Today's Entertainment - Reuters Celebrity/Gossip News Headlines - Yahoo! News:
|
|
Exclusive: Low ratings could end cable deal for Gore's Current TV
Wed,4 Apr 2012 09:20 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Al Gore's Current TV has bigger problems to deal with than a potential lawsuit from fired news anchor Keith Olbermann - namely not getting kicked off Time Warner Cable for low ratings. According to three sources with knowledge of the situation, Time Warner Cable Inc's carriage agreement with Current TV stipulates that, if the left-leaning political news network fails to meet a minimum threshold for overall viewers in a given quarter, financial penalties such as Current TV being required to increase marketing and promotion spending on the cable operator's systems are triggered. ...
Full Story | Top |
Houston drowned in very hot water, cocaine in system
Wed,4 Apr 2012 07:23 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Whitney Houston drowned in a hot bathtub in a Beverly Hills hotel room with cocaine in her system and white powder nearby, a final coroner's report revealed on Wednesday. Detectives found white powdery substances, a rolled-up piece of paper, a small spoon and a mirror in the bathroom shortly after Houston's naked body was found face down in the bathtub on February 11, the 40-page Los Angeles County coroner's report said. Houston, 48, had a history of drug addiction. ...
Full Story | Top |
Singapore tutus just too, too much for Malaysia
Wed,4 Apr 2012 07:05 PM PDT
Reuters - SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Malaysia has denied a permit for a Singapore dance troupe to perform The Nutcracker and other ballet works due to concerns about "indecent" costumes, media in both countries reported. "Ballet Illuminations" was supposed to run for three shows this weekend but the Singapore Dance Theatre was told by the venue that an agency of the Information, Communication and Culture Ministry withheld permission without explanation. ... Full Story | Top |
Planet Green channel to become Destination America
Wed,4 Apr 2012 05:43 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Discovery's Planet Green has been shrunken down to a single country. Planet Green, a cable TV channel focused on eco-friendly living, is being re-branded as "Destination America," effective Memorial Day weekend. Targeting the 25-54 demographic, Destination America will be available in 59.5 million homes. "Americans may be divided by politics, but we are united by our love of country," Henry Schleiff, the new channel's president and general manager, said. ... Full Story | Top |
Bob Dylan's "Blood on the Tracks" to become movie
Wed,4 Apr 2012 05:34 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - From the classic western "Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid" to the painful ego-trip that was "Masked and Anonymous," Bob Dylan has a pretty extensive, if varied, movie resume for a rock star. But in a career that netted him a Best Song Oscar for his work on "Wonder Boys," Dylan has yet to see one of his albums adapted for the silver screen -- until now. Dylan's "Blood on the Tracks" will be turned into a feature length film from Brazilian-based RT Features. ...
Full Story | Top |
Fox special to feature "That 70s Show" cast
Wed,4 Apr 2012 05:32 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Ashton Kutcher might be a big-shot "Two and a Half Men" star these days, but he's not abandoning his roots. Kutcher will join his fellow former "That '70s Show" co-stars Mila Kunis, Laura Prepon and Wilmer Valderrama for a cast reunion on "Fox's 25th Anniversary Special," airing Sunday, April 22 at 8 p.m. The cast members of the show -- which ran from 1998 to 2006 on Fox -- will "remember their earliest break into stardom and growing up on set," according to Fox. ...
Full Story | Top |
Cocaine found in Whitney Houston's bathroom
Wed,4 Apr 2012 03:52 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - White powder, later determined to be cocaine, was found in the Beverly Hills hotel bathroom where singer Whitney Houston drowned accidentally in a bathtub in February, according to the full coroner's report released on Wednesday. Detectives also found a rolled up piece of paper, a small spoon and a mirror - all items used by cocaine users - in the bathroom shortly after Houston's naked body was found in the bathtub, the Los Angeles County Coroner's report said. Houston, 48, who had a history of drug addiction, was found dead on February 11. ...
Full Story | Top |
U.S. demands Sotheby's give up ancient Cambodian statue
Wed,4 Apr 2012 03:41 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday filed suit demanding auctioneer Sotheby's forfeit a 10th-century sandstone statue the government says was looted from a Cambodian temple. The statue, known as the Duryodhana, is believed to have been stolen from the Prasat Chen temple at Koh Ker in Cambodia sometime in the 1960s or 1970s, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara said in a statement. The Duryodhana "was looted from the country during a period of upheaval and unrest," Bharara said. ... Full Story | Top |
Tom Brokaw looks back on big stories in new series
Wed,4 Apr 2012 03:40 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Tom Brokaw will look back on the biggest news stories of his career -- from the fall of the Berlin Wall to 9/11 -- in the new Military Channel series "The Brokaw Files." The network's new slate, to be officially unveiled Thursday, also includes new shows about such subjects as international espionage, assassinations and recently declassified air combat missions, as well as the tentatively titled special "Commander in Chief," which will examine presidential decision-making in times of crisis. ...
Full Story | Top |
Wayne Brady replacing Louis C.K. as DC dinner host
Wed,4 Apr 2012 02:58 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - With Louis C.K. dropping out last month, the Radio and Television Correspondents Association has chosen a new, less controversial host for its annual dinner in Washington, D.C.: comedian and "Let's Make a Deal" host Wayne Brady. RTCA said Brady will host the RTCA dinner at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on June 8. Brady tweeted: "Looking forward to RTCA dinner performance. I like shutting folks up and this another chance to do what I do live. Just part of the job." Louis C.K. ...
Full Story | Top |
Justin Bieber to appear at Tribeca Film Festival
Wed,4 Apr 2012 02:50 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Justin Bieber will win an award and "Game of Thrones" will have its multi-platform rollout dissected at the 11th Tribeca Film Festival in New York City, organizers announced this week. The announcements of Tribeca's Disruptive Innovation Awards and its Interactive Day programming take the film festival into a variety of non-movie areas, celebrating and showcasing books, social media, music, television, news and online humor. The Tribeca Film Institute's annual Interactive Day will take place on Monday, April 23. ...
Full Story | Top |
Dr. John's "Locked Down" has vintage sound
Wed,4 Apr 2012 02:26 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Dr. John was definitely in the right place at the right time when he agreed to let the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach produce his new album, "Locked Down," one of the giddiest experiences a serious rock fan could have this spring. By "right place," we don't necessarily mean Bourbon Street. If you're thinking this will be "a New Orleans album" in any of the usual senses - even in any of the usual Dr. John senses - you might be disappointed. The artist lesser known as Mac Rebennack doesn't play acoustic piano on the album (or if he does, it's virtually subliminal). ...
Full Story | Top |
HBO confirms "True Blood", "Newsroom" premiere dates
Wed,4 Apr 2012 02:23 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "True Blood" will sink its teeth into its fifth season on June 10, HBO said on Wednesday. The cable network also announced that its new series "The Newsroom" will premiere on June 24. The hit vampire drama "True Blood" kicks off its 12-episode season Sunday, June 10 at 9 p.m. In addition to bringing characters Sookie Stackhouse and Bill Compton back to the air, this season will mark the last with creator Alan Ball at the helm, though he will maintain a supervisory. ... Full Story | Top |
CMT to air Jeff Foxworthy, Larry the Cable Guy cartoon
Wed,4 Apr 2012 01:36 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jeff Foxworthy, Larry the Cable Guy and Bill Engvall are about to get animated for CMT. The Blue Collar Comedy trio will voice and executive-produce CMT's first animated project, "Bounty Hunters," the network announced at its upfront presentation in New York on Wednesday. The series, which will also feature voice work from comedienne Lisa Lampanelli, is "a hilarious tale about three friends and their two-bit bounty hunting business." Muse Entertainment and Parallel Entertainment are producing. "Bounty Hunters" will premiere in 2013. ... Full Story | Top |
LA's Getty Center puts Herb Ritts in perspective
Wed,4 Apr 2012 01:12 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In the 1980s and '90s, photographer Herb Ritts' black and white portraits of movie stars and models like Cindy Crawford and Naomi Campbell created a look that was emblematic of the era, and now they are the subject of a major exhibit at Los Angeles' Getty Center. "Herb Ritts: L.A. Style," which launched on Tuesday and runs through August 26, features renowned work by the artist including vintage prints, magazine covers, commercials and music videos. Around 20 percent of the photographs are on display for the first time. Ritts died in 2002, age 50. ...
Full Story | Top |
Dali work expected to fetch $10 million at NY auction
Wed,4 Apr 2012 12:40 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 75-year-old masterwork by Surrealist painter Salvador Dali is expected to fetch $10 million or more when it hits the auction block next month, Sotheby's said on Wednesday. "Printemps necrophilique," a 1936 work by the Spanish master which depicts a seated male and a standing female in an eerily realistic landscape, has a presale estimate of $8 million to $12 million when it is offered at the May 2 sale of Impressionist and Modern Art. It was last been on the market about 15 years ago. ...
Full Story | Top |
Justin Bieber makes highest Billboard debut with "Boyfriend"
Wed,4 Apr 2012 12:27 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Canadian pop phenomenon Justin Bieber made his highest single debut on Wednesday with new track "Boyfriend," debuting at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. More than 559,000 copies were sold of "Boyfriend" in its first week. Despite the singer's popularity -- 41 million fans on Facebook and 19 million on Twitter -- this is only the third time Bieber has managed to break into the Hot 100 top ten. Previous hit, "Never Say Never" made it to No. 8 last year, and "Baby" notched No. 5 in 2010. ...
Full Story | Top |
Taboo-breaking Saudi films spur debate in staid kingdom
Wed,4 Apr 2012 12:23 PM PDT
Reuters -  JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - An important Saudi official riding in a chauffered Rolls Royce unspools a wire fence across previously unclaimed land. "It's mine now," he says. The scene, in a YouTube spoof video satirising a new state agency to combat corruption, has attracted 2.2 million viewers in a strait-laced Islamic kingdom where Saudi online comedians are tackling once-taboo subjects - and gaining a wide following. ...
Full Story | Top |
Stephen Colbert wins Peabody Award for SuperPAC satire
Wed,4 Apr 2012 12:10 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Comedy show "The Colbert Report" won a prestigious Peabody Award on Wednesday for its segments on SuperPACs, in which host Stephen Colbert launched his own SuperPAC as a satirical protest against political spending. The Peabodys, the oldest in broadcasting, recognize excellence in television and radio broadcasting, as well as by webcasters, producing organizations and individuals. It was the second Peabody for "The Colbert Report," Comedy Central's satirical look at current events and the news. ...
Full Story | Top |
Animal Planet goes underwater for summer season
Wed,4 Apr 2012 11:56 AM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Animal Planet is diving deep to bring a variety of TV shows for their upcoming summer season, focusing on the underwater animal kingdom. The network said it will debut new show "Fish America," which follows professional wrestler Showtime Eric Young on a road trip across the U.S. exploring extreme, unusual and dangerous fishing techniques. The new show will be joined by a summer miniseries spinoff from Animal Planet's popular hit show "Hillbilly Handfishin,'" which follows 'noodlers,' fisherman capturing catfish with bare hands. ... Full Story | Top |
TV's "Magic City" revels in glamour, grit of 1950s Miami
Wed,4 Apr 2012 11:50 AM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mitch Glazer once worked as a cabana boy in a Miami Beach hotel, his dad was an electrical engineer at the city's grand hotels in the late 1950s, and he grew up listening to stories of the glamorous, and dubious, exploits of staff and clientele. Now Glazer has recreated that era in "Magic City", premiering on Friday on cable TV channel Starz, in the latest drama series set in the United States on the cusp of an era of social and political upheaval. ... Full Story | Top |
Ryan Seacrest to join NBC London Olympics team
Wed,4 Apr 2012 10:06 AM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ryan Seacrest on Wednesday said he will join NBC's Olympic Games coverage in London but shrugged off talk of a role on morning program "Today" preferring, for now, to stay the host of top-rated TV contest "American Idol." The 37-year-old television personality said on NBC's "Today" show that he will help the network's primetime coverage of the summer Olympics games and joked with the chat show's anchor Matt Lauer about speculation he may take Lauer's job. ...
Full Story | Top |
Book chronicles how Ford saved itself, by itself
Wed,4 Apr 2012 09:45 AM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Like aging empires, the "Big Three" Detroit automakers slogged along the same downward trajectory for decades, with unrealistic labor contracts, Byzantine bureaucracies and a general complacency crippling them in the face of international competition. The decline culminated, of course, with the bankruptcies and government-sponsored bailouts of two of them, General Motors Corp. and Chrysler, in 2009, amid the dark days of the Great Recession. All survived. ...
Full Story | Top |
Katy Perry 3-D concert movie to be released in July
Wed,4 Apr 2012 08:52 AM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The makers of Justin Bieber's top-grossing concert film have moved on to another global pop star -- Katy Perry. A 3-D documentary concert feature film billed as an on-and- off stage close up look at Perry and her 2011 California Dreams Tour began production more than year ago, Paramount Pictures said in a statement on Wednesday. The movie, called "Katy Perry: Part of Me," is named after her new single "Part of Me," which was released in February and debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100. ...
Full Story | Top |
George Michael pens song about battle with illness
Wed,4 Apr 2012 06:39 AM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - George Michael is writing a song about his near-death battle with illness in a Vienna hospital last year, the British singer announced on Twitter on Wednesday. Michael, 48, was diagnosed with severe pneumonia in November and treated in the Austrian capital where he was taken ill. He was forced to postpone his tour and spent several weeks in hospital, describing his illness as "touch and go". On his Twitter feed, he wrote: "I've been a busy boy in the studio this week ... finally ready to write about what happened to me in Vienna ... ...
Full Story | Top |
Beaming royal couple reproduced in wax
Wed,4 Apr 2012 06:36 AM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Madame Tussauds unveiled waxwork figures of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge on Wednesday, and expected the couple, now international celebrities in their own right, to be among the main attractions. The new figures were dressed in replicas of the outfits they wore when announcing their engagement in 2010. Their engagement and wedding in April last year have triggered a resurgence in the popularity of the monarchy, which is expected to build this summer when the country celebrates Queen Elizabeth's 60 years on the throne. ...
Full Story | Top |
Britain's beaming royal couple reproduced in wax
Wed,4 Apr 2012 06:36 AM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Madame Tussauds unveiled waxwork figures of British royal couple Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge on Wednesday, and expected the couple, now international celebrities in their own right, to be among the main attractions. The new figures were dressed in replicas of the outfits they wore when announcing their engagement in 2010. Their engagement and wedding in April last year have triggered a resurgence in the popularity of the British monarchy, which is expected to build this summer when the country celebrates Queen Elizabeth's 60 years on the throne. ...
Full Story | Top |
Amnesty urges Russia to free punks after protest
Wed,4 Apr 2012 06:19 AM PDT
Reuters -  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Amnesty International has urged Russia to release three members of all-woman punk band Pussy Riot who were detained after the group stormed into Moscow's main cathedral to sing a protest song against President-elect Vladimir Putin. Amnesty said the three denied taking part in the protest launched by other members of the group who entered Christ the Savior Cathedral on February 21 and sang "Holy Mother, Throw Putin Out" wearing multi-colored masks. ...
Full Story | Top |
UK protest punk band The King Blues announces split
Wed,4 Apr 2012 05:37 AM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - British punk band The King Blues, who drew inspiration from anti-government demonstrations and were at the forefront of a political protest movement in pop music, have split, they said on their website. Formed in 2004 and led by frontman Jonny "Itch" Fox, the Londoners tackled the hot issues of the day in their songs, most recently expressing public discontent at spending cuts and high unemployment rates under Britain's current centre-right coalition government. "We are all immensely proud of our body of work," the band said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
A Minute With: Fred Savage and "best friends forever"
Wed,4 Apr 2012 05:29 AM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In the late 1980s, Fred Savage burst onto U.S. television screens as plucky grade school kid Kevin Arnold in "The Wonder Years" becoming a bona fide star and Emmy award nominee. Unlike many kids who find stardom early, Savage kept a cool head when it came to fame. He stayed away from Hollywood's party scene, went to Stanford and returned not so much an actor as a director and producer. The kid had matured. ...
Full Story | Top |
YouTube to offer Paramount movie rentals
Wed,4 Apr 2012 05:03 AM PDT
Reuters -  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Even courtroom adversaries can be partners in the nascent online movie rental business. YouTube announced a movie rental partnership with Paramount Pictures on Wednesday, despite the online video website's long-running litigation with Paramount parent company Viacom Inc. YouTube said it would offer online rentals of nearly 500 Paramount films, including "Hugo" and "The Godfather," rounding out its growing catalog of feature-length movies. ...
Full Story | Top |
Thailand bans film based on "Macbeth", fearing disunity
Wed,4 Apr 2012 02:07 AM PDT
Reuters - BANGKOK (Reuters) - Censors in Thailand have banned a film based on William Shakespeare's tragedy 'Macbeth', saying it could cause divisions in the country where an uneasy truce persists after several years of sometimes bloody upheaval and political polarization. A trailer for the film, directed by Ing Kanjanavanit, shows scenes from Thailand's recent past, including a 1973 crackdown on student protesters and street clashes in 2010 between the military and anti-government demonstrators in which 91 died. ... Full Story | Top |
Four contestants sing for final time on 'The Voice'
Wed,4 Apr 2012 12:00 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Charlotte Sometimes and Naia Kete of Team Blake and Sera Hill and Moses Stone of Team Christina became the first four contestants kicked off celebrity TV singing show "The Voice" on Tuesday evening. Kete, a singer on country crooner Blake Shelton's team whom the coaches appreciated for her reggae skills, found herself forced to "sing for her life" with fellow team members Sometimes and Jordis Unga. When Blake told Kete he wished she had sung a more reggae-influenced tune, Kete pleaded that she wanted to but was limited by the songs available to her. ... Full Story | Top |
A last dance for Jack Wagner on "Dancing With the Stars"
Tue,3 Apr 2012 07:44 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Last year was both a good one and, it turns out, a bad one for soap opera actor Jack Wagner as his Samba to "Lighting Up the Night" spelled the end of his competing on "Dancing With the Stars" on Tuesday. Wagner, 52, was sent packing during the TV show's "most-memorable year" themed week in which the dancers selected a particular year for inspiration. The actor, who was partnered with professional ballroom dancer Anna Trebunskaya, chose 2011 as his most memorable when he discovered he had a daughter. ... Full Story | Top |
Olbermann says "screwed up" with move to Current
Tue,3 Apr 2012 06:25 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Keith Olbermann, the liberal news anchor fired late last week from Current TV after only one year, said on Tuesday he had "screwed up really big" - by taking the job at the small TV channel in the first place. In his first public appearance since his split from Current, Olbermann told talk show host David Letterman that he considered quitting Current as early as July 2011. "I screwed up really big on this ... It's my fault that it didn't succeed in the sense that I didn't think the whole thing through," Olbermann told Letterman on Tuesday's "Late Show". ...
Full Story | Top |
Trump overrules rejection of transgender beauty queen
Tue,3 Apr 2012 06:16 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Businessman Donald Trump has overturned a decision by the Miss Universe Organization, which he owns, to disqualify a Canadian transgender beauty pageant contestant because she was not a "naturally born" female. Jenna Talackova, a tall blonde who underwent gender-reassignment surgery at age 19 and holds legal documents affirming her identity as a woman, wants pageant organizers to go further and drop eligibility rules she calls discriminatory. Talackova, 23, was kicked out of the Miss Universe Canada competition last Friday after she was selected as one of 65 finalists. ...
Full Story | Top |
Millions abandon cable TV for streaming services
Tue,3 Apr 2012 05:42 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Netflix and Hulu are convincing millions of cable subscribers to cut the cord and dive into video streaming. That's the conclusion of a new report released this week by the Convergence Consulting Group, which found that 2.65 million Americans canceled cable between 2008-2011 in favor of lower-cost Internet subscription services or video platforms. The Canadian research firm estimates that 112,000 U.S. and Canadian subscribers were added to the cable rolls in 2011. That represents a more than 50 percent drop from the 272,000 who signed up for the service in 2010. ... Full Story | Top |
Madonna keeps pop crown, "MDNA" tops Billboard chart
Tue,3 Apr 2012 05:36 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Madonna retained the title Queen of Pop by taking the throne of the Billboard 200 album chart for the eighth time on Tuesday, as her latest album "MDNA" beat Lionel Richie's country themed "Tuskegee" to the top of the weekly sales list. Madonna's 12th studio album, dedicated to club-friendly dance tracks, sold 359,000 copies in its first week according to Nielsen SoundScan, despite lukewarm reviews from critics and minimal promotional appearances by the singer. This is the fifth time in the 53-year-old singer's career that her album has debuted at No. ...
Full Story | Top |
Ex-Thomson Reuters CEO Glocer gets nearly $20 million
Tue,3 Apr 2012 05:27 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Former Thomson Reuters Chief Executive Tom Glocer will walk away with almost $20 million in compensation, including $3.1 million in severance to be paid over two years, according to a regulatory filing. Glocer stepped down as CEO at the end of 2011 after the news and information provider underwent a series of structural changes and management shakeups to address lackluster sales of one of its key products Eikon and a declining stock price. Most of the $19. ...
Full Story | Top |
"Titanic" 3D crashes into movie theaters Wednesday
Tue,3 Apr 2012 04:54 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Titanic," James Cameron's 1997 masterpiece -- and until his 2009 "Avatar," the biggest-grossing motion picture ever -- returns to movie theaters on Wednesday, this time in 3D. Cameron and his producing partner, Jon Landau, spent more than a year converting the movie to 3D at a cost of around $18 million. The company Stereo D completed the conversion. That's a high price for a 3D conversion. Disney spent an estimated $8 million-to-$10 million to convert "The Lion King" to 3D. ...
Full Story | Top |
| |
|
No comments:
Post a Comment