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Alleged Trespasser Enters Aniston's Home (AP)
 AP - A man who allegedly walked into Jennifer Aniston's home and said he was looking for the actress was arrested Thursday for investigation of trespassing, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.
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Crowe Reaches Settlement With Hotel Worker (AP)
 AP - Russell Crowe has reached a settlement with a Manhattan hotel employee who claimed the actor threw a phone at him, according to a statement released Thursday by the actor's publicist.
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Miss America to Leave Atlantic City (AP)
 AP - There she goes — Miss America is packing up her tiara and leaving the city she's called home for 84 years.
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Diddy Promises the Ultimate Party for VMAs (AP)
 AP - Scoring an invite to one of Diddy's dazzling, decadent bashes is a notoriously difficult get. But on Sunday, Diddy is relaxing his stringent admission rules for a celebration that's not just for the sexy people, but for everyone.
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'Idol' Singer Bo Bice Out of Hospital (AP)
 AP - "American Idol" finalist Bo Bice is out of the hospital after undergoing intestinal surgery and will take more time off from touring to recover, his minister said Thursday.
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A happy beginning for 'Grimm' at box office (Reuters)
Reuters - With summer drawing to a
close in Hollywood, the studios will try to draw weekend crowds
at a time when the focus is more on back to school than
moviegoing.
Dr. Dre hoping to 'shock' on next album (Reuters)
Reuters - It's been six years since hip-hop
icon Dr. Dre's last studio album, and its planned follow-up,
reportedly titled "Detox," seems no closer to completion.
Astin making '24' debut in 4-hour opener (Reuters)
Reuters - Sean Astin, who starred
in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, is joining the cast of
Fox's real-time drama "24," which will again kick off its
season with four episodes screening on two consecutive nights.
Sirius adds 2 Stern stations, religious offerings (Reuters)
Reuters - Gearing up for the holiday
season, Sirius Satellite Radio on Thursday unveiled its first
portable satellite radio device and a new channel lineup that
includes two Howard Stern channels and better highlights
offerings for families, women and religious listeners.
Hot Solo Show 'One-Man Star Wars Trilogy' Will Not Be Paired With 'One-Man Lord of the Rings' in NYC (Playbill)
Playbill - Actor-performer Charles Ross' One-Man Stars Wars Trilogy is doing such solid business at the Lamb's Theater that a plan to add One-Man Lord of the Rings to the mix has been nixed.
A happy beginning for 'Grimm' at box office (Reuters)
Reuters - With summer drawing to a
close in Hollywood, the studios will try to draw weekend crowds
at a time when the focus is more on back to school than
moviegoing.
Duo materializing for 'Invisible' (Reuters)
Reuters - Justin Chatwin, who
played Tom Cruise's son in "War of the Worlds," is in talks to
star in "The Invisible," a Disney supernatural thriller being
directed by David S. Goyer, the writer of the "Blade" trilogy.
Disney makes 'Wise' move with Wal-Mart (Reuters)
Reuters - In a move that reflects
the growing clout of big retailers, the Walt Disney Co. is
giving Wal-Mart exclusive sales rights through the end of the
year to the animated holiday feature film "The 3 Wise Men,"
which debuts on DVD November 1.
Alleged Trespasser Enters Aniston's Home (AP)
AP - A man who allegedly walked into Jennifer Aniston's home and said he was looking for the actress was arrested Thursday for investigation of trespassing, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.
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Microsoft Inks Deal for Halo Movie (AP)
AP - "Halo" hero Master Chief will be appearing in a film version of the top-selling video game franchise. A deal announced this week with Universal Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox will pay "Halo" publisher Microsoft Corp. $5 million plus a percentage of ticket sales to produce and distribute a movie as early as the summer of 2007.
Actor Cheadle boosts involvement in African aid (Reuters)
 Reuters - With "Hotel Rwanda," the horrific
movie set against the background of genocide, now faded from
the headlines, actor Don Cheadle is boosting his personal
campaign to end war and famine in Africa.
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Halo Goes Hollywood (E! Online)
 E! Online - Master Chief will soon be getting his own Hollywood makeover.
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Teen Actress Found Safe After Two Weeks (AP)
 AP - Scout Taylor-Compton, star of the 2004 teen comedy "Sleepover," was reunited with her family Thursday, two weeks after she went missing.
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Missing teen actress Scout Taylor-Compton found (Reuters)
 Reuters - Teen actress Scout Taylor-Compton,
who disappeared from her home more than two weeks ago, has been
found at a friend's house, police said on Thursday.
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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.
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Dr. Dre hoping to 'shock' on next album (Reuters)
Reuters - It's been six years since hip-hop
icon Dr. Dre's last studio album, and its planned follow-up,
reportedly titled "Detox," seems no closer to completion.
Anastasio inks with new label, CD due in November (Reuters)
Reuters - Former Phish guitarist Trey
Anastasio has signed with Columbia Records, having spent his
entire career on Elektra.
Mariah Carey hits lucky 13 on U.S. pop charts (Reuters)
Reuters - Mariah Carey's "We Belong
Together" hit the 13-week mark as the No. 1 single on the
Billboard Hot 100 in the week ended August 21.
Blues guitarist Elvin Bishop returns to charts (Reuters)
Reuters - Blues guitarist Elvin Bishop,
best known for having a No. 3 hit on the Hot 100 singles chart
in 1976 with "Fooled Around and Fell in Love," returns to the
Billboard charts with his first entry in 28 years.
Hilary Duff enjoys career bests on pop charts (Reuters)
Reuters - Teen pop star Hilary Duff's third
chart entry on the Hot 100 is her highest-debuting and
highest-charting single.
Hurricane rains on MTV's parade in Miami (Reuters)
Reuters - It appears MTV's annual Video
Music Awards will go ahead in Miami on Sunday -- but for now
the party's off.
Duff, Slash Gunning for Axl (E! Online)
 E! Online - The bad blood among the ex-members of Guns N' Roses has boiled
over into a federal case.
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Bo on Road to Recovery (E! Online)
 E! Online - American Idol star Bo Bice and Dick Cheney have something
in common: They both know what it's like to be whisked to an
"undisclosed location."
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Wilson Pressed on Smokeless Tobacco (AP)
 AP - The state attorney general wants the country singer who made the song "Redneck Woman" a hit to stop "glamorizing" the use of smokeless tobacco at her concerts.
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Diddy Promises the Ultimate Party for VMAs (AP)
AP - Scoring an invite to one of Diddy's dazzling, decadent bashes is a notoriously difficult get. But on Sunday, Diddy is relaxing his stringent admission rules for a celebration that's not just for the sexy people, but for everyone.
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