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Croc hunter's daughter makes TV debut
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070112/ap_en_tv/people_bindi_irwin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070112/capt.ny12401120231.people_bindi_irwin_ny124.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=7Synljrq1E2XpBekj8YtIQ--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Bindi Irwin, daughter of Australian environmentalist and television personality Steve Irwin reads out her speech for her father at a memorial service for her father at Australia Zoo in Beerwah, Australia, in this Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006 file photo. Irwin, the 8-year-old daughter of the late 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin, followed in her dad's footsteps Thursday, using her American television debut to talk about animals. (AP Photo/Steve Holland, POOL-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Bindi Irwin, the 8-year-old daughter of the late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, followed in her dad's footsteps Thursday, using her American television debut to talk about animals.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mel to skip Mexico 'Apocalypto' premiere
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070112/ap_en_mo/people_gibson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070112/capt.ny12301120118.mexico_people_gibson_ny123.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=jTOUhLbcWyzPB55toOOFEg--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="In this promotional handout photo released by Icon Distribution, Inc., director Mel Gibson appears on the set of his epic drama 'Apocalypto.' Gibson will come down to Mexico next week for a private viewing of his new movie 'Apocalypto,' about the ancient Mayans, but won't attend the Mexican premiere, his publicist in Mexico Alan Nierob said Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007. (AP Photo/Icon Distribution, Andrew Cooper/SMPS-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Mel Gibson will travel to Mexico next week for a private viewing of his new movie "Apocalypto," about ancient Mayans, but won't attend the premiere or give a news conference, his publicist Alan Nierob said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
iTunes to sell short films from Sundance
(AP)
AP - Nearly half of the short films being screened at this month's Sundance Film Festival will be available for purchase at Apple's iTunes store under a deal announced Friday.
Timberlake, Diaz call it quits
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070112/ap_en_ce/people_timberlake_diaz"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070112/capt.ny12201120104.people_timberlake_diaz_ny122.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=4JkJuI1nannqKFaa2VSSSw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Actress Cameron Diaz, left, and Justin Timberlake enjoy themselves as they sit ringside during the live finale of the reality television show 'The Contender,' in this file photo from May 24, 2005 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The duo,dating since 2003, confirmed their split Thursday Jan. 11, 2007 in a joint statement. 'We have, in fact, ended our romantic relationship, and have done so mutually and as friends, with continued love and respect for one another,' the pair said. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz are officially kaput. The duo, dating since 2003, confirmed their split Thursday in a joint statement.</p><br clear="all"/>
Staff sgt. in trouble for Playboy pics
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070112/ap_on_re_us/playboy_military"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070111/capt.sa10201112333.playboy_military_sa102.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=Pu53LtzJleWI82r6fctRoA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michelle Manhart poses with the February issue of Playboy magazine in San Antonio, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007. Manhart, who is featured in the February issue of Playboy magazine, has been relieved of her duties pending an investigation. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)" border="0" /></a>AP - An Air Force staff sergeant who posed nude for Playboy magazine has been relieved of her duties while the military investigates, officials said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
iTunes to sell short films from Sundance
(AP)
AP - Nearly half of the short films being screened at this month's Sundance Film Festival will be available for purchase at Apple's iTunes store under a deal announced Friday.
Stonewall Jackson sues Opry in age case
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070112/ap_en_mu/people_stonewall_jackson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070112/capt.tnmh10501120213c.correction_opry_lawsuit_tnmh105.jpg?x=109&y=130&sig=uWRLYp7OPkTKE2mKSvRgTA--" align="left" height="130" width="109" alt="Grand Ole Opry singer Stonewall Jackson, 74, is shown in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007. Jackson has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the Opry, claiming age discrimination, breach of contract and retaliation. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)" border="0" /></a>AP - Country music legend Stonewall Jackson, 74, is claiming that age discrimination by the Grand Ole Opry's general manager has kept him off the stage.</p><br clear="all"/>
Croc hunter's daughter makes TV debut
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070112/ap_en_tv/people_bindi_irwin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070112/capt.ny12401120231.people_bindi_irwin_ny124.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=7Synljrq1E2XpBekj8YtIQ--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Bindi Irwin, daughter of Australian environmentalist and television personality Steve Irwin reads out her speech for her father at a memorial service for her father at Australia Zoo in Beerwah, Australia, in this Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006 file photo. Irwin, the 8-year-old daughter of the late 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin, followed in her dad's footsteps Thursday, using her American television debut to talk about animals. (AP Photo/Steve Holland, POOL-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Bindi Irwin, the 8-year-old daughter of the late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, followed in her dad's footsteps Thursday, using her American television debut to talk about animals.</p><br clear="all"/>
News media not rushing to match Iraq troop surge
(Reuters)
Reuters - President Bush's decision
Wednesday to send 21,500 more combat troops to Iraq isn't
likely to change much on the ground immediately for TV
journalists covering the deadly war, and the buildup won't be
matched by an increase in reporters covering the story.
Shalhoub's comedic skills underused in "Scene"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Tony Shalhoub is a funny
man. The star of USA Network's hit detective series "Monk" can
make you laugh by merely twitching an eyebrow or staring at a
suspect in horrified disbelief. But try as he might, Shalhoub
can't rescue Theresa Rebeck's "The Scene," a new, confused
off-Broadway comedy about making it (or not) in the Big Apple.
iTunes to sell short films from Sundance
(AP)
AP - Nearly half of the short films being screened at this month's Sundance Film Festival will be available for purchase at Apple's iTunes store under a deal announced Friday.
Mel to skip Mexico 'Apocalypto' premiere
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070112/ap_en_mo/people_gibson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070112/capt.ny12301120118.mexico_people_gibson_ny123.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=jTOUhLbcWyzPB55toOOFEg--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="In this promotional handout photo released by Icon Distribution, Inc., director Mel Gibson appears on the set of his epic drama 'Apocalypto.' Gibson will come down to Mexico next week for a private viewing of his new movie 'Apocalypto,' about the ancient Mayans, but won't attend the Mexican premiere, his publicist in Mexico Alan Nierob said Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007. (AP Photo/Icon Distribution, Andrew Cooper/SMPS-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Mel Gibson will travel to Mexico next week for a private viewing of his new movie "Apocalypto," about ancient Mayans, but won't attend the premiere or give a news conference, his publicist Alan Nierob said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Singer Timberlake, actress Diaz call it quits
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070112/film_nm/timberlake_diaz_breakup_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070112/2007_01_11t193942_450x361_us_timberlake_diaz_breakup.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=TX5902AboJp1Z92_cyUO1w--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="Singer Justin Timberlake (L) and actress Cameron Diaz watch the Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Dallas Mavericks 109-93 in their season opening NBA game in Los Angeles in this file photo taken October 28, 2003. After weeks of rumors,the couple confirmed on Thursday they had broken up. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - After weeks of rumors, singer
Justin Timberlake and actress Cameron Diaz confirmed on
Thursday they had broken up after more than three years as one
of the highest-profile celebrity couples.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Borat" nominated for Writers Guild award
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070112/film_nm/writers_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070112/2007_01_11t191245_450x299_us_writers.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=L7RoHpy2s.N4QmdxFuVPTQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Actor Sacha Baron Cohen, who plays 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 from October 23, 2006. (Phil McCarten/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Box office sensation "Borat," a
largely improvised faux documentary about a boorish Kazakh
journalist, gained more Oscar momentum on Thursday as it was
nominated with four other comedies for the 2006 Writers Guild
of America Awards.</p><br clear="all"/>
Screenwriter getting double Oscar buzz
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070111/ap_en_mo/film_the_queen_peter_morgan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070111/capt.nyet35601111538.film_queen_peter_morgan_nyet356.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=PB0w4ewd_zs09t69dV1YYA--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="British writer Peter Morgan poses during a visit to New York, Monday Jan. 8, 2007. Two high-profile movies made from his screenplays have won acclaim and major Oscar buzz for their stars: 'The Queen,' starring Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth and 'The Last King of Scotland,' starring Forest Whitaker as Idi Amin. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)" border="0" /></a>AP - Peter Morgan's Midas touch for portraying the intimate drama of the powerful has made the screenwriter — unknown to Hollywood a year ago — a sudden two-pronged Oscar candidate.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gyllenhaal ready for Golden Globes
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070111/ap_en_mo/film_maggie_gyllenhaal"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070111/capt.ksd10201110606.premiere_magazine_party_ksd102.jpg?x=65&y=130&sig=CSNOCSp3jJlCGrmpBcJzIw--" align="left" height="130" width="65" alt="Maggie Gyllenhaal arrives for Premiere magazine's Best Performances of 2006 party in West Hollywood, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>AP - Maggie Gyllenhaal went to the Golden Globes for the first time four years ago as a best-actress nominee for "Secretary," a dark comedy in which she played a troubled young woman who engages in a sadomasochistic relationship with her boss.</p><br clear="all"/>
Theater fears violence, drops black film
(AP)
AP - The CEO of a theater chain said he won't show a film about black college fraternities at any of his Springfield theaters this week out of fear it could trigger the kind of gang violence that erupted during another movie last month.
`The Queen,' `Borat' among WGA nominees
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070111/ap_en_mo/film_writers_nominations"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070109/capt.7f372f40b9e649e1b4bfd4908ebbf033.twentieth_century_fox_home_entertainment_llc_bw2.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=W0b3YJvUtmzYCKZXlzJ8PQ--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America To Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan will be arriving on DVD March 6. (Photo: Business Wire)" border="0" /></a>AP - The palace drama "The Queen," the crime epic "The Departed," the road-trip comedy "Little Miss Sunshine" and the satiric "Borat" were among Writers Guild of America nominees Thursday for best screenplay.</p><br clear="all"/>
New film shows positivity of black youth
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070111/ap_en_mo/film_columbus_short_q_a"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070109/capt.cacp10101090517.stomp_the_yard_premiere_cacp101.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=Isb2WrNhHMe1eDroU5y2RA--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="Columbus Short, a cast member in the film 'Stomp the Yard,' arrives at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 8, 2007. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)" border="0" /></a>AP - A film about black youth that doesn't focus on violence, gangs and life in the 'hood? Hard to believe these days, but it's possible.</p><br clear="all"/>
German comedy about Hitler criticized
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070111/ap_en_mo/germany_hitler_comedy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070105/capt.sge.fng72.050107141647.photo00.photo.default-512x352.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=QP4Z.SQuFSv6UPYjOMTjVw--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="German actor Helge Schneider in the role of Adolf Hitler plays a scene for the "My Fuehrer" film in March 2006. Schneider has distanced himself from the comedy which depicts the dictator as a bed-wetting, impotent weakling. Schneider said he did not find it a very funny film.(AFP/DDP/File/Marcus Brandt)" border="0" /></a>AP - A new German comedy film about Adolf Hitler treads on dangerous ground and could inadvertently lead to increased anti-Semitism, said a top Jewish leader.</p><br clear="all"/>
Stonewall Jackson sues Opry in age case
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070112/ap_en_mu/people_stonewall_jackson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070112/capt.tnmh10501120213c.correction_opry_lawsuit_tnmh105.jpg?x=109&y=130&sig=uWRLYp7OPkTKE2mKSvRgTA--" align="left" height="130" width="109" alt="Grand Ole Opry singer Stonewall Jackson, 74, is shown in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007. Jackson has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the Opry, claiming age discrimination, breach of contract and retaliation. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)" border="0" /></a>AP - Country music legend Stonewall Jackson, 74, is claiming that age discrimination by the Grand Ole Opry's general manager has kept him off the stage.</p><br clear="all"/>
Brett Lee's Hindi album zooms up Indian charts
(Reuters)
Reuters - A lilting romantic duet written and sung
by blond Australian cricket star Brett Lee has climbed to
number three on the Indian charts, the album's composer said.
Simon Cowell prefers Clarkson to Dylan
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070112/music_nm/dylan_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070112/2007_01_11t201422_450x300_us_dylan.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=yNpHTe.C8qLcp0gJ.KTV5g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Musician Bob Dylan plays the organ during the Roskilde Festival in Denmark in this file photo from June 30, 2006. (Peter Elmholt/Scanpix/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Don't expect to see Bob Dylan
joining the celebrities on "American Idol" anytime soon.</p><br clear="all"/>
Timberlake, Diaz call it quits, they say
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070112/ap_en_mu/people_timberlake_diaz"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070112/capt.ny12201120104.people_timberlake_diaz_ny122.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=4JkJuI1nannqKFaa2VSSSw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Actress Cameron Diaz, left, and Justin Timberlake enjoy themselves as they sit ringside during the live finale of the reality television show 'The Contender,' in this file photo from May 24, 2005 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The duo,dating since 2003, confirmed their split Thursday Jan. 11, 2007 in a joint statement. 'We have, in fact, ended our romantic relationship, and have done so mutually and as friends, with continued love and respect for one another,' the pair said. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz are officially kaput.</p><br clear="all"/>
Singer Timberlake, actress Diaz call it quits
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070112/music_nm/timberlake_diaz_breakup_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070112/2007_01_11t193942_450x361_us_timberlake_diaz_breakup.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=TX5902AboJp1Z92_cyUO1w--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="Singer Justin Timberlake (L) and actress Cameron Diaz watch the Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Dallas Mavericks 109-93 in their season opening NBA game in Los Angeles in this file photo taken October 28, 2003. After weeks of rumors,the couple confirmed on Thursday they had broken up. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - After weeks of rumors, singer
Justin Timberlake and actress Cameron Diaz confirmed on
Thursday they had broken up after more than three years as one
of the highest-profile celebrity couples.</p><br clear="all"/>
Brown's 5-year-old son left out of will
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070112/ap_en_mu/james_brown_will"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061229/capt.scjd10512292009.aptopix_james_brown_funeral_scjd105.jpg?x=73&y=130&sig=TXwGn9bXhC2.PMhHa1uihg--" align="left" height="130" width="73" alt="James Brown's son James Brown Jr., left, and his mother Tomi Rae Hynie, prepare to enter the private funeral ceremony for singer James Brown at the Carpentersville Baptist Church in North Augusta, S.C., Friday, Dec. 29, 2006. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)" border="0" /></a>AP - The 5-year-old child of James Brown and his partner, Tomi Rae Hynie, is not included in the will read Thursday to six of the entertainer's children, attorneys for the late singer say.</p><br clear="all"/>
Family feuds dog famous folks in death
(AP)
AP - James Brown has yet to rest in peace.
Grammys going "amateur" at awards show
(Reuters)
Reuters - In another sign of how TV talent
show "American Idol" has permeated pop culture, the Grammys are
running an Idol-like contest to choose a singer to duet with
Justin Timberlake on the February 11 awards telecast.
Music cred strong as `Idol' returns
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070111/ap_en_mu/music_american_idol"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070111/capt.nyet17101111916.music_american_idol_nyet171.jpg?x=103&y=130&sig=ukTZq7z9l_OLu5gefNNuFg--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="Kelly Clarkson sings 'A Moment Like This,' after winning in the final episode of Fox's television talent competition 'American Idol,' in Los Angeles, in Season 1, on Sept. 4, 2002. After a shaky start, 'American Idol' has consistently churned out multi platinum stars, Grammy-nominated artists and engaging celebrities. The turning point for 'Idol's' credibility may have been the success of Clarkson's sophomore album, released in 2004. (AP Photo/Lucy Nicholson)" border="0" /></a>AP - When "American Idol" made its debut five years ago, it was decried by some as another vapid reality show attempting to create another vapid pop star — and at first glance, the critics seemed to be right.</p><br clear="all"/>
Chesney taking summer tour to football stadiums
(Reuters)
Reuters - Country music's top ticket seller,
Kenny Chesney, will take his live act to NFL stadiums in 2007
with the just announced Flip Flop Summer 2007 Tour.
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