NYC ex-model sues for $10M over use of bikini photo as bawdy prop in comedy ?Couple?s Retreat?
March 11, 2010 - 10:22 pm
NEW YORK - A former model says she's appalled that her nearly decade-old bikini photo became a randy prop in the film "Couple's Retreat." Irina Krupnik filed a $10 million defamation lawsuit Thursday in a New York City court against NBC Universal. It distributed the 2009 Vince Vaughn ...
NYC socialite Tinsley Mortimer hopes new reality TV show will reveal what she?s really like
March 11, 2010 - 10:22 pm
NEW YORK - Red carpet regular Tinsley Mortimer is jumping from the social circuit to the national spotlight with her own reality television show. Cameras follow Mortimer and a few of her friends on the party circuit as they live their fabulous lives in New York City. But it's not all ...
Girlicious band member Natalie Mejia charged with cocaine possession in California
March 11, 2010 - 10:21 pm
GLENDALE, Calif. - A member of the pop group Girlicious has been charged in California with drug possession with the intent to sell after Glendale police allegedly found a dozen plastic bags of cocaine in her Gucci purse. Prosecutors say 21-year-old Natalie Mejia of Diamond Bar and ...
Hilary Mantel's 'Wolf Hall' wins fiction prize from National Book Critics Circle in NYC
March 11, 2010 - 10:19 pm
NEW YORK - Hilary Mantel's "Wolf Hall," winner last year of the Man Booker Prize in London, was honoured Thursday night on this side of the Atlantic Ocean. The novel, set in the age of King Henry VIII, won the National Book Critics Circle Prize for fiction. It's a sympathetic narrative of ...
Former 'One Life to Live' star pleads guilty to resisting arrest in NY service-station scuffle
March 11, 2010 - 8:50 pm
NEW YORK - A former "One Life to Live" star has admitted resisting arrest in a plea deal that resolves charges stemming from a fight at a New York City gas station. Nathaniel Marston pleaded guilty Thursday to the misdemeanour charge. He has completed an anger-management program, and his ...
'Unchain My Heart,' featuring the music of Ray Charles, is set for B'way in November
March 11, 2010 - 8:49 pm
NEW YORK - A musical celebrating Ray Charles is headed for Broadway this fall. "Unchain My Heart" will open Nov. 7 with preview performances beginning Oct. 8. Producer Stuart Benjamin said Thursday the show would feature a book by Suzan-Lori Parks and direction by Sheldon Epps. ...
After an Internet campaign, 88-year-old Betty White to host 'SNL'
March 11, 2010 - 6:42 pm
NEW YORK - The Internet has gotten its way: Betty White will host sketch comedy show "Saturday Night Live." NBC said Thursday that the 88-year-old actress will host the show May 8. "SNL" executive producer Lorne Michaels says he can't think of a better way to spend Mother's Day weekend ...
HBO brings Second World War veterans to memorial to promote 'Pacific' miniseries
March 11, 2010 - 5:49 pm
WASHINGTON - Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Elizabeth Dole welcomed 250 veterans to the Second World War memorial Thursday to honour their service and introduce a TV miniseries on the battles of the Pacific. HBO and a non-profit group brought the veterans to Washington to mark the ...
Venezuela's Chavez thanks actor Penn for defending him against US media critics
March 11, 2010 - 5:48 pm
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is grateful that actor Sean Penn has defended him against his critics within the U.S. media. In an appearance on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" last week, Penn slammed Chavez critics who refer to the socialist leader as a ...
Avril Lavigne, Drake, Nelly Furtado help cover K'naan single for Haiti relief
March 11, 2010 - 5:46 pm
TORONTO - Canada's musical stars have aligned to help Haiti. Avril Lavigne, Drake and Nelly Furtado are among the 57 artists performing together on a remixed version of K'naan's anthem "Wavin' Flag," which was to be available for sale digitally at 12:01 a.m. ET on Friday ...
Group is $3M away from buying land near Hollywood sign as deadline approaches
March 11, 2010 - 5:44 pm
LOS ANGELES - It's a Hollywood cliffhanger, in more ways than one. The Trust for Public Land said Thursday it's about US$3 million away from the $12.5 million it needs to buy and preserve hilltop property beside the world-famous Hollywood sign. Its purchase option expires April ...
Conan brings 'Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour' to Canada
March 11, 2010 - 3:42 pm
NEW YORK - Without a TV show to do every night, Conan O'Brien is taking his act on the road. And he's coming to Canada. The former host of "The Tonight Show" announced a 30-city theatre tour on Thursday. Sidekick Andy Richter and the former "Tonight Show" band will join O'Brien for what he ...
Tyler Labine thankful for blunt parental advice that got him through tough times
March 11, 2010 - 2:54 pm
When Tyler Labine was starting to get some success as a young actor in Canada his parents gave him some blunt advice: "There's nothing special about what you do." "Thankfully my parents were very savvy," says Labine, whose latest series, "Sons of Tucson," premieres Thursday at 9:30 ET on ...
Stage adaptation of John Grisham's 'A Time to Kill' planned for Washington
March 11, 2010 - 2:48 pm
NEW YORK - A stage adaptation of John Grisham's first novel, "A Time to Kill," will have its world premiere next year in Washington in what is being billed as a "pre-Broadway" production. Arena Stage's artistic director Molly Smith said Thursday the play will run May 6, 2011, through June ...
Judge rules in favour of Pink Floyd in battle with EMI over online sales
March 11, 2010 - 2:47 pm
LONDON - Album lovers may rejoice a little at last: a British court says Pink Floyd, purveyor of iTunes-unfriendly concept records, cannot be unbundled. The High Court ruled Thursday that record label EMI Group Ltd. can't sell Pink Floyd tracks individually without the band's permission. A ...
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