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Hefner denies stroke claim, says he's OK
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060808/ap_en_tv/people_hefner"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060808/capt.3611f13cbd5c43e2af4f7da9f94a00c9.people_hefner_nyol_04.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=wV4rWLxDt96cFWcgA8Zwqw--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Playboy founder Hugh Hefner is photographed at the Playboy Mansion in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles Friday, April 7, 2006. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hugh Hefner says he's doing just fine. "I've never felt better," the 80-year-old Hefner told The Associated Press when asked Monday about a report he was in ill health.</p><br clear="all"/>
Janet Jackson poses topless for Vibe
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060808/ap_en_ce/people_janet_jackson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060807/capt.8697bc4ec7484d52bf549eec50fd3a2c.people_janet_jackson_nyet113.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=0ayhbMc8JY8qf_Md8mzA7w--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="This photo, provided by Vibe magazine, shows Janet Jackson of the cover of the September issue of Vibe. Jackson, who is dating 33-year-old music producer Jermaine Dupri, talks about her relationship in the issue which is on newsstands Aug. 15, 2006. (AP Photo/Vibe magazine)" border="0" /></a>AP - Janet Jackson has never been afraid to expose some skin. The 40-year-old singer, newly svelte after losing some 60 pounds, appears on the cover of Vibe magazine wearing a skimpy bikini bottom and a necklace made of large shells. Her right arm covers her breasts.</p><br clear="all"/>
Dixie Chicks cancel 14 shows on tour
(AP)
AP - Several concerts on the Dixie Chicks' "Accidents & Accusations" tour have been canceled after slow ticket sales, but the group says it has replaced them with other dates.
Jerry Lewis sues 2 entertainment firms
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060808/ap_en_mo/people_jerry_lewis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060808/capt.bf789c2260154ed9b24c2b29bbe2e50d.people_jerry_lewis_ny111.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=SUEfjiuDHQwpyqoSu8687Q--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="In a file photo Jerry Lewis speaks at the Fox News studio in New York March 12, 2004. Lewis filed a $2.3 million lawsuit against two entertainment companies, claiming he is owed money over a proposed remake of his 1961 movie 'The Errand Boy.' The lawsuit, filed Thursday, Aug, 3, 2006, in Los Angeles Superior Court, names as defendants Spyglass Entertainment Group and Hollywood Pictures Corp. (AP Photo/Masahiko Yamamoto)" border="0" /></a>AP - Comedian Jerry Lewis filed a $2.3 million lawsuit against two entertainment companies, claiming he is owed money over a proposed remake of his 1961 movie "The Errand Boy."</p><br clear="all"/>
Film critic Roger Ebert has surgery
(AP)
AP - Film critic Roger Ebert was recovering from minor surgery related to his battle with cancer, his wife said in statement posted on his Web site Monday.
Lyne recruited to mastermind "Thieves"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Adrian Lyne, who most
recently directed 2002's "Unfaithful," is attached to bring
Chuck Hogan's award-winning crime novel "Prince of Thieves" to
the big screen.
Punk band accuses label of "illegal schemes"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Pop-punk band Hawthorne Heights,
whose latest album debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
earlier this year, has sued its label, alleging that its
"overly-aggressive, unethical and illegal schemes and tactics"
have severely damaged the group's reputation and its
relationship with fans.
Jon Stewart "Strikes" out with Comedy Central
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060808/tv_nm/stewart_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060807/capt.sge.cog28.070806205510.photo00.photo.default-369x512.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=fVXmNQ5J0kkHRtAffPqppA--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="This March 2005 file photo shows Martha Stewart as she arrives on her first day back to work at Martha Stewart Living Offices in New York. The Securities and Exchange Commission said that US lifestyle guru Martha Stewart had agreed to pay 195,000 dollars to settle civil charges of insider-trading.(AFP/File/Timothy A. Clary)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Comedy Central has given
the green light to "Three Strikes," a comedy pilot from Jon
Stewart's production company.</p><br clear="all"/>
Billboard magazine lays off senior editors
(Reuters)
Reuters - Billboard executive
editor Ken Schlager and bureau chiefs Melinda Newman and
Phyllis Stark were among nine staffers laid off by the trade
publication Monday as part of a bigger overhaul.
LuPone takes a brief break from "Sweeney"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Patti LuPone is briefly out
of Broadway's stunning "Sweeney Todd," but playgoers at the
Eugene O'Neill are in good hands.
Lyne recruited to mastermind "Thieves"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Adrian Lyne, who most
recently directed 2002's "Unfaithful," is attached to bring
Chuck Hogan's award-winning crime novel "Prince of Thieves" to
the big screen.
Potter No. 6 claims Thanksgiving '08
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060808/film_nm/potter_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060808/2006_08_08t023228_450x304_us_potter.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=_Ot80VxVjZKD2VS6LOiyyQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Rupert Grint (L) who plays Ron, Emma Watson (C) who plays Hermione, and Daniel Radcliffe (R) who plays Harry Potter in 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' attend a photocall in London, October 25, 2005. 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,' the sixth installment of the lucrative franchise, will come out in theaters on November 21, 2008. (Toby Melville/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Harry Potter and the
Half-Blood Prince," the sixth installment of the lucrative
franchise, will come out in theaters on November 21, 2008.</p><br clear="all"/>
Iraq war documentary "Truth" set for September release
(Reuters)
Reuters - Arthouse distributor Focus
Features will release "The Ground Truth," a documentary about
Iraq war veterans, in select cities nationwide September 15.
Eleven days later, the film will be released on DVD.
Jerry Lewis sues 2 entertainment firms
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060808/ap_en_mo/people_jerry_lewis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060808/capt.bf789c2260154ed9b24c2b29bbe2e50d.people_jerry_lewis_ny111.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=SUEfjiuDHQwpyqoSu8687Q--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="In a file photo Jerry Lewis speaks at the Fox News studio in New York March 12, 2004. Lewis filed a $2.3 million lawsuit against two entertainment companies, claiming he is owed money over a proposed remake of his 1961 movie 'The Errand Boy.' The lawsuit, filed Thursday, Aug, 3, 2006, in Los Angeles Superior Court, names as defendants Spyglass Entertainment Group and Hollywood Pictures Corp. (AP Photo/Masahiko Yamamoto)" border="0" /></a>AP - Comedian Jerry Lewis filed a $2.3 million lawsuit against two entertainment companies, claiming he is owed money over a proposed remake of his 1961 movie "The Errand Boy."</p><br clear="all"/>
Film critic Roger Ebert has surgery
(AP)
AP - Film critic Roger Ebert was recovering from minor surgery related to his battle with cancer, his wife said in statement posted on his Web site Monday.
Crime drama "Saints" marches to a smart beat
(Reuters)
Reuters - Be careful what
you wish for is a maxim explored smartly in "The Lives of the
Saints," a fable set on the criminal streets of northeast
London.
Fears grips Canadian town in "Black Eyed Dog"
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Black Eyed
Dog," a "Fargo"-style drama about residents of a remote
Canadian town terrorized by a serial killer on the run, could
find an appreciative audience beyond the art house circuit with
its dark humor and mood of coiled anger.
'Talladega Nights' leads box office
(AP)
AP - The Will Ferrell NASCAR send-up "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" easily lapped the competition over the weekend, topping the box office with more than $47 million in ticket sales.
Review: 'World Trade Center' timely work
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060807/ap_en_mo/film_review_world_trade_center"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060804/capt.5488f9f06e6f404f9e4804bfbbfed699.premiere_world_trade_center_nyjc102.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=skwzgZPPeZEE6SLZ_y9qYA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this photograph provided by Paramount Pictures, actor Nicolas Cage , center, poses with Wolrd Trade Center survivor Officer John McLoughlin, second from right, and NYC Port Authority police, at world premiere of Paramount Pictures' new film 'World Trade Center' in New York on Thursday, Aug.3, 2006. Cage plays officer McLoughlin in the film. (AP Photo/Albert Ferreira, Paramount Pictures)" border="0" /></a>AP - The question shouldn't be whether it's too soon for "World Trade Center," a debate that's been raging as we near both the film's opening and the five-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. It's here whether you're ready for it or not — ignore it, see something else, find some other way to remember and pay respect.</p><br clear="all"/>
Fast Bucks for Ferrell's "Talladega"
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060807/en_movies_eo/19691"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060807/capt.b33eeb4ada3aa3f5ad185a8239fd1d2b.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=S.qjvYkWk.tDTNFZrxpL8Q--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Like the man says, Ricky Bobby can only count to one. Feeding off
favorable reviews, Will Ferrell's appeal and a desire for good laughs,
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby took the checkered
flag by a mile." border="0" /></a>E! Online - Like the man says, Ricky Bobby can only count to one. Feeding off
favorable reviews, Will Ferrell's appeal and a desire for good laughs,
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby took the checkered
flag by a mile.</p><br clear="all"/>
Punk band accuses label of "illegal schemes"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Pop-punk band Hawthorne Heights,
whose latest album debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
earlier this year, has sued its label, alleging that its
"overly-aggressive, unethical and illegal schemes and tactics"
have severely damaged the group's reputation and its
relationship with fans.
Dixie Chicks cancel 14 shows on tour
(AP)
AP - Several concerts on the Dixie Chicks' "Accidents & Accusations" tour have been canceled after slow ticket sales, but the group says it has replaced them with other dates.
Duran Duran Gets a Virtual "Life"
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060808/en_music_eo/19702"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060808/capt.594a4ca4530da04a70827a1155b303e5.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=e2WCoJUdOq7SUAYdPeG.aA--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="First there was Dungeons & Dragons. Then came The
Sims. And now, there's Duran Duran." border="0" /></a>E! Online - First there was Dungeons & Dragons. Then came The
Sims. And now, there's Duran Duran.</p><br clear="all"/>
Long lost listener has to relearn Top 40
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060808/ap_en_mu/music_top40_revisited"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060807/capt.2a46caf32602455e952f0b324fe7c16e.music_top_40_revisited_nyet381.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=TeVjUD92Z2oOXZEXgntqcg--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Associated Press entertainment writer Dave Bauder poses with Billboard magazine's 'Hot 100' list Thursday Aug. 3, 2006. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)" border="0" /></a>AP - Once upon a time, if you named any song in the Top 40, I could hum a few bars. So it was startling to scan Billboard's Top 40 recently and realize the extent of my cluelessness about pop music, circa 2006. I recognized about four or five songs. Gnarls Barkley? Fort Minor? Panic! At the Disco?</p><br clear="all"/>
Senegal rappers aim to keep it real but fear censure
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060807/music_nm/senegal_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060808/2006_08_07t195606_301x450_us_senegal.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=QcYRAqBA64.iJ.qs9.CbeA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="A member of Senegal's hip-hop group Positive Black Soul performs in Dakar in this March 12, 2005 file photo. Shunning their American counterparts' obsessions with gangsters, guns and girls, Senegalese rappers are among the country's loudest campaigners for social justice. Already the vanguard of West Africa's explosive hip-hop scene, their voices are only going to get louder in the run-up to elections in 2007 when President Abdoulaye Wade is widely expected to seek reelection. Picture taken March 12, 2005. To match feature Senegal Rap. (Finbarr O'Reilly/Files - SENEGAL/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Senegal's rappers pride
themselves on having helped change their world six years ago by
urging people to vote in elections that ended four decades of
rule by one party. It was rap's coming of age in the West
African nation.</p><br clear="all"/>
Clay Sued by Unauthorized Biographer
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060807/en_music_eo/19696"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060808/capt.bce0ebb7558eb00d84e63f14f3dee151.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=ArDE4Pz.hfvOeuiL8HhB1g--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Clay Aiken is finding that fame comes with a thousand different
downsides." border="0" /></a>E! Online - Clay Aiken is finding that fame comes with a thousand different
downsides.</p><br clear="all"/>
KISS Army Rocks Hall
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060807/en_music_eo/19698"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060808/capt.4200474a81ee9f0dcd4612b6e828e382.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=EWRuD40GT3W2_x5UXBL88Q--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Some 500 aficionados of the makeup-happy, blood-spewing metal gods
descended upon the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland on
Saturday to protest KISS' exclusion from the shrine." border="0" /></a>E! Online - Some 500 aficionados of the makeup-happy, blood-spewing metal gods
descended upon the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland on
Saturday to protest KISS' exclusion from the shrine.</p><br clear="all"/>
Janet Jackson poses topless for Vibe
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060807/ap_en_mu/people_janet_jackson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060807/capt.8697bc4ec7484d52bf549eec50fd3a2c.people_janet_jackson_nyet113.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=0ayhbMc8JY8qf_Md8mzA7w--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="This photo, provided by Vibe magazine, shows Janet Jackson of the cover of the September issue of Vibe. Jackson, who is dating 33-year-old music producer Jermaine Dupri, talks about her relationship in the issue which is on newsstands Aug. 15, 2006. (AP Photo/Vibe magazine)" border="0" /></a>AP - Janet Jackson has never been afraid to expose some skin. The 40-year-old singer, newly svelte after losing some 60 pounds, appears on the cover of Vibe magazine wearing a skimpy bikini bottom and a necklace made of large shells. Her right arm covers her breasts.</p><br clear="all"/>
Michael Jackson says conspirators out to ruin him
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060807/music_nm/jackson_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060808/2006_08_07t190632_450x360_us_jackson.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=MLUiTmYco1YiuJBqQaK_Zw--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="Pop star Michael Jackson visits an orphanage in Tokyo in this May 28, 2006 file photo. Jackson has stumbled across a conspiracy by former attorneys, associates and advisers to force him into financial ruin, his spokeswoman said on Monday. (Issei Kato/File/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Pop star Michael Jackson has
stumbled across a conspiracy by former attorneys, associates
and advisers to force him into financial ruin, his spokeswoman
said on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Fans cheer Madonna at Rome concert
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060807/ap_en_mu/people_madonna"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060806/capt.9bcf2f9d33d3421d9462b5b911d362a4.italy_madonna_concert_gb109.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=RvgA8mPensCSbtCWFlHgLg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="People crowd Rome's Olympic stadium as U.S. pop star Madonna performs on stage during her 'Confessions Tour' Sunday, Aug. 6, 2006. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)" border="0" /></a>AP - Religious leaders may have snubbed Madonna, but Italian fans cheered the pop star as she staged a mock crucifixion at her concert in Rome.</p><br clear="all"/>
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