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Sheen, Richards extend restraining order
(AP)
 AP - Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards agreed Wednesday to extend a temporary restraining order requiring the actor to stay away from his estranged wife.
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Jolie and Pitt deny wedding rumors
(AP)
 AP - Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have denied wedding bells are in the air, saying they want to concentrate on their newborn daughter and two older children.
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Sen. Clinton: Coulter's remarks 'vicious'
(AP)
 AP - New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton accused commentator Ann Coulter of making a "vicious, mean-spirited attack" on outspoken 9/11 widows whom the television pundit described as "self-obsessed" and enjoying their husbands' deaths.
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Bunny Wailer to tour with Marley sons
(AP)
 AP - Bunny Wailer, the reggae legend who was one of the original Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, will tour for the first time with a new generation of Marleys.
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Nicollette Sheridan and fiance sing duet
(AP)
 AP - "Desperate Housewives" star Nicollette Sheridan surprised fiance Michael Bolton by doing a duet with him on his new album, "Bolton Swings Sinatra."
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Sony aiming for Easter box office "Resurrection"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Picking up where the
biblical story of Jesus Christ's passion leaves off, Sony
Pictures is angling for an Eastertime release of a feature film
tentatively titled "The Resurrection," people familiar with the
project confirmed Wednesday.
Loretta Lynn breaks shoulder in fall
(AP)
 AP - Country singer Loretta Lynn broke her shoulder in a fall at her home and was scheduled to have shoulder replacement surgery, a spokesman said Wednesday.
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Congress increases indecency fines tenfold
(AP)
 AP - Vowing to clear the public airwaves of prurient and vulgar material, Congress has overwhelmingly approved legislation to increase by tenfold the fines that broadcasters could face for indecent programming.
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Congress increases indecency fines tenfold
(AP)
AP - Vowing to clear the public airwaves of prurient and vulgar material, Congress has overwhelmingly approved legislation to increase by tenfold the fines that broadcasters could face for indecent programming.
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Shill-O-Mania! Carradine, d'Arcy James and Kind Are Next 'Scoundrels' on Broadway
(Playbill)
Playbill - Keith Carradine and Brian d'Arcy James will be the new con men of Broadway's Dirty Rotten Scoundrels this summer.
Sony aiming for Easter box office "Resurrection"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Picking up where the
biblical story of Jesus Christ's passion leaves off, Sony
Pictures is angling for an Eastertime release of a feature film
tentatively titled "The Resurrection," people familiar with the
project confirmed Wednesday.
Hurt, Harden joining Penn's "Wild" kingdom
(Reuters)
Reuters - Writer-director Sean
Penn has lured fellow Oscar winners William Hurt and Marcia Gay
Harden "Into the Wild."
"Omen" 6-6-06 debut is box office blessing for Fox
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Don't tell Satan, but apparently
666 is a good number -- at least it was for Twentieth Century
Fox and its new movie, "The Omen."
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Sigourney Weaver returns to Africa
(AP)
 AP - Sigourney Weaver recently made the trip back to Rwanda to check on the close friends she made while filming the 1988 movie "Gorillas in the Mist." She had wanted to check on them long before this, but it was impossible with that nation's genocide, civil war and subsequent instability.
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Jolie and Pitt deny wedding rumors
(AP)
 AP - Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have denied wedding bells are in the air, saying they want to concentrate on their newborn daughter and two older children.
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Netflix to screen classics on location
(AP)
 AP - Online movie rental service Netflix will screen 10 classics this August at locations made famous by the films.
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Jolie and Pitt deny marriage plans
(AP)
AP - Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt denied Wednesday that wedding bells are in the air, saying they want to concentrate for now on their newborn daughter and Jolie's two adopted children.
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Pitt, Jolie thank Namibia for privacy
(AP)
 AP - Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt thanked Namibia on Wednesday for the privacy and peace they enjoyed for the birth of their daughter.
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U.S.: China failing to fight piracy
(AP)
AP - China's failure to crack down on pirating of American movies, music and software is costing U.S. businesses billions of dollars and putting jobs at risk, lawmakers and government officials said Wednesday.
Jackman replaces Crowe in Luhrmann's Oz pic
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Just weeks after Russell
Crowe dropped out of writer-director Baz Luhrmann's untitled
period epic, "X-Men" star Hugh Jackman has signed on to replace
the mercurial actor.
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Loretta Lynn breaks shoulder in fall
(AP)
AP - Country singer Loretta Lynn broke her shoulder in a fall at her home and was scheduled to have shoulder replacement surgery, a spokesman said Wednesday.
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Labels hope Wal-Mart lifts ban on explicit CDs
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Wal-Mart could soon end
its ban of music titles that carry parental advisory stickers,
according to major-label sources who told Billboard they've
seen indications of a potential shift in policy for the retail
giant.
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Echoes of Shakespeare down Sony BMG's halls
(Reuters)
Reuters - Last Friday -- the day
after Sony BMG Music Entertainment announced the resignations
of top Sony Music executives Don Ienner and Michele Anthony --
I went home and threw on the DVD of Sir Laurence Olivier's 1955
film "Richard III." It seemed like appropriate viewing.
Ex-Manager Sues Ashanti
(E! Online)
 E! Online - So says her
ex-manager, who has filed suit against the Grammy-winning singer
alleging breach of contract and seeking millions of dollars in damages,
Billboard reports.
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Bunny Wailer to tour with Marley sons
(AP)
AP - Bunny Wailer, the reggae legend who was one of the original Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, will tour for the first time with a new generation of Marleys.
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Liverpool bands look to recapture musical past
(Reuters)
 Reuters - It's 40 years since the Beatles'
landmark album "Revolver" hit the charts and, while Liverpool
bands may no longer be top of the world, the music scene in the
Fab Four's birthplace is at its strongest in years.
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Dixie Chicks Stay Saddled at No. 1
(E! Online)
 E! Online - For all the fans who ditched the Chicks after they criticized
the
Prez, the rest of the music-buying public is sending a message:
look
away, look away, look away, it's still Dixie Land.
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New CD swap site to give back to struggling artists
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A new Web site that aims to transform
music industry economics is set to go live on Thursday, giving
musicians a major cut of the proceeds while largely freezing
out record labels and other intermediaries.
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Dixie Chicks tour struggling in several markets
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Initial ticket sales for the Dixie
Chicks' upcoming tour are far below expectations and several
dates will likely be canceled or postoned.
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Blink-182 guitarist takes wing with Angels
(Reuters)
 Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Billboard)- Tom DeLonge may be best known for
his mischievous antics with pop-punk trio Blink-182, but now
he's turning heads for a different reason.
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