AP - NEW YORK (AP) One reason Jessica Alba named her baby daughter Honor was that she felt her own was pretty bland. "I was always irritated that my name was Jessica," the 27-year-old actress tells OK! magazine.
AP - "Mad Men" and "Damages" have a shot at Emmy nomination history. AMC's 1960s Madison Avenue drama and FX's legal thriller, both semifinalists for the Emmy nods that were to be announced early Thursday, could be the first basic cable series to get best-series bids.
Reuters - Veteran acts such as Cliff Richard and
the Beatles would earn royalties for years to come under a
European Union scheme which puts performers on a more equal
copyright footing with composers. -- read full article
E! Online - We get it, already: Heath Ledger's twisted turn as the Joker in The Dark Knight is so good it's disturbing. And we have to agree, this Gotham City thug is one of a very special breed of baddie—those sickos who go beyond freaky, beyond evil, beyond twisted. They're creepy.
AP - Andy Dick was arrested early Wednesday for investigation of drug use and sexual battery after the comedian allegedly pulled down a teenager's top, police said.