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1. Man in Letterman blackmail plot freed from NY jail
(AP) <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100903/ap_en_ot/us_letterman_extortion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100902/capt.1dd9b09d55c84cffb901799d10514cfe-1dd9b09d55c84cffb901799d10514cfe-0.jpg?x=102&y=130&q=85&sig=sBkuad0eyvAVh7dDYEnTQw--" align="left" height="130" width="102" alt="FILE-In a Nov.10, 2009 file photo, Robert 'Joe' Halderman, who tried to blackmail David Letterman over the comedian's office affairs, listens as his attorney Gerald Shargel speaks to the media outside Manhattan criminal court following his court appearance in New York. Halderman was released from a New York City jail Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. He served four months of his six-month sentence and got time off for good behavior. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano,File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The former television producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman was freed Thursday after four months in jail for a plot that put a spotlight on the comic icon's office affairs, city Correction Department records show.</p><br clear="all"/> News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:30:57 GMT
2. French 'Spider-Man' in Sydney court over climb
(AP) <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100903/ap_en_mo/as_australia_skyscraper_climber"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100830/capt.7aa4e27c01604f0798f7dc6afc5d92d8-7aa4e27c01604f0798f7dc6afc5d92d8-0.jpg?x=99&y=130&q=85&sig=Xe.koR_ECRuVfmsj3sPskA--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="French skyscraper climber Alain Robert climbs the Lumiere Residential building in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. Robert, nicknamed 'Spiderman' was arrested Monday after scaling the 57-story building in Sydney with his bare hands. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)" border="0" /></a>AP - A French skyscraper climber nicknamed "Spider-Man" pleaded not guilty Friday to charges related to his bare-handed climb up a 57-story building in downtown Sydney.</p><br clear="all"/> News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:27:51 GMT
3. Rapper T.I. comeback could be derailed with arrest
(AP) <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100902/ap_en_mu/us_rapper_ti_arrest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100902/capt.84eab29aef4f481db1c380fd038dce25-84eab29aef4f481db1c380fd038dce25-0.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=DdwHzlAUSGMOFKuTLzfHUw--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="FILE - Rapper T.I. whose real name is Clifford Harris speaks to reporters outside the Richard B. Russell Federal Courthouse in Atlanta, in this March 27, 2008 file photo. Police say Rapper T.I. and wife Tameka Cottle have been arrested in West Hollywood for possession of a controlled substance late Wednesday Sept. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - After finishing a sentence for weapons charges earlier this year, T.I. was poised to have the comeback of the fall.</p><br clear="all"/> News updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:26:19 GMT
4. Fall Movie Preview: Blockbusters
(omg!) omg! - Rolling Stone's Peter Travers on the biggest movies coming this fall. News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:31:04 GMT
6. Chris Brown returns to No. 1 spot with 'Deuces'
(AP) <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100902/ap_en_mu/us_people_chris_brown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100902/capt.0de9bad43b6f4bd296069b1d7c048e03-348186dcb9e344788f1697bbd03fb2f8-0.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=0eWirx7EKCt9zu5DfjSeCw--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2010 file photo, Chris Brown models at Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief - Haiti fashion benefit, shown during Fashion Week in New York. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Chris Brown is back to a familiar place — the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts.</p><br clear="all"/> News updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:22:38 GMT
7. Jay Leno ratings dip below Conan O'Brien's
(Reuters) <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100903/tv_nm/us_leno"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100822/capt.382fd0000aca44af8dad5048a4a84c67-382fd0000aca44af8dad5048a4a84c67-0.jpg?x=130&y=109&q=85&sig=xZmP8Zr2qpCHiGfEBkmzYw--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="Entertainer Jay Leno jokes with Rich Westfall, right and hidden by oversized check, president of Gulf Coast Community Foundation about the money raised by Leno's one-night, one-show only benefit concert at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Miss., Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, for Mississippi oil spill victims. Leno said after looking at the over $90,000 collected in ticket sales, that he would contribute $10,000 to raise the amount to $100,000. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - NBC might have summer's most-watched show in "America's Got Talent," but the network's late-night ratings aren't so hot.</p><br clear="all"/> News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:18:58 GMT
8. Vivid Entertainment: A new business model for porn
(Reuters) Reuters - If the new "Date Night" DVD had sold only 25,000 copies, there would have been hell to pay for studio executives. But for Steven Hirsch -- or anyone else in the adult entertainment business, for that matter -- that figure represents a blockbuster. News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:48:14 GMT
9. Jay Leno ratings dip below Conan O'Brien's
(Reuters) <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100903/media_nm/us_leno"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100822/capt.382fd0000aca44af8dad5048a4a84c67-382fd0000aca44af8dad5048a4a84c67-0.jpg?x=130&y=109&q=85&sig=xZmP8Zr2qpCHiGfEBkmzYw--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="Entertainer Jay Leno jokes with Rich Westfall, right and hidden by oversized check, president of Gulf Coast Community Foundation about the money raised by Leno's one-night, one-show only benefit concert at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Miss., Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, for Mississippi oil spill victims. Leno said after looking at the over $90,000 collected in ticket sales, that he would contribute $10,000 to raise the amount to $100,000. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - NBC might have summer's most-watched show in "America's Got Talent," but the network's late-night ratings aren't so hot.</p><br clear="all"/> News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:18:58 GMT
10. Irish crowd pelt Gun N' Roses after lengthy wait
(Reuters) Reuters - American rock band Guns N' Roses incurred the wrath of a crowd in Ireland after showing up almost an hour late -- and then left the stage after being pelted with plastic glasses. News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:11:43 GMT
11. God did not create the universe, says Hawking
(Reuters) Reuters - God did not create the universe and the "Big Bang" was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics, the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book. News updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:45:31 GMT
12. An Emmy Awards to Remember
(Fashion Wire Daily) <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/fwd/20100830/en_fashion_fwd/anemmyawardstoremember"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/fwd/20100830/capt.fwd10220100830_paquin_moyer.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=d6bDunpyyX5QqUCJnSGumQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="FWD102 Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer arrive at "The 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards" in Los Angeles, Calif. on Sunday, August 29, 2010.(Fashion Wire Daily/Maria Ramirez)" border="0" /></a>Fashion Wire Daily - They danced, they sang and host Jimmy Fallon killed it at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards held Sunday, Aug. 29, at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles.</p><br clear="all"/> News updated: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:18:00 GMT
13. Stranded actor Paul Hogan in Australia tax deal
(Reuters) Reuters - Actor Paul Hogan, star of the "Crocodile Dundee" movies, has struck a deal with Australia's tax office which will allow him to return home to his family in Los Angeles, his lawyer said on Friday. News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:22:14 GMT
14. Dolphins caught, not killed, in Japan cove
(AP) <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100903/ap_en_ot/as_japan_dolphin_hunt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100902/capt.5f7bc3b66d64405f8b182467d60df25e-5f7bc3b66d64405f8b182467d60df25e-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=i92ecH1JoIWXZBFpaG328g--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Fishermen drive bottle-nose dolphins into a net during their annual hunt off Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture (state), Japan, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. The Japanese government allows a hunt of about 20,000 dolphins a year, and argues that killing them, and also whales, is no different from raising cows or pigs for slaughter. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) ** JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICA **" border="0" /></a>AP - Dolphins have been herded into a cove as part of an annual hunt in the Japanese seaside town made famous by an Oscar-winning documentary about their slaughter, conservationist group Sea Shepherd said Friday. A town official said none were killed.</p><br clear="all"/> News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:15:29 GMT
15. God did not create the universe, says Hawking
(Reuters) Reuters - God did not create the universe and the "Big Bang" was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics, the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book. News updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:45:31 GMT
