AP - The son of "The Godfather" creator Mario Puzo sued Paramount Pictures on Wednesday, claiming the studio failed to pay royalties from a 2006 video game based on the book and movie characters. -- read full article
Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:35:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles hotel is suing Phil Spector, his wife and agent for failing to pay more than $100,000 in accommodations for lawyers and expert witnesses in his murder trial.
AP - A Senate panel rejected calls Thursday to ban certain swear words on Australian TV following an inquiry prompted by a popular series on restaurant kitchens with foul-mouthed British chef Gordon Ramsay. -- read full article
Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:01:57 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - "Gandhi & Churchill: The Epic Rivalry That Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age" (Bantam Books. 609 pages. $30), by Arthur Herman: Every time the history of the 20th century has been written, the places of Sir Winston Churchill and Mohandas Gandhi are secure. -- read full article
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:26:24 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - The new game in Correns, a
village in Provence suddenly hit by media frenzy since Brad
Pitt and Angelina Jolie moved into a nearby villa, is to make
up stories about the couple for the paparazzi.
Reuters - Don Cornelius has sold
his "Soul Train" franchise to MadVision Entertainment, a
multimedia company specializing in branded urban content and
production.
Reuters - After the "Austin
Powers" trilogy, there was a sense that comedian Mike Myers had
elevated his game. He evolved the series from slapdash skits
into real movies that had connective tissue and continuing
characters. "Love Guru" is a regressive step in the extreme.
AP - Celebrity psychic Uri Geller and two partners have lost a federal lawsuit claiming the former owners of Elvis Presley's pre-Graceland house breached an eBay contract to sell the Memphis home.
AP - Bono, Bob Geldof and other celebrities pressed the world's wealthiest countries Wednesday to come through with more pledged financial aid for Africa. -- read full article
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:23:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Michelle Obama said Wednesday she was "touched" that first lady Laura Bush came to her defense after she was harshly criticized by Republicans for her February comment that for the first time in her adult life she was proud of the United States.
