| | |
Some LA inmates already angry at Hilton
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070603/ap_en_ce/paris_hilton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070531/capt.50ab3ae835df4b1a8e309369dcdd0518.paris_hilton_ny118.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=4Pglls8.nqtZ63_tiYWs9g--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Paris Hilton leaves the Los Angeles Municipal Court Metropolitan branch with her father Rick, Friday, May 4, 2007, in Los Angeles. The 26-year-old heiress has until 11:59 p.m. on June 5 to report to the Century Regional Detention Facility to start serving time for violating her probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)" border="0" /></a>AP - Many women at the Los Angeles County jail where Paris Hilton is expected to arrive any day are already angry at the socialite, a former inmate said.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Jackass' star sued over radio stunt
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070603/ap_en_tv/people_knoxville"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070603/capt.f1ea24f72a404f6a94e600d9d2da67a9.people_johnny_knoxville_ny111.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=bFxnY4SJnB52c_grVe3uRg--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Actor Johnny Knoxville is shown in this, Dec 19, 2005, file photo in New York. An actor is suing 'Jackass' star Johnny Knoxville, TV talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and radio personality Adam Carolla, claiming he was never paid $10 million for doing a below-the-belt stunt that left him severely injured.(AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - An actor is suing "Jackass" star Johnny Knoxville, TV talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and radio personality Adam Carolla, claiming he was never paid $10 million for doing a below-the-belt stunt that left him severely injured.</p><br clear="all"/>
Birkhead countersues former attorney
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070603/ap_en_ce/people_birkhead"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070530/capt.0daf66c0b3404e2ba42f34b76472d1fe.people_birkhead_opri_ny114.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=RNvfk1jZ9Mm0jYlfenSrww--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Debra Opri and her client, Anna Nicole Smith's former boyfriend Larry Birkhead, talk to the media during the noon recess on Feb. 22, 2007 of the court hearings in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Opri filed a lawsuit against Birkhead Tuesday May 29, 2007, claiming he didn't pay his legal bills during a paternity dispute involving his and Anna Nicole Smith's baby. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)" border="0" /></a>AP - Larry Birkhead, the father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby, has countersued his former attorney, claiming she defrauded him out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.</p><br clear="all"/>
Newman gives $10M to Ohio alma mater
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070602/ap_en_mo/people_newman"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070602/capt.f6ec733484a44aaf8671dd7db02bf9f3.people_newman_ny108.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=rCdLdESzDvrMu1keIc50eQ--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Actor Paul Newman poses as he arrives at Singers and Songs Celebrate Tony Bennett's 80th, in this Nov. 9, 2006 file photo, in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles. Newman is donating $10 million (7.44 million) to Kenyon College to help start a scholarship fund, the private liberal arts school said. Newman, 82, graduated from the central Ohio college in 1949 with a degree in drama and economics. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Paul Newman is donating $10 million to Kenyon College to help start a scholarship fund, the private liberal arts school said. Newman, 82, graduated from the central Ohio college in 1949 with a degree in drama and economics.</p><br clear="all"/>
South Korea embraces breakdancing craze
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070602/ap_en_ot/skorea_breakdancing_craze"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070602/capt.6d0a9f04b65c4fd28ab11d1a17456393.south_korea_breakdancing_craze_xlee202.jpg?x=130&y=105&sig=8_HPp5RmlR_xFBEQa2Ykfg--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="South Korean B-girl Ok Ji-young, 24, dances as other dancers look on during a three-day international dance battle in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 1, 2007. The South Korean government is latching on to B-boys' acrobatic moves as a way to promote the country's dynamic image and draw tourists, and leading corporations are deploying the dancers in TV commercials and at high-profile events. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)" border="0" /></a>AP - They spin on their heads, twist their bodies like pretzels and flip effortlessly through the air.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Jackass' star sued over radio stunt
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070603/ap_en_mo/people_knoxville"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070603/capt.f1ea24f72a404f6a94e600d9d2da67a9.people_johnny_knoxville_ny111.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=bFxnY4SJnB52c_grVe3uRg--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Actor Johnny Knoxville is shown in this, Dec 19, 2005, file photo in New York. An actor is suing 'Jackass' star Johnny Knoxville, TV talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and radio personality Adam Carolla, claiming he was never paid $10 million for doing a below-the-belt stunt that left him severely injured.(AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - An actor is suing "Jackass" star Johnny Knoxville, TV talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and radio personality Adam Carolla, claiming he was never paid $10 million for doing a below-the-belt stunt that left him severely injured.</p><br clear="all"/>
Accident forces George Michael to cancel Prague gig
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070602/music_nm/czech_concert_michael_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070602/2007_06_02t111052_450x313_uk_czech_concert_michael.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=xKYRDCCMRstULZ.wgcyEOg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="British singer George Michael performs during a concert in Bucharest May 31, 2007 as a part of the pop singer's '25 Live' tour, celebrating 25 years of career and promoting his latest album 'Twenty Five'. An accident involving one of the trucks carrying concert equipment for Michael forced him to cancel a show in Prague on Saturday, the Web site of a Czech newspaper reported. (Bogdan Cristel - ROMANIA/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - An accident involving one of the trucks
carrying concert equipment for George Michael forced the
British pop singer to cancel a show in Prague on Saturday, the
Web site of a Czech newspaper reported.</p><br clear="all"/>
Some LA inmates already angry at Hilton
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070603/ap_en_tv/paris_hilton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070531/capt.50ab3ae835df4b1a8e309369dcdd0518.paris_hilton_ny118.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=4Pglls8.nqtZ63_tiYWs9g--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Paris Hilton leaves the Los Angeles Municipal Court Metropolitan branch with her father Rick, Friday, May 4, 2007, in Los Angeles. The 26-year-old heiress has until 11:59 p.m. on June 5 to report to the Century Regional Detention Facility to start serving time for violating her probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)" border="0" /></a>AP - Many women at the Los Angeles County jail where Paris Hilton is expected to arrive any day are already angry at the socialite, a former inmate said.</p><br clear="all"/>
"American Idol" owner agrees to CEO-led buyout
(Reuters)
Reuters - CKX Inc., the owner of rights to
the Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali names and the "American
Idol" television show, said it will be taken private in a $1.33
billion buyout led by its chief executive.
PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW: Atlantic and Across the Atlantic
(Playbill)
Playbill - The red hot <b>Atlantic Theater Company</b> (<b><i>Spring Awakening, The Lieutenant of Inishmore</i></b>) announced its 2007-08 line-up this week, one that will feature no fewer than five world premieres, including works by moviemaker <b>Ethan Coen, Lucy Thurber</b> and <b>Jez Butterworth</b>, as well as one New York premiere, <b>Conor McPherson</b>'s <i>Port Authority</i>.
'Jackass' star sued over radio stunt
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070603/ap_en_mo/people_knoxville"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070603/capt.f1ea24f72a404f6a94e600d9d2da67a9.people_johnny_knoxville_ny111.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=bFxnY4SJnB52c_grVe3uRg--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Actor Johnny Knoxville is shown in this, Dec 19, 2005, file photo in New York. An actor is suing 'Jackass' star Johnny Knoxville, TV talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and radio personality Adam Carolla, claiming he was never paid $10 million for doing a below-the-belt stunt that left him severely injured.(AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - An actor is suing "Jackass" star Johnny Knoxville, TV talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and radio personality Adam Carolla, claiming he was never paid $10 million for doing a below-the-belt stunt that left him severely injured.</p><br clear="all"/>
Newman gives $10M to Ohio alma mater
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070602/ap_en_mo/people_newman"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070602/capt.f6ec733484a44aaf8671dd7db02bf9f3.people_newman_ny108.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=rCdLdESzDvrMu1keIc50eQ--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Actor Paul Newman poses as he arrives at Singers and Songs Celebrate Tony Bennett's 80th, in this Nov. 9, 2006 file photo, in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles. Newman is donating $10 million (7.44 million) to Kenyon College to help start a scholarship fund, the private liberal arts school said. Newman, 82, graduated from the central Ohio college in 1949 with a degree in drama and economics. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Paul Newman is donating $10 million to Kenyon College to help start a scholarship fund, the private liberal arts school said. Newman, 82, graduated from the central Ohio college in 1949 with a degree in drama and economics.</p><br clear="all"/>
No bean-toss prosecution for Hugh Grant
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070602/ap_en_mo/people_hugh_grant"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070601/capt.2bf3ece42b4e44ba845adf49c80ac1eb.people_hugh_grant_ny139.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=J9CxU6mKBmJ1DwvucIUerA--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="British actor Hugh Grant attends a photo call to promote his new film 'Music and Lyrics' in Barcelona, Spain, in this April 16, 2007, file photo. Grant, won't be prosecuted for allegedly hurling baked beans at a photographer, Britain's Crown Prosecution Service said Friday, June 1, 2007. Grant, who also will not face charges for allegedly kicking the photographer, was arrested following the clash on April 24. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)" border="0" /></a>AP - The heat's been turned off on the Hugh Grant legume litigation.</p><br clear="all"/>
Katie Holmes reveling in motherhood
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070602/ap_en_mo/people_holmes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070601/capt.4bf3c9a2f03343cdb7136a5aa7b9cc05.people_holmes_ny140.jpg?x=130&y=105&sig=iFSmVHMSb3ve2fQeGqERIg--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="U.S. actor Tom Cruise, right, and actress Katie Holmes, believed to be holding their daughter Suri, arrive at Rome's town hall, in this file photo from Nov. 15, 2006. Being the mother of Tom Cruise's baby daughter has been so much fun that Holmes tells 'Entertainment Tonight' she's ready to have more children. (AP Photo/File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Being the mother of Tom Cruise's baby daughter has been so much fun that Katie Holmes tells "Entertainment Tonight" she's ready to have more children.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rehabbing Lohan to skip MTV Movie Awards
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070601/ap_en_mo/people_lohan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070527/capt.8a8f4653614a497b80c5d82db17b6267.people_lohan_ny118.jpg?x=102&y=130&sig=..dqUE9saC7mBL0vZL68Mg--" align="left" height="130" width="102" alt="Lindsay Lohan arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala in New York, in this May, 7, 2007 file photo. Lohan was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Saturday, May 26, 2007, after her convertible struck a curb, and investigators found what they believe is cocaine at the scene, police said. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Lindsay Lohan won't be attending Sunday's MTV Movie Awards, her publicist confirmed Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Affleck talks at teen pal's graduation
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070601/ap_en_mo/people_affleck_graduation"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070601/capt.b4cf1f52f2cc417dafcc05bbc0504467.affleck_graduation_vagh107.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=tY.WhWJSdQYglpKMKry6tg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Actor Ben Affleck sits with graduating senior Joe Kindregan during Falls Church High School Commencement ceremonies in Fairfax, Friday, Va. June 1, 2007. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)" border="0" /></a>AP - Ben Affleck cracked jokes about his film career during a high-school commencement speech Friday while giving a heartfelt tribute to a graduating student he befriended years ago.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ciara to star in 'Mama, I Want to Sing!'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070601/ap_en_mo/people_ciara"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070601/capt.d91541f22aa34bc297516a8b941eda2b.people__ciara_ny133.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=8kJ2zsxrqrs9FbaqTPU0Uw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Actress and singer Ciara appears onstage during MTV's 'Total Request Live' at the MTV Times Square Studios in this file photo from May 23, 2006 in New York. As she prepares to film her first major movie role, Ciara remains calm. The hit-making singer, who will star in an adaptation of the gospel musical 'Mama, I Want to Sing!' isn't nervous, not now, at least. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - As she prepares to film her first major movie role, Ciara remains calm. The hit-making singer, who will star in an adaptation of the gospel musical "Mama, I Want to Sing!" isn't nervous — not now, at least.</p><br clear="all"/>
Cannes winner praises Romania's films
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070601/ap_en_mo/people_cannes_cristian_mungiu"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070531/capt.xvg10205311414.romania_cannes_winner_xvg102.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=usH7HIL8huuLYfPuy3ojPA--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Romanian director Cristian Mungiu smiles at the end of the first press conference after winning the Cannes festival Palme d'Or award, for the film '4 Luni, 3 Saptamini Si 2 Zile' ('4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days') in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday May 31, 2007. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)" border="0" /></a>AP - Cristian Mungiu, the first Romanian to win the Cannes Film Festival's top prize, says his country's recent movie output helped him win the award.</p><br clear="all"/>
Canada seeks to shed image of movie-pirate haven
(Reuters)
Reuters - That man at the end of the aisle in
Canadian movie theaters may be doing more than munching popcorn
-- he may be a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer looking
for movie pirates.
Costner takes on serial-killer role
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070601/ap_en_mo/film_kevin_costner"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070601/capt.0c230c03a3484bbdb27c500d5c4a3b3a.film_kevin_costner_nyet398.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=HCy_UfDR091Rk9racqJ.TA--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="This 2006 photo, released by Element Films, shows actor Kevin Costner in the title role of the new movie, 'Mr. Brooks.' (AP Photo/Element Films, Ben Glass)" border="0" /></a>AP - Kevin Costner entered the hotel lobby with an apology, "I'm sorry I'm late. I just got off the `Tonight Show.'"</p><br clear="all"/>
Accident forces George Michael to cancel Prague gig
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070602/music_nm/czech_concert_michael_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070602/2007_06_02t111052_450x313_uk_czech_concert_michael.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=xKYRDCCMRstULZ.wgcyEOg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="British singer George Michael performs during a concert in Bucharest May 31, 2007 as a part of the pop singer's '25 Live' tour, celebrating 25 years of career and promoting his latest album 'Twenty Five'. An accident involving one of the trucks carrying concert equipment for Michael forced him to cancel a show in Prague on Saturday, the Web site of a Czech newspaper reported. (Bogdan Cristel - ROMANIA/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - An accident involving one of the trucks
carrying concert equipment for George Michael forced the
British pop singer to cancel a show in Prague on Saturday, the
Web site of a Czech newspaper reported.</p><br clear="all"/>
Courtney Love makes live return
(Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Courtney Love performed four songs off her upcoming album Nobody's Daughter at the House of Blues in Los Angeles last night (June 1).
Iglesias readies "Insomniac" for light of day
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070602/music_nm/iglesias_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070602/2007_06_01t234745_450x337_us_iglesias.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=mBo5_fZhXSKv43854OgL2w--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Enrique Iglesias performs during the 2007 Wango Tango concert in Irvine, in this California May 12, 2007 file photo. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - When the always restless Enrique
Iglesias is in the process of recording a CD, he works at night
and sleeps during the day.</p><br clear="all"/>
iTunes crosses language barrier with Foreign Exchange
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070602/music_nm/itunes_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070602/2007_06_02t122206_450x299_us_itunes.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=pIRnMnk2fGoQddnKEFyT6g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A customer (2nd L) discusses an Apple product with a shop assistant (C) while customers shop at an Apple store in Tokyo in this August 25, 2006 file photo. Apple's iTunes Music Store is introducing a new original programming feature designed to promote foreign-language music in its stores around the world, Billboard has learned. (Kiyoshi Ota/Files/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Apple's iTunes Music Store is
introducing a new original programming feature designed to
promote foreign-language music in its stores around the world,
Billboard has learned.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft starts Ignition for music promotion
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070602/music_nm/microsoft_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070602/2007_06_02t130306_450x300_us_microsoft.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=dYpM_Oal7ckDuhcRQ0yLCQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A technician adjusts a spotlight at the exhibition stand of Microsoft in Hanover March 12, 2007. Microsoft is introducing an initiative on Monday to promote emerging music acts across its entire digital footprint, Billboard has learned. (Christian Charisius/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft is introducing an initiative
on Monday to promote emerging music acts across its entire
digital footprint, Billboard has learned.</p><br clear="all"/>
Queens of the Stone Age enter new "Era"
(Reuters)
Reuters - The pace has been fast and furious
in Queens of the Stone Age's world since its 2002 album "Songs
for the Deaf" lifted the band out of relative obscurity and
into the upper echelon of new hard rock acts.
Friends and family pay tribute to June Carter Cash
(Reuters)
Reuters - Tribute albums are plentiful. But
few display the heart and soul of "Anchored in Love: A Tribute
to June Carter Cash" -- "a joyful celebration of her music and
her life," according to John Carter Cash, the artist's son and
producer of the project.
Irons narrates Stravinsky's unearthed "Tale"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Since World War I, every generation
has seen its own conflicts reflected in Igor Stravinsky's
masterful antiwar piece "The Soldier's Tale," a 1918 work
meant, in the composer's words, "to be read, played and
danced."
Syrian women's group nurtures Arab musical roots
(Reuters)
Reuters - Centuries ago, Arab servant girls
would serenade the caliph, or ruler, a tradition that Syria's
only all-woman classical Arab music ensemble is reviving in
modern form -- without the servitude.
Police drummer blasts reunion concert
(AP)
AP - The crowds have been ecstatic, but Police drummer Stewart Copeland has been anything but impressed so far by the band's reunion concerts.
|
|
|
|
