Jurors coming back in Britney Spears case (AP)

US pop star Britney Spears, seen here in September. The jury in Spears' trial for driving without a valid license have ended their first day of deliberations without reaching a verdict, court officials say.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Frank Micelotta)AP - Jurors will return this morning to a San Fernando Valley courthouse to continue considering Britney Spears' fate in the singer's misdemeanor driver's license case.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 20 Oct 2008 | 11:41 am

Jurors coming back in Britney Spears case (AP)

US pop star Britney Spears, seen here in September. The jury in Spears' trial for driving without a valid license have ended their first day of deliberations without reaching a verdict, court officials say.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Frank Micelotta)AP - Jurors will return this morning to a San Fernando Valley courthouse to continue considering Britney Spears' fate in the singer's misdemeanor driver's license case.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 20 Oct 2008 | 11:41 am

Fashion critic Mr. Blackwell dies in Los Angeles (AP)

In this Oct. 19, 2006 file photo, acid-tonged fashion critic Mr. Blackwell,  Richard Blackwell, gets a kiss from his declared best dressed dog winner, during an event promoting 'Dine With Your Dog Day' at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, in Los Angeles. Blackwell died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008 of complications from an intestinal infection, publicist Harlan Boll said.  (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)AP - Mr. Blackwell, the acerbic designer whose annual worst-dressed list skewered the fashion felonies of celebrities from Zsa Zsa Gabor to Britney Spears, has died. He was 86.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 20 Oct 2008 | 11:25 am

Going, going, gone! Bob Hope items net $601,000 (AP)

In this undated photo provided by Julien's Auctions, an autographed picture of Lucille Ball inscribed to Bob Hope is seen. The item was among the nearly 800 mementoes belonging to Bob Hope that the late comedian's family auctioned off over the weekend as a charity fundraiser. The photo sold at auction over the weekend for $6,562. (AP Photo/Julien's Auctions, Shaan Kokin)AP - An autographed photo of Lucille Ball, complete with blacked out teeth, fetched more than $6,500, an inscribed photo of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor went for $27,500, cufflinks from President Nixon brought $10,000.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 20 Oct 2008 | 11:10 am

Going, going, gone! Bob Hope items net $601,000 (AP)

In this undated photo provided by Julien's Auctions, an autographed picture of Lucille Ball inscribed to Bob Hope is seen. The item was among the nearly 800 mementoes belonging to Bob Hope that the late comedian's family auctioned off over the weekend as a charity fundraiser. The photo sold at auction over the weekend for $6,562. (AP Photo/Julien's Auctions, Shaan Kokin)AP - An autographed photo of Lucille Ball, complete with blacked out teeth, fetched more than $6,500, an inscribed photo of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor went for $27,500, cufflinks from President Nixon brought $10,000.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 20 Oct 2008 | 11:10 am

Abba's performance of 'Waterloo' won the competition in 1974

Swedish pop group Abba performs their song Waterloo during the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton. Showbiz composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has embarked on what he described as his "mission impossible"...
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Lloyd Webber to pen a Eurovision hit for Britain

British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has embarked on what he has described as his "mission impossible" -- to compose a song good enough for Britain to win the Eurovision song contest.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsEnter | 20 Oct 2008 | 9:58 am

Webber has penned classics including 'Don't cry for me Argentina'

Showbiz composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has embarked on what he has described as his "mission impossible" -- to compose a song good enough for Britain to win the Eurovision song contest.
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Hollywood fashion maven Mr. Blackwell dies: reports - Reuters


Hollywood fashion maven Mr. Blackwell dies: reports
Reuters - 1 hour ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mr. Blackwell, the fashion maven whose annual "worst-dressed" list could be the bane of Hollywood celebrities, has died at age 86, according to media reports on Monday.
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Source: Google News - Entertainment | 20 Oct 2008 | 9:42 am

Bill Tush is Back! Veteran Television Personality Turns Corporate Pitchman to Help U.S. Businesses Find Their Sense of Humor in Rough Economy. Tush Taps AKPR to Manage Upcoming Projects.

NEW YORK, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Adam Kluger Public Relations (AKPR) ( href="http://www.adamklugerpr.com">www.adamklugerpr.com ) announced Friday, at a 60th birthday...
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Redstone may be forced to sell Viacom/CBS: report (Reuters)

Sumner Redstone, executive chairman of Viacom Inc. , participates in the Business of Sports panel at the 2008 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California April 30, 2008. (Phil McCarten/Reuters)Reuters - Sumner Redstone, a controlling shareholder of Viacom Inc and CBS Corp, might be forced to sell either of the companies to help tide over the current financial crunch being faced by his movie theater chain, National Amusements Inc, the New York Post said on Sunday.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 20 Oct 2008 | 9:08 am

Palin drops in on "Saturday Night Live" (Reuters)

Republican vice presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin attends a rally in Virginia Beach, Virginia, October 13, 2008. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)Reuters - Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin put in a widely anticipated appearance on "Saturday Night Live," sharing the stage with a host of top stars including Mark Wahlberg, Alec Baldwin and of course Tina Fey, the former SNL star whose impression of Palin has garnered almost as much attention as the Alaska governor herself.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 20 Oct 2008 | 9:05 am

Mayor Michael Bloomberg, David Brooks of The New York Times, Ann Curry of NBC News and Sheila C. Johnson, CEO, Salamander Hospitality, to present at The International Women's Media Foundation's 19th Annual...

NEW YORK, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- WHO: Farida Nekzad of Afghanistan, managing editor and deputy director of Pajhwok Afghan News and vice president of...
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Gideon Bierer Appointed Executive Vice President of Digital Media for MTV Networks International

NEW YORK and LONDON, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- MTV Networks International (MTVNI), a unit of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), today announced that Gideon Bierer has been promoted to
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Davis, Mahoney seek "Treatment"

LOS ANGLELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Hope Davis and John Mahoney will co-star on the second season of HBO's drama "In Treatment."
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Miramax opts for "Divorce"

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Divorce is a traumatic experience for millions of families, and Miramax hopes to heal their pain through the gift of twisted laughter.
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'Rita' premise rocks, but can it deliver? - Los Angeles Times


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'Rita' premise rocks, but can it deliver?
Los Angeles Times - 4 hours ago
Danny Feld / AP By Robert Lloyd, Times Television Critic Lifetime Television, no longer officially the Network for Women (but unofficially, yes, still), tonight presents its first situation comedy in a decade, "Rita Rocks.
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Screen Actors Guild to seek federal mediator to jump-start studio ... - Los Angeles Times


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Screen Actors Guild to seek federal mediator to jump-start studio ...
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By Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer In a compromise struck between divided camps within the actors union, the national board of the Screen Actors Guild called for bringing in a federal mediator to break the logjam in contract talks with ...
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Source: Google News - Entertainment | 20 Oct 2008 | 7:05 am

'Max Payne' outguns box-office competition - Los Angeles Times


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'Max Payne' outguns box-office competition
Los Angeles Times - 4 hours ago
The film based on a video game pulls in $18 million. 'Beverly Hills Chihuahua' is second with $11.2 million. By Peter Y. Hong, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer "Max Payne," the film adaptation of a popular video game, set the high score over the weekend ...
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Source: Google News - Entertainment | 20 Oct 2008 | 7:03 am

Perfect role for Palin: Good sport - Chicago Tribune


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Perfect role for Palin: Good sport
Chicago Tribune - 4 hours ago
By Mark Caro | Chicago Tribune reporter If Woody Allen was right that "80 percent of success is showing up," then Saturday night was a good night for Sarah Palin.
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Source: Google News - Entertainment | 20 Oct 2008 | 7:01 am

Sarah Palin on SNL: Who Won?

Sarah PalinBy now, you've seen the clips of Gov. Sarah Palin's appearance on Saturday Night Live. And read about the huge ratings she delivered. And maybe even remembered that Josh Brolin was the...

Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 20 Oct 2008 | 6:51 am

Mr. Blackwell, List-Making Fashion Arbiter, Is Dead

Richard Blackwell (Mr. Blackwell)The man who called Renee Zellweger a "painted pumpkin on a pogo stick" has died. Mr. Blackwell, best known for the worst dressed lists in which he offered criticisms like...

Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 20 Oct 2008 | 6:50 am

'Worst dressed' critic Mr. Blackwell dies

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Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 20 Oct 2008 | 6:48 am

Winners of Mr. Blackwell's worst-dressed list, year by year

1960: Anna Magnani 1961: Debbie Reynolds 1962: Zsa Zsa Gabor 1963: Zsa Zsa Gabor 1964: Barbra Streisand 1965: Princess Margaret 1966: Mia Farrow 1967: Barbra...
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Some of Mr. Blackwell's fashion zingers

-Cameron Diaz: "Looks like she was dressed by a colorblind circus clown, and when it comes to fashion, it's chaos when Cameron's back in town." -Madonna: "From Ghetto Glam to...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsEnter | 20 Oct 2008 | 6:31 am

Fashion critic Mr. Blackwell dies in Los Angeles at 86

dressed list skewered the fashion felonies of celebrities from Zsa Zsa Gabor to Britney Spears, has died. He was 86. Blackwell died Sunday of complications from an intestinal infection,
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Mr. Blackwell's worst-dressed list, year by year

1960: Anna Magnani 1961: Debbie Reynolds 1962: Zsa Zsa Gabor 1963: Zsa Zsa Gabor 1964: Barbra Streisand 1965: Princess Margaret 1966: Mia Farrow 1967: Barbra Streisand
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Head of the Comedie Francaise troupe Muriel Mayette

Head of the Comedie Francaise troupe Muriel Mayette, seen here, sees a chance to liven up the troupe's stuffy image, and gain access to a huge new 900-seat modern venue
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The MC98 theatre in the Parisian suburb of Bobigny

The MC98 theatre in the Parisian suburb of Bobigny. France's Comedie Francaise, the 17th-century temple of theatre founded by Louis XIV, has hit a wall of protest over a bid to take its classic Moliere...
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Real Sarah Palin drives up 'Saturday Night Live' ratings? You betcha! - New York Daily News


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Real Sarah Palin drives up 'Saturday Night Live' ratings? You betcha!
New York Daily News - 6 hours ago
The real Sarah Palin, with "Saturday Night Live" top honcho Lorne Michaels, watches her fictional counterpart, Tina Fey, on Saturday's show.
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Source: Google News - Entertainment | 20 Oct 2008 | 5:05 am

Books of The Times Old Black Magic Is Old, and So Are These Witches - New York Times


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Books of The Times Old Black Magic Is Old, and So Are These Witches
New York Times - 6 hours ago
By MICHIKO KAKUTANI John Updike once described his 1984 novel, “The Witches of Eastwick,” as an attempt by him to “make things right with my, what shall we call them, feminist detractors,” who complained, he said, that he tended to portray women as ...
Updike and the Women New York Magazine
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Hip-Hop Awards - New York Times


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Hip-Hop Awards
New York Times - 6 hours ago
The New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne received 12 nominations and three awards, including lyricist of the year, at the third annual BET Hip-Hop awards, presented Saturday night at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ...
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Source: Google News - Entertainment | 20 Oct 2008 | 4:46 am

In the Wings - New York Times


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In the Wings
New York Times - 6 hours ago
The weekend brought news of one Broadway closing - “Spamalot” will end its run Jan. 18 - and one opening: Liza Minnelli will play a limited concert engagement, “Liza’s at the Palace,” Dec. 3-14 at the Palace Theater, where “Legally Blonde” closed on ...
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Source: Google News - Entertainment | 20 Oct 2008 | 4:46 am

Mr. Blackwell dies at 86

Front Page: Fashion designer known for celebrity critiques -- Mr. Blackwell, the acerbic designer whose annual worst-dressed list skewered the fashion felonies of celebrities from Zsa Zsa Gabor to Britney Spears, has died. He was 86.


Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 20 Oct 2008 | 4:43 am

"Depleted" Angelina Turned to Guns, Action Movies

Angelina Jolie"I was depleted. I was in a state of just wanting to pull the covers over my head and cry about my mom. It was just too much. For me, there have been times when an action movie, even a Tomb...

Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 20 Oct 2008 | 3:03 am

Sting Salutes Oceans, Chews Gum at the Same Time

StingWho loves the oceans? Well, you can be sure Sting and his wife Trudie Styler do. So does Scrubs Zach Braff and Mad Men's January Jones—though she ups the ante...

Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 20 Oct 2008 | 2:16 am

Shanna Moakler's almost plane crash, claims - Monsters and Critics.com


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Shanna Moakler's almost plane crash, claims
Monsters and Critics.com - 9 hours ago
By April MacIntyre Oct 20, 2008, 1:51 GMT Travis Barker's ex wife Shanna Moakler claims she nearly was on board the plane that crashed in South Carolina.
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'Daily Show's' Riggle moves to CBS

Front Page: Correspondent signs deal for half-hour comedy -- "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" correspondent Rob Riggle is plotting a move to primetime.


Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 20 Oct 2008 | 2:00 am

Robin Williams sues Frank and Beans

Front Page: Actor says he's owed $6 million for 'Couple' -- Robin Williams is suing Frank and Beans Prods. and Gold Circle Films over $6 million allegedly owed the actor on a pay-or-play deal to star in the detective comedy "A Couple of Dicks."


Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 19 Oct 2008 | 9:52 pm

Smart performances save "Rita" from trite premise (Reuters)

Reuters - Lifetime's "Rita Rocks" is more than a family sitcom. It's a recapitulation of the most common complaints on the lips of working wives and mothers: My needs come last. I make time for everyone else but not for myself. My body is changing and I don't know who I am. My kids don't listen to anything I say. My husband is off in his own world.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 19 Oct 2008 | 9:38 pm

‘Eagle’ perches at No. 1 overseas

Front Page: 'Eye' sees $12 million at int'l box office -- "Eagle Eye" soared past rivals, collecting $12 million at 3,779 playdates in 49 markets to top a moderate frame at the international box office.


Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 19 Oct 2008 | 7:59 pm

Palin's SNL Rating Soars

Sarah PalinWas it big? You betcha. Sarah Palin's much-anticipated Saturday Night Live appearance scored the late-night show's biggest overnight ratings since the Clinton...

Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 19 Oct 2008 | 7:39 pm

SAG brings in mediator for talks

Front Page: Guild hopes move will jumpstart negotiations -- In a move to jumpstart stalled negotiations, the Screen Actors Guild has asked that a federal mediator join the talks — and has held off on sending out a strike authorization to members.


Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 19 Oct 2008 | 7:35 pm

A Christie's employee looks at a portrait of Francis Bacon by British artist Lucian Freud

A Christie's employee looks at a portrait of Francis Bacon by British artist Lucian Freud, at Christie's auction house, in London, on October 14. An oil painting of Francis Bacon by his close friend Lucian...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 19 Oct 2008 | 7:16 pm

Max Payne Wins Popular Vote

Max PayneJohn McCain and Barack Obama should be happy they're not running against a video-game hero. As expected, Max Payne, the Mark Wahlberg, action/gamer movie, easily won the weekend box...

Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 19 Oct 2008 | 7:14 pm

Say What?! Kevin Smith's Big Realization

Kevin Smith"I've porked the f**k out, man. I'm really, really fat right now. Fattest I've ever been. But as soon as this flick's out [Zack and Miri Make a Porno], I'm taking my life...

Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 19 Oct 2008 | 6:55 pm

Overseas Oscar entries surge

Front Page: Record amount of countries submit films -- A record 67 countries have submitted films for the 81st Academy Awards, Academy president Sid Ganis said Friday. (E! Online)

Lil Wayne Takes BET's Top Honors(E! Online)E! Online - Lil Wayne hit it big at the BET Hip-Hop Awards last night in Atlanta, winning Lyricist of the Year and the Alltel Wireless People's Champ.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 19 Oct 2008 | 6:02 pm

King siblings say family court fight was necessary "I've watched the...
The "Lollipop" rapper, who...

Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 19 Oct 2008 | 3:00 pm

Ex-'Soul Train' Host Accused of Domestic Violence

Don Cornelius, the former host of the television show "Soul Train," was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, police said.
Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Oct 2008 | 2:08 pm

Natalie Cole: 'I Could've Been Dead'

Complications from Hep C have forced singer Natalie Cole to slow down.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 19 Oct 2008 | 1:14 pm

Palin, Fey appears on 'SNL'

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin arrived Saturday afternoon in New York to prepare for her appearance on NBC's 'Saturday Night Live."


Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 19 Oct 2008 | 11:36 am