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Today's Entertainment News: Mickey Rourke won't rumble with WWE superstar And the ballots go to ... 5,810 Oscar voters Rihanna Set to Perform at the Grammy Awards Bahamian Politician Bailed in Travolta Extortion Plot Lara Croft Reboots Without Angelina Seyfried cast in "Woman of No Importance" 'Thriller' director sues Michael Jackson ABC sees possibilities in "Threesome" AOL to cut 700 jobs: internal memo N.Y. museums head to trial in rights over Picassos Mickey Rourke won't rumble with WWE superstar Fashion Rio's New Latin Sophistication Washington Post eliminates regular book section Mickey Rourke won't rumble with WWE superstar Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:51 pm PST AP - A spokeswoman for actor Mickey Rourke says he won't be taking his role as a professional wrestler into a real-life ring after all. Full Story Top And the ballots go to ... 5,810 Oscar voters Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:03 pm PST AP - The ballots are in the mail for the 5,810 members of Hollywood's elite who get to vote on the Academy Awards. Full Story Top Rihanna Set to Perform at the Grammy Awards Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:25 pm PST E! Online - Rihanna is not only up for three Grammys next week, but I just got word that the 20-year-old beauty has been added to the list of performers on the big night. Full Story Top Bahamian Politician Bailed in Travolta Extortion Plot Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:45 pm PST E! Online - A former Bahamian lawmaker today turned up in court to face charges of conspiring to extort $25 million from John Travolta and Kelly Preston in the wake of their son Jett's tragic death. Full Story Top Lara Croft Reboots Without Angelina Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:30 am PST E! Online - Angelina Jolie's loss may just be Megan Fox's gain. Full Story Top Seyfried cast in "Woman of No Importance" Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:19 pm PST Reuters - Amanda Seyfried, who played a daughter with an unknown father in the 2008 musical hit "Mamma Mia!," has joined the cast of "A Woman of No Importance," the Oscar Wilde adaptation that Bruce Beresford is directing. Full Story Top 'Thriller' director sues Michael Jackson Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:29 pm PST AP - Director John Landis sued Michael Jackson and a Broadway producer on Wednesday, claiming the pair lack the proper rights to adapt a stage production based on "Thriller." Full Story Top ABC sees possibilities in "Threesome" Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:19 pm PST Reuters - ABC has ordered a pilot for "Threesome," a comedy from Ricky Blitt, former writer/producer of the animated series "Family Guy." Full Story Top AOL to cut 700 jobs: internal memo Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:56 pm PST Reuters - Time Warner Inc's AOL will cut about 700 jobs, or 10 percent of its workforce, as it copes with an advertising slump, in a move that could make the slimmed-down company more attractive to possible merger partners like Yahoo Inc. Full Story Top N.Y. museums head to trial in rights over Picassos Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:36 pm PST Reuters - Two major New York museums have lost a bid to throw out claims by a Jewish scholar that he is the owner of two Picasso paintings and the case will head to trial next week. Full Story Top Mickey Rourke won't rumble with WWE superstar Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:51 pm PST AP - A spokeswoman for actor Mickey Rourke says he won't be taking his role as a professional wrestler into a real-life ring after all. Full Story Top Fashion Rio's New Latin Sophistication Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:02 am PST Fashion Wire Daily - Fafa Cosenza, the designer of Rio label Tessuti showed that one can be sophisticated and yet true to one's roots in one of the most polished collections yet seen in Brazil, staged Tuesday in Rio. Full Story Top Washington Post eliminates regular book section Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:32 pm PST AP - The Washington Post is ending regular publication of its weekly Book World section, eliminating one of the few stand-alone book review sections left among daily newspapers. Full Story Top

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