![]() msnbc.com | Clooney outdraws "Machete" at holiday box office Reuters Actor George Clooney poses backstage after receiving the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award at the 62nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, August 29, 2010. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In the battle of the box office assassins, ... Box office report: 'The American' tops Labor Day weekend, 'Machete' claws to ... Hitman Clooney's 'American' wins weekend with $16M 'Machete' can't chop 'American' from no. 1 at box office |
![]() Irish Times | John Travolta Drops Extortion Case Charges People Magazine A Bahamian court today dismissed charges against a former paramedic and his attorney accused of trying to extort $25 million from John Travolta in the wake of his son's death last year. The Pulp Fiction actor and his family asked ... Retrial in Travolta extortion case halted at actor's request Bahamas drops charges in Travolta extortion case Travolta extortion case dismissed |
![]() New York Times (blog) | Mad Men: The All-Nighter BuddyTV Last night's episode of Mad Men blew me away. The way it starts is similar to any other episode. The boys are going to the Ali/Liston fight. The episode starts with a pitch about a Samsonite suitcase to Don from Peggy and the boys. ... 'Mad Men' recap: The sweet science MAD MEN: Scene(s) of the Week 'Mad Men' Recap: The Suitcase |
![]() New York Daily News | Van der Sloot Admits to Natalee Holloway Extortion Scheme, Says Report CBS News Joran van der Sloot over photos of US teen Natalie Holloway (left), and Stephany Flores. (CBS/AP) AMSTERDAM (CBS/AP) Joran van der Sloot has reportedly acknowledged extorting money from Natalee Holloway's parents and claims he did it to get back at ... Joran van der Sloot Admits to Extorting Natalee Holloway's Parents Joran Van der Sloot 'Wanted to Get Back at Natalee's Family' Report: Van der Sloot concedes extorting Holloways |
![]() eWorld Post (blog) | US Comedian Robert Schimmel Dies After Car Accident ABC News LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Robert Schimmel died on Friday night in a Phoenix hospital from injuries he sustained in a car accident, his public relations firm said on Saturday. Schimmel, 60, was a passenger in his 19-year-old daughter's car on ... Comedian Robert Schimmel dies after car accident in Arizona Robert Schimmel, Comic, Dies at 60 Robert Schimmel z"l |
![]() CBC.ca | Kanye West Tries Twitter to Explain His Actions New York Times The rapper and producer Kanye West posted a series of messages on his Twitter account on Saturday morning in yet another attempt to explain his behavior at last year's MTV Video Music Awards, where he grabbed the microphone from Taylor Swift and ... Kanye: I 'bled' over Swift incident NAMES + FACES West Twitters about Swift Kanye West writes song for Taylor Swift |
![]() msnbc.com | Ex-Guns N' Roses Bassist Leaves Jane's Addiction ABC News LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock band Jane's Addiction said Monday it has parted ways with its latest bass player, former Guns N' Roses member Duff McKagan, five months after announcing his addition to the oft-vacated post. McKagan, 46, performed a few ... JANE'S ADDICTION Parts Ways With Bassist DUFF MCKAGAN - Sep. 6, 2010 Duff McKagan Leaves Jane's Addiction New Producer, New Album For Duff McKagan's Loaded |
![]() MiamiHerald.com | Flight attendant who deployed emergency chute quits job CNN By the CNN Wire Staff New York (CNN) -- You might have thought that he had already made it abundantly clear that he wasn't coming back, but the JetBlue flight attendant who famously departed a plane via the emergency chute last month has formally quit ... JetBlue attendant officially resigns JetBlue wing nut quit: attorney Slater Makes Second JetBlue Exit |
![]() New York Times (blog) | 'Black Swan' Gives Telluride Another Surprise New York Times (blog) TELLURIDE, Colo.— The second “Sneak” of the Telluride Film Festival — the surprise appearance of a big-deal movie, usually making its North American debut, in a previous blank slot in the schedule grid — was Darren Aronofsky's “Black Swan,” ... Natalie Portman's Oscar Hopes Black Swan: An Oscar for Natalie Portman? (Not So Fast) Telluride Review: Black Swan |
![]() Moneycontrol.com | Music labels eager for Google-Apple battle Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry with Apple Inc., ... Google, Apple could extend battle on musical turf Google Plans Entry Into Online Music Sales Clouding over, strong chance of music |