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Johansson happy with her curvy figure
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060919/ap_en_ce/people_scarlett_johansson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060919/capt.914b77f9a6fd4b1a8fd75c2aeb2da2e8.people_scarlett_johansson__nyol964.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=aT8FXIbN8JKq5Sv7OFMX2Q--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Scarlett Johansson arrives for the 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. in this January file photo. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Scarlett Johansson struts her stuff in cleavage-baring dresses on the red carpet, but in real life, she'd rather remain a mystery.</p><br clear="all"/>
Nelson cited for marijuana possession
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060919/ap_en_mu/people_willie_nelson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060918/capt.ee38101b517045a592369b6ce6c5ab21.people_nelson_nyet116.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=yJLb9m6RXLPq4sWAseHW4w--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Willie Nelson raises his hat to the fans attending his Fourth of July Picnic in this July 4, 2006 file photo, in Ft. Worth, Texas. Nelson and four others were issued misdemeanor citations for possession of narcotic mushrooms and marijuana after a traffic stop Monday morning, Sept. 18, 2006, on a Louisiana highway, state police said. (AP Photo/Rex C. Curry, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Willie Nelson and four others were issued misdemeanor citations for possession of illegal mushrooms and marijuana after a traffic stop Monday morning on a Louisiana highway, state police said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Autopsy: Smith's son on antidepressants
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060918/ap_en_ce/anna_nicole_smith_son"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060917/capt.0675fd095f1c4828b2dc6c1fa14127af.bahamas_anna_nicole_smith_son_sju102.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=82c5kFr7YKz1oEza0dntOQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="The maroon cloth-covered body of Daniel Wayne Smith, the 20-year-old son of Anna Nicole Smith, is removed from the hearse by employees upon their arrival to Butler's Funeral Home and Crematorium in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006. Cyril Wecht, the private examiner hired by the family, said a second autopsy on the body of Smith did not produce conclusive evidence for the cause of death. He has requested Smith's medical records from the United States and ordered further analyses that could take weeks to be completed. (AP Photo/Jessica Roberston)" border="0" /></a>AP - Anna Nicole Smith's son was on prescription anti-depression medication when he died at the hospital bedside of the former reality TV star, a pathologist who did a second autopsy on the 20-year-old said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ashanti testifies in contract case
(AP)
AP - Ashanti told a courtroom Monday that she was a teenager trying to follow her dream when she worked a decade ago with a producer who wants more than $2 million for helping start her career.
MTV VJ La La, NBA star expecting baby
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060918/ap_en_ce/people_vasquez_anthony"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060918/capt.48a5207bfc0b4ac5bf646b8ef7ab329c.people_vasquez_anthony_nyet118.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=KqJcpObHtrOm.B.7RqXogQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony, right, sits with MTV personality La La Vasquez in the front row to take in a college basketball game in Boulder, Colo., Nov. 15, 2004. The pair are having a baby, her representative, Jack Ketsoyan, confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday, Sept.18, 2006.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)" border="0" /></a>AP - MTV VJ La La Vasquez and her fiance, NBA star Carmelo Anthony, are expecting a baby in March, her representative, Jack Ketsoyan, confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Star cast stranded in "Bonneville"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Put three old friends in a
convertible for a cross-country road trip to a loved one's
funeral, and what do you get? Very few surprises, in this
feel-good fluff that, despite offering nothing novel, could do
well with older audiences who rightly feel that too few films
are being made with them in mind.
Nelson cited for marijuana possession
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060919/ap_en_mu/people_willie_nelson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060918/capt.ee38101b517045a592369b6ce6c5ab21.people_nelson_nyet116.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=yJLb9m6RXLPq4sWAseHW4w--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Willie Nelson raises his hat to the fans attending his Fourth of July Picnic in this July 4, 2006 file photo, in Ft. Worth, Texas. Nelson and four others were issued misdemeanor citations for possession of narcotic mushrooms and marijuana after a traffic stop Monday morning, Sept. 18, 2006, on a Louisiana highway, state police said. (AP Photo/Rex C. Curry, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Willie Nelson and four others were issued misdemeanor citations for possession of illegal mushrooms and marijuana after a traffic stop Monday morning on a Louisiana highway, state police said.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Kidnapped" an engaging mystery
(Reuters)
Reuters - Kidnappings, or child
abductions, always have been popular with local newscasts in
large part because of the emotional outpouring that accompanies
them. In scripted drama, as well, depicting some innocent
snatched and endangered evokes a more visceral response than,
say, even TV homicides, which have become increasingly
commonplace and graphic.
Tribune CEO says company will support LA Times
(Reuters)
Reuters - Tribune Co. Chief Executive Dennis
FitzSimons on Monday told Los Angeles civic leaders that the
company will continue to support the Los Angeles Times, but did
not respond to a suggestion that it sell the paper into local
hands.
"How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?" (BBC TV): The Final
(Playbill)
Playbill - Can two million phone voters be wrong? Only the West End's ticket sales will tell.
Documentary throws fresh light on abortion
(Reuters)
Reuters - While 2 1/2 hours may sound
like a long time for a documentary on one of America's most
endlessly rehashed issues, the end credits may roll in "Lake of
Fire" before viewers tire of it.
Actor Mickey Hargitay dies at age 80
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060919/ap_en_mo/obit_hargitay"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060919/capt.5b393cab01664a338e05b7989cabd563.obit_hargitay_ny126.jpg?x=114&y=130&sig=fNOjEgntLnKRgcqZfd.05Q--" align="left" height="130" width="114" alt="Mariska Hargitay and her father Mickey Hargitay attend a cocktail party in this Tuesday, June 22, 2004 file photo in New York. Hargitay, the actor and world champion bodybuilder who was married to 1950s sex siren Jayne Mansfield and whose daughter is Emmy-winning winning actress Mariska Hargitay, died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006. He was 80. (AP Photo/Jennifer Graylock)" border="0" /></a>AP - Mickey Hargitay, the actor and world champion bodybuilder who was married to 1950s sex siren Jayne Mansfield and whose daughter is Emmy-winning actress Mariska Hargitay, has died. He was 80.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sex-slave drama "Trance" is a tough watch
(Reuters)
Reuters - A young Russian woman leaves
terminally gray St. Petersburg behind for a better life, only
to be sold into an Italian sex trafficking ring in "Trance," a
dreary drama directed with a very heavy hand by Portugal's
Teresa Villaverde.
"Beer League" good for a few laughs
(Reuters)
Reuters - Arriving just a few weeks
after the similarly sloshed "Beerfest," "Artie Lange's Beer
League" is yet another ode to the pleasures of overindulgence.
'Gridiron' scores box-office touchdown
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060918/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060915/capt.f47215dab4c64e019b12a67832214664.film_dwayne_johnson_nyet441.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=8S4e.M9NgdOlO7MDv.dkiQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson poses for a portrait Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2006 in New York. Johnson stars in the movie 'Gridiron Gang,' which opens Friday Sept. 15, 2006 (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)" border="0" /></a>AP - The football drama "Gridiron Gang" scored with movigoers over the weekend, hitting the top box office spot in its debut with $14.4 million.</p><br clear="all"/>
Actor Robert Earl Jones dies at 96
(AP)
AP - Actor Robert Earl Jones, a fixture in Broadway shows and movies and the father of actor James Earl Jones, has died.
Mel Gibson's daughter weds guitarist
(AP)
AP - Mel Gibson's only daughter, Hannah, married blues-rock guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd this weekend.
"Gridiron Gang" Sacks "Dahlia"
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060918/en_movies_eo/20030"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060919/capt.1e5e71f705727c5d120230f1eb3dd7b9.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=yERF7a426szsGrWIBGHFBA--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Apparently movie fans are ready for some football...and little
else." border="0" /></a>E! Online - Apparently movie fans are ready for some football...and little
else.</p><br clear="all"/>
Penn: No interest in running for office
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060918/ap_en_mo/film_sean_penn"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060918/capt.c0d7da79b5dd4b7e8c5b3f27fbacb0f1.film_sean_penn_nyet339.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=PYrmOAQOqltWse19rugg1w--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Sean Penn poses in Toronto, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006. In a new adaptation of Robert Penn Warren's novel 'All the King's Men,' Penn stars as Willie Stark, an equal parts progressive and corrupt firebrand inspired by Depression-era populist Huey Long. The actor was attending the Toronto Film Festival for a screening of the film. (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki)" border="0" /></a>AP - The politically passionate Sean Penn has no interest in running for office, yet he's a potent demagogue on the big screen.</p><br clear="all"/>
Bush, "Bella" Top Toronto
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060918/en_movies_eo/20031"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060918/capt.1b26e600b12532aca6c3db314620ae93.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=JTZRALRipKYv3uvK3rr.Rw--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="TORONTO--Despite the buzz surrounding Hollywood-backed
blockbusters like Brad Pitt's Babel and Sean Penn's All the
King's Men, audiences and film jurors gave their top praise to two
indies--one that flew in virtually under the radar, the other which
squawked its way to the headlines." border="0" /></a>E! Online - TORONTO--Despite the buzz surrounding Hollywood-backed
blockbusters like Brad Pitt's Babel and Sean Penn's All the
King's Men, audiences and film jurors gave their top praise to two
indies--one that flew in virtually under the radar, the other which
squawked its way to the headlines.</p><br clear="all"/>
Nelson cited for marijuana possession
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060919/ap_en_mu/people_willie_nelson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060918/capt.ee38101b517045a592369b6ce6c5ab21.people_nelson_nyet116.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=yJLb9m6RXLPq4sWAseHW4w--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Willie Nelson raises his hat to the fans attending his Fourth of July Picnic in this July 4, 2006 file photo, in Ft. Worth, Texas. Nelson and four others were issued misdemeanor citations for possession of narcotic mushrooms and marijuana after a traffic stop Monday morning, Sept. 18, 2006, on a Louisiana highway, state police said. (AP Photo/Rex C. Curry, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Willie Nelson and four others were issued misdemeanor citations for possession of illegal mushrooms and marijuana after a traffic stop Monday morning on a Louisiana highway, state police said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Wilson drafts Jardine for "Pet Sounds" gigs
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060919/music_nm/beachboys_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060919/2006_09_19t013128_450x431_us_beachboys.jpg?x=130&y=124&sig=IZDja4vW9nAvYxlknMLjqQ--" align="left" height="124" width="130" alt="Brian Wilson (L) and Al Jardine, two of the founding members of The Beach Boys, say goodbye to each other after the surviving members' first appearance together in ten years, on the rooftop of Capitol Records in Los Angeles, June 13, 2006. Wilson will be joined by Jardine for four complete performances of the group's landmark 'Pet Sounds' album later this fall. (Chris Pizzello/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Brian Wilson will be joined by
ex-Beach Boys bandmate Al Jardine for four complete
performances of the group's landmark "Pet Sounds" album later
this fall. The gigs are set for November 17 in Boston, November
18 in Washington, D.C., November 19 in Glenside, Pa., and
November 21 in New York.</p><br clear="all"/>
Johnny Lang turns to God on new album
(Reuters)
Reuters - Blues guitarist Jonny Lang is moving
into the Christian market with his new album, "Turn Around,"
due in stores Tuesday.
Ashanti testifies in contract case
(AP)
AP - Ashanti told a courtroom Monday that she was a teenager trying to follow her dream when she worked a decade ago with a producer who wants more than $2 million for helping start her career.
Shocking! Willie Nelson Busted for Pot
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060919/en_music_eo/20037"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060919/capt.0f92471d861d989b14c743f8f299f93a.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=A2erpY.GH_CB7.B7DegueQ--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="The
country outlaw is back on the road again after a pot-powered pit stop
early Monday. Nelson and several bandmates received misdemeanor
citations for marijuana possession after their tour bus was pulled over
in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. The bust came just two days after
Nelson called for the decriminalization of marijuana while stumping for
Texas gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman." border="0" /></a>E! Online - The
country outlaw is back on the road again after a pot-powered pit stop
early Monday. Nelson and several bandmates received misdemeanor
citations for marijuana possession after their tour bus was pulled over
in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. The bust came just two days after
Nelson called for the decriminalization of marijuana while stumping for
Texas gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hank Williams assault case to grand jury
(AP)
AP - A grand jury will decide whether country singer Hank Williams Jr. will stand trial on misdemeanor assault charges filed after a cocktail waitress said he yelled obscenities and choked her at a local hotel.
R.E.M. Reunited, Inducted
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060918/en_music_eo/20038"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060919/capt.470ed9cf4acdb5b016ee56c32e2e158e.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=oxxvcJqWecEvmzOO67m9Bw--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="R.E.M. may have lost their religion, but at least for one night
they regained their drummer." border="0" /></a>E! Online - R.E.M. may have lost their religion, but at least for one night
they regained their drummer.</p><br clear="all"/>
K-Fed Giving Fans the Boot
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060918/en_music_eo/20035"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060919/capt.85abb7696d756c05a7a1618ed0faf0fa.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=1UPHCjy9T37Oos6OihbCLA--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Kevin Federline may be riding his wife's coattails, but now
fans have the chance to walk in his shoes." border="0" /></a>E! Online - Kevin Federline may be riding his wife's coattails, but now
fans have the chance to walk in his shoes.</p><br clear="all"/>
Willie Nelson hit with drug charges
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060918/music_nm/crime_nelson_marijuana_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060919/2006_09_18t152308_450x351_us_crime_nelson_marijuana.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=gTwGNVX1yVjoHp85S_nf_g--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="Willie Nelson performs during a concert in Tinley Park, Illinois, September 18, 2005. Nelson and several fellow musicians were charged with misdemeanor drug possession by Louisiana police after a search of their tour bus on Monday turned up marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms. (John Gress/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Country singer-songwriter Willie
Nelson and several fellow musicians were charged with
misdemeanor drug possession by Louisiana police after a search
of their tour bus on Monday turned up marijuana and psychedelic
mushrooms.</p><br clear="all"/>
Fergie makes solid solo debut
(AP)
AP - Fergie, "The Dutchess" (A&M Records)
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