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Saturday, May 21, 2011

Yahoo! News: Entertainment News

Yahoo! News: Entertainment News


Comedy and fairy tales upcoming in television (AP)

Posted: 21 May 2011 05:27 PM PDT

In this undated publicity photo released by Fox, Simon Cowell, from 'The X Factor,' is shown. Fox, as part of its new season schedule announcement on Monday, May 16, 2011, said it will introduce eight new series next year. They include Simon Cowell's talent show 'The X Factor,' which was given time slots in the fall similar to 'American Idol.'  (AP Photo/Fox, Ian Derry)AP - Jimmy Kimmel's lacerating dissection of the industry has become an annual highlight of the week when television's biggest networks reveal programming plans to advertisers. This year he nailed the pie-eyed suspension of disbelief that characterizes each sales job.


Schwarzenegger revamps his image once again (AP)

Posted: 21 May 2011 11:37 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 4, 2011 file photo, actor and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, poses after receiving the insignia of Chevalier in the Order of the Legion of Honor during the MIPTV (International Television Programme Market) in Cannes, southern France. Schwarzenegger delayed his Hollywood comeback Thursday, May 19, 2011 as he braced for what could be a costly divorce prompted by revelations that he had an affair and child with a housekeeper who worked for his family for 20 years. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)AP - For 35 years, Arnold Schwarzenegger has been carefully crafting his public image, from Austrian bodybuilder and international action star to family man and Republican politician.


Spain's Almodovar eyes English-language project (AP)

Posted: 21 May 2011 09:47 AM PDT

In this photo taken Friday, May 20, 2011, actor Antonio Banderas poses for photos to promote the film The Skin I Live In at the 64th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)AP - Pedro Almodovar helped launch the international careers of several Spanish actors who are now Hollywood legends, including Antonio Banderas, Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem. Now the celebrated filmmaker says he's toying with the idea of making his first movie in English.


Hollywood Takes To Twitter To Chuckle Over May 21 Rapture Prediction (omg!)

Posted: 21 May 2011 05:24 PM PDT

omg! -

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Despite Harold Camping's highly publicized theory that the rapture/beginning of the end of the world would take place on Saturday, Hollywood seems to be taking the disturbing prediction with a grain of salt, with numerous celebrities laughing off the doomsday news via Twitter.

Here's what they had to Tweet:

Michael Buble, Luisana Lopilato Celebrate Third Wedding (omg!)

Posted: 21 May 2011 04:25 PM PDT

omg! - The newlyweds say "I do" for 350 guests in Vancouver, Canada with an "old time Hollywood" party

Prince William, Kate Return from Seychelles Honeymoon (omg!)

Posted: 21 May 2011 03:13 PM PDT

omg! - "They left happy and clearly content with their stay," says the head of Seychelles' tourism board

Kim Kardashian, Demi Lovato and Celebs Respond to "Rapture" (omg!)

Posted: 21 May 2011 02:09 PM PDT

omg! - Plus Colin Hanks, Brad Goreski, Jordin Sparks, Milla Jovovich and many more joke about doomsday

Dr. Drew Visits Jeff Conaway, Says Actor Is Suffering From Pneumonia: 'Not An OD' (omg!)

Posted: 21 May 2011 12:41 PM PDT

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Dr. Drew Pinsky has come to the defense of actor Jeff Conaway amidst reports claiming the former "Grease" star is near death following an overdose.

"Just visited Jeff Conaway," Pinsky Tweeted Friday evening. "He is stable & looks like he will recover from his pneumonia. Not an OD like press is alleging & certainly not dead."

Schwarzenegger revamps his image once again (omg!)

Posted: 21 May 2011 11:37 AM PDT

omg! - AP - For 35 years, Arnold Schwarzenegger has been carefully crafting his public image, from Austrian bodybuilder and international action star to family man and Republican politician.

Report: Britney Spears To Perform With Rihanna & Nicki Minaj At Billboard Music Awards (omg!)

Posted: 21 May 2011 10:40 AM PDT

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Britney Spears will take the stage at Sunday's Billboard Music Awards, according to a new report.

Idol finalist Suddeth is a 'country girl' at heart (AP)

Posted: 21 May 2011 08:51 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 14, 2011 file photo, Lauren Alaina Suddeth, a finalist in the singing competition series 'American Idol,'  waves to friends, fans and supporters as she rides by in her red convertible during a parade down  in Rossville, Ga.  (AP Photo/Chattanooga Times Free Press, Jenna Walker)AP - Every Wednesday night since she was 12, Lauren Alaina Suddeth belted out a two-hour set at a restaurant just across the Tennessee border from her hometown of Rossville, Ga.


Wrestler known as 'Macho Man' dies in Fla. wreck (AP)

Posted: 21 May 2011 01:00 AM PDT

In this undated publicity image released by WWE, professional wrestler Randy 'Macho Man' Savage is shown. Savage, whose legal name is Randy Mario Poffo, died in a car crash in Florida on Friday, May 20, 2011, according to a Florida Highway Patrol crash report. (AP Photo/WWE) ** NO SALES **AP - Randy "Macho Man" Savage, a larger-than-life personality from professional wrestling's 1980s flying-elbow heyday known for his raspy voice, brash style and the young woman named Miss Elizabeth who often accompanied him, died in a car crash Friday in Florida. He was 58.


Happy tune: Braddock enters Country Hall of Fame (AP)

Posted: 21 May 2011 06:46 AM PDT

In this May 9, 2011 photo, songwriter Bobby Braddock is shown in Nashville, Tenn. Braddock, whose seminal 'He Stopped Loving Her Today' and 'D-I-V-O-R-C-E' will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday. (AP Photo/Ed Rode)AP - Bobby Braddock's songwriting process usually starts with a title, but not all the time.


Gender revolution hits Arab world in 'The Source' (AP)

Posted: 21 May 2011 06:06 AM PDT

From left, actresses Hiam Abbas, Hafsia Herzi, Leila Bekhti, Sabrina Ouazani and Biyouna play with director Radu Mihaileanu's hair during a photo call for The Source at the 64th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)AP - In a remote village in North Africa, women use the only weapon they have — sex — and go on a "love strike" that challenges traditional gender roles.


Comedy and fairy tales upcoming in television (AP)

Posted: 21 May 2011 05:27 PM PDT

In this undated publicity photo released by Fox, Simon Cowell, from 'The X Factor,' is shown. Fox, as part of its new season schedule announcement on Monday, May 16, 2011, said it will introduce eight new series next year. They include Simon Cowell's talent show 'The X Factor,' which was given time slots in the fall similar to 'American Idol.'  (AP Photo/Fox, Ian Derry)AP - Jimmy Kimmel's lacerating dissection of the industry has become an annual highlight of the week when television's biggest networks reveal programming plans to advertisers. This year he nailed the pie-eyed suspension of disbelief that characterizes each sales job.


Buy! Sell! Crowd-funding helps boost Cannes films (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2011 04:45 PM PDT

Reuters - Stocks, bonds ... and now movies? Investors in France are stumping up cash online to help produce, promote and distribute feature films -- two of which have made it into the running for best picture at Cannes.

Idol finalist Suddeth is a 'country girl' at heart (AP)

Posted: 21 May 2011 08:51 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 14, 2011 file photo, Lauren Alaina Suddeth, a finalist in the singing competition series 'American Idol,'  waves to friends, fans and supporters as she rides by in her red convertible during a parade down  in Rossville, Ga.  (AP Photo/Chattanooga Times Free Press, Jenna Walker)AP - Every Wednesday night since she was 12, Lauren Alaina Suddeth belted out a two-hour set at a restaurant just across the Tennessee border from her hometown of Rossville, Ga.


Janet Jackson, Bill Clinton at Austrian AIDS bash (AP)

Posted: 21 May 2011 05:30 PM PDT

Guests in fancy costumes arrive for the opening ceremony of the 19th Life Ball in front of Vienna's city hall, Austria, on Saturday, May 21, 2011. The Life Ball is a charity gala to raise money for people living with HIV and AIDS. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)AP - Janet Jackson, former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Brooke Shields joined thousands of revelers in risque attire Saturday at the Life Ball, a flamboyant Austrian fundraiser for people with HIV and AIDS.


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