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Today's Entertainment News: 'Forbidden Planet' star Anne Francis dies at 80 Judge will rule if doc is tried in Jackson's death After latest rehab stint, more uncertainty for Lohan "Usual Suspects" star Pete Postlethwaite dies Billy Baldwin's detective role of a Lifetime "Seinfeld" actor Bill Erwin dies at 96 Repeat 'Bachelor' says he's 'happy' V Pulls Back the (Lizard) Layers in Season 2 Brad Womack Is A Hit With The Ladies On His First Night Back As 'The Bachelor' OWN Starts Well; Footballs Still First on NBC Ailey fans bid Jamison a fond, raucous farewell `Little Fockers' leads weekend with $25.8 million Paula Abdul ready to step out in 'Live to Dance' Winfrey's network gets a warm welcome from viewers How Blu-ray could speed up 3D TV adoption "Usual Suspects" star Pete Postlethwaite dies Vince Neil's DUI trial pushed back in Las Vegas How Blu-ray could speed up 3D TV adoption "Spider-Man" musical gets a new actress "Usual Suspects" star Pete Postlethwaite dies 'Forbidden Planet' star Anne Francis dies at 80 Mon, 3 Jan 2011 04:46 pm PST AP - Actress Anne Francis, who was the love interest in the 1950s science-fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and later was a sexy private eye in "Honey West" on TV, has died at age 80. Full Story Top Judge will rule if doc is tried in Jackson's death Mon, 3 Jan 2011 02:48 pm PST AP - A doctor who had been hired for a dream job as Michael Jackson's highly paid private physician now has his reputation in tatters and his future on the line as he faces a preliminary hearing to decide if he will stand trial for involuntary manslaughter in the death of Jackson. Full Story Top After latest rehab stint, more uncertainty for Lohan Mon, 3 Jan 2011 04:27 pm PST AP - Where's Lindsay Lohan? Full Story Top "Usual Suspects" star Pete Postlethwaite dies Mon, 3 Jan 2011 09:27 pm PST omg! - Reuters - Pete Postlethwaite, the Oscar-nominated British actor, has died, a spokesman said on Monday. He was 64. He died in hospital in Shropshire, western England, on Sunday after suffering from cancer. Full Story Top Billy Baldwin's detective role of a Lifetime Mon, 3 Jan 2011 08:07 pm PST omg! - Billy Baldwin's talking about his role as a detective in the TV movie about the 'Craigslist Killer' Phillip Markoff, which premieres Mon. Jan. 3rd on the Lifetime network. (Jan. 3) Full Story Top "Seinfeld" actor Bill Erwin dies at 96 Mon, 3 Jan 2011 07:53 pm PST omg! - Reuters - Bill Erwin, a character actor best known for playing an irascible old man on a "Seinfeld" episode, has died of natural causes aged 96. Full Story Top Repeat 'Bachelor' says he's 'happy' Mon, 3 Jan 2011 07:48 pm PST omg! - Brad Womack is in love after second attempt as 'The Bachelor.' (Jan 3) Full Story Top V Pulls Back the (Lizard) Layers in Season 2 Mon, 3 Jan 2011 07:47 pm PST omg! - When ABC's V returns for its second season, the days of sitting around waiting for the Visitors to get the upper hand are over. Erica Evans (Elizabeth Mitchell) and the ragtag group of resistance fighters called the Fifth Column are on the offensive. Season 1 followed FBI agent Evans, often the moral compass of the Fifth Column. The group, however, was small, and their journey was slow and arduous. Because of the ethical lines Erica refused to cross, she often kept the group from waging the war that should've begun in Season1. ... Full Story Top Brad Womack Is A Hit With The Ladies On His First Night Back As 'The Bachelor' Mon, 3 Jan 2011 07:44 pm PST omg! - LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- After three years -- and a lot of therapy, Brad Womack made his return to "The Bachelor" on Monday night, giving himself a second shot at finding love. Full Story Top OWN Starts Well; Footballs Still First on NBC Mon, 3 Jan 2011 06:51 pm PST omg! - Not quite living up to Oprah Winfrey's "live your best life now" mantra, her OWN network nonetheless got off to a respectable start, debuting New Year's Day to an average prime-time audience of 1.16 million viewers. It was the No. 3 cable network among women aged 25 to 54 at 8 and 9 p.m., a two-hour block of Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes. OWN only trailed... Full Story Top Ailey fans bid Jamison a fond, raucous farewell Mon, 3 Jan 2011 03:14 pm PST AP - "I have come a long way from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania," observed Judith Jamison, retiring artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and American dance icon. "Yeah!" shouted back many in her adoring audience. Full Story Top `Little Fockers' leads weekend with $25.8 million Mon, 3 Jan 2011 02:32 pm PST AP - "Little Fockers" led the box office over the New Year's holiday with $25.8 million, finishing as the No. 1 movie for the second-straight weekend. Full Story Top Paula Abdul ready to step out in 'Live to Dance' Mon, 3 Jan 2011 01:20 pm PST AP - The past six months have flown by for Paula Abdul as she raced to get her new show, "Live to Dance," on its feet. Full Story Top Winfrey's network gets a warm welcome from viewers Mon, 3 Jan 2011 02:01 pm PST AP - On its debut weekend, Oprah Winfrey's cable network got some healthy sampling from viewers. Full Story Top How Blu-ray could speed up 3D TV adoption Mon, 3 Jan 2011 10:27 pm PST Reuters - Remember the videotape format war between VHS and Betamax in the 1970s and '80s? When wide adoption of a new consumer packaged-media format is at stake, format launches aren't always smooth. Full Story Top "Usual Suspects" star Pete Postlethwaite dies Mon, 3 Jan 2011 09:27 pm PST Reuters - Pete Postlethwaite, the Oscar-nominated British actor, has died, a spokesman said on Monday. He was 64. He died in hospital in Shropshire, western England, on Sunday after suffering from cancer. Full Story Top Vince Neil's DUI trial pushed back in Las Vegas Mon, 3 Jan 2011 08:31 pm PST AP - Rocker Vince Neil's trial on misdemeanor drunken driving and speeding charges has been pushed, thanks to a change in the judge in the case. Full Story Top How Blu-ray could speed up 3D TV adoption Mon, 3 Jan 2011 10:27 pm PST Reuters - Remember the videotape format war between VHS and Betamax in the 1970s and '80s? When wide adoption of a new consumer packaged-media format is at stake, format launches aren't always smooth. Full Story Top "Spider-Man" musical gets a new actress Mon, 3 Jan 2011 09:11 pm PST Reuters - The producers of the ill-starred Broadway play "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" have promoted a supporting player to the role held by an actress who quit the show after suffering a backstage concussion. Full Story Top "Usual Suspects" star Pete Postlethwaite dies Mon, 3 Jan 2011 09:27 pm PST Reuters - Pete Postlethwaite, the Oscar-nominated British actor, has died, a spokesman said on Monday. He was 64. He died in hospital in Shropshire, western England, on Sunday after suffering from cancer. Full Story Top

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