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Clooney shrugs off talk of candidacy
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060926/ap_en_ce/people_clooney"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060925/capt.cbe42db92c3b4b44b86bd64501e40c41.sudan_divest_cadd104.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=rwp9eHdUKWjVaLUdEWy6FQ--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Actor George Clooney, takes questions from the media after Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed state bills prohibiting the state's pension funds from investing in companies with active business in Sudan during a news conference Monday, Sept. 25, 2006, in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)" border="0" /></a>AP - Oscar winner George Clooney shrugged off suggestions Monday that he might run for political office — but he sure sounded like a politician doing it.</p><br clear="all"/>
Oprah says her lawyers overreacted
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060926/ap_en_ce/people_oprah_winfrey"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060925/capt.ebdb9edbdd344bba81c202a6fbb23287.nasdaq_xm_radio_oprah_nyr102.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=NPVB18WlG0nrlsCyH3nrUA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="In this photo released by Nasdaq, Oprah Winfrey and Hugh Panero, CEO of XM Satellite Radio, preside over the Nasdaq opening bell Monday Sept. 25, 2006 in New York. The 'Oprah & Friends' channel debuts Monday on XM Satellite Radio. (AP Photo/Nasdaq, Rob Tannenbaum)" border="0" /></a>AP - Oprah Winfrey says her lawyers shouldn't have gone after the man who is trying to promote her as a candidate for president. Not because she's running, mind you.</p><br clear="all"/>
NYC judge dismisses Gest's assault case
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060925/ap_en_ce/people_gest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060925/capt.9c340898d1094a6f948f4bd3f4cdc4d8.minnelli_assault_ny115.jpg?x=77&y=130&sig=F5MV1PxpvOTlD5ok.Dfujw--" align="left" height="130" width="77" alt="Liza Minnelli and husband David Gest arrive at the Dorchester Hotel for Gest's 50th birthday party, London in this Friday, May 9, 2003 file photo. A judge Monday threw out a $10 million civil assault suit filed against Minnelli by her estranged husband, Gest, who claimed she beat him so badly during alcoholic rages he had to be hospitalized. State Supreme Court Justice Jane Solomon granted Minnelli's motion to dismiss on the ground that the entertainer's medical expert said Gest's headaches were caused by a type of herpes, not by beatings, and Gest's doctor failed to rebut that. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - A judge threw out a $10 million civil assault lawsuit Monday filed against Liza Minnelli by her estranged husband, David Gest, who claimed she beat him so badly during alcoholic rages he had to be hospitalized.</p><br clear="all"/>
Wallace-Clinton combat draws big ratings
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060926/ap_en_tv/tv_fox_clinton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060924/capt.286c3c46547c4786974c9f5aa1baf1a6.clinton_fox_interview_ny108.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=9HGRV5LkJq18ataOk6bEmg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this handout photo provided by Fox News Sunday, former President Bill Clinton responds to host Chris Wallace during a taping of an interview for 'Fox News Sunday', on Friday, Sept. 22, 2006, in New York. (AP Photo/Fox News Sunday, Michael Simon)" border="0" /></a>AP - Political combat pays: "Fox News Sunday" drew its best ratings in nearly three years for this weekend's electric confrontation between former President Clinton and newsman Chris Wallace.</p><br clear="all"/>
Got talent? Regis Philbin wants you
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060926/ap_en_tv/tv_america_s_got_talent"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060926/capt.e7f9a99ec5de4dc38f33021724530f64.tv_americas_got_talent_ny121.jpg?x=98&y=130&sig=Bbs7o3ZFt0LpsmaDWLYSRw--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="Simon Cowell poses in an undated publicity photo released by Fox. (AP Photo/Fox)" border="0" /></a>AP - "America's Got Talent" will hold auditions in eight cities for its second season, which will include a "boot camp" that gives some contestants the chance to work with experts, NBC said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Box office champ "Jackass" beats forecast
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060926/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060926/2006_09_26t021111_450x310_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=CAlmUfX4r7ciDrbhXBKV3g--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Cast member Johnny Knoxville (C) poses with co-stars Steve-O (L) and Ehren McGhehey at the world premiere of 'Jackass: Number Two' at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California September 21, 2006. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Jackass Number Two"
outgrossed them all this past weekend, pulling in a massive $29
million and proving once again that young males often dictate
box office performance, according to final data issued Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Peter Gelb era begins at the Met
(AP)
AP - Let the news ring out from Lincoln Center. Send word by satellite radio. Trumpet it in Times Square. An exciting new era was born at the staid old Metropolitan Opera on Monday night.
No breakthrough TV series in season so far
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060926/tv_nm/season_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060926/2006_09_26t021511_450x347_us_season.jpg?x=130&y=100&sig=gZLszIKrv0kzW7kFnNHFqw--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="Actors (L-R) Ming-Na, Rebecca Gayheart, John Allen Nelson and Joanne Kelly of the Fox television network drama series 'Vanished' attend a panel discussion at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Pasadena, California July 24, 2006. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - With such titles as
"Vanished" and "Kidnapped," no wonder new hit shows have gone
missing so far this season, particularly at Fox.</p><br clear="all"/>
No breakthrough TV series in season so far
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060926/media_nm/season_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060926/2006_09_26t021511_450x347_us_season.jpg?x=130&y=100&sig=gZLszIKrv0kzW7kFnNHFqw--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="Actors (L-R) Ming-Na, Rebecca Gayheart, John Allen Nelson and Joanne Kelly of the Fox television network drama series 'Vanished' attend a panel discussion at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Pasadena, California July 24, 2006. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - With such titles as
"Vanished" and "Kidnapped," no wonder new hit shows have gone
missing so far this season, particularly at Fox.</p><br clear="all"/>
Patrick Quinn, New Executive Director of Actors' Equity, Dies at 55
(Playbill)
Playbill - Patrick Quinn, the newly appointed executive director of the Actors' Equity Association, died suddenly of a heart attack in the early hours of Sunday, Sept. 24. He was 55.
Box office champ "Jackass" beats forecast
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060926/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060926/2006_09_26t021111_450x310_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=CAlmUfX4r7ciDrbhXBKV3g--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Cast member Johnny Knoxville (C) poses with co-stars Steve-O (L) and Ehren McGhehey at the world premiere of 'Jackass: Number Two' at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California September 21, 2006. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Jackass Number Two"
outgrossed them all this past weekend, pulling in a massive $29
million and proving once again that young males often dictate
box office performance, according to final data issued Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rob Schneider takes bait for "Fish"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Rob Schneider has signed
to star in "Juliana and the Medicine Fish," an independent
children's fantasy that begins shooting this week in Canada.
George Clooney: No way a candidate
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060926/ap_en_mo/people_clooney"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060925/capt.80d6b9fb84bd42d4b97ac113a62acc19.sudan_divest_cadd106.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=2NPTGSJGSwiuheWr_vk7fQ--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Actors Don Cheadle, left, and George Clooney, take questions from the media after Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation Monday to end state investments in Sudan to pressure the nation to halt genocidal violence in its Darfur region, Monday, Sept. 25, 2006, in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)" border="0" /></a>AP - Oscar winner George Clooney shrugged off suggestions Monday that he might run for political office — but he sure sounded like a politician doing it.</p><br clear="all"/>
Actor Crowe doesn't "do charity work" for studios
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060925/film_nm/leisure_crowe_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060926/2006_09_25t231210_450x367_us_leisure_crowe.jpg?x=130&y=105&sig=nGDJTxgy.5DsWeGqCBIWRQ--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Cast member Russell Crowe arrives at the premiere of 'A Good Year' at Roy Thomson Hall during the 31st Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto September 9, 2006. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Actor Russell Crowe said on Monday he
quit an epic movie about the Australian outback co-starring
Nicole Kidman because he doesn't do "charity work" for major
studios.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Jackass' sequel takes top box-office
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060925/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060922/capt.dce8ff0acb014390ae894b1df1a6714b.jackass_premiere_camt102.jpg?x=114&y=130&sig=zf9cLTkDWH_j6xcFrQ1Cfg--" align="left" height="130" width="114" alt="Johnny Knoxville, left, poses with Ehren McGhehey at the premiere of 'Jackass Number Two,' Thursday night, Sept. 21, 2006, in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles. McGhehey appears in the movie. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)" border="0" /></a>AP - "Jackass Number Two" was No. 1 at the box office over the weekend, as the sequel featuring Johnny Knoxville and his gang performing crazy stunts debuted with $29 million.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mel Gibson in Texas, criticizes Iraq war
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060925/ap_en_mo/people_gibson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060923/capt.23972d5684d0442e951a2ecf50ae3d12.people_gibson_ny114.jpg?x=87&y=130&sig=7zrh7XiGVqN7u4grisDhrA--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Actor, director and producer Mel Gibson answers journalists' questions during a news conference in Rome's Cinecitta' studios in a Sept. 20, 2002 photo. Actor and director Mel Gibson visited two Oklahoma towns this week to attend screenings of his new movie, 'Apocalypto.' (AP Photo/Corrado Giambalvo, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Mel Gibson criticized the war in Iraq while recently promoting his new film "Apocalypto" at a Texas film festival.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Jackass" Kicks Butt
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060925/en_movies_eo/20085"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060926/capt.cdc2343fd68fd3d2aae1011140139e2d.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=PY6p.RVqvQRvInoQ1GSOhw--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="The decidedly un-P.C.
hijinks of Jackass: Number Two proved irresistible for legions of
teenage boys, racking up $29 million at the multiplex--nearly triple the
haul of its closest competitor." border="0" /></a>E! Online - The decidedly un-P.C.
hijinks of Jackass: Number Two proved irresistible for legions of
teenage boys, racking up $29 million at the multiplex--nearly triple the
haul of its closest competitor.</p><br clear="all"/>
NYC judge dismisses Gest's assault case
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060925/ap_en_mo/people_gest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060925/capt.9c340898d1094a6f948f4bd3f4cdc4d8.minnelli_assault_ny115.jpg?x=77&y=130&sig=F5MV1PxpvOTlD5ok.Dfujw--" align="left" height="130" width="77" alt="Liza Minnelli and husband David Gest arrive at the Dorchester Hotel for Gest's 50th birthday party, London in this Friday, May 9, 2003 file photo. A judge Monday threw out a $10 million civil assault suit filed against Minnelli by her estranged husband, Gest, who claimed she beat him so badly during alcoholic rages he had to be hospitalized. State Supreme Court Justice Jane Solomon granted Minnelli's motion to dismiss on the ground that the entertainer's medical expert said Gest's headaches were caused by a type of herpes, not by beatings, and Gest's doctor failed to rebut that. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - A judge threw out a $10 million civil assault lawsuit Monday filed against Liza Minnelli by her estranged husband, David Gest, who claimed she beat him so badly during alcoholic rages he had to be hospitalized.</p><br clear="all"/>
Maligned director KOs his critics
(AP)
AP - Tired of the criticism of his films, controversial German film director Uwe Boll took on four of his critics in a Vancouver boxing ring, and ended each bout with a knockout.
Judge tosses Minnelli-Gest assault case
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060925/ap_en_mo/minnelli_assault"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060925/i/r2557295968.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=r0NQEgMtWSCgsZccR9Hozw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Liza Minnelli and David Gest are seen in Beverly Hills, California in this July 25, 2002 file photo. A New York judge on Monday dismissed a $10 million spousal abuse suit against Minnelli filed by her estranged husband Gest, who claimed the entertainer assaulted him in a drunken rage. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith" border="0" /></a>AP - A judge Monday threw out a $10 million civil assault suit filed against Liza Minnelli by her estranged husband, David Gest, who claimed she beat him so badly during alcoholic rages he had to be hospitalized.</p><br clear="all"/>
Peter Gelb era begins at the Met
(AP)
AP - Let the news ring out from Lincoln Center. Send word by satellite radio. Trumpet it in Times Square. An exciting new era was born at the staid old Metropolitan Opera on Monday night.
Saints march in as Superdome comes alive
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060926/ap_en_mu/fbn_superdome_rebirth"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060926/capt.e8dee24099684fd296cca56c28807517.aptopix_falcons_saints_football_nua132.jpg?x=104&y=130&sig=jH5ZAuUMR24PsYF9V_saaw--" align="left" height="130" width="104" alt="Members of U2 and Green Day perform prior to the Atlanta Falcons-New Orleans Saints football game at the newly re-opened Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans on Monday, Sept. 25, 2006. From left: The Edge of U2, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day and Bono of U2. (AP Photo/Andrew Cohoon)" border="0" /></a>AP - As rock bands blasted and tailgate parties served up barbecue and brew, thousands of people poured into the streets Monday night, hoping to forget about Hurricane Katrina during a Mardi Gras-like celebration of the Saints' first home game since the storm.</p><br clear="all"/>
Nellie McKay's disputed album rears its "Head"
(Reuters)
Reuters - More than nine months after its
originally scheduled release via Columbia Records, Nellie
McKay's second album, "Pretty Little Head," will finally arrive
October 31 on her own label.
Party Over for Engaged Carter
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060926/en_music_eo/20087"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060926/capt.f1834a0e10e0bbb76341e74c5d9c1010.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=.gvIvqUlAqTT3X3SF2XTWw--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Looks like Aaron's next party won't be of the bachelor variety." border="0" /></a>E! Online - Looks like Aaron's next party won't be of the bachelor variety.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Talent" Winner Makes a Deal
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060926/en_music_eo/20098"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060926/capt.1714b6e7ab8b9cd9f20214630af658c1.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=VUVV8NddgHpV__zJ6ME9Ew--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="If you win a talent show produced by a British bloke named
Simon, chances are you're getting a record deal." border="0" /></a>E! Online - If you win a talent show produced by a British bloke named
Simon, chances are you're getting a record deal.</p><br clear="all"/>
Paul McCartney says he's 'doing fine'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060926/ap_en_mu/people_paul_mccartney"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060922/capt.522adcfdb59342c98fb751d8951484e6.music_mccartney_premiere_nyet150.jpg?x=120&y=130&sig=49RQqn.AIXMXhdsQPdcVVA--" align="left" height="130" width="120" alt="Former Beatle Paul McCartney arrives at the premiere Cirque du Soleil's Beatles show at The Mirage hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, June 30, 2006. McCartney's 'Ecce Cor Meum (Behold My Heart),' a new classical work for chorus and orchestra, will premiere at Royal Albert Hall in London on Nov. 3. (AP Photo/Laura Rauch)" border="0" /></a>AP - Paul McCartney says he's "doing fine," despite the turmoil surrounding the breakup of his marriage. McCartney, who appeared Monday at a news conference to launch his new classical album, "Ecce Cor Meum (Behold My Heart)," did not comment directly on his split from his second wife, Heather Mills McCartney.</p><br clear="all"/>
Aerosmith's Tyler: I Have Hep C
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060925/en_music_eo/20092"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060926/capt.65c42ed3a59dd58497413b1c5ca01bd4.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=gg1BV.gI4zHRv.OUN4L1kg--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Steven Tyler has apparently been living on the edge more than he
previously let on." border="0" /></a>E! Online - Steven Tyler has apparently been living on the edge more than he
previously let on.</p><br clear="all"/>
Aaron Carter breaks off engagement
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060925/ap_en_mu/people_aaron_carter"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060925/capt.6c091e3acf1b49f7bcca0fdce0901658.us_aaron_carter_ny108.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=nHmxOM0.v48XEcZp5KGE7A--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="Singer Aaron Carter sings to a crowd during a First Night celebration at Government Center,in this Dec. 31, 2004 file photo in Boston. The 18-year-old teen idol called off his engagement to 22-year-old actress Kari Ann Peniche just a week after he proposed onstage in Las Vegas, Us Weekly reported on its Web site Sunday Sept. 24, 2006. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Aaron Carter has broken off his engagement to his older brother's ex-girlfriend, his representative, Juliette Harris, confirmed to The Associated Press.</p><br clear="all"/>
Paul "Doing Fine" Post-Heather
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060925/en_music_eo/20088"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060926/capt.14c359006ef7d2043f448629a335c898.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=B9t2xCisBTMamIzli83Ctw--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="In the midst of tabloid rumors, lock-changing snafus and a
potentially costly divorce battle, Paul McCartney has remained
relatively mum about his split from Heather Mills McCartney, instead
relying mainly on lawyers and publicists." border="0" /></a>E! Online - In the midst of tabloid rumors, lock-changing snafus and a
potentially costly divorce battle, Paul McCartney has remained
relatively mum about his split from Heather Mills McCartney, instead
relying mainly on lawyers and publicists.</p><br clear="all"/>
George Michael kicks off European tour
(AP)
AP - A mature and modest George Michael took the stage this weekend in his first solo concert in 15 years, singing his greatest hits to 18,000 fans packed into Barcelona's Palau Sant Jordi arena.
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