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Mary J. Blige wins big at Billboards
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061205/ap_en_tv/billboard_awards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061205/capt.bf3aa9b04a5f41b9b378104afc31228d.billboard_music_awards_press_room_nvbs126.jpg?x=130&y=128&sig=oP44twv_xd5ygfQlwxK43Q--" align="left" height="128" width="130" alt="Mary J. Blige poses with her awards at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Monday, Dec. 4, 2006. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)" border="0" /></a>AP - An R&B veteran and a young upstart won big Monday night at the 2006 Billboard Music Awards.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yo, Philly! Rocky still loves ya
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061205/ap_en_mo/box_stallone_rocky"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061205/capt.b609f611d8324d4388383cad71505e9c.eagles_panthers_football_pamr102.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=qITThEvnAAtlCdmoh2LOzg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Actor Sylvester Stallone pumps his fist on the sideline before the Carolina Panthers and Philadelphia Eagles football game Monday, Dec. 4, 2006, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sylvester Stallone isn't pulling any punches this time: Rocky Balboa is going out like a champ.</p><br clear="all"/>
Drinking investigated in Garrison crash
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061205/ap_en_tv/people_garrison"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061203/capt.2997a9a5a8a841dc90a2643f9df5a186.people_garrison_ny114.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=GDrHxeenyRg_mfA3KsieoA--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Lane Garrison arrives at the 'Prison Break' end of season party held on Stage 16 at the FOX studios on April 27, 2006 in Century City, Ca Garrison escaped serious injury when his sport utility vehicle struck a tree, but a 17-year-old boy who was also inside was killed, police said. (AP Photo/Tammie Arroyo)" border="0" /></a>AP - Eyewitnesses said actor Lane Garrison of TV's "Prison Break" showed signs he may have been drinking the night the car he was driving crashed into a tree, killing a teenage passenger and injuring two others, police said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mason drops lawsuit vs. Jews for Jesus
(AP)
AP - Comedian Jackie Mason on Monday dropped a lawsuit in which he claimed the missionary group Jews for Jesus damaged him when it used his name and likeness in a pamphlet.
Hendrix guitar goes for $168K at auction
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061205/ap_en_mu/rock_and_pop_auction"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061205/capt.25dadae023ee4e71aa74383799c27a76.rock_and_pop_auction_nyr114.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=eCnDl9tys9v3YZ.jt1LzBg--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="In this undated photo provided by Christie's, a 1968 Fender Stratocaster guitar that once belonged to Jimi Hendrix is shown in New York. The guitar, which was modified to accommodate his left-handed use, sold for $168,000 at an auction of rock memorabilia by Christie's in New York, Monday, Dec. 4, 2006. (AP Photo/Christie's Images)" border="0" /></a>AP - Paul McCartney's lyrics. Jimi Hendrix's guitar. A John Lennon interview. Memorabilia from some of the most influential musicians of the 20th century hit the auction block Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yo, Philly! Rocky still loves ya
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061205/ap_en_mo/box_stallone_rocky"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061205/capt.b609f611d8324d4388383cad71505e9c.eagles_panthers_football_pamr102.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=qITThEvnAAtlCdmoh2LOzg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Actor Sylvester Stallone pumps his fist on the sideline before the Carolina Panthers and Philadelphia Eagles football game Monday, Dec. 4, 2006, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sylvester Stallone isn't pulling any punches this time: Rocky Balboa is going out like a champ.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mary J. Blige wins big at Billboards
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061205/ap_en_mu/billboard_awards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061205/capt.bf3aa9b04a5f41b9b378104afc31228d.billboard_music_awards_press_room_nvbs126.jpg?x=130&y=128&sig=oP44twv_xd5ygfQlwxK43Q--" align="left" height="128" width="130" alt="Mary J. Blige poses with her awards at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Monday, Dec. 4, 2006. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)" border="0" /></a>AP - An R&B veteran and a young upstart won big Monday night at the 2006 Billboard Music Awards.</p><br clear="all"/>
Super Bowl, "Minds" meld in CBS' plum postgame slot
(Reuters)
Reuters - CBS has selected the hot
sophomore drama "Criminal Minds" to air after the network's
broadcast of Super Bowl XLI on February 4.
Troubled Getty Trust names new chief
(Reuters)
Reuters - James Wood, who for 24 years headed
the Art Institute of Chicago, was named on Monday to take
charge of the J. Paul Getty Trust, the super-rich foundation
rocked by scandals over looted antiquities and executive pay.
Lauper, Channing and Light Commemorated Matthew Shepard with 'Laramie' Benefit
(Playbill)
Playbill - Cyndi Lauper, Stockard Channing, Judith Light and Joshua Jackson took part in a starry Dec. 1 benefit reading of The Laramie Project on what would have been the 30th birthday of Matthew Shepard.
Yo, Philly! Rocky still loves ya
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061205/ap_en_mo/box_stallone_rocky"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061205/capt.b609f611d8324d4388383cad71505e9c.eagles_panthers_football_pamr102.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=qITThEvnAAtlCdmoh2LOzg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Actor Sylvester Stallone pumps his fist on the sideline before the Carolina Panthers and Philadelphia Eagles football game Monday, Dec. 4, 2006, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sylvester Stallone isn't pulling any punches this time: Rocky Balboa is going out like a champ.</p><br clear="all"/>
Independent film group InDigEnt set to close
(Reuters)
Reuters - Producer-director Gary Winick said his
InDigEnt film company will shut down in January, bringing an
end to the high-profile production outfit that championed
low-cost, independent and digital movie making.
Clooney's beloved potbelly pig Max dies
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061205/ap_en_mo/people_clooney"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061205/capt.7394ee25aa64454bb31e6b6fe547d06f.people_clooney_ny133.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=njJRRmC90HJqmUHFxEvPXg--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Actor George Clooney arrives at a special screening of 'The Good German' in this, Dec. 1, 2006 file photo, at the Screening Room at Time Warner Center in New York. Clooney's beloved potbelly pig Max has died. He was 19. Max, who lived at Clooney's Hollywood Hills home, died 'peacefully' of natural causes on Friday, Clooney's publicist, Stan Rosenfield, said by phone Monday. (AP Photo/Gary He, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - George Clooney's beloved potbelly pig Max has died, Clooney's publicist said. He was 19.</p><br clear="all"/>
At the Movies: `Days of Glory' honors forgotten foot-soldiers of World War II
(AP)
AP - Forgotten participants in the liberation of France receive a deeply moving tribute in the World War II saga "Days of Glory," a film that's epic in both scope and drama as it follows a group of North African soldiers fighting the Nazis in Europe.
Rip Torn arrested outside NYC for DUI
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061204/ap_en_mo/people_rip_torn"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061204/capt.dbb5df6255e446718e75ae8ac708ddb2.people_rip_torn_ny128.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=MBYHseXbdsUppzFwRuPaVg--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Actor Rip Torn enters Manhattan Criminal Court, in this file photo from Oct. 28, 2004, in New York. Torn, who was acquitted of drunken-driving charges two years ago in New York City, was arrested again Monday Dec. 4, 2006 in the suburbs after a collision, state police said. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Rip Torn, who was acquitted of drunken-driving charges two years ago in New York City, was arrested again Monday in a city suburb after a collision, state police said.</p><br clear="all"/>
`Happy Feet' retains box-office foothold
(AP)
AP - The animated penguin tale "Happy Feet" and the James Bond adventure "Casino Royale" were a one-two punch at the box office for the third-straight weekend.
Fire inspector wields power in Hollywood
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061204/ap_en_mo/hollywood_s_most_powerful"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061204/capt.b1f19eb23cc54ecea2bc4d2165d98f0b.hollywoods_most_powerful_la204.jpg?x=109&y=130&sig=M.fMAA5148YOgg6b.zBY.Q--" align="left" height="130" width="109" alt="Los Angeles Fire Department inspector Robert Gladden, center, directs media and production aides on the pink carpet at the Victoria's Secret fashion show at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006. He's the most powerful man in Hollywood with the power to shut down any event from the Oscars on down.(AP Photo/Branimir Kvartuc)" border="0" /></a>AP - The most powerful man in Hollywood isn't an A-lister, but attends more movie premieres than Brad Pitt and George Clooney combined. He has no entourage, but hits enough nightspots to make Paris Hilton jealous. He's a red-carpet regular with the power to shut down any event from the Oscars on down.</p><br clear="all"/>
Review: Violent excess mars `Apocalypto'
(AP)
AP - He hinted at it with Jesus' prolonged, agonizing death in "The Passion of the Christ." With an immeasurable body count and mutilation factor in "Apocalypto," it's confirmed: Mel Gibson is master of the epic snuff film.
DiCaprio film may hurt diamond demand: analysts
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061204/film_nm/diamonds_movie_retail_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061204/2006_12_04t134835_450x334_us_diamonds_movie_retail.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=xB5dyqu08iwMiaImrkp8mw--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Director Edward Zwick (from R to L), smiles with actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, and Djimon Hounsou as they arrive to attend a special screening of the movie 'Blood Diamond' in New York November 30, 2006. But the movie could spark public concern about illicit 'conflict diamonds' and hurt demand during the key holiday shopping season, analysts said on Monday. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Blood Diamond," the Warner Bros.
thriller that hits movie theaters on Friday, could spark public
concern about illicit "conflict diamonds" and hurt demand
during the key holiday shopping season, analysts said on
Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Happy Feet Dances On, Nativity Stalls
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20061204/en_movies_eo/03ffd995-20a0-4f0a-aea4-f6c288b135ec"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20061205/capt.eb391bf412c52283c46330cd883bb724.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=0OVSpZRgJ9y6qN_cIKCzXw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Happy Feet Dances On, Nativity Stalls(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Some birthday present.<p>Despite its seasonal-appropriate theme, The Nativity Story proved nowhere near the draw as that other Jesus movie by that Mel guy, opening in fourth place over the weekend behind the same top three films as last week.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mary J. Blige wins big at Billboards
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061205/ap_en_mu/billboard_awards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061205/capt.bf3aa9b04a5f41b9b378104afc31228d.billboard_music_awards_press_room_nvbs126.jpg?x=130&y=128&sig=oP44twv_xd5ygfQlwxK43Q--" align="left" height="128" width="130" alt="Mary J. Blige poses with her awards at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Monday, Dec. 4, 2006. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)" border="0" /></a>AP - An R&B veteran and a young upstart won big Monday night at the 2006 Billboard Music Awards.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mary J. Blige dominates Billboard Music Awards
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061205/music_nm/billboard_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061205/2006_12_04t155948_324x450_us_billboard.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=AUM.qjRLbiVE_AVSqnKjeg--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Singer Fergie of the group Black Eyed Peas performs a song from her upcoming solo album 'The Duchess' during an appearance on the NBC Today show in New York September 15, 2006 file photo. (Mike Segar/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - R&B singer Mary J. Blige was the
top winner at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on
Monday, taking home nine prizes, while "American Idol" champion
Carrie Underwood was honored for album of the year.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hendrix guitar goes for $168K at auction
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061205/ap_en_mu/rock_and_pop_auction"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061205/capt.25dadae023ee4e71aa74383799c27a76.rock_and_pop_auction_nyr114.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=eCnDl9tys9v3YZ.jt1LzBg--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="In this undated photo provided by Christie's, a 1968 Fender Stratocaster guitar that once belonged to Jimi Hendrix is shown in New York. The guitar, which was modified to accommodate his left-handed use, sold for $168,000 at an auction of rock memorabilia by Christie's in New York, Monday, Dec. 4, 2006. (AP Photo/Christie's Images)" border="0" /></a>AP - Paul McCartney's lyrics. Jimi Hendrix's guitar. A John Lennon interview. Memorabilia from some of the most influential musicians of the 20th century hit the auction block Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Snoop Dogg's felony arraignment delayed
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061205/ap_en_mu/people_snoop_dogg"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061129/capt.0abe5e5bb6834f49976d8b137ff3a842.people_snoop_dogg_ny113.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=q9OTXkXqE_zrA5Dj_Wiz0w--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="US rapper Snoop Dogg, real name Calvin Broadus, arrives at Heathrow police station to meet with police in London, Thursday, May 11, 2006. Rapper Snoop Dogg was arrested Tuesday Nov. 28, 2006 for investigation of illegally possessing a handgun and drugs as he left NBC Studios in Burbank Calif. after performing on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,' police said. The 35-year-old rapper, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, and two members of his entourage were arrested around 6 p.m. after a search of his Diamond Bar home and car, Sgt. Kevin Grandalski said. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)" border="0" /></a>AP - A judge agreed Monday to postpone rapper Snoop Dogg's arraignment on a felony possession of a deadly weapon charge until January.</p><br clear="all"/>
They love him, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061205/music_nm/auction_rock_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061205/2006_12_04t191046_450x276_us_auction_rock.jpg?x=130&y=79&sig=gL.gtqftGONIMaj6dolOmg--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="Louise Collier (L) from the Beatles Story museum kisses a wax head of Paul McCartney after a set of wax figures of the Beatles arrive in Liverpool, north west England, May 24, 2006. A Texas bookstore owner bought a rare page of working lyrics for Beatle Paul McCartney's song 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer' for $192,000 at an auction of rock and pop memorabilia at Christie's on Monday. (Phil Noble/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A Texas bookstore owner bought a rare
page of working lyrics for Beatle Paul McCartney's song
"Maxwell's Silver Hammer" for $192,000 at an auction of rock
and pop memorabilia at Christie's on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Publicist and manager Ronnie Lippin dies
(AP)
AP - Ronnie Lippin, a veteran publicist and manager who worked with rock icons such as Eric Clapton, Brian Wilson and Prince, died Monday.
Lance Bass, Reichen Lehmkuhl said split
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061204/ap_en_mu/people_bass_lehmkuhl"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061204/capt.56163d80b6894926b266efaf9c1e4aa5.people_bass_lehmkuhl_nyet124.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=tvv03k16l2Oagfkq9MwegA--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="Singer Lance Bass, right, and partner Reichen Lehmkuhl, left, are seen in Los Angeles, Calif. on in this Oct. 17, 2006 file photo. The pair have called it quits, People magazine reported Monday, Dec. 4, 2006, on its Web site.(AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)" border="0" /></a>AP - Lance Bass and his boyfriend, Reichen Lehmkuhl, have called it quits, People magazine reported on its Web site Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Stefani's 'Escape' is uneven experiment
(AP)
AP - Gwen Stefani, "The Sweet Escape" (Interscope)
Reunited Oz rockers Hoodoo Gurus coming to U.S.
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061204/music_nm/hoodoo_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061205/2006_12_02t170347_450x299_us_hoodoo.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=F8xlI7q.5BfODvSkWLME0w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Reunited Australian rock band the Hoodoo Gurus are shown in this undated handout photo. The Hoodoo Gurus, famed for mid-'80s cult hits such as 'Bittersweet,' will tour the United States next year for the first time since 1994, a spokeswoman said. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Reunited Australian rock band the
Hoodoo Gurus, famed for mid-'80s cult hits such as
"Bittersweet," will tour the United States next year for the
first time since 1994, a spokeswoman said.</p><br clear="all"/>
No-Host Billboards Are Much O-Bliged
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20061204/en_music_eo/b0216f29-3832-42a3-bfe0-8ecfde3914a4"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20061205/capt.b4eda3600a10901aa2a6c2ca93f0e024.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=vMlieKnKwoO2qqrrY1jETA--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="No-Host Billboards Are Much O-Bliged(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - On an evening when no one officially presided over the Billboard Music Awards, Mary J.</p><br clear="all"/>
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