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Foxy Brown, Lil' Kim sued over undelivered books - Added 5 weeks ago

A New York publisher is suing Foxy Brown and Lil' Kim, saying they were paid advances for books they never delivered. Simon & Schuster Inc. says Brown was paid $75,000 in 2005 to deliver an autobiography called...

Estelle Getty remembered as funny, feisty, frugal - Added 5 weeks ago

Estelle Getty always liked a bargain. Despite her sitcom success with "The Golden Girls," son Carl Gettleman told friends and family gathered at a private memorial service Thursday that his mother always chose frugal...

Russell Brand to host the MTV Video Music Awards - Added 5 weeks ago

MTV is staking its brand on a lesser-known one: Russell Brand. The British actor and comedian will host this year's Video Music Awards, set to air live from Paramount Pictures Studios in Los Angeles on Sept. 7, MTV...

Amy Adams engaged to acting-class sweetie - Added 5 weeks ago

Now Amy Adams' love life is "Enchanted," too. The Oscar-nominated Adams is engaged to fellow actor Darren Legallo, her publicist, Cari Ross, confirmed Thursday. Ross did not immediately provide further details. The...

Rapper DMX pleads not guilty to felony charges - Added 5 weeks ago

DMX rapped for reporters outside a Phoenix courtroom Thursday after pleading not guilty to felony charges of theft and identity theft. Then he plugged an album. Authorities allege the 37-year-old rapper, whose real...

Demand extends 'Little House' musical run 2 weeks - Added 5 weeks ago

They're packing the "Little House" in Minneapolis. A new musical version of "Little House on the Prairie" was extended two weeks because of demand, the Guthrie Theater said. It stars Melissa Gilbert as the mother of...

Crow: Not working with Fleetwood Mac anytime soon - Added 5 weeks ago

Sheryl Crow is putting the "Rumours" to rest: She's not making a record with or joining Fleetwood Mac _ not anytime soon at least. "No, that was those 'Rumours' _ to quote the album," she joked Wednesday, referring to...

'Wallace & Gromit' to become episodic video game - Added 5 weeks ago

"Wallace & Gromit" are going on a new adventure. Telltale Games is creating an episodic video game based on Aardman Animations' Oscar-winning animated film series titled "Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures."...

Tyminski gathers no moss during break from Krauss - Added 5 weeks ago

With Alison Krauss touring this summer with Robert Plant, the guys in her band, Union Station, had some time to kill, like enough to read biographies of all 43 presidents and maybe paint their houses and their...

Capsule reviews of `Step Brothers' and other films - Added 5 weeks ago

Capsule reviews of films opening this week: "American Teen" _ Nanette Burstein's documentary doesn't tell you anything you didn't already know about high school. It can be a rough time, even if you're pretty and...

Correction: Comic-Con story - Added 5 weeks ago

In a July 23 story about Comic-Con, The Associated Press reported erroneously that more than 100,000 people a day attend the comic-book convention. More than 125,000 guests are expected over the four-day event. It also...

Little to believe in with new `X-Files' movie - Added 5 weeks ago

The makers of the new "X-Files" movie have done themselves a disservice in coming up with the elongated title, "The X-Files: I Want to Believe." Really, it just invites a whole bunch of bad jokes which, unfortunately,...

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS - Added 5 weeks ago

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Tribute" by Nora Roberts (Putnam) 2. "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" by David Wroblewski (Ecco) 3. "Rules of Deception" by Christopher Reich (Doubleday) 4. "The Host" by Stephenie Meyer (Little,...

USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS - Added 5 weeks ago

Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback 1. "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown) (F-P) 2. "The Shack" by William P. Young (Windblown Media) (F-P) 3. "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer (Little Brown...

WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS - Added 5 weeks ago

FICTION 1. "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown) 2. "Tribute" by Nora Roberts (Putnam) 3. "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" by David Wroblewski (Ecco) 4. "Rules of Deception" by Christopher Reich (Doubleday) 5....

Pamela Anderson starring in new reality show - Added 5 weeks ago

Pamela Anderson is shacking up with Tommy Lee again _ but not like that. The 41-year-old former "Baywatch" star is living with her ex-husband and their two sons _ Dylan, 10; Brandon, 12 _ in Lee's Calabasas enclave...

Bale asks for privacy in assault allegations - Added 5 weeks ago

Batman star Christian Bale asked for privacy Thursday in his first comments since allegations he assaulted his mother and sister at a London hotel, saying the incident was personal. The Welsh-born actor brushed off...

Ruling reveals ID of online Oscar ticket seller - Added 5 weeks ago

A judge's ruling has brought the organization that hosts the Academy Awards a step closer to discovering how tickets to this year's show got online. An attorney for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences said...

Madame Tussauds in London unveils wax Winehouse - Added 5 weeks ago

Madame Tussauds unveiled a waxwork of Amy Winehouse on Wednesday complete with her signature beehive, black eyeliner and a bright yellow minidress. Winehouse's hair and 5-inch black heels make the model nearly 6 feet...

Waging the image campaign overseas - Added 5 weeks ago

Barack Obama has packed his overseas trip with presidential images: a helicopter ride over Iraq with the U.S. military commander; a visit to a Holocaust memorial; a meeting at Afghan President Hamid Karzai's palace. He...

Dissident actors could sway outcome of SAG talks - Added 5 weeks ago

More than 30 actors dissatisfied with stalled contract talks said Wednesday they have joined to campaign for seats on the Screen Actors Guild's board of directors, a move that could eventually break the stalemate with...

Lucy Liu joins Samuel L. Jackson in `Afro Samurai' - Added 5 weeks ago

Lucy Liu is set to embrace her inner warrior. The 39-year-old actress will lend her voice to "Afro Samurai: Resurrection," a two-hour sequel to the animated series starring Samuel L. Jackson, Spike TV announced...

50 Cent sues Taco Bell over ad campaign - Added 5 weeks ago

50 Cent has sued Taco Bell, claiming the fast-food restaurant chain is using his name without permission in advertising that asks him to call himself 99 Cent. The rapper says in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday that...

Celebrity Birthdays - Added 5 weeks ago

Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 27-Aug. 2: July 27: TV producer Norman Lear is 86. Singer Harvey Fuqua of The Moonglows is 79. Actor Jerry Van Dyke ("Coach") is 77. Actor John Pleshette ("Knots Landing") is...

That Was the Week That Was - Added 5 weeks ago

Entertainment highlights during the week of July 27-Aug. 2: 1928: Leo the Lion roared for the first time at the beginning of MGM's first talking picture, "White Shadows in the South Seas." 1940: The cartoon character...

Dissident actors could sway outcome of SAG talks - Added 5 weeks ago

More than 30 actors dissatisfied with stalled contract talks said Wednesday they have joined to campaign for seats on the Screen Actors Guild's board of directors, a move that could eventually break the stalemate with...

Ry Cooder keeps alive L.A. sound with new album - Added 5 weeks ago

It was more than 50 years ago but Ry Cooder remembers it like it could have been last week; he was 8 years old and Johnny Cash came on the radio singing "Hey Porter." A third-grader with a guitar was hooked. Cooder...

Bale attends 'Dark Knight' premiere in Spain - Added 5 weeks ago

Christian Bale swept into Barcelona on Wednesday night to attend a glittering Spanish premiere of "The Dark Knight," appearing calm as he greeted fans a day after reports surfaced that his mother and sister had accused...

Ferrell and Reilly step down with `Brothers' - Added 5 weeks ago

The title is "Step Brothers." You know, because there are two of them. But Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly are essentially playing the same person, which is the movie's fundamental, irreparable flaw. As 40-year-olds...

Balthazar Getty says he's separated from his wife - Added 5 weeks ago

Balthazar Getty says he's separated from his wife and is embarrassed by recent photos of him kissing a topless Sienna Miller in Italy. "The breakdown of a marriage is a very difficult and painful experience, especially...

Waging the image campaign overseas - Added 5 weeks ago

Barack Obama has packed his overseas trip with presidential images: a helicopter ride over Iraq with the U.S. military commander; a visit to a Holocaust memorial; a meeting at Afghan President Hamid Karzai's palace. He...

'Watchmen' video game will prequel film - Added 5 weeks ago

"Watchmen" is already getting a prequel _ and the film's not out until next year. Warner Bros. announced Wednesday it will release an episodic downloadable video game developed by Deadline Games that will prequel next...

2 eagles named by Miley, Billy Ray to be set free - Added 5 weeks ago

Two 14-week-old American bald eagles named by Disney star Miley Cyrus and her country singer father, Billy Ray Cyrus, will be released into the wild Thursday at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. The American...

Ethan Hawke and wife welcome daughter Clementine - Added 5 weeks ago

Ethan Hawke and wife Ryan Shawhughes are the new parents of a baby girl. "Clementine Jane Hawke was born on Friday ... in New York City," Hawke's publicist Mara Buxbaum told The Associated Press in an e-mail Wednesday....

Comics, film and figurine fans flock to Comic-Con - Added 5 weeks ago

The most passionate Spider-Men, Storm Troopers, Harry Potters and other pop-culture fanatics are headed south for their annual pilgrimage. Comic-Con, the country's biggest comic-book convention, begins Thursday at the...

Forbes: Vince Vaughn is best value for the money - Added 5 weeks ago

Vince Vaughn is the best star for the buck, says Forbes magazine. Vaughn raked in $14.73 of gross income for studios for every dollar he was paid for "The Break-up," "Wedding Crashers" and "Dodgeball," the magazine...

Broadway, soap opera star Larry Haines dies at 89 - Added 5 weeks ago

Larry Haines, a two-time Daytime Emmy winner for his 35-year role on the soap opera "Search for Tomorrow," has died. He was 89. Haines, who also had a successful career on Broadway, died July 17 at a Delray Beach...

Neil Young documents anti-war tour in film - Added 5 weeks ago

Not every musician will make a film that features a fan facing him from a concert audience with two arms raised, middle fingers extended _ more than one fan, in fact. Neil Young was singing protest songs on a "Freedom...

Home Run Derby on ESPN is No. 1 on cable TV - Added 5 weeks ago

Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of July 14-20. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses: 1. "Home Run Derby" (Monday, 8:19 p.m.), ESPN, 6.18...

'At the Movies' saves its aisle seat, for now - Added 5 weeks ago

Richard Roeper, fresh off announcing that he was leaving the balcony of "At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper," may have put it best. Hours after word of his departure, he posted on his Twitter feed: "With all the old...

`Step Brothers' Ferrell, Reilly reunite as duo - Added 5 weeks ago

Bob Hope and Bing Crosby might be on the road to nowhere if they tried to team up today the way they did in old Hollywood. Today's funny folks reunite now and then, like Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly in "Step...

Rapper DMX indicted on felony charges in Arizona - Added 5 weeks ago

Rapper DMX has been indicted on felony charges by a grand jury in Arizona for allegedly trying to get out of paying a hospital bill. Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas says the 37-year-old rapper, whose real name...

Correction: Mick Jones story - Added 5 weeks ago

In a July 22 story about Foreigner's Mick Jones, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Foreigner's co-headlining tour with Bryan Adams stops Thursday. The bands have a concert Thursday, July 24, near San...

Madame Tussauds in London unveils wax Winehouse - Added 5 weeks ago

Madame Tussauds unveiled a waxwork of Amy Winehouse on Wednesday complete with her signature beehive, black eyeliner and a bright yellow minidress. Winehouse's hair and 5-inch black heels make the model nearly 6 feet...

Kid Rock gets probation in Waffle House fight - Added 5 weeks ago

Kid Rock has been sentenced to a year's probation and fined $1,000 for his role in a fight at a suburban Atlanta Waffle House last fall. The DeKalb County solicitor's office said the 37-year-old was also sentenced...

NY judge upholds charge of stalking 'SNL' producer - Added 5 weeks ago

A criminal court judge has upheld charges against a Long Island, New York, man accused of stalking "Saturday Night Live" producer Lorne Michaels. A misdemeanor complaint says 31-year-old Oyster Bay resident Evans...

Marvin Sapp song continues to break records - Added 5 weeks ago

Marvin Sapp's single "Never Would Have Made It" is a record-breaking phenomenon far beyond the world of gospel. The track from his seventh album, "Thirsty," is in its 42nd week at No. 1 on Billboard's gospel radio...

X-ray shows Picasso's 'Guernica' is not in danger - Added 5 weeks ago

"Guernica" depicts intense suffering but it's own health is not in danger. That's the diagnosis after the first X-ray of Pablo Picasso's 20th century anti-war opus carried out by the Reina Sofia art museum. The X-ray...

Widow of Aaron Spelling pays $47M for LA condo - Added 5 weeks ago

The widow of producer Aaron Spelling paid a whopping $47 million for a two-story condo atop a Century City residential tower that's still under construction, her lawyer said. The price paid by Candy Spelling for the...

'Gossip Girl' will launch new racy promos (OMG) - Added 5 weeks ago

"Gossip Girl" will get people talking. At least, that seems likely as the CW network brings to a boil its new campaign for the sexy prep-school soap. The show's second season begins Sept. 1, following an August...