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Paramount cuts ties with Cruise company
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060823/ap_en_mo/cruise_paramount_breakup"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060823/capt.6da8763b78a74cef8fcdc78cbe74ef88.cruise_paramount_breakup_ny120.jpg?x=85&y=130&sig=NHkl2IGMCppqSz9d6qQS.A--" align="left" height="130" width="85" alt="Actor Tom Cruise poses for photographers as he arrives for a VIP screening of his new film 'Mission: Impossible lll' in New York, in this May 3, 2006, file photo. Viacom Inc. Chairman Sumner Redstone said Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006, that Paramount Pictures, owned by Viacom, would sever its long and profitable relationship with Cruise/Wagner Productions, Cruise's company with producing partner Paula Wagner. Redstone told the Wall Street Journal that Cruise's 'recent conduct has not been acceptable to Paramount.' (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - It's Tom Cruise vs. Sumner Redstone in a case of I quit-you're fired at Hollywood's highest level. On one side is the chairman of Viacom, Inc., which owns Paramount Pictures. On the other is the industry's biggest and most bankable star, whose last seven films have each generated over $100 million.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sean 'Diddy' Combs to be a daddy again
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060823/ap_en_ce/people_combs_porter"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060822/capt.c55f1657918c4e59814d38b703f341fb.people_combs__porter_nyet165.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=YFI76vYTk4dVCmfuEbabRQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this file photo originally from Walt Disney World, Sean ' Diddy' Combs and girlfriend Kim Porter take a ride aboard the Tomorrowland Indy Speedway attraction with son Christian on April 1, 2005, at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Combs and Porter, are 'happy to confirm that they are expecting their second child together,' Combs' representative, Keesha Johnson, told The Associated Press on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006.(AP Photo/Wald Disney World,Diana Zalucky)" border="0" /></a>AP - Diddy will be a daddy again. Sean "Diddy" Combs and longtime girlfriend, model Kim Porter, are "happy to confirm that they are expecting their second child together," Combs' representative, Keesha Johnson, told The Associated Press on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mindy McCready changes probation plea
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060822/ap_en_mu/mindy_mccready"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060822/capt.548f7fdbd9c64cb78d13b30e068a5203.people_mccready_tnjr603.jpg?x=82&y=130&sig=DR5Esyfgwpgv2XP1uTcsSA--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="Country musician Mindy McCready, left, leaves the Williamson County circuit court after a motion to withdraw her guilty plea for a probation violation based upon new evidence was accepted during her sentencing hearing in Franklin, Tenn., Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006. McCready now awaits sentencing for a charge of driving on a revoked license in Nashville.(AP Photo/John Russell)" border="0" /></a>AP - Mindy McCready petitioned Tuesday to withdraw her guilty plea in a probation violation case, saying she had uncovered new evidence.</p><br clear="all"/>
Keane singer Tom Chaplin goes into rehab
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060823/ap_en_mu/music_keane"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060822/capt.282c177c2c73487aba3a64361a6e0273.music_keane_nyet164.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=iAd4F5T41XTgh4.Og26xEg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Tom Chaplin, right, and the British rock band Keane are photographed in the penthouse of The SOHO Grand Hotel in New York, April 13, 2006. A planned U.S. tour by Keane has been postponed while Chaplin is being treated for drug and alcohol addiction, the British band said Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006. Also shown are Richard Hughes ,left, and Tim Rice-Oxley.(AP Photo/Jim Cooper)" border="0" /></a>AP - A planned U.S. tour by Keane has been postponed while singer Tom Chaplin is being treated for drug and alcohol addiction, the British band said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Willie Nelson fights horse slaughter
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060822/ap_en_ot/people_willie_nelson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060819/capt.26a25b7c491440bcbc3a93df47be7887.people_nelson_ny112.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=9s.6MFo.HtekXgIUETHlYg--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Willie Nelson raises his hat to the fans attending his fourth of July Picnic in this Tuesday, July 4, 2006 file photo, in Ft. Worth, Texas. Independent gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman has reiterated his top pick to implement his energy plan that emphasizes renewable sources: Willie Nelson. Friedman said Friday, Aug. 18, 2006, that the country singer/songwriter and benefactor of biodiesel was a natural choice to lead a state energy department or commission, which he wants to create. He also said Nelson 'would never have his hand in Texas' pocket.' (AP Photo/Rex C. Curry, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Texan Willie Nelson is raising his voice in defense of a symbol of the West — wild horses. Country singer Nelson is the latest to join an effort to ban the slaughter of horses in the U.S. for consumption of their meat abroad. The U.S. House is scheduled to vote Sept. 7 on a bill aimed at ending horse slaughter.</p><br clear="all"/>
Crowe, Law films set for Toronto premieres
(Reuters)
Reuters - The latest movies from Paul
Verhoeven, Ridley Scott, Anthony Minghella, Douglas McGrath and
Patrice Leconte will get the red carpet treatment at the
Toronto International Film Festival next month, organizers said
Tuesday as they released the full 352-film lineup.
Paris Hilton music video censored in India
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060823/music_nm/hilton_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060823/capt.sge.gpu82.230806001342.photo00.photo.default-341x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=QMdGZSI2yzxjfuGUw1xG6g--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Online video-sharing website YouTube launched an innovative money-maker with its first paid video advertisement, for a music CD by celebrity bad girl Paris Hilton, pictured 16 August 2006.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Bryan Bedder)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Paris Hilton is too hot
for Indian censors.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Academy" is Fox Reality's latest recruit
(Reuters)
Reuters - Cable network Fox
Reality is in final negotiations to order 10 episodes of a show
that follows a class of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
recruits through their academy program.
Foreign publications flock to India
(Reuters)
Reuters - Bigger stacks of glossy magazines are
hitting the newsstands in India as an increasing number of
foreign titles are launched here, but tough ownership rules and
low advertising yields are keeping a lid on profits.
Streep takes on "Mother" of challenging roles
(Reuters)
Reuters - In the summer of Meryl
Streep, audiences have watched this extraordinary actress
transform from stylish bitch ("The Devil Wears Prada") to
blowsy radio singer ("A Prairie Home Companion").
Crowe, Law films set for Toronto premieres
(Reuters)
Reuters - The latest movies from Paul
Verhoeven, Ridley Scott, Anthony Minghella, Douglas McGrath and
Patrice Leconte will get the red carpet treatment at the
Toronto International Film Festival next month, organizers said
Tuesday as they released the full 352-film lineup.
Fox Animation turns over a new "Leaf" for pic
(Reuters)
Reuters - The studio that made
heroes of prehistoric mammals is turning to garden leaves and
doodlebugs.
Wahlberg scores with "Invincible"
(Reuters)
Reuters - In this age, sports, not
religion, is the arena for miracles. Think of Pete Gray, the
one-armed outfielder for the 1945 St. Louis Browns. Or Dick
Nen, whose only major-league hit in 1963 was a monster home run
that helped propel the Los Angeles Dodgers into the World
Series.
Fraser inks for kids movie
(Reuters)
Reuters - Brendan Fraser has
signed a deal to star in "Inkheart," an adaptation of Cornelia
Funke's best-selling children's novel.
Nolte, Suvari headed to "Pittsburgh"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Nick Nolte, Mena Suvari
and Jon Foster have joined the cast of "The Mysteries of
Pittsburgh," a coming-of-age drama based on the debut novel by
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon.
Paramount cuts ties with Cruise company
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060823/ap_en_mo/cruise_paramount_breakup"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060823/capt.6da8763b78a74cef8fcdc78cbe74ef88.cruise_paramount_breakup_ny120.jpg?x=85&y=130&sig=NHkl2IGMCppqSz9d6qQS.A--" align="left" height="130" width="85" alt="Actor Tom Cruise poses for photographers as he arrives for a VIP screening of his new film 'Mission: Impossible lll' in New York, in this May 3, 2006, file photo. Viacom Inc. Chairman Sumner Redstone said Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006, that Paramount Pictures, owned by Viacom, would sever its long and profitable relationship with Cruise/Wagner Productions, Cruise's company with producing partner Paula Wagner. Redstone told the Wall Street Journal that Cruise's 'recent conduct has not been acceptable to Paramount.' (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - It's Tom Cruise vs. Sumner Redstone in a case of I quit-you're fired at Hollywood's highest level. On one side is the chairman of Viacom, Inc., which owns Paramount Pictures. On the other is the industry's biggest and most bankable star, whose last seven films have each generated over $100 million.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sony Classics snaps up Aussie film "Jindabyne"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Sony Pictures Classics has
picked up all North American rights to the Australian drama
"Jindabyne," starring Laura Linney and Gabriel Byrne as a
couple caught up in the aftermath of a girl's mysterious death.
It will be released in the spring.
Tom Cruise, Paramount end production deal
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060823/film_nm/media_cruise_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060822/i/r4241203230.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=taN1jh0dsVwqIVqvAKUDNA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Actor Tom Cruise waves during a photo session following a news conference in Tokyo June 20, 2006. Viacom Inc.'s Paramount Pictures unit is ending its 14-year relationship with Tom Cruise's film production company because of the actor's offscreen behavior, the company's chairman said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. REUTERS/Toshiyuki Aizawa" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Paramount Pictures and actor Tom
Cruise called an end to their 14-year production deal on
Wednesday as the chairman of the studio's parent company took a
parting shot at the movie star's off-screen behavior.</p><br clear="all"/>
Toronto Has "Good Year," Closes with "Grace"
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060823/en_movies_eo/19830"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060823/capt.e634023944243c12be560389908267e2.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=pWRb85_D_WOz7oDo1uqQeQ--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="With a lineup this promising, how do you not conclude the
festivities with a rendition of Amazing Grace?" border="0" /></a>E! Online - With a lineup this promising, how do you not conclude the
festivities with a rendition of Amazing Grace?</p><br clear="all"/>
Godzilla vs. "South Park" Guys
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060823/en_movies_eo/19826"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060823/capt.b6a19a3072b74d878200e29c9d0ed277.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=OLVZDIAXCv99mOXjkUcCqg--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Godzilla is going to be getting the Tom Cruise treatment from Trey
Parker and Matt Stone." border="0" /></a>E! Online - Godzilla is going to be getting the Tom Cruise treatment from Trey
Parker and Matt Stone.</p><br clear="all"/>
Paris Hilton music video censored in India
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060823/music_nm/hilton_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060823/capt.sge.gpu82.230806001342.photo00.photo.default-341x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=QMdGZSI2yzxjfuGUw1xG6g--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Online video-sharing website YouTube launched an innovative money-maker with its first paid video advertisement, for a music CD by celebrity bad girl Paris Hilton, pictured 16 August 2006.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Bryan Bedder)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Paris Hilton is too hot
for Indian censors.</p><br clear="all"/>
Beck draws a blank for new album's artwork
(Reuters)
Reuters - Beck wants to have a little fun with
the artwork for his upcoming album, "The Information," and he
wants his fans to contribute.
Mindy McCready Takes it Back
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060823/en_music_eo/19827"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060823/capt.8df134978ee8f8e67eb5e17dc6b14c3d.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=niSHg7jv0H522MTTZdT_Vg--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="The legally challenged country singer, who had pleaded guilty to
violating her probation on a drug charge by driving with a suspended
license and leaving the state of Tennessee without permission,
petitioned to withdraw her plea Tuesday, claiming that she has uncovered
new evidence in her case." border="0" /></a>E! Online - The legally challenged country singer, who had pleaded guilty to
violating her probation on a drug charge by driving with a suspended
license and leaving the state of Tennessee without permission,
petitioned to withdraw her plea Tuesday, claiming that she has uncovered
new evidence in her case.</p><br clear="all"/>
Keane singer Tom Chaplin goes into rehab
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060823/ap_en_mu/music_keane"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060822/capt.282c177c2c73487aba3a64361a6e0273.music_keane_nyet164.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=iAd4F5T41XTgh4.Og26xEg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Tom Chaplin, right, and the British rock band Keane are photographed in the penthouse of The SOHO Grand Hotel in New York, April 13, 2006. A planned U.S. tour by Keane has been postponed while Chaplin is being treated for drug and alcohol addiction, the British band said Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006. Also shown are Richard Hughes ,left, and Tim Rice-Oxley.(AP Photo/Jim Cooper)" border="0" /></a>AP - A planned U.S. tour by Keane has been postponed while singer Tom Chaplin is being treated for drug and alcohol addiction, the British band said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Keane singer in rehab, band postpones US tour
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060823/music_nm/keane_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060822/i/r2450625882.jpg?x=130&y=100&sig=7.buir5bsgkxcIoFsfbaQg--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="Tom Chaplin of the band Keane performs at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park in London, July 2, 2005. Keane have canceled three concerts and postponed their north American tour after Chaplin admitted drink and drug addiction and entered a private clinic for treatment. REUTERS/Stephen Hird" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The British band Keane has canceled
three European concerts and postponed its North American tour
after lead singer Tom Chaplin entered a private clinic for
treatment of alcohol and drug abuse.</p><br clear="all"/>
Diddy: Making the Brood
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060822/en_music_eo/19821"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060823/capt.092e7ae3c85ea18be9c8f8014a4525f6.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=WzFvI2IIEe_XgRUiqXDoug--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Sean Combs may be going by Diddy for the time being, but he's
adding to the ranks that call him Daddy." border="0" /></a>E! Online - Sean Combs may be going by Diddy for the time being, but he's
adding to the ranks that call him Daddy.</p><br clear="all"/>
Usher to debut on Broadway in "Chicago"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060822/music_nm/leisure_usher_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060822/i/r1682686101.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=cOCq1ERO.MIIgWYJecmO1g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Usher poses before a special screening of 'ATL' in New York March 27, 2006. Award-winning R&B singer Usher, making his Broadway debut on Tuesday in the long-running musical 'Chicago,' described the role as the most challenging thing he has ever done. REUTERS/Seth Wenig" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Award-winning R&B singer Usher, making
his Broadway debut on Tuesday in the long-running musical
"Chicago," described the role as the most challenging thing he
has ever done.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rehab Kills Keane Tour
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060822/en_music_eo/19823"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060823/capt.db6b6b77ba886ead12c1d4ed21f34cbc.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=GHohp5V4.389KLqacYzpZQ--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Keane is going from under the iron sea to under the radar for
the near future." border="0" /></a>E! Online - Keane is going from under the iron sea to under the radar for
the near future.</p><br clear="all"/>
Darkness Believes in Thing Called Rehab
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060822/en_music_eo/19825"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060823/capt.d428f1923a2d358cfaa163de4fe6b295.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=IaL5eaXkHfc_hrpQWMvGNA--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="It's lights out for The Darkness--but only temporarily." border="0" /></a>E! Online - It's lights out for The Darkness--but only temporarily.</p><br clear="all"/>
Willie Nelson fights horse slaughter
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060822/ap_en_mu/people_willie_nelson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060819/capt.26a25b7c491440bcbc3a93df47be7887.people_nelson_ny112.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=9s.6MFo.HtekXgIUETHlYg--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Willie Nelson raises his hat to the fans attending his fourth of July Picnic in this Tuesday, July 4, 2006 file photo, in Ft. Worth, Texas. Independent gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman has reiterated his top pick to implement his energy plan that emphasizes renewable sources: Willie Nelson. Friedman said Friday, Aug. 18, 2006, that the country singer/songwriter and benefactor of biodiesel was a natural choice to lead a state energy department or commission, which he wants to create. He also said Nelson 'would never have his hand in Texas' pocket.' (AP Photo/Rex C. Curry, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Texan Willie Nelson is raising his voice in defense of a symbol of the West — wild horses. Country singer Nelson is the latest to join an effort to ban the slaughter of horses in the U.S. for consumption of their meat abroad. The U.S. House is scheduled to vote Sept. 7 on a bill aimed at ending horse slaughter.</p><br clear="all"/>
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