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Thousands pay respects to James Brown
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061229/ap_en_ce/james_brown_funeral"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061228/capt.nyff11212282322.james_brown_funeral_nyff112.jpg?x=130&y=77&sig=YlYdAn_jYtbZ0jayjb3OiQ--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="Fans of the late singer James Brown gather at the Apollo theater to pay their respects Thursday, Dec. 28, 2006 in New York. Brown died of congestive heart failure on Christmas morning in Atlanta. Brown died of congestive heart failure on Christmas morning in Atlanta. Brown will lie in repose from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the stage where he made his 1956 debut. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)" border="0" /></a>AP - Even in death, James Brown can move a crowd. Thousands of people danced and sang in the streets outside the Apollo Theater in a raucous celebration Thursday of the music legend's life as his body was displayed on the stage where he made his 1956 debut.</p><br clear="all"/>
Model Niki Taylor marries NASCAR driver
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061229/ap_en_ce/people_taylor_lamar"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/net/20061229/capt.33965d9ca8d7c978476b8c8212abcdcc.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=Mvi7jw0kUuHfJFfj28NrNQ--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="**FILE PHOTO** Model Niki Taylor tells drivers, 'Gentlemen, start your engines,' at the start of the CART Grand Prix of the Americas, Sept. 28, 2003, in Miami. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)" border="0" /></a>AP - Model Niki Taylor and NASCAR driver Burney Lamar have tied the knot. The couple married Wednesday before 60 guests at the Grande Colonial Hotel in the La Jolla area of San Diego, Taylor's manager, Lou Taylor, told Us Weekly magazine in a story posted on its Web site Thursday night.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gyllenhaals flee fire at Calif. lodge
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061229/ap_en_ce/people_gyllenhaals"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061229/capt.ny12212290041.people_gyllenhaals_ny122.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=9WxJhRFJzYUYvGe2AWMzbw--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Actor Jake Gyllenhaal arrives with his sister, actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, for the 77th Academy Awards in this file photo from Feb. 27, 2005, in Los Angeles. A fire destroyed a Northern California lodge popular with celebrities, abruptly halting holiday vacations for Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal and a dozen or so other guests. The fire at Manka's Inverness Lodge began around 3 a.m. Thursday Dec. 28, 2006, after a tree fell into the building and hit a propane-fueled water heater. Co-owner Daniel DeLong said the Gyllenhaals were supportive despite having to brave the wind and cold. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - A fire destroyed a Northern California lodge popular with celebrities, abruptly halting holiday vacations for Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal and a dozen or so other guests.</p><br clear="all"/>
Actress Victoria Principal divorced
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061229/ap_en_ce/people_principal"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061229/capt.ny12412290348.people_principal_ny124.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=3uxH2QBXlkjW3Rv1QtK5Xg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Actress Victoria Principal talks to a reporter as she arrives at the 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Ca. in this file photo from Sept. 20, 1987. Principal's 21-year marriage to her second husband is officially over. The 'Dallas' star is single again after reaching a financial settlement with plastic surgeon Harry Glassman, according to court papers filed Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2006 in Superior Court. (AP Photo/Nick Ut,File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Victoria Principal's 21-year marriage to her second husband is officially over. The "Dallas" star is single again after reaching a financial settlement with plastic surgeon Harry Glassman, according to court papers filed Wednesday in Superior Court.</p><br clear="all"/>
Stones, Streisand among top 2006 tours
(AP)
AP - Concert tours by the Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand and country duo Tim McGraw and Faith Hill were among the top-grossing tours in North America in 2006, helping drive ticket revenue to a record $3.6 billion, according to figures released Thursday by Pollstar, the industry trade magazine.
"Pirates" helps push '06 box office tally up
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061229/film_nm/boxoffice_year_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061229/2006_12_29t014736_450x305_us_boxoffice_year.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=OyIXR_brMVuOFLoJPjInUQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Actor Johnny Depp attends a news conference for his film 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' in Tokyo July 10, 2006 file photo. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Box office slump? What
box office slump? The theatrical box office might be under
siege, but it fought back and actually gained some ground in
2006.</p><br clear="all"/>
Stones, Streisand topped concert charts in 2006
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Rolling Stones were the top
concert draw in North America for a second consecutive year,
while Barbra Streisand came in at No. 2 with her first major
tour in a dozen years, trade publication Pollstar magazine said
on Thursday.
TV plans tasteful coverage of Saddam execution
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061229/tv_nm/saddam_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061229/2006_12_29t015238_450x336_us_saddam.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=Gp4pzi5sMHQQBPbdvb8ZWQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein covers one of his eyes while listening to the prosecution during the Anfal genocide trial in Baghdad in this December 21, 2006 file photo. Television networks face a killer of a conundrum with the impending execution of Saddam Hussein, whose hanging could be videotaped and perhaps aired on Iraqi TV. (Nikola Solic/Files/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Television networks face a
killer of a conundrum with the impending execution of Saddam
Hussein, whose hanging could be videotaped and perhaps aired on
Iraqi TV.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Pirates" helps push '06 box office tally up
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061229/media_nm/boxoffice_year_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061229/2006_12_29t014736_450x305_us_boxoffice_year.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=OyIXR_brMVuOFLoJPjInUQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Actor Johnny Depp attends a news conference for his film 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' in Tokyo July 10, 2006 file photo. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Box office slump? What
box office slump? The theatrical box office might be under
siege, but it fought back and actually gained some ground in
2006.</p><br clear="all"/>
Flyers beat Lightning to end win drought
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061229/stage_nm/nhl_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061229/2006_12_27t011911_450x327_us_nhl.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=NVHzM6yrVkrPyuNK.4uesA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Buffalo Sabres center Chris Drury (L) scores between the pads of Washington Capitals goaltender Brent Johnson (C) as defenseman Jeff Schultz (R) and right winger Dainius Zubrus try to defend during first period NHL hockey action in Buffalo, New York December 26, 2006. (Gary Wiepert/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Two goals from Simon Gagne helped the
Philadelphia Flyers snap a franchise-record 10-game losing
streak with a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Pirates" helps push '06 box office tally up
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061229/film_nm/boxoffice_year_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061229/2006_12_29t014736_450x305_us_boxoffice_year.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=OyIXR_brMVuOFLoJPjInUQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Actor Johnny Depp attends a news conference for his film 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' in Tokyo July 10, 2006 file photo. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Box office slump? What
box office slump? The theatrical box office might be under
siege, but it fought back and actually gained some ground in
2006.</p><br clear="all"/>
Old recipe brews new success for India's Bollywood
(Reuters)
Reuters - Bollywood went back to basics in 2006,
putting the story ahead of glitz and glamour in a move that has
rewarded the world's largest film industry handsomely.
Jolie & Pitt continue stay in Costa Rica
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061228/ap_en_mo/people_jolie_pitt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061228/capt.ny12112282317.costa_rica_jolie_pitt_ny121.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=hFjMP8ZRJ3OuVSKLNnTfJg--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="In this photo handout released by United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie, right, and actor Brad Pitt, second from right, meet with a Colombian refugee family in San Jose, Costa Rica, in this file photo from Dec. 25, 2006. The actors are planning on ringing in 2007 at an exclusive hotel in the city of Papagayo, on Costa Rica's northern Pacific coast, La Nacion newspaper reported. (AP Photo/UNHCR/ Boris Heger-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt can't seem to get enough of this tourist-friendly Central American nation.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gyllenhaal Sibs Flee Fire
(E! Online)
E! Online - If only the Gyllenhaal siblings' careers were all that was on fire these days.
Norton injured back during `Veil' shoot
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061228/ap_en_mo/people_edward_norton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061228/capt.ny11812281949.people_norton_ny118.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=VftbyoAPm2830bLvhmGRlw--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Edward Norton arrives for the premiere of 'The Painted Veil' at the Arclight Cinemas in Los Angeles in this Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006 file photo. Norton says he broke three vertebrae during a horse riding accident on the set of his new romantic drama, 'The Painted Veil.' Norton said a horse threw him off while he was galloping before filming a scene for the movie, directed by John Curran, which was shot entirely in China. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Edward Norton says he broke three vertebrae during a horse riding accident on the set of his new romantic drama, "The Painted Veil."</p><br clear="all"/>
Deputy in Gibson case claims harassment
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061228/ap_en_mo/people_mel_gibson_deputy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061227/capt.nyye38012272250.ye_pop_culture_moments_nyye380.jpg?x=103&y=130&sig=kmtdQwHKWDSXeJwgnZqsRQ--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="In this file photo originally released by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, actor-director Mel Gibson is seen in a booking photo taken July 28, 2006, after his arrest on drunken driving charges. The uproar that ensued after Gibson spewed anti-Semitic slurs at the cop who pulled him over was a pop culture moment in 2006. (AP Photo/Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department)" border="0" /></a>AP - The sheriff's deputy who arrested Mel Gibson for drunken driving six months ago says his superiors have harassed him ever since a report detailing the star's anti-Semitic tirade was leaked to a celebrity news Web site.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gretchen Mol pursuing her potential
(AP)
AP - Life in the film industry isn't easy, even for a gorgeous blonde with serious acting chops and the timeless face of a star from Hollywood's golden age. Just ask Gretchen Mol.
J.Lo Feeling Arbitrary
(E! Online)
E! Online - Jennifer Lopez may have recorded an album called This Is Me…Then, but she's not interested in what her ex has to say about the matter.
Brown Funeral, Biopic Set
(E! Online)
E! Online - James Brown is going out the same way he came in—with a flourish.
Zellweger pooh-poohs ado over British roles
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061228/film_nm/zellweger_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061228/2006_12_28t100043_450x293_us_zellweger.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=1Sw5lvZLY0LIAM54wvPJQw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Actress Renee Zellweger arrives to attend the premiere of the film 'Miss Potter' in New York December 10, 2006. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - American actress Renee Zellweger
doesn't know what all the fuss is over her playing British
women.</p><br clear="all"/>
Stones, Streisand topped concert charts in 2006
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Rolling Stones were the top
concert draw in North America for a second consecutive year,
while Barbra Streisand came in at No. 2 with her first major
tour in a dozen years, trade publication Pollstar magazine said
on Thursday.
Stones, Streisand among top 2006 tours
(AP)
AP - Concert tours by the Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand and country duo Tim McGraw and Faith Hill were among the top-grossing tours in North America in 2006, helping drive ticket revenue to a record $3.6 billion, according to figures released Thursday by Pollstar, the industry trade magazine.
James Brown lays in repose at Apollo
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061229/ap_en_mu/james_brown_funeral"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061228/capt.nyma10512281828.james_brown_funeral_nyma105.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=Z1BCFoAVvdy.Ia8s1a_GuQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Pall bearers carry the casket carrying James Brown's body into the Apollo Theater Thursday, Dec. 28, 2006 in New York. Fans of the late ''Godfather of Soul'' began lining up outside Harlem's Apollo Theater early Thursday to pay their last respects as James Brown's body was driven from Georgia for his last date on the historic stage. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)" border="0" /></a>AP - Even in death, James Brown can move a crowd.</p><br clear="all"/>
Elvis looks to win teenage fans again
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061228/ap_en_mu/elvis_youth_movement"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061227/capt.tngc10112272243.elvis_youth_movement_tngc101.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=l67lUeqFkdIwtEpl2x8aBQ--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Aaron O'Connell, 17, from Fredericksburg, Va., visits souvenir shops at Graceland in Memphis, Tenn., Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006. O'Connell, a high school junior who is in town for the Liberty Bowl football game, came with his mother, Celia O'Connell. Next year, three decades after Presley's death, the multimillion dollar Elvis business will try to connect with a new generation of teenage fans. (AP Photo/Greg Campbell)" border="0" /></a>AP - Teenagers in the 1950s and '60s went wild over Elvis Presley, much to the consternation of their parents, but kids in the new millennium aren't so stirred by rock 'n' roll's original rebel.</p><br clear="all"/>
Met Opera's family `Flute' debuts Friday
(AP)
AP - The overture will be missing, and some familiar music will be omitted. Giggling children are likely to be in the audience.
Beach Boys' Lawsuit Wipeout
(E! Online)
E! Online - The Beach Boys could have used some good vibrations in court this month.
James Brown: Loved at the Apollo
(E! Online)
E! Online - Just like James Brown to pack them it at the Apollo Theater one last time.
J.Lo Feeling Arbitrary
(E! Online)
E! Online - Jennifer Lopez may have recorded an album called This Is Me…Then, but she's not interested in what her ex has to say about the matter.
Paul McCartney working on stage show
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061228/ap_en_mu/people_mccartney"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061228/capt.ny11012281414.people_mccartney__ny110.jpg?x=100&y=130&sig=jd9is4UDHtOSPfY_ntYWuA--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="British musician and former member of The Beatles Sir Paul McCartney appears at the start of a signing session in a London music shop in this Wednesday Nov. 22, 2006 file photo. McCartney is collaborating with a cousin on a stage show about his early life, The Daily Telegraph has reported. Actress Kate Robbins was quoted as saying that she and McCartney were cooperating on an adaptation of the ex-Beatle's 'Liverpool Oratorio.' (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Paul McCartney is collaborating with a cousin on a stage show about his early life, The Daily Telegraph has reported.</p><br clear="all"/>
Brown Funeral, Biopic Set
(E! Online)
E! Online - James Brown is going out the same way he came in—with a flourish.
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