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Diaz's bag with Maoist slogan raises ire
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070623/ap_en_ce/people_cameron_diaz"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070622/capt.cf48ad65a0304fe18110466b4e4e3775.peru_cameron_diaz_kn107.jpg?x=100&y=130&sig=OD.V4D.HkCgopEiHjoqTbA--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="US actress Cameron Diaz, right, and MTV Canada host Sol Guy laugh as photographers take their picture while they tour the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu near Cuzco, Peru, Friday, June 22, 2007. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro)" border="0" /></a>AP - Actress Cameron Diaz appears to have committed a major fashion faux pas in Peru. The voice of Princess Fiona in the animated "Shrek" films may have inadvertently offended Peruvians who suffered decades of violence from a Maoist guerrilla insurgency by touring here Friday with a bag emblazoned with one of Mao Zedong's favorite political slogans.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jury: novel bought by company fraudulent
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070623/ap_en_mo/literary_lawsuit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070622/capt.9ce765c98b52406c8e99220f19add412.literary_lawsuit_nyll102.jpg?x=67&y=130&sig=Nr8FqzbghZkW2hWNnjPa6Q--" align="left" height="130" width="67" alt="Writer Laura Albert leaves Manhattan federal court following a jury's verdict, Friday, June 22, 2007, in New York. Albert was found guilty of fraud in a civil suit filed by a producer and was ordered to pay $110,000 in economic damages as well as $6,500 in punitive damages. (AP Photo / Louis Lanzano)" border="0" /></a>AP - To writer Laura Albert, her alter ego was a psychological necessity, but to jurors, the fictitious male prostitute JT LeRoy was a fraud. A Manhattan jury decided Friday that Albert had defrauded a production company that bought the movie rights to an autobiographical novel marketed as being based on LeRoy's life.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Tarzan' makes last B'way swing July 8
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070623/ap_en_ot/theater_tarzan_closing"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070623/capt.d29ffc6be02449889570c8b8778f7471.theater_tarzan_closing_ny117.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=T3AjngcrwCUoYajRP35SsA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="*FILE**In this undated file photo originally provided by Boneau,Bryan-Brown, Jenn Gambatese plays Jane and Josh Strickland is Tarzan, in 'Tarzan,'' a musical based on the Disney animated film, now playing at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre. The show's producers announced Friday, June 22,2007, that show is closing July 8. (AP Photo/Boneau,Bryan-Brown,Joan Marcus-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - "Tarzan" will take its last swing through the Broadway jungle on July 8. The lavish Disney stage version of its 1999 animated film will close after 486 performances and 35 previews, Thomas Schumacher, head of Disney Theatrical Productions, announced Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Paris Hilton to be released on Tuesday
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070623/ap_en_ce/paris_hilton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070623/capt.nyol97006230059.paris_hilton_nyol970.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=vl4YB1A9tT4njqv1zNAbrA--" 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. Hilton will be issued her get-out-of jail card on Tuesday after spending almost 3 1/2 weeks in the slammer. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Paris Hilton will be issued her get-out-of jail card on Tuesday after spending almost 3 1/2 weeks in the slammer. The release date, announced Friday, was determined by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Inmate Reception Center. The exact hour of Hilton's release was not disclosed.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rap mogul's Malibu mansion for sale
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070623/ap_en_mu/people_knight"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070623/capt.b55d2340065646918ced15261cb668b3.people_knight_ny118.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=y.XWB37j4fy09uhJrQ.xXw--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Rap producer Marion 'Suge' Knight watches the 3rd annual BET Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, in a June 24, 2003 photo. Marion 'Suge' Knight's seven-bedroom, 9-bath home has been placed on the market for $6.2 million, part of the rap music mogul's financial overhaul under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Friday, June 22, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Marion "Suge" Knight's seven-bedroom, 9 1/2-bath home has been placed on the market for $6.2 million, part of the rap music mogul's financial overhaul under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jury: novel bought by company fraudulent
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070623/ap_en_mo/literary_lawsuit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070622/capt.9ce765c98b52406c8e99220f19add412.literary_lawsuit_nyll102.jpg?x=67&y=130&sig=Nr8FqzbghZkW2hWNnjPa6Q--" align="left" height="130" width="67" alt="Writer Laura Albert leaves Manhattan federal court following a jury's verdict, Friday, June 22, 2007, in New York. Albert was found guilty of fraud in a civil suit filed by a producer and was ordered to pay $110,000 in economic damages as well as $6,500 in punitive damages. (AP Photo / Louis Lanzano)" border="0" /></a>AP - To writer Laura Albert, her alter ego was a psychological necessity, but to jurors, the fictitious male prostitute JT LeRoy was a fraud. A Manhattan jury decided Friday that Albert had defrauded a production company that bought the movie rights to an autobiographical novel marketed as being based on LeRoy's life.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rock band the Donnas take control after stumble
(Reuters)
Reuters - Female rock quartet the Donnas have
returned to their indie roots after disappointing sales of
their last album for Atlantic Records derailed their dreams of
mainstream stardom.
TV commercials can help promote developing bands
(Reuters)
Reuters - Somewhere in the earliest part of
the 21st century, it became obvious that a profound paradigm
shift had taken place in the relationship of rock'n'roll and
music licensing. With the end of the rock era (1965-1994), the
rules began changing just as fast as the technology.
Jury: novel bought by company fraudulent
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070623/ap_en_bu/literary_lawsuit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070622/capt.9ce765c98b52406c8e99220f19add412.literary_lawsuit_nyll102.jpg?x=67&y=130&sig=Nr8FqzbghZkW2hWNnjPa6Q--" align="left" height="130" width="67" alt="Writer Laura Albert leaves Manhattan federal court following a jury's verdict, Friday, June 22, 2007, in New York. Albert was found guilty of fraud in a civil suit filed by a producer and was ordered to pay $110,000 in economic damages as well as $6,500 in punitive damages. (AP Photo / Louis Lanzano)" border="0" /></a>AP - To writer Laura Albert, her alter ego was a psychological necessity, but to jurors, the fictitious male prostitute JT LeRoy was a fraud. A Manhattan jury decided Friday that Albert had defrauded a production company that bought the movie rights to an autobiographical novel marketed as being based on LeRoy's life.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hello, Jerry! Broadway Composer Goes North of the Border to See Canadian 'Mack and Mabel'
(Playbill)
Playbill - The cast and crew of the Shaw Festival's new production of Jerry Herman's <i>Mack and Mabel</i> got a surprise visit by the Tony Award-winning songwriter June 21.
Jury: novel bought by company fraudulent
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070623/ap_en_mo/literary_lawsuit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070622/capt.9ce765c98b52406c8e99220f19add412.literary_lawsuit_nyll102.jpg?x=67&y=130&sig=Nr8FqzbghZkW2hWNnjPa6Q--" align="left" height="130" width="67" alt="Writer Laura Albert leaves Manhattan federal court following a jury's verdict, Friday, June 22, 2007, in New York. Albert was found guilty of fraud in a civil suit filed by a producer and was ordered to pay $110,000 in economic damages as well as $6,500 in punitive damages. (AP Photo / Louis Lanzano)" border="0" /></a>AP - To writer Laura Albert, her alter ego was a psychological necessity, but to jurors, the fictitious male prostitute JT LeRoy was a fraud. A Manhattan jury decided Friday that Albert had defrauded a production company that bought the movie rights to an autobiographical novel marketed as being based on LeRoy's life.</p><br clear="all"/>
Andy Griffith, the unlikely movie star
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070623/ap_en_mo/film_andy_griffith"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070622/capt.83b2ede3883c40939b986bcc8971ed71.film_andy_griffith_wxs602.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=rE1JowjqAlOkmO_EZuTHdA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This undated photo provided by Fox Searchlight Pictures shows actor Andy Griffith on the set of 'Waitress.' Griffith stars as a diner owner in the critically acclaimed film. At the age of 81, Andy Griffith has been discovered. But he's now a breakout star of sorts in the critically acclaimed 'Waitress.' He's only a supporting character in a movie starring Keri Russell as Jenna, a top-notch pie maker trying to leave her brutish husband, but steals the show as the cranky owner of the diner where she works. (AP Photo/Fox Searchlight Pictures)" border="0" /></a>AP - At age 81, Andy Griffith has been discovered. Sure, he'll always be known as Sheriff Andy Taylor, the gentle father to son Opie and gunless lawman in Mayberry who dispensed a homegrown wisdom on the "The Andy Griffith Show." Or as the disheveled yet shrewd Atlanta defense lawyer Ben Matlock.</p><br clear="all"/>
Owen Wilson among celebs going green
(AP)
AP - It's not just trendy to be environmental, it's easy. So says a new book that features everyday tips for greener living, plus advice from celebs — from Jennifer Aniston to Owen Wilson — who've already gone green.
Actors to get HIV tests for new campaign
(AP)
AP - Regina King, Howard Hesseman and Jimmy Jean-Louis of NBC's "Heroes" are among a group of performers getting HIV tests next week to raise awareness of the spread of the virus in black communities.
Orson Welles part of `Transformers' lore
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070622/ap_en_mo/film_transformers_orson_welles"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070622/capt.fb17045613e44e7e8139819bfca18a27.film_transformers_orson_welles___nyet182.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=ywAiYpMbEO.eYilL5RsbaQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Director Orson Welles was honored at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association tribute on Oct. 18, 1981, in Los Angeles. The new 'Transformers' movie boasts a solid cast, but it's got nothing on the original. In a classic bit of movie trivia, the 1986 animated feature film 'Transformers: The Movie' was Welles' last film. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - The new "Transformers" movie boasts a good cast, but it's got nothing on the original.</p><br clear="all"/>
Morgan Freeman to play Nelson Mandela in new movie
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070622/film_nm/mandela_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070623/2007_06_22t190425_450x313_us_mandela.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=PHXsqAmYxy9wsVvjcI0w0g--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Morgan Freeman attends a news conference at the start of the Cape Town World Cinema Festival, in this file photo from November 15, 2006. Freeman and his film production company on Friday unveiled plans to make a movie starring Freeman as former South African president and Nobel laureate Nelson Mandela. (Mike Hutchings/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman
and his film production company on Friday unveiled plans to
make a movie starring Freeman as former South African president
and Nobel laureate Nelson Mandela.</p><br clear="all"/>
Toronto lineup taking shape with early picks
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070622/film_nm/toronto_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070623/2007_06_22t192629_450x288_us_toronto.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=iBM5mF3xo02BiNssF6dzzg--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Filmgoers walk by promotional movie posters during the 31st Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, in this file photo from September 13, 2006. Organizers of the Toronto International Film Festival will begin making formal lineup announcements Tuesday, but confirmation of slots for the September 6-15 event is already emerging. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Organizers of the Toronto
International Film Festival will begin making formal lineup
announcements Tuesday, but confirmation of slots for the
September 6-15 event is already emerging.</p><br clear="all"/>
DVD Sequels Wiped from Disney Drawing Board
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070622/en_movies_eo/b848dc24_b1a749c7_95dc_92ccd8b2a9ab"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070623/capt.fc6e459a97456ff5f9acbea6fc7d6e23.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=SGWaCcRtE0VtvuPSk2fuCQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="DVD Sequels Wiped from Disney Drawing Board(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - It looks as if we've seen the last of the likes of The Return of Jafar and The Lion King 1 1/2.</p><br clear="all"/>
Clooney joins protest over Italy project
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070622/ap_en_mo/people_clooney"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070622/capt.c6968ab6b59f4e3fa92ede46f9d67fb4.people_clooney_ny107.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=HLdc6YsNK2FqkdVE3ym8PQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Actor George Clooney shown in this 2006 file photo has joined a protest to stop construction of parking lots and a promenade in the northern Italian lakeside town where he owns a villa because he fears his presence is turning the quiet town into a tourist attraction. Clooney was among some 300 townspeople who signed the petition against the planned construction in the town of Laglio on Lake Como, according to organizers. 'Yes I signed it. Almost every member of the town signed it,' Clooney said in an e-mail to The Associated Press on Friday June 22, 2007. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)" border="0" /></a>AP - George Clooney has joined a protest to stop construction of parking lots and a promenade in the northern Italian lakeside town where he owns a villa because he fears his presence is turning the quiet town into a tourist attraction.</p><br clear="all"/>
US film industry group wins piracy case
(AP)
AP - A U.S. film industry group said it won damages Friday in a lawsuit against Chinese film pirates but said the ruling might mean little amid the huge scale of violations.
Rock band the Donnas take control after stumble
(Reuters)
Reuters - Female rock quartet the Donnas have
returned to their indie roots after disappointing sales of
their last album for Atlantic Records derailed their dreams of
mainstream stardom.
TV commercials can help promote developing bands
(Reuters)
Reuters - Somewhere in the earliest part of
the 21st century, it became obvious that a profound paradigm
shift had taken place in the relationship of rock'n'roll and
music licensing. With the end of the rock era (1965-1994), the
rules began changing just as fast as the technology.
Rap mogul's Malibu mansion for sale
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070623/ap_en_mu/people_knight"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070623/capt.b55d2340065646918ced15261cb668b3.people_knight_ny118.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=y.XWB37j4fy09uhJrQ.xXw--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Rap producer Marion 'Suge' Knight watches the 3rd annual BET Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, in a June 24, 2003 photo. Marion 'Suge' Knight's seven-bedroom, 9-bath home has been placed on the market for $6.2 million, part of the rap music mogul's financial overhaul under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Friday, June 22, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Marion "Suge" Knight's seven-bedroom, 9 1/2-bath home has been placed on the market for $6.2 million, part of the rap music mogul's financial overhaul under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.</p><br clear="all"/>
Weather Channel tunes into music business
(Reuters)
Reuters - It's almost as familiar as the
Weather Channel's man-on-the-beach, Jim Cantore: the music that
plays in the background six times per hour during the network's
signature "Local on the 8s."
Brit rock magazine honors Winehouse, Stooges
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070623/music_nm/mojo_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070623/2007_06_22t202315_450x331_us_mojo.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=XAXt9Um430oq1EL0An8bbg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="British pop singer Amy Winehouse performs during the Glastonbury music festival in Somerset, south-west England June 22, 2007. Winehouse, the Stooges and Joy Division are among the names on U.K. music monthly magazine MOJO's annual Honors List. (Dylan Martinez/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Amy Winehouse, the Stooges and Joy
Division are among the names on U.K. music monthly magazine
MOJO's annual Honors List.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rock act Ash embraces singles-only deal
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070623/music_nm/ash_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070623/2007_06_22t201559_356x450_us_ash.jpg?x=102&y=130&sig=ri2gJmgEfP3f_dHOHw1uDA--" align="left" height="130" width="102" alt="Singer/guitarist Tim Wheeler of the Irish rock band 'Ash' performs at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, in this file photo from September 7, 2002. The rock group Ash is predicting the imminent demise of the album format as it switches to a singles-only release schedule for its next deal. And other acts may soon follow the band's lead. (Ethan Miller/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Northern Irish rock group Ash is
predicting the imminent demise of the album format as it
switches to a singles-only release schedule for its next deal.
And other acts may soon follow the band's lead.</p><br clear="all"/>
Wilburys travel to top of global charts
(Reuters)
Reuters - Dads across the globe have united to
return the Traveling Wilburys to chart success on the back of
huge Father's Day sales.
Teen rapper Lil Mama shines with "Lip Gloss"
(Reuters)
Reuters - When Lil Mama was 13 years old, the
pint-sized rapper had a chance meeting with a New York radio DJ
and insisted he play one of her records on his show.
Pop band Click Five enters round 2 with new singer
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070622/music_nm/clickfive_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070623/2007_06_22t195130_450x300_us_clickfive.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=PwUmVo2gZaLTj.uEHzEkWQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Members of the musical group The Click Five arrive at the Warner Music Grammy after-party in Hollywood, California, in this file phtoo from February 8, 2006. Pop band Click Five enters round 2 with new singer. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - If the Click Five had sold more
copies of its debut album, the Boston pop band might be in an
even trickier position than it is now.</p><br clear="all"/>
Glastonbury music festival rocks, mud deepens
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070622/music_nm/glastonbury_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070623/2007_06_22t122221_450x290_us_glastonbury.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=Kpr6iR4nN7ewkMRKplGobw--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Revellers dance as people celebrate the summer solstice during the Glastonbury music festival in Somerset, south-west England, June 21, 2007. (Dylan Martinez/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Glastonbury, the world's biggest
green field arts and music festival, opened on Friday with a
record 177,500 people braving rain and mud to hear British
rockers Arctic Monkeys, Icelander Bjork and the haunting sound
of Canadian band Arcade Fire.</p><br clear="all"/>
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