Jun 15, 2011
REUTERS Celebrity/Gossip News , Jun 15, 2011
| David O. Russell circling Sleeping Beauty story Tue,14 Jun 2011 08:08 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - David O. Russell has surfaced as one of the directors circling Disney's fantasy "Maleficent," a live-action version of the "Sleeping Beauty" story starring Angelina Jolie as the evil witch. Full Story1 | |
| "Glee Project" bombs in debut Tue,14 Jun 2011 08:07 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The premiere of Oxygen's talent competition "The Glee Project" drew just 455,000 viewers Sunday, of whom just 80,000 were in the cable channel's core demographic of women aged 18-34. Full Story1 | |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Heartbroken Playboy founder Hugh Hefner said on Tuesday his wedding this weekend was canceled because his 25-year-old fiancee, a Playmate from his magazine, changed her mind. | |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Natalie Portman has given birth to a baby boy fathered by a choreographer she met while she filmed her Oscar-winning role in "Black Swan," People magazine reported on Tuesday. | |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The late TV producer Aaron Spelling's mansion and 5-acre estate, ranked as America's most expensive home when it went on the market in 2009, is near the final stages of a sale, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. | |
 LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Rob Lowe is going from playing the lovable boss on "Parks and Recreation" to a man awaiting trial for the slaying of his third wife in Lifetime's fact-based TV movie "The Drew Peterson Story." | |
 LONDON (Reuters) - They have been gathering dust in a basement for more than 40 years, but now U.S. photographer Mike Mitchell has decided to auction a group of pictures which capture the moment the Beatles became a worldwide phenomenon. | |
| Cable worried about poverty, not Netflix Tue,14 Jun 2011 02:43 PM PDT Reuters - CHICAGO (Reuters) - For all the talk about competitive threats from the likes of Netflix Inc or Apple Inc, it is rising poverty among households that TV executives say is their biggest source of concern. Full Story1 | |
 LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - First-year "American Idol" judge Jennifer Lopez says she's "on the fence" about returning to Fox's competition series for a second season. | |
 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rock star Bruce Springsteen confirmed on Tuesday that saxophonist Clarence Clemons of his E Street Band has suffered a serious stroke, saying Clemons' "initial signs are encouraging" but he faces a long recovery. | |
 LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - ABC Family's "Pretty Little Liars" is not "Mad Men," nor does it try to be. | |
 NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Singer-songwriter Carole King, whose rich tapestry of tunes has topped pop charts over five decades, is now weaving her life into a book. | |
| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Playboy founder Hugh Hefner said on Tuesday his wedding this weekend has been canceled because his 25-year-old fiance, a Playmate from his magazine, changed her mind. | |
| The Coasters singer Carl Gardner dies aged 83 Tue,14 Jun 2011 12:28 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The Coasters lead singer and founding member Carl Gardner has died aged 83, the band's website announced. Full Story1 | |
 NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - When a show is as misconceived as "Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark," it's more realistic to expect cosmetic improvements than miracles. | |
 LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Nat Geo Wild has recruited diversified punk rocker Henry Rollins to host one of the four new series in development at the nascent cable network. | |
 LONDON (Reuters) - Billions of dollars of art will be on show in Basel at the annual fair this week and in London ahead of a big series of sales, with experts cautiously optimistic that buyers are set to snap up rare treasures. | |
 LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Charla Nash, who had her face ripped off by a 200-pound chimpanzee in February 2009, has signed a deal to tell her story in a documentary that will likely air on NBC this fall. | |
| The Coasters singer Carl Gardner dies aged 83 Tue,14 Jun 2011 07:33 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The Coasters lead singer and founding member Carl Gardner has died aged 83, the band's website announced. Full Story1 | |
| Expletive-laced kids book parody is unlikely hit Tue,14 Jun 2011 06:11 AM PDT Reuters - (Warning: Use of strong language in paragraphs 1, 5, 11, 12) Full Story1 | |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Laura Ziskin, the Hollywood producer who helped turn "Pretty Woman" heroine Julia Roberts into a star and brought "Spider-Man" to the big screen, died on Sunday after a public battle with breast cancer. She was 61. | |
| "The Killing" renewed for second season Tue,14 Jun 2011 05:30 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - AMC has ordered a second season of "The Killing," a serial drama based on a Danish series about the search for the killer of a teenage girl. Full Story1 | |
 LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - NBC has named Jessica Simpson as a celebrity mentor for its upcoming reality series "Fashion Star." | |
| Ed O'Neill turns down low-paying HBO offer Tue,14 Jun 2011 05:28 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - HBO made Ed O'Neill an offer he had to refuse. Full Story1 | |
 LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - CBS's telecast of the Tony Awards drew 6.9 million total viewers on Sunday, down from 7.0 million for last year's show, but in line with average results for the past five years. | |
| Teen sci-fi film "Attack the Block" due July 29 Mon,13 Jun 2011 08:03 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Attack the Block" finally has a release date. Full Story1 | |
| Second death at Tennessee's Bonnaroo festival Mon,13 Jun 2011 07:35 PM PDT Reuters - NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - A second person has died at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, Coffee County Sheriff's Deputy Toby Alonso confirmed on Monday evening. Full Story1 | |
| Narnia director turns to "Beasts of Burden" comic Mon,13 Jun 2011 07:28 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Dark Horse comic "Beasts of Burden" is heading to the big-screen with "Shrek" and "Narnia" director Andrew Adamson leading the charge. Full Story1 | |
| Songwriter wins round in "Twilight" legal battle Mon,13 Jun 2011 07:20 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Summit Entertainment, which distributes the successful "Twilight" films, has been extremely aggressive in policing infringements of its copyrights and trademarks. But the indie studio might have gone too far earlier this year in knocking down a musician's work said to be "inspired by the Twilight saga." Full Story1 | |
| Kardashians fend off credit card firm's lawsuit Mon,13 Jun 2011 06:10 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Kardashian family scored a significant legal victory on Monday, successfully fending off a $75 million lawsuit claiming that Kim, Khloe and Kourtney were to blame for the collapse of a credit card company that hired them as spokespersons. Full Story1 | |
 LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Tom Cruise has an offer in hand to star in "One Shot," a thriller about a former military policeman investigating the arrest of a sniper accused of killing five random people. | |
| "Killing" star Mireille Enos a success at 35 Mon,13 Jun 2011 05:02 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - It's a stereotypical L.A. scene at the Alcove Cafe in Los Feliz on Sunday afternoons, as resident hipsters dine on veggie omelets alfresco and pretend that, behind their fedoras, they really aren't checking you out. Full Story1 | |
| 'Killing' star Mireille Enos a success at 35 Mon,13 Jun 2011 04:10 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - It's a stereotypical L.A. scene at the Alcove Cafe in Los Feliz on Sunday afternoons, as resident hipsters dine on veggie omelets alfresco and pretend that, behind their fedoras, they really aren't checking you out. Full Story1 | |
 LONDON (Reuters) - Readers will be able to "jump" from a new adventure series into children's classics "Treasure Island" and "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" in a new digital book initiative launched on Amazon's Kindle on Tuesday. | |
| "The Killing" star lines up romantic comedy Mon,13 Jun 2011 03:55 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Swedish actor Joel Kinnaman, star of AMC's serial drama "The Killing," has nabbed a lead role in "Lola Versus," a low-budget romantic comedy feature that starts shooting later this month in New York. Full Story1 | |
 LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - CBS' telecast of the Tony Awards drew 6.9 million total viewers on Sunday, down from 7.0 million for last year's show, but in line with average results for the past five years. | |
| Salt Lake City station refuses to air Playboy Club Mon,13 Jun 2011 03:24 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - NBC's Salt Lake City affiliate has opted against airing the network's upcoming fall drama "The Playboy Club," citing objectionable content. Full Story1 | |
| Expletive-laced kids book parody is unlikely hit Mon,13 Jun 2011 03:15 PM PDT Reuters - (Warning: Use of strong language in paragraphs 1, 5, 11, 12) Full Story1 | |
| Cable and programmers talk mobility at last Mon,13 Jun 2011 03:10 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cable programmers and operators are putting aside usually difficult negotiations to solve their most pressing challenge this year: How to make more TV shows mobile without harming their lucrative business. Full Story1 |
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