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Oliver Stone Arrested on Drug Suspicion (AP)
AP - Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone was arrested on suspicion of drug possession and driving while intoxicated, police said Saturday.
Nine Inch Nails, MTV at Odds on Bush Photo (AP)
AP - Nine Inch Nails dropped out of the MTV Movie Awards after clashing with the network over an image of President Bush the band planned as a performance backdrop.
'Breakfast Club' Crew to Reunite on MTV (AP)
AP - Don't you forget about "The Breakfast Club." At the 2005 MTV Movie Awards, to air June 9, the network plans to reunite the cast of the classic '80s movie, the cable channel said Friday.
Producer Merchant Buried in Native Bombay (AP)
AP - Ismail Merchant, the Indian-born Hollywood producer who mastered the period-piece genre in a 44-year filmmaking partnership with James Ivory, was buried Saturday in the town of his birth.
Accuser Is Last Witness in Jackson Case (AP)
AP - The final witness in the Michael Jackson trial was the accuser himself, shown on a videotape telling detectives for the first time of his allegations that the pop star molested him.
Oliver Stone Arrested on Drug Suspicion (AP)
AP - Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone was arrested on suspicion of drug possession and driving while intoxicated, police said Saturday.
Nine Inch Nails, MTV at Odds on Bush Photo (AP)
AP - Nine Inch Nails dropped out of the MTV Movie Awards after clashing with the network over an image of President Bush the band planned as a performance backdrop.
Trebek Says He's Not Close to Retiring (AP)
AP - Alex Trebek, come on down! The "Jeopardy!" host, who will turn 65 this summer, isn't close to retiring — and may have another game-show host as his career model.
Sony Ordered to Pay Over Meat Loaf Albums (AP)
AP - Sony Music was ordered to pay $5 million for not putting a Cleveland record company's logo on Meat Loaf's "Bat Out of Hell" album.
Tom Hewitt Will Be 'Doctor Dolittle' in Musical's National Tour; Anderson, Yazbeck, Dixon "Talk to the Animals," Too (Playbill)
Playbill - Pittsburgh CLO announced that its national touring production of the musical Doctor Dolittle, making its American premiere this summer in Pittsburgh, will star Tom Hewitt, late of Broadway's Dracula, as the good doctor who talks to animals.
Oliver Stone Arrested on Drug Suspicion (AP)
AP - Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone was arrested on suspicion of drug possession and driving while intoxicated, police said Saturday.
Producer Merchant Buried in Native Bombay (AP)
AP - Ismail Merchant, the Indian-born Hollywood producer who mastered the period-piece genre in a 44-year filmmaking partnership with James Ivory, was buried Saturday in the town of his birth.
Filmmaker Stone arrested on drug, alcohol charges (Reuters)
Reuters - Academy Award-winning filmmaker
Oliver Stone was arrested on drunken driving and drug charges
at a police checkpoint in Beverly Hills, California,
authorities said on Saturday.
'Breakfast Club' Crew to Reunite on MTV (AP)
AP - Don't you forget about "The Breakfast Club." At the 2005 MTV Movie Awards, to air June 9, the network plans to reunite the cast of the classic '80s movie, the cable channel said Friday.
'Green Acres' Star Eddie Albert Dies at 99 (AP)
AP - Eddie Albert was a versatile actor who moved smoothly from the Broadway stage to movies, but he found stardom as the constantly befuddled city slicker-turned-farmer in television's "Green Acres."
Lindsay Lohan's Father Gets Up to 4 Years (AP)
AP - Teenage actress Lindsay Lohan's father was sentenced Friday to up to four years in prison on guilty pleas to a variety of crimes, including driving while impaired and attempted assault, a prosecutor said.
"Sith" Hits $200 Million (E! Online)
E! Online - Star Wars: Episode
III--Revenge of the Sith continues its attack on the box office,
hitting the $200 million mark in North America on Thursday night.
Superfans Face Life After 'Star Wars' (AP)
AP - Now that any die-hard "Star Wars" fan worth his lightsaber has seen "Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" at least once, what's a Jedi to do?
Allen Hopes to Work With Asian Filmmakers (AP)
AP - Hollywood actress Joan Allen says she hopes to work with more Asian filmmakers in the future, especially Chinese director Zhang Yimou and Hong Kong's Wong Kar-wai.
De Niro Movie Set for Dominican Filming (AP)
AP - Several scenes from Robert de Niro's upcoming movie about the CIA will be shot in the Dominican Republic, government cultural officials said Thursday.
Nine Inch Nails, MTV at Odds on Bush Photo (AP)
AP - Nine Inch Nails dropped out of the MTV Movie Awards after clashing with the network over an image of President Bush the band planned as a performance backdrop.
Sony Ordered to Pay Over Meat Loaf Albums (AP)
AP - Sony Music was ordered to pay $5 million for not putting a Cleveland record company's logo on Meat Loaf's "Bat Out of Hell" album.
Rock Group BoDeans Gets $200G in Damages (AP)
AP - The BoDeans are more than $200,000 richer. A jury awarded the rock 'n' roll group damages Thursday from a longtime former manager, Mark McCraw, for allegations including breach of contract.
Accuser Is Last Witness in Jackson Case (AP)
AP - The final witness in the Michael Jackson trial was the accuser himself, shown on a videotape telling detectives for the first time of his allegations that the pop star molested him.
Willie Nelson to Release Reggae Album (AP)
AP - Country music icon Willie Nelson is trying something a little different. Nelson, 72, will release a long-awaited reggae album, "Countryman" in July.
Cure frontman ousts two members (Reuters)
Reuters - Two veteran members of the Cure have
exited the U.K. rock act, which has long featured a revolving
door of musicians backing leader Robert Smith.
Reznor Bails on MTV, Nails Manager (E! Online)
E! Online - The
Nine Inch Nails ringleader unexpectedly canceled a long-planned
performance at the 2005 MTV Movie Awards ceremony next week, due to a
disagreement with the network over the use of a President Bush
backdrop.
Nine Inch Nails drops MTV show over Bush backdrop (Reuters)
Reuters - The rock band Nine Inch Nails said
on Friday it canceled plans to appear on next week's MTV Movie
Awards after the network questioned the band's plans to perform
in front of an image of President Bush.
'Green Acres' Star Eddie Albert Dies at 99 (AP)
AP - Eddie Albert, the actor best known as the constantly befuddled city slicker-turned-farmer in television's "Green Acres," has died. He was 99.
The Who seeking fans' help for new documentary (Reuters)
Reuters - The two surviving members of The
Who are producing a documentary about the British rock band's
turbulent history, an ongoing 40-year saga of death, drugs and
timeless music.
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