NewsDaily: Entertainment Headlines

Black Eyed Peas, Shakira to front World Cup concert (Reuters)

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:50:12 EDT

JOHANNESBURG, Mar. 17, 2010 (Reuters) -- The Black Eyed Peas, Shakira and Alicia Keys will be among scores of music stars performing at a concert on the eve of the soccer World Cup in South Africa, organizers said on Wednesday. The concert in South Africa's biggest black township Soweto will be on June 10, a day before the start of the month-long World Cup, which is being hosted for the first time in Africa. ... > read full story

Oprah defamation case can go to trial (Hollywood Reporter)

Eriq Gardner — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:46:08 EDT

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 17, 2010 (Hollywood Reporter) -- Whenever the media cover Oprah Winfrey litigation -- whether it be with poets, flight attendants, physical trainers, or diet pill makers -- it's usually with an air of dismissiveness. She's a billionaire media personality and can hire the best lawyers -- who's going to beat her in court? ... > read full story

"Precious" director hires Brit to play MLK (Hollywood Reporter)

Borys Kit — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:33:00 EDT

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 16, 2010 (Hollywood Reporter) -- Lee Daniels is firming up the cast of "Selma," his civil-rights follow-up to "Precious," even as its funding is on shaky ground. ... > read full story

Tom Selleck eyes CBS cop drama pilot (Hollywood Reporter)

Nellie Andreeva — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:35:08 EDT

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 16, 2010 (Hollywood Reporter) -- After lengthy negotiations, Tom Selleck is nearing a deal to play the lead in an untitled police drama at CBS. ... > read full story

Film goes behind the scenes of Saturday Night Live (Hollywood Reporter)

Daniel Carlson — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:25:40 EDT

AUSTIN, Texas, Mar. 16, 2010 (Hollywood Reporter) -- "Saturday Night" seems like such a natural idea for a documentary -- charting the week of writing and preparation that go into an episode of "Saturday Night Live" -- that it's hard to believe it hasn't been made before. James Franco got the idea after hosting the show in September 2008, and exec producer Lorne Michaels gave him the go-ahead to bring in cameras and record an entire week. ... > read full story

Rapper DMX sentenced to six months in Arizona jail (Reuters)

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:35:46 EDT

PHOENIX, Mar. 16, 2010 (Reuters) -- An Arizona judge sentenced rapper and actor DMX on Tuesday to six months in a Phoenix jail for violating his probation by regularly using drugs, court officials said. ... > read full story

Teen idol Justin Bieber begins tour in June (Billboard)

Melanie Bertoldi — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:21:17 EDT

NEW YORK, Mar. 16, 2010 (Billboard) -- Canadian teen pop singer Justin Bieber will begin his first headlining tour of North America on June 23 in Hartford, Conn., he said Tuesday, a week before his new album hits stores. ... > read full story

911 tape released in actor Corey Haim's death (Reuters)

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:10:22 EDT

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 16, 2010 (Reuters) -- Authorities on Tuesday released the 911 tape in actor Corey Haim's sudden death at age 38, as family gathered in his home town of Toronto for a private funeral service for the former teen movie star. ... > read full story

Thriller writer John Grisham ends holdout on e-books (Reuters)

Christine Kearney — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:20:49 EDT

NEW YORK, Mar. 16, 2010 (Reuters) -- Popular legal thriller author John Grisham has broken his holdout against selling his books in an electronic format and will sell all of his 23 titles as e-books, his publisher said on Tuesday. ... > read full story

Fox sets Earth Day release of "Avatar" on DVD (Reuters)

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:31:32 EDT

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 16, 2010 (Reuters) -- Twentieth Century Fox hopes "Avatar" fans will take time off on Earth Day, April 22, to buy the DVD or Blu-ray disc for the blockbuster movie with a pro-environment message. ... > read full story

NYS film tax credit key economic driver: comptroller (Reuters)

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:32:22 EDT

NEW YORK, Mar. 16, 2010 (Reuters) -- New York state's film tax credit has generated about $7 billion in economic activity since 2004 and become a key economic driver, the state's comptroller said on Tuesday. ... > read full story

Channing Tatum approached for "Captain America" (Hollywood Reporter)

Borys Kit — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:02:29 EDT

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 16, 2010 (Hollywood Reporter) -- Add Channing Tatum to the list of actors being considered for the role of Captain America. ... > read full story

Abba, Genesis inducted into rock's Hall of Fame (Reuters)

Christine Kearney and Ellen Wulfhorst — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:54:08 EDT

NEW YORK, Mar. 16, 2010 (Reuters) -- Pop band Abba was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday in a ceremony that honored genres from the Swedish group's catchy tunes to the theatrical British rock band Genesis and reggae master Jimmy Cliff. ... > read full story

Jason Segel to star in Muppets movie (Hollywood Reporter)

Borys Kit — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:11:10 EDT

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 16, 2010 (Hollywood Reporter) -- Jason Segel has found his rainbow connection with Disney's Muppets movie, signing to star as the human lead. ... > read full story

HBO puts "The Pacific" online (Hollywood Reporter)

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:32:50 EDT

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 15, 2010 (Hollywood Reporter) -- HBO has put Sunday's first hour of its WWII mega-budget production "The Pacific" on its Web site. Don't get used to it, though, the other nine hours will air only on HBO (until the DVD release, of course). ... > read full story

Paula Abdul in talks for "Star Search" (Hollywood Reporter)

James Hibberd — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:04:51 EDT

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 15, 2010 (Hollywood Reporter) -- Former "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul is in talks to join ABC's "Star Search" revamp, sources said. ... > read full story

Sony in $250 million deal with Jackson's estate: report (Reuters)

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:56:08 EDT

NEW YORK, Mar. 15, 2010 (Reuters) -- Sony Corp has reached a deal with Michael Jackson's estate that could be worth as much as $250 million, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the situation. ... > read full story

Big laughs in Kirstie Alley's new reality show (Hollywood Reporter)

Randee Dawn — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:31:21 EDT

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 15, 2010 (Hollywood Reporter) -- Amid the tabloid photos, the Jenny Craig ads and her self-chastising Oprah visits, one thing has been easy to overlook about Kirstie Alley: She's pretty darned funny. ... > read full story

Kings of Leon begin North America tour in June (Billboard)

Connor McKnight — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:03:29 EDT

NEW YORK, Mar. 15, 2010 (Billboard) -- Kings of Leon will begin a North American amphitheater tour in Atlantic City on June 5, the rock band said Monday. ... > read full story

Erin Andrews peephole stalker lands in jail (Reuters)

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:50:57 EDT

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 15, 2010 (Reuters) -- A Chicago insurance salesman was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Monday for making nude videos through hotel peepholes of television sports reporter Erin Andrews and posting them on the Internet. ... > read full story