Celeb News Aggregate
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American Idol frontrunner David Cook was rushed to the hospital after suffering heart palpitations throughout his performance on the hit show on Tuesday night.
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Bob Clark, the man who made classic holiday movie A Christmas Story, has been killed in a California car crash.
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Jessica Simpson is being criticized by her new movie costars for forgetting her lines on set, just days after she caused a sensation by forgetting the lyrics to a song during a tribute to country music legend Dolly Parton.
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More Evidence Found in Michael Jackson Case, Brad Pitt's Ready for His Mid-Life Crisis, Keenan Ivory Wayans Divorces Wife Jennifer Aniston Jason Priestley Gwen Stefani Rosie O'Donnell Ray Romano Kevin James rob Schneider
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News, April 14: : The Passion of the Christ Looking for TV Exposure, Ewan McGregor Takes Motorcycle Trip, Ben Affleck Goes on the "Road," Barbara Walters Billy Crystal Dolly Parton Christopher Plummer Queen Latifah Andie MacDowell
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New Line Cinema announced it re-release extended versions of the first two Lord of the Rings movies worldwide, just two weeks before the Dec. 17 release of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Also: Robert Redford Flavio Peniche Juana The Scorpion Irv Gotti Ruben Studdard Clay Aiken Jamie Lee Curtis Billy Crystal
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Madonna will be directed by Guy Ritchie in a remake of the Italian film Swept Away; Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant in a romantic comedy; Tom Hanks on board with Steven Spielberg and Leonardo DiCaprio in "Catch Me If You Can"; Tom Cruise in "Cold Mountain" with Anthony Minghella directing; Prince Charming movie finally on the slate; Will Smith wants to do remake of 9 to 5 with all black cast.
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Country singer, songwriter and comedian Johnny Russell died Tuesday. A legend at the Grand Ole Opry for years, Russell was 61. The Grammy-nominated artist suffered from leukemia and diabetes among other ailments, and was comforted by his family at the end.
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Dolly Parton is fixing to bust in on Broadway's Annie Get Your Gun. Crystal Bernard (TV's Wings) is set to replace Reba McEntire as the gun-toting Annie when McEntire departs on June 22, but Parton has been wooed to replace Bernard soon after, says the New York Post. Parton seems a natural for the play's "double" entendres.
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Thursday night marked the induction of singer-songwriters Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton into New York's Songwriters Hall of Fame. Also inducted were Grammy-winning songwriter Diane Warren, Oscar-winning composer Paul Williams and singer Dionne Warwick. Gloria Estefan received a lifetime achievement award. Whitney Houston and Elvis Costello were among the attendees.
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HOLLYWOOD, March 15, 2001 -- Dolly Parton as Mae West? You were thinking of someone else?
ABC is developing a made-for-TV movie about the legendary buxom blonde Mae West specifically with the country-singer/actress Parton in mind, but it has not been confirmed on whether Parton has agreed to the project. Parton would certainly fit the bill as the seductive and sexually charged West, whose tremendous comic timing was unmatched in her time. West made nine films before her death in 1980.
Parton, whose acting career has stalled since her memorable turns in films such as Nine to Five (1980) and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas(1982), could look at this role as a comeback of sorts.
A "GUEST" IN THE HOUSE : Tara Reid (American Pie) is in negotiations to join co-star Ashton Kutcher (That's '70's Show) in Dimension Film's The Guest. Production is slated to start mid-April
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HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 18, 2000 -- Who needs to go to the record store anymore? The Offspring, that Orange County, Calif., punk outfit of "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" fame, is going to release its new album straight to fans via the Internet.
And get this: It's free.
Next month, "Conspiracy for One" will be available in Mp3 format from The Offspring's official site www.offspring.com. Fans who download the album can enter in a $1 million drawing, too.
The band thinks fans will buy the CD version anyway, since it contains interactive features (it lets you access special features on The Offspring's Web site, including advance concert ticket purchases).
SUPER-GROUPIE DEATH MYSTERY: Police in England say autopsy results on Paula Yates, who died Sunday at age 40, were inconclusive. Yates, who was the girlfriend of the late INXS lead singer Michael Hutchence and ex-w
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 30, 2000 -- Picky stations and antsy advertisers were bad enough. And then "God, the Devil and Bob" had to go and commit the worst TV sin: Bad ratings. NBC announced Wednesday that it was pulling the half-hour animated series from its 8:30 p.m. Tuesday time slot effective immediately. For "God," the end came after only four broadcasts.
In a statement, the network said it was "very proud of the work" but "disappointed that it wasn't able to garner a larger audience."
What the show did garner was lots of ink. As many as 22 NBC affiliates -- covering roughly 5 percent of the TV nation -- refused to air the show in primetime. Objections ranged from: It's not funny to it's blasphemous to hey, God looks too much like Jerry Garcia. (That last one was lodged by the relatives of the late Grateful Dead rocker.)
For the TV week ended Sunday, "God