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Spears incident draws attention of child welfare (Reuters)
 Reuters - Photographs showing pop star
Britney Spears driving a car with her infant son in her lap, in
apparent violation of motor safety laws, caught the attention
of child welfare authorities and ignited a media uproar on
Tuesday.
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Scarlett and Keira get naked for Vanity Fair (Reuters)
 Reuters - Rising film stars Scarlett
Johansson and Keira Knightley, better known for their work with
their clothes on, have bared all for Vanity Fair.
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Armstrong Calls Crow 'Unbelievable Lady' (AP)
 AP - Lance Armstrong closed his weekly satellite radio show on a bittersweet note by playing ex-fiancee Sheryl Crow's song "Letter To God."
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Paris Hilton ordered to stay away from L.A. man (Reuters)
 Reuters - A judge on Tuesday ordered Paris
Hilton to stay away from a Los Angeles party planner who
accused the celebrity heiress of bombarding him with angry
phone calls, shoving him and threatening his life.
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"Survivor" Aligns with "Stars" (E! Online)
 E! Online - In the first showdown
between Survivor and Dancing with the Stars, the
franchises emerged unscathed, according to Nielsen Media Research's
ratings for the TV week ended Sunday.
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Gretzky's Wife Cited in Gambling Ring (AP)
 AP - Wayne Gretzky's wife and about a half-dozen NHL players placed bets — but not on hockey — with a nationwide sports gambling ring financed by Phoenix Coyotes assistant coach Rick Tocchet, authorities said Tuesday.
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Armstrong Calls Crow 'Unbelievable Lady' (AP)
AP - Lance Armstrong closed his weekly satellite radio show on a bittersweet note by playing ex-fiancee Sheryl Crow's song "Letter To God."
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"Survivor" Aligns with "Stars" (E! Online)
E! Online - In the first showdown
between Survivor and Dancing with the Stars, the
franchises emerged unscathed, according to Nielsen Media Research's
ratings for the TV week ended Sunday.
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Movie industry '06 hopes raised by holiday profits (Reuters)
Reuters - A strong holiday-quarter profit at
the No. 1 U.S. theater chain, coupled with box office gains
early this year, could signal a strong 2006 for the movie
industry rather than a repeat of the mid-2005 slump, analysts
said on Tuesday.
Fly, You Fools! Stage Epic 'Lord of the Rings' Begins in Toronto (Playbill)
Playbill - The stage, proscenium and walls of The Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto have been taken over by the most unusual flora you may ever see growing indoors: A massive tree trunk and its twisting roots.
Gretzky's Wife Cited in Gambling Ring (AP)
AP - Wayne Gretzky's wife and about a half-dozen NHL players placed bets — but not on hockey — with a nationwide sports gambling ring financed by Phoenix Coyotes assistant coach Rick Tocchet, authorities said Tuesday.
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Juliette Binoche Joins Paris Demonstration (AP)
 AP - French film star Juliette Binoche joined dozens of demonstrators on a square overlooking the Eiffel Tower in Paris to call for the release of Jill Carroll, an American reporter kidnapped in Iraq.
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Glenn Close and Former Biotech Exec Marry (AP)
 AP - Glenn Close has married former biotech business executive David Shaw at his seaside estate.
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Regal Entertainment Group 4Q Profit Jumps (AP)
 AP - Regal Entertainment Group, the nation's biggest movie theater operator, said Tuesday that fourth-quarter profit surged 43 percent, as acquisitions made last year bolstered revenue and helped the company overcame an industrywide slump in attendance.
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Uma Thurman Honored by France (AP)
 AP - France honored Uma Thurman on Tuesday, proclaiming the "classic and disconcerting beauty" a knight in the Order of Arts and Letters.
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Harrison Ford Readies for Two New Films (AP)
 AP - Trust him, the once and future Indiana Jones is still up to the challenge.
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'Munich' clings to No. 1 at foreign box office (Reuters)
 Reuters - In a scattered overseas
market made up of Oscar nominees, garden-variety films and a
few new hopefuls, Steven Spielberg's "Munich" held the No. 1
international spot for the second week in a row.
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Buscemi in family way for 'Millers' (Reuters)
 Reuters - Steve Buscemi is in
final negotiations to star as a drug dealer in the comedy
feature "We're the Millers."
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Bynes' "Lovewrecked" washes up at Weinstein (Reuters)
 Reuters - The Weinstein Co. has
nabbed all North American rights to the romantic comedy
"Lovewrecked," starring Amanda Bynes.
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Johansson, Knightley Bare All for Magazine (AP)
 AP - With award season still under way, Scarlett Johansson and Keira Knightley are exchanging ballgowns for birthday suits.
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British rock group Cream to play more reunion shows (Reuters)
Reuters - Legendary rock trio Cream, which
reunited last year for a handful of concerts in London and New
York after a bitter break-up in 1968, has scheduled more shows,
bassist and singer Jack Bruce said on Tuesday.
Rolling Stones Decry Super Bowl Censorship (AP)
 AP - Nobody turns off the microphone on Mick Jagger without a fight. Censorship of their songs during the Super Bowl halftime show was "absolutely ridiculous and completely unnecessary," the Rolling Stones said through a spokeswoman on Tuesday.
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Apple cuts iPod Shuffle price, adds 1-GB Nano (Reuters)
 Reuters - Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday
cut the price of its cheapest digital music player, the iPod
Shuffle, and launched a smaller-capacity version of its
mid-priced iPod Nano.
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Lance Armstrong Pays Radio Tribute to Crow (AP)
 AP - Lance Armstrong closed his weekly satellite radio show on a bittersweet note by playing ex-fiancee Sheryl Crow's song "Letter To God."
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Rolling Stones say Super Bowl censors "ridiculous" (Reuters)
 Reuters - The Rolling Stones considered the
decision to censor two of their songs during the Super Bowl
halftime show on Sunday "ridiculous" and unnecessary, a
representative for the band said on Tuesday.
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Britney Spears Defends Driving Photos (AP)
 AP - Blame it on love and the paparazzi.
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Mariah Carries the Momentum Into Grammys (AP)
 AP - In less than a year's time, Mariah Carey managed to escape pop's most dreaded fate — faded superstar — to become its reigning queen, ruling the record charts with the year's most popular single and its best-selling album.
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Jamaica to declare Marley home a national monument (Reuters)
Reuters - The Jamaican government will
declare Bob Marley's Kingston home a national monument, 25
years after the reggae legend's death, an official said on
Tuesday.
Guitar Legend Les Paul Improves (AP)
 AP - Guitar great Les Paul was in good condition Tuesday at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, N.J., where he has been since Friday, said Maureen Curran Kleinman, a hospital spokeswoman.
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Guitarist for Pink, Aguilera Under Arrest (AP)
AP - Guitarist Rafael Moreira, who has worked with Pink, Christina Aguilera and others, has been arrested for allegedly beating a man at the music school where he teaches, police said.
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