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Murphy says he and Brown have split up
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061206/ap_en_mo/people_eddie_murphy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061205/capt.1c80ccdcaeca42c1ba4f98faacf18c2f.dreamgirls_premiere_nyph104.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=EIRlvdfnQNSVffo53PlIMA--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Actor Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds arrive to the premiere of 'Dreamgirls' at the Ziegfeld Theatre, Monday, Dec. 4, 2006, in New York. (AP Photo/Paul Hawthorne)" border="0" /></a>AP - Eddie Murphy and former Spice Girl Melanie Brown may have dated earlier this year, but the actor-comedian is making it clear that he's not sure if he's the father of her unborn child.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mayans excited, unsure on 'Apocalypto'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061206/ap_en_mo/apocalypto_mayas"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061205/capt.nyet34112051918.film_apocalypto_mayans_nyet341.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=ics905SmM03m4ErJTkPnlw--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="In this promotional photo released by Icon Distribution, Inc., director Mel Gibson appears on the set of his epic drama 'Apocalypto.' (AP Photo/Icon Distribution, Andrew Cooper/SMPS)" border="0" /></a>AP - Scenes of enslaved Maya Indians building temples for a violent, decadent culture in Mel Gibson's new film "Apocalypto" may ring true for many of today's Mayas, who earn meager wages in construction camps, building huge tourist resorts on land they once owned.</p><br clear="all"/>
Farrah Fawcett finishes cancer treatment
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061205/ap_en_tv/people_fawcett"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061205/capt.nyet11212052007.people_fawcett_nyet112.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=6CWFB87DLXyqH7DOUBVm6A--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Farrah Fawcett poses for photographers on the red carpet before Comedy Central's 'Roast of William Shatner,' on Aug. 13, 2006, in Los Angeles. Fawcett, 59, who starred on the '70s TV series 'Charlie's Angels,' wrapped up several weeks of cancer treatment last week after being diagnosed recently with the disease and going through chemotherapy, said publicist Mike Pingel, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006. (AP Photo/Rene Macura)" border="0" /></a>AP - Farrah Fawcett has completed cancer treatment and is doing well, her publicist said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Pavarotti won't attend award ceremony
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061205/ap_en_mu/people_pavarotti"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061205/capt.4626a74dd9ca43a0ab10c34bca06dbbe.italy_people_pavarotti_rom103.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=1UXWJLHzk11HOgXgXAI8eA--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Luciano Pavarotti answers questions during a press conference in San Jose, Costa Rica, in this Thursday, Jan. 29, 2004 file photo. Pavarotti probably won't attend an award ceremony in northern Italy Wednesday Dec. 6, 2006 night in what would have been his first public appearance since cancer surgery last summer, organizers of the event said. Last week, the Donizetti Theater in Bergamo said that the opera star was coming to the Bergamo Music Festival to accept the Donizetti Prize Wednesday night. But a theater spokeswoman, Raffaella Valsecchi, said Tuesday Dec. 5, 2006 that organizers had been informed that the 'maestro probably won't come.' She said that there was a possibility of an audio hookup with Pavarotti. (AP Photo/Kent Gilbert)" border="0" /></a>AP - Luciano Pavarotti, battling pancreatic cancer, recently completed medical treatment and is looking forward to resuming his concert tour next year, but won't attend a ceremony this week to receive an award, his manager said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hollywood's most powerful women feted
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061205/ap_en_mo/hollywood_women"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061205/capt.ef7e8f294ab1446585d5f52c78b3cb28.women_hollywood_power_100_cadm139.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=QHL.C6mIhSKenReFPq.tlA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Amy Pascal, chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group and co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment arrives for the Hollywood Reporter's annual women in entertainment Power 100 breakfast Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006, at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Pascal is listed as number one on the 15th annual woman in entertainment power 100 list published by 'The Hollywood Reporter.' (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)" border="0" /></a>AP - The most powerful woman in entertainment?</p><br clear="all"/>
Murphy says he and Brown have split up
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061206/ap_en_mo/people_eddie_murphy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061205/capt.1c80ccdcaeca42c1ba4f98faacf18c2f.dreamgirls_premiere_nyph104.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=EIRlvdfnQNSVffo53PlIMA--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Actor Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds arrive to the premiere of 'Dreamgirls' at the Ziegfeld Theatre, Monday, Dec. 4, 2006, in New York. (AP Photo/Paul Hawthorne)" border="0" /></a>AP - Eddie Murphy and former Spice Girl Melanie Brown may have dated earlier this year, but the actor-comedian is making it clear that he's not sure if he's the father of her unborn child.</p><br clear="all"/>
Newton-John sues over `Grease' album
(AP)
AP - Lawsuit is the word: Olivia Newton-John is suing Universal Music Group Inc. for allegedly failing to pay more than $1 million in royalties on sales of the "Grease" soundtrack album.
Spielberg brings King's "Talisman" to TNT
(Reuters)
Reuters - Following last year's
limited series "Into the West," TNT is getting into business
with Steven Spielberg again, this time to bring the Stephen
King-Peter Straub novel "The Talisman" to the small screen.
Ousted Disney movie boss resurfaces at DreamWorks
(Reuters)
Reuters - Six months after she was
ousted as head of Disney's motion pictures group, Nina Jacobson
has landed a production deal at DreamWorks.
Holiday Hybrid
(Playbill)
Playbill - Striking 12, GrooveLily's unique concert-musical, strikes a New (Year's) chord Off-Broadway.
Murphy says he and Brown have split up
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061206/ap_en_mo/people_eddie_murphy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061205/capt.1c80ccdcaeca42c1ba4f98faacf18c2f.dreamgirls_premiere_nyph104.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=EIRlvdfnQNSVffo53PlIMA--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Actor Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds arrive to the premiere of 'Dreamgirls' at the Ziegfeld Theatre, Monday, Dec. 4, 2006, in New York. (AP Photo/Paul Hawthorne)" border="0" /></a>AP - Eddie Murphy and former Spice Girl Melanie Brown may have dated earlier this year, but the actor-comedian is making it clear that he's not sure if he's the father of her unborn child.</p><br clear="all"/>
Screwball "Weirdsville" to launch Slamdance fest
(Reuters)
Reuters - Boasting such
quintessentially irreverent features as "American Zombie" and
"American Fork," the 13th annual Slamdance Film Festival
announced its lineup of competitive features and special
screenings Tuesday.
Spielberg brings King's "Talisman" to TNT
(Reuters)
Reuters - Following last year's
limited series "Into the West," TNT is getting into business
with Steven Spielberg again, this time to bring the Stephen
King-Peter Straub novel "The Talisman" to the small screen.
Morocco a film mecca for Hollywood productions
(Reuters)
Reuters - At this time of year,
Morocco resembles Los Angeles with its pleasant days and cool
nights. But when it comes to filming, the country is hotter
than ever.
Al Gore documentary honored
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061206/film_nm/kramer_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061206/2006_12_05t224122_450x311_us_kramer.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=kJLZ97XkefhQ0CfFlWHW.A--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore waves during the Premiere of the documentary 'An Inconvenient Truth', in Hong Kong September 12, 2006. (Paul Yeung/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The Producers Guild of
America will honor the eco-documentary "An Inconvenient Truth"
with the 2007 Stanley Kramer Award, which recognizes "work that
dramatically illustrates provocative social issues."</p><br clear="all"/>
Hepburn gown sold at auction in London
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061206/ap_en_mo/people_hepburn_s_dress"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061205/capt.fc6e2a27655545a8bc7c27fa02184220.britain_hepburn_s_dress_lon114.jpg?x=81&y=130&sig=tKzP..2g2iL2smGGZO4ZAw--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="Model Romilly Collins wears the black Givenchy dress made for actress Audrey Hepburn in the classic 1961 film 'Breakfast at Tiffanys', in central London in this Wednesday July 26, 2006 file photo. Hepburn's Givenchy dress sold at auction Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006, for 410,000 pounds (US$807,000, 607,000) at Christie's auction house in London. The price, paid by a telephone bidder, was almost six times the highest pre-sale estimate. The iconic garment had been expected to fetch between 50,000 and 70,000 pounds (US$98,000 and US$138,000, 74,000 and 104,000) as part of a sale of film and television memorabilia at Christie's auction house in London. Proceeds from the sale will go to the charity City of Joy Aid, which helps India's poor. Hepburn wore the dress for one of her best-known roles, as eccentric Manhattan socialite Holly Golightly in the 1961 film adaptation of Truman Capote's novel. (AP Photo/Christopher Pledger)" border="0" /></a>AP - Audrey Hepburn's iconic black dress fetched a Tiffany price at auction.</p><br clear="all"/>
U.S. alarmed by film on diamond trade
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061206/ap_en_mo/us_blood_diamonds"><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>AP - U.S. officials, worried that a new Leonardo DiCaprio film about the trade of "conflict diamonds" to finance African warfare might misinform the public, say international efforts to combat the illicit commerce have been successful.</p><br clear="all"/>
Brazil lauds film critics for trashing "Turistas"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061206/film_nm/brazil_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061201/2006_12_01t091005_450x338_us_film_turistas.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=f0Pc2ZzYN4mDuTbEt2IjYg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Director John Stockwell is seen Los Angeles September 21, 2005. Stockwell's 'Turistas' takes full advantage of its intoxicatingly exotic backdrop -- it's the first American production shot entirely in Brazil -- to spin the creepy saga of a group of gringos whose fun-in-the-sun vacation turns deadly. (Phil McCarten/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Brazil's state tourism
body applauded U.S. film critics on Tuesday for trashing a
horror movie in which tourists get slaughtered in the country
and said it was taking measures to offset any damage to its
image abroad.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mayans excited, unsure on 'Apocalypto'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061206/ap_en_mo/apocalypto_mayas"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061205/capt.nyet34112051918.film_apocalypto_mayans_nyet341.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=ics905SmM03m4ErJTkPnlw--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="In this promotional photo released by Icon Distribution, Inc., director Mel Gibson appears on the set of his epic drama 'Apocalypto.' (AP Photo/Icon Distribution, Andrew Cooper/SMPS)" border="0" /></a>AP - Scenes of enslaved Maya Indians building temples for a violent, decadent culture in Mel Gibson's new film "Apocalypto" may ring true for many of today's Mayas, who earn meager wages in construction camps, building huge tourist resorts on land they once owned.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hollywood's most powerful women feted
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061205/ap_en_mo/hollywood_women"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061205/capt.ef7e8f294ab1446585d5f52c78b3cb28.women_hollywood_power_100_cadm139.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=QHL.C6mIhSKenReFPq.tlA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Amy Pascal, chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group and co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment arrives for the Hollywood Reporter's annual women in entertainment Power 100 breakfast Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006, at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Pascal is listed as number one on the 15th annual woman in entertainment power 100 list published by 'The Hollywood Reporter.' (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)" border="0" /></a>AP - The most powerful woman in entertainment?</p><br clear="all"/>
Newton-John sues over `Grease' album
(AP)
AP - Lawsuit is the word: Olivia Newton-John is suing Universal Music Group Inc. for allegedly failing to pay more than $1 million in royalties on sales of the "Grease" soundtrack album.
Lawsuit Is the Word for Olivia Newton-John
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20061205/en_music_eo/972ce34b-46ba-4eaf-a020-2cf540dfdbf4"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20061206/capt.de70d374468d1044da0bd4d881ab8ce0.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=g3HJPO4u7bsByjMWFgZefA--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Lawsuit Is the Word for Olivia Newton-John(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Sandy may have been too pure to be Pink, but Olivia Newton-John feels too wronged to not speak up.</p><br clear="all"/>
Lebanese come together to honor diva
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061205/ap_en_mu/lebanon_diva"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061205/capt.7975e7abad49441aa07464de52cdf666.lebanon_diva_ny107.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=aW6VgRTx7T6fw_2T6xzgLw--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Fairouz, one of the Arab world's most popular singers, sings in front of thousands of fans during a sellout concert at the mountain resort of Beiteddine, Lebanon Friday, July 27, 2001. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)" border="0" /></a>AP - Her voice brought together under one roof both supporters of the beleaguered government and opponents trying to topple it. Yet in this tense country, sharp disputes break out even at a performance by Fairouz, Lebanon's premier diva and the star of a musical about a corrupt government.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Idol" champ Hicks covers Gaye, Robinson on debut
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061205/music_nm/hicks_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061205/2006_12_05t134436_450x300_us_hicks.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=jEIgWWOubdjSonPIEL.scA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Singer Taylor Hicks performs before the lighting of the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center in New York, November 29, 2006. Hicks will tackle songs written by Bryan Adams, Rob Thomas and Marvin Gaye on his upcoming self-titled effort. (Eric Thayer/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "American Idol" season five champ
Taylor Hicks will tackle songs written by Bryan Adams, Rob
Thomas and Marvin Gaye on his upcoming self-titled effort.</p><br clear="all"/>
Winwood, Townshend set for Capaldi charity gig
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061205/music_nm/capaldi_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061205/2006_12_05t133915_450x281_us_capaldi.jpg?x=130&y=81&sig=4BMupO2jiFYGGRGDdjyzwQ--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Guitarist Pete Townshend of The Who performs at the Virgin Festival in Baltimore, Maryland, September 23, 2006 file photo. Townshend, Steve Winwood, Paul Weller and Bill Wyman are among those taking part in an all-star celebration of the late Jim Capaldi, a former member of Traffic. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Steve Winwood, Pete Townshend, Paul
Weller and Bill Wyman are among those taking part in an
all-star celebration of the late Jim Capaldi, a former member
of Traffic.</p><br clear="all"/>
Britney tops Yahoo most-searched list
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061205/ap_en_mu/yahoo_most_searched"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061203/capt.15706747044e4336b4f5fa5fdb06b5c8.ecuador_shakira_qto103.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=sk3MgesIha1Oede55hlFVg--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Colombian pop singer Shakira performs during her 'Oral Fixation' tour concert at the Coliseum in Quito, Ecuador, on Saturday Dec. 2, 2006.(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa R.)" border="0" /></a>AP - Oops, she did it again. For the fifth time in the last six years, Britney Spears topped Yahoo Inc.'s most popular search term list for 2006.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mary J. Blige wins 9 Billboard Awards
(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 - Mary J. Blige won big at this year's Billboard Music Awards as her chart-topping comeback album "The Breakthrough" landed the R&B diva a leading nine honors.</p><br clear="all"/>
Pavarotti appearance canceled, media cites health
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061205/music_nm/italy_pavarotti_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061205/2006_12_05t121643_450x300_uk_italy_pavarotti.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=Vr0spjWiH78jWPOoiVCP0A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti sings during part of his round-the-world farewell tour concerts in Shanghai, China in this December 6, 2005 file photo. Pavarotti will not attend a concert on Wednesday that would have marked his first appearance since a cancer operation four months ago, prompting Italian media to speculate about his health. (Nir Elias/Files/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Opera superstar Luciano Pavarotti will not
attend a concert on Wednesday that would have marked his first
appearance since a cancer operation four months ago, prompting
Italian media to speculate about his health.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gwen Stefani collaborates with Keane
(Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Gwen Stefani has revealed the inside track on her collaboration with Keane star Tim Rice-Oxley.
Please Parton Jessica's Performance
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20061205/en_music_eo/a1bb86bc-71d2-4a65-9aa9-ed10bc5bc4e3"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20061205/capt.155f88f2c385a0161145ae7a6775ea49.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=J6b0sNlr5_s3LcAB.5CgDQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Please Parton Jessica's Performance(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - It took some overtime, but Jessica Simpson got "9 to 5" right.</p><br clear="all"/>
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