| dotEntertainment |
| |
|
| |
| Perry aims to show more dimensions with 'Dream' |
 | To some, the most surprising part of Katy Perry's sophomore success is that it exists. After all, this was the ever effervescent girl who rose to fame two years ago with a song about girl-on-girl action. She dressed like a cross between Betty Boop and Judy Jetson and sang songs about metrosexual boyfriends and partying in Vegas.
READ MORE |
|
| Hot Hunk Duo in new Resident Evil Movie |
Testosterone is set to penetrate the Resident Evil scene in the form of delectable hunks Wentworth Miller and Boris Kodjoe. The two newcomers will star alongside each other in Paul W.S. Anderson’s fourth instalment of the franchise Resident Evil: Afterlife; the first to be shown in 3D.
READ MORE |  |
|
| Rapper T.I and wife arrested on drug charges |
 | Police say Rapper T.I. and wife Tameka Cottle have been arrested in West Hollywood on drug charges. Los Angeles sheriff's deputy Mark Pope says the arrests for possession of a controlled substance came late Wednesday night during a traffic stop, when officers smelled alleged marijuana smoke coming from their vehicle.
READ MORE |
|
| NY ex-employee, 51,accuses Diddy of age bias |
A New York woman has sued rapper-producer Sean "Diddy" Combs, saying he fired her because of her age two decades after she helped launch his career. The lawsuit says the Malverne resident introduced Diddy to hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons and Uptown Records after meeting Combs in 1988. It says she worked at Diddy's Bad Boy Entertainment record label as an executive for 12 years before being fired in March.
READ MORE |  |
|
| Alec Baldwin says '30 Rock' Emmy run couldn't last |
 | Alec Baldwin is philosophical about the end of "30 Rock'"s three-year run as best comedy at the Emmys. The NBC show lost its lock on the category Sunday as "Modern Family" won best comedy series. Baldwin also saw his two-year streak as outstanding actor in a comedy series come to an end. He lost to Jim Parsons of CBS' "The Big Bang Theory."
READ MORE |
|
| Drama series 'Mad Men' wins at Emmy Awards |
The television series "Mad Men" won the best drama series award at the 62nd annual Emmy Awards late Sunday while "Modern Family" dethroned "30 Rock" as the best comedy show. "Mad Men," which tells the story of an advertising agency in the 1960s, won the outstanding drama series award for the third year in a row.
READ MORE |  |
|
| No autotuning here, says 'American Idol' producers |
 | Simon Cowell has gone from "American Idol" judge to a potential headache for the show. A furor over whether Cowell's British talent show "The X Factor" electronically altered contestant voices has prompted "American Idol" to make a pre-emptive strike. We have never, nor would we ever, use Auto-Tuning during the `American Idol' competition," producers of the Fox show said
READ MORE |
|
| New Year's Eve no-show cost singer Ne-Yo $156,000 |
A judge has ordered R&B singer Ne-Yo and his booking agent to pay more than $156,000 in damages because the performer failed to appear at a 2008 New Year's Eve concert in Washington state. Anne Arundel County Circuit Judge Philip Caroom ordered the payment Tuesday after a four-day trial in late July and early August.
READ MORE |  |
|
| Stallone's 'Expendables' retains crown with $16.5 million |
 | Sylvester Stallone's "The Expendables" has fought off an onslaught of newcomers to finish on top of the weekend box office again. "The Expendables" remained No. 1 for a second straight weekend with $16.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The action romp directed by and starring Stallone raised its total to $64.9 million.
READ MORE |
|
| 'Eat Pray Love' star Julia Roberts happy as is |
Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts isn’t planning any more spiritual journeys now that she is done making a film based on the hit book "Eat Pray Love." The movie, inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s best-selling memoir, follows the story of a frustrated divorcee who decides to take a long trip oversees in search of some peace in Italy, India and Bali.
READ MORE |  |
|
| SA's 'Weakest Link' quizmaster dies |
 | South Africa’s "Weakest Link" quizmaster Fiona Coyne has died at her home in Cape Town, police said on Wednesday. "Yes, I can confirm that," said Captain Stephen Knap. He was on the scene at a property in Fish Hoek and could not immediately provide further details.
READ MORE |
|
| Bono says U2 is working on a 'club-sounding' album |
Bono tells Rolling Stone that the band is working on "club-sounding" album. The band also plans to release a rock album and "Songs of Ascent," a set of tunes from the recording session of their latest disc, 2009's "No Line On the Horizon." Bono and The Edge will also score for the upcoming Spider-Man musical.
READ MORE |  |
|
| Mel Gibson crashes Maserati into Malibu Hillside |
 | Actor-director Mel Gibson lost control at the wheel and crashed his Maserati into a rocky hillside in Malibu, but walked away unharmed, the California Highway Patrol said Monday. The accident late Sunday west of Los Angeles involved no other vehicle and the Oscar-winning actor was neither drunk nor under the influence of drugs at the wheel (DUI), the police said in a statement.
READ MORE |
|
| Just Jinjer lead singer's drunk driving case on hold |
A charge of drunk driving against Just Jinjer’s lead singer, Ard Matthews, has been provisionally withdrawn pending blood test results, police said on Monday. Matthews was arrested in Cape Town early Saturday morning after he allegedly drove his bakkie into a pavement. He was taken for a blood alcohol test and was afterwards charged with drunken driving.
READ MORE |  |
|
| Stallone's 'Expendables' storm Box Office |
 | Sylvester Stallone roughed up rival flicks as his "The Expendables" took the top spot at the North American box office in its debut weekend, netting 35 million dollars, Exhibitor Relations said Sunday. The film, about a group of mercenaries out to topple a South American dictator, stars Stallone, Jason Statham and Jet Li.
READ MORE |
|
| George Michael charged with drug and driving offences |
Singer George Michael has been charged with possessing cannabis and being unfit to drive after allegedly crashing his car into a photography shop last month, police said Thursday. The "Careless Whisper" star has been bailed and is due to appear before magistrates in London on August 24.
READ MORE |  |
|
| Fantasia hospitalized after overdose |
 | Fantasia’s manager says the singer has been hospitalized in stable condition after taking an overdose of "aspirin and a sleep aid." Brian Dickens said in a statement Tuesday the former "American Idol" winner was heartbroken and "overwhelmed" after being named in a legal filing by a woman who accused her of breaking up her marriage.
READ MORE |
|
| Ferrells Other Guys tops Box office with $35.6 million |
"The Other Guys" are the main guys at the box office, knocking off "Inception" to take the No. 1 spot. The buddy-cop parody starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg made $35.6 million in its opening weekend, according to Sunday estimates from Sony Pictures. It’s the second-highest debut for a film in which Ferrell has starred, and yet another strong showing for the movies he’s made with his frequent collaborator, writer-director Adam McKay.
READ MORE |  |
|
| Sandra Bullock named Hollywoods top-earning actress |
 | Hollywood’s sweetheart is also its top- earning actress. Sandra Bullock earned 56 million dollars in the 12 months ending in June, according to Forbes magazine Tuesday, easily surpassing the next two actresses on the list, Reese Witherspoon and Cameron Diaz, who both earned only 32 million dollars.
READ MORE |
|
| Gaga gets record 13 nods for MTV Video Music Awards |
The MTV Video Music Awards cannot get enough of controversial singer Lady Gaga. The spectacular performer earned a record 13 nominations for the top awards show in the music video world - easily bearing out the second most-popular artist, Eminem, who earned eight nods.
READ MORE |  |
|
| Will.I.Am doesnt support new Michael Jackson album |
 | A new Michael Jackson album is expected by the end of the year, called from unreleased material in his vaults. But Jackson collaborator and Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am is vehemently opposed to the idea. "I don’t think that should ever come out. That’s bad," he said. "He was a perfectionist and he wouldn’t have wanted it that way.
READ MORE |
|
| Alicia Keys weds rapper Swiss Beatz |
Singer Alicia Keys married rapper Swizz Beatz, in a small ceremony on the Mediterranean coast, a report said. The pregnant 29-year-old RandB star wore a Greek-style wedding dress by Vera Wang, in an event attended only by close friends and family, People magazine reported Sunday.
READ MORE |  |
|
| YouTube boosts upload limit to 15 minutes |
 | In case 10 minutes isn’t enough to show off your guitar solo skills or Lady Gaga impersonation, YouTube has raised the limit it places on video uploads to 15 minutes. The video website, owned by Google Inc., said in a blog post Thursday that the longer upload time was the single-most requested feature that its users have been asking for.
READ MORE |
|
| Kidman and Affleck films among Toronto Fest debuts |
A showcase for potential Academy Awards contenders and big fall releases, September’s Toronto International Film Festival will feature titles starring Nicole Kidman, Ben Affleck, Robert De Niro, Natalie Portman, Keanu Reeves, Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan. The Toronto festival announced many of the titles Tuesday that will be screened at the event Sept. 9-19.
READ MORE |  |
|
