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3/7/2008 11:20:00 PM

Presley: Not happy to announce pregnancy (AP)
3/7/2008 10:40:52 PM
Singer Lisa Marie Presley is shown in the, Dec. 6, 2007, file photo in New York. Presley wanted to keep her pregnancy private, but felt she had to say something when photos of her looking heavier were ridiculed in the news media. 'After being the target all week of slanderous and degrading stories, horribly manipulated pictures and articles in the media, I have had to show my cards and announce under the gun and under vicious personal attack that I am in fact pregnant,' the 40-year-old singer wrote on her MySpace page. Presley and her husband, music producer Michael Lockwood, are expecting a baby this fall, her spokeswoman, Cindy Guagenti, said Friday, March 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)AP - Lisa Marie Presley wanted to keep her pregnancy private, but felt she had to say something when photos of her looking heavier were ridiculed in the news media.

Dylan: My hat's off to you, lady (AP)
3/7/2008 8:58:04 PM
This undated photo provided by Sony BMG, shows musician Bob Dylan. A young Brazilian woman had her 15 seconds of fame Thursday, March 6, 2008, when she embraced Bob Dylan onstage at a concert, wresting a smile and a few words from the normally reserved singer. Dylan was performing an encore at his second show in Sao Paulo when the woman rushed the stage, hugging and kissing him and trying to swipe his Cordoba hat before three bouncers whisked her away. (AP Photo/Sony BMG, William Claxton)AP - If at first you don't succeed at stealing Bob Dylan's hat, try a kiss instead. A young Brazilian woman rushed onstage during Dylan's encore in Sao Paulo on Thursday night, hugging and kissing him and trying to swipe his Cordoba hat before three bouncers whisked her away.

'Sopranos' movie rumor revealed (AP)
3/7/2008 9:01:07 PM
Nick D'Urso, right, director of Satin Dolls, a gentleman's club in Lodi, N.J., that serves as the Bada Bing club in the HBO series 'The Sopranos,' and Helen Kazameas, a bartender at the club, pose with T-shirts and other Sopranos merchandise at the club in this March 5, 2004, file photo. (AP Photo/Mike Derer, file)AP - Hold the poles! Is a Sopranos movie in the works? The real-life manager of the strip club that fronted for the Bada Bing on HBO's "The Sopranos" thinks there might be. Satin Dolls manager Nick D'Urso says he's holding off on renovations to the strip club in Lodi, N.J., after getting a tip that a movie would be made. He wouldn't name the tipster.

'Gilligan' creator gets Hollywood star (AP)
3/7/2008 11:07:34 PM
Writer/producer Sherwood Schwartz receives a kiss from actresses Florence Henderson, left, and Dawn Wells during a ceremony where Schwartz was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles Friday, March 7, 2008. In his long career in television, Schwartz wrote, or re-wrote, and/or produced more than 700 TV shows, including 'Gilligan's Island,' in which Wells performed, and 'The Brady Bunch,' in which Henderson starred. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - Sherwood Schwartz, who created the TV comedy classics "Gilligan's Island" and "The Brady Brunch," gleefully thanked the leading ladies of those shows Friday when he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Justin Timberlake's 'Problem' with women (AP)
3/7/2008 9:02:34 PM
Justin Timberlake poses backstage at the MTV Video Music Awards in this Sept. 9, 2007, file photo in Las Vegas. Timberlake — who isn't exactly hurting from lack of female attention — is producing an NBC pilot about a bachelor who strikes out with the ladies. The Grammy-winning pop star is an executive producer on 'My Problem with Women,' which follows thirtysomething Jose as he attempts to understand his romantic failures through therapy sessions, Reveille Studios announced Friday, March 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, file)AP - Justin Timberlake — who isn't exactly hurting from lack of attention from women — is producing an NBC pilot about a bachelor who strikes out with the ladies. The Grammy-winning pop star is an executive producer on "My Problem with Women," which follows thirtysomething Jose as he attempts to understand his romantic failures through therapy sessions, Reveille Studios announced Friday.

'Sopranos' movie rumor revealed (AP)
3/7/2008 9:01:05 PM
Nick D'Urso, right, director of Satin Dolls, a gentleman's club in Lodi, N.J., that serves as the Bada Bing club in the HBO series 'The Sopranos,' and Helen Kazameas, a bartender at the club, pose with T-shirts and other Sopranos merchandise at the club in this March 5, 2004, file photo. (AP Photo/Mike Derer, file)AP - Hold the poles! Is a Sopranos movie in the works? The real-life manager of the strip club that fronted for the Bada Bing on HBO's "The Sopranos" thinks there might be. Satin Dolls manager Nick D'Urso says he's holding off on renovations to the strip club in Lodi, N.J., after getting a tip that a movie would be made. He wouldn't name the tipster.

Q&A: Iraq vet Tomas Young finds inspiration in music (Reuters)
3/7/2008 9:29:44 PM
Reuters - The story of Tomas Young, an American soldier paralyzed during combat in Iraq, has drawn the attention of such star performers as Pearl Jam, Ben Harper and Tom Morello, not to mention Phil Donahue, who helped direct and produce a documentary about Young's experiences.

'Gilligan' creator gets Hollywood star (AP)
3/7/2008 11:07:34 PM
Writer/producer Sherwood Schwartz receives a kiss from actresses Florence Henderson, left, and Dawn Wells during a ceremony where Schwartz was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles Friday, March 7, 2008. In his long career in television, Schwartz wrote, or re-wrote, and/or produced more than 700 TV shows, including 'Gilligan's Island,' in which Wells performed, and 'The Brady Bunch,' in which Henderson starred. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - Sherwood Schwartz, who created the TV comedy classics "Gilligan's Island" and "The Brady Brunch," gleefully thanked the leading ladies of those shows Friday when he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Confidential files stolen from MTV computers (Reuters)
3/7/2008 9:54:22 PM
The MTV logo can be seen on a sign in front of the MTV studios in Times Square New York December 12, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)Reuters - Files containing confidential data on about 5,000 employees at MTV Networks were illegally accessed by someone outside the company, the network told employees on Friday in a memo obtained by Reuters.

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW: Gone, But Not Forgotten (Playbill)
3/7/2008 6:12:58 PM
Playbill - Tennessee Williams named his play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof well, because the work has had many lives on Broadway.

'Gilligan' creator gets Hollywood star (AP)
3/7/2008 11:07:34 PM
Writer/producer Sherwood Schwartz receives a kiss from actresses Florence Henderson, left, and Dawn Wells during a ceremony where Schwartz was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles Friday, March 7, 2008. In his long career in television, Schwartz wrote, or re-wrote, and/or produced more than 700 TV shows, including 'Gilligan's Island,' in which Wells performed, and 'The Brady Bunch,' in which Henderson starred. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - Sherwood Schwartz, who created the TV comedy classics "Gilligan's Island" and "The Brady Brunch," gleefully thanked the leading ladies of those shows Friday when he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

L.A. Fashion Week: Celebrity by design (AP)
3/7/2008 1:40:01 PM
Lauren Conrad arrives at MTV's 'The Hills' party in Los Angeles, Dec. 10, 2007. Though the presence of bigger and more legitimate designers has grown through LA Fashion Week seasons over the past few years, some fashion regulars are not showing Fall 2008, casting the spotlight on the likes of 'The Hills' star Lauren Conrad and the Pussycat Dolls. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)AP - Just as L.A. Fashion Week took a step forward, the celeb-as-designer trend seems to have sent it two steps back.

"8 Simple Rules" sequel coming to big screen (Reuters)
3/7/2008 3:39:13 AM
Reuters - W. Bruce Cameron's book "8 Simple Rules for Marrying My Daughter," the sequel to his bestseller-turned-hit TV series, will be brought to the big screen by the producer of "The Devil Wears Prada."


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