Gossip/Celebrity News

Reality series `Basketball Wives' set for VH1
AP – 1 hr 39 mins ago

LOS ANGELES - A VH1 reality series that promises an inside look at the lives of NBA players' wives and girlfriends is set to air early next year. Full Story »
Tiger linked to 10 women as questions mount over crash
AFP – Mon Dec 7, 7:18 pm ET

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NEW YORK (AFP) - Tiger Woods is now on the inward nine when it comes to women claiming to have had affairs with the golf superstar in the wake of his apology for "personal sins" and "transgressions" that hurt his family. Full Story »
Whoopi Goldberg, Lady GaGa entertain Britain's queen
AFP – Mon Dec 7, 6:26 pm ET

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LONDON (AFP) - Soul legend Chaka Khan, pop singer Lady GaGa and actress Whoopi Goldberg were among stars to entertain Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Monday at Britain's annual Royal Variety Performance. Full Story »
Keira Knightley Makes West End Debut in a 'Misanthrope' Set in Modern London
Playbill – Mon Dec 7, 6:13 pm ET

Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley makes her West End debut in a playwright Martin Crimp's new version of Moliere's The Misanthrope, beginning performances at the Comedy Theatre Dec. 5, prior to an official opening Dec. 17. Full Story »
Jude Law's 'Hamlet', a Broadway Hit, Ends Run
Playbill – Mon Dec 7, 6:13 pm ET

The Donmar Warehouse production of Hamlet, starring Jude Law and directed by Michael Grandage, ends its limited-engagement Broadway run as scheduled on Dec. 6 at the Broadhurst Theatre. Full Story »
Philip Seymour Hoffman and Julia Roberts Play "Celebrity Charades"
Playbill – Mon Dec 7, 6:13 pm ET

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julia Roberts, John Krasinski, Kristen Wiig and more will silently battle in LAByrinth Theater Company's "Celebrity Charades" event, Dec. 7. Full Story »
Ratings Box: What's Hot/What's Not
Mediaweek.com – Mon Dec 7, 5:32 pm ET

Based on the final national ratings in November, CBS' The Late Show With David Letterman scored its first November sweeps victory in households, total viewers and adults 25-54, and best competitive position among adults 18-49 (tied with Conan O'Brien) in 15 years. The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, in contrast (and without Jay Leno), dipped by 50 percent in households, 52 percent in total viewers and as much as 38 percent among adults 25-54. Here are the results (with percent change versus the comparable year-ago period in parentheses): Full Story »
Fear of regime inspired Romanian Nobel winner
AFP – Mon Dec 7, 4:40 pm ET

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STOCKHOLM (AFP) - The winner of this year's Nobel Prize for Literature told Monday of how her fear of the communist regime in her native Romania inspired her to write. Full Story »
Discovery names former Fox executive as COO
Reuters – Mon Dec 7, 4:14 pm ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Discovery Communications Inc appointed former Fox executive Peter Liguori as chief operating officer and said he will represent the company in its joint ventures with Oprah Winfrey and Hasbro Inc. Full Story »
Billy Joel's daughter out of hospital
Reuters – Mon Dec 7, 3:30 pm ET

Reuters

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer Billy Joel and his daughter, Alexa Ray Joel, are staying together at an undisclosed location following her release from a New York hospital over the weekend, a spokeswoman said on Monday. Full Story »
Mel Gibson to make movie in Mexico prison: state governor
AFP – Mon Dec 7, 3:11 pm ET

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XALAPA, Mexico (AFP) - Hollywood actor and director Mel Gibson will clear out a prison to shoot scenes for his second movie in Mexico, to take place next year, according to the governor of Veracruz. Full Story »
Shakira shakes up Oxford Union with address
AP – Mon Dec 7, 2:51 pm ET

AP

LONDON - Michael Jackson and Mother Teresa. Stephen Hawking and the Dalai Lama. And now Shakira. Full Story »
Discovery names ex-Fox exec as COO
Reuters – Mon Dec 7, 1:47 pm ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Discovery Communications Inc appointed former Fox executive Peter Liguori as chief operating officer and said he will represent the company in its joint ventures with Oprah Winfrey and Hasbro Inc. Full Story »
Idealized Jackson portrait sells for 175,000 dollars: gallery
AFP – Mon Dec 7, 12:55 pm ET

AFP

MIAMI (AFP) - An idealized portrait depicting late music legend Michael Jackson on horseback, dressed in regal garb and attended by two cherubs, has been sold at auction for 175,000 dollars, a US art gallery said Monday. Full Story »
Obama to accept peace prize as war president
AFP – Mon Dec 7, 3:23 pm ET

AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama will accept his Nobel peace prize this week as a war president, and will address the awkward timing of his Afghan troop surge announcement head on, the White House said Monday. Full Story »
'Mad Men,' 'Modern Family' among year's best TV
AP – Mon Dec 7, 12:51 pm ET

AP

NEW YORK - The biggest shows of 2009 couldn't always be contained by the TV screen. There were breakout tabloid scandals with Jon and Kate Gosselin. A wannabe reality TV star crashed the White House. David Letterman's hanky-panky seized headlines. Oprah Winfrey grabbed the nation's attention as she began her long goodbye. This was TV run amok. Full Story »
`Blind Side' goes on offense with $20M weekend
AP – Mon Dec 7, 5:04 pm ET

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LOS ANGELES - "The Blind Side" took over the top spot at the box office with a $20 million weekend, while "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" slipped to second place with $15.4 million. Full Story »
Weezer cancels tour after bus crash in upstate NY
AP – Mon Dec 7, 3:06 pm ET

AP

ALBANY, N.Y. - Weezer has canceled the rest of its December tour after the lead singer was injured in a bus crash in New York. Full Story »