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Prince Happy With New Record Deal (AP)
 AP - Prince, who famously scrawled "slave" on his face during a dispute with his record company in the mid-1990s, said Tuesday he received everything he wanted in his latest deal with Universal Records.
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Baldwin, Basinger Quibble Over Custody (AP)
 AP - Kim Basinger was back in court, quibbling over custody matters in her ongoing battle with ex-husband Alec Baldwin. The couple share joint custody of their 10-year-old daughter, Ireland.
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NBC Cuts Pamela Anderson Pole Dance Video (AP)
 AP - Pamela Anderson and pole dancing proved too hot for NBC, which dropped a number featuring the actress in a sexy big-screen video from an Elton John special.
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'Brokeback Mountain' Tests Oscar Waters (AP)
 AP - The cowboys-in-love drama "Brokeback Mountain" received a leading seven Golden Globes nominations, yet the critical favorite has an uphill trail for the Academy Awards, where a gay-themed film has never won top honors.
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A mighty heart beats within 'Kong' (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Peter Jackson is lord of the Kings. For those who had any question after his masterful direction of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, his remake of King Kong makes it official: Jackson is a visionary filmmaker who is not only a technical wizard but also a master storyteller.
Globe Nominations, by George (E! Online)
 E! Online - For one day at least, George Clooney stood about as
tall as all of Brokeback Mountain.
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Dylan to Host Satellite Radio Program (AP)
 AP - Singer Bob Dylan will host a weekly radio music show on XM Satellite Radio beginning in March.
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Atlanta Braves May Be on Market (AP)
AP - The Atlanta Braves may be on the market. A statement released by the team Tuesday said Time Warner is exploring the possibility of selling the Braves and the Turner South cable network, which carries many of the Braves' games.
Atlanta Braves May Be on Market (AP)
AP - The Atlanta Braves may be on the market. A statement released by the team Tuesday said Time Warner is exploring the possibility of selling the Braves and the Turner South cable network, which carries many of the Braves' games.
Rivera's entertaining 'Life' needs more drama (Reuters)
Reuters - To say that Broadway legend
Chita Rivera has defied the aging process is an understatement.
The performer, famous for her appearances in such seminal
musicals as "West Side Story" and "Chicago," is now 72, but as
she demonstrates in her autobiographical Broadway show, she
looks terrific and is still able to dance up a storm.
Globe Nominations, by George (E! Online)
E! Online - For one day at least, George Clooney stood about as
tall as all of Brokeback Mountain.
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'Kong' sets sight on box office throne (Reuters)
 Reuters - He's already 25 feet tall and 8,000
pounds, but if Universal Pictures has its way, great ape King
Kong is only going to get bigger.
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Golden Globe actor nominees challenge convention (Reuters)
Reuters - Woody Allen turned serious, George
Clooney took on a Cold War villain, Terrence Howard played a
poor pimp with rich dreams and Heath Ledger went gay to earn
Golden Globe nominations on Tuesday.
Private equity firms eye DreamWorks library: sources (Reuters)
 Reuters - Private equity firms
Providence Equity Partners and Quadrangle Group are expected to
take a close look at buying the DreamWorks SKG Inc. film
library, sources familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.
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Hallmark Unit Agrees to Deal to Avoid Suit (AP)
AP - A subsidiary of Hallmark Cards Inc. that runs the cable TV Hallmark Channel has agreed to produce a number of television shows, specials and movies to avoid a lawsuit from a religious coalition.
New York Loves "Brokeback" (E! Online)
 E! Online - Much as Sideways repeatedly tasted victory at the
critics awards last year, Brokeback Mountain is corralling the
early plaudits this year, named Best Picture Monday by the New York Film
Critics Circle.
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Hollywood urges China reforms before Olympics (Reuters)
 Reuters - Hollywood's top lobbyist
has urged the Chinese to crack down on movie piracy and open
its markets to additional American-made films by the 2008
Olympics.
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'Brokeback Mountain' Tests Oscar Waters (AP)
AP - The cowboys-in-love drama "Brokeback Mountain" received a leading seven Golden Globes nominations, yet the critical favorite has an uphill trail for the Academy Awards, where a gay-themed film has never won top honors.
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Untying the Knot, Celebrity Style (AP)
 AP - No mother-in-law sleepovers. Only one football game per Sunday. Mandatory sexual positions. With celebrity marriages often shorter than Jessica Simpson's Daisy Dukes, the power of the prenuptial agreement cannot be denied.
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Selznick Was the Godfather of 'King Kong' (AP)
 AP - If Peter Jackson has any one human to thank for the inspiration behind his remake of "King Kong," it would have to be the same man who gave the world "Gone with the Wind."
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Dylan to Host Satellite Radio Program (AP)
AP - Singer Bob Dylan will host a weekly radio music show on XM Satellite Radio beginning in March.
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Prince Happy With New Record Deal (AP)
AP - Prince, who famously scrawled "slave" on his face during a dispute with his record company in the mid-1990s, said Tuesday he received everything he wanted in his latest deal with Universal Records.
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Emmylou Harris makes Christmas connection in L.A (Reuters)
Reuters - Greeting cards sell in
abundance during December, as many use the holiday as a means
to reconnect with people from their past.
Man Gets Prison for Mich. Studio Slaying (AP)
 AP - A man was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole in the shooting death of the owner of a recording studio once used by rapper Eminem, authorities said.
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Prince's Universal Pact (E! Online)
 E! Online - Prince is once again willing to work for the Man.
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Bono Dines With Jesse Helms Before U2 Show (AP)
 AP - Bono and Jesse Helms? Not only are they friends, but the Irish rocker and archconservative former North Carolina senator also share a common cause: fighting AIDS in Africa.
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Untying the Knot, Celebrity Style (AP)
AP - No mother-in-law sleepovers. Only one football game per Sunday. Mandatory sexual positions. With celebrity marriages often shorter than Jessica Simpson's Daisy Dukes, the power of the prenuptial agreement cannot be denied.
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Smiths duo regrouping for UK cancer benefit (Reuters)
Reuters - Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr and
bassist Andy Rourke will perform together at an English charity
show January 28 for the first time since the legendary act
split up in 1987.
MTV, Microsoft to Develop Online Service (AP)
AP - MTV Networks Inc. said Tuesday it has partnered with Microsoft Corp. to develop an online music service to launch early next year.
Bob Dylan to host weekly radio music show (Reuters)
 Reuters - Legendary folk rocker Bob Dylan will
start a new career as a radio DJ when he launches a new weekly
music show on XM Satellite Radio next March.
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