News

Jul
16 2001

The sky falls on Echostar chairman

By: Lew Irwin
11:17am EDT
EchoStar chairman Charlie Ergen has reportedly thrown in the towel in his battle with News Corp's Rupert Murdoch over control of Hughes Electronics' DirecTV, according to the Wall Street Journal. The news came following a report by CNBC's David...
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Jul
16 2001

Stossel's "20/20" ratings surpass Walters'

By: Lew Irwin
11:17am EDT
20/20 was the highest-rated primetime program Friday night, despite the fact that Barbara Walters was absent and commentator John Stossel ("Give Me a Break") replaced her as host. The magazine, which posted an 8.1 rating and a 16 share -- versus...
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Jul
16 2001

Airing XFL was (W)right decision

By: Lew Irwin
11:17am EDT
NBC chairman Robert Wright has defended the network's decision to invest in the XFL and devote its Saturday-night schedule last season to the football league's games. In an interview with Sunday's Los Angeles Times, Wright said, "The XFL was not a...
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Jul
16 2001

Tarantino feuding with Miramax

By: Lew Irwin
11:17am EDT
Quentin Tarantino and Miramax are feuding over the studio's decision to put the director's latest film, Kill Bill on hold after the film's star, Uma Thurman, said that because of her pregnancy, she could not meet the planned production schedule...
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Jul
16 2001

Liu cut from most "Ally McBeal" shows

By: Lew Irwin
11:17am EDT
Lucy Liu is likely to appear in only four episodes of Ally McBeal next season, the New York Daily News reported Monday, citing a source close to the show. Liu, who the newspaper says has a reputation for being difficult, reportedly wants to...
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Jul
16 2001

Crystal says "no" to Oscars

By: Lew Irwin
11:17am EDT
Billy Crystal has apparently taken himself out of the running for host of next year's Academy Awards show and has indicated he may never reprise the role again. In an interview with Sunday's New York Post, Crystal said that he no longer found...
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Jul
16 2001

News Roundup: July 15

By: Erika Gimenes
9:27am EDT
In Court Rap artist Beanie Sigel was charged with assault for attacking a man on the South Philadelphia street from which he derived his hip-hop moniker, police told Reuters on Saturday. Connie Stevens has appealed a reversed $4.3...
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Jul
16 2001

News Roundup: July 13

By: Robert Sims
9:26am EDT
In Court The woman who accused Don Johnson of groping her in January at a San Francisco sushi bar filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Nash Bridges star, The Associated Press reports. The unidentified woman's lawsuit accuses Johnson of sexual...
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Jul
16 2001

Renfro back in court

By: Guylaine Cadorette
9:26am EDT
Teen actor Brad Renfro returned to a Broward County, Fla., court Thursday for violating his probation, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. Renfro was arrested in Knoxville, Tenn., in May on a charge of underage drinking. A judge sentenced...
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Jul
16 2001

Quote of the Day: Macy on parenthood

By: Ellen Kim
7:10am EDT
Jurassic Park III's William H. Macy, to Hollywood.com, on how he and his wife, actress Felicity Huffman, differ in styles when it comes to bringing up their daughter Sophia, who will be 1 years old on Aug. 1: "I'm not as cool as my wife is...
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Jul
16 2001

Mister Rogers to say goodbye

By: Guylaine Cadorette
6:59am EDT
The PBS long-running series Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood will air its last new episode this summer, ABC.com reports. The network will continue to air daily reruns from a rotating library of over 300 episodes. After a run of 33 years, Fred Rogers...
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Jul
15 2001
Police in Mumbai (Bombay), India have warned that an underworld gangster, Abu Salem, has attempted to extort money from at least 12 actors and actresses and has successfully defied attempts to crack down on his increasing hold on the Indian film...
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Jul
15 2001
British bookmakers Ladbroke's announced Thursday that it is teaming up with News Corp-controlled BSkyB to launch a betting operation on the U.K. satellite service. The deal calls for the partnership to have exclusive rights to offer interactive...
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