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Angelina Jolie caps journey from wild child to doting mother
Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013
By Belinda Goldsmith and Piya Sinha-Roy CANNES/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As a tattooed wild child wearing her husband's blood in a locket and luring Brad Pitt away from Hollywood rival Jennifer Aniston, Angelina Jolie was dream fodder for the tabloid press. But her transformation into a humanitarian campaigner and now poster girl for the fight against breast cancer with her revelation that, faced with a high cancer risk, she had undergone a double mastectomy has elevated her to heroine status in the media. ... More »Angelina Jolie caps journey from wild child to doting mother
Dixon to guest present ITV slot
Press Association - Thu, May 16, 2013
Britain's Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon is to be a guest presenter on ITV's Lorraine. More »Dixon to guest present ITV slot
TV star teacher handed own show
Press Association - Thu, May 16, 2013
Inspirational head teacher Stephen Drew has landed his own TV series, sending parents and children back to school. More »TV star teacher handed own show
Grimmy loses 1m breakfast listeners
Press Association - Thu, May 16, 2013
Radio 1's Nick Grimshaw has lost nearly a million listeners since taking over from Chris Moyles - to score the lowest breakfast show audience for a decade. More »Grimmy loses 1m breakfast listeners
Google launches streaming music service ahead of Apple
Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013
By Alexei Oreskovic and Edwin Chan SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc launched a music service on Wednesday that allows users to listen to unlimited songs for $9.99 a month, challenging smaller companies like Pandora and Spotify in the market for streaming music. With its new service, announced at its annual developers' conference in San Francisco, Google has adopted the streaming music business model ahead of rival Apple Inc, which pioneered online music purchases with iTunes. ... More »Google launches streaming music service ahead of Apple
Singer Shakira will leave NBC's 'The Voice' after season
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop singer Shakira will leave NBC's television singing competition program "The Voice" after only one season as a judge in order to spend more time with her family. The Colombian singer told entertainment news outlet "Access Hollywood" after Tuesday's episode of "The Voice" that she wanted to spend more time with her infant child and finish up a new album. "Not for next season," Shakira, 36, said when asked if she was coming back. "I was really struggling with the fact that I had to leave my nest with my little baby," she added. ... More »Singer Shakira will leave NBC's 'The Voice' after season
Lady Antebellum trumps 'Gatsby' soundtrack for Billboard No.1
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country group Lady Antebellum scored its third No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, staving off competition from Jay-Z's soundtrack for "The Great Gatsby" film. "Golden," the fourth studio album from the Nashville trio, sold more than 167,000 copies in its first week, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan, securing the top position on the weekly Billboard chart, which measures album sales across both digital and physical formats. ... More »Lady Antebellum trumps 'Gatsby' soundtrack for Billboard No.1
Apprentice loser Lau 'glad to go'
Press Association - Wed, May 15, 2013
Fired Apprentice hopeful Sophie Lau said her boardroom experience was so stressful she actually wanted to leave. More »Apprentice loser Lau 'glad to go'
Beyonce Writes 'Sorry Note' To Fans Over Gig
Sky News - Wed, May 15, 2013
Beyonce has posted a handwritten apology to fans after she was forced to postpone a show in Belgium. More »Beyonce Writes 'Sorry Note' To Fans Over Gig
'Angry Birds' to invade screens in new Sony Pictures 3D film
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The popular video game "Angry Birds" is jumping off smart phones and onto the big screen in a new animated 3D film due to be released in 2016, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced on Wednesday. The film will be a joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Finnish game-maker Rovio, and follows the game's foray into television with an animated weekly series that began in March this year. "Sony impressed us with their great attitude, determination, and professionalism. ... More »'Angry Birds' to invade screens in new Sony Pictures 3D film
"Great Gatsby" stars dazzle despite damp Cannes opening
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES, France (Reuters) - The Cannes film festival conjured up the "Roaring Twenties" on Wednesday with a glamorous opening night premiere of Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby", complete with dancers in flapper dresses on the red carpet and umbrellas to keep off the rain. Nicole Kidman, a member of the jury at the biggest cinema gathering of the year, wore an off-white gown embroidered with spring flowers as she made her way into the Grand Theatre Lumiere past a wall of camera flashes and expectant fans. ... More »"Great Gatsby" stars dazzle despite damp Cannes opening
Music's Dr. Dre, Iovine give $70 million to USC academic program
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Dr. Dre and music mogul Jimmy Iovine have donated $70 million (46 million pounds) to establish an entrepreneurial undergraduate program at the University of Southern California, the Los Angeles school said on Wednesday. The gift will create a new degree pulling faculty members from the university's business, fine arts, music and engineering departments. The Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation will begin in the fall of 2014 and enrol a first class of 25 students, USC said. Dr. ... More »Music's Dr. Dre, Iovine give $70 million to USC academic program
OJ Simpson Takes Stand In Robbery Retrial Bid
Sky News - Wed, May 15, 2013
OJ Simpson has taken the stand at a Las Vegas court later as he attempts to get his conviction for armed robbery overturned. More »OJ Simpson Takes Stand In Robbery Retrial Bid
Turks see art as good investment but also path to prestige
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
By Asli Kandemir ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's contemporary art scene is buzzing. Collectors pay millions for the hottest works at exclusive auctions, high-end galleries are springing up by the dozen, and more and more Turkish artists are holding exhibitions abroad. The clients are the usual family magnates and super-rich - Istanbul ranks fifth in the world on the Forbes list of billionaires. But they also include an expanding class of young professionals looking for investment opportunities and a touch of prestige. ... More »Turks see art as good investment but also path to prestige
Bahrain court jails six for insulting king on Twitter
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
DUBAI (Reuters) - A Bahraini court jailed six people for a year on Wednesday for insulting King Hamad bin Issa al Khalifa in messages on the microblogging site Twitter, the official news agency said. The six were accused of writing remarks "undermining the values and traditions of Bahrain's society towards the king on Twitter," the Bahrain News Agency quoted the head of the public prosecutor's office, Nayef Youssef, as saying in a statement. ... More »Bahrain court jails six for insulting king on Twitter
Rory McGrath Arrested Over Assault On Couple
Sky News - Wed, May 15, 2013
Comedian Rory McGrath has been arrested on suspicion of assault against a couple. More »Rory McGrath Arrested Over Assault On Couple
Swedish prosecutor asks court to block file-sharer Pirate Bay
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish prosecutors have launched a new attempt to close down the popular file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, asking a court to block internet addresses used to access the site. The Pirate Bay, one of the world's biggest file-sharing sites, allows individuals to download movies, music and games without paying. The global entertainment industry has repeatedly tried to block its activities. Swedish prosecutors have asked the court to de-register the domain names "piratebay.se" and "thepiratebay.se". ... More »Swedish prosecutor asks court to block file-sharer Pirate Bay
Brad Pitt opens up about Jolie op
Press Association - Wed, May 15, 2013
Brad Pitt has said it was important for his partner Angelina Jolie to share her story about having a double mastectomy. More »Brad Pitt opens up about Jolie op
S.H.I.E.L.D show gets first trailer
Press Association - Wed, May 15, 2013
Joss Whedon's new TV series Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D has released its first full trailer. More »S.H.I.E.L.D show gets first trailer
Aplin: TV ad was so last minute
Press Association - Wed, May 15, 2013
Gabrielle Aplin has revealed that she only got the request to audition for the John Lewis ad which launched her music career at the very last minute. More »Aplin: TV ad was so last minute
Hollywood: US bakers standard worse
Press Association - Wed, May 15, 2013
Paul Hollywood has said the standard of bakers in his new US show is lower than here in the UK. More »Hollywood: US bakers standard worse
Houston quizzed over who gets baby
Press Association - Wed, May 15, 2013
Coronation Street's Cherylee Houston says viewers can't wait to find out how her character Izzy Armstrong's surrogacy story plays out. More »Houston quizzed over who gets baby
Murder to return for full series
Press Association - Wed, May 15, 2013
Joe Dempsie and Karla Crome's drama Murder is set to return for a full series. More »Murder to return for full series
CBS adding Robin Williams comedy
Press Association - Wed, May 15, 2013
Robin Williams plays an unorthodox advertising executive with Sarah Michelle Gellar as his daughter in a new CBS comedy. More »CBS adding Robin Williams comedy
A Minute With: Zachary Quinto on 'Star Trek,' Spock and coming out
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
By Zorianna Kit LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Zachary Quinto has transitioned swiftly from a television villain into an unlikely action film star in J.J Abrams' rebooted "Star Trek" franchise, playing the series' most recognizable half-Vulcan, Spock. The 35-year-old actor, who gained fame as super-villain Sylar in sci-fi television series "Heroes," will reprise his role as the pointy-eared first officer of the starship Enterprise in "Star Trek Into Darkness," which will be released in theatres on Friday. ... More »A Minute With: Zachary Quinto on 'Star Trek,' Spock and coming out

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