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Fox: Kara DioGuardi departs 'American Idol' (AP)

Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:38:05 GMT

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2009 file photo, Kara DioGuardi of 'American Idol' arrives at the FOX Winter All-Star Party in Los Angeles. Fox TV says Kara DioGuardi is leaving as `American Idol' judge, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)AP - Kara DioGuardi is following Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell out the door at "American Idol."


Bristol Palin tells Leno 'Dancing' choice was easy (AP)

Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:01:11 GMT

FILE -  In this May 6, 2009 file photo, Bristol Palin, daughter of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, arrives at an event to promote National Teen Pregnancy Awareness Day in New York.  (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)AP - Bristol Palin said she didn't think twice before waltzing into "Dancing with the Stars," though she's barely danced in her life.


Taylor Lautner settles suit over RV for movie set (AP)

Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:06:30 GMT

AP - A lawyer for Taylor Lautner says the "Twilight" star has settled a lawsuit with an RV dealership he claims didn't deliver a $300,000 coach in time for a movie shoot.

Comedian Robert Schimmel dies after car accident (omg!)

Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:57:49 GMT

omg! - AP - Standup comic Robert Schimmel, a frequent guest on Howard Stern's radio show, has died after suffering serious injuries in a car accident. He was 60.

Suspect in Paris Hilton burglary pleads not guilty (AP)

Updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:46:41 GMT

FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2010 photo, Paris Hilton and Cy Waits attend the Paris Hilton fragrance launch'Tease' at MyStudio in Hollywood section of Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Donald Traill, file) MANDATORY CREDIT; EDITORIAL USE ONLY; NO SALESAP - A man accused of showing up at Paris Hilton's house wielding two knives has pleaded not guilty to attempted felony burglary.


Jury deadlocks in US marriage fraud case (AP)

Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:16:58 GMT

AP - A federal judge declared a mistrial Friday after jurors told him deliberations had grown hostile in the marriage fraud case of Mexican-born actress Fernanda Romero and her husband.

Comedian Robert Schimmel dies after car accident (AP)

Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:57:52 GMT

AP - Standup comic Robert Schimmel, a frequent guest on Howard Stern's radio show, has died after suffering serious injuries in a car accident. He was 60.

Scorsese film defends anti-communist informer Kazan (Reuters)

Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:28:51 GMT

Director Martin Scorsese attends a news conference for the World Cinema Foundation at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival May 15, 2009. REUTERS/Vincent KesslerReuters - Martin Scorsese's latest film pays a personal tribute to Elia Kazan, one of Hollywood's and Broadway's most influential directors but also a controversial figure who turned anti-communist informant in the McCarthy era.


Fox: Kara DioGuardi departs 'American Idol' (AP)

Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:39:31 GMT

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2009 file photo, Kara DioGuardi of 'American Idol' arrives at the FOX Winter All-Star Party in Los Angeles. Fox TV says Kara DioGuardi is leaving as `American Idol' judge, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)AP - Kara DioGuardi is following Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell out the door at "American Idol."


Apple's jump into social networking not a slam-dunk (Reuters)

Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:11:27 GMT

Reuters - For all the innovations Apple has brought to the market through the years, it's also a pretty good follower.

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Aug. 28-Sept. 3: 'Yank!,' Brendan Fraser, Denis O'Hare and RSC's Second Act (Playbill)

Updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:12:40 GMT

Playbill -

It's Labor Day weekend. The last hurrah of summer is upon us, and most theatre folk are less bent on practicing the business of show than they are squeezing whatever remaining hours of relaxation that Hurricane Earl will permit them. (Precious few, I'm guessing, if they are owners of Long Island beach properties. On the plus side, traffic to the Hamptons should be light this weekend.)

Comedian Robert Schimmel dies after car accident (AP)

Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:57:59 GMT

AP - Standup comic Robert Schimmel, a frequent guest on Howard Stern's radio show, has died after suffering serious injuries in a car accident. He was 60.

An Emmy Awards to Remember (Fashion Wire Daily)

Updated: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:18:00 GMT

FWD102 Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer arrive at 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.


Judge OKs sale of Ohio-based newspaper chain (AP)

Updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:32:48 GMT

AP - A federal bankruptcy judge in New York on Friday approved the sale of most of the assets of Ohio-based newspaper chain Brown Publishing Co. to the company's lenders for about $21.8 million.

Calif. judge: rapper 40 Glocc must heed gang ban (AP)

Updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:11:03 GMT

AP - A judge has ruled that a rapper known as 40 Glocc who touted his gang member status in songs and videos is subject to a 2008 gang injunction barring him from an apartment complex in his hometown of Colton.