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| Lohan withdraws from Manson family movie: spokeswoman |
9 May 08, 22:14 ET |
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| AFP - Lindsay Lohan has withdrawn from an upcoming movie about convicted murderer Charles Manson, her publicist said Friday, following an Internet report she had been axed from the project. |
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| 'Idol' finalists bask in adoration of home fans |
9 May 08, 21:53 ET |
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| AP - Everywhere they go, "American Idol" contestants attract a crowd of admirers, well-wishers, gushy handmade signs and screams fit for a vintage Beatle. But when it comes to feting finalists, home is where the "I (heart) you" is. |
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| Uma Thurman sues Lancome in advertising dispute |
9 May 08, 21:29 ET |
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| AP - Uma Thurman responded to French cosmetics giant Lancome's lawsuit against her with one of her own Friday, taking their contract dispute over the use of her name and face in an advertising campaign to federal court. |
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| Walters: Jones going through 'difficult time' |
9 May 08, 21:08 ET |
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| AP - Barbara Walters says she refuses to engage in a debate with Star Jones, who accused her of revealing a past affair with a senator just to sell books. |
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| Hulk Hogan's son sentenced to 8 months for crash |
9 May 08, 20:43 ET |
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| AP - The 17-year-old son of wrestling superstar Hulk Hogan was sentenced to eight months in jail Friday after he pleaded no contest to causing a crash that seriously injured his best friend. |
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| Lindsay Lohan walks away from Manson movie |
9 May 08, 20:28 ET |
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| Reuters - Lindsay Lohan passed up a role in a
movie about convicted killer Charles Manson in order to accept
two other offers, including a guest star turn on the TV comedy
"Ugly Betty," her publicist said on Friday. |
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| Natalie Portman exits "Wuthering Heights" |
9 May 08, 20:25 ET |
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| Reuters - Director John Maybury's
upcoming adaptation of "Wuthering Heights" is facing a casting
crisis after Natalie Portman pulled out of one of the main
roles. |
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| "Grey's Anatomy" carves out narrow win for ABC |
9 May 08, 20:08 ET |
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| Reuters - "Grey's Anatomy" halted
its post-strike declines Thursday night and led ABC to a narrow
victory over CBS. |
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| Tina Turner unveils first concert tour in 8 years |
9 May 08, 20:06 ET |
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| Reuters - Soul legend Tina Turner on Friday
unveiled plans to tour for the first time in eight years after
her friend and film icon Sophia Loren told her it was time to
hit the road again. |
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| GOLD DIGGER'S GREED IS OBVIOUS TO ALL BUT HER WEALTHY FIANCE |
9 May 08, 19:59 ET |
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| Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: A man I know is engaged to a woman 20 years younger. I think she's a gold digger, and here's why: She waved his credit card around after he gave it to her saying, "Look what I've got!" (He was not present.) |
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| Johansson ready to take "private" songs public |
9 May 08, 19:56 ET |
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| Reuters - Scarlett Johansson describes the
recording of her Tom Waits covers album, "Anywhere I Lay My
Head," as an "intimate experience -- almost private, in a way." |
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| Alanis Morissette plans fall U.S. tour |
9 May 08, 19:02 ET |
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| Reuters - With her new album, "Flavors of
Entanglement," due out June 10, Alanis Morissette is planning
an intense spate of road work that will include headlining
dates in North America this fall. |
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| Toni Braxton's Las Vegas show to remain dark until June |
9 May 08, 17:32 ET |
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| AP - Toni Braxton's return to the stage on the Las Vegas strip has been pushed back for at least another month. |
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| Justin Timberlake to produce MTV reality show |
9 May 08, 17:27 ET |
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| Reuters - Youth-oriented cable television
network MTV said on Friday it will air a new reality game show
called "The Phone" to be executive-produced by pop star Justin
Timberlake. |
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| Prior to Broadway, Musical '13' Comes of Age at Goodspeed |
9 May 08, 17:03 ET |
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| Playbill - The Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, CT, will be teaming with teen spirit starting May 9, when the new musical 13, with music and lyrics by Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown, makes its East Coast premiere. |
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| First Preview of 'Saved' Is Lost; Musical Will Start One Day Later |
9 May 08, 17:03 ET |
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| Playbill - More tech time is necessary to launch the world premiere of the musical Saved, so the first preview on May 9 has been canceled, Playwrights Horizons announced. |
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| Keenan-Bolger Is Among the 'Saved' in Musical About Devout High Schoolers |
9 May 08, 17:03 ET |
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| Playbill - There is enough pressure in high school without the Lord appearing to you and telling you what to do - even if he does provide a divine setup for a song. That's the way it goes in the new affectionate, coming-of-age musical, Saved, getting its world premiere May 9 at Off-Broadway's Playwrights Horizons. |
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| Judge sends wrestler's son to jail for 8 months for crash |
9 May 08, 16:38 ET |
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| AP - A judge in Florida says the 17-year-old son of wrestler Hulk Hogan should serve eight months in jail for reckless driving. Nick Bollea was led off to begin his sentence immediately after Friday's ruling. He will be on five years' probation and lose his driving privileges for three years. |
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| DMX arrested on drug, animal cruelty charges |
9 May 08, 15:45 ET |
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| AP - Authorities say DMX has been arrested on drug and animal-cruelty charges in Phoenix following an overnight raid on the rapper's house. |
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| Fans flocking to see 'Sex and the City' - in the city |
9 May 08, 15:17 ET |
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| AP - Forget the Empire State Building. Some New York tourists are eager to see the city's other landmarks: Carrie's stoop, Charlotte's gallery and that restaurant where Samantha threw a martini in a boyfriend's face. |
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| Hollywood plans film of hit video game 'Bioshock': report |
9 May 08, 14:49 ET |
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| AFP - Award-winning videogame "Bioshock" is to be turned into a movie by "Pirates of the Caribbean" director Gore Verbinski, entertainment industry media reported Friday. |
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| Glenn Close's best-known roles belie love of dogs |
9 May 08, 14:41 ET |
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| AP - Glenn Close's signature characters have boiled a bunny, plotted the skinning of Dalmatian puppies and, more recently, helped arrange the killing of a pet dog to leverage a balky witness. |
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| Raven-Symone comes of age with new CD |
9 May 08, 13:50 ET |
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| AP - Even though Raven-Symone can now add movie producer to her long list of accomplishments, some people still perceive her as just a little girl. |
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| Foxy Brown pleads guilty to menacing Brooklyn neighbor |
9 May 08, 13:41 ET |
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| AP - Rapper Foxy Brown has pleaded guilty to menacing a neighbor with her cell phone last year. She avoided jail based on time already served. |
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| McCartney divorce set to be finalized |
9 May 08, 11:54 ET |
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| Reuters - Paul McCartney and his estranged wife
Heather Mills are scheduled to return to London's High Court on
Monday for their divorce to be formally finalized. |
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| Maggert withdraws from Sawgrass after family tragedy |
9 May 08, 11:39 ET |
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| Reuters - American Jeff
Maggert pulled out of the Players Championship before Friday's
second round following the death of his brother in a plane
crash. |
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| Lindsay's Big-Screen Comeback Off Track |
9 May 08, 11:28 ET |
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| E! Online - Good thing she has that Ugly Betty gig to fall back on, because Lindsay Lohan's movie prospects are rapidly going the way of the dodo. |
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| Lost Makes Good on Missing Episodes |
9 May 08, 10:43 ET |
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| E! Online - Time may move wonky for those on the Island, but for those simply watching it, it'll march on as expected. And as contractually obligated. |
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| LA judge rules in favor of Notorious B.I.G.'s family |
9 May 08, 09:50 ET |
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| AP - A judge has reinstated a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the family of slain rapper Notorious B.I.G., reversing an earlier decision to dismiss the case. |
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| Pace picks up `The Fall,' but won't push it too much |
9 May 08, 09:35 ET |
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| AP - Near as Lee Pace can tell, the best way to scare audiences away is to tell them how good something is. |
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| Jury selection set to begin in R. Kelly pornography trial |
9 May 08, 09:20 ET |
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| AP - Jury selection was set to start Friday in the long-delayed trial of one of urban music's biggest stars. |
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| A-List Secrets: Gettin' Paid (a Whole Lot) to Party |
9 May 08, 09:03 ET |
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| E! Online - How much do celebs get paid to host evenings at the clubs? Us normal people can't go anywhere near the VIP section, so why pay them to be there? |
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| Cosmetics firm Lancome and Uma Thurman in contract dispute |
9 May 08, 09:01 ET |
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| AP - French cosmetics giant Lancome and Uma Thurman are wrangling over the use of her name and image in an advertising campaign. |
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| Portrait of Heath Ledger wins Australian art award |
9 May 08, 08:58 ET |
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| AP - A portrait of Hollywood star Heath Ledger painted weeks before his death has won an Australian art award. |
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| Sneak Pics: Sienna, Dennis Suit up for G.I. Joe |
9 May 08, 08:36 ET |
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| E! Online - She's not exactly a real American hero, but Brit Sienna Miller's still pretty hot as the villain Baroness in new pics from the far-off G.I. Joe flick. |
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| Book lifts lid on star of eerie first Dracula film |
9 May 08, 08:25 ET |
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| Reuters - The first screen portrayal of Dracula
was so eerie, some critics asked whether the actor himself
could be a vampire. But since his death, little has been done
to resurrect Max Schreck's reputation -- until now. |
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| Speedy new character debuts on new season of NBC's `Heroes' |
9 May 08, 08:07 ET |
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| AP - She's not just fast. She's very fast. |
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| Nick Hogan Driven to Plea |
9 May 08, 07:57 ET |
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| E! Online - Nick Hogan may be drifting to jail. |
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| Maid Marion: Karen Allen is thrilled over `Indy' return |
9 May 08, 07:54 ET |
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| AP - Nothing ever seems to change in the stormy love-hate relationship between Indiana Jones and Marion Ravenwood. |
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| From couch to court, Gabriel Byrne charms in 'Camelot' |
9 May 08, 06:30 ET |
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| AP - He can't sing and he can't dance, but Gabriel Byrne can charm - and he did while portraying the chivalrous King Arthur in "Camelot." |
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| Britney Hangs With Her Boys |
9 May 08, 06:25 ET |
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| E! Online - Following her second successful stint on How I Met Your Mother comes further signs that Britney Spears is working on a comeback. |
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| Britney Has Met Her Match |
9 May 08, 05:32 ET |
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| E! Online - Is Neil Patrick Harris the new Jamie Spears? |
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| George and Sarah: "Rock" Solid |
9 May 08, 04:46 ET |
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| E! Online - Did a little poison nudge George Clooney and Sarah Larson's relationship along? |
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| Lost Redux: "Destiny Is a Fickle Bitch" |
9 May 08, 03:11 ET |
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| E! Online - OMG, the evil freighter guy killed **** and the ******! ****** is in the cabin with *********! And Locke has canoodled with both ******* and ******** in his pre-Island past! Aaaah! We have so much to Redux! Get in here! |
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| "Speed Racer" gears up to take second |
9 May 08, 02:52 ET |
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| Reuters - Here's a near iron-clad
certainty for this weekend's boxoffice: "Iron Man" will fly to
No. 1 -- again. |
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| What's Up, Doc? |
9 May 08, 02:00 ET |
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| Dear Margo - DEAR MARGO: For more than a year, I have been dating an emergency room doctor who works with her ex-fiance. |
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| Coldplay sets dates for extensive "Viva La Vida" tour |
9 May 08, 01:45 ET |
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| Reuters - Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" world
tour -- which will take the band through North America, Europe
and Japan -- will begin at Philadelphia's Wachovia Center on
June 29 and extend well into 2009, Billboard.com has learned. |
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| Portia de Rossi cast in comedy pilot |
9 May 08, 01:43 ET |
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| Reuters - Portia de Rossi
("Arrested Development") will co-star in a comedy pilot for
ABC. |
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| Lionsgate and writer Ward get their due with "Devil" |
9 May 08, 01:40 ET |
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| Reuters - Lionsgate has picked up
the rights to the comic book "Deal With the Devil" and has
hired writer Kyle Ward to adapt it for the big screen. |
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| Griffin and Baio bring double dose of reality to VH1 |
9 May 08, 01:39 ET |
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| Reuters - VH1 has picked up a
reality series starring actor Eddie Griffin and has
green-lighted an untitled series from Scott Baio. |
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| Perlman to play gang lord in "Bunraku" |
9 May 08, 01:36 ET |
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| Reuters - "Hellboy" star Ron
Perlman will play the bad guy in the hybrid martial arts movie
"Bunraku." |
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| Remaining "Lost" seasons extended by two hours |
9 May 08, 01:34 ET |
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| Reuters - ABC has found more hours
for the final two seasons of "Lost." The 2009 and 2010 editions
of the hit drama will be 17 hours each -- not 16, as previously
planned. |
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| HBO "Hung" up on "Sideways" director Payne |
9 May 08, 01:30 ET |
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| Reuters - Oscar-winning filmmaker
Alexander Payne is set to make his TV debut directing HBO's
comedy project "Hung." |
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| 'CSI' star Gary Dourdan charged with felony drug possession |
9 May 08, 01:20 ET |
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| AP - "CSI" co-star Gary Dourdan has been charged with felony possession of heroin, cocaine and ecstasy stemming from his arrest last month, prosecutors said. |
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| Facebook in ring with NBC's "Gladiators" |
9 May 08, 01:06 ET |
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| Reuters - NBC is launching an
application on Facebook based on its "American Gladiators"
series. |
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