CHANHASSEN, Minn. – A 20-acre piece of land in the Twin Cities owned by recording artist Prince has been removed from public auction after it fell into foreclosure.

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co. arranged to auction the land in Chanhassen on May 13. But, Prince spokesperson Kiran Sharma said the mortgage balance of $368,000 has been satisfied.

Carver County records set the property’s value at about $1 million. The foreclosure in the latest in several delinquencies for the rock star. Last year, Prince paid $1.3 million in current and delinquent property taxes for 14 properties in the county, including his recording studio in Chanhassen. The Star Tribune said he was also late paying taxes in the county in 2006 and 2008.

King of Cambodia snubs royal wedding

LONDON – Crowned heads, ex-girlfriends, the local postman and celebrities are among the 1,800 guests invited to the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton in London next week.

But, according to a report in the Sun newspaper Friday, King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia will be notable for his absence among the 62 monarchs and heads of state at the Westminster Abbey ceremony next Friday.

The paper gave no reason for what it described as a “sensational snub.”

The official guest list for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29 has not yet been published. However, the Sun Friday published extracts from what it said was the official list.

It included a number of European monarchs as well as the King of Bhutan, the King and Queen of Malaysia, the Crown Prince of Dubai, the Crown Prince of Bahrain, the Aga Khan and the Sultan of Brunei.

The list of celebrities is headed by David and Victoria Beckham, singer Elton John and his partner, David Furnish.

Lohan released hours after being jailed

LOS ANGELES — Lindsay Lohan was released from a Los Angeles County jail Friday night, just hours after she was sentenced to 120 days for violating her probation by taking a designer necklace.

It was a deja vu day for the starlet, who was admonished by a judge — the fourth she’s faced in nearly a year — who said she thought the actress had intentionally taken the $2,500 necklace from an upscale Venice store and shown poor judgment in not trying to return it until police became involved.

But by reducing the actress’ charge from felony grand theft to a misdemeanor, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner may have set in motion what has become a familiar cycle for Lohan — being sent to jail only to have the sentence cut short due to jail overcrowding.

Lohan’s attorney Shawn Holley filed a notice of appeal right before court closed, clearing the way for the actress’ release on bail.

She was freed at 9:21 p.m. after posting $75,000 bail, according to the sheriff department’s website.

Deputy District Attorney Danette Meyers, who presented four witnesses who described Lohan’s conduct in the jewelry store and with the necklace, said her office would consider appealing the ruling as well. “We believe there was a clear abuse of discretion,” she said.

Sautner agreed with Meyers that Lohan showed intent to keep the necklace, and said that she thought Lohan’s conduct probably warranted a felony.

“I see the intent here,” Sautner said. “I see a level of brazenness with, ‘Let me see what I can get away with here.'”

But the judge said felony grand theft cases involving higher-valued goods are often reduced to the misdemeanor level and thought it was appropriate in Lohan’s case.

“I’m going to give her an opportunity,” the judge said.

 

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