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No prints found on gun in Spector case
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070614/ap_en_ce/phil_spector"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070613/capt.5331946f9dca408f85921672aafb69a0.phil_spector_wxs327.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=1PND13OoZ7EqE6xFRVPmVw--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Prosecution witness Donna Brandelli, a forensic identification specialist for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, testifies about the investigation she did at the scene at music producer Phil Spector's home, during Spector's murder trial Wednesday, June 13, 2007, at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles. Spector, 67, who pioneered the 'Wall of Sound' recording technique, is accused of murdering 40-year-old Lana Clarkson in 2003. (AP Photo/Jamie Rector, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - Listen up, "CSI" fans: It's not as easy as it looks on TV. An expert testified in record producer Phil Spector's murder trial Wednesday that latent fingerprints rarely are found on guns used in crimes and that none was found on the gun that killed actress Lana Clarkson.</p><br clear="all"/>
Fla. women sue 'Girls Gone Wild' creator
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070614/ap_en_ce/girls_gone_wild"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070613/capt.b30ae1f3cca649bc9c3ec8e2775d433c.girls_gone_wild_nyet182.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=in.ywSeNDSt1wvs2lPhsKw--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="' Girls Gone Wild' creator Joe Francis arrives to a party in Los Angeles in this Feb. 9, 2007 file photo. Two Florida women filed suit in Panama City, Fla., Monday, June 11, 2007, against Francis and his film company, alleging a sexually explicit video was released without their consent.(AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Two Florida women have sued "Girls Gone Wild" creator Joe Francis and his film company, alleging a sexually explicit video was released without their consent.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mom: Spears 'just figuring things out'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070613/ap_en_ce/people_lynne_spears"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070613/capt.8da099a0fe82466eaeaf31f422873749.people_lynne_spears__nyet184.jpg?x=130&y=129&sig=EZiZMqZlXZlz5z7WIIIKOA--" align="left" height="129" width="130" alt="Pop singer Britney Spears, is shown accompanied by her sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, center, and mother Lynne Spears, right, on July 7, 2000, at Chicago's Shriners Hospital for Children. Spears says in an interview, that her daughter Britney, whose public meltdown included shearing off her own locks, is 'just figuring things out.' (AP Photo/Charles Bennett)" border="0" /></a>AP - Lynne Spears says her daughter Britney, whose public meltdown included shearing off her own locks, is "just figuring things out." "It's sad that the whole world had to watch her make mistakes that all of us have made at one time or another," Spears is quoted as telling Us Weekly magazine in its latest issue.</p><br clear="all"/>
Dan Aykroyd gives his name to new winery
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070613/ap_en_ce/people_dan_aykroyd"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070613/i/r4168052800.jpg?x=130&y=102&sig=UcCtsq9wkeUib9vsXcM0_w--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="Canadian-born actor and musician Dan Aykroyd drinks a glass of wine as he launches the Dan Aykroyd winery during a news conference in Toronto June 13, 2007. REUTERS/J.P. Moczulski (CANADA)" border="0" /></a>AP - Dan Aykroyd is throwing his star power behind an $11 million winery that aims to boost the Niagara wine region's international profile. The Dan Aykroyd Winery, which will showcase souvenirs from the actor's career, will be located near the town of Lincoln, Ontario, in the heart of the province's vineyards.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rapper The Game rejects plea offer
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070613/ap_en_ce/people_the_game"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070613/capt.068214811b8842d58450497bddc02b3a.people_the_game_nyet185.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=PzLnq.3dPZkUFczKndR69w--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Jayceon Taylor, better known by his stage name The Game poses at his home in Glendale, Calif., in a Oct. 26, 2006 file photo. The West Coast rapper, who was arrested on charges of impersonating a police officer last year, rejected a Manhattan prosecutor's offer Wednesday, June 13, 2007, of a guilty plea for a sentence of time already served. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - West Coast rapper The Game, who was arrested on charges of impersonating a police officer last year, rejected a Manhattan prosecutor's offer Wednesday of a guilty plea for a sentence of time already served.</p><br clear="all"/>
Harry Potter casts spell on location vacations
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070614/film_nm/arts_potter_tourism_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070614/2007_06_14t035049_450x298_us_arts_potter_tourism.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=cydf4JMW6jkUd.q6sHgFAw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Daniel Radcliffe (L) and Rupert Grint and actress Emma Watson (C) pose at the premiere of the film 'Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire' in New York November 12, 2005 file photo. For tourism chiefs eager to entice 'set-jetters' to Britain, Harry Potter offers the ideal location vacation -- and the latest book and film look certain to stoke renewed Pottermania. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - For tourism chiefs eager to entice
"set-jetters" to Britain, Harry Potter offers the ideal
location vacation -- and the latest book and film look certain
to stoke renewed Pottermania.</p><br clear="all"/>
Def Leppard nearly complete with "Sparkly" album
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070614/music_nm/defleppard_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070614/2007_06_14t023200_450x395_us_defleppard.jpg?x=130&y=114&sig=QIwJ8kZgM2HO_QNJ7mw5cw--" align="left" height="114" width="130" alt="Joe Elliot of Def Leppard performs during the 3rd Annual Spike TV 'Video Game Awards 2005' at Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles November 18, 2005 file photo. Def Leppard is 'about 85, 90 percent finished' with its next album, its first set of new material since 2002's 'X,' Elliott said. (Chris Pizzello/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - British rock band Def Leppard is
"about 85, 90 percent finished" with its next album, its first
set of new material since 2002's "X," front man Joe Elliott
said.</p><br clear="all"/>
NBC truncates Posh Spice reality show
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070614/tv_nm/posh_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070614/2007_06_14t014227_255x450_us_posh.jpg?x=73&y=130&sig=7jnNFO1vGGnz9xd4WOEcSw--" align="left" height="130" width="73" alt="Victoria Beckham holds up a baseball before throwing out the first ball before an MLB baseball game between the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, California, June 11, 2007. Beckham's upcoming NBC reality series will instead run as an hour-long special, the network said Wednesday . (Chris Pizzello/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Former Spice Girl
Victoria Beckham's upcoming NBC reality series will instead run
as an hour-long special, the network said Wednesday .</p><br clear="all"/>
New York Times columnist in biz with MSNBC.com
(Reuters)
Reuters - New York Times columnist
Thomas L. Friedman is expanding his "World" with MSNBC.com.
"Sopranos" Finale Beats 2007 Awards in Sunday Night "Tony" Battle
(Playbill)
Playbill - In the battle of the Tonys, "The Sopranos" was the clear victor (by almost a double margin) in ratings over the 2007 Tony Awards telecast, numbers now reveal.
Harry Potter casts spell on location vacations
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070614/film_nm/arts_potter_tourism_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070614/2007_06_14t035049_450x298_us_arts_potter_tourism.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=cydf4JMW6jkUd.q6sHgFAw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Daniel Radcliffe (L) and Rupert Grint and actress Emma Watson (C) pose at the premiere of the film 'Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire' in New York November 12, 2005 file photo. For tourism chiefs eager to entice 'set-jetters' to Britain, Harry Potter offers the ideal location vacation -- and the latest book and film look certain to stoke renewed Pottermania. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - For tourism chiefs eager to entice
"set-jetters" to Britain, Harry Potter offers the ideal
location vacation -- and the latest book and film look certain
to stoke renewed Pottermania.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Avengers" are heroes on horizon
(Reuters)
Reuters - Ahead of Friday's
opening of "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer," Marvel
Studios has begun the process of bringing another of its comics
to the big screen: the elite superhero team the Avengers.
Projectionist loses job after panning movie
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070614/film_nm/projectionist_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070614/2007_06_14t012459_450x330_us_projectionist.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=17ie72weLSGfdrEPFCzuKw--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Director Tim Story, Actors (L-R) Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans and Loan Gruffudd arrive for the world premiere of 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' at the VUE cinema in Leicester Square in London June 12, 2007. A projectionist at a Memphis theater chain has lost his job after writing an unauthorized early review of the movie for the Web site Ain't It Cool News. (Luke MacGregor/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A projectionist at a
Memphis theater chain has lost his job after writing an
unauthorized early review of "Fantastic Four: Rise of the
Silver Surfer" for the Web site Ain't It Cool News.</p><br clear="all"/>
Latest Hollywood script deals
(Reuters)
Reuters - Andrea Berloff, best
known for writing Oliver Stone's "World Trade Center," has been
hired to write "The Fugees," an adaptation of a New York Times
article revolving around a group of soccer-playing refugee kids
who settled near Atlanta.
Paul Newman, John Wayne movies out on DVD
(Reuters)
Reuters - Paul Newman has been
around so long and is so extended as a personality -- we see
him most frequently on salad-dressing labels -- that there's a
danger of forgetting his genius.
Buyers hit pause on DVD sales
(Reuters)
Reuters - DVD sales to consumers
are down nearly 8%, as of the first quarter. And no wonder:
After years of trying to space out big new releases throughout
the year, studios again appear to be focusing on the fourth
quarter and cutting back on the rest of the year.
Big helpings of "Norbit" in debut week on DVD
(Reuters)
Reuters - Eddie Murphy was No. 1
on DVD for the week ending June 10 as his comedy, "Norbit,"
debuted atop the national video sales and rental charts.
'Pirates' passes $500M mark worldwide
(AP)
AP - The third installment of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films passed the $500 million mark worldwide in 20 days, including a record opening in China for the film's distributor, The Walt Disney Co.
Animation industry hopes for more grown-up 'toons
(Reuters)
Reuters - From cartoon Avatars in the online
world "Second Life" to the characters in video games, U.S.
adults are embracing animation, say filmmakers, who see the
form growing up and away from Hollywood's family-friendly
cartoon staples.
Oscar voters loosen rules on producer credit
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070614/film_nm/oscars_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070614/2007_06_13t210623_257x450_us_oscars.jpg?x=74&y=130&sig=UExVx9aYdZORhLnwbrQGEQ--" align="left" height="130" width="74" alt="An Oscar is held in this February 28, 2007 photo. The group that presents the Academy Awards unveiled on Wednesday a small revision in the rules for voting on best picture that could bring big changes in giving credit to producers involved in a movie. (Tobias Schwarz/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The group that presents the
Academy Awards unveiled on Wednesday a small revision in the
rules for voting on best picture that could bring big changes
in giving credit to producers involved in a movie.</p><br clear="all"/>
Def Leppard nearly complete with "Sparkly" album
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070614/music_nm/defleppard_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070614/2007_06_14t023200_450x395_us_defleppard.jpg?x=130&y=114&sig=QIwJ8kZgM2HO_QNJ7mw5cw--" align="left" height="114" width="130" alt="Joe Elliot of Def Leppard performs during the 3rd Annual Spike TV 'Video Game Awards 2005' at Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles November 18, 2005 file photo. Def Leppard is 'about 85, 90 percent finished' with its next album, its first set of new material since 2002's 'X,' Elliott said. (Chris Pizzello/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - British rock band Def Leppard is
"about 85, 90 percent finished" with its next album, its first
set of new material since 2002's "X," front man Joe Elliott
said.</p><br clear="all"/>
McCartney rocks with new songs at "secret" NY show
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070614/music_nm/mccartney_show_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070614/2007_06_14t005546_450x332_us_mccartney_show.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=IUbCSDM5mIWAAvc7_7.a7Q--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Paul McCartney poses for the media before a signing session in London November 22, 2006. McCartney stormed the stage of a small ballroom on Wednesday and delivered a 20-song set featuring Beatles favorites and select cuts from his newly released album 'Memory Almost Full.' (Stephen Hird/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Paul McCartney stormed the stage of a
small ballroom on Wednesday and delivered a 20-song set
featuring Beatles favorites and select cuts from his newly
released album "Memory Almost Full."</p><br clear="all"/>
Congress can outlaw boot-leg recordings: Court
(Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. Congress criminalizing boot-leg
recordings of music performers is constitutional and does not
conflict with copyright laws, a federal appeals court ruled on
Wednesday in a decision that reopened charges against a New
York record store owner.
Singer Kershaw running for lt. governor
(AP)
AP - Sammy Kershaw announced Wednesday that he's running for lieutenant governor as a Republican, challenging incumbent Democrat Mitch Landrieu.
EMI to sell protection-free songs via PassAlong
(Reuters)
Reuters - EMI Group Plc., the world's
third-largest music company, is expanding its strategy to sell
digital music without copy-protection software to more retail
sites through a deal with PassAlong Networks.
Rapper rejects prosecutor's plea offer
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070613/ap_en_mu/people_the_game"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070613/capt.068214811b8842d58450497bddc02b3a.people_the_game_nyet185.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=PzLnq.3dPZkUFczKndR69w--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Jayceon Taylor, better known by his stage name The Game poses at his home in Glendale, Calif., in a Oct. 26, 2006 file photo. The West Coast rapper, who was arrested on charges of impersonating a police officer last year, rejected a Manhattan prosecutor's offer Wednesday, June 13, 2007, of a guilty plea for a sentence of time already served. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - West Coast rapper The Game, who was arrested on charges of impersonating a police officer last year, rejected a Manhattan prosecutor's offer Wednesday of a guilty plea for a sentence of time already served.</p><br clear="all"/>
McCartney's Starbucks album heats up U.S. charts
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070613/music_nm/mccartney_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070613/2007_06_13t162635_450x314_us_mccartney.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=V2Pi_lj9mWQ5fpoA1tJU1A--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="In this file photo, Paul McCartney poses for the media before a signing session in London, November 22, 2006. McCartney reached his highest spot on the U.S. pop charts in a decade on Wednesday with his first album for coffee retailer Starbucks Corp., a sign that veteran artists can thrive outside major labels. (Stephen Hird/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Paul McCartney reached his highest
spot on the U.S. pop charts in a decade on Wednesday with his
first album for coffee retailer Starbucks Corp., a sign that
veteran artists can thrive outside major labels.</p><br clear="all"/>
White Stripes to play free L.A. show
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070613/music_nm/whitestripes_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070613/2007_06_13t165042_450x419_us_whitestripes.jpg?x=130&y=121&sig=0rIv9glIpWRxwdfSpSk5yQ--" align="left" height="121" width="130" alt="Meg White (L) and Jack White of The White Stripes perform during the band's set at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles December 11, 2005. The rock duo will perform a free show for about 200 fans next Wednesday at an 'Icky Thump Records' store specially built on the landmark Sunset Strip site of Tower Records, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday. (Chris Pizzello/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Tower Records may be dead, but its
flagship outlet in Los Angeles still has some relevance to the
music industry.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rapper The Game rejects plea deal
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070613/ap_en_mu/rapper_plea"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070613/capt.068214811b8842d58450497bddc02b3a.people_the_game_nyet185.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=PzLnq.3dPZkUFczKndR69w--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Jayceon Taylor, better known by his stage name The Game poses at his home in Glendale, Calif., in a Oct. 26, 2006 file photo. The West Coast rapper, who was arrested on charges of impersonating a police officer last year, rejected a Manhattan prosecutor's offer Wednesday, June 13, 2007, of a guilty plea for a sentence of time already served. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - West Coast rapper The Game, who was arrested on charges of impersonating a police officer last year, rejected a Manhattan prosecutor's offer Wednesday of a guilty plea for a sentence of time already served.</p><br clear="all"/>
Britney's life is `picking up,' mom says
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070613/ap_en_mu/people_lynne_spears"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070613/capt.8da099a0fe82466eaeaf31f422873749.people_lynne_spears__nyet184.jpg?x=130&y=129&sig=EZiZMqZlXZlz5z7WIIIKOA--" align="left" height="129" width="130" alt="Pop singer Britney Spears, is shown accompanied by her sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, center, and mother Lynne Spears, right, on July 7, 2000, at Chicago's Shriners Hospital for Children. Spears says in an interview, that her daughter Britney, whose public meltdown included shearing off her own locks, is 'just figuring things out.' (AP Photo/Charles Bennett)" border="0" /></a>AP - Lynne Spears says her daughter Britney, whose public meltdown included shearing off her own locks, is "just figuring things out."</p><br clear="all"/>
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