i4U (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - YouTube will venture into webcasting later this month, in an effort to take the video sharing Web site's popularity to a new level by showcasing the talent behind its most viewed videos. The site, own...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
Fan of Paula Abdul found dead near TV star's homeWed Nov 12, 2008 5:13pm ESTBy Alex DobuzinskisLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A woman who once tried out for top-rated television show "American Idol" and appears to have been an obsessed fan of judge Paula Abdul has been found dead of an apparent suicide near the pop star's home.Police said they discovered the body of Paula Goodspeed, 30, in a...
i4U (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedy spoofs by Tina Fey and Stephen Colbert have made the U.S. presidential race a made-for-television event, but on Tuesday many voters will turn to the Internet to watch election night coverage. ...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 30/10/2008
By Alex DobuzinskisLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Victoria Beckham, a regular on lists of the best-dressed celebrities, is following the lead of her famous footballer husband and stripping down to her designer underwear for an advertising campaign.Emporio Armani on Wednesday said Beckham, who came to fame as "Posh Spice" in the pop group the Spice Girls, will model underwear for the company...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 28/10/2008
By Alex DobuzinskisLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sex was an endless topic of conversation for the characters in director Kevin Smith's 1994 breakthrough hit "Clerks," but in his new movie "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," sex is more than talked about, it's on display."Zack and Miri Make a Porno" debuts in theaters on Friday and is likely to be labeled as Smith's most sex-filled movie yet in a...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 27/10/2008
By Alex DobuzinskisLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Saturday Night Live" veteran Amy Poehler has given birth to a boy and will not return to the NBC show, her spokesman said on Monday.Poehler, who is married to actor Will Arnett, gave birth to the child on Saturday, her representative, Lewis Kay, said in a statement. The boy is named Archie Arnett, Kay said.Poehler, who has starred on the TV...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 27/10/2008
By Alex DobuzinskisLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Saturday Night Live" veteran Amy Poehler has given birth to a boy and will not return to the NBC show, her spokesman said on Monday.Poehler, who is married to actor Will Arnett, gave birth to the child on Saturday, her representative, Lewis Kay, said in a statement. The boy is named Archie Arnett, Kay said.Poehler, who has starred on the TV...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 23/10/2008
By Alex DobuzinskisLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "X-Files" star David Duchovny sued British newspaper the Daily Mail on Wednesday over a story suggesting he cheated on his wife, Tea Leoni, with a tennis player.The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges defamation and invasion of privacy. Duchovny is seeking $1 million in damages.Duchovny, 48, plays a womanizing novelist on the...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008
CORRECTED: Judge dismisses Britney Spears driver caseTue Oct 21, 2008 6:59pm EDT(Deletes "not" in paragraph 6 to read "should have dropped")By Alex DobuzinskisLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge on Tuesday dismissed a charge of driving without a license against pop star Britney Spears, after jurors said they could not reach a verdict and a prosecutor said he would not pursue a retrial.The...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 17/10/2008
By Alex DobuzinskisLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Battling to save the right to same-sex marriage in what is expected to be a close state vote next month, California gay rights backers are turning to Hollywood celebrities for help at a major fundraiser.Actress and singer Barbra Streisand is expected at the event on Tuesday and singers Melissa Etheridge and Mary J. Blige will perform, organizers...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 17/10/2008
California gay marriage fundraiser reaches for starsThu Oct 16, 2008 8:53pm EDTBy Alex DobuzinskisLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Battling to save the right to same-sex marriage in what is expected to be a close state vote next month, California gay rights backers are turning to Hollywood celebrities for help at a major fundraiser.Actress and singer Barbra Streisand is expected at the event on...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 15/10/2008
By Alex DobuzinskisLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A rare form of migraine forced Janet Jackson to cancel several dates on her Rock Witchu concert tour but she planned to return to the stage on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., her manager said.Jackson's health problems had been a mystery since her show in Montreal was called off at the last minute on September 29. The Grammy-award winning singer,...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 15/10/2008
By Alex DobuzinskisLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A rare form of migraine forced Janet Jackson to cancel several dates on her Rock Witchu concert tour but she planned to return to the stage on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., her manager said.Jackson's health problems had been a mystery since her show in Montreal was called off at the last minute on September 29. The Grammy-award winning singer,...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 14/10/2008
By Steve Gorman and Alex DobuzinskisLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Deadly wind-driven brush fires roared out of the foothills and canyons on the northern fringe of Los Angeles on Monday, destroying dozens of homes and threatening hundreds more dwellings.In Southern California's first big wildfires of the season, a homeless man was found dead with his dog beneath a highway overpass swept by flames,...
IOL (Free subscription) | 14/10/2008
By Steve Gorman and Alex DobuzinskisLos Angeles - Deadly wind-driven brush fires roared out of the foothills and canyons on the northern fringe of Los Angeles on Monday, destroying dozens of homes and threatening hundreds more dwellings.In Southern California's first big wildfires of the season, a homeless man was found dead with his dog beneath a highway overpass swept by flames, authorities...
