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Ex-'Grey's' star cites racism for firing
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070629/ap_en_ce/people_isaiah_washington"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070628/capt.da3005ff300645f18ffb8fe2d82ca33e.people_isaiah_washington_ny121.jpg?x=81&y=130&sig=DF2gAHlMgndV6.HaazetzA--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="Actor Isaiah Washington arrives at the Disney ABC Television Group All Star Party in Pasadena, Calif., on in this file photo from Jan. 14, 2007. The former 'Grey's Anatomy' star said Thursday June 28, 2007, that racism was a factor in his firing from the hit ABC series after he twice used an anti-gay slur. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - "Grey's Anatomy" star Isaiah Washington said racism was a factor in his firing from the hit ABC series after he twice used an anti-gay slur.</p><br clear="all"/>
Coroner's Report: Jeni was mentally ill
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070629/ap_en_ce/richard_jeni"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070628/capt.47d846872d414a4db2bd384a89072a59.richard_jeni_ny121.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=M1YSuRrqctSWFOJirfXnOQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Comedian Richard Jeni appears in this undated photo released by Jonas PR. Jeni, who shot himself to death in March, had a history of mental illness and was hospitalized late last year for suicidal depression, according to a coroner's report obtained Thursday June 28, 2007. (AP Photo/Jonas PR-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Comedian Richard Jeni, who shot himself to death in March, had a history of mental illness and was hospitalized late last year for suicidal depression, according to a coroner's report obtained Thursday. Jeni, 49, died at a hospital after shooting himself in the head at his Hollywood home on March 10, authorities have said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hilton's & H'wood's big problem: driving
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070629/ap_en_ce/paris_hilton_driving"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070628/capt.2f84e7af2e514c0f805a3dc78232a4be.paris_hilton_cadb201.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=ymVkbSblZp8x9OAxFRUYrw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="In this photo released by CNN, Paris Hilton is seen during a taping of 'Larry King Live,' Wednesday, June 27, 2007, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/CNN, Kyle Christy)" border="0" /></a>AP - Paris Hilton promised to become a better person when she got out of jail. The more important issue, though, may be whether she can be a better driver.</p><br clear="all"/>
Eve pleads no contest to DUI case
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070629/ap_en_ce/people_eve"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070628/capt.82148c4346ae429099c531cb012d4842.people_eve__ny120.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=SPI_OSLmbqtQVNAyW4QL7A--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Eve arrives at the 7th annual BET Awards Tuesday, June 26, 2007, in Los Angeles. Eve must wear an alcohol-detecting ankle bracelet for 45 days after pleading no contest Thursday June 28, 2007, to driving with a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)" border="0" /></a>AP - Eve must wear an alcohol-detecting ankle bracelet for 45 days after pleading no contest Thursday to driving with a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit.</p><br clear="all"/>
Spice Girls reunite for world tour
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070629/ap_en_mu/music_spice_girls"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070628/capt.d2b9ebeab87b43bc895405a42b81d480.britain_spice_girls_llp118.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=cGXvuRiQlu2vm3NJz09qyw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The re-united Spice Girls, Victoria Beckham, Melanie Chisholm, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and Melanie Brown pose for the photographers prior to a press conference to announce that they will be reuniting for an upcoming tour. London, Thursday June 28, 2007. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Spice Girls wannabe stars again. Following a calculated publicity buildup, the original Girl Power group of the 1990s announced Thursday they had agreed to get together for 11 concerts around the world in December and January.</p><br clear="all"/>
Pixar rat set to eat Bruce Willis' lunch
(Reuters)
Reuters - After a 12-year hiatus,
Bruce Willis stormed theaters to protect the nation from cyber
terrorists, and his fellow citizens took notice.
Coleman, Hill take top jazz honors
(AP)
AP - Ornette Coleman, who earlier this year became only the second jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize for music, swept the top honors at the Jazz Awards 2007 on Thursday, winning in four categories, including musician of the year.
Ex-'Grey's' star cites racism for firing
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070629/ap_en_tv/people_isaiah_washington"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070628/capt.da3005ff300645f18ffb8fe2d82ca33e.people_isaiah_washington_ny121.jpg?x=81&y=130&sig=DF2gAHlMgndV6.HaazetzA--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="Actor Isaiah Washington arrives at the Disney ABC Television Group All Star Party in Pasadena, Calif., on in this file photo from Jan. 14, 2007. The former 'Grey's Anatomy' star said Thursday June 28, 2007, that racism was a factor in his firing from the hit ABC series after he twice used an anti-gay slur. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - "Grey's Anatomy" star Isaiah Washington said racism was a factor in his firing from the hit ABC series after he twice used an anti-gay slur.</p><br clear="all"/>
Make-up artist sues ESPN for sexual harassment
(Reuters)
Reuters - A former make-up artist for a
television sports talk show on Wednesday sued the broadcaster
ESPN, one of the show's anchors and a panelist she worked with
for sexual harassment.
Philly's Theatre Alliance Gets New Director in Salvante
(Playbill)
Playbill - Margie Salvante has been named executive director of The Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia, the group that promotes awareness of the theatre community in Philly.
Pixar rat set to eat Bruce Willis' lunch
(Reuters)
Reuters - After a 12-year hiatus,
Bruce Willis stormed theaters to protect the nation from cyber
terrorists, and his fellow citizens took notice.
Moore: Borat steeled him for Guantanamo
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070629/ap_en_mo/people_michael_moore"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070627/capt.c5a4267e0339437cbbb4451a309ba52e.aptopix_sicko_screening_cacp107.jpg?x=130&y=105&sig=mlknRAva6_ugG6DGe9yNTw--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="'Sicko' director Michael Moore, right, greets actor Joshua Jackson, left, on the red carpet at a special screening of the film at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif., Tuesday, June 26, 2007. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)" border="0" /></a>AP - Michael Moore looked to his friend Borat to help muster the nerve to sail into Guantanamo Bay. Moore met "Borat" creator Sasha Baron Cohen at last fall's Toronto International Film Festival.</p><br clear="all"/>
Moore hits snag on Wall Street promoting "SiCKO"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070629/film_nm/moore_michael_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070629/2007_06_29t004151_450x320_us_moore_michael.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=jOSzTvbPIYGsKEyBwK1Cqg--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Filmmaker Michael Moore speaks to the media on Wall Street in New York, June 28, 2007. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Filmmaker Michael Moore said he was
barred from the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday for an
interview on his documentary on the U.S. health-care system, a
day after he was bumped from a national TV interview to make
way for Paris Hilton.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ex-`Grey's' star cites racism for firing
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070628/ap_en_mo/people_isaiah_washington"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070628/capt.da3005ff300645f18ffb8fe2d82ca33e.people_isaiah_washington_ny121.jpg?x=81&y=130&sig=DF2gAHlMgndV6.HaazetzA--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="Actor Isaiah Washington arrives at the Disney ABC Television Group All Star Party in Pasadena, Calif., on in this file photo from Jan. 14, 2007. The former 'Grey's Anatomy' star said Thursday June 28, 2007, that racism was a factor in his firing from the hit ABC series after he twice used an anti-gay slur. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - "Grey's Anatomy" star Isaiah Washington said racism was a factor in his firing from the hit ABC series after he twice used an anti-gay slur.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Transformers" an exciting thrill ride
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Transformers" is a wet
dream for fanboys, with vehicles that whiz and whir into alien
robots, spectacular sci-fi stunt chases, glistening military
hardware, overheated computer software and brainy, hot girls
who love Popular Mechanics.
Bollywood movie still hot after 12 years
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070628/ap_en_mo/letter_from_bollywood"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070627/capt.295005c3c7e741f39154c1ff0beb298a.film_letter_from_bollywood_nyet336.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=m.vrj6IwpLCL_VCOd4S6fg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="People stand in line for ticket to watch the Bollywood film 'Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge' or 'The One with a Heart Will Take the Bride,' but known across India simply as 'DDLJ,' a basic Bollywood boy-meets-girl songfest, with 3 hours of stilted dialogue, five song-and-dance numbers, and a happy ending that's obvious from the start, at the Maratha Mandir theater in Mumbai, India, March 18, 2007. To understand the hold that Bollywood has over India, go to this old movie palace where DDLJ has been a daily since October 1995 with the cheap seats in the morning show costing 35 cents, and the audience mostly from the city's vast slums seeming to know the dialogue by heart. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh)" border="0" /></a>AP - If you want to understand the hold that Bollywood has over India, go to Manoj Desai's old movie palace, in the crowded neighborhood known simply as Mumbai Central. Go to the early show, at 11:30 a.m., when the line for tickets occasionally spills off the sidewalk and into the parking lot.</p><br clear="all"/>
Diaz wrapped up for "Box" thriller
(Reuters)
Reuters - Cameron Diaz has entered
"The Box," a horror thriller set for a November start in
Virginia.
Book focuses on lost movie poster art
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070628/ap_en_mo/film_movie_art"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070628/capt.e389985bc86347cd9cfef384f74e36bb.film_movie_art_la102.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=20bUpGkTXJ7kJCbhWFLUOw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="This image provided by the Margaret Herrick Library shows a copy of a hand-painted movie poster by artist Edward Augustus Armstrong featuring legendary actor Boris Karloff in 'The Mummy,' in 1932. During the early years of motion pictures, theaters across the country shunned studio-produced promotional displays and instead hired their own artists to paint movie posters that would better entice ticket buyers. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Margaret Herrick Library)" border="0" /></a>AP - During the early years of motion pictures, theaters across the country shunned studio-produced promotional displays and instead hired their own artists to paint movie posters that would better entice ticket buyers.</p><br clear="all"/>
Germany now would welcome Tom Cruise production
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070628/film_nm/cruise_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070629/2007_06_28t180039_450x336_us_cruise.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=rwMK0LdFQBbu0_Hfwx.1cQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Actor Tom Cruise waves during a photo session following a news conference in Tokyo June 20, 2006. he German Defense Ministry is scrambling to qualify its stance on the Tom Cruise World War Two thriller 'Valkyrie,' saying Thursday that, despite reports to the contrary, it has no opposition to the film shooting in Germany. (Toshiyuki Aizawa/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The German Defense
Ministry is scrambling to qualify its stance on the Tom Cruise
World War Two thriller "Valkyrie," saying Thursday that,
despite reports to the contrary, it has no opposition to the
film shooting in Germany.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Die Hard" chases down $9.1 mil in opening day
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Live Free or Die Hard,"
the fourth installment in the "Die Hard" franchise, opened
Wednesday to $9.1 million, but did not set any records,
according to estimates issued by distributor 20th Century Fox.
Coleman, Hill take top jazz honors
(AP)
AP - Ornette Coleman, who earlier this year became only the second jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize for music, swept the top honors at the Jazz Awards 2007 on Thursday, winning in four categories, including musician of the year.
Spice Girls reunite for world tour
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070629/ap_en_mu/music_spice_girls"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070628/capt.d2b9ebeab87b43bc895405a42b81d480.britain_spice_girls_llp118.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=cGXvuRiQlu2vm3NJz09qyw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The re-united Spice Girls, Victoria Beckham, Melanie Chisholm, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and Melanie Brown pose for the photographers prior to a press conference to announce that they will be reuniting for an upcoming tour. London, Thursday June 28, 2007. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Spice Girls wannabe stars again. Following a calculated publicity buildup, the original Girl Power group of the 1990s announced Thursday they had agreed to get together for 11 concerts around the world in December and January.</p><br clear="all"/>
Eve pleads no contest to DUI case
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070628/ap_en_mu/people_eve"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070628/capt.82148c4346ae429099c531cb012d4842.people_eve__ny120.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=SPI_OSLmbqtQVNAyW4QL7A--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Eve arrives at the 7th annual BET Awards Tuesday, June 26, 2007, in Los Angeles. Eve must wear an alcohol-detecting ankle bracelet for 45 days after pleading no contest Thursday June 28, 2007, to driving with a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)" border="0" /></a>AP - Eve must wear an alcohol-detecting ankle bracelet for 45 days after pleading no contest Thursday to driving with a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit.</p><br clear="all"/>
Barbra Streisand receives French medal
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070628/ap_en_mu/people_streisand"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070628/capt.f280b1f9c1ee4fe78e9447c9db9d9830.france_streisand_par111.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=vkVdFnAScSiIATMw2e.3gA--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, kisses U.S. singer Barbra Streisand after she was awarded Officier de la Legion d'Honneur, or Legion of Honor, France's highest award, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, Thursday, June 28, 2007 (AP Photo/Philippe Wojazer, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - Barbra Streisand performed her first-ever concert in France this week — and was rewarded with a medal of the Legion of Honor.</p><br clear="all"/>
Opera star Beverly Sills gravely ill with cancer
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070628/music_nm/opera_sills_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070628/capt.c08bee070c71422d8789a996b875b697.music_sills_cancer_nyet108.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=.5VgOFdx3SxpQJjBDOkb1Q--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Beverly Sills smiles during a ceremony at the Metropolitan Opera on Jan. 16, 2006 in New York. The opera diva ,78,who won over fans worldwide with her sparkling voice and charming personality and became a powerhouse in the New York arts world, is gravely ill with cancer, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - World-renowned soprano Beverly Sills,
who went from stardom on the opera stage to become chairwoman
of two great U.S. opera companies, is critically ill with
cancer, her publicist said on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
The `7 Point Pledge' announced by Gore
(AP)
AP - The seven-point pledge announced by Al Gore to rally support against global warming:
Gore introduces `pledge' to save climate
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070628/ap_en_mu/live_earth_gore"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070628/capt.1905788bad4342439e6973ee3198eb68.live_earth_gore_nytf102.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=QjfAEYw0U0_t6wA1OvDS4w--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Live Earth founder Kevin Wall, left, stands by as former Vice President Al Gore speaks at a news conference Thursday June 28, 2007 in New York announcing a series of commitments that Live Earth will be asking people across the globe to make to combat the climate crisis. Live Earth is a music event that will take place in more than 100 nations around the world on July 7, 2007 to combat the climate crisis. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)" border="0" /></a>AP - Al Gore on Thursday called on people around the world to sign a "7 Point Pledge" promising personal action in curbing global warming.</p><br clear="all"/>
AP NewsBreak: Beverly Sills gravely ill
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070628/ap_en_mu/sills_cancer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070628/capt.7c1a6069ae9d4bcf91c7ee5380e7680d.music_sills__cancer_nyet109.jpg?x=115&y=130&sig=fOybuvSG3ybkLUUbtxQUOA--" align="left" height="130" width="115" alt="Beverly Sills, holding a bouquet of roses presented by the orchestra, takes her final bows as balloons and confetti fall on the stage at the New York City Opera in New York,on Oct. 27, 1980. Sills, who is retiring from the stage, performed in the role of Rosalind in 'Die Fledermaus,' the role in which she made her debut 25 years ago. The opera diva, now 78, who won over fans worldwide with her sparkling voice and charming personality and became a powerhouse in the New York arts world, is gravely ill with cancer, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/G. Paul Burnett)" border="0" /></a>AP - Beverly Sills, the opera diva who won over fans worldwide with her sparkling voice and charming personality and later became a powerhouse in the New York arts world, is gravely ill with cancer, The Associated Press has learned.</p><br clear="all"/>
Music industry hopes for, yet fears, iPhone effect
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070628/music_nm/iphone_music_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070628/2007_06_28t164916_450x300_us_iphone_music.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=Aoe6Hars_ctp_zE_z69WHQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A passer-by walks near a replica display of Apple's iPhone at the Fifth Avenue Apple store in New York, June 25, 2007. The music industry has long hoped mobile phones will help turn around weak music sales, but music executives privately fear the most obvious contender, the iPhone, may give too much clout to Apple Inc. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The music industry has long hoped
mobile phones will help turn around weak music sales, but music
executives privately fear the most obvious contender, the
iPhone, may give too much clout to Apple Inc., in shaping the
future of the fledgling mobile music market.</p><br clear="all"/>
Kiss unleashing second volume of "Kissology"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070628/music_nm/kiss_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070628/2007_06_28t153952_450x306_uk_kiss.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=ROZ9VAiyn537VissHzHFpA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="'Kiss' band member Gene Simmons sticks out his tongue and points to the crowd as he rides a float in the annual Village Halloween Parade in New York City October 31, 2006 file photo. Kiss will follow up its wildly successful 2006 DVD box set, 'Kissology: Volume One, 1974-1977,' on August 14 with a second volume chronicling 1978-1991. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Kiss will follow up its wildly
successful 2006 DVD box set, "Kissology: Volume One,
1974-1977," on August 14 with a second volume chronicling
1978-1991.</p><br clear="all"/>
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