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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Yahoo! News: Entertainment News

Yahoo! News: Entertainment News


'American Idol' eliminates another finalist (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 06:30 PM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 30, 2011 file photo released by Fox, Stefano Langone performs in front of the judges on the singing competition series, 'American Idol,'  in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Fox, Michael Becker)AP - Stefano Langone isn't closer to becoming an "American Idol."


Comedians raise $750,000 to end malaria in Africa (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 06:08 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2011 file photo, Conan O'Brien arrives at the 'An Unforgettable Evening' event benefiting the Entertainment Industry Foundation's Women's Cancer Research Fund, in Beverly Hills, Calif. O’Brien, David Arquette and Sarah Silverman performed at “Hollywood Bites Back” comedy show helped raise $750,000 toward ending malaria in Africa. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)AP - Conan O'Brien compared his career to Charlie Sheen's and Sarah Silverman, not surprisingly, sang a song with a foul refrain. But it was all for a good cause.


In Argentina, Vargas Llosa insists on free speech (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 05:57 PM PDT

Peru's Nobel Literature Prize laureate Mario Vargas Llosa delivers a speech  during a conference at the annual book fair in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, April 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)AP - Nobel Prize-winning author Mario Vargas Llosa thanked Argentina's president Thursday for preventing Argentine intellectuals from blocking his keynote address at the nation's annual book fair.


'Idol' Down To Final 6 As Another Contender Gets The Boot (omg!)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 06:47 PM PDT

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The dream is over for another one of the men on "American Idol."

Actor James Franco seeks Ph.D. in Houston (omg!)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 06:38 PM PDT

omg! - AP - James Franco has won a spot in a University of Houston creative writing program.

Trump Dumps on Seinfeld: The Marriage Ref Is Terrible! (omg!)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 06:37 PM PDT

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Donald Trump wants a divorce... from Jerry Seinfeld's show The Marriage Ref after the comedian pulled out of an upcoming charity benefit for Trump's son.

Trump fired off a letter Wednesday after Seinfeld canceled his planned appearance at a Sept. 13 event benefiting the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital for the Eric Trump Foundation, the New York Post reports. The comedian reportedly backed out in response to Trump's questioning of President Barack Obama's citizenship.

Reese Witherspoon on 'Water for Elephants' (omg!)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 06:31 PM PDT

omg! - Actress stars with Robert Pattinson in adaptation of novel.

Comedians raise $750,000 to end malaria in Africa (omg!)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 06:08 PM PDT

omg! - AP - Conan O'Brien compared his career to Charlie Sheen's and Sarah Silverman, not surprisingly, sang a song with a foul refrain. But it was all for a good cause.

I Love Lucy Writer Madelyn Pugh Davis Dies at 90 (omg!)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 06:07 PM PDT

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Longtime I Love Lucy writer Madelyn Pugh Davis, who dedicated her career to writing for Lucille Ball, has died. She was 90.

The screenwriter, who collaborated with Bob Carroll, Jr. over the course of 50 years, died Wednesday at her home in the Bel-Air neighborhood of Los Angeles following a brief illness, The Hollywood Reporter reports.

Junger pays tribute to "Restrepo" friend Tim Hetherington (omg!)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 06:00 PM PDT

omg! - Reuters - Filmmaker and writer Sebastian Junger on Thursday paid tribute to his "Restrepo" co-director and photojournalist Tim Hetherington, who was killed on Wednesday while working in Misrata, Libya.

Madelyn Pugh Davis, `Lucy' writer, dead at 90 (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT

AP - A Hollywood writer who was a key part of "I Love Lucy" and other Lucille Ball sitcoms has died. Madelyn Pugh Davis was 90.

Giffords makes Time's 100 'most influential' list (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 06:01 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2011 file photo, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., takes part in a reenactment of her swearing-in, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Time magazine has named Giffords one of the 100 most influential people in the world. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)AP - Time magazine has named U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.


Autopsy images of Michael Jackson allowed at trial (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 05:12 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2011 file photo, Dr. Conrad Murray, singer Michael Jackson’s personal physician, appears in Los Angeles Superior Court where Murray pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the pop star’s 2009  death. A has ruled that rehearsal footage from 'This Is It' can be shown during Murray's manslaughter trial.  (AP Photo/Irfan Khan, File)AP - Images of Michael Jackson in life and death will be shown to jurors at his doctor's trial, a judge ruled Thursday, after a prosecutor promised restraint while using autopsy photos that might upset the singer's family.


'Bewitched' creator Sol Saks dies in LA at 100 (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:17 PM PDT

AP - Friends and family say the writer who created the television comedy "Bewitched" has died. Sol Saks was 100.

Another guy leaves "Idol" as Stefano voted off (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 06:45 PM PDT

Performer Stefano Langone poses at the party for the finalists of the television show Reuters - Jennifer Lopez said "I hope it's not a girl," -- and got her wish on Thursday as "American Idol" viewers sent Stefano Langone packing during the hit talent show's 21st-century themed week.


Junger pays tribute to "Restrepo" friend Tim Hetherington (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 06:00 PM PDT

Reuters - Filmmaker and writer Sebastian Junger on Thursday paid tribute to his "Restrepo" co-director and photojournalist Tim Hetherington, who was killed on Wednesday while working in Misrata, Libya.

Autopsy images of Michael Jackson allowed at trial (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 05:12 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2011 file photo, Dr. Conrad Murray, singer Michael Jackson’s personal physician, appears in Los Angeles Superior Court where Murray pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the pop star’s 2009  death. A has ruled that rehearsal footage from 'This Is It' can be shown during Murray's manslaughter trial.  (AP Photo/Irfan Khan, File)AP - Images of Michael Jackson in life and death will be shown to jurors at his doctor's trial, a judge ruled Thursday, after a prosecutor promised restraint while using autopsy photos that might upset the singer's family.


Another guy leaves "Idol" as Stefano voted off (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 06:45 PM PDT

Reuters - Jennifer Lopez said "I hope it's not a girl," -- and got her wish on Thursday as "American Idol" viewers sent Stefano Langone packing during the hit talent show's 21st-century themed week.

Egypt court jails officials over Van Gogh theft (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 07:18 AM PDT

Reuters - An Egyptian court Thursday jailed five officials, including a former head of the state's fine arts department, over the theft of a Van Gogh painting worth an estimated $55 million, state media said.

Another guy leaves "Idol" as Stefano voted off (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 06:45 PM PDT

Reuters - Jennifer Lopez said "I hope it's not a girl," -- and got her wish on Thursday as "American Idol" viewers sent Stefano Langone packing during the hit talent show's 21st-century themed week.

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