Entertainment
7/4/2008
No joke: Ledger's Batman villain has Oscar shot
LOS ANGELES -- Jack Nicholson's Joker was a blast. Heath Ledger's Joker is as dark and anarchic a figure as Randle McMurphy in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," the role that brought Nicholson his first Academy Award. ...
7/4/2008
Rape charge dropped against Poison drummer
JACKSON, Miss. -- A rape charge against Rikki Rockett has been dropped after authorities determined that the Poison drummer was not in the state at the time of the alleged crime. ...
7/4/2008
Entertainment Briefs
Mom of alleged Lohan sister 'wanted it exposed' ...
7/3/2008
Actor Will Smith barely saves latest movie 'Hancock'
"Hancock" demonstrates why Will Smith gets paid the big bucks. ...
7/3/2008
Brinkley: Husband spent money on porn
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. -- Christie Brinkley's estranged husband spent about $3,000 a month on pornographic Web sites, the model's lawyer said at the start of the couple's nasty divorce trial. ...
7/3/2008
2008 Essence Music Festival begins Friday
NEW ORLEANS -- From her rebuilt but not yet fully furnished home, Irma Thomas anchors her faith in the rebirth of New Orleans to the return of the Essence Music Festival. ...
7/2/2008
Drew: Addicted celebs need more rehab
LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood has a serious drug problem, and isn't committing the time it takes to fix it, according to Dr. Drew. ...
7/2/2008
Radio's 'Car Talk' guys reluctantly tackle television
BOSTON -- Tom and Ray Magliozzi, aka Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers of NPR's "Car Talk" fame, are just two low-ego lugs. That's why -- familiar self-deprecating shtick aside -- the boys' ambivalence about their new public television series rings seriously true. ...
7/2/2008
Fire is called suspicious
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. -- A weekend fire that destroyed a childhood home of Madonna has been deemed suspicious by arson investigators. ...
7/2/2008
Anderson auctions car for PETA
LOS ANGELES -- Pamela Anderson has auctioned her sporty 2000 Dodge Viper for $65,000 as a donation to animal-rights activists to run an anti-snake slaughter campaign. ...
7/1/2008
Statler Bros.: Country Music Hall of Fame honor is tops
STAUNTON, Va. -- Brothers Harold and Don Reid of the country and gospel group the Statler Brothers are coming clean about which career award meant the most. ...
7/1/2008
Troyer sex tape shut down, for now
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Verne Troyer successfully shut down the distribution of a sex tape featuring the "Austin Powers" actor and a former girlfriend -- for now. ...
7/1/2008
NBC offers wide online access for Olympics
NEW YORK -- NBC is making more than 2,200 hours of live competition from Beijing available online, giving Olympic junkies more action than they could ever devour in a day. ...
7/1/2008
SAG president doesn't want to hear strike talk
LOS ANGELES -- The head of the Screen Actors Guild doesn't want to hear the s-word as a deadline for contract expiration looms. ...
6/28/2008
Billboard's Bestsellers
Billboard Hot 100: Top 20 ...
6/28/2008
'The Wire' among Emmy Award semifinalist nominees
LOS ANGELES — “The Wire,” “Friday Night Lights” and “Pushing Daisies” are among the semifinalists for this year’s Emmy nominations. ...
6/28/2008
FCC may put stealthy advertising on audience radar
WASHINGTON — A stealthy form of advertising in which products are featured on television shows as props and even woven into story lines has drawn the government’s attention. ...
6/28/2008
Big's out, Goldblum's in
LOS ANGELES — Mr. Big is out, and Mr. Goldblum is in. ...
6/28/2008
Victor and Sabrina tie the knot on Y&R
All My Children: Everyone was stunned when Richie was released on bail after his arraignment. Jake agreed to move in with Greenlee after learning Richie is out of jail. Jesse arrested Randi's pimp, Fletcher. ...
7/4/2008
No joke: Ledger's Batman villain has Oscar shot
LOS ANGELES -- Jack Nicholson's Joker was a blast. Heath Ledger's Joker is as dark and anarchic a figure as Randle McMurphy in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," the role that brought Nicholson his first Academy Award. ...
7/4/2008
Rape charge dropped against Poison drummer
JACKSON, Miss. -- A rape charge against Rikki Rockett has been dropped after authorities determined that the Poison drummer was not in the state at the time of the alleged crime. ...
7/4/2008
Entertainment Briefs
Mom of alleged Lohan sister 'wanted it exposed' ...
7/3/2008
Actor Will Smith barely saves latest movie 'Hancock'
"Hancock" demonstrates why Will Smith gets paid the big bucks. ...
7/3/2008
Brinkley: Husband spent money on porn
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. -- Christie Brinkley's estranged husband spent about $3,000 a month on pornographic Web sites, the model's lawyer said at the start of the couple's nasty divorce trial. ...
7/3/2008
2008 Essence Music Festival begins Friday
NEW ORLEANS -- From her rebuilt but not yet fully furnished home, Irma Thomas anchors her faith in the rebirth of New Orleans to the return of the Essence Music Festival. ...
7/2/2008
Drew: Addicted celebs need more rehab
LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood has a serious drug problem, and isn't committing the time it takes to fix it, according to Dr. Drew. ...
7/2/2008
Radio's 'Car Talk' guys reluctantly tackle television
BOSTON -- Tom and Ray Magliozzi, aka Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers of NPR's "Car Talk" fame, are just two low-ego lugs. That's why -- familiar self-deprecating shtick aside -- the boys' ambivalence about their new public television series rings seriously true. ...
7/2/2008
Fire is called suspicious
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. -- A weekend fire that destroyed a childhood home of Madonna has been deemed suspicious by arson investigators. ...
7/2/2008
Anderson auctions car for PETA
LOS ANGELES -- Pamela Anderson has auctioned her sporty 2000 Dodge Viper for $65,000 as a donation to animal-rights activists to run an anti-snake slaughter campaign. ...
7/1/2008
Statler Bros.: Country Music Hall of Fame honor is tops
STAUNTON, Va. -- Brothers Harold and Don Reid of the country and gospel group the Statler Brothers are coming clean about which career award meant the most. ...
7/1/2008
Troyer sex tape shut down, for now
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Verne Troyer successfully shut down the distribution of a sex tape featuring the "Austin Powers" actor and a former girlfriend -- for now. ...
7/1/2008
NBC offers wide online access for Olympics
NEW YORK -- NBC is making more than 2,200 hours of live competition from Beijing available online, giving Olympic junkies more action than they could ever devour in a day. ...
7/1/2008
SAG president doesn't want to hear strike talk
LOS ANGELES -- The head of the Screen Actors Guild doesn't want to hear the s-word as a deadline for contract expiration looms. ...
6/28/2008
Billboard's Bestsellers
Billboard Hot 100: Top 20 ...
6/28/2008
'The Wire' among Emmy Award semifinalist nominees
LOS ANGELES — “The Wire,” “Friday Night Lights” and “Pushing Daisies” are among the semifinalists for this year’s Emmy nominations. ...
6/28/2008
FCC may put stealthy advertising on audience radar
WASHINGTON — A stealthy form of advertising in which products are featured on television shows as props and even woven into story lines has drawn the government’s attention. ...
6/28/2008
Big's out, Goldblum's in
LOS ANGELES — Mr. Big is out, and Mr. Goldblum is in. ...
6/28/2008
Victor and Sabrina tie the knot on Y&R
All My Children: Everyone was stunned when Richie was released on bail after his arraignment. Jake agreed to move in with Greenlee after learning Richie is out of jail. Jesse arrested Randi's pimp, Fletcher. ...






