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Tom Sizemore Ordered to Remain in Rehab (AP)
AP - Actor Tom Sizemore was ordered Friday to remain in a live-in drug rehabilitation program until he is sentenced in September for violating his probation on drug charges, his prosecutor said.
Judge Praises Love on Rehab Progress (AP)
AP - A judge has praised Courtney Love for making progress in a court-ordered drug treatment program, Love's lawyer said outside court Friday.
Jury Deliberates in Diaz Photos Case (AP)
AP - Attorneys presented closing arguments Friday in the Cameron Diaz topless photos trial and jurors deliberated for 2 1/2 hours before breaking for the weekend.
'Will & Grace' to Go Live in Premiere (AP)
AP - "Will & Grace," which received a series-best 15 Emmy nominations this month, will begin its eighth and final season with a live episode.
TV Host on a Mission to Save Bugs (AP)
AP - Beside a murky pond in the Okefenokee Swamp, Ruud Kleinpaste points proudly as six swallowtail butterflies land on a patch of darkened dirt where he's lured them with his own calls from nature.
Gibson's "Apocalypto" Is Nigh (E! Online)
E! Online - In The Passion of the Christ, Mel Gibson revived the Aramaic
language. For his next movie, he'll give new life to an ancient Greek
term.
Blues Legend Long John Baldry Dies (AP)
AP - Long John Baldry, the British blues legend who helped launch the careers of such rock greats as Rod Stewart and the Rolling Stones, has died, his agent and friends said. He was 64.
'Will & Grace' to Go Live in Premiere (AP)
AP - "Will & Grace," which received a series-best 15 Emmy nominations this month, will begin its eighth and final season with a live episode.
Bush creates new post to fight global piracy (Reuters)
Reuters - President Bush has created a new
senior-level position to fight the global piracy and
counterfeiting of American products ranging from Hollywood
movies to Detroit auto parts, Commerce Secretary Carlos
Gutierrez said on Friday.
PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW: On the Road Again (Playbill)
Playbill - In a week so dull that white-tailed deer were spotted peacefully grazing in Shubert Alley, the biggest news stories were the tour plans of two Broadway shows-one still on the boards, one not.
Gibson's "Apocalypto" Is Nigh (E! Online)
E! Online - In The Passion of the Christ, Mel Gibson revived the Aramaic
language. For his next movie, he'll give new life to an ancient Greek
term.
Cheesecake and It's Hollywood History (AP)
AP - When Joan Leslie won a contract at Warner Bros. at age 15, she was instructed to report to the swimming pool at the Lakeside Country Club two blocks from the studio. Her duty: to pose for photographs in bathing suit and shorts.
Hollywood Premiere Goes to the Dogs (AP)
AP - This premiere's arrivals-line carpet looked suspiciously like Astroturf — that artificial and, perhaps more importantly, easy-to-clean grass-like material.
States Follow Louisiana's Lead (AP)
AP - THE PLOT: States this year have pushed for incentives including tax breaks for producers to attract more movie and television business.
States' 2005 Movie-Making Incentive Ideas (AP)
AP - A look at states' proposals to attract film productions:
States Hope Breaks Lure Movie Business (AP)
AP - Jim Gelarden has been able to make a living working in an industry he loves, designing movie sets and helping plan television productions around the nation.
Polanski Wins Vanity Fair Libel Suit (AP)
AP - Filmmaker Roman Polanski on Friday won his libel suit against Vanity Fair magazine over an article that accused him of propositioning a woman while on the way to the funeral of his murdered wife, Sharon Tate.
'Flow' director hustles production deal (Reuters)
Reuters - On the eve of the
release of his first studio feature, the writer/director of
"Hustle & Flow" has signed a two-year production deal with the
film's distributor.
Review: 'Hustle & Flow' Cliche (AP)
AP - Some rappers want to be pimps. Snoop Dogg, for example — he's cultivated an entire career out of appropriating pimp culture, more for the kitsch factor of the accoutrements, it would seem, than for the actual peddling of women's flesh on the street.
Ricci cursed by 'Penelope' (Reuters)
Reuters - Christina Ricci is set
to play the title character in "Penelope," a drama about a
woman who sets out to end her life-long streak of bad luck.
Blues Legend Long John Baldry Dies (AP)
AP - Long John Baldry, the British blues legend who helped launch the careers of such rock greats as Rod Stewart and the Rolling Stones, has died, his agent and friends said. He was 64.
Jury to Ashanti: Pay the Man (E! Online)
E! Online - Ashanti may have
been young and "Foolish" when she recorded some
of her earliest tracks
back in 1996, but she is still liable to a
music producer she worked
with before she became famous.
Former Doors drummer wins suit against bandmates (Reuters)
Reuters - The former drummer for The Doors
won a permanent injunction on Friday preventing his bandmates
from using the rock group's name while touring with a revamped
version of the legendary 1960s act.
Bonnaroo music festival sets Las Vegas spinoff (Reuters)
Reuters - After months of speculation, the
producers of the Bonnaroo festival have confirmed they will
stage a mega-event in Las Vegas around Halloween.
Clarkson Widens Fan Base With Album, Tour (AP)
AP - Kelly Clarkson can always pick out the adults who come to her concerts just to chaperone their kids. At the beginning of the show, they have a look of resignation, fully prepared to endure two hours of teen-pop drivel. But by the end, she says, the expression has changed.
Male Violinist Sues Philharmonic (AP)
AP - A violinist who claims the New York Philharmonic fired him because he is a man says some of the women who were promoted ahead of him gave flowers and other gifts to their bosses.
'Wind' blowing soon for Neil Young (Reuters)
Reuters - Neil Young will release his latest
album, "Prairie Wind," as a CD/DVD package Sept. 20, he said on
his Web site (http://www.neilyoung.com).
Barcode-cover '80s album selling for a song (Reuters)
Reuters - The music industry has a new scapegoat
for its revenue problems: album cover art.
Jackson Brother Says Trial Tore Him Up (AP)
AP - Jermaine Jackson told reporters Friday his brother's child molestation trial "tore him apart mentally" and left the star too exhausted to attend their father's 76th birthday bash in a Berlin hotel.
Lopez Selects Chicago for U.S. Boutique (AP)
AP - State Street, meet J.Lo. Jennifer Lopez has selected Marshall Field's store on State Street as the first U.S. store to house a boutique for her JLo line of products. The first JLo boutique opened in Moscow last year.
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