Every little bit Phelps: Swimmer a VMA presenter
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- He does comedy, writes books, mixes it up with the hottest stars in music and Hollywood. With all this, who needs swimming?
Certainly not Michael Phelps -- not anymore, at least. But as a presenter at the 2008 Video Music Awar ...
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
|
'Suge' Knight posts bail after Las Vegas arrest
By KEN RITTER
Associated Press Writer
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Marion "Suge" Knight was jailed Wednesday on assault and drug charges after he was accused of beating his girlfriend while brandishing a knife near the Las Vegas Strip, police said.
Knigh ...
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
|
Clooney, Pitt arrive in Venice for film festival
By COLLEEN BARRY
Associated Press Writer
VENICE, Italy (AP) -- George Clooney hosted a charity event Tuesday night to raise money for victims in Darfur.
Clooney, who's in Venice for the premiere Wednesday at the Venice Film Festival of the Co ...
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
|
Marty Stuart to start country music TV show
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Marty Stuart thinks there's room on TV for the style of country music he remembers from "The Porter Wagoner Show," "Flatt & Scruggs" and, of course, "Hee Haw." So Stuart decided to create his own show.
"The Marty Stuart Sh ...
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
|
Dems, networks struggle over convention coverage
By DAVID BAUDER
AP Television Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- National political conventions have become, in NBC's Brian Williams' words, "four-day infomercials." But it's not always clear the message is getting through.
The tension between conventio ...
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
|
A fall TV season with questions in the air
By FRAZIER MOORE
AP Television Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- With fall in sight, ABC is inviting viewers to stay home and watch ABC as an energy-saving measure.
For this tongue-in-cheek promotion, National Stay at Home Week begins Sept. 21 -- also the of ...
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
|
Raspy Neil Diamond angers Ohio concert-goers
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Disappointed Neil Diamond fans are demanding a refund after attending a concert at Ohio State University in which the 67-year-old singer's voice sounded raspy.
Some fans left the Monday concert early and others said Diamond com ...
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
|
Fourth 'Idol' judge a straight-shooting hitmaker
By ERIN CARLSON
Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- Scooching in between Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson sounds intimidating, if not a little scary.
But Kara DioGuardi, the newly-installed fourth judge on "American Idol," is ...
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
|
Madonna kicks off 'Sticky and Sweet' tour in UK
By JOEL RYAN
Associated Press Writer
CARDIFF, Wales (AP) -- Even at 50, the queen of pop just can't stop courting controversy.
As Madonna kicked off her international "Sticky and Sweet" tour Saturday night, she took a none-too subtle swipe at ...
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
|
Former Bond Sean Connery launches autobiography
By BEN McCONVILLE
Associated Press Writer
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) -- He's recognized around the world as the iconic face of James Bond. But in Britain, Sean Connery is also well known as a proud Scot, and on Monday he returns to his hometown to ...
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
|
McMahon to sell home, but not to Trump
By ANTHONY McCARTNEY
AP Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Ed McMahon is on the move.
McMahon has agreed to a deal with a private buyer for his hilltop home, said Howard Bragman, the former "Tonight" show sidekick's spokesman.
Bragman declined ...
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
|
Legal dispute among The Doors nears end
By PAUL ELIAS
Associated Press Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The end is near for a bitter legal dispute between the three surviving members of The Doors now that the California Supreme Court has refused to take up their case.
Keyboardist Ray Manzarek a ...
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
|
