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Miss USA's 'personal issues' scrutinized
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061215/ap_en_ot/miss_usa"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061214/capt.nyr10212142059.miss_usa_nyr102.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=pf1j_Fhis7Go5B2507mQ0A--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="In this July 17, 2006 file photo released by Miss Universe, Tara Conner, Miss USA 2006, poses in her swimsuit at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in Los Angeles a week before she competes for the title of Miss Universe. The organizers of the Miss USA pageant issued a statement Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006, denying reports that Conner has been dethroned, but acknowledged they are evaluating her 'behavioral and personal issues.' (AP Photo/Miss Universe, Darrren Decker, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The organizers of the Miss USA pageant said Thursday they are evaluating the "behavioral and personal issues" of the reigning winner and will decide her future within a week.</p><br clear="all"/>
Evans to perform on 'Dancing' tour
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061215/ap_en_tv/people_sara_evans"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061215/capt.ny11112150443.people_sara_evans__ny111.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=UC9z1BgyAdpw7rrLwJxl4g--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Sara Evans arrives at the 41st Academy of Country Music Awards in this May 23, 2006 file photo in Las Vegas. Country singer Sara Evans, who abruptly dropped out of 'Dancing With the Stars' in October, will join the ABC reality show's road tour, promoters said Thursday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Country singer Sara Evans, who abruptly dropped out of "Dancing With the Stars" in October, will join the ABC reality show's road tour, promoters said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Music pioneer Ahmet Ertegun dies at 83
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061215/ap_en_mu/obit_ahmet_ertegun"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061214/capt.vgr20112142346.obit_ahmet_ertegun_vgr201.jpg?x=130&y=126&sig=kge7GHaqrfgYSWjbKk6Aew--" align="left" height="126" width="130" alt="Ahmet Ertegun, legendary music producer and founder of Atlantic Records, discusses the music industry at a conference called 'Emerging Artists and Talent in Music,' during a press conference in this file photo from May 20, 1999 at the Mirage in Las Vegas. Ertegun, who helped define American music as the founder of Atlantic Records, a label that popularized the gritty R&B of Ray Charles, the classic soul of Aretha Franklin and the British rock of the Rolling Stones, has died, his spokesman said. He was 83. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal,Jeff Scheid-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Ahmet Ertegun, who helped define American music as the founder of Atlantic Records, a label that popularized the gritty R&B of Ray Charles, the classic soul of Aretha Franklin and the British rock of the Rolling Stones, died Thursday at 83, his spokesman said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yoko Ono's driver jailed; high bail set
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061215/ap_en_ce/people_yoko_ono"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061214/capt.sge.aod75.141206194552.photo00.photo.default-341x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=w3cyKnvirAmfI_ZHPuycYQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="The driver of Yoko Ono, seen here in April 2006, has been arrested and charged with extorting money from the widow of Beatle John Lennon.(AFP/Getty Images/File)" border="0" /></a>AP - A judge set bail at $500,000 Thursday for a chauffeur for Yoko Ono after a prosecutor said he tried to extort $2 million from John Lennon's widow and "had people on standby waiting to kill" her.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Babel' leads Golden Globes with 7 nods
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061215/ap_en_mu/golden_globes_nominations"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061214/capt.nyet17612141356.golden_globe_nominations__nyet176.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=Ubqqjtl8VjBPxrda2YV0GQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="In this file photo originally provided by Paramount Vantage, Cate Blanchett and Brad Pitt appear in 'Babel.' The movie led Golden Globe contenders Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006, with seven nominations including best dramatic picture and acting honors for Brad Pitt. (AP Photo/Paramount Vantage/Murray Close )" border="0" /></a>AP - Helen Mirren, Leonardo DiCaprio and Clint Eastwood were among the multiple Golden Globe nominees Thursday, while the multinational ensemble drama "Babel" led contenders with seven nominations, including best dramatic picture.</p><br clear="all"/>
China signs Web piracy deal with U.S. movie group
(Reuters)
Reuters - China on Friday agreed with the Motion
Picture Association of America and other groups to do more to
tackle copyright piracy on the Internet, the official Xinhua
news agency said. China's National Copyright Administration
said the country would investigate and punish those suspected
of online intellectual property abuses by the movie association
as well as other groups such as the Association of American
Publishers.
CBS Records returns for a spin
(Reuters)
Reuters - CBS Corp. is reaching into its past
by reviving the CBS Records name for its latest business
proposition.
NBC wins Wednesday with "Loser" finale
(Reuters)
Reuters - "The Biggest Loser" finale
and a higher-than-average "Medium" gave a primetime win in
adults 18-49 to NBC by a whisker over CBS, whose seasoned
Wednesday lineup overwhelmingly won in viewership.
China signs Web piracy deal with U.S. movie group
(Reuters)
Reuters - China on Friday agreed with the Motion
Picture Association of America and other groups to do more to
tackle copyright piracy on the Internet, the official Xinhua
news agency said. China's National Copyright Administration
said the country would investigate and punish those suspected
of online intellectual property abuses by the movie association
as well as other groups such as the Association of American
Publishers.
Emerging Writers and Performers Get Goodspeed Showcase in Early 2007
(Playbill)
Playbill - Goodspeed Musicals' Max Showalter Center for Education in the Musical Theater announced its programs for the 2007 Goodspeed Musical Theatre Institute, including the second annual Goodspeed Festival of New Artists.
China signs Web piracy deal with U.S. movie group
(Reuters)
Reuters - China on Friday agreed with the Motion
Picture Association of America and other groups to do more to
tackle copyright piracy on the Internet, the official Xinhua
news agency said. China's National Copyright Administration
said the country would investigate and punish those suspected
of online intellectual property abuses by the movie association
as well as other groups such as the Association of American
Publishers.
Dragon, spider menace Will Smith at box office
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061215/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061215/2006_12_15t035751_450x291_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=U0FpOiazQPI4pNgjwshEaA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Cast member Will Smith arrives at the world premiere of 'The Pursuit of Happyness' at the Mann Village theater in Westwood, California December 7, 2006. The movie is based on the true story of a struggling salesman who takes custody of his son as he begins a life-changing professional endeavor. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Two high-profile family
films and an adult drama starring Will Smith will duke it out
for the top spot at the weekend box office.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Eragon" fantasy a Tolkien knockoff
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061215/film_nm/film_eragon_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061215/2006_12_15t034310_450x307_us_film_eragon.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=ZW_a8PBxfRREA8T0YvKzBw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="U.S. actor John Malkovich arrives for the world premiere of 'Eragon' at the Odeon cinema in Leicester Square in London December 11, 2006. (Stephen Hird/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Christopher Paolini
began writing his fantasy novel "Eragon" at age 15 and
published it at 18.</p><br clear="all"/>
Top actors lift "Painted Veil"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061215/film_nm/film_painted_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061215/2006_12_15t034021_450x379_us_film_painted.jpg?x=130&y=109&sig=WgrdntOjzMXGnNTin8am6w--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="Actress Naomi Watts poses for photographers at the premiere of 'The Painted Veil' in Hollywood December 13, 2006. (Gus Ruelas/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "The Painted Veil" sets
a few fine actors to work with one of W. Somerset Maugham's
1920s tales of Occidentals confronting the Far East and their
own tangled emotional lives.</p><br clear="all"/>
With help from a friend, Mel cut to the chase
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061215/film_nm/apocalypto_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061215/2006_12_15t025430_450x289_us_apocalypto.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=_tvFSrCCZwl50NnSh2whcA--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Director Mel Gibson (C) is shown with cast members on the set of his new film 'Apocalypto' in this undated publicity photograph. The film received a Golden Globe nomination on December 14, 2006 for best foreign language film, and is about the Maya kingdom as it faces its decline. (Andrew Cooper/Icon Distribution, Inc./Handout./Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - For Farhad Safinia, Mel
Gibson's screenwriter and co-producer on "Apocalypto," it all
began with a love for chase scenes. That in turn led to long,
drawn-out film discussions with Gibson that resulted in
Safinia, a London-raised mathematician-turned-filmmaker,
earning his first writing and producing credit.</p><br clear="all"/>
Oscar likely to frown on two-timers Leo, Clint
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061215/film_nm/globes_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061215/2006_12_15t024657_450x374_us_globes.jpg?x=130&y=108&sig=xjqDAV1OriZrvcFv0FyCNw--" align="left" height="108" width="130" alt="Actor Clint Eastwood arrives on the red carpet before being inducted to the California Hall of Fame in Sacramento, California, December 6, 2006. Eastwood and Leonardo DiCaprio might as well enjoy the dual nominations they each received Thursday from the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. while they can. Because the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' rule book -- as well as practical realities -- are going to prevent a repeat performance when the Oscar nominations are announced January 23. (Kimberly White/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Clint Eastwood and
Leonardo DiCaprio might as well enjoy the dual nominations they
each received Thursday from the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.
while they can. Because the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences' rule book -- as well as practical realities -- are
going to prevent a repeat performance when the Oscar
nominations are announced January 23.</p><br clear="all"/>
Date-rape thriller eyes spring release
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061215/film_nm/descent_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061215/2006_12_15t023431_450x333_us_descent.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=45I00Pg4SPGXyxImOpc.Dg--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="In this file photo actress Rosario Dawson announces the nominations for the Golden Globe Awards during a news conference in Beverly Hills, California December 14, 2006. Dawson's violent date-rape drama 'Descent' will be released domestically next spring by City Lights Pictures. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Producer-actress Rosario
Dawson's violent date-rape drama "Descent" will be released
domestically next spring by City Lights Pictures.</p><br clear="all"/>
Borat in Iran at Holocaust event
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061215/film_nm/goldenglobes_borat_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061213/2006_12_12t222052_450x299_us_sanfrancisco.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=T6aBByZgbVUn1xzjnhugcg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Actor Sacha Baron Cohen, who played the character Borat, arrives for the U.S. premiere of 'Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit the Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan' at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood in this file photo taken October 23, 2006. (Phil McCarten/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Intrepid Kazakhstan TV
reporter Borat Sagdiyev was in Iran at a Holocaust denial
conference, and accordingly unaware that the hit comedy about
his exploits garnered two Golden Globe nominations Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
South Korean pop star Rain debuts as robot lover
(Reuters)
Reuters - South Korean pop star Rain, who has made
women swoon from Seoul to Singapore, is aiming to prove his
talent on the silver screen with a movie debut.
Fresh faces brighten Hollywood's Golden Globes
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061214/film_nm/goldenglobes_newfaces_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061215/2006_12_14t174943_450x331_us_goldenglobes_newfaces.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=8us.I0_LLV2qV5AIRwZd1Q--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Cast member Jennifer Hudson blows a kiss to photographers at the premiere of 'Dreamgirls' at the Wilshire theatre in Beverly Hills, California in this file photo from December 11, 2006. The movie, based on the Broadway musical, tells the story of a trio of black female soul singers during the 1960's. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Little-known actors and directors
from movies such as "Dreamgirls" and "Little Miss Sunshine"
earned major career boosts on Thursday with Golden Globe
nominations that put them closer to Hollywood's A-list.</p><br clear="all"/>
CBS Records returns for a spin
(Reuters)
Reuters - CBS Corp. is reaching into its past
by reviving the CBS Records name for its latest business
proposition.
Music pioneer Ahmet Ertegun dies at 83
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061215/ap_en_mu/obit_ahmet_ertegun"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061214/capt.vgr20112142346.obit_ahmet_ertegun_vgr201.jpg?x=130&y=126&sig=kge7GHaqrfgYSWjbKk6Aew--" align="left" height="126" width="130" alt="Ahmet Ertegun, legendary music producer and founder of Atlantic Records, discusses the music industry at a conference called 'Emerging Artists and Talent in Music,' during a press conference in this file photo from May 20, 1999 at the Mirage in Las Vegas. Ertegun, who helped define American music as the founder of Atlantic Records, a label that popularized the gritty R&B of Ray Charles, the classic soul of Aretha Franklin and the British rock of the Rolling Stones, has died, his spokesman said. He was 83. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal,Jeff Scheid-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Ahmet Ertegun, who helped define American music as the founder of Atlantic Records, a label that popularized the gritty R&B of Ray Charles, the classic soul of Aretha Franklin and the British rock of the Rolling Stones, died Thursday at 83, his spokesman said.</p><br clear="all"/>
CBS Corp. revives namesake music label
(AP)
AP - CBS Corp. has launched a new recorded music label — reviving the name of long-defunct CBS Records — through which the company plans to release music and promote artists on its networks' stable of television shows.
Evans to perform on 'Dancing' tour
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061215/ap_en_mu/people_sara_evans"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061215/capt.ny11112150443.people_sara_evans__ny111.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=UC9z1BgyAdpw7rrLwJxl4g--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Sara Evans arrives at the 41st Academy of Country Music Awards in this May 23, 2006 file photo in Las Vegas. Country singer Sara Evans, who abruptly dropped out of 'Dancing With the Stars' in October, will join the ABC reality show's road tour, promoters said Thursday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Country singer Sara Evans, who abruptly dropped out of "Dancing With the Stars" in October, will join the ABC reality show's road tour, promoters said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Atlantic Records founder Ertegun dies
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061215/music_nm/ertegun_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061215/2006_12_14t195651_450x255_us_ertegun.jpg?x=130&y=73&sig=TgChnnpcE0Y6QVRbCKBZHA--" align="left" height="73" width="130" alt="File photo shows Aretha Franklin performing with Stevie Wonder (R) at the 10th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards in Pasadena, California, on September 7, 2005. Ahmet Ertegun, a Turkish diplomat's son whose passion for America's black music inspired him to launch Atlantic Records and the careers of acts ranging from Ray Charles to Aretha Franklin, died in New York on Thursday, the record label said. (Chris Pizzello/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Ahmet Ertegun, a Turkish diplomat's
son whose passion for America's black music inspired him to
launch Atlantic Records and the careers of acts ranging from
Ray Charles to Aretha Franklin, died in New York on Thursday,
the record label said. He was 83.</p><br clear="all"/>
South Korean pop star Rain debuts as robot lover
(Reuters)
Reuters - South Korean pop star Rain, who has made
women swoon from Seoul to Singapore, is aiming to prove his
talent on the silver screen with a movie debut.
'Babel' leads Golden Globes with 7 nods
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061215/ap_en_mu/golden_globes_nominations"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061214/capt.nyet17612141356.golden_globe_nominations__nyet176.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=Ubqqjtl8VjBPxrda2YV0GQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="In this file photo originally provided by Paramount Vantage, Cate Blanchett and Brad Pitt appear in 'Babel.' The movie led Golden Globe contenders Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006, with seven nominations including best dramatic picture and acting honors for Brad Pitt. (AP Photo/Paramount Vantage/Murray Close )" border="0" /></a>AP - Helen Mirren, Leonardo DiCaprio and Clint Eastwood were among the multiple Golden Globe nominees Thursday, while the multinational ensemble drama "Babel" led contenders with seven nominations, including best dramatic picture.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yoko Ono's driver jailed; high bail set
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061215/ap_en_mu/people_yoko_ono"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061214/capt.sge.aod75.141206194552.photo00.photo.default-341x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=w3cyKnvirAmfI_ZHPuycYQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="The driver of Yoko Ono, seen here in April 2006, has been arrested and charged with extorting money from the widow of Beatle John Lennon.(AFP/Getty Images/File)" border="0" /></a>AP - A judge set bail at $500,000 Thursday for a chauffeur for Yoko Ono after a prosecutor said he tried to extort $2 million from John Lennon's widow and "had people on standby waiting to kill" her.</p><br clear="all"/>
Velvet Underground record for sale again
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061215/ap_en_mu/vintage_velvet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061209/capt.nyr10112092315.vintage_velvet_nyr101.jpg?x=119&y=130&sig=9cDOShq75FDVL54ZGxRm.Q--" align="left" height="130" width="119" alt="Lou Reed takes the podium as the Velvet Underground, the group he once headed, is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during a ceremony in New York s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in this Jan. 17, 1996 file photo. Band mate John Cale is at left, and at right is Martha Morrison, accepting for late band member Sterling Morrison. Forty years after it was made, the Velvet Underground's first recording, purchased for pennies at a New York City flea market, sold on eBay for $155,401. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The cyberspace saga of the Velvet Underground's 40-year-old first recording continued Thursday, with a new eBay auction that followed a false winning bid of more than $155,000.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rebel tenor holds own show outside La Scala
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061214/music_nm/italy_tenor_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061215/2006_12_14t162910_403x450_us_italy_tenor.jpg?x=116&y=130&sig=JP0C.zjINJ_Ev8cGMR7nGg--" align="left" height="130" width="116" alt="French tenor Roberto Alagna gestures during a news conference in Milan, December 11, 2006. Alagna, who stormed off the stage at Milan's La Scala this week after he was booed in mid-performance, staged his own show outside the famed opera house on Thursday as the show went on inside without him. (Alessandro Garofalo/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Top tenor Roberto Alagna, who stormed off
the stage at Milan's La Scala this week after he was booed in
mid-performance, staged his own show outside the famed opera
house on Thursday as the show went on inside without him.</p><br clear="all"/>
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