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Aniston settles suit over topless photos
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060903/ap_en_ce/people_aniston"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060902/capt.6a7dac8e8b3d4cb4bcef2aed54fba744.people_aniston_ny111.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=BXGG778DXkFVAmZ6c27OjQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Actress Jennifer Aniston arrives for a Special-Screening of 'The Break-Up' in Hamburg, northern Germany, on Monday, June 12, 2006. (AP Photo/Morris Mac Matzen)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jennifer Aniston and a photographer have settled a lawsuit regarding topless photos shot of the actress late last year.</p><br clear="all"/>
Venice fest features 9/11, Katrina films
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060903/ap_en_mo/film_venice_festival"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060901/capt.9c3c46d3f7334415bb890e0be89a931b.italy_venice_film_festival_xlb140.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=16N99.l_etvlmKgzNaABuw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="US actress Maria Bello and director Oliver Stone take the catwalk prior to the screening of the movie 'World Trade Center' at the 63rd edition of the Venice film festival in Venice, Italy, Friday, Sept.1, 2006. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)" border="0" /></a>AP - They were events that glued a disbelieving world to their television sets: the attacks on the World Trade Center, the death of Princess Diana, the breaching of New Orleans' levees during Hurricane Katrina.</p><br clear="all"/>
Shields: Cruise gave 'heartfelt apology'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060903/ap_en_mo/people_shields"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060902/capt.1911907cd4eb4a129737131336daca47.people_cruise_shields_ny107.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=p.M6Tg6UJuNImRHx5vLteA--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Actor Tom Cruise smiles during a press conference, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004, in Oslo, Norway. Brooke Shields says that Tom Cruise has apologized for publicly criticizing her use of antidepressants. The 41-year-old actress says Cruise apologized in person Thursday Aug. 31, 2006. (AP Photo/John McConnico)" border="0" /></a>AP - Brooke Shields says Tom Cruise has apologized for publicly criticizing her use of antidepressants after the birth of her first daughter.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mos Def spokeswoman chides N.Y. police
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060902/ap_en_mu/people_mos_def"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060902/capt.36063eddc85e4df6a36e1d1ad6d3b148.people_mos_def_ny112.jpg?x=87&y=130&sig=Widls6rpxhfUWKUqSTc6jA--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Mos Def attends the 14th Annual Gotham Awards Gala airing live on IFC, held at Chelsea Piers, Pier 60, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004 in New York. (AP Photo/Jennifer Graylock)" border="0" /></a>AP - A spokeswoman for rapper Mos Def said police overreacted when they ticketed him for an impromptu performance outside the MTV Video Music Awards this week.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ronald Isley gets 3 years in tax evasion
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060902/ap_en_mu/people_isley"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060902/capt.2521200644e9459d874d1d1c0ab8dcaa.people_isley_ny114.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=HrHwaKyfJHntGRNvxddT1g--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Ron Isley holds up The Michael Jackson Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video for 'Contagious,' he won with his brother Ernie at the 16th Annual Soul Train Music Awards in Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 20, 2002. (AP Photo/Lucy Nicholson)" border="0" /></a>AP - Isley Brothers lead singer Ronald Isley has been sentenced to three years and one month in prison for tax evasion.</p><br clear="all"/>
Venice fest features 9/11, Katrina films
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060903/ap_en_mo/film_venice_festival"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060901/capt.9c3c46d3f7334415bb890e0be89a931b.italy_venice_film_festival_xlb140.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=16N99.l_etvlmKgzNaABuw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="US actress Maria Bello and director Oliver Stone take the catwalk prior to the screening of the movie 'World Trade Center' at the 63rd edition of the Venice film festival in Venice, Italy, Friday, Sept.1, 2006. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)" border="0" /></a>AP - They were events that glued a disbelieving world to their television sets: the attacks on the World Trade Center, the death of Princess Diana, the breaching of New Orleans' levees during Hurricane Katrina.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jessica Simpson Squeaks Out
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060903/en_music_eo/19915"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060903/capt.95b6ecf36c00da493fb83952e0c810ac.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=cgF9hvnb1YDYgt1TcuouIA--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="At least this proves she wasn't using a backing track." border="0" /></a>E! Online - At least this proves she wasn't using a backing track.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Desperate" Sex Hits YouTube, ABC Freaks
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060903/en_tv_eo/19917"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060903/capt.fddecc30cb0bb226fbf3da2171548110.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=mTRhdODaSR7QBLm6vd_hkw--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Having fans type 'Desperate sex' into their Web browsers was
apparently not the sort of grassroots marketing campaign ABC was hoping
for to hype one of its top shows." border="0" /></a>E! Online - Having fans type "Desperate sex" into their Web browsers was
apparently not the sort of grassroots marketing campaign ABC was hoping
for to hype one of its top shows.</p><br clear="all"/>
Head of TV watchdog group steps down
(AP)
AP - L. Brent Bozell, one of America's best-known crusaders against broadcast indecency, has stepped down as president of the Parents Television Council, the organization said Friday.
Nixon, Frost pas de deux revived on London stage
(Reuters)
Reuters - President Nixon had a great
many enemies, real and imagined, but the one that finally did
him in was television as playwright Peter Morgan shows in his
insightful, entertaining new play, "Frost/Nixon," at London's
Donmar Warehouse.
Venice fest features 9/11, Katrina films
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060903/ap_en_mo/film_venice_festival"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060901/capt.9c3c46d3f7334415bb890e0be89a931b.italy_venice_film_festival_xlb140.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=16N99.l_etvlmKgzNaABuw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="US actress Maria Bello and director Oliver Stone take the catwalk prior to the screening of the movie 'World Trade Center' at the 63rd edition of the Venice film festival in Venice, Italy, Friday, Sept.1, 2006. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)" border="0" /></a>AP - They were events that glued a disbelieving world to their television sets: the attacks on the World Trade Center, the death of Princess Diana, the breaching of New Orleans' levees during Hurricane Katrina.</p><br clear="all"/>
Aniston settles suit over topless photos
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060903/ap_en_mo/people_aniston"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060902/capt.6a7dac8e8b3d4cb4bcef2aed54fba744.people_aniston_ny111.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=BXGG778DXkFVAmZ6c27OjQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Actress Jennifer Aniston arrives for a Special-Screening of 'The Break-Up' in Hamburg, northern Germany, on Monday, June 12, 2006. (AP Photo/Morris Mac Matzen)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jennifer Aniston and a photographer have settled a lawsuit regarding topless photos shot of the actress late last year.</p><br clear="all"/>
Shields: Cruise gave 'heartfelt apology'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060903/ap_en_mo/people_shields"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060902/capt.1911907cd4eb4a129737131336daca47.people_cruise_shields_ny107.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=p.M6Tg6UJuNImRHx5vLteA--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Actor Tom Cruise smiles during a press conference, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004, in Oslo, Norway. Brooke Shields says that Tom Cruise has apologized for publicly criticizing her use of antidepressants. The 41-year-old actress says Cruise apologized in person Thursday Aug. 31, 2006. (AP Photo/John McConnico)" border="0" /></a>AP - Brooke Shields says Tom Cruise has apologized for publicly criticizing her use of antidepressants after the birth of her first daughter.</p><br clear="all"/>
Basinger ordered to visitation hearing
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060902/ap_en_mo/people_basinger"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060902/capt.1c7d2a5df5ec4660999be187f7d796d3.people_basinger_baldwin_ny112.jpg?x=108&y=130&sig=3fkrF1m9P8V1HQNA8Ryqqg--" align="left" height="130" width="108" alt="In this Jan. 29, 1996 file picture, Alec Baldwin and his wife Kim Basinger arrive at the premiere of 'The Juror' in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Rene Macura)" border="0" /></a>AP - Kim Basinger has been ordered to appear in court to explain why she should not be held in contempt for allegedly disobeying a judge's orders concerning ex-husband Alec Baldwin's visitation time with their daughter.</p><br clear="all"/>
French tale of loneliness wins over Venice critics
(Reuters)
Reuters - Loneliness and a desperate quest for
happiness are at the center of veteran French director Alain
Resnais' new film, which has won critical acclaim in Venice
where it is in competition.
Film suggests Queen was baffled by grief over Diana
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060902/film_nm/leisure_venice_queen_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060903/2006_09_02t062141_450x356_uk_leisure_venice_queen.jpg?x=130&y=102&sig=PJYPzqvW1asIriJovoSp0w--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="Actress Helen Mirren poses backstage after winning an Emmy for best lead actress in a miniseries or movie for her work in 'Elizabeth I' at the 58th annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles August 27, 2006. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Queen Elizabeth was unable to comprehend
British public grief at Princess Diana's death in 1997, but was
finally convinced to cast aside stiff royal protocol by British
Prime Minister Tony Blair, a new film suggests.</p><br clear="all"/>
"The Wicker Man" unintentionally funny
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060901/film_nm/film_wickerman_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060902/2006_09_01t200139_450x336_us_film_wickerman.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=xZaTt_zJH6VrMb8lTQ33mw--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Nicolas Cage and Molly Parker in a scene from 'The Wicker Man' from Warner Bros. Far more ambitious and stylish than most of today's horror crop, Neil LaBute's remake of the 1973 U.K. cult classic 'The Wicker Man' unfortunately still falls far short of its mark. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Far more ambitious and
stylish than most of today's horror crop, Neil LaBute's remake
of the 1973 U.K. cult classic "The Wicker Man" unfortunately
still falls far short of its mark.</p><br clear="all"/>
Civil war tale marks Chad debut at Venice film fest
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060901/film_nm/venice_chad_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060902/2006_09_01t201159_450x307_us_venice_chad.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=TKWyCbwDhhKW9X6YPj4YAA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun poses during a photocall to introduce his film 'Daratt' (Dry Season) at the Venice Film Festival September 1, 2006. (Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - African cinema is back at the
Venice film festival after nearly 20 years with Chad's
"Daratt," a story about coming to terms with the horrors of
civil war inspired by director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's own
experience.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gere to kick off film search for Karadzic in Bosnia
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060901/film_nm/bosnia_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060902/2006_09_01t200043_316x450_us_bosnia.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=ckb_1b2iZ1N9SNuYrvh7Hw--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Actor and activist Richard Gere listens to a question at the Sixteenth International AIDS conference in Toronto August 14, 2006. Gere will start searching for war crimes fugitive Radovan Karadzic in a new film due to start shooting in Bosnia this month, a local production company said on Friday. (J.P. Moczulski/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Hollywood actor Richard Gere will
start searching for war crimes fugitive Radovan Karadzic in a
new film due to start shooting in Bosnia this month, a local
production company said on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sheen enrolls at university in Ireland
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060901/ap_en_mo/people_martin_sheen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060901/capt.d80be963dcd44f8db0c044df15ef1e3b.ireland_people_sheen_lon812.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=JY9HfpJljCEaV.JS3pfieQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this photo released by National University of Ireland, American actor Martin Sheen (left) is pictured with President of NUI, Galway Iognaid O Muircheartaigh, Friday Sept. 1 2006, as he officially became a student again when he registered for an arts degree at the National University of Ireland, Galway. (AP Photo / Aengus McMahon, National University of Ireland HO)" border="0" /></a>AP - Martin Sheen, star of TV's "The West Wing" and numerous Hollywood films, began his new career Friday — as a college student.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jessica Simpson Squeaks Out
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060903/en_music_eo/19915"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060903/capt.95b6ecf36c00da493fb83952e0c810ac.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=cgF9hvnb1YDYgt1TcuouIA--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="At least this proves she wasn't using a backing track." border="0" /></a>E! Online - At least this proves she wasn't using a backing track.</p><br clear="all"/>
VMAs go "Crazy" and Panic!
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060903/en_music_eo/19913"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060903/capt.28792b16a9ef8a030901c2b725e50f79.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=.kFD3d.ARxG9DvkuCE7bOA--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Blood was shed, people were electrocuted, lobsters ran
amok--and that was just when the Jackass crew was on camera,
reminding people to cast their votes for the Viewer's Choice award." border="0" /></a>E! Online - Blood was shed, people were electrocuted, lobsters ran
amok--and that was just when the Jackass crew was on camera,
reminding people to cast their votes for the Viewer's Choice award.</p><br clear="all"/>
Isley to Twist in Prison for Tax Evasion
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060903/en_music_eo/19921"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060903/capt.8290c948cdc28d7361a6522d4e9d3e86.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=BUcfyjBWYxWKPtzOH8ly3w--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Don't mess with the taxman. He'll make you want to shout." border="0" /></a>E! Online - Don't mess with the taxman. He'll make you want to shout.</p><br clear="all"/>
Simpson finally sings on 'Today' show
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060903/ap_en_mu/people_jessica_simpson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060901/capt.fde487508ad7459c9b43b13f8b05482a.music_jessica_simpson_nyph113.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=05zCWZ3opby5PRF7iaFTRw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Show host Matt Lauer sniffs a liquid that helps sooth singer Jessica Simpson's sore throat after her performance live on stage during the NBC 'Today' show Friday, Sept. 1, 2006, in New York. (AP Photo/Paul Hawthorne)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jessica Simpson sang for the first time since injuring a vocal cord a week ago, but only made it through one song before her voice cracked.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ronald Isley gets 3 years in tax evasion
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060902/ap_en_mu/people_isley"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060902/capt.2521200644e9459d874d1d1c0ab8dcaa.people_isley_ny114.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=HrHwaKyfJHntGRNvxddT1g--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Ron Isley holds up The Michael Jackson Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video for 'Contagious,' he won with his brother Ernie at the 16th Annual Soul Train Music Awards in Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 20, 2002. (AP Photo/Lucy Nicholson)" border="0" /></a>AP - Isley Brothers lead singer Ronald Isley has been sentenced to three years and one month in prison for tax evasion.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mos Def spokeswoman chides N.Y. police
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060902/ap_en_mu/people_mos_def"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060902/capt.36063eddc85e4df6a36e1d1ad6d3b148.people_mos_def_ny112.jpg?x=87&y=130&sig=Widls6rpxhfUWKUqSTc6jA--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Mos Def attends the 14th Annual Gotham Awards Gala airing live on IFC, held at Chelsea Piers, Pier 60, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004 in New York. (AP Photo/Jennifer Graylock)" border="0" /></a>AP - A spokeswoman for rapper Mos Def said police overreacted when they ticketed him for an impromptu performance outside the MTV Video Music Awards this week.</p><br clear="all"/>
MySpace to enable members to sell music
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060902/ap_en_mu/myspace_online_music"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060902/i/r413854275.jpg?x=122&y=130&sig=2uHTV_nXGECpRMfuSSWKPg--" align="left" height="130" width="122" alt="A screenshot of MySpace's music page, taken on September 1, 2006. MySpace, the wildly popular online teen hangout, said on Friday it will make its first move into the digital music business by selling songs from nearly 3 million unsigned bands. REUTERS/www.myspace.com" border="0" /></a>AP - MySpace.com will soon enable members of the popular online social networking hub to sell downloads of their original music directly through MySpace Web pages, company executives said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Radio Birdman makes U.S. debut
(Reuters)
Reuters - Playing its first U.S.
show ever, Australia's Radio Birdman lived up to its reputation
as a legendary cult band powered by bluster and sheer nerve.
Fans and artists hit by concert scams
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060902/music_nm/scam_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060902/2006_09_02t045040_292x450_us_scam.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=pnWTdIcVQ9IBHIjZ.o9yfQ--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Singer Daddy Yankee arrives at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards in New York August 31, 2006. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Music superstars rarely make it
to Hardeeville, S.C.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ronald Isley gets 3 years for tax evasion
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060902/music_nm/crime_isley_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060902/2006_09_02t035524_320x450_us_crime_isley.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=QV.MMvt0bXHNL9pdjUPE3Q--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Singer Ronald Isley of the Isley Brothers performs in Los Angeles, March 20, 2004. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Soul legend Ronald Isley, who sang
such hits as "Twist and Shout" and "This Old Heart of Mine" as
a member of the Isley Brothers, was sentenced on Friday to
three years in federal prison for tax evasion.</p><br clear="all"/>
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