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Fox Cancels 'The Simple Life' (AP)
 AP - "The Simple Life" is over — at least on Fox. The network said Wednesday it has canceled the Paris Hilton-Nicole Richie reality series after the show's two stars no longer proved compatible.
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Photog Pleads Innocent in Witherspoon Case (AP)
 AP - A photographer pleaded innocent Wednesday to six misdemeanor charges alleging he struck a 5-year-old girl with his camera and shoved two amusement park employees out of the way to take pictures of Reese Witherspoon and her children.
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MTV to Premiere Madonna Videos, Film (AP)
 AP - There will be a Madonna-thon of sorts on MTV's networks over the next few weeks. The pop queen, who is due to release a new album next month, will appear on MTV's "Total Request Live" on Monday to play her single "Hung Up."
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Report: It's Over for Jude and Sienna (AP)
 AP - Sienna Miller and Jude Law have ended their engagement, months after he apologized for an affair with his children's nanny, according to a published report.
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Paparazzi pleads not guilty in Witherspoon incident (Reuters)
Reuters - A photographer pleaded not guilty
on Wednesday to using aggressive tactics to get pictures of
actress Reese Witherspoon and her family while they were on a
birthday outing to a Disney theme park.
'Wedding' crew line up Thanksgiving caper (Reuters)
Reuters - The director and
production company behind summer smash "Wedding Crashers" are
reuniting for another R-rated comedy that promises plenty of
sparks.
Rush celebrates 30th with live CD/DVD (Reuters)
Reuters - A 2004 concert in Frankfurt, Germany
is the subject of an upcoming CD/DVD from veteran progressive
rock trio Rush.
'Lost' Star, Wife Robbed at Gunpoint (AP)
 AP - Josh Holloway and his wife reportedly were robbed at gunpoint in their home. There was no indication that the robber recognized the 36-year-old actor, who plays hunky con man Sawyer on the ABC castaway drama "Lost," television station KHON reported.
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Jobs-Iger rapport could spur Pixar talks (Reuters)
Reuters - When Walt Disney Co. CEO
Robert Iger joined his Apple Computer counterpart Steve Jobs on
a theater stage Wednesday to announce that Disney-produced TV
series will be made available for downloading via Apple's
iTunes, he might have been moving one step closer to renewing a
fragile deal with Jobs' Pixar Animation Studios as well.
Far Out! NYC Will Get a "Rocky Mountain High" in 'Almost Heaven: The Songs of John Denver' (Playbill)
Playbill - Almost Heaven: The Songs of John Denver, a musical entertainment developed regionally - in fact, in John Denver's beloved Colorado - will make its New York City premiere Oct. 28 at Off-Broadway's Promenade Theatre, producer Harold Thau announced.
'Wedding' crew line up Thanksgiving caper (Reuters)
Reuters - The director and
production company behind summer smash "Wedding Crashers" are
reuniting for another R-rated comedy that promises plenty of
sparks.
"Superman II" Lives--Live (E! Online)
 E! Online - Wednesday night in the Chino, California, you will believe that
Christopher Gomez can fly. Probably.
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"Casino Royale" backers set date to name new Bond (Reuters)
Reuters - James Bond, 007, is back. Or, at
least he will be on Friday.
Craig on Her Majesty's Secret Service? (E! Online)
 E! Online - You might recognize Daniel Craig as the other man in breathless
tabloid accounts of the Jude Law-Sienna Miller relationship meltdown.
Pretty soon, though, you might know him for his big-screen martini
preference--as in: shaken, not stirred.
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Photog Pleads Innocent in Witherspoon Case (AP)
AP - A photographer pleaded innocent Wednesday to six misdemeanor charges alleging he struck a 5-year-old girl with his camera and shoved two amusement park employees out of the way to take pictures of Reese Witherspoon and her children.
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'Chewbacca' Actor to Become U.S. Citizen (AP)
 AP - A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a Wookiee named Chewbacca growled and howled his way through "Star Wars" movies. On Monday, the actor who played him will take the oath to become an American citizen.
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Warner Bros eyes movie about Bond creator Fleming (Reuters)
Reuters - The colorful life of Ian Fleming,
the British author who created secret agent James Bond modeling
007 in part on himself, may soon become a movie.
Report: It's Over for Jude and Sienna (AP)
AP - Sienna Miller and Jude Law have ended their engagement, months after he apologized for an affair with his children's nanny, according to a published report.
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Woody Harrelson to Be a Father Again (AP)
 AP - Actor Woody Harrelson, who plays a father of 10 in the new movie "The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio," says he's going to be a real-life dad for a third time.
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Angelina Jolie Receives Humanitarian Award (AP)
 AP - Angelina Jolie has accepted an award for her humanitarian work as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations refugee agency.
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Rush celebrates 30th with live CD/DVD (Reuters)
Reuters - A 2004 concert in Frankfurt, Germany
is the subject of an upcoming CD/DVD from veteran progressive
rock trio Rush.
Rock's groupie queen tells all -- once again (Reuters)
Reuters - The other day, Pamela
Des Barres' name came up in conversation with a friend who
asked, "Wasn't she a ... uh ... a roadie or something?"
Canada's Nickelback 'Right' on top of U.S. charts (Reuters)
Reuters - Canadian rock band Nickelback
scored the first chart-topping album of its career Wednesday,
while new sets from Twista, Sara Evans, Fiona Apple and Franz
Ferdinand also bowed in the upper reaches of the U.S. charts.
Jamie Cullum a Rat Pack wannabe as safe as milk (Reuters)
Reuters - Jamie Cullum took the stage
at New York's Irving Plaza on Tuesday to a roomful of feral
white-collar whooping and high-pitched squeals. With his
three-piece light-jazz trio, the young Brit worked his charm as
a budding entertainer of the Rat Pack variety.
'Christmas' finally arrives for Flaming Lips (Reuters)
Reuters - The Flaming Lips have completed
shooting on their feature film "Christmas on Mars," which has
been in the works for several years.
Apple Introduces Video IPod, TV Deals (AP)
 AP - Apple Computer Inc. introduced an iPod capable of playing videos on Wednesday, evolving the portable music player of choice into a multimedia platform for everything from TV shows to music videos.
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Record Labels Bank on IPod for Video Sales (AP)
 AP - Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod and iTunes online music store made paying for music downloads cool, but can they fuel a similar revenue-boosting boom for record labels with music videos?
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Isley Brother on trial in L.A. for tax evasion (Reuters)
 Reuters - Ronald Isley, lead singer of
legendary R&B band the Isley Brothers, went on trial on
Wednesday on tax evasion charges that could result in a prison
sentence of up to 26 years if convicted.
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Coach Teaches Screaming to Rock Stars (AP)
 AP - Do rock stars really need to learn how to scream? It's doubtful Robert Plant needed coaching to shriek "baaaaay-beeeeey," or that Zack de la Rocha ever needed a lesson. But regardless of natural talent, Melissa Cross, the self-proclaimed "Queen of Scream," has developed a training program that teaches proper technique to a new breed of unrestrained rock singers.
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Three indicted in U.S. bust of pirated CDs (Reuters)
Reuters - A federal grand jury indicted
three men on Wednesday in what prosecutors are calling the
largest bust of pirated CDs in U.S. history.
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