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Nick Lachey to Play 'Newlywed' in TV Pilot (AP)
 AP - "Newlyweds" Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson aren't yet divorced, but Lachey is moving on to a new marriage. At least on TV.
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Aaron Spelling Sues Nurse for Defamation (AP)
AP - Producer Aaron Spelling has sued a nurse and her attorney for allegedly violating a confidentiality agreement and spreading rumors around Hollywood that Spelling sexually harassed her.
E! to Air 'The Simple Life' (AP)
 AP - Feuding ex-friends Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie will take "The Simple Life" to E! Entertainment Television in a new format that allows them to have nothing to do with each other.
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Andrews: Diaz Would Be Perfect As Maria (AP)
 AP - Julie Andrews says Cameron Diaz would be the perfect choice to play Maria if "The Sound of Music" is ever remade. Andrews starred in the best-picture Academy Award winner about a nun who leaves the convent behind to wed an Austrian widower (Christopher Plummer) and spread the "Do-Re-Mi" spirit to his seven kids.
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Hollywood geisha raise eyebrows in Asia (Reuters)
 Reuters - A dream team of movie stars from China
and Japan gathered in Tokyo on Monday to promote "Memoirs of a
Geisha," the first big-budget Hollywood romance to feature an
almost entirely Asian cast.
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Sundance raises curtain on 2006 festival films (Reuters)
Reuters - The Sundance Film Festival on
Monday named 64 movies eligible to compete for awards at its
2006 event -- expanding the international scope of a festival
whose films dig deep into personal lives and modern issues.
Sex Pistols, Skynyrd finally in rock hall of fame (Reuters)
 Reuters - After years of rejection,
influential bands the Sex Pistols, Black Sabbath and Lynyrd
Skynyrd are finally making it into the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame, organizers said on Monday.
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FCC seen backing new cable pricing: WSJ (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. Federal Communications
Commission is expected to suggest that cable companies could
best serve their customers by allowing them to subscribe to
individual channels instead of packages of several stations,
the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
Sex Pistols, Skynyrd finally in rock hall of fame (Reuters)
Reuters - After years of rejection,
influential bands the Sex Pistols, Black Sabbath and Lynyrd
Skynyrd are finally making it into the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame, organizers said on Monday.
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'Very Old Man' an artful blend of reality, magic (Reuters)
Reuters - Based on a 1968 short
story by Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez and adapted
by Pulitzer winner Nilo Cruz, "A Very Old Man With Enormous
Wings" is mysterious, rich with ideas and thought-provoking.
Sundance raises curtain on 2006 festival films (Reuters)
Reuters - The Sundance Film Festival on
Monday named 64 movies eligible to compete for awards at its
2006 event -- expanding the international scope of a festival
whose films dig deep into personal lives and modern issues.
'Harry Potter' enjoys spell atop box office (Reuters)
Reuters - "Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire" and "Walk the Line" occupied the top two spots
at the North American box office for a second weekend --
fending off six new wide releases in the process -- and led the
Thanksgiving session to its second-highest tally on record.
'Believe' it, Carrey eyes Burton picture (Reuters)
Reuters - Believe it or not,
director Tim Burton and actor Jim Carrey are in early
negotiations to collaborate on an action-adventure loosely
based on the life of Robert Ripley.
'A Charlie Brown Christmas' Leads TV Pack (AP)
AP - Good grief, network executives said when they first saw Charles Schulz's "A Charlie Brown Christmas."
Downey, Dawson Star in Sundance Entries (AP)
AP - Ashley Judd, Robert Downey Jr., Rosario Dawson, Paul Giamatti, Maggie Gyllenhaal and singer Tom Waits are among the stars appearing in movies competing for top honors at January's Sundance Film Festival.
Andrews: Diaz Would Be Perfect As Maria (AP)
AP - Julie Andrews says Cameron Diaz would be the perfect choice to play Maria if "The Sound of Music" is ever remade. Andrews starred in the best-picture Academy Award winner about a nun who leaves the convent behind to wed an Austrian widower (Christopher Plummer) and spread the "Do-Re-Mi" spirit to his seven kids.
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'Glory Road' Depicts 1966 NCAA Tournament (AP)
AP - Sitting in a crowded theater, members of the 1965-66 Texas Western basketball team, their families and other fans couldn't help but cheer as they watched the Hollywood version of their improbable NCAA championship season.
Wife of Tennis Star Hewitt Has Baby Girl (AP)
AP - Australian tennis star Lleyton Hewitt's wife, actress Rebecca Cartwright, gave birth to a girl Tuesday.
'Goblet' Gets $410M in Worldwide Gross (AP)
AP - "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" lost none of its charms for audiences, the film remaining the No. 1 draw over Thanksgiving weekend with $54.7 million.
"Goblet" Still on Fire (E! Online)
 E! Online - The spell remained unbroken. For a second straight weekend,
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire worked box-office magic,
grossing $54.7 million from Friday to Sunday and a whopping $81.3
million over the five-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend to surpass the
$200 million mark in just 10 days.
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Sex Pistols, Skynyrd finally in rock hall of fame (Reuters)
Reuters - After years of rejection,
influential bands the Sex Pistols, Black Sabbath and Lynyrd
Skynyrd are finally making it into the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame, organizers said on Monday.
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Vietnam considers $40,000 bail for rocker Glitter (Reuters)
 Reuters - Vietnam is
considering releasing British rocker Gary Glitter, who has been
charged with child molestation, on bail but he will not be
allowed to leave the country, a state official said on Tuesday.
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Deep Purple's Hughes picks Chili Peppers pair (Reuters)
Reuters - Former Deep Purple singer/bassist
Glenn Hughes is gearing up to record his next solo release,
with the aid of Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante
and drummer Chad Smith. The yet-to-be-titled release will be
recorded in January and is on target for a May release.
Nick Lachey to Play 'Newlywed' in TV Pilot (AP)
AP - "Newlyweds" Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson aren't yet divorced, but Lachey is moving on to a new marriage. At least on TV.
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Sabbath, Sex Pistols on Rock's Rolls (E! Online)
 E! Online - After repeatedly being dissed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,
Ozzy Osbourne famously demanded that Black Sabbath be removed from
consideration for the "totally irrelevant" institution.
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The Rod Father (E! Online)
 E! Online - Rod Stewart may not be able to stay "Forever Young," but he's
keeping his family that way.
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Rod Stewart and Fiancee Have Baby Boy (AP)
 AP - At age 60, Rod Stewart is a father again.
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Lennon's Killer Marks 25 Years of Infamy (AP)
 AP - Twenty-five years ago, Mark David Chapman stamped his name into history by shooting four bullets into John Lennon's back — a desperate, senseless grab for the kind of fame the voice of a generation was so steeped in. Instead, all he gained was infamy.
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Rock Hall of Fame Announces Inductees (AP)
 AP - Black Sabbath, Miles Davis and the Sex Pistols are among five musical legends to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Chesney Cheers for Tennessee's Hoops (AP)
 AP - The two homes of country music star Kenny Chesney mingled a little as the Tennessee native watched the Lady Vols play in his adopted Caribbean.
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