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Jessica Simpson out of Parton tribute
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061222/ap_en_ce/people_no_simpson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061221/capt.nyet11912211822.people_no_simpson_nyet119.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=VoV6y83KzU6iA1vnT9UiZA--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Jessica Simpson poses backstage at MTV's Times Square Studios, Oct. 4, 2006, in New York. Unhappy with her second try at paying tribute to Dolly Parton for the 'Kennedy Center Honors,' she requested that tape of her singing Parton's '9 to 5' be pulled from the show, which airs Dec. 26, 2006, on CBS. (AP Photo/Paul Hawthorne)" border="0" /></a>AP - Unhappy with her second try at paying tribute to Dolly Parton for the "Kennedy Center Honors," Jessica Simpson has pulled out of the show.</p><br clear="all"/>
Miss Nevada USA loses shirt then title
(AP)
AP - Another Miss USA contestant has taken a tumble.
The Donald and Rosie escalate their feud
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061221/ap_en_ce/people_trump_o_donnell_feud"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061221/capt.nyet12212212045.tv_view_o_donnell__nyet122.jpg?x=113&y=130&sig=gBCoVNx3DhPFjfPSDSxybQ--" align="left" height="130" width="113" alt="Rosie O'Donnell, left, gets a high five from co-hosts Barbara Walters as O'Donnell joined the cast for the taping of the first show of the 10th season of the ABC talk show, 'The View' on Sept. 5, 2006 in New York. O'Donnell is in the midst of a war of words with Donald Trump. There are questions about how Walters feels about the latest uproar. Especially since this year's departure of Meredith Vieira led Walters to seek out O'Donnell. Walters was on vacation Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006, and unavailable for comment, a show spokesman said. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)" border="0" /></a>AP - Things got even uglier Thursday in the bitter war of words between Donald Trump and Rosie O'Donnell. The Donald called the Los Angeles-based morning show "Good Day L.A." to sound off on O'Donnell's remarks about his near-firing of Miss USA Tara Conner.</p><br clear="all"/>
Paternity test ordered for Smith's baby
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061222/ap_en_ce/people_anna_nicole_smith"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061222/capt.ny11612220158.people_anna_nicole_smith_ny116.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=jxNxHQ6I3qXu7GwyZuJgOQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Anna Nicole Smith, leaves the U.S. Supreme Court, on Feb. 28, 2006, in Washington. Anna Nicole Smith was ordered Thursday to bring her infant daughter to California for paternity tests sought by a former boyfriend who claims he is the father of the child, the man's publicist said in a statement. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Anna Nicole Smith was ordered Thursday to bring her infant daughter to California for paternity tests sought by a former boyfriend who claims he is the father of the child, the man's publicist said in a statement.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hilary Duff becomes a Barbie doll
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061222/ap_en_ce/people_duff"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061222/capt.la10712220108.people_duff_la107.jpg?x=80&y=130&sig=AFuwIQsF6fS35bK4OsvK8Q--" align="left" height="130" width="80" alt="This image provided by Mattel Inc., shows Mattel's new Red Carpet Glam Hilary Duff Barbie Doll. Duff is the latest Hollywood star to take on 12-inch proportions as the world's most popular doll, Barbie. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Mattel Inc.)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hilary Duff is a real doll. A real Barbie doll. Duff is the latest Hollywood star to take on 12-inch proportions as the world's most popular fashion doll. She joins other famous (doll) faces such as Reese Witherspoon, Beyonce Knowles and Lucille Ball.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gold's Gym adds muscle to "Marshall"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061222/film_nm/marshall_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061222/2006_12_22t043300_450x321_us_marshall.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=ERhgVvsZRkGd3xfqbrPt9g--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Cast member Matthew McConaughey attends the premiere of 'We are Marshall' at the Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood December 14, 2006. (Phil McCarten/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Although its association
with Hollywood dates to a starring role in Arnold
Schwarzenegger's 1977 hit documentary "Pumping Iron," Gold's
Gym is making entertainment tie-ins a major focus of its
marketing strategy for the first time, starting with the
football drama "We Are Marshall," which opens Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sundance sets its musical tour
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061222/music_nm/sundance_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061222/2006_12_22t044123_450x390_us_sundance.jpg?x=130&y=112&sig=2QPXA.nJbwN2erGYUiHpyQ--" align="left" height="112" width="130" alt="In this file photo musician Ron Sexsmith wins Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year in Winnipeg, Manitoba, April 3, 2005. Sexsmith, Donovan, Terence Blanchard, Jill Sobule and Simon Townshend are some of the artists bringing music to next month's Sundance Film Festival, where organizers will hold a series of concerts and related panels. (Fred Greenslade/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Donovan, Terence Blanchard,
Ron Sexsmith, Jill Sobule and Simon Townshend are some of the
artists bringing music to next month's Sundance Film Festival,
where organizers will hold a series of concerts and related
panels.</p><br clear="all"/>
Actor joins Kelley's "Wedding" party
(Reuters)
Reuters - Benjamin King has joined
the cast of "The Wedding Planners," David E. Kelley's new
series for Fox.
Upscale broadcaster Plum ripe for expansion
(Reuters)
Reuters - Plum, a small company
that is building TV networks in some of the country's richest
neighborhoods, said Thursday that it has raised $20 million in
a financing round that included entertainers and former top
entertainment executives.
William Finn Revue, 'Make Me a Song,' Expected to Sprout in NYC in Spring
(Playbill)
Playbill - The new William Finn revue, Make Me a Song, a hot property last summer at Hartford's TheaterWorks, is being aimed for a spring 2007 launch Off-Broadway.
Gold's Gym adds muscle to "Marshall"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061222/film_nm/marshall_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061222/2006_12_22t043300_450x321_us_marshall.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=ERhgVvsZRkGd3xfqbrPt9g--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Cast member Matthew McConaughey attends the premiere of 'We are Marshall' at the Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood December 14, 2006. (Phil McCarten/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Although its association
with Hollywood dates to a starring role in Arnold
Schwarzenegger's 1977 hit documentary "Pumping Iron," Gold's
Gym is making entertainment tie-ins a major focus of its
marketing strategy for the first time, starting with the
football drama "We Are Marshall," which opens Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Nightmare at "Museum"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061222/film_nm/film_night_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061222/2006_12_22t022343_450x300_us_film_night.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=flENuN8TsejhjDnSFQFR4Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Husband and wife actors Christine Taylor and Ben Stiller arrive at the American Museum of Natural History for the premiere of the movie 'Night at the Museum' in New York December 17, 2006. (Eric Thayer/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Milan Trenc's
whimsically illustrated children's book about a New York
Natural History Museum night guard who discovers the displays
have a habit of doing the "Jumanji" thing once visitors go
home, has been turned into a big, loud movie (minus the
definite article) starring Ben Stiller.</p><br clear="all"/>
Movie subtitles no longer a foreign concept
(Reuters)
Reuters - Read a good movie
lately? If you've been frequenting the local megaplex you
probably have, since one of 2006's little-noticed trends has
been the return of the subtitle.
"Museum" comedy set to rule Christmas box office
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061222/film_nm/preview_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061222/2006_12_22t012912_450x300_us_preview.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=Y7SvKxY1lJxe6ek00pg5lg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Actor Ben Stiller arrives at the American Museum of Natural History for the premiere of the movie 'Night at the Museum' in New York December 17, 2006. (Eric Thayer/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Hollywood is hanging out
a number of stockings as Christmas weekend arrives. Among the
new movies, broad appeal is the name of the game. Three of the
five wide releases this frame carry a PG rating as studios look
to lure nice audiences rather than naughty ones.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Rocky" leads box office with $6.2 million bow
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061222/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061222/2006_12_21t215456_450x295_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=v25SyuE4I8xrGSkVXPvdVA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Writer, director and cast member Sylvester Stallone attends the world premiere of 'Rocky Balboa' at the Chinese theater in Hollywood, California December 13, 2006. 'Rocky Balboa' proved no underdog during its first day at the North American box office, according to sales data issued Thursday. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Rocky Balboa" proved no
underdog during its first day at the North American box office,
according to sales data issued Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Southeast critics: 'Departed' best film
(AP)
AP - "The Departed" and its director, Martin Scorsese, won top honors from the Southeastern Film Critics Association.
Rare studio contracts up for auction
(AP)
AP - More than 200 documents from the 20th Century Fox archives will be sold at auction next month in New York City, including a memo saying Norma Jean Dougherty was changing her name to Marilyn Monroe.
Diddy's a daddy _ twice
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061221/ap_en_mo/people_diddy_s_twins"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061222/2006_12_21t163254_450x295_us_combs_birth.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=zbJCg6kCJ1fgxRE1aEy0dQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs performs on the Today Show in New York City, October 20, 2006. Combs has become a father to twin girls after his girlfriend Kim Porter gave birth early on Thursday in New York, his publicist said. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Call him P. Daddy.</p><br clear="all"/>
New films portray U.S. fall from grace
(AP)
AP - While World War II often is portrayed as America's finest, most heroic moment, two new films offer a less than romanticized view of politicking, compromising and exploiting that followed the war.
Naomi Watts: 'I want a big paycheck...'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061221/ap_en_mo/people_naomi_watts"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061221/capt.nyet12312212044.people_naomi_watts_nyet123.jpg?x=102&y=130&sig=c5Qyt1byE4PzRXBRosS6bA--" align="left" height="130" width="102" alt="Naomi Watts, and her co-star Edward Norton, arrive for the premiere of 'The Painted Veil' at the Arclight Cinemas in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006. The 38-year-old actress admits in an interview in Allure magazine's January issue, that she enjoys the 'big paycheck' she gets for appearing in romantic comedies.(AP Photo/Dan Steinberg) (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)" border="0" /></a>AP - Naomi Watts, who's tackled emotionally wrenching roles, has a love-hate relationship with the idea of starring in a romantic comedy.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sundance sets its musical tour
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061222/music_nm/sundance_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061222/2006_12_22t044123_450x390_us_sundance.jpg?x=130&y=112&sig=2QPXA.nJbwN2erGYUiHpyQ--" align="left" height="112" width="130" alt="In this file photo musician Ron Sexsmith wins Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year in Winnipeg, Manitoba, April 3, 2005. Sexsmith, Donovan, Terence Blanchard, Jill Sobule and Simon Townshend are some of the artists bringing music to next month's Sundance Film Festival, where organizers will hold a series of concerts and related panels. (Fred Greenslade/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Donovan, Terence Blanchard,
Ron Sexsmith, Jill Sobule and Simon Townshend are some of the
artists bringing music to next month's Sundance Film Festival,
where organizers will hold a series of concerts and related
panels.</p><br clear="all"/>
Diddy's a daddy _ twice
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061221/ap_en_mu/people_diddy_s_twins"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061222/2006_12_21t163254_450x295_us_combs_birth.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=zbJCg6kCJ1fgxRE1aEy0dQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs performs on the Today Show in New York City, October 20, 2006. Combs has become a father to twin girls after his girlfriend Kim Porter gave birth early on Thursday in New York, his publicist said. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Call him P. Daddy.</p><br clear="all"/>
Colombian rocker Juanes lauded with park
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061221/ap_en_mu/people_juanes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061220/capt.bog20112201946.film_garcia_marquez_movie_bog201.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=EzEXMwPUtSQ4XqiUyHlSgA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A river steamboat specially built for the movie 'Love in the Time of Cholera,' is used during filming in the Caribbean port city of Cartagena, 405 miles north of Bogota, Colombia, Friday, Nov. 24, 2006. The movie, due out around Christmas 2007, is Hollywood's first-ever screen adaptation of the florid literature of Nobel Prize-winning Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez. (AP Photo/ Ricardo Maldonado)" border="0" /></a>AP - Colombian rocker Juanes, who has led a crusade against land mines, will be honored in his hometown with a giant park designed for the thousands of victims who have lost limbs during the country's violent civil conflict.</p><br clear="all"/>
Composer Tan Dun to make Met Opera debut
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061221/ap_en_mu/opera_first_emperor"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061219/capt.nyr10612192120.opera_first_emperor_nyr106.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=poLfGX.85n4i2aGdFSgAkQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Composer, conductor, and co-librettist Tan Dun speaks to reporters during a news conference prior to a dress rehearsal of his new opera 'The First Emperor,' Friday, Dec. 8, 2006, at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. 'The First Emperor,' starring Placido Domingo in the title role, has its world premiere Thursday night, Dec. 21 -- on stage and in cyberspace. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)" border="0" /></a>AP - He collected folk songs in villages in his native China, then planted rice during the Cultural Revolution. Later, he played music on the streets of New York to buy food.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jessica Simpson out of Parton tribute
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061221/ap_en_mu/people_no_simpson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061221/capt.nyet11912211822.people_no_simpson_nyet119.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=VoV6y83KzU6iA1vnT9UiZA--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Jessica Simpson poses backstage at MTV's Times Square Studios, Oct. 4, 2006, in New York. Unhappy with her second try at paying tribute to Dolly Parton for the 'Kennedy Center Honors,' she requested that tape of her singing Parton's '9 to 5' be pulled from the show, which airs Dec. 26, 2006, on CBS. (AP Photo/Paul Hawthorne)" border="0" /></a>AP - Unhappy with her second try at paying tribute to Dolly Parton for the "Kennedy Center Honors," Jessica Simpson has pulled out of the show.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hello, Dolly; Goodbye, Jessica!
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20061221/en_music_eo/b6ee74dd-e1be-43c1-9fa7-d588535bbc05"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20061222/capt.25c82192ca3ea1ac29a36d5a1a0b74c0.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=Bjo3HOxGotZ1s.6lulo3lw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Hello, Dolly; Goodbye, Jessica!(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Dolly Parton may not have had a problem with Jessica Simpson's poorly executed rendition of "9 to 5" at the Kennedy Center Honors this month, but the same can't be said for Simpson herself.</p><br clear="all"/>
Diddy's Two Greatest Hits
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20061221/en_music_eo/acb2c105-63b8-4672-99ef-0b028a40a94a"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20061221/capt.815b25558e0ef9e371f889bbc575cc51.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=fvgACCyHJAs5ZJsOctgYGw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Diddy's Two Greatest Hits(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - It's two for the road for Sean Combs.</p><br clear="all"/>
Duran Duran talk Timberlake
(Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Duran Duran have revealed more details about their work with Justin Timberlake.
S.Korea's "Godfather of Rock" hangs up guitar
(Reuters)
Reuters - Shin Jung-hyun is as old as your
grandfather, but the man credited with creating South Korean
pop music plans to rock on forever.
Oasis claim Green Day ripped them off
(Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Noel Gallagher has accused Green Day of ripping-off one of his biggest Oasis hits.
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