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Colin Farrell Sues Woman Over Sex Tape (AP)
AP - Actor Colin Farrell is suing a woman for allegedly trying to distribute and profit from a sex tape he says the two recorded with the agreement they would never make it public.
Law Apologizes to Fiancee for Affair (AP)
AP - Jude Law publicly apologized to his actress-fiancee, Sienna Miller, expressing his "sincere regret" over an affair with one of his children's nanny.
Producer Seeking Millions From Ashanti (AP)
AP - Singer Ashanti was accused in a civil court case on Monday of abandoning her first music producer when he asked for money after she became commercially successful, an allegation she denied on the witness stand.
Rapper Lil' Kim Sues Trial Witness (AP)
AP - Rapper Lil' Kim struck back Monday at a trial witness who helped to secure her false-statements conviction and yearlong prison sentence, filing a lawsuit accusing the witness of unlawfully using her name and image to promote a DVD.
Gore: New TV Channel Won't Be Partisan (AP)
AP - Former Vice President Al Gore, co-founder of a new television channel launching next month, said he's shunning politics — and so is his media venture.
'Wuthering Heights' actress Fitzgerald dead at 91 (Reuters)
Reuters - Geraldine Fitzgerald,
who earned an Oscar nomination for her supporting turn as the
lovelorn Isabella in the 1939 adaptation of "Wuthering
Heights," died Sunday at her home in New York after a long
battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was 91.
Producer Seeking Millions From Ashanti (AP)
AP - Singer Ashanti was accused in a civil court case on Monday of abandoning her first music producer when he asked for money after she became commercially successful, an allegation she denied on the witness stand.
British magician revitalizing dead genre (Reuters)
Reuters - Three years ago, British
"psychological illusionist" Derren Brown put a gun to his head
in a live television special for Channel Four, using only his
mind-reading powers to identify which of the gun's chambers had
been loaded by a hand-picked volunteer.
Keller On Miller's Life Behind Bars: Bad Food But Good Spirits (Editor and Publisher)
Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK As Judith Miller of The New York Times approaches the end of her second week in a Virginia jail, reports from behind bars reveal she is enduring stomach problems from jail food. She is also sharing a cell unit that had originally been designed to house just one person. Because of that, Miller had been forced to sleep on a mattress on the floor for a few days but now has her own bed.
Marin Hinkle Added to Cast of Cape Cod Workshop of Hortua's 'Thanksgiving/Christmas' (Playbill)
Playbill - Marin Hinkle, the Broadway (Electra) and Off-Broadway (Miss Julie) actress best known for her work on the television series "Once and Again" and "Two and a Half Men," has been added to the cast of Thanksgiving/Christmas by Joe Hortua, which will have a workshop at the Cape Cod Theatre Project in Falmouth, MA, July 28-30.
'Wuthering Heights' actress Fitzgerald dead at 91 (Reuters)
Reuters - Geraldine Fitzgerald,
who earned an Oscar nomination for her supporting turn as the
lovelorn Isabella in the 1939 adaptation of "Wuthering
Heights," died Sunday at her home in New York after a long
battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was 91.
Wonka Wins Weekend With $56.2M Debut (AP)
AP - Candyman Willy Wonka topped the weekend box office as Johnny Depp and Tim Burton's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" debuted with $56.2 million.
Actress Geraldine Fitzgerald Dies at 91 (AP)
AP - Geraldine Fitzgerald, who appeared in such classic 1930s films as "Dark Victory" and "Wuthering Heights" and later had a career on the New York stage, has died after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was 91.
Law Apologizes to Fiancee for Affair (AP)
AP - Jude Law publicly apologized to his actress-fiancee, Sienna Miller, expressing his "sincere regret" over an affair with one of his children's nanny.
A Sweet Score for "Charlie" (E! Online)
E! Online - Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory cranked out a very sweet $56.2 million to lead the weekend
movie list.
Polanski's sex life under spotlight in libel case (Reuters)
Reuters - Roman Polanski's personal life was put
under the spotlight on Monday at the start of a libel trial in
which the director testified via video link from Paris to avoid
extradition to America for sex with an underage girl.
Polanski Says He Was Victim of a Lie (AP)
AP - Roman Polanski, testifying on the first day of his libel suit against the publishers of Vanity Fair magazine, said Monday that he was the victim of an "abominable lie."
Hasbro Q2 Profit Up on 'Star Wars' Sales (AP)
AP - Hasbro Inc. reported Monday that its second-quarter profit rose 56 percent as revenue was helped by strong performance from "Star Wars" products.
Sixth Potter Novel Breaks British Records (AP)
AP - There's clearly something about Harry. The new "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" sold an astonishing 6.9 million copies in the United States in its first 24 hours — averaging better than 250,000 sales per hour and smashing the record held by the previous Potter release.
'Wedding' fans can crash movie's trailer (Reuters)
Reuters - Not just anyone can star
in a movie with Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Christopher
Walken, but New Line has developed an egalitarian trailer for
"Wedding Crashers," the No. 2 movie at the box office last
weekend with estimated ticket sales of $32.2 million.
Producer Seeking Millions From Ashanti (AP)
AP - Singer Ashanti was accused in a civil court case on Monday of abandoning her first music producer when he asked for money after she became commercially successful, an allegation she denied on the witness stand.
'Rejected' Zombie jumps from film to stage (Reuters)
Reuters - Even as his second feature film,
"The Devil's Rejects," is due to open in theaters Friday, Rob
Zombie is thrilling fans with a return to his music career.
Wilco joining Farm Aid lineup (Reuters)
Reuters - Wilco has confirmed that it will be
among the artists appearing at the 20th anniversary edition of
Farm Aid, which takes place Sept. 18 show in Tinley Park, Ill.
Report: Rule Tied to Club Shooting (E! Online)
E! Online - Ja Rule's latest video may land the hip-hop star in a heap of
trouble.
Joss Stone Wraps Voice Around Soul's Pain (AP)
AP - It doesn't take long for a meeting with Joss Stone to quickly descend into the surreal. There she is, on a sofa in a Midtown recording studio lounge, watching music videos, chatting about her unlikely career as a soul singer, when her attention gets distracted ... By her own voice.
Madonna Shows Vogue Her Reinvented Side (AP)
AP - Madonna isn't the person she once was — and that's the way she wants it.
Genie in a Cast (E! Online)
E! Online - Maybe what a girl wants is a little recuperation.
Apple says iTunes music downloads top 500 million (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Computer Inc. on Monday said its
iTunes online music service has sold more than 500 million
songs since its inception over two years ago.
Brazilian musician Brown wants action on poverty (Reuters)
Reuters - Carnival king Carlinhos Brown, whose
band and social activist project Timbalada helped regenerate
one of Brazil's poorest neighborhoods, is a true believer in
the power of music to fight poverty.
Musicians Object to Conductor Appointment (AP)
AP - The expected appointment of one of the world's top female conductors to lead the Baltimore Symphony is premature, a group of orchestra members said Monday, asking that the search for music director continue.
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