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Imus settles with CBS; next, a comeback?
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070815/ap_en_ot/imus_radio"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070814/capt.bab09b0917914eafbd553082cf9ff906.people_imus_radio_ny127.jpg?x=98&y=130&sig=b34N2yHWsngBM.mkGeBp9w--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="Radio personality Don Imus appears on Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show, in New York in this April 9, 2007, file photo. Imus has reached a settlement with CBS over his multimillion-dollar contract and is negotiating with WABC radio to resume his broadcasting career there, according to CBS and a person familiar with the negotiations on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Don Imus overcame a major obstacle Tuesday in his widely expected comeback bid, reaching a settlement with his former employer that allows him to return to the airwaves at a new station four months after he made a sexist and racist remark about the Rutgers women's basketball team.</p><br clear="all"/>
Michael Jackson sued by former lawyers
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070815/ap_en_mu/people_michael_jackson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070815/capt.570b0d4a89a9448fb9cb1ffcc0a6aeed.people_michael_jackson_ny112.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=i5OGBhwH3nqGppOdNXgs_g--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="American pop star Michael Jackson arrives at the University of Oxford Union, in Oxford, England Tuesday, March 6, 2001. Jackson's former entertainment lawyers filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court Tuesday Aug. 14, 2007 claiming the singer owes them more than $113,000. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)" border="0" /></a>AP - Michael Jackson's former entertainment lawyers filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming the singer owes them more than $113,000.</p><br clear="all"/>
7 Osmonds reunite for TV special
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070815/ap_en_tv/people_osmonds"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070815/capt.32ce4a04d8254c5b89512fdbd162374e.osmonds_nvib119.jpg?x=130&y=76&sig=1ZpavJHiylEVqqJQ8vwrwg--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="The Osmonds, from left, Jay, Jimmy, Merrill, Virl, Marie, Donny, Tom, Wayne and Alan take the stage during a taping of their 50th anniversary show at the Orlean's casino in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)" border="0" /></a>AP - They're still a little bit country, a little bit rock 'n roll — just a lot older. The Osmond Brothers, joined by siblings Donny, Marie and Jimmy, took the stage this week to tape a 50th anniversary reunion show to be aired on PBS next year.</p><br clear="all"/>
Duet for Elvis and daughter Lisa Marie
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070815/ap_en_mu/music_presley_video"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070815/capt.878bcb330a384fd991e8be8799971551.music_presley_video_ny142.jpg?x=98&y=130&sig=HJ0fcPOxk1VEvYQsR1_hQQ--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="Lisa Marie Presley poses during a photo session in Tokyo Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2003. Lisa Marie Presley is in Tokyo to promote her debut album, 'To Whom It May Concern.' A new video of Lisa Marie singing 'In the Ghetto,' accompanied by her late father, Elvis Presley, will be posted Friday on the AOL Internet site Spinner.com, a company spokesman said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)" border="0" /></a>AP - A new video of Lisa Marie Presley singing "In the Ghetto," accompanied by her late father, Elvis Presley, will be posted Friday on the AOL Internet site Spinner.com, a company spokesman said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Love says weight loss due to discipline
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070815/ap_en_ce/people_courtney_love"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070814/capt.ce52137d99ec4187b107c750e25bf340.people_courtney_love_nyet141.jpg?x=81&y=130&sig=nJgK2gwJO4GsoT1TKbjr4A--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="Courtney Love poses as she arrives, Feb. 8, 2007, in Beverly Hills, Calif. for a gala honoring Gianni Versace and his sister Donatella Versace. The 43-year-old singer tells Harper's Bazaar magazine in its September issue, on newsstands Aug. 21, that she has ' lost a lot of weight , and I have done it through being quite disciplined.' (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)" border="0" /></a>AP - Courtney Love posed for the upcoming issue of Harper's Bazaar wearing a hat, jewelry and shoes. Go check it out. All of the size 8s are gone," the 43-year-old singer tells the magazine in its September issue, on newsstands Aug 21. "I've lost a lot of weight, and I have done it through being quite disciplined."</p><br clear="all"/>
Turturro lights "Cigarettes" in NY theater
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070815/film_nm/turturro_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070815/2007_08_15t012831_450x284_us_turturro.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=QGPXVPuLPOnZDK3xn9F.dQ--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="U.S. director John Turturro poses as he attends a photocall in Venice September 6, 2005. Turturro will next month self-distribute an unconventional musical that has suffered a tortured history since he filmed it in 2004. (Alessia Pierdomenico/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Actor-filmmaker John
Turturro will next month self-distribute an unconventional
musical that has suffered a tortured history since he filmed it
in 2004.</p><br clear="all"/>
Van Halen singer back in band after 20 years
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070815/music_nm/vanhalen_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070815/2007_08_13t162258_450x322_us_vanhalen.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=C6gufmN_3hdAUmRCoXPCSQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="David Lee Roth (L), original lead singer of the rock group Van Halen, gets a kiss on the cheek from band member Eddie Van Halen during a news conference announcing their North American tour, in Beverly Hills, August 13, 2007. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - After more than 20 years of bitter
feuding, the principal founding members of Van Halen hugged
each other on Monday during a news conference to announce a
rebirth of one of America's premier rock bands.</p><br clear="all"/>
Imus could return to radio airwaves
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070815/ap_en_tv/imus_radio"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070815/capt.12c653cf9ba340029e78d9088d771a6c.imus_radio_nyr106.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=nl7RdbKK3RupIFPCNa9HAA--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Radio personality Don Imus, left, and Rev. Al Sharpton appear face-to-face on Rev. Sharpton's radio show, in New York in this April 9, 2007, file photo. Imus reached a settlement Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007 with his CBS Radio that pre-empts his threatened $120 million breach-of-contract lawsuit against CBS, the company and Imus' attorney said in a statement Tuesday. CBS fired Imus in April 2007 after referring to the Rutgers University Women's Basketball team on air as 'nappy-headed hos,' causing high-profile public protests and the abandonment by many of his major sponsors. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>AP - A radio comeback for Don Imus seemed unthinkable at the height of the uproar caused by his sexist and racist comments on-air about the Rutgers women's basketball team.</p><br clear="all"/>
CBS settles with fired shock jock Don Imus
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070815/media_nm/media_imus_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070815/2007_08_15t011840_326x450_us_media_imus.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=v5WyxZIW79.8BmYh8I6Kog--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Radio talk-show host Don Imus speaks with Rev. Al Sharpton (not pictured) during Sharpton's radio show, in New York, April 9, 2007. U.S. broadcaster CBS settled its termination dispute with fired radio shock jock Imus on Tuesday, a possible step toward Imus reviving his multimillion-dollar career with a rival broadcaster. (Chip East/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. broadcaster CBS settled its
termination dispute with fired radio shock jock Don Imus on
Tuesday, a possible step toward Imus reviving his
multimillion-dollar career with a rival broadcaster.</p><br clear="all"/>
Philly Live Arts Fest to Welcome Wooster Group, 'Gatz', Local and World Artists
(Playbill)
Playbill - Programming for the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival, a curated fest offering an array of performing arts, has been announced.
Turturro lights "Cigarettes" in NY theater
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070815/film_nm/turturro_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070815/2007_08_15t012831_450x284_us_turturro.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=QGPXVPuLPOnZDK3xn9F.dQ--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="U.S. director John Turturro poses as he attends a photocall in Venice September 6, 2005. Turturro will next month self-distribute an unconventional musical that has suffered a tortured history since he filmed it in 2004. (Alessia Pierdomenico/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Actor-filmmaker John
Turturro will next month self-distribute an unconventional
musical that has suffered a tortured history since he filmed it
in 2004.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Die Hard" director hatches "Escape" remake
(Reuters)
Reuters - Len Wiseman, director of
"Live Free or Die Hard," is in negotiations to shoot the remake
of "Escape From New York."
Showbiz people briefs
(Reuters)
Reuters - "JAG" star David James
Elliott recently started filming "The Rainbow Tribe," a
coming-of-age indie film set at a summer camp in Minnesota. He
will play a cancer victim who goes to the camp to help troubled
kids in search for hope in his life. Chris Watson directs.
Pressman addicted to sex in Lifetime movie
(Reuters)
Reuters - Lifetime has fallen for
"Love Sick," a TV movie featuring Sally Pressman, star of the
network's new hit "Army Wives,"
Lou Diamond Phillips' divorce finalized
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070815/ap_en_mo/people_phillips"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070815/capt.d64012cbb29f426fa3f4bfec506875bb.people_phillips_ny108.jpg?x=105&y=130&sig=gdYVLEY8BrFv_NxONUe2vQ--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="Actor Lou Diamond Phillips, in a file photo from May 9, 2005. Lou Diamond Phillips' second marriage to Kelly Phillips was dissolved on July 30, 2007 according to a Los Angeles Superior Court filing. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)" border="0" /></a>AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lou Diamond Phillips' second marriage is over. The actor's nearly 11-year marriage to Kelly Phillips was dissolved on July 30, according to a Los Angeles Superior Court filing. The two will share custody of their three daughters, the syndicated entertainment TV show "Extra" reported Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Superbad" star takes up "Revolt"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Michael Cera, one of the
stars of the Friday release "Superbad," has joined "Youth in
Revolt," an adaptation of a novel that garnered a cult
following throughout the world.
Director Singh getting "Unforgettable" job
(Reuters)
Reuters - Director Tarsem Singh is
set to make his first studio movie since the critically
maligned 2000 crime fantasy "The Cell."
Review: `Death' is funny but uneven
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070814/ap_en_mo/film_review_death_at_a_funeral"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070813/capt.4802ba42d3e8436bbb2c33dbecb12456.death_at_a_funeral_nyet680.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=2aVEhEOrxs22.XN6rUMVhQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This photo provided by MGM shows (left to right) Andy Nyman and Peter Vaughan in 'Death at a Funeral.' (AP Photo/MGM/Keith Hamshere)" border="0" /></a>AP - Dying is easy, comedy is hard, as the saying goes. A comedy about dying, especially a British farce, requires a specifically light, deft touch, which director Frank Oz achieves only about half the time in "Death at a Funeral."</p><br clear="all"/>
Capsule reviews of this week's new films
(AP)
AP - Capsule reviews of films opening this week:
Rogen aims for 2nd hit in "Superbad"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070814/film_nm/superbad_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070814/2007_08_14t142637_450x317_us_superbad.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=tUdrC4RXk_bgUeox5HyhwA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Writer and cast member Seth Rogen attends the premiere of his film 'Superbad' in Hollywood, California August 13, 2007. Rogen already has one hit comedy, 'Knocked Up,' in movie theaters, and Friday's debut of 'Superbad' could bring a rare event for the recent Hollywood newcomer -- back-to-back blockbusters. (Mario Anzuoni/Files - UNITED STATES/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Writer and actor Seth Rogen already
has one hit comedy, "Knocked Up," in movie theaters, and this
Friday's debut of "Superbad" could bring a rare event for the
recent Hollywood newcomer -- back-to-back blockbusters.</p><br clear="all"/>
Van Halen singer back in band after 20 years
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070815/music_nm/vanhalen_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070815/2007_08_13t162258_450x322_us_vanhalen.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=C6gufmN_3hdAUmRCoXPCSQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="David Lee Roth (L), original lead singer of the rock group Van Halen, gets a kiss on the cheek from band member Eddie Van Halen during a news conference announcing their North American tour, in Beverly Hills, August 13, 2007. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - After more than 20 years of bitter
feuding, the principal founding members of Van Halen hugged
each other on Monday during a news conference to announce a
rebirth of one of America's premier rock bands.</p><br clear="all"/>
7 Osmonds reunite for TV special
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070815/ap_en_mu/people_osmonds"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070815/capt.32ce4a04d8254c5b89512fdbd162374e.osmonds_nvib119.jpg?x=130&y=76&sig=1ZpavJHiylEVqqJQ8vwrwg--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="The Osmonds, from left, Jay, Jimmy, Merrill, Virl, Marie, Donny, Tom, Wayne and Alan take the stage during a taping of their 50th anniversary show at the Orlean's casino in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)" border="0" /></a>AP - They're still a little bit country, a little bit rock 'n roll — just a lot older. The Osmond Brothers, joined by siblings Donny, Marie and Jimmy, took the stage this week to tape a 50th anniversary reunion show to be aired on PBS next year.</p><br clear="all"/>
Michael Jackson sued by former lawyers
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070815/ap_en_mu/people_michael_jackson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070815/capt.570b0d4a89a9448fb9cb1ffcc0a6aeed.people_michael_jackson_ny112.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=i5OGBhwH3nqGppOdNXgs_g--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="American pop star Michael Jackson arrives at the University of Oxford Union, in Oxford, England Tuesday, March 6, 2001. Jackson's former entertainment lawyers filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court Tuesday Aug. 14, 2007 claiming the singer owes them more than $113,000. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)" border="0" /></a>AP - Michael Jackson's former entertainment lawyers filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming the singer owes them more than $113,000.</p><br clear="all"/>
Duet for Elvis and daughter Lisa Marie
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070815/ap_en_mu/music_presley_video"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070815/capt.878bcb330a384fd991e8be8799971551.music_presley_video_ny142.jpg?x=98&y=130&sig=HJ0fcPOxk1VEvYQsR1_hQQ--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="Lisa Marie Presley poses during a photo session in Tokyo Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2003. Lisa Marie Presley is in Tokyo to promote her debut album, 'To Whom It May Concern.' A new video of Lisa Marie singing 'In the Ghetto,' accompanied by her late father, Elvis Presley, will be posted Friday on the AOL Internet site Spinner.com, a company spokesman said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)" border="0" /></a>AP - A new video of Lisa Marie Presley singing "In the Ghetto," accompanied by her late father, Elvis Presley, will be posted Friday on the AOL Internet site Spinner.com, a company spokesman said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Motion seeks to unseal Spears documents
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070815/ap_en_mu/people_spears_federline"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070814/capt.ac6ec1fa66df4cec994f90108e2fba42.people_spears_federline_nyet127.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=38Uj3l8ApnCCL4kSfz7TDQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Britney Spears, right, and her husband Kevin Federline are seen in this Feb. 8, 2006 file photo in Beverly Hills, Calif. A court commissioner in Los Angeles said Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007, he would consider a motion by a magazine and a TV station to unseal documents in the Britney Spears-Kevin Federline divorce case. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - A court commissioner said Tuesday he would consider a motion by a magazine and a TV station to unseal documents in the Britney Spears-Kevin Federline divorce case.</p><br clear="all"/>
ABC promotes shows with music videos
(Reuters)
Reuters - ABC is producing music
videos for several of its new and returning shows, including
"Ugly Betty," "Desperate Housewives," "Grey's Anatomy,"
"Dancing With the Stars" and "Brothers and Sisters."
iTunes now selling John Lennon tracks
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070814/ap_en_mu/itunes_lennon_songs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070814/capt.5f10204ac81f4f3fa6859fb8bf75a5c6.itunes_lennon_songs_ny137.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=L.zh3DDIOszMXIrboeGusw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, speak at a news conference in New York City, in this April 2, 1973 file photo. Apple Inc. has begun selling downloads of tracks from 16 of John Lennon's post-Beatles albums, including 'Working Class Hero' and 'John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band,' on iTunes, the company said Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - Apple Inc. has begun selling downloads of tracks from 16 of John Lennon's post-Beatles albums, including "Working Class Hero" and "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band," on iTunes, the company said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
NY Philharmonic gets N. Korean invite
(AP)
AP - The New York Philharmonic has been invited to play somewhere the famed orchestra has never been — North Korea.
New Defense Theory Riles Spector Judge
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070814/en_music_eo/6584d0ce4e4a_45a9_a4da_39cf40e705b1"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070815/capt.32be208b65bc1595c2167e028d88a75a.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=xIzMUFtciUqSzHGW02zoSw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="New Defense Theory Riles Spector Judge(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - So, it turns out the Phil Spector jury had not heard everything yet.</p><br clear="all"/>
Imitators make living off Elvis legacy
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070814/ap_en_mu/elvis_impersonator_photo_pkg"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070814/capt.b1a01818503f44c7a8293d15ed3a53a7.elvis_impersonator_nvjh110.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=pQwA0Xy0XvpJJcO7jRdWKw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Elvis impersonator Matt Lewis performs during the Legends in Concert show at the Imperial hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Friday, June 29, 2007. Lewis is known as one of the best in the business. For six years, six days a week, he's been headlining at the Imperial Palace hotel-casino's Legends in Concert on the Las Vegas Strip. Lewis, who also tours occasionally, was voted one of the best by the USA Today in 2005. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0" /></a>AP - Thirty years after the King's death, hundreds of imitators continue to make a living off his music.</p><br clear="all"/>
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