Phoenix authorities: Rapper DMX arrested for allegedly violating his probation by using drugs
March 09, 2010 - 8:38 pm
PHOENIX - Authorities in Arizona say rapper DMX has been arrested for allegedly violating his probation by using drugs. DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, had served about half of his 18-month supervised probation when he was booked Tuesday night into the downtown Phoenix jail. The ...
TV producer pleads guilty in attempted Letterman extortion in exchange for 6 months in jail
March 09, 2010 - 7:38 pm
NEW YORK - A former television producer pressured by debt and riven by jealousy admitted Tuesday he tried to extract vengeance and money by shaking down David Letterman in a case that bared the late-night talk show host's affairs with staffers. Robert "Joe" Halderman pleaded guilty to ...
Academy: Farrah Fawcett omitted from Oscar segment so she could be better honoured during Emmys
March 09, 2010 - 6:31 pm
LOS ANGELES - The executive director of the film academy said Tuesday that Farrah Fawcett wasn't included in the Academy Awards' In Memoriam segment because the actress was better known as a TV star. It was a difficult decision for the committee that assembles the segment to omit Fawcett, ...
Anticipation high as 'Phantom of the Opera' sequel 'Love Never Dies' opens in London
March 09, 2010 - 6:30 pm
LONDON - Will the magic of the Phantom strike twice for Andrew Lloyd Webber? The professional critics' reviews haven't yet come in, but audiences at Tuesday's world premiere in London of "Love Never Dies" - the sequel to Lloyd Webber's global hit "Phantom of the Opera" - gave the show a ...
Bob Barker donates $2.5 million to turn existing building into PETA's Los Angeles headquarters
March 09, 2010 - 6:28 pm
LOS ANGELES - Bob Barker has donated $2.5 million to help the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals open a new location in Los Angeles. The retired game show host and spay and neuter champion will cut the ribbon Wednesday at the Bob Barker Building on Sunset Boulevard and Alvarado ...
Penguins GM defends Crosby in wake of criticism over Leterman snub
March 09, 2010 - 4:35 pm
BOCA RATON, Fla. - Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ray Shero doesn't think it was fair Sidney Crosby received criticism after declining an opportunity to appear on the "Late Show with David Letterman." The New York Post ran a story Sunday questioning Crosby's decision to turn down an invitation to ...
From Raging Bull to NFL coach: De Niro set to play Lombardi in upcoming movie
March 09, 2010 - 4:33 pm
BRISTOL, Conn. - Robert De Niro is set to play Vince Lombardi in an upcoming movie. ESPN announced Tuesday that the Academy Award-winning actor has agreed to play the Hall of Fame coach in the film it is developing with Andell Entertainment and the NFL. "Lombardi" will chronicle the ...
Hudson to be new voice of 'One Shining Moment' after NCAA hoops championship
March 09, 2010 - 4:31 pm
NEW YORK - Jennifer Hudson will be the new voice of "One Shining Moment." The Grammy and Oscar winner has recorded her version of the song that plays each year at the end of the CBS broadcast of the NCAA men's basketball championship game. Teddy Pendergrass and Luther Vandross have ...
Amazon's potential Canadian move could be precedent setting for foreign owners
March 09, 2010 - 4:28 pm
TORONTO - A decision to allow Amazon.com Inc. to open a distribution centre in Canada would set a precedent for changes to Canadian foreign ownership rules, the Canadian Booksellers' Association says. "We believe there's a reason they're in place...and we don't believe that reason has ...
Gary Allan shows his tender side and reveals a little pain on new CD
March 09, 2010 - 2:54 pm
"Get Off on the Pain" Gary Allan (MCA Nashville) Many modern Nashville artists cop the macho swagger of the outlaw movement of country music's past, but few remember how artists like Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson balanced self-aggrandizement with sensitive ...
'Spartacus' star Andy Whitfield diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma
March 09, 2010 - 2:51 pm
NEW YORK - Andy Whitfield, who plays the title role in the Starz Original series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The British-born actor will begin treatment immediately. The network says the cancer was discovered during a routine checkup as ...
McKellar and McDonald's Broken Social Scene film among Cdn slate bound for SXSW
March 09, 2010 - 2:48 pm
TORONTO - Don McKellar says he and indie director Bruce McDonald are "crazily scrambling to finish" their rock'n'roll love story, "This Movie Is Broken," in time for its debut at the South By Southwest festival next week. The film revolves around an actual Broken Social Scene concert that ...
Carolle Brabant succeeds Clarkson as new executive director of Telefilm Canada
March 09, 2010 - 2:44 pm
MONTREAL - A senior manager with Telefilm Canada has been named the funding agency's new executive director. Carolle Brabant, who was interim director for six months in 2004, replaces Wayne Clarkson, who ended his five-year term as executive director in January. Michel Roy, chair of ...
Gov. Gen. awards winners include B.C. totem carver, Toronto muralist
March 09, 2010 - 2:43 pm
MONTREAL - Robert Davidson first learned to carve when he was 13, instructed in the painstaking art by his father and uncle. The British Columbia sculptor has gained renown for his masks and totems, which have been widely shown and are in the collection of the National Gallery of ...
Luminato's music program to include Cockburn, Bela Fleck, John Malkovich
March 09, 2010 - 2:42 pm
TORONTO - Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn says he isn't one to dwell on the past, but he was hit with a wave of nostalgia when he recently realized he's now into his 40th year in the music business. "It did seem like a milestone," the Ottawa-born folk-rock legend said Tuesday ...
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