News

Jun
16 2001

Jeffords defection may affect TV

By: Noah Davis
8:03am EDT
It won't be official until June 5 or so, but Vermont Sen. Jim Jeffords' defection from the Republican Party will have far reaching implications, including a significant, if indirect, effect on the entertainment industry. With Jeffords' defection...
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Jun
16 2001

"Enterprise" a "Trek" prequel

By: Noah Davis
8:02am EDT
Trekkies were faced with breaking off cold turkey from their Star Trek jones with Voyager's season finale (syndication of the four series notwithstanding) until UPN announced that it would carry this fall Enterprise, the fifth serial based on the...
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Jun
16 2001

MTV's dirty laundry

By: Jason Alcorn
8:02am EDT
Ever wonder whom rock stars lost their virginity to? MTV is about to tell you exactly that. The Virgin Chronicles, a project produced by '80 heartthrob John Stamos, will trace the sexual paths of today's biggest names in music, offering a post-show...
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Jun
16 2001

"Sesame Street" studies violence

By: Guylaine Cadorette
8:00am EDT
The creators of Sesame Street have inadvertently discovered that one of children's biggest fears is violence, ABCNEWS.com reports. A study conducted by the Sesame Workshop allowed 233 children to use variable media to describe their hopes and fears...
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Jun
16 2001

WWF wins first legal round against PTC

By: Jason Alcorn
8:00am EDT
A New York district court judge decided late last week that the World Wrestling Federation--which had filed a lawsuit against the Parents Television Council after it claimed that the wrestling organization was responsible for several children's'...
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Jun
16 2001

U.K. Survivor refuses to eat rats

By: Robert Sims
8:00am EDT
Refusing to feast on a meal of cooked rats resulted in the ousting Monday of U.K. Survivor contestant Uzma Bashir Skeikh, according to BBC News. "I just couldn't eat the rats," the 30-year-old children's nursery owner said. "As far as I was...
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Jun
16 2001

For sale: Miss Piggy

By: Robert Sims
8:00am EDT
The Muppets are up for sale again, just one year after German media group EM.TV snapped up Kermit and friends from creator Jim Henson's heirs, Variety reports. Walt Disney Co. is considered the leading candidate to buy the Los Angeles-based Henson...
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Jun
16 2001

"Sopranos" complaints rejected

By: Guylaine Cadorette
8:00am EDT
The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council rejected complaints by viewers that the hit television show The Sopranos contained too much sex and violence and was derogatory to the Italian community. The CBSC said the subject matter pertains to a...
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Jun
16 2001

Kidman admirer refutes stalking allegations

By: Guylaine Cadorette
7:57am EDT
Matthew Hooker, the 40-year-old man accused of stalking actress Nicole Kidman, told a Santa Monica, Calif., court judge that he has never stalked anyone in his life, including the actress, according to Reuters. Kidman, whose 10-year marriage to...
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Jun
16 2001

Downey may escape return to prison

By: Robert Sims
7:57am EDT
A plea bargain is in the works to prevent Robert Downey Jr. from returning to prison on drug-related charges, Reuters reported. Prosecutors said after Downey's Thursday court appearance in Indio, Calif., that they were discussing a deal with the...
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Jun
16 2001

Kidman to stay silent about divorce

By: Erika Gimenes
7:57am EDT
Nicole Kidman promises to never publicly reveal details behind her marriage with actor Tom Cruise. "I haven't up until now and I'm not going to," Kidman told Australian television on Tuesday, Reuters reports. Kidman says the topic is very private...
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Jun
16 2001

Colombian soap star arrested

By: Erika Gimenes
7:56am EDT
Colombian television actor Luis Fernando Montoya-Correa was arrested Tuesday in Miami after he allegedly tried to smuggle heroin concealed in his body, Reuters reports. Inspectors at the Miami International Airport grew suspicious after the actor...
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Jun
16 2001

Kidman stalker ordered to keep away

By: Robert Sims
7:55am EDT
A Los Angeles man accused of stalking Nicole Kidman was ordered Wednesday to keep at least 250 yards away from the actress and her family for three years, Reuters reported. Santa Monica Superior Court Judge Alan Haber said there was enough evidence...
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