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Spears: Pics of Baby on Web Were Stolen (AP)
 AP - Britney Spears threatened to take legal action Friday after pictures of her newborn son popped up on the Internet, apparently stolen from a private photo shoot.
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'Little Rascals' Actor Gordon Lee Dies (AP)
 AP - Gordon Lee, the chubby child actor who played Spanky McFarland's little brother Porky in the "Little Rascals" comedies, has died. He was 71.
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Katie Holmes Ecstatic About Pregnancy (AP)
 AP - Katie Holmes says she's ecstatic about being pregnant — even if she's not jumping on couches.
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The Beatles Dubbed Icon of the Century (AP)
 AP - Sorry Johnny, Oprah and Madonna — you just missed the cut. Variety ranks the top 10 entertainment icons of the century in a new commemorative issue marking the trade publication's 100th anniversary. The Beatles were dubbed the no. 1 icon in the issue, currently on newsstands.
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Usher label ready to launch after 3 years (Reuters)
Reuters - Three years after its formation
was announced, Usher's US Records will make its formal debut
next month with the release of film soundtrack "In the Mix."
Sequel offers a tamer, family-friendly 'Zorro' (Reuters)
Reuters - What have they done to
the "Zorro" movie series? It's turned into "Spy Kids!" Instead
of a lone masked champion of justice and freedom, the sequel to
Amblin's 1998 "The Mask of Zorro" is now a family act.
Aretha Throws Party for Katrina Refugees (AP)
 AP - SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Aretha Franklin threw a party Friday for dozens of people displaced by Hurricane Katrina, sharing soul food and memories of New Orleans with refugees at a hotel in suburban Detroit.
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Viewers check into Thursday's 'ER' (Reuters)
Reuters - NBC's "ER" snapped the
two-week adults 18-49 winning streak of CBS' "Without a Trace"
on what was otherwise a pretty routine Thursday night in
primetime.
USA Today's Top 25 US Bestsellers (Reuters)
Reuters - The top 25 U.S.
bestsellers, based on sales through Sunday, October 16, as
reported by USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com).
De Haas and Hawkins Join Benefit Concert of 'Damn Yankees,' Set in Negro Leagues (Playbill)
Playbill - Darius De Haas and Ira Hawkins have joined the concert cast of the fresh take on Damn Yankees that sets the action in the Negro Baseball Leagues.
Sequel offers a tamer, family-friendly 'Zorro' (Reuters)
Reuters - What have they done to
the "Zorro" movie series? It's turned into "Spy Kids!" Instead
of a lone masked champion of justice and freedom, the sequel to
Amblin's 1998 "The Mask of Zorro" is now a family act.
Italy selects 'Don't Tell' for Oscar race (Reuters)
Reuters - Despite a chorus of voices
calling for a boycott, Italy's Oscar selection committee picked
Cristina Comencini's "La Bestia Nel Cuore" ("Don't Tell") to
represent Italy in the race for the best foreign-language
Oscar.
Gordon Lee, Porky on 'Our Gang,' dead at 71 (Reuters)
Reuters - Eugene "Gordon" Lee, who played the
chunky tag-a-long "Porky" in the 1930s-era "Our Gang" movie
shorts, has died, a friend said on Friday.
Hindu Monkey God Stars in India Animation (AP)
 AP - It's a bird. It's a plane. It's ... the superhero monkey god?
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PluggedIn: DVD format war brews even as videos go off-disk (Reuters)
Reuters - Hollywood is gearing up for an ugly
war over rival DVD formats, but the real battle may be in
keeping customers hooked on physical discs at all.
'Little Rascals' Actor Gordon Lee Dies (AP)
AP - Gordon Lee, the chubby child actor who played Spanky McFarland's little brother Porky in the "Little Rascals" comedies, has died. He was 71.
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Spielberg's Holocaust Archive in USC (AP)
AP - Steven Spielberg's voluminous archive documenting the lives of Holocaust survivors has merged with the University of Southern California.
Cameron Diaz Surprises Stanford Class (AP)
 AP - Cameron Diaz surprised a class at Stanford University when the "Charlie's Angels" star helped lead a lecture on environmentally friendly design.
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The Beatles Dubbed Icon of the Century (AP)
AP - Sorry Johnny, Oprah and Madonna — you just missed the cut. Variety ranks the top 10 entertainment icons of the century in a new commemorative issue marking the trade publication's 100th anniversary. The Beatles were dubbed the no. 1 icon in the issue, currently on newsstands.
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Katie Holmes Ecstatic About Pregnancy (AP)
AP - Katie Holmes says she's ecstatic about being pregnant — even if she's not jumping on couches.
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Aretha Throws Party for Katrina Refugees (AP)
AP - SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Aretha Franklin threw a party Friday for dozens of people displaced by Hurricane Katrina, sharing soul food and memories of New Orleans with refugees at a hotel in suburban Detroit.
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Gibson offers new way to 'play' guitar (Reuters)
Reuters - Gibson Guitar has teamed with
videogame developers Harmonix and RedOctane for a new musical
simulation game called "Guitar Hero." The game will launch
November 1 on the PlayStation 2 entertainment system.
Unauthorized DVD bios are on the rise (Reuters)
Reuters - In an age when consumers have an
endless appetite for their favorite celebrities, unauthorized
biographies on DVD are captivating the masses.
K-tel albums return, minus the toll-free number (Reuters)
Reuters - A famous brand is making a comeback
in the U.S. music industry. BCI Eclipse, the Navarre-owned
label and video company, has licensed the K-tel trademark for a
series of compilation albums.
Reunited Gang of Four firing on all cylinders (Reuters)
Reuters - Midway through Gang of
Four's 80-minute set Thursday night at the Avalon, singer Jon
King took a baseball bat to an old microwave oven.
Perry gives introspection full-throttle treatment (Reuters)
Reuters - The urban-legend aura
surrounding Linda Perry received a significant boost with the
recent rerelease of her 1995 album "In Flight," a stirring,
often jarringly straightforward and introspective Rosetta Stone
of her life. After 10 years of obscurity, the former 4 Non
Blondes singer's solo debut is a brilliant insight into a world
of unbridled ambition ("In My Dreams," "Success") and
uncompromising introspection ("Life in a Bottle").
Jazz Singer, Pianist Shirley Horn Dies (AP)
 AP - Shirley Horn, the jazz pianist and vocalist who got her start opening for Miles Davis and became revered as a master interpreter of American standards, has died at the age of 71, her record label said Friday.
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Usher label ready to launch after 3 years (Reuters)
Reuters - Three years after its formation
was announced, Usher's US Records will make its formal debut
next month with the release of film soundtrack "In the Mix."
Soul Asylum Back in Action (E! Online)
 E! Online - After a
seven-year hiatus from recording, Grammy-winning band Soul Asylum is
putting the finishing touches on a new album, due for release in March,
and preparing a series of concerts.
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Simpson set to lead next week's album list (Reuters)
Reuters - Youth should be served next week,
when it is practically certain that Ashlee Simpson's sophomore
set will bow atop the Billboard 200.
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