathan Morris of Boyz II Men is 42
Rapper Silkk The Shocker is 38
Country singer Blake Shelton is 37
Guitarist Steven Chen of Airborne Toxic Event is 35
Actor David Giuntoli (jin-TOH’-lee) (“Grimm”) is 33
Actress Renee Olstead is 24
Actress Willa Holland is 22.

On June 18th….
1977, Sex Pistols singer Johnny Rotten was slashed on his face and hands by young people armed with knives. They apparently objected to the band’s song “God Save The Queen.” The next day, guitarist Paul Cook was beaten up.

In 1980, “The Blues Brothers” movie opened. Music stars making cameo appearances included James Brown, Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin.

In 1987, a woman sued Motley Crue for $5,000, claiming she lost part of her hearing because the concert was too loud.

Also in 1987, Bruce Springsteen officially separated from his wife, model-actress Julianne Phillips.

In 2004, David Bowie was hit in the eye with a lollipop thrown onto the stage while he was performing in Oslo, Norway. He was not seriously hurt.

In 2011, sax player Clarence Clemons of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band died from complications from a stroke. He was 69.