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Don Ho Recovering From Stem Cell Procedure (AP)
 AP - Legendary Hawaiian crooner Don Ho was recovering Tuesday at a hospital in Thailand after undergoing an experimental stem cell procedure on his ailing heart.
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Guthrie Touring to Benefit Katrina Victims (AP)
 AP - Arlo Guthrie famously sang about the train called the "City of New Orleans." Now he's riding the rails himself, performing in cities along the route to benefit musical venues and musicians who suffered in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
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Eminem Says He's Back With Ex-Wife (AP)
 AP - Rap superstar Eminem told a radio show Tuesday that he is back together with his ex-wife and may remarry. Eminem went through an ugly divorce and custody battle over his young daughter with Kimberly Mathers. They married in 1999, and their divorce was finalized in 2001.
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Bertinelli Divorcing Rocker Eddie Van Halen (AP)
 AP - Valerie Bertinelli and her rock star husband, Eddie Van Halen, are divorcing after 24 years of marriage, Bertinelli's publicist confirmed Tuesday.
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Film fans can expect more advertising on big screen (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Moviegoers should get used to those ads shown as they settle into their seats. Ad forecasters at ZenithOptimedia said Monday that spending on in-theater ads, usually shown before the trailers, will likely will go up by about 15% each year through 2008.
Jackson unleashes "King Kong" with FX frenzy (Reuters)
 Reuters - The gorilla is great,
the girl terrific, sets are out of this world, creatures icky
as hell, and the director clearly does not believe in the word
"enough."
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Guthrie Touring to Benefit Katrina Victims (AP)
AP - Arlo Guthrie famously sang about the train called the "City of New Orleans." Now he's riding the rails himself, performing in cities along the route to benefit musical venues and musicians who suffered in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
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Delany takes part in NBC's "Kidnapped" (Reuters)
Reuters - Emmy-winner Dana Delany
has joined the cast of NBC's drama pilot "Kidnapped."
U.S. radio industry to promote digital radio (Reuters)
Reuters - Several top U.S. radio companies on
Tuesday announced an industry alliance to jointly promote new
high definition radio services, executives said, as competition
from digital music players and satellite radio encroach on
their turf on the car dashboard.
'Tosca' blends intrigue with Puccini's glorious music (Reuters)
Reuters - Puccini's well-loved
opera promises passion, seduction, murder and betrayal, not
necessarily in that order.
Jackson unleashes "King Kong" with FX frenzy (Reuters)
Reuters - The gorilla is great,
the girl terrific, sets are out of this world, creatures icky
as hell, and the director clearly does not believe in the word
"enough."
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Graham, Perabo playing sisters in Keaton comedy (Reuters)
 Reuters - Lauren Graham and Piper
Perabo are joining Diane Keaton and Mandy Moore in the romantic
comedy "Because I Said So," which starts shooting Monday in Los
Angeles.
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Director Singleton driving 'Convoy' (Reuters)
Reuters - "Four Brothers" director
John Singleton is in negotiations to take the wheel of
"Convoy," an action-adventure set in Afghanistan.
Cameron seeks agile actress for 'Titanic' follow-up (Reuters)
Reuters - James Cameron is moving
forward on his long-awaited follow-up to "Titanic," with a
casting call going out for an agile young actress to star in
his sci-fi thriller "Battle Angel."
Terrence Howard seeking justice in 'Crusaders' (Reuters)
Reuters - Terrence Howard is in
talks to play Thurgood Marshall in a feature about the early
legal career of the first black Supreme Court justice.
Lohan Gets Introspective on Follow-Up CD (AP)
 AP - When teen actress Lindsay Lohan decided to become known as teen singer Lindsay Lohan, she followed a tried-and-true formula for the under 21-pop set: an album dominated by upbeat, danceable songs that catered to a youthful demographic.
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Omar Sharif pleads not guilty to battery charge (Reuters)
Reuters - Actor Omar Sharif of "Dr. Zhivago"
fame pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to hitting a Beverly Hills
restaurant parking attendant in the face and calling him a
"stupid Mexican."
Ex-Mobster Gets 180 Days for Threatening (AP)
AP - Henry Hill, the former mobster immortalized in "Goodfellas," was sentenced Monday to 180 days in jail for threatening his wife and another man last summer.
Erin Brockovich's Mentor Ed Masry Dies (AP)
 AP - Edward L. Masry, the crusty personal-injury lawyer portrayed by Albert Finney in the Oscar-winning movie "Erin Brockovich," has died at 73.
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Aniston Sues Paparazzo Over Topless Photos (AP)
 AP - Jennifer Aniston is suing a paparazzo, claiming he invaded her privacy by using a telephoto lens to photograph her topless at her house.
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Guthrie Touring to Benefit Katrina Victims (AP)
AP - Arlo Guthrie famously sang about the train called the "City of New Orleans." Now he's riding the rails himself, performing in cities along the route to benefit musical venues and musicians who suffered in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
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Don Ho Recovering From Stem Cell Procedure (AP)
AP - Legendary Hawaiian crooner Don Ho was recovering Tuesday at a hospital in Thailand after undergoing an experimental stem cell procedure on his ailing heart.
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Bertinelli Divorcing Rocker Eddie Van Halen (AP)
AP - Valerie Bertinelli and her rock star husband, Eddie Van Halen, are divorcing after 24 years of marriage, Bertinelli's publicist confirmed Tuesday.
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Eminem Says He's Back With Ex-Wife (AP)
AP - Rap superstar Eminem told a radio show Tuesday that he is back together with his ex-wife and may remarry. Eminem went through an ugly divorce and custody battle over his young daughter with Kimberly Mathers. They married in 1999, and their divorce was finalized in 2001.
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Lohan Gets Introspective on Follow-Up CD (AP)
AP - When teen actress Lindsay Lohan decided to become known as teen singer Lindsay Lohan, she followed a tried-and-true formula for the under 21-pop set: an album dominated by upbeat, danceable songs that catered to a youthful demographic.
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Jazz stars back New Orleans musicians village (Reuters)
 Reuters - New Orleans-born musicians Branford
Marsalis and Harry Connick Jr. are backing a new housing
program to lure blues and jazz artists who fled the city in the
wake of Hurricane Katrina.
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New Orleans 'Musicians' Village' Planned (AP)
AP - Singer Harry Connick Jr. and saxophone player Branford Marsalis are working with Habitat for Humanity to create a "village" for New Orleans musicians who lost their homes to Hurricane Katrina.
Kanye West Performs at High School (AP)
 AP - Kanye West's first album is titled "The College Dropout" and his lyrics often extoll the benefits of a real-world education.
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Radio Industry to Roll Out Digital Radio (AP)
AP - The radio industry, in a move to take on growing competition from satellite radio, iPods and the Internet, has formed an alliance to step up the rollout of digital radio.
Chris Cornell Rocks Fatherhood (E! Online)
 E! Online - Papa's not a rolling stone, but he is an Audioslave.
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