Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Daddy Yankee, Dennis Quaid's twins, Dermot Mulroney, Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz, etc...

11 Jun

abcnews


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Artist Keeps Bollywood-Poster Making Alive

His Posters May Be More in Demand Abroad Than in India
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Free Porn Threatens Adult Film Industry

More Porn Viewers Are Getting It For Free On The Web; Industry Sales Start to Slip
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Mont. Inmate in Letterman Plot on Loose

NYPD Offer Declined in Mont. Search for 2 Escaped Inmates, Suspect in Letterman Plot
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ONE Vote to Launch Anti-Poverty Campaign

ONE Campaign to Launch a $30 Million Effort to Pressure Candidates on Poverty
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Wesley Snipes: Race a Factor in Charges

Wesley Snipes Says Race Played a Role in Federal Tax Charges Against Him
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Who Will Buy the First iPhone? Maybe You!

Market Researcher Says Apple Will Expand Its Customer Base With New Phone
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BBC

Artist feasts on roadkill remains

An artist charges £35,000 for his unusual artwork featuring the remains of a fox and hare killed on the road.
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Diaz and ex at Shrek premiere

Cameron Diaz and former boyfriend Justin Timberlake attend the UK premiere of their film Shrek the Third.
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Diaz and ex attend premiere

Cameron Diaz and former boyfriend Justin Timberlake attend the UK premiere of their film Shrek the Third.
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Diaz and ex attend Shrek premiere

Cameron Diaz and former boyfriend Justin Timberlake attend the UK premiere of their film Shrek the Third.
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Diaz and ex due at premiere

Cameron Diaz and former boyfriend Justin Timberlake are expected at the UK premiere of their film Shrek the Third.
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Festival car death man identified

A man who died after being found unconscious in his car at the Rock Ness festival is named by police.
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Stones take festival centre stage

The Rolling Stones play their first British festival date in more than 30 years at the Isle of Wight.
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US viewers watch Sopranos finale

Millions of US viewers tune in for the finale of The Sopranos, to learn the fate of mob boss Tony Soprano.
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Warner hints at possible EMI bid

Warner Music says it has not yet ruled out making another bid for the iconic UK music business EMI Group.
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cbsnews

Clooney Debuts On Forbes Celebrity 100

Not only is he the sexiest man alive, George Clooney is also one of the most powerful celebrities in Hollywood, according to Forbes.[see more details in cbsnews]

Daddy Yankee On The Mend

Reggaeton star Daddy Yankee left a Miami hospital Monday after being treated for a viral infection and dehydration.[see more details in cbsnews]

Miss Universe Hopes For "Heroes" Role

Less than a month after being crowned Miss Universe, Riyo Mori is hoping to land another job: a role on the NBC sci-fi series "Heroes."[see more details in cbsnews]

New King Thriller To Appear In Esquire

A new Stephen King thriller will be published in its entirely in the July issue of Esquire. "The Gingerbread Girl," a 21,000-word novella covering 23 pages, will arrive at newsstands on Tuesday.[see more details in cbsnews]

Paris : God Has Given Me "New Chance"

In her first interview from behind bars, Paris Hilton says God has given her a "new chance" and that her ordeal has inspired her to make a difference.[see more details in cbsnews]

Paris Says God Has Given Her "New Chance"

In her first interview from behind bars, Paris Hilton says that God has given her a "new chance" and that her ordeal has inspired her to make a difference.[see more details in cbsnews]

Snipes Wants Tax Indictment Dismissed

Attorneys for actor Wesley Snipes want his indictment on tax evasion dismissed on the grounds that his race has made him a target.[see more details in cbsnews]

The Showbuzz Weekly Forecast

Just as we bid "The Sopranos" adieu, HBO brings back another popular series, "Big Love," about a happy (or not so happy) polygamist family. The movies offers some great comedy options like "Eagle vs. Shark" and "Fido."[see more details in cbsnews]

Timberlake, Diaz Friendly On Green Carpet

Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz have been spending a lot of time together lately, but only on the green carpet, they insist.[see more details in cbsnews]

Timberlake, Diaz Friendly On Red Carpet

Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz have been spending a lot of time together lately, but only on the red carpet, they insist.[see more details in cbsnews]

CNN

Ono: John wanted to see son on night he died

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The most humble supergroup ever

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Writer makes name with sex

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entertainmentweekly

'Pirate Master': The doldrums

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Eonline

Not Nice: Borat Sued Again

Can Gypsy tears ward off lawsuits?

A New York businessman briefly shown during a scene in "Borat" hightailing away from Sacha Baron Cohen is suing distributor 20th Century Fox for using his likeness without his consent.

Filed June 1 in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, the lawsuit only identifies the plaintiff as John Doe.

The suit seeks unspecified damages for emotional trauma, with the plaintiff saying the 2006 mockumentary, whose full title is "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," caused him "public ridicule, degradation and humiliation."
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fox news

Pop Tarts: Kate Bosworth and Liv Tyler Smooch

Hollywood hotties Kate Bosworth and Liv Tyler shared a girl-on-girl greeting before grabbing lunch at Sant Ambroeus in New York on Wednesday.
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Tony Awards Show Ratings Drop 17% From Last Year

CBS announced that the ratings from the June 10 Tony Awards show plummeted 17 percent from the year before. The series finale of "The Sopranos" is considered a possible reason for the drop.
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msn

Angels on Show in Mississippi

Vatican-Curated Exhibit Is Exclusive to the State
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Daddy Yankee Released From Fla. Hospital

Reggaeton Star Daddy Yankee, Sick With Viral Infection, Released From Miami Hospital
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Dermot Mulroney

Files for Divorce

Dermot Mulroney Files for Divorce, Seeking to End 17-Year Marriage to Catherine Keener
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King Thriller to Appear in Esquire

New Stephen King Thriller Coming to Esquire
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Lindsay, Paris and Britney: The Latest

Lindsay, Paris and Britney: The Latest
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Mellencamp to Perform With Boston Pops

Rocker John Mellencamp to Perform With the Boston Pops at Annual Fourth of July Concert
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Mont. Inmate in Letterman Plot on Loose

NYPD Offer Declined in Mont. Search for 2 Escaped Inmates, Suspect in Letterman Plot
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Music Review: Keith CD Returns to Basics

Music Review: After Experimentation on Last CD, Keith Returns to Basics With "Big Dog"
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Romance Report: Brangelina Need Alone Time

Romance Report: Brangelina Need Alone Time
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Top Random House Editor Leaving Company

Dan Menaker, Executive Editor of Random House Publishing Group, Leaving at the End of June
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War Takes Up Less Time on Fox News

Study Shows That Fox News Spends Less Time Covering War in Iraq Than Cable-News Competitors
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usatoday

Daddy Yankee released from hospital

Daddy Yankee was released from a hospital Monday after suffering from a viral infection and dehydration. [see more details in usatoday]

Farm Aid takes a bite of the Big Apple

American farmers will be looking toward the big city later this year when the Farm Aid benefit concert comes to Randalls Island, ... [see more details in usatoday]

MyNetwork takes it on the chin, rebounds

MyNetwork TV, the mini network hastily assembled last year, is getting another face lift. Inexpensive, over-the-top prime-time ... [see more details in usatoday]

Pendergrass marks 25th anniversary of accident

There were more than a few jokes, a good amount of quips about romance and plenty of accolades for Teddy Pendergrass at the "Teddy ... [see more details in usatoday]

Quaid to welcome boy and girl twins

Dennis Quaid and his wife, Kimberly, who are expecting twins by a surrogate mother, know the sex of the babies a boy and a girl. [see more details in usatoday]

Wilburys set to travel again

Nelson, Otis, Charlie T. Jr., Lefty and Lucky were never household names on the order of, say, John, Paul, George and Ringo. ... [see more details in usatoday]

You are there at the four-day CMA Music Festival

June in Nashville means sweltering heat, brutal humidity and the influx of tens of thousands of country music fans for the annual ... [see more details in usatoday]

yahoo

Chicago's Congo Square Will Premiere Javon Johnson's 'Sanctified' in 2008 (Playbill)

Playbill - Chicago's Congo Square Theatre Company, the Equity troupe that stages "theatre spawned from the African Diaspora," will offer two world premieres in its four-show 2007-08 season.
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Daddy Yankee released from Fla. hospital (AP)

AP -
Daddy Yankee was released from a hospital Monday after suffering from a viral infection and dehydration.
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Father of Senegalese cinema dead at 84 (AP)

AP - Sembene Ousmane, the father of Senegalese cinema and one of the pioneers of the art in Africa, died at his home over the weekend after a long illness. He was 84.
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Global box-office numbers game needs new rule book (Reuters)

Reuters - In Hollywood, box-office records exist to be broken. Last month saw several records fall as Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man 3," and then the Walt Disney Studios' "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" stormed the multiplex.
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Harnar & Hicks' Mickey & Judy Concert Gets Live Recording (Playbill)

Playbill - Jeff Harnar and Shauna Hicks' June 9 Town Hall concert, I Got Rhythm: Mickey and Judy's Hollywood, celebrating movie songs associated with Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, was recorded live by PS Classics.
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Hollywood balks at Apple online movie rentals (Reuters)

Reuters - Apple Inc.'s plans to enter the nascent online movie rental business drew skepticism on Monday from Hollywood executives who questioned pricing, copy protection and the timing of a possible launch.
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Jazz Foundation fundraiser celebrates American music (Reuters)

Reuters - For the past six years, the New York-based Jazz Foundation of America has presented its A Great Night in Harlem benefit concert at New York's Apollo Theater.
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L.A. cable pirate gets five years (Reuters)

Reuters - A suburban Los Angeles man has been sentenced to five years in prison and fined $350,000 for participating in an international cable-piracy scheme involving the sale of more than 100,000 cable descramblers.
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Mellencamp to perform with Boston Pops (AP)

AP - John Mellencamp will celebrate Independence Day with the Boston Pops.



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Paris Hilton won't appeal, calls for end to media frenzy (AFP)

AFP - Paris Hilton has decided not appeal a judge's decision sending her back to jail and called for an end to the media feeding frenzy sparked by her jail sentence.



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"Fantastic" director eyes another comic book story (Reuters)

Reuters - Director Tim Story, whose "Fantastic Four" sequel opens in theaters Friday, has signed a deal to shoot another comic book-based movie, the DC Comics adventure "The Losers."
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"Thorn Birds" couple take flight with indie film (Reuters)

Reuters - It has been 24 years since their on-and-off-screen love affair helped turn "The Thorn Birds" into a blockbuster TV miniseries, and now team Bryan Brown and Rachel Ward are set to reunite on their first major project since then, the independent feature "Beautiful Kate."
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Stoppard, "Spring Awakening" sweep Tonys (Reuters)

Reuters - Russian revolutionaries and rebellious teenagers were the big hits at the Tony Awards on Sunday when Tom Stoppard's "The Coast of the Utopia" and the rock musical "Spring Awakening" took home the top honors.



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Warner confirms may make counter-bid for EMI (Reuters)

Reuters - Warner Music Group said on Monday it was still considering making an offer for Britain's EMI which has agreed to a 2.4 billion pounds ($4.7 billion) cash takeover from private equity group Terra Firma.



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War takes up less time on Fox News (AP)

AP - On a winter day when bomb blasts at an Iraqi university killed dozens and the United Nations estimated that 34,000 civilians in Iraq had died in 2006, MSNBC spent nearly nine minutes on the stories during the 1 p.m. hour. A CNN correspondent in Iraq did a three-minute report about the bombings.
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