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George Takei Discloses His Homosexuality (AP)
 AP - George Takei, who as helmsman Sulu steered the Starship Enterprise through three television seasons and six movies, has come out as a homosexual in the current issue of Frontiers, a biweekly Los Angeles magazine covering the gay and lesbian community.
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Jackson Sunbathing Video Hits Internet (AP)
 AP - Janet Jackson has been exposed — and this time, Justin Timberlake is nowhere to be seen.
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Brooke Shields Pregnant With Second Child (AP)
 AP - Actress Brooke Shields, who turned a battle with postpartum depression into a book, is pregnant with her second child, her publicist said Thursday.
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Jolie Wants to Adopt Another Child (AP)
 AP - Angelina Jolie, often photographed with her two children in her arms, says she wants to adopt again.
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Music industry still singing the blues (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - With a backslide in motion, the music industry is in a funk.Again. Weakening album sales will place year-end totals behind 2004, making last year's modest gain over 2003 more of a hiccup than a hike.
Two blades make for close shave at box office (Reuters)
Reuters - With Halloween just
around the corner, the gorefest "Saw II" is likely to scare up
the most business at the weekend box office, eclipsing fellow
newcomer "The Legend of Zorro" in the process.
Jackson Sunbathing Video Hits Internet (AP)
AP - Janet Jackson has been exposed — and this time, Justin Timberlake is nowhere to be seen.
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Sox win Series, but Fox loses in ratings (Reuters)
Reuters - This year's four-game sweep
that brought the Chicago White Sox their first World Series
title since 1917 was the lowest-rated Fall Classic ever.
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia posts wider loss (Reuters)
 Reuters - Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc.
shares dropped 16 percent on Thursday after it posted wider
quarterly loss alongside a charge for the Martha Stewart
version of "The Apprentice" television show.
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Three Troupes, Three Productions, One Building for Rehearsal: Casting Announced for 'White Christmas' (Playbill)
Playbill - The 100 performers rehearsing three different companies of Irving Berlin's White Christmas, to play concurrently in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Boston starting in November, represent a range of generations of showbiz talent.
Hurricane Wilma hits Florida theater chains (Reuters)
Reuters - As Hollywood enters the
crucial fall season and attempts to make up a year-to-date box
office deficit, it is running up against a new obstacle.
Two blades make for close shave at box office (Reuters)
Reuters - With Halloween just
around the corner, the gorefest "Saw II" is likely to scare up
the most business at the weekend box office, eclipsing fellow
newcomer "The Legend of Zorro" in the process.
"King Kong" Super-Sized (E! Online)
 E! Online - The original King
Kong ran 90 minutes long. That relatively tame length is just a
warm-up to what Peter Jackson has in store for his remake of the great
ape epic.
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Jolie Said Wants to Adopt Another Child (AP)
AP - Angelina Jolie, often photographed with her two children in her arms, says she wants to adopt again.
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Banderas Finds 'Zorro' Stunts Exhausting (AP)
 AP - Antonio Banderas says doing most of his own stunts in "The Legend of Zorro" left him exhausted by the end of the shoot.
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Zeta-Jones Dishes on Life As Working Mom (AP)
 AP - Catherine Zeta-Jones has some rules about what her children eat.
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Judi Dench Receives Companion of Honor (AP)
 AP - Judi Dench, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth in 1998's "Shakespeare in Love," is now a Companion of Honor.
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Today in Entertainment History (AP)
AP - On Oct. 27, 1936, country artist Ernest Tubb made his first recordings.
Danny Glover joins 'Dreamgirls' chorus line (Reuters)
 Reuters - Danny Glover has been
cast in "Dreamgirls," a musical feature based on the stage hit
about a female singing group called the Dreamettes.
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Young genius inspires South African director (Reuters)
Reuters - South African director
Gavin Hood, coming off the acclaimed feature "Tsotsi," has
signed on to direct "Prodigy," the true story of an 11-year-old
college graduate.
Jackson Sunbathing Video Hits Internet (AP)
AP - Janet Jackson has been exposed — and this time, Justin Timberlake is nowhere to be seen.
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Cream's "Sunshine" Days are Over (E! Online)
 E! Online - Just days
after the legendary group performed concerts in New York, the Eric
Clapton-led band may have split up for good.
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50 Cent's billboards yanked after protests (Reuters)
 Reuters - The distributor of rap star 50
Cent's upcoming film said on Thursday it was taking down some
movie billboards near Los Angeles-area schools after community
leaders complained they glorify gangs and violence.
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LL Cool J gets busy on new album (Reuters)
 Reuters - Veteran rapper LL Cool J is at
work on a new album, which is expected to be released sometime
in 2006.
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Nine Inch Nails to rock New Orleans (Reuters)
Reuters - Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor
promises to deliver a jolt of industrial rock to weary relief
workers in New Orleans this weekend.
Carole King Opposes Idaho Wilderness Bill (AP)
 AP - Singer Carole King fumbled with the microphone Thursday as she testified against a bill to create more protected wilderness in her home state of Idaho.
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Kanye's 'Gold' still No. 1 single (Reuters)
Reuters - Kanye West's "Gold Digger" featuring
Jamie Foxx topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for an
eighth week Thursday, while rookie R&B singer Chris Brown's
"Run It!" was No. 2 for a second.
Last bow for Cream as critics give thumbs up (Reuters)
 Reuters - After reunion concerts packed with
nostalgia and their signature gritty blues-rock, Eric Clapton
and his pioneering British band "Cream" are parting ways again,
their promoters said on Thursday.
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Love's Legal Woes Worsen (E! Online)
 E! Online - Courtney Love is every attorney's dream client--until it
comes time to collect payment for billable hours, that is.
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The Lost Teen Idol (E! Online)
 E! Online - Barry Cowsill has lost his way before. But now he's missing.
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