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Lewis Raises $55.9M for MDA, Storm Victims (AP)
 AP - The Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon raised $54.9 million for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and more than $1 million for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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Lance Armstrong, Sheryl Crow Engaged (AP)
 AP - Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong and rock star Sheryl Crow are engaged. The cyclist announced the engagement in a statement Monday, and said he asked Crow on Wednesday while they were in Sun Valley, Idaho.
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'Transporter' Tops Labor Day Box Office (AP)
 AP - Jason Statham delivered a bigger box-office package this time, with his action sequel "Transporter 2" taking in $20.25 million to debut as the top weekend movie.
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Robin Givens to Make Broadway Debut (AP)
 AP - Robin Givens is getting her Broadway debut as the new Roxie Hart in "Chicago."
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Lachey Stumps for Jeffre for Cincy Mayor (AP)
 AP - While pop singer Justin Jeffre was speaking at a rally in his bid for mayor, dozens of teenage and 20-something women were backstage trying to talk to his 98 Degrees bandmate Nick Lachey.
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"Transporter 2" Devirginizes Box Office (E! Online)
 E! Online - It took Transporter 2 to transport the Labor Day weekend box
office to a new high.
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Lance Armstrong, Sheryl Crow Engaged (AP)
AP - Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong and rock star Sheryl Crow are engaged. The cyclist announced the engagement in a statement Monday, and said he asked Crow on Wednesday while they were in Sun Valley, Idaho.
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NBC KOs Kanye's Bush Bashing (E! Online)
 E! Online - Kanye West's latest rap didn't win him any fans at NBC--or the
White House.
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News Corp. may buy out ad partner-NYT (Reuters)
Reuters - Media giant News Corp. is in talks to
buy out the minority partner in its growing outdoor advertising
business in Central and Eastern Europe for an undisclosed sum,
The New York Times reported on Monday, citing a person involved
in the venture.
Broadway's Jarrod Emick and Cass Morgan Help Ignite 'Ring of Fire', the New Johnny Cash Musical (Playbill)
Playbill - Richard Maltby Jr., the director who guided Ain't Misbehavin' and Fosse to Broadway, is staging and co-creating the new Johnny Cash-inspired musical, Ring of Fire, in its test run at Studio Arena Theatre in Buffalo, Sept. 2-Oct. 9.
"Transporter 2" Devirginizes Box Office (E! Online)
E! Online - It took Transporter 2 to transport the Labor Day weekend box
office to a new high.
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'Transporter' Tops Labor Day Box Office (AP)
AP - Jason Statham delivered a bigger box-office package this time, with his action sequel "Transporter 2" taking in $20.25 million to debut as the top weekend movie.
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'Transporter 2' ignites holiday box office (Reuters)
 Reuters - Hollywood's dismal summer ended
with a bang on Monday as the action thriller "Transporter 2"
set a new record for a U.S. Labor Day holiday weekend opening.
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Kansas Town Boasts 'Wizard of Oz' Museum (AP)
AP - Those who think "The Wizard of Oz" is the story of a Kansas farm girl singing about rainbows and skipping down a yellow brick road in red slippers should think again.
Venice notebook: Paltrow's plane scare, veto on Crowe question (Reuters)
 Reuters - Off the waterfront red carpets and
beyond the buzzing Lido, the following items were seen and
heard at the Venice Film Festival:
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Crowe in Venice but plane scare keeps Paltrow away (Reuters)
 Reuters - Gwyneth Paltrow failed to appear in
Venice on Monday to promote her latest film, "Proof," after her
plane encountered "technical problems" and was forced to turn
back to New York.
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Venice embraces South Korean "Vengeance" film (Reuters)
 Reuters - After storming the box office at home,
"Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" by South Korean director Park
Chan-wook has won over the Venice Film Festival where it is one
of three Asian films in competition.
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Hollywood Uncertain After Summer Bummer (AP)
 AP - Americans' love affair with movies is far from over. Yet like many relationships, it seems to be suffering from a case of familiarity breeds contempt. Summer 2005 was the worst since 1997 for movie attendance, which dropped sharply and rattled the complacency of studios.
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'Elizabethtown' Looks at Life and Death (AP)
 AP - Most of what happens in "Elizabethtown," will probably never happen to you — but some could, and that is the hook in the Cameron Crowe film that debuted Sunday at the Venice Film Festival.
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New Spanish film shines red light on friendship (Reuters)
 Reuters - Film director Fernando Leon's tough and
wry tales of outsiders have won him huge Spanish audiences and
critical acclaim.
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Lance Armstrong, Sheryl Crow Engaged (AP)
AP - Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong and rock star Sheryl Crow are engaged. The cyclist announced the engagement in a statement Monday, and said he asked Crow on Wednesday while they were in Sun Valley, Idaho.
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Lachey Stumps for Jeffre for Cincy Mayor (AP)
AP - While pop singer Justin Jeffre was speaking at a rally in his bid for mayor, dozens of teenage and 20-something women were backstage trying to talk to his 98 Degrees bandmate Nick Lachey.
Court rules against Kazaa (Reuters)
 Reuters - An Australian court ruled on Monday that
users of the popular Internet file-sharing network Kazaa were
breaching copyright, and ordered its owners to modify the
software to prevent online music piracy.
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Aussie Court: Kazaa File-Swapping Illegal (AP)
 AP - In a ruling hailed as a resounding victory by the recording industry, a court Monday said that popular file-swapping network Kazaa breaches copyright in Australia and gave its owners two months to stamp out further piracy by its millions of users.
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McCartney Still Inspired by John Lennon (AP)
 AP - Paul McCartney sometimes gets a little help from a friend. "When I write, there are times — not always — when I hear John (Lennon) in my head," McCartney told the latest issue of Time magazine. "I'll think, OK, what would we have done here?, and I can hear him gripe or approve."
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British Music Retailers Begin Digital War (AP)
AP - In a clear sign the digital music revolution is here to stay, Britain's major music retailers are going head-to-head for a slice of the burgeoning — and potentially very lucrative — Internet downloading market.
Anastacia in new talent show, but slams reality TV (Reuters)
 Reuters - U.S. soul star Anastacia got her big
break on a TV talent show in 1998 and is appearing in a new,
similar series to be aired on MTV.
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Casting Crowns defies Christian-music rules (Reuters)
Reuters - Every once in a while there's a
success story that defies the odds, overcomes obstacles, slays
skeptics and rises from obscurity to top the charts. In today's
Christian music community, it is Casting Crowns.
Stones Fans Do Less Damage Than Expected (AP)
 AP - The Rolling Stones were a huge hit at Comerica Park — and the damage wasn't as bad as expected.
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Singer Macy Gray Volunteers at Astrodome (AP)
 AP - It wasn't for a concert. R&B singer Macy Gray came to town specifically to help refugees from the flooding in New Orleans.
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