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Beatty Tries to Crash Schwarzenegger Rally (AP)
 AP - Actors Warren Beatty and wife Annette Bening tried to crash a campaign appearance Saturday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as the governor sought to drum up last-minute support for a group of statewide ballot measures.
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Billboards for 50 Cent Movie Coming Down (AP)
AP - Twenty-one billboards plugging rapper 50 Cent's movie "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" are coming down amid opposition from community groups.
Siegfried & Roy Back on Stage As Patrons (AP)
 AP - Two years and one month after a tiger attack that nearly killed him, magician Roy Horn and his partner Siegfried Fischbacher were back on stage Saturday but as patrons rather than performers.
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Elizabeth Taylor Shines at Dedication (AP)
 AP - Swathed in jewels and bathed in the spotlight, Elizabeth Taylor made a rare but regal public appearance to dedicate the new UCLA Clinical AIDS Research and Education Center.
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Madonna steals show at MTV Europe awards (Reuters)
 Reuters - Madonna stole the show at the MTV Europe
Music Awards on Thursday with the first live televised
performance of her new single "Hung Up," emerging from a giant
glitter ball wearing purple leather boots and matching leotard.
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Beatty Tries to Crash Schwarzenegger Rally (AP)
 AP - Actors Warren Beatty and wife Annette Bening tried to crash a campaign appearance Saturday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as the governor sought to drum up last-minute support for a group of statewide ballot measures.
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Billboards for 50 Cent Movie Coming Down (AP)
AP - Twenty-one billboards plugging rapper 50 Cent's movie "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" are coming down amid opposition from community groups.
Armstrong Says His Celebrity Puzzles Him (AP)
 AP - Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, has never felt comfortable with the celebrity he achieved. In fact, it puzzles him.
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Viacom plans local film production: magazine (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. media conglomerate Viacom plans
to make films for local audiences in international markets, its
future head was quoted as saying in an interview with German
magazine Der Spiegel.
Black Aviatrix Bessie Coleman Sings in Musical 'Barnstormer' at NYC's Lark (Playbill)
Playbill - Barnstormer, a new musical inspired by the true story of first female black aviator Bessie Coleman, will receive a BareBones Production at the Lark Play Development Center Nov. 5-16.
Beatty Tries to Crash Schwarzenegger Rally (AP)
AP - Actors Warren Beatty and wife Annette Bening tried to crash a campaign appearance Saturday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as the governor sought to drum up last-minute support for a group of statewide ballot measures.
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Billboards for 50 Cent Movie Coming Down (AP)
AP - Twenty-one billboards plugging rapper 50 Cent's movie "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" are coming down amid opposition from community groups.
Benigni Thanks U.S. for Film Contribution (AP)
 AP - Roberto Benigni says he's grateful to the United States for bringing film to the world.
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Omar Sharif Accused of Assaulting Valet (AP)
 AP - Omar Sharif was sued by a restaurant parking valet who says the actor called him a derogatory name and punched him after the valet refused to accept his European currency.
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Clooney Denies Confronting Guard in London (AP)
AP - George Clooney denied a newspaper report that he was involved in a shoving match with a security guard outside a bar in London's West End.
Ferrell Surprises N.C. High School Actors (AP)
 AP - Actor Will Ferrell shared one regret as he surprised winners of the State High School Play Festival.
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Elizabeth Taylor Shines at Dedication (AP)
AP - Swathed in jewels and bathed in the spotlight, Elizabeth Taylor made a rare but regal public appearance to dedicate the new UCLA Clinical AIDS Research and Education Center.
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'Chicken Little' reviews spark few B.O. concerns (Reuters)
 Reuters - The debut on Friday of
"Chicken Little," the first fully computer-animated movie by
the Walt Disney Co., was greeted on Friday with mixed reviews
that industry experts said would not affect the younger
audiences the film is aimed at.
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Hilary Duff World Hits AOL Next Week (AP)
 AP - Kids, teens and tweens can immerse themselves in all things Hilary when Hilary Duff World hits America Online on Monday.
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Dirty Downloads Ready to Go on IPods (AP)
 AP - Purveyors of porn and entrepreneurs who spied a niche when Apple Computer Inc. unveiled its video-playing iPod are proving that sex even sells in tiny packages — especially when it is portable.
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Billboards for 50 Cent Movie Coming Down (AP)
AP - Twenty-one billboards plugging rapper 50 Cent's movie "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" are coming down amid opposition from community groups.
Yoko Says Sorry to Paul (E! Online)
 E! Online - The oft-maligned
widow of John Lennon has apologized to Paul McCartney over comments made
last month at England's Q Awards that insinuated that McCartney was a
bad songwriter.
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Latin Grammys Shake Things Up (E! Online)
 E! Online - Things were different this year at the Sixth Annual Latin
Grammy Awards.
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Madonna in a dancing mood on new set (Reuters)
 Reuters - Madonna will not let a few cracked
ribs and broken bones spoil her party. Weeks after falling from
her horse on the grounds of her English estate, Madonna is in
the mood to dance. Not surprisingly, she wants the world to
know.
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Dolly Parton Plans N.C. Concert Complex (AP)
AP - Dolly Parton will take part in a groundbreaking ceremony next week for an entertainment complex planned for northeastern North Carolina.
Boone, Bono team for Graham tribute (Reuters)
Reuters - What do Pat Boone and Bono have
in common? It turns out they are both fans of the Rev. Billy
Graham.
Lil Jon, 50 Cent link labels for joint projects (Reuters)
Reuters - Two of rap music's most dominating
entities may soon be even more dominant. Rapper/producer Lil
Jon's BME Recordings and rapper 50 Cent's G-Unit have joined
forces to cross-promote their artists.
Switching to Latin formats boosts radio ratings (Reuters)
Reuters - First came the flips: Dozens of radio
stations switched formats to Spanish-language programing in the
past year or so. Now come the facts: Almost across the board,
ratings for those stations improved, and the increased exposure
seems to be breeding Latin music sales.
Consumers sing copy-protection blues (Reuters)
Reuters - Complaints continue to mount
regarding a controversial CD copy-protection initiative by Sony
BMG Music Entertainment.
It's Destiny: '#1s' is No. 1 (Reuters)
Reuters - Not long after finishing its
farewell tour, Destiny's Child caps its career by scoring its
second No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and its third No. 1 on Top
R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The vocal trio had two other top fives on
the big chart.
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