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Judge to dismiss Carol Burnett's lawsuit
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070526/ap_en_tv/people_carol_burnett"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070526/capt.fbc7e6f99a1f400da0c3b1eac5f3680a.people_carol_burnett_ny109.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=clIp9BTrwF_34a21dAQqUg--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Actress Carol Burnett arrives at the screening of 'Once Upon A Mattress' at The Museum of Television and Radio Tuesday, November 29, 2005 in Beverly Hills, California. A federal judge said Friday May 25, 2007 he will dismiss Burnett's $2 million copyright infringement lawsuit over the use of her cleaning woman character in the 20th Century Fox animated series 'Family Guy.' (AP Photo/Luis Martinez)" border="0" /></a>AP - A federal judge said he will dismiss Carol Burnett's $2 million copyright infringement lawsuit over the use of her cleaning woman character in the animated series "Family Guy."</p><br clear="all"/>
`The Bachelor,' new fiancee go to Hawaii
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070526/ap_en_tv/people_andy_baldwin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070526/capt.d3a9aeb5029d4bce8a4337f41d2bb708.people_andy_baldwin_ny110.jpg?x=130&y=108&sig=vFWoHjdmnI0BmDfFygF91g--" align="left" height="108" width="130" alt="In this photo released by the Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawaii, 'The Bachelor' Lt. Andy Baldwin and his fiance Tessa Horst talk with reporters at the Sheraton Moana Surfrider hotel on Waikiki Beach Friday, May 25, 2007, in Honolulu. Baldwin returned to the islands Friday May 25, 2007 with his fiancee after a week of media appearances following the show's finale, which was aired Monday but filmed two months ago. Baldwin said keeping his engagement to Tessa Horst a secret for two months was 'excruciating.' (AP Photo/Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawaii)" border="0" /></a>AP - Returning to Hawaii with his new fiancee, "The Bachelor" Andy Baldwin said keeping his engagement to Tessa Horst a secret for two months was excruciating.</p><br clear="all"/>
Connie Nielsen, Lars Ulrich have baby
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070526/ap_en_ce/people_nielsen_ulrich"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070526/capt.ad60d9b304a040e690d5a57a64cf17f6.people_nielsen_ulrich_ny108.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=k5.EiE1gQmpavb_8GpYfhw--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Actress Connie Nielson and Lars Ulrich from Metallica attend the special screening of The Great Raid, held at The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, Wednesday, August 10, 2005 in New York. (AP Photo/Jennifer Graylock)" border="0" /></a>AP - It's a boy for actress Connie Nielsen and Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sparks, Lewis look to post-'Idol' life
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070526/ap_en_tv/tv_american_idol_finalists"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070524/capt.7aa7eee3c64f4372aff73a598526650b.american_idol__casm101.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=HgX6sk1CcPndoyH1e4q8vw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Finalists Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis perform the duet 'I Saw Her Standing There,' during the finale of American Idol at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 23, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>AP - Attention, Brad Pitt: "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks has a crush on you. "He's just really cute," Sparks, 17, said Friday, hastening to note that she doesn't know the actor. Pitt is currently involved with an older woman, Angelina Jolie.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rosie fights last fight on 'The View'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070526/ap_en_tv/tv_the_view_o_donnell"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070525/capt.537709327c9545e8bdc56b25a9a4a427.tv_o_donnell_view_nyet121.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=SnLOhVrI3VCJOlyUMvLFIQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="This file photo originally supplied by ABC shows Rosie O'Donnell, second from left, posing with her co-hosts on ABC's 'The View,' Barbara Walters,left, Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck, right, on the show's New York set in April 2007. O'Donnell won't be back on the show following her angry confrontation with Hasselbeck on Wednesday, May 23, 2007.(AP Photo/ABC, Heidi Gutman)" border="0" /></a>AP - Rosie O'Donnell has fought her last fight at "The View." ABC said Friday she asked for, and received, an early exit from her contract at the daytime chatfest following her angry confrontation with co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck on Wednesday. She was due to leave in mid-June.</p><br clear="all"/>
Pitt, Clooney, Cheadle move spotlight to Darfur
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070526/film_nm/cannes_darfur_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070524/i/r1092967931.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=TfAn0yE994b_VIN7624w2A--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Cast members George Clooney (L) and Brad Pitt pose during a photocall for U.S. director Steven Soderbergh's film "Ocean's 13" at Eden Roc in Antibes during the 60th Cannes Film Festival May 23, 2007. The men of "Ocean's Thirteen" -- Brad Pitt, George Clooney and their crew -- have turned their Hollywood hype machine into a campaign to raise money for Darfur refugees. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Hollywood celebrities Brad Pitt,
George Clooney and Don Cheadle have more than just acting in
common -- they share a passion for trying to help people from
the troubled Darfur region of Sudan.</p><br clear="all"/>
Election soundtrack: Theme-song ideas for candidates
(Reuters)
Reuters - All right, look, we've got a year
and a half to the election, right? So let's cut to the chase,
forget about the issues these clowns are going to be avoiding
anyway, and get down to what really matters: the campaign song.
Judge to dismiss Carol Burnett's lawsuit
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070526/ap_en_tv/people_carol_burnett"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070526/capt.fbc7e6f99a1f400da0c3b1eac5f3680a.people_carol_burnett_ny109.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=clIp9BTrwF_34a21dAQqUg--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Actress Carol Burnett arrives at the screening of 'Once Upon A Mattress' at The Museum of Television and Radio Tuesday, November 29, 2005 in Beverly Hills, California. A federal judge said Friday May 25, 2007 he will dismiss Burnett's $2 million copyright infringement lawsuit over the use of her cleaning woman character in the 20th Century Fox animated series 'Family Guy.' (AP Photo/Luis Martinez)" border="0" /></a>AP - A federal judge said he will dismiss Carol Burnett's $2 million copyright infringement lawsuit over the use of her cleaning woman character in the animated series "Family Guy."</p><br clear="all"/>
Universal Music closes on BMG
(Reuters)
Reuters - Universal Music Group, the world's
largest music company, said on Friday it closed its $2.19
billion acquisition of BMG Music Publishing, which means it can
begin to sell off some European publishing rights as directed
by regulators.
Not Yet Open, '10 Million Miles' Musical Gets Extension by Atlantic
(Playbill)
Playbill - Atlantic Theater Company's world premiere musical, <i>10 Million Miles</i>, featuring music and lyrics by singer-songwriter Patty Griffin and book by Keith Bunin, will play two weeks longer than originally announced.
Pitt, Clooney, Cheadle move spotlight to Darfur
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070526/film_nm/cannes_darfur_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070524/i/r1092967931.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=TfAn0yE994b_VIN7624w2A--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Cast members George Clooney (L) and Brad Pitt pose during a photocall for U.S. director Steven Soderbergh's film "Ocean's 13" at Eden Roc in Antibes during the 60th Cannes Film Festival May 23, 2007. The men of "Ocean's Thirteen" -- Brad Pitt, George Clooney and their crew -- have turned their Hollywood hype machine into a campaign to raise money for Darfur refugees. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Hollywood celebrities Brad Pitt,
George Clooney and Don Cheadle have more than just acting in
common -- they share a passion for trying to help people from
the troubled Darfur region of Sudan.</p><br clear="all"/>
"The Sims" to move from PC screen to silver screen
(Reuters)
Reuters - Maybe they can call it "The Sims:
The Movie."
Ryan O'Neal won't be charged in run-in
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070526/ap_en_mo/people_ryan_o_neal"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/net/20070525/capt.4f4f8db1d92a482d0368aa05aeab8a24.jpeg?x=101&y=130&sig=PYGW0mw45TIy3yGe2gvd0Q--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="This booking photo provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department shows Oscar-nominated actor Ryan O'Neal after he was arrested for investigation of assault with a deadly weapon and negligent discharge of a firearm during a brawl with his oldest son, on Feb. 3, 2007. Prosecutors declined Friday, May 25, 2007, to charge O'Neal, 66, citing insufficient evidence. (AP Photo/Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. )" border="0" /></a>AP - Prosecutors declined Friday to charge Ryan O'Neal for firing what the actor called a warning shot during a brawl with his son this year.</p><br clear="all"/>
Cameron Diaz opens new 'Shrek' in Taiwan
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070525/ap_en_mo/people_cameron_diaz"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070525/capt.tpe10605250519.taiwan_shrek_cameron_diaz_tpe106.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=YXGLl53NWvpHhAk8VAo2FA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Actress Cameron Diaz poses for photographers during a media event before the evening's premiere of 'Shrek the Third,' Friday, May 25, 2006, in Taipei, Taiwan. 'Shrek the Third,' a computer animated comedy film of the famed Shrek series, was produced by Jeffrey Katzenberg for DreamWorks Animation, and features the voices of Mike Meyers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)" border="0" /></a>AP - TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Fiona, the even-tempered ogre princess in the animated blockbuster "Shrek the Third," is a modern update of the classic fairy tale princess, says Cameron Diaz, who voiced the character.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Pirates" grosses $58 million in limited release
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070525/film_nm/disney_pirates_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070526/2007_05_24t153820_450x323_us_disney_pirates.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=WTIhXbtXvgyQgAO3Yjl7KQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Actor Bill Nighy (L) who played a role of 'Davy Jones', a character from 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End', pretends to chew the finger of a man is dressed as Davy Jones before a special premiere in Tokyo May 24, 2007. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Pirates of the Caribbean: At
World's End," the third film in the Walt Disney Co's
multi-billion franchise, took in $58 million at worldwide box
offices in limited showings before its wider record-breaking
release on Friday, Disney said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Paul Newman Exits Stage Right
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070525/en_movies_eo/4cab15745365_4be4_9077_25a123733e2b"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070526/capt.814a12f415a7b0cfb8c43ca15655fd53.jpg?x=66&y=66&sig=Mgmg60abkJZTCu6OQq.s2A--" align="left" height="66" width="66" alt="Paul Newman Exits Stage Right(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - From here on out, Paul Newman will just be known as the salad dressing guy.</p><br clear="all"/>
Pirates' Thursday Night Fever
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070525/en_movies_eo/cca7c9098c1e_4fe0_bc02_eb7829bc15fe"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070526/capt.123b65579e29d2dd70116cd89eb2f73e.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=kr6_UYgxSi0X7lga2aka1w--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Pirates' Thursday Night Fever(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Ahoy, box office gold!</p><br clear="all"/>
China film focuses on 1937 massacre
(AP)
AP - For decades, Chinese filmmakers haven't made a major feature film about one of their country's biggest wartime atrocities: the Nanjing massacre of 1937. Now at least two directors are preparing to make a movie set against the Japanese military's brutal killings in the former Chinese capital.
Paul Newman says he's too old for acting
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070525/ap_en_mo/people_paul_newman"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070525/capt.c6817ab96b5049f3a1b222447905e20d.people_paul_newman_nyet118.jpg?x=103&y=130&sig=Nz_fVOYrkE1OtcT0Ebmnpw--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="Actor Paul Newman attends a gala, May 3, 2007, in New York. Newman, 82, told ABC's 'Good Morning America' on Thursday, May 24, 2007, that he's too old for acting. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)" border="0" /></a>AP - Paul Newman says he's given up acting.</p><br clear="all"/>
`Persepolis': tale of growing up in Iran
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070525/ap_en_mo/film_cannes_persepolis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070523/capt.253a3f1fc99b48fe8e03ba6398f7bf76.film_cannes_persepolis_press_conference_vlm134.jpg?x=130&y=72&sig=hvo8FJt6312natTZiKuS0Q--" align="left" height="72" width="130" alt="Iranian born director Marjane Satrapi listens to questions during a press conference for the film 'Persepolis,' at the 60th International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Wednesday, May 23, 2007. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)" border="0" /></a>AP - At a time when Iran's government is locked in a standoff with the West over its nuclear program, the director of "Persepolis" says her film is a reminder that Iranians are just like everyone else.</p><br clear="all"/>
Election soundtrack: Theme-song ideas for candidates
(Reuters)
Reuters - All right, look, we've got a year
and a half to the election, right? So let's cut to the chase,
forget about the issues these clowns are going to be avoiding
anyway, and get down to what really matters: the campaign song.
Paisley in overdrive with "5th Gear"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Brad Paisley says he called his
upcoming album "5th Gear" for a few reasons.
Sparks, Lewis look to post-'Idol' life
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070526/ap_en_mu/tv_american_idol_finalists"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070524/capt.10c5a344ab9d4e0c928751182e929229.aptopix_american_idol_ksd111.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=IzWxOSS3wJtLGxiDfp6S9g--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="Jordin Sparks reacts to being announced the winner of 'American Idol,' as runner up Blake Lewis acknowledges her win at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 23, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>AP - Attention, Brad Pitt: "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks has a crush on you. "He's just really cute," Sparks, 17, said Friday, hastening to note that she doesn't know the actor. Pitt is currently involved with an older woman, Angelina Jolie.</p><br clear="all"/>
Streisand drops Rome show, cites production issues
(Reuters)
Reuters - Barbra Streisand has canceled a
Rome concert that would have launched her European tour, but
organizers said on Friday it had nothing to do with an outcry
from Italian consumer groups about ticket prices.
British boot maker apologizes for dead rock icon ads
(Reuters)
Reuters - Footwear maker Dr. Martens apologized
on Friday for any offense caused by ads showing four dead rock
icons wearing its boots in heaven -- and fired its advertising
agency, which, in turn, dismissed an employee it found at
fault.
Like father, like son: Montaner strikes out on his own
(Reuters)
Reuters - Hector Montaner bears an uncanny
physical and sonic resemblance to his father, noted
songwriter/balladeer Ricardo Montaner.
BlackBerry enters sponsorship arena with Mayer tour
(Reuters)
Reuters - In a first for both sponsor and
artist, BlackBerry will present musician John Mayer's upcoming
North American tour, Billboard has learned.
Chart-topping Linkin Park puts MVI format on the map
(Reuters)
Reuters - With an opening week large enough
to remind us of the good old days, Linkin Park steps into the
future.
Costello delves into vaults for Universal reissues
(Reuters)
Reuters - Elvis Costello fans can't complain
about "No Action" when it comes to his catalog.
Country crooner Aldean proves "Relentless" on 2nd CD
(Reuters)
Reuters - Success arrived on multiple fronts
for Jason Aldean's 2005 self-titled debut, which spawned hit
single "Why" and helped him earn the top new male award at last
year's Academy of Country Music Awards.
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