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Next 'Apprentice' to Be Shot in Calif. (AP)
 AP - Donald Trump is leaving New York to fire people on the West Coast. NBC announced Tuesday that "The Apprentice" has been picked up for a sixth season and will be shot in Southern California.
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Michael, Partner to Seal Relationship (AP)
 AP - George Michael said Tuesday that he and his longtime partner will make their relationship official under new British legislation offering gays many of the legal protections available to married couples.
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Cowell Stays on 'Idol' After Suit Settled (AP)
 AP - There will be at least five more "American Idol" winners — and insult-wielding Simon Cowell is booked to do his part in selecting each one.
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Jerry Garcia's Appliances to Be Auctioned (AP)
AP - Jerry Garcia's dishwasher, toilets and other home appliances will be auctioned by a nonprofit group hoping to raise more than $100,000.
"The Simple Life" Lives (E! Online)
 E! Online - A simmering feud and network pink slip? Pish-posh. Paris Hilton and
Nicole Richie are back in the Simple Life business.
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Gregory Peck's Hollywood Star Is Stolen (AP)
AP - Gregory Peck's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was stolen by someone who cut it out of the sidewalk where it had honored the actor for more than four decades, officials said Tuesday.
Ex-Glam Rocker Gary Glitter Continues Fall (AP)
 AP - On warm nights in this seaside resort, the elderly British foreigner would sing in his backyard — sometimes for friends, sometimes alone, but always very loudly.
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Next 'Apprentice' to Be Shot in Calif. (AP)
AP - Donald Trump is leaving New York to fire people on the West Coast. NBC announced Tuesday that "The Apprentice" has been picked up for a sixth season and will be shot in Southern California.
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CBS, ABC down to the wire in November sweep (Reuters)
Reuters - It's going to be a photo
finish between CBS and ABC for bragging rights in the coveted
adults 18-49 demographic for the November sweep. And the way
things are going, it could be a fight to the death between
those two networks through the end of the season in May.
By The Numbers: "Rent" Rates High in Movie Musical Opening Weekends (Playbill)
Playbill - "Rent" - the film version of the popular Jonathan Larson stage musical - tallied $10.7 million in its opening, 5-day weekend, with $5.3 million on the first day of release.
Gregory Peck's Hollywood Star Is Stolen (AP)
AP - Gregory Peck's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was stolen by someone who cut it out of the sidewalk where it had honored the actor for more than four decades, officials said Tuesday.
Madonna says she may try directing movies (Reuters)
 Reuters - Pop star Madonna, whose acting career
has been decidedly dismal, said Tuesday she might try her hand
at making films, but her moviemaker husband joked he could do
without the competition.
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Clooney Catches Indie Spirit (E! Online)
 E! Online - Making a black-and-white period drama about a principled
journalist means never having to say you're sorry for Batman &
Robin.
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Director Elia Kazan wins overdue credit in new book (Reuters)
Reuters - Early in January 1999,
the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences gathered to discuss who would receive honorary
Oscars 10 weeks later. One of its members, actor Karl Malden,
argued that just about every deserving representative of the
golden age of American cinema had been recognized. All but one,
that is: Elia Kazan, under whose direction Malden had won an
Oscar for his work in "A Streetcar Named Desire."
Julianne Moore to Co-Host Nobel Concert (AP)
AP - Julianne Moore will co-host the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize Concert for laureate Mohamed ElBaradei and the International Atomic Energy Agency he leads, organizers said Tuesday.
'Squid and the Whale' Leads Indie Nominees (AP)
 AP - The divorce tale "The Squid and the Whale" led contenders Tuesday for the Independent Spirit Awards with six nominations, including best-picture and honors for director Noah Baumbach and actors Jeff Daniels and Laura Linney.
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Hollywood faces uncertain economic outlook: study (Reuters)
 Reuters - Hollywood faces uncertain prospects
for jobs and growth in 2006 due to slowing DVD sales, the loss
of local film and television production and looming labor
talks, according to a report issued on Tuesday.
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Bruckheimer renews Disney film deal (Reuters)
 Reuters - The Walt Disney Co. has extended
its long-term relationship with "Pirates of the Caribbean"
producer Jerry Bruckheimer in a deal that gives the studio the
first look at the hit maker's new projects, representatives for
both parties said on Tuesday.
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Divorce drama 'Squid' leads indie-film contenders (Reuters)
 Reuters - "The Squid and the Whale," a
low-budget drama about a family torn apart by divorce, led the
list of contenders on Tuesday for the Independent Spirit
Awards, the American art-house world's version of the Oscars.
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Rudd, Cooper to Co-Star With Julia Roberts (AP)
 AP - Paul Rudd and Bradley Cooper will be Julia Roberts' co-stars when the actress opens on Broadway in a revival of Richard Greenberg's "Three Days of Rain."
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Ex-Glam Rocker Gary Glitter Continues Fall (AP)
AP - On warm nights in this seaside resort, the elderly British foreigner would sing in his backyard — sometimes for friends, sometimes alone, but always very loudly.
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Revamped Queen plans N. American tour (Reuters)
Reuters - British Rock band Queen, with
Paul Rodgers subbing for late singer Freddie Mercury, said
Tuesday it will begin a six-week tour of North America on March
3 in Miami.
Madonna says she may try directing movies (Reuters)
Reuters - Pop star Madonna, whose acting career
has been decidedly dismal, said Tuesday she might try her hand
at making films, but her moviemaker husband joked he could do
without the competition.
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Stones Roll to Super Bowl (E! Online)
 E! Online - The British have always been better at that whole propriety
thing.
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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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Cornell in Soundgarden Spousal Spat (E! Online)
 E! Online - Apparently, Chris Cornell didn't take notes on Spinal
Tap--otherwise he may have thought twice about letting his wife
manage his former band, Soundgarden.
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Eminem's Video Rehab Rerun (E! Online)
 E! Online - Throughout his incendiary career, Eminem has had no problem
mining his personal demons--from family issues to his money problems to
his tortured youth--for his music.
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Bon Jovi in New York -- Big hair! Tight jeans! (Reuters)
Reuters - New Jersey's population
dipped considerably Monday night, as 20,000 screaming fans
packed Madison Square Garden in New York to jump, sing and
dance along to the anthemic bombast and power balladry of Bon
Jovi at the first of two sold-out nights.
Ray Davies dips into new songs in New York (Reuters)
Reuters - Kinks vocalist/guitarist Ray Davies
played his first solo date in New York in years Monday night at
the Supper Club, treating fans to six songs that will appear on
his first solo album.
Julianne Moore to Co-Host Nobel Concert (AP)
AP - Julianne Moore will co-host the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize Concert for laureate Mohamed ElBaradei and the International Atomic Energy Agency he leads, organizers said Tuesday.
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