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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Yahoo! News: Entertainment News

Yahoo! News: Entertainment News


Cash-starved Philly Orchestra asks public to help (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 06:43 PM PDT

AP - The financially troubled Philadelphia Orchestra is kicking off a new campaign aimed at rallying both classical music devotees and novices to support the ensemble by attending concerts and making donations.

`Taxi' star Jeff Conaway hospitalized in a coma (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 06:26 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2009 file photo, Jeff Conaway arrives at the 2009 Fox Reality Channel Really Awards in Los Angeles. Conaway's manager says the former star of 'Taxi' is hospitalized in critical condition. The actor was found unconscious last week from a drug overdose, possibly pain pills, manager Phil Brock said Wednesday, May 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)AP - Jeff Conaway's manager says the former star of "Taxi" and "Grease" is in a coma following a drug overdose, possibly from pain pills.


Phil Spector's lawyers seek rehearing of appeal (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 05:53 PM PDT

AP - Lawyers for music producer Phil Spector have asked an appeals court to take a second look at his arguments for a new trial, contending the court ignored a defense argument that the trial judge had violated his neutrality in the case.

Schwarzenegger child report spurs media frenzy (omg!)

Posted: 18 May 2011 05:52 PM PDT

omg! - AP - The revelation that Arnold Schwarzenegger has an out-of-wedlock child with a former employee turned into a tabloid frenzy Wednesday, as scores of reporters and photographers swarmed a quiet suburban cul-de-sac in the middle of California farm country amid unconfirmed reports it was the home of the child's mother.

Stars Sing for UNICEF (omg!)

Posted: 18 May 2011 05:30 PM PDT

omg! - Brooklyn Decker, Jack Black, and others karaoke for a good cause at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles.

Zsa Zsa Gabor Slips Into Coma; Suffering From Stomach Infection (omg!)

Posted: 18 May 2011 05:13 PM PDT

omg! -

Zsa Zsa Gabor slipped into a coma early Wednesday, CNN reports.

The 94-year-old "slipped into a little coma," according to her husband Prince Frederic von Anhalt, after being taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Tuesday. Gabor was transported to...

Chris Medina Reveals He Wasn't Invited To 'American Idol' Season Finale (omg!)

Posted: 18 May 2011 05:07 PM PDT

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Chris Medina brought Jennifer Lopez to tears when he was cut from "American Idol's" Season 10 before the live rounds began, but the young man just revealed he won't be attending the show's finale next week.

First Look: Jennifer Lawrence Appears As Katniss Everdeen In 'The Hunger Games' On EW Cover (omg!)

Posted: 18 May 2011 05:01 PM PDT

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- "The Hunger Games" are officially underway, and Entertainment Weekly has released the first photo of Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in Lionsgate's adaptation of Suzanne Collins' best-selling trilogy.

Madoff's wine fetches $41,530 for Ponzi victims (omg!)

Posted: 18 May 2011 04:54 PM PDT

omg! - Reuters - Every little drop helps.

Grease's Jeff Conaway Hospitalized After Apparent Overdose (omg!)

Posted: 18 May 2011 04:48 PM PDT

omg! - The actor has struggled with drug abuse since the late '80s

Cheney memoir to have strong views, daughter says (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 03:03 PM PDT

In this book cover image released by Threshold Editions, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, 'In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir,' by Dick Cheney and Liz Cheney, is shown. (AP Photo/Threshold Editions)AP - Dick Cheney has finished his memoir, according to his daughter, and the book is scheduled to come out on Aug. 30.


Cannes: 'The Conquest' shows Sarkozy's rise (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 11:37 AM PDT

Actor Denis Podalydes poses during a photo call for La Conquete, at the 64th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)AP - Politics gets personal in "The Conquest," a vivid re-imagining of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's rise to power and the simultaneous unraveling of his marriage.


'Fast Five' continues to lead the race overseas (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 06:37 PM PDT

In this film publicity image released by Universal Pictures, Vin Diesel, left, and Paul Walker are shown in a scene from 'Fast Five.' (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Jaimie Trueblood)AP - "Fast Five" has crossed the $400 million mark in global revenue as it yet again led the international box office race over the weekend with $44.5 million in 52 territories. The turbocharged heist drama pushed the pedal to the metal a month ago and never looked back.


Schwarzenegger's comeback on track despite scandal (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 04:10 PM PDT

In a May 10, 2011 photo Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks at the Israel 63rd Independence Day Celebration hosted by the Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles.  Schwarzenegger has acknowledged that he fathered a child with a member of his household staff, (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)AP - Arnold Schwarzenegger's return to showbiz has succeeded in one way: He's a hit in late-night.


Rosie Perez sues producers of 'Law & Order: SVU' (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 06:55 PM PDT

AP - Academy Award-nominated actress Rosie Perez is suing the producers of television's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," alleging she was injured during the filming of a 2009 episode in New York City.

Rosie Perez sues producers of 'Law & Order: SVU' (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 06:55 PM PDT

AP - Academy Award-nominated actress Rosie Perez is suing the producers of television's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," alleging she was injured during the filming of a 2009 episode in New York City.

Cash-starved Philly Orchestra asks public to help (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 06:43 PM PDT

AP - The financially troubled Philadelphia Orchestra is kicking off a new campaign aimed at rallying both classical music devotees and novices to support the ensemble by attending concerts and making donations.

China piracy cost U.S. firms $48 billion in 2009: report (Reuters)

Posted: 18 May 2011 01:04 PM PDT

Reuters - Chinese piracy and counterfeiting of U.S. software and a wide range of other intellectual property cost American businesses an estimated $48 billion in 2009, the U.S. International Trade Commission said in a report released on Wednesday.

'Masquerade', a Danish Classic, Gets New Version by NC's Triad Stage (Playbill)

Posted: 18 May 2011 02:35 PM PDT

Playbill -

The work of Ludvig Holberg — the 18th-century Danish dramatist little-known in the U.S. but regarded as a pillar in the world of Danish literature — will get new life in a world-premiere adaptation of his comedy, Masquerade, in North Carolina.

Rosie Perez sues producers of 'Law & Order: SVU' (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 06:55 PM PDT

AP - Academy Award-nominated actress Rosie Perez is suing the producers of television's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," alleging she was injured during the filming of a 2009 episode in New York City.

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