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Paris Hilton Touts Spicy Burger in TV Ad (AP)
AP - Paris Hilton likes her burgers spicy. The hotel heiress, actress, jewelry designer and entrepreneur will star in a television commercial next week in which she will slap suds on the side of a Bentley automobile and chomp on a thick burger while clad in a skimpy black bathing suit.
Lawyer: Jackson Said Nothing Happened (AP)
AP - Michael Jackson's former attorney Mark Geragos testified at the pop star's child molestation trial Friday that Jackson told him his accuser had slept in his bed but that nothing sexual had happened.
Judge OKs Deposition of Blake's Ex-Wife (AP)
AP - Actor Robert Blake's first wife can testify in a deposition as part of wrongful-death lawsuit that seeks damages from the former "Baretta" star in the slaying of his second wife, a judge ruled Friday.
'Survivor: Palau' Down to the Final Four (AP)
AP - It's down to the final four on CBS' "Survivor: Palau," which concludes Sunday. If you ask the long-gone castaways who now make up the show's jury, it seems muscled, gray-haired New York firefighter Tom Westman has already hosed down his competition.
Robin Williams Sues Celebrity Lookalike (AP)
AP - It takes more than hairy arms and a good Mrs. Doubtfire impersonation to be Robin Williams.
Film Probes Denial of Paraplegic's Wedding (AP)
AP - Flavia Fontes was talking on the phone when a headline in a small Brazilian newspaper caught her eye: A paraplegic man was forbidden to get married by the Roman Catholic Church because he was impotent.
Timberlake's Bum Pipes (E! Online)
E! Online - Has all that beat-boxing shredded Justin Timberlake's pipes?
Paris Hilton Touts Spicy Burger in TV Ad (AP)
AP - Paris Hilton likes her burgers spicy. The hotel heiress, actress, jewelry designer and entrepreneur will star in a television commercial next week in which she will slap suds on the side of a Bentley automobile and chomp on a thick burger while clad in a skimpy black bathing suit.
Range Rover Intends To Reclaim Luxury Image (AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - Range Rover is thinking big with a spot tying the evolution of the world to the launch of the Ford unit's new supercharged model--one part of its estimated $50 million national campaign kicking off May 18.
PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, May 7-13: Song of Four (Playbill)
Playbill - Some commentators have called the 2004-05 Broadway season weak on new musicals, but as far as the Tony Awards nominating committee was concerned, there were four very clear leaders in the field. The Tony nominations were announced May 10, and in category after category you saw the same quartet: Spamalot, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Light in the Piazza and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
Film Probes Denial of Paraplegic's Wedding (AP)
AP - Flavia Fontes was talking on the phone when a headline in a small Brazilian newspaper caught her eye: A paraplegic man was forbidden to get married by the Roman Catholic Church because he was impotent.
Girls' Film on Pregnancy Gets Exposure (AP)
AP - With at least six classmates pregnant, including the valedictorian with her second child, it was clear to a few girls at Mission High School that more information was needed on safe sex.
Gilliam Sneak Previews 'Brothers Grimm' (AP)
AP - In Terry Gilliam's fertile imagination, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were more than fairy-tale collectors. They actually lived a fairy tale, complete with curses, monsters and an evil hag in a tower.
New Van Sant Movie Reflects on Kurt Cobain (AP)
AP - Gus Van Sant's new movie is a fictional reflection on how Nirvana rocker Kurt Cobain might have spent the days before his 1994 suicide: Watching television, wandering through his mansion, hiding from everyone who tries to help.
British director Vaughn finds 'Star Wars' a bother (Reuters)
Reuters - If anyone needs help from the "Star
Wars" force, it is British filmmaker Matthew Vaughn.
Hollywood looks to 'Star Wars' for rebound (Reuters)
Reuters - The force will be strong, they
hope. A week ahead of the new "Star Wars" film's global debut,
Hollywood is counting on the power of the series' Jedi Knights
to excite fans and ignite sluggish domestic box offices.
Movie-goers fall for English spinsters (Reuters)
Reuters - British actor Charles Dance thought he
would be appealing to a niche audience when he directed a film
about an English spinster who falls in love with a man half her
age but he says he's been surprised.
Cameron Diaz Plans to Sue British Paper (AP)
AP - Cameron Diaz is suing the British tabloid newspaper The Sun over a story suggesting she was having an affair with a married man.
'Star Wars' Fans Turn Out for Premieres (AP)
AP - Kids dressed like Luke Skywalker. Adults were decked out as stormtroopers. And "Star Wars" stars past and present soaked up the adulation.
Robin Williams Sues Celebrity Lookalike (AP)
AP - It takes more than hairy arms and a good Mrs. Doubtfire impersonation to be Robin Williams.
Timberlake's Bum Pipes (E! Online)
E! Online - Has all that beat-boxing shredded Justin Timberlake's pipes?
Rapper 50 Cent to Avoid Jail Time (AP)
AP - The rapper 50 Cent will avoid jail time for allegedly trampling two women and punching a third during a concert last year, as long as he stays drug free and doesn't commit any other crimes for two years.
Lawyer: Jackson Said Nothing Happened (AP)
AP - Michael Jackson's former attorney Mark Geragos testified at the pop star's child molestation trial Friday that Jackson told him his accuser had slept in his bed but that nothing sexual had happened.
French Music Producer Eddie Barclay Dies (AP)
AP - Eddie Barclay, a flamboyant French music producer whose stable of singers included Jacques Brel and Charles Aznavour and who worked for years with Quincy Jones, has died. He was 84.
Santana album pushed to September (Reuters)
Reuters - Originally scheduled for a June 21
release, Carlos Santana's new Arista album, "All That I Am,"
has been pushed to Sept. 6. The reason for the change was
unknown.
McCready Tells Court About Ex's Attack (AP)
AP - Country singer Mindy McCready told a judge her former boyfriend punched her in the face and choked her after saying she wasn't going to make a fool out of him by seeing other men.
Bob Dylan's Hometown to Name a Street (AP)
AP - The street where Bob Dylan grew up is being given the name "Dylan Drive" in his honor.
New Van Sant Movie Reflects on Kurt Cobain (AP)
AP - Gus Van Sant's new movie is a fictional reflection on how Nirvana rocker Kurt Cobain might have spent the days before his 1994 suicide: Watching television, wandering through his mansion, hiding from everyone who tries to help.
Terri Clark Is Getting Married (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Terri Clark, who is currently on the Two Hats And A Redhead tour with Reba McEntire and Brad Paisley, finally spilled the beans about her private life -- she's getting married this fall. Since there have been so many rumors going around, she decided to share the news with her fans in a journal posting at her official website, terriclark.com, late Wednesday night (May 11).
Norah Jones Gearing Up For Her Next Project (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - According to a message posted on Norah Jones's website, norahjones.com, the Grammy-winning singer is in the early stages of her next album. Jones and The Handsome Band have just completed an exhausting world tour and are taking a breather, but bandmember Lee Alexander posts that Jones has been "writing her butt off."
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