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'Blown Away' tops U.S. album chart

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:36:22 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 16 (UPI) -- Carrie Underwood's "Blown Away" is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart for a second week, Billboard.com reported Wednesday.

'Swamp People' star Mitchell Guist died working on houseboat

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:49:06 -0400

NEW ORLEANS, May 16 (UPI) -- "Swamp People" star Mitchell Guist was building a houseboat when he appeared to suffer a seizure and fell backwards on the watercraft, Louisiana officials said.

Report: Penn and Nemcova reconcile

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:21:34 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 16 (UPI) -- Petra Nemcova resumed dating ex-boyfriend Hollywood star Sean Penn shortly after ending her engagement to Jamie Belman, sources told UsMagazine.com.

Jolie buys Pitt helicopter, flying lessons

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:51:04 -0400

NEW YORK, May 16 (UPI) -- Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie recently paid nearly $1.6 million on a helicopter and flying lessons for her fiance Brad Pitt, the New York Post said.

Weinstein Co. to release 'Sapphires' film

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:36:57 -0400

NEW YORK, May 16 (UPI) -- The Weinstein Co. says it plans to release the music-themed Australian film "The Sapphires," starring Chris O'Dowd, Jessica Mauboy and Deborah Mailman.

Sorkin writing script for Steve Jobs picture

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:15:07 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 16 (UPI) -- Aaron Sorkin is writing a big-screen adaptation of Walter Isaacson's biography of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, Hollywood's Sony Pictures said.

Actor Nick Stahl reported missing

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:10:50 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 16 (UPI) -- Nick Stahl's wife Rose has reported the actor missing, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed.

Menounos gets the boot on 'Dancing'

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:08:30 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 16 (UPI) -- Maria Menounos and Derek Hough were eliminated from Tuesday night's "Dancing with the Stars" semifinals in Los Angeles.

ABC plans extensive Diamond Jubilee coverage

Tue, 15 May 2012 22:04:24 -0400

NEW YORK, May 15 (UPI) -- ABC says it plans to air exclusive interviews with British princes William and Harry in honor of their grandmother, the queen's, 60th anniversary on the throne.

Billboard Awards to honor Whitney Houston

Tue, 15 May 2012 21:22:30 -0400

LAS VEGAS, May 15 (UPI) -- Jordin Sparks and John Legend are to perform a tribute to late pop icon Whitney Houston at Sunday's Billboard Music Awards show in Las Vegas, ABC said Tuesday.

Travolta accuser drops lawsuit

Tue, 15 May 2012 20:56:51 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 15 (UPI) -- John Travolta's lawyer says the man who filed a sexual battery lawsuit against the Hollywood star dropped his claim Tuesday.

DeGeneres to receive Twain humor prize

Tue, 15 May 2012 20:34:08 -0400

WASHINGTON, May 15 (UPI) -- Ellen DeGeneres is to be presented with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Tuesday.

Lady Gaga Indonesia gig axed after religious protests

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:55:02 -0400

JAKARTA, May 15 (UPI) -- Authorities in Indonesia declined to issue American pop star Lady Gaga a permit for a concert in Jakarta due to protests by Islamic groups.

Obama talks economy, Kardashians on 'The View'

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:45:20 -0400

NEW YORK, May 15 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama fielded questions about gay marriage, the economy, the Kardashians and "Fifty Shades of Grey" on Tuesday's edition of "The View."

Bret Michaels settles Tonys head-bump suit

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:46:30 -0400

NEW YORK, May 15 (UPI) -- U.S. rocker Bret Michaels has settled his lawsuit against producers of the Tony Awards and CBS regarding a head injury he sustained in 2009, TMZ reported.

NBC orders Blackbeard adventure series

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:14:52 -0400

NEW YORK, May 15 (UPI) -- NBC says it has ordered a new pirate action-adventure series from Neil Cross, the creator of the contemporary British police drama, "Luther."

Jay-Z announces Philly music festival

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:30:48 -0400

PHILADELPHIA, May 15 (UPI) -- Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter has announced he will curate and headline a two-day music festival in Philadelphia on Labor Day weekend to benefit United Way.

'Swamp People' star Mitchell Guist dead at 47

Mon, 14 May 2012 23:06:30 -0400

NEW ORLEANS, May 14 (UPI) -- "Swamp People" star Mitchell Guist died Monday morning along Louisiana's Belle River, authorities said. He was 47.

King Juan and Queen Sofia married 50 years

Mon, 14 May 2012 20:54:33 -0400

BARCELONA, Spain, May 14 (UPI) -- Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia quietly celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Monday.

Arquette to guest star on 'Cougar' finale

Mon, 14 May 2012 17:50:23 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 14 (UPI) -- David Arquette is to guest star on the season finale of his estranged wife Courteney Cox's U.S. sitcom "Cougar Town," ABC said Monday.

Outer Critics honor 'Once,' 'Guvnors'

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:50:43 -0400

NEW YORK, May 14 (UPI) -- The Irish musical "Once" and the British comedy "One Man, Two Guvnors" each won three Outer Critics Circle Awards in New York Monday.

Sarah Hyland says dad gave her a kidney

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:09:25 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 14 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Sarah Hyland told Seventeen magazine she suffers from kidney dysplasia and last month underwent a transplant with a kidney her father donated.

'Downton Abbey's' Dan Stevens to star in 'Heiress' on Broadway

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:34:56 -0400

NEW YORK, May 14 (UPI) -- Dan Stevens, one of the stars of the British TV series "Downton Abbey," will make his Broadway debut in "The Heiress," the play's producers said Monday.

Cissy Houston supports reality show

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:06:42 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 14 (UPI) -- Cissy Houston, the mother of late American singer Whitney Houston, told friends she is in favor of a new Lifetime docu-series about her family.

'Desperate Housewives' wraps up 8-season run

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:36:47 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. nighttime soap opera "Desperate Housewives" ended its eight-season run with a 2-hour season finale.