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Judge: 50 Cent no two-bit song stealer
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061028/ap_en_mu/50_cent_lawsuit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061028/capt.056cff5a29b04f2f82c813beda45c417.50_cent_lawsuit_ny126.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=pPm_hafJ6A7lh6q2ZsdT.w--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Rapper 50 Cent gestures in New York, in a Feb. 12, 2003 photo. A judge has dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit accusing rapper 50 Cent of stealing the opening line for his 2003 hit 'In Da Club' from a song by former 2 Live Crew frontman Luther Campbell. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - A judge has dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit accusing rapper 50 Cent of stealing the opening line for his 2003 hit "In Da Club" from a song by former 2 Live Crew frontman Luther Campbell.</p><br clear="all"/>
'The Daily Show' swinging into Ohio
(AP)
AP - Comedian Jon Stewart will make a special preview appearance Saturday as Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" gears up for a week of broadcasts from Ohio.
Ado at NBC over ad for Dixie Chicks film
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061027/ap_en_mu/tv_dixie_chicks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061025/capt.c5f33a442f59474b907521d18ff1e29f.the_dixie_chicks_premiere_shut_up___sing_nysf104.jpg?x=130&y=102&sig=TSVVMk02pxuKqRLnR6rBpA--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="Emily Robison, left, Natalie Maines, second left, Martie Maguire, right, of The Dixie Chicks, and director Barbara Kopple arrive at the premiere of their documentary 'Shut Up & Sing' in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006. (AP Photo/Shiho Fukada)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Dixie Chicks are again at the center of a controversy over the limits of opinionated talk. A film company said Friday that NBC wouldn't accept an advertisement for "Shut Up & Sing," a movie about the fuss created by Dixie Chick Natalie Maines' comment that she was ashamed President Bush was a fellow Texan. The network suggested the complaint may be a publicity stunt.</p><br clear="all"/>
Britney baby does have name, it seems
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061027/ap_en_ce/people_britney_baby"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061027/capt.b3754a8a459e4dcba31f81673e95e9ba.people_britney_baby_ny119.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=B8u6rQgrdPZRQ6TEsH.JJw--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Britney Spears performs during the final night of the 'Festival di Sanremo', in San Remo, Italy, in a Saturday, March 9, 2002 photo. BBritney Spears and Kevin Federline continue to be coy about the name of their new baby boy. But the BBC reported Thursday that the baby, born Sept. 12, does indeed have a name. And it is, drumroll, please, Jayden James Federline. His name was revealed this week after his birth certificate was filed with officials. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Britney Spears and Kevin Federline continue to be coy about the name of their new baby boy. But the BBC reported Thursday that the baby, born Sept. 12, does indeed have a name. And it is — drumroll, please — Jayden James Federline. His name was revealed this week after his birth certificate was filed with officials.</p><br clear="all"/>
Dick Clark returning for '07 show
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061027/ap_en_ce/people_dick_clark"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061025/capt.5c9bb24e6c8044219497c52ed98f1f81.people_dick_clark_auction_nyet136.jpg?x=128&y=130&sig=Qkf8mBbWTJ3S6J6aDfuSBQ--" align="left" height="130" width="128" alt="Dick Clark speaks after receiving a special Emmy tribute at the Primetime Emmy Awards on Aug. 27, 2006, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The famed television host is auctioning off a number of items from his personal collection of musical memorabilia, including the microphone he used beginning July 9, 1956 -- his first day on the rock 'n' roll show that made him famous. The auction Is planned for Dec. 5-6 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York.(AP Photo/Chris Carlson)" border="0" /></a>AP - As he did last year, Dick Clark will co-host the annual "New Year's Rockin' Eve." The former "American Bandstand" host, now 76, will join Ryan Seacrest and musical guest Christina Aguilera to ring in 2007 before a national TV audience of millions. Clark missed the show two years ago when he suffered a stroke but returned to the holiday staple last New Year's Eve.</p><br clear="all"/>
People in the News
(AP)
AP - Jay-Z has no problem with people doubting whether his upcoming CD can live up to his past glories.
Judge: 50 Cent no two-bit song stealer
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061028/ap_en_mu/50_cent_lawsuit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061028/capt.056cff5a29b04f2f82c813beda45c417.50_cent_lawsuit_ny126.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=pPm_hafJ6A7lh6q2ZsdT.w--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Rapper 50 Cent gestures in New York, in a Feb. 12, 2003 photo. A judge has dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit accusing rapper 50 Cent of stealing the opening line for his 2003 hit 'In Da Club' from a song by former 2 Live Crew frontman Luther Campbell. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - A judge has dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit accusing rapper 50 Cent of stealing the opening line for his 2003 hit "In Da Club" from a song by former 2 Live Crew frontman Luther Campbell.</p><br clear="all"/>
'The Daily Show' swinging into Ohio
(AP)
AP - Comedian Jon Stewart will make a special preview appearance Saturday as Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" gears up for a week of broadcasts from Ohio.
Cablevision sets up special litigation committee
(Reuters)
Reuters - Cablevision Systems Corp. said on
Friday it would create a special litigation committee with two
former judges newly appointed to its board as the cable
operator faces fresh legal challenges.
Berlin to stage canceled opera after security review
(Reuters)
Reuters - A Berlin opera house said on Friday it
would go ahead with plans to stage a Mozart opera in which the
severed head of the Prophet Mohammad is seen, after police
reversed their earlier finding that it posed a security risk.
People in the News
(AP)
AP - Jay-Z has no problem with people doubting whether his upcoming CD can live up to his past glories.
NBC rejects TV ads for Dixie Chicks film
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061028/film_nm/leisure_dixiechicks_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061028/2006_10_27t232236_450x285_us_leisure_dixiechicks.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=IWSYm4Lkm1Dhsiqsp2QjRA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Natalie Maines (C, Martie Maguire (L) and Emily Robison at a news conference for the 'Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing' a the Toronto International Film Festival, September 13, 2006. Citing its policy barring ads dealing with 'public controversy,' NBC said on Friday it rejected a TV commercial for the documentary. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Citing its policy barring ads
dealing with "public controversy," the NBC network said on
Friday it rejected a TV commercial for a new film documenting
the furor over the Dixie Chicks' criticism of President George
W. Bush.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ado at NBC over ad for Dixie Chicks film
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061027/ap_en_mo/tv_dixie_chicks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061025/capt.c5f33a442f59474b907521d18ff1e29f.the_dixie_chicks_premiere_shut_up___sing_nysf104.jpg?x=130&y=102&sig=TSVVMk02pxuKqRLnR6rBpA--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="Emily Robison, left, Natalie Maines, second left, Martie Maguire, right, of The Dixie Chicks, and director Barbara Kopple arrive at the premiere of their documentary 'Shut Up & Sing' in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006. (AP Photo/Shiho Fukada)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Dixie Chicks are again at the center of a controversy over the limits of opinionated talk. A film company said Friday that NBC wouldn't accept an advertisement for "Shut Up & Sing," a movie about the fuss created by Dixie Chick Natalie Maines' comment that she was ashamed President Bush was a fellow Texan. The network suggested the complaint may be a publicity stunt.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Death of a President" shocks some at U.S. debut
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061027/film_nm/leisure_president_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061028/2006_10_27t184450_450x303_us_leisure_president.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=lMZWrmzxHNNvIh1chGQIUg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="A scene from 'Death of a President,' which mixes real news footage with dramatized segments depicting a fictional 2007 death of President Bush. (Channel 4/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The film is called "Death of a
President" and its provocative premise has stirred up plenty of
controversy. But it still managed to surprise several
moviegoers on its U.S. debut.</p><br clear="all"/>
Garcia Bernal: border fence `absurd'
(AP)
AP - Gael Garcia Bernal, promoting a new movie in which his character gets in trouble with U.S. immigration authorities, criticized the newly approved U.S.-Mexico border fence as "absurd."
Oscar buzz grows for Penelope Cruz in "Volver"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061027/film_nm/leisure_cruz_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061027/2006_10_27t142212_450x322_us_leisure_cruz.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=t_u_h.LjbcOXtCth35e_.Q--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Actress Penelope Cruz gestures after accepting the Hollywood Actress of the Year award at the 10th annual Hollywood Awards gala ceremony in Beverly Hills October 23, 2006. Cruz calls her portrayal of an abused girl's mom in 'Volver' the hardest role she's ever played, and if early reviews and award buzz hold up, it could win Cruz the first-ever Oscar for a Spanish actress. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Penelope Cruz calls it the hardest
role she's ever played, and if early reviews and award buzz
hold up, her portrayal of an abused girl's mom in "Volver"
could win Cruz the first-ever Oscar for a Spanish actress.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sly, Denzel ready for action in Thailand
(AP)
AP - Thailand is prepping for a Hollywood influx.
Coming to a theater near you: carbon-neutral movie
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061027/film_nm/environment_movie_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061027/2006_10_27t112101_450x301_us_environment_movie.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=JTRPxrfv5_fEWLhBH6Bd4g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A film crew set up cameras, which is hooked up to a digital recorder, on the set of the Belgian film 'Le Poulain' in the country's forested southern region of Ardennes in this handout picture received on October 18, 2005. Critical acclaim aside, the independent movie 'Sweet Land' is also celebrated as a carbon-neutral movie, meaning the carbon dioxide emitted by the filmmaking process was totaled up and offset by comparable investments in renewable energy. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The critics raved: "Tender and
touching!" "Beautiful and poignant!" "A sweet gem!" But the
makers of the independent film "Sweet Land" seem just as
pleased with another accolade: carbon-neutral.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Sexy' Brad Pitt, wedgie jokester on set
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061027/ap_en_mo/people_pitt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061026/capt.624108fc151b4fb2ba3278f5c89152df.people_brad_pitt_ny120.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=3eLFUjbvdbjosFF4QypLXw--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Actor Brad Pitt smiles during a news conferencein New Orleans in this Aug. 31, 2006, file photo. Pitt found an interesting way _ make that walk _ to blow off steam and bring some levity to the set of his new movie, 'Babel.' In an interview in Entertainment Weekly's Oct. 30 issue, the 42-year-old actor says he amused himself and his colleagues by yanking up his pants to give himself a wedgie, sticking out his rear and waddling about like a duck. .(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Brad Pitt found an interesting way — make that walk — to blow off steam and bring some levity to the set of his new movie, "Babel."</p><br clear="all"/>
Borat star's next film sparks bidding war
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061027/film_nm/bruno_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061027/2006_10_27t030501_450x364_us_bruno.jpg?x=130&y=105&sig=gv4qFl9CzwADillPdXVYjQ--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Sascha Baron-Cohen arrives at the GQ Man of the Year awards in London September 5, 2006. 'Bruno', Cohen's follow-up to next week's release 'Borat,' triggered an intense bidding war in Hollywood on Thursday. (Luke MacGregor/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Bruno," English
comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's follow-up to next week's release
"Borat," triggered an intense bidding war in Hollywood on
Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Judge: 50 Cent no two-bit song stealer
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061028/ap_en_mu/50_cent_lawsuit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061028/capt.056cff5a29b04f2f82c813beda45c417.50_cent_lawsuit_ny126.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=pPm_hafJ6A7lh6q2ZsdT.w--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Rapper 50 Cent gestures in New York, in a Feb. 12, 2003 photo. A judge has dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit accusing rapper 50 Cent of stealing the opening line for his 2003 hit 'In Da Club' from a song by former 2 Live Crew frontman Luther Campbell. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - A judge has dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit accusing rapper 50 Cent of stealing the opening line for his 2003 hit "In Da Club" from a song by former 2 Live Crew frontman Luther Campbell.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jay-Z aims to repeat past music glories
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061028/ap_en_mu/people_jay_z"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061027/capt.420a938f926e4179a9651011ece7cc74.people_jayz___nyet162.jpg?x=87&y=130&sig=cqCjkyIcXvSSeUPYQzecXQ--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Jay-Z, president and CEO of Def Jam Records, answers a question at a United Nations news conference on August 9, 2006. Jay, whose real name is Shawn Carter, has no problem with people doubting whether his upcoming CD can live up to his past glories. He says in an interview in XXL magazine's December issue, on newsstands Nov. 7, that he loves the challenge. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jay-Z has no problem with people doubting whether his upcoming CD can live up to his past glories. "I love that position," he says in an interview in XXL magazine's forthcoming December issue. "I love that challenge. That's the reason I'm making albums. That's the reason why I love hip-hop. It's a challenge every time."</p><br clear="all"/>
Meat Loaf unleashes "Bat" for third flight
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061028/music_nm/meatloaf_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061028/2006_10_27t204534_450x341_us_meatloaf.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=l.Y_FS7m3rE7uyxWOTfucQ--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Singer Meat Loaf (R) performs with Aspen Miller on NBC's 'Today' show in New York October 27, 2006. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - If he wanted, the rock veteran could be working like, well,
a bat out of hell. But come to think of it ... he is anyway.
The monster that Meat Loaf helped create in 1977 has been
unleashed again, and it's chewing up all his time and energy --
with his full and willing cooperation.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ado at NBC over ad for Dixie Chicks film
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061027/ap_en_mu/tv_dixie_chicks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061025/capt.c5f33a442f59474b907521d18ff1e29f.the_dixie_chicks_premiere_shut_up___sing_nysf104.jpg?x=130&y=102&sig=TSVVMk02pxuKqRLnR6rBpA--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="Emily Robison, left, Natalie Maines, second left, Martie Maguire, right, of The Dixie Chicks, and director Barbara Kopple arrive at the premiere of their documentary 'Shut Up & Sing' in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006. (AP Photo/Shiho Fukada)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Dixie Chicks are again at the center of a controversy over the limits of opinionated talk. A film company said Friday that NBC wouldn't accept an advertisement for "Shut Up & Sing," a movie about the fuss created by Dixie Chick Natalie Maines' comment that she was ashamed President Bush was a fellow Texan. The network suggested the complaint may be a publicity stunt.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sabbath members touring with, without Ozzy
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061027/music_nm/sabbath_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061026/capt.f66d74319fd440cc9384bd196a579e46.people_black_sabbath_nyet141.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=GuEt0_vn9gsNI4_uNZTA9g--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="Members of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath shown in an Oct. 16, 1998 file photo taken in New York. Seated is Ozzy Osbourne. Standing from left are; Bill Ward, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler. Members of the band are reforming as a new band called Heaven and Hell. Guitarist Iommi, bassist Butler, drummer Ward and singer Ronnie James Dio are forming the band named after their 1980 hit, according to their publicist. Dio, not shown, replaces Osbourne. They plan to launch an international tour next year. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Maybe it takes a little friendly
competition to nudge Ozzy Osbourne back into the studio with
Black Sabbath.</p><br clear="all"/>
Snoop Dogg arrested in California
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061027/music_nm/snoopdogg_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061028/2006_10_27t182000_450x338_us_snoopdogg.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=LTYh9MszxF1azyRlEX37wQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Show host Snoop Dogg arrives for the Spike TV Video Game Awards in Santa Monica, California in this December 14, 2004 file photo. Snoop Dogg has been arrested after airport police said they found a gun and marijuana in his car. (Robert Galbraith/Files/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Rapper and actor Snoop Dogg, one of
the biggest names on the West Coast hip-hop scene, has been
arrested after airport police said they found a gun and
marijuana in his car.</p><br clear="all"/>
Reba McEntire draws a crowd for tribute
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061027/ap_en_mu/people_reba"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061027/capt.1e1b50d1064348f18163dc1ee7984371.reba_tribute_camt130.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=CFPZqFwuM7Z4Lkuct0caJw--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Reba McEntire poses as she arrives for the taping of 'CMT Giants' honoring Reba McEntire, Thursday night, Oct. 26, 2006, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. The show is scheduled to air on Saturday, Nov. 18. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)" border="0" /></a>AP - Reba McEntire has a pretty glitzy roster of friends and fans, and many of them came out to the Kodak Theatre to honor her Thursday night. Dolly Parton, Barbara Mandrell, Trisha Yearwood and LeAnn Rimes were among the luminaries walking the red carpet before the taping of the tribute, to run as part of Country Music Television's "CMT Giants" series.</p><br clear="all"/>
Britney baby does have name, it seems
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061027/ap_en_mu/people_britney_baby"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061027/capt.b3754a8a459e4dcba31f81673e95e9ba.people_britney_baby_ny119.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=B8u6rQgrdPZRQ6TEsH.JJw--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Britney Spears performs during the final night of the 'Festival di Sanremo', in San Remo, Italy, in a Saturday, March 9, 2002 photo. BBritney Spears and Kevin Federline continue to be coy about the name of their new baby boy. But the BBC reported Thursday that the baby, born Sept. 12, does indeed have a name. And it is, drumroll, please, Jayden James Federline. His name was revealed this week after his birth certificate was filed with officials. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Britney Spears and Kevin Federline continue to be coy about the name of their new baby boy. But the BBC reported Thursday that the baby, born Sept. 12, does indeed have a name. And it is — drumroll, please — Jayden James Federline. His name was revealed this week after his birth certificate was filed with officials.</p><br clear="all"/>
Grease is the word for Broadway wannabes
(Reuters)
Reuters - Hundreds of musical wannabes lined up
on Broadway in the chilly dark early on Friday morning in hopes
the producer of the musical Grease would tap them and say,
"You're the one that I want."
Aiken to sing on `Days of our Lives'
(AP)
AP - Clay Aiken is about to enter a world of back-stabbing, scandal and diva fits — and no, it's not backstage at "American Idol." He's taping an appearance on NBC's "Days of our Lives."
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