Scribe Passionate about Suing Gibson

That Passion of the Christ controversy just won’t quit.

The man who cowrote the screenplay for the 2004 blockbuster is suing Mel Gibson and the actor’s Icon Productions, alleging he was told the film would be a low-budget affair and was therefore deceived into penning the script for peanuts.

Benedict Fitzgerald agreed to a “relatively small salary,” a $75,000 production bonus, another $75,000 if Gibson’s vision broke even at the box office and five percent of the revenues, according to court documents filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court.

Canadian singer plays role in Obama song

MONTREAL — A Canadian singer who can’t even vote in the U.S. election has taken a star turn in a musical tribute to Barack Obama that is a runaway Internet video hit.

Esthero, an Ontario born-and-raised singer who lives in Los Angeles, strikes a haunting note in the refrain of “Yes, We Can” alongside a host of celebrities including jazz great Herbie Hancock, retired basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and actress Scarlett Johansson.

“Oh my God, I was so nervous,” Esthero, who was born Jen-Bea Englishman, said in an interview.