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Jessica Simpson, Lachey divorce final
(AP)
 AP - Famous "Newlyweds" Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey are single again. Papers filed Friday in Superior Court show the pop stars "are restored to the status of single, unmarried persons."
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Hill voted most beautiful in country music
(AP)
 AP - Faith Hill is country music's most beautiful woman, according to a reader poll released Friday in Country Weekly magazine.
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David Hasselhoff undergoes surgery
(AP)
 AP - Former "Baywatch" star David Hasselhoff had surgery after severing a tendon in his right arm in an accident in a London gym bathroom, his spokeswoman said Friday.
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Cuban librarians chide proposed book ban
(AP)
AP - Cuban librarians on Friday criticized attempts by the Miami-Dade County school board to ban a children's book that presents a positive depiction of life on the communist-run island.
First Beatles sanctioned stage show opens in Vegas
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Lucy swoops on a trapeze across a sky
twinkling with diamonds, Mr Kite presides over a psychedelic
circus of stiltwalkers and acrobats, and the unmistakable
voices of John, Paul, George and Ringo fill the surround
sound-equipped arena.
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Helicopter filming movie crashes in Iowa
(AP)
 AP - A helicopter being used to film scenes for a movie crashed in eastern Iowa on Friday, killing one person and critically injuring two others, authorities said.
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Beatles' legacy revived with 'Love' show
(AP)
 AP - The Beatles are back, not in the U.S.S.R, not on "The Ed Sullivan Show" or even at Shea Stadium — but on the Las Vegas Strip as the focus of international theater troupe Cirque du Soleil's surrealistic portrayal of the Fab Four's career.
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Star Jones Reynolds sorry for wedding spectacle
(Reuters)
Reuters - Newly fired co-host of "The View,"
Star Jones Reynolds, apologized to fans on Friday for getting
"caught in the euphoria" of marital bliss when she planned her
lavish, freebie-filled wedding in 2004.
What Pimply Teenager?
(AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - The word "gaming" is making its way onto the whiteboards of advertising conference rooms on a regular basis these days. As a proponent of this industry's viability as a communication platform for brands, I think that's great progress. We've collectively woken up to the fact that pimple-faced teenagers are not the only ones playing games (for those of you not in the know, these guys aren't even the typical game consumers anymore, nor have they been for quite a few years now).
Famed theater director Lloyd Richards dies
(Reuters)
Reuters - Lloyd Richards, the Tony Award-winning
director and educator who brought August Wilson's works to the
stage and directed the famed 1959 Broadway production of "A
Raisin in the Sun," has died in New York.
Helicopter filming movie crashes in Iowa
(AP)
AP - A helicopter being used to film scenes for a movie crashed in eastern Iowa on Friday, killing one person and critically injuring two others, authorities said.
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Oscars change rules for foreign-language nominees
(Reuters)
Reuters - Oscar organizers on Friday unveiled
two changes for the 2006 foreign-language category, broadening
the group that selects nominees as well as the films that might
be considered for the world's top movie awards.
Denzel wants Jackson to work on movie
(AP)
 AP - Denzel Washington says he wants Peter Jackson to provide the special effects for a film he plans to direct, a newspaper reported Friday.
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Wall St. sees "Pirates" hauling in loot for Disney
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Wall Street expects "Pirates of the
Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" to haul in plenty of box office
booty for the Walt Disney Co, performing at least as well as
the $654 million worldwide treasure for the first "Pirates"
film.
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Actor Rob Schneider back after heat wave collapse
(Reuters)
Reuters - Comic actor Rob Schneider was back
on the set of his directorial debut film a day after collapsing
from heat exhaustion and food poisoning, his spokeswoman said
on Friday.
'Superman Returns' eschews longtime patriot act
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Nevermind Superman's
sexual orientation.
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Argentine 'Nine Queens' director, 47, dies in Brazil
(Reuters)
Reuters - Argentine film director
Fabian Bielinsky, who shot the critically-acclaimed "Nine
Queens" crime caper, died of a heart attack in Sao Paulo,
Brazil, consulate officials said on Thursday. He was 47.
Universal Pictures ups Flight 93 gift
(AP)
 AP - Universal Pictures has donated an additional $250,000 to support the Flight 93 Memorial.
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Focus earns "Atonement" for US bow
(Reuters)
 Reuters - British actress Keira
Knightley, Oscar-nominated for her lead performance in last
year's "Pride & Prejudice," again will be on U.S. screens with
the romantic drama "Atonement."
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Eisenberg on 'Bosnia' trek for Weinsteins
(Reuters)
Reuters - Jesse Eisenberg will
star alongside Richard Gere and Terrence Howard in "Spring
Break in Bosnia" for the Weinstein Co.
Beatles' legacy revived with 'Love' show
(AP)
AP - The Beatles are back, not in the U.S.S.R, not on "The Ed Sullivan Show" or even at Shea Stadium — but on the Las Vegas Strip as the focus of international theater troupe Cirque du Soleil's surrealistic portrayal of the Fab Four's career.
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Bush leads Koizumi on tour of Graceland
(AP)
 AP - It didn't take much coaxing from President Bush to get Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to croon some Elvis tunes Friday at the king of rock 'n' roll's Graceland mansion.
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Violinist Bell gives "Voice" to strings
(Reuters)
Reuters - Nearly three years ago, Joshua Bell
hit some high chart notes with the release of his album
"Romance of the Violin." That disc encompassed an array of
beloved classical melodies -- everything from Puccini's aria "O
Mio Babbino Caro" to a theme from Mozart's Piano Concerto No.
21 -- in arrangements for solo violin and orchestra.
Puppini Sisters head back to the future
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Forward to the '40s" is the message
from the Puppini Sisters, whose lighthearted musical
re-creation of the era has drawn widespread media attention for
Britain's "new Andrews Sisters."
McKnight turns "10" with Warner Bros
(Reuters)
Reuters - Veteran vocalist Brian McKnight
has inked a new deal with Warner Bros., after previous stops at
Mercury and Motown. His tenth album, appropriately dubbed "10,"
will be released this fall.
James Blunt makes "Time" for live DVD
(Reuters)
Reuters - BBC concert footage of UK
singer/songwriter James Blunt will be featured on the artist's
upcoming DVD, "Chasing Time: The Bedlam Sessions."
eMusic adds Sun Records rarities to offerings
(Reuters)
Reuters - eMusic, the world's largest digital
retailer of independent music, has uncovered 19 previously
unknown and unreleased songs from Sun Records R&B/blues artists
Charlie Rich, Rosco Gordon and Bill Justice.
India.Arie already working on new album
(Reuters)
Reuters - India.Arie's third Universal
Motown album, "Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship," which
arrived earlier this week, finds the artist covering Don
Henley's "The Heart of the Matter," trading licks with Bonnie
Raitt and even playing trumpet as she explores the aftermath of
a painful breakup.
Lil' Kim to be released from jail after 10 months
(Reuters)
Reuters - Rapper Lil' Kim will be released
from a federal detention center in Philadelphia on Monday (July
3).
Rolling Stones ready to return to the road
(Reuters)
Reuters - After a drama-filled break that
included brain surgery for Keith Richards and rehab for Ron
Wood, the Rolling Stones are gearing up to relaunch what could
be the top-grossing tour of all time. The Stones' A Bigger Bang
tour is set to resume July 11 in Milan.
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