Quick Takes: Batman comic at issue

DC Entertainment has asked retailers to delay the release of its comic book “Batman Inc.” No. 3 due to sensitivities in the wake of theColorado movie-theater shooting.

The company behind Superman, Wonder Woman and”Watchmen” sent a letter to retailers requesting that they withhold the issue, which has already been printed and shipped with a scheduled Wednesday shelf date.

“Out of respect for the victims and families in Aurora, Colorado, DC Entertainment has made the decision to postpone the release of ‘Batman Inc.’ No. 3 for one month because the comic contains content that may be perceived as insensitive in light of recent events,” the letter stated.

A spokeswoman for DC declined to give specifics about the potentially insensitive content in the comic. The company said it has no plans to alter the publication schedule for any of its other Batman series, which include “Batman: The Dark Knight,” “Batman and Robin” and “Catwoman.”

—Rebecca Keegan

Osbourne tweets she’s leaving gig

Following the departure of Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez from”American Idol,” it now looks like Sharon Osbourne is ready to leave her post on “America’s Got Talent.”

She put the handwriting on the virtual wall Tuesday, taking to Twitter to address her “darling” fellow judge Howard Stern. “Money is not the reason I’m not returning” to the show, she tweeted. “It’s because ...” — but did not offer a reason.

NBC officials said Osbourne, 59, had not informed the network that she planned to leave.

Osbourne’s publicist did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

—Yvonne Villarreal

This one’s for you, teachers

A diverse group of pop musicians — including country singer and songwriter Dierks Bentley, indie rock group fun. and pop singer Josh Groban — will band together Aug. 14 at L.A.’s Nokia Theatre with

Viola Davis, Miranda Cosgrove and other actors

and sports figures at a “Teachers Rock” concert saluting teachers and benefiting three area nonprofit groups.

Scenes from the forthcoming film “Won’t Back Down,” starring Davis and Maggie Gyllenhaal, will be shown during the evening, which is being sponsored byWal-Mart and the film’s producers, Walden Media.

The event will be taped and shown as a one-hour CBS-TV special on Aug. 18, a program produced by Ken Ehrlich Productions, which handles the annual Grammy Awards telecasts.

Tickets for the concert go on sale Friday. Proceeds will be donated to DonorsChoose.org, Feeding America and Teach for America.

—Randy Lewis

Getty fees prompt petition

New parking fees at the Getty Research Institute in Brentwood have prompted an online petition to protest the change. The petition claims that the charges will be a financial burden to “students and researchers already living on very limited funds.”

Starting July 30, the institute will charge library visitors $15 per visit for parking. The Getty is also selling parking passes, ranging from $50 to $275, that allow for various levels of parking privileges.

Ron Hartwig, the Getty’s chief spokesman, said the Getty relies on its endowment for income and that in light of the weak economy, the new parking fees are necessary to raise additional revenue.

The petition asks Getty President James Cuno to rescind the new parking policy.

—David Ng

‘Ghost’to close on Broadway

The musical based on the 1990 film “Ghost” won’t be haunting Broadway for long.

Producers said Tuesday that “Ghost the Musical” will play its final performance at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York on Aug. 18. It will have lasted 39 previews and 136 regular performances.

The musical is based on the hit movie starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg.

Despite the closing, the musical is still playing in London and a national tour is set to launch in the fall of 2013.

—Associated Press

Finally

Sing out: The six productions from Los Angeles Opera’s 2011-12 season, already broadcast on KUSC-FM (91.5), will get another airing locally on KMZT-AM (1260). Beginning Sept. 9, they’ll be broadcast Sundays at 9 a.m. and again at 8 p.m.