NewsDaily: Entertainment Headlines

LA attorneys distance Polanski from French lawyer (Reuters)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:43:50 EST

PARIS/LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) -- A French attorney for Roman Polanski who said the film director would not return voluntarily to the United States to face child sex charges is not authorized to speak in the case, Polanski's U.S. attorneys said on Friday. ... > read full story

Jackson's doctor says others gave him propofol (Reuters)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:08:10 EST

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) -- Michael Jackson's personal physician told investigators he was not the first doctor to give the pop star propofol, the powerful anesthetic that was one of the drugs to cause his death, according to court papers unsealed on Friday. ... > read full story

Britney Spears' ex-boyfriend, photographer jailed (Reuters)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:08:03 EST

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) -- A celebrity photographer who briefly dated Britney Spears at the height of her career meltdown was sentenced to 45 days in jail on Friday after clashing with an official trying to serve him a restraining order. ... > read full story

Sting's "Winter's Night" inspired by magical tales (Billboard)

Monica Herrera — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:49:26 EST

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2009 (Billboard) -- Sting's "If on a Winter's Night..." may feature holiday-inspired songs, but don't call it a Christmas album. "The whole season is much broader than that," he says. "Winter is about inspiration and imagination." ... > read full story

Taylor Swift's dream year brings out naysayers (Reuters)

Jill Serjeant — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:10:37 EST

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) -- At what may be the height of her early career, teen sensation Taylor Swift finds herself facing the downside of stardom -- naysayers. ... > read full story

Driver dies in Miley Cyrus tour bus crash (Reuters)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:06:19 EST

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) -- The driver of a tour bus for Miley Cyrus died on Friday when the vehicle crashed in Virginia, but the teen singer was not on-board, police said. ... > read full story

Actress Audrey Hepburn's wardrobe up for auction (Reuters Life!)

Chris Michaud — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:03:58 EST

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters Life!) -- Audrey Hepburn once declared her look was "attainable" and an upcoming auction of some of the fashionable film star's wardrobe will make that possible. ... > read full story

Montreux unveils 2010 poster by Brazil's Britto (Reuters)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:31 EST

ZURICH, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) -- Brazilian Romero Britto has created the 2010 edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival's poster, adding to a long list of striking images by famous artists that have made the posters desirable objects among collectors. ... > read full story

Famous but poor: Sheryl Crow revisits first album (Reuters)

Dean Goodman — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:50:50 EST

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) -- Back in early 1995 when Sheryl Crow won Grammy gold for her debut album, her bank account was hardly glistening. ... > read full story

Polanski will not agree to extradition: lawyer (Reuters)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:06:07 EST

PARIS, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) -- Roman Polanski will not agree voluntarily to being extradited to the United States over a 1970s child sex case, the film director's lawyer said in an interview with French daily Le Figaro published on Friday. ... > read full story

South Korean model Daul Kim found dead in Paris (Reuters)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:30:53 EST

PARIS, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) -- South Korean model Daul Kim was found hanged in her Paris apartment Thursday, a spokeswoman for the city prosecutor's office said. ... > read full story

Susan Boyle aims to turn celebrity into album sales (Reuters)

Mike Collett-White — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:10:47 EST

LONDON, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) -- Scottish singer Susan Boyle, one of the biggest stars of the Internet age, seeks to turn global celebrity into record sales next week with the release of her debut album "I Dreamed a Dream." ... > read full story

"New Moon" plays it by the book (Hollywood Reporter)

Michael Rechtshaffen — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:31:50 EST

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20, 2009 (Hollywood Reporter) -- The moon may be new, and the director may be different (Chris Weitz takes over the reins from Catherine Hardwicke), but otherwise, the second installment of the "Twilight" saga remains, for better or worse, exceptionally faithful to its 2008 beginnings. ... > read full story

"Project Runway" season finale airs after legal dispute (Reuters)

Chris Michaud — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:32:28 EST

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) -- Irina Shabayeva won the sixth season of the fashion reality show "Project Runway" on Thursday in the conclusion of the hit cable series which was delayed for months by legal wrangling. ... > read full story

Oprah Winfrey to end talk show in Sept 2011 (Reuters)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:56:24 EST

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19, 2009 (Reuters) -- Oprah Winfrey will end her popular television talk show at the end of its 25th season in September 2011, her production company Harpo Inc said on Thursday. ... > read full story

Sen. John Kerry's daughter arrested in Hollywood (Reuters)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:31:19 EST

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19, 2009 (Reuters) -- U.S. Senator John Kerry's elder daughter, Alexandra, who made a red-carpet splash at the Cannes film festival five years ago in a see-through dress, was arrested in Hollywood on Thursday on suspicion of drunken driving. ... > read full story

Kris Allen fine seeing Adam Lambert in the spotlight (Reuters)

Alex Dobuzinskis — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:23:01 EST

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19, 2009 (Reuters) -- "American Idol" champion Kris Allen has often lost the spotlight to runner-up Adam Lambert since winning the televised singing competition in May, but Allen says he is just fine with that. ... > read full story

Susan Boyle album sets pre-order record on Amazon (Reuters)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:01:15 EST

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19, 2009 (Reuters) -- The upcoming debut album by British singing sensation Susan Boyle has become the largest global CD pre-order in the history of Amazon.com, the online retailer said on Thursday. ... > read full story

Sen. John Kerry's daughter arrested in Hollywood (Reuters)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:56:51 EST

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19, 2009 (Reuters) -- Senator John Kerry's elder daughter, Alexandra, who made a red-carpet splash at the Cannes film festival five years ago in a see-through dress, was arrested in Hollywood on Thursday on suspicion of drunken driving. ... > read full story

Model Kate Moss criticized for "skinny" remark (Reuters)

Michael Holden — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:37:38 EST

LONDON, Nov. 19, 2009 (Reuters) -- Eating disorder campaigners criticized British model Kate Moss on Thursday for saying she backed the motto "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels," a slogan popular with pro-anorexia websites. ... > read full story