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a_e_cel_us_entertainment_flashbacks_1 >> AP World - General News That Was the Week That Was Thu Feb 13,10:22 PM ET By The Associated Press Entertainment highlights during the week of Feb. 16-22: In 1968, John Lennon, George Harrison and their wives traveled to India to study transcendental meditation with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Later, Ringo Starr and his wife and Paul McCartney and his fiancee joined them. In 1970, singer Joni Mitchell announced her retirement from live performances. She was back to doing shows within the year. In 1974, Cher filed for separation from Sonny Bono after 10 years of marriage. In 1978, The Police starred in a TV commercial for Wrigley's chewing gum. The ad was made a few months before the band's single "Roxanne" was released in the United Kingdom. In 1979, The Clash kicked off its first United States tour in New York. In 1989, the first heavy metal Grammy was given out. Jethro Tull won. In 1990, Milli Vanilli won a Grammy for best new artist. The duo later gave up the Grammy after a lip-synching scandal. In 1992, fans rushed the stage at a New Kids on the Block concert in Seoul, South Korea (news - web sites), crushing people at the front of the crowd. A 17-year-old girl died the next day of injuries suffered in the stampede. The singers were not injured. In 1995, Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee and "Baywatch" star Pamela Anderson ( news - web sites) married on a beach in Cancun. The bride wore a white bikini. They've since divorced. In 1997, Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal announced they were ending their 15-year relationship. Also in 1997, the Trinity Broadcasting Network canceled Pat Boone's "GospelAmerica" show after viewers complained about Boone's appearance on the American Music Awards. He'd been promoting his "In a Metal Mood" album by wearing a dog collar and black leather. The show later was reinstated.
