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Newton-John's Boyfriend Owed Child Support (AP)
AP - The missing boyfriend of singer Olivia Newton-John had filed for bankruptcy in 2000 and was embroiled in a legal dispute over child support, court documents show. ]]>
Diddy, Estefan Join on Bad Boy Latino (AP)
AP - Music mogul Diddy and Grammy award-winning producer Emilio Estefan have joined forces on a multi-media venture called Bad Boy Latino, forming a coalition in the growing Latin hip-hop market. ]]>
Teen Actress Scout Taylor-Compton Missing (AP)
AP - Scout Taylor-Compton, star of the recent teen comedy "Sleepover," has been missing from her California home for nearly two weeks, officials and her publicist said Wednesday. A spokeswoman for the San Bernardino Sheriff said the young actress was likely a runaway. ]]>
MTV Pre-Awards Parties Begin in Miami (AP)
AP - As a tropical storm targeted southern Florida, MTV said Wednesday it has plans in place to deal with rough weather leading up to its Video Music Awards. ]]>
Victoria Gotti Denies Lying About Cancer (AP)
AP - Victoria Gotti denied Wednesday she lied about having breast cancer but acknowledged her diagnosis showed she had "precancerous cells." ]]>
Microsoft signs film deal for "Halo" video games (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. has signed a deal
with two film studios to make a movie based on its popular
space-based video game series "Halo," a spokesman for Universal
Pictures said on Wednesday. ]]>
MTV Pre-Awards Parties Begin in Miami (AP)
AP - As a tropical storm targeted southern Florida, MTV said Wednesday it has plans in place to deal with rough weather leading up to its Video Music Awards. ]]>
WGA Scripts Another Reality Suit (E! Online)
E! Online - What, you thought Seriously Dude, I'm Gay wrote itself? ]]>
Conde Nast plans new business group, magazine (Reuters)
Reuters - Conde Nast Publications Inc. said on
Wednesday that it would start a new business group and a
monthly magazine and Web site, with Wall Street Journal veteran
Joanne Lipman at the helm.
Jo, Interrupted: 'Little Women' Tour Will Debut Following Backstage Fire (Playbill)
Playbill - An Aug. 18 stage fire at The Civic Theatre in San Diego did more damage to the touring set of Little Women - The Musical than originally thought, prompting a three-day delay of the tour's launch there.
Microsoft signs film deal for "Halo" video games (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. has signed a deal
with two film studios to make a movie based on its popular
space-based video game series "Halo," a spokesman for Universal
Pictures said on Wednesday. ]]>
Tarzan Swinging to Broadway (E! Online)
E! Online - The Mouse House has
announced it will hold an open casting call to search for a hot young
stud to play the Ape Man in an all-new Broadway musical slated to open
next year. ]]>
Director Tests Boundaries With 'Shortbus' (AP)
AP - The scene inside the cavernous warehouse on the banks of the East River looks something like a bohemian circus. Perched in front of makeup mirrors are lesbians with dreadlocks, ripped jeans and knee-high boots, drag queens wearing violently colored wigs and a man in a fleshy fat suit covered with plastic doughnuts. A buxom blonde in a floor-length evening gown adjusts the pink flower pasties under her top, while members of a marching band mill about warming up their trumpets and trombones.
Brock Peters, "To Kill a Mockingbird" actor, dies (Reuters)
Reuters - Brock Peters, the deep-voiced
American actor who portrayed a black man wrongly accused of
rape in the classic film "To Kill a Mockingbird," has died at
78. ]]>
Coroner: Hollywood Producer, Daughter Die (AP)
AP - A Hollywood producer who was found dead in a car with his young daughter had apparently suffered a heart attack and fallen on top of the girl, suffocating her, according to a coroner's report.
"Truth" Hurts with NC-17 (E! Online)
E! Online - You can handle the Truth...even if you're under
17. ]]>
Simpson Steals Limelight at Premiere (AP)
AP - She has a supporting role in the film, but Ashlee Simpson was the star attraction at the world premiere of "Undiscovered." A drama set against the backdrop of the Los Angeles music scene, the film follows two young lovers struggling to strike a balance between career and romance. Simpson marks her major feature-film acting debut as the couple's best friend Clea, a classically kooky but wise sidekick. ]]>
'Mockingbird' Actor Brock Peters Dies (AP)
AP - Brock Peters, who began his Hollywood career in the landmark productions of "Carmen Jones" and "Porgy and Bess" and gave a heartbreaking performance as the black man falsely accused of rape in "To Kill a Mockingbird," has died at age 78. ]]>
Director Altman Is a Commanding Presence (AP)
AP - Kevin Kline is in the zone. The Academy Award-winning actor is so focused on his role as hard-boiled gumshoe Guy Noir that he doesn't notice he's cut his finger as he shoots a scene for the "A Prairie Home Companion" movie in the lobby of the Fitzgerald Theater. ]]>
Forman to direct Goya film with Portman, Bardem (Reuters)
Reuters - Acclaimed Czech director Milos Forman is
to direct a film about Spanish grand master Francisco de Goya
starring Javier Bardem and Natalie Portman, focusing on one of
Spain's most bloody chapters, the Inquisition. ]]>
MTV Pre-Awards Parties Begin in Miami (AP)
AP - As a tropical storm targeted southern Florida, MTV said Wednesday it has plans in place to deal with rough weather leading up to its Video Music Awards. ]]>
Diddy, Estefan Join on Bad Boy Latino (AP)
AP - Music mogul Diddy and Grammy award-winning producer Emilio Estefan have joined forces on a multi-media venture called Bad Boy Latino, forming a coalition in the growing Latin hip-hop market. ]]>
Duff Rebuffs All Comers (E! Online)
E! Online - The
17-year-old singer-actress' new best-of, Most Wanted collects all
her greatest hits from both her previous albums, and has achieved
something neither Hilary Duff nor Metamorphisis was able
to do--debut at number one. ]]>
New Robbie Williams album due in October (Reuters)
Reuters - British pop star Robbie Williams, an
enigma in America despite huge international success, will
release his sixth solo album in Europe on October 24.
Rod Stewart's Deposit Dispute (E! Online)
E! Online - Rod Stewart has reason to believe he could be on the hook for
a hefty sum of money. ]]>
Congress Yet to Pass Indecency Law (AP)
AP - Big increases in fines for indecent broadcasts appeared to be a sure thing to some lawmakers, likely to pass Congress in less time than Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction.
Hilary Duff is 'Most Wanted' on U.S. pop charts (Reuters)
Reuters - Teen pop star Hilary Duff topped
the U.S. album charts Wednesday with a greatest hits collection
culling tunes from her hefty catalog of two studio albums.
MTV Pre-Parties Continue Despite Storm (AP)
AP - As Tropical Storm Katrina targeted South Florida, MTV said it had plans in place to deal with rough weather ahead of its Video Music Awards. The pre-awards bash officially began Wednesday afternoon at the opening of Hotel MTV on trendy South Beach. ]]>
Stones returning to Latin America after 8 years (Reuters)
Reuters - The Rolling Stones will venture to
Brazil, Argentina and Mexico next February for their first
Latin American shows since 1998, the band announced on
Wednesday. ]]>
Stewart Appears in Court in Breach Suit (AP)
AP - Rod Stewart appeared in federal court Tuesday, saying he was there to "defend my honor" in a breach of contract lawsuit filed by a Las Vegas resort. ]]>
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