 | |
| Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 12:20 PM PDT | |
| Today's Entertainment - Reuters Celebrity/Gossip News Headlines - Yahoo! News:
| |
| | |
| CA-ENTERTAINMENT Summary Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 12:20 PM PDT Egypt court turns down Islamist lawsuit against TV satirist CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court on Saturday threw out a lawsuit calling for a popular television satirist to be banned for insulting the president and Islam, but he still faces a criminal investigation on similar charges. Critics of the government see the cases against Bassem Youssef, who has cited U.S. satirist Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show" as a model, as part of a crackdown on dissent. This is denied by the government of President Mohamed Mursi and its Islamist allies, the Muslim Brotherhood. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-PEOPLE Summary Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 12:20 PM PDT Halle Berry expecting second child, first with Olivier Martinez LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Halle Berry is pregnant with her second child, her first with fiance Olivier Martinez, representatives for Berry said on Friday. Berry's representatives gave no details, but celebrity news website TMZ, citing sources close to the couple, said Berry was about three months pregnant and is expecting a boy. Fashion designer Lily Pulitzer dies in Florida: company (Reuters) - Fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer died on Sunday in Palm Beach, Florida, at age 81, her company said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Fashion designer Lily Pulitzer dies in Florida: company Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 12:19 PM PDT By Ellen Wulfhorst (Reuters) - Fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer died on Sunday in Palm Beach, Florida, at age 81, her company said. Pulitzer was known for her bright, cheerful print shift dresses that were popular with socialites and evoked a lifestyle of affluence in Florida and New York's Hamptons resorts. Her company, named Lilly Pulitzer, also made children's wear, men's wear and household goods, often based on the same prints and bright colors. ... Full Story | Top |
| "Star Trek" phaser fetches $231,000 at U.S. auction Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 11:37 AM PDT (Reuters) - Set phasers to sell - and sell big. Captain Kirk's "Star Trek" phaser gun from the second pilot of the wildly popular 1960s television series sold for a hefty $231,000 on Saturday in Los Angeles, Julien's Auctions said. The phaser, created at the request of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry for use by William Shatner, who played Kirk in the beloved sci-fi show, had been estimated to sell for about $50,000, but achieved more than four times that including commission. ... Full Story | Top |
| British DJ Duke Dumont and singer A*M*E race to top of UK chart Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 11:13 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - British DJ Duke Dumont and singer A*M*E raced to the top of the charts this week with their catchy single "Need U (100%)", while U.S. star Justin Timberlake remained top of the album chart, the Official Charts Company said on Sunday. After making a name remixing singles for Lily Allen and Mystery Jets, Duke Dumont teamed up with the 18-year-old Londoner Aminata "Amy" Kabba - stage name A*M*E - to record "Need U (100%)", a 1990s-infused dance track. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-FILM Summary Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 10:28 AM PDT Actor Wesley Snipes to finish tax sentence under house arrest (Reuters) - U.S. actor Wesley Snipes has been released from prison and will spend the next four months under house arrest to complete his three-year prison sentence for tax evasion, a spokesman for the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons said on Friday. The action film star, best known for the "Blade" trilogy, was released from prison in northwestern Pennsylvania on Tuesday and will be under house arrest until July 19, the spokesman said. ... Full Story | Top |
| "Evil Dead" slashes cave men, dinosaurs for big box office win Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 10:28 AM PDT By Ronald Grover and Chris Michaud (Reuters) - "Evil Dead," the blood-drenched remake of the 1981 horror classic, "The Evil Dead," scared up $26 million in its first weekend to win the box office race, slashing past another familiar story, the 3D re-release of Steven Spielberg's 1993 dinosaur blockbuster, "Jurassic Park." The supernatural story of five twenty-something friends who battle demons in a remote cabin, "Evil Dead" far surpassed industry projections of about $20 million for the film following a strong $1.8 million in midnight showings on Thursday. Last weekend's box office leader, ... Full Story | Top |
| Republican lawmakers seek details on Beyonce, Jay Z Cuba trip Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 07:14 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Two Republican members of Congress have asked the U.S. Treasury Department for information on what type of license American pop star Beyonce and rapper husband Jay Z obtained for a high-profile trip to Cuba to celebrate their wedding anniversary. Beyonce and Jay Z celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary this week in Havana, where big crowds greeted them as they strolled hand in hand through the Cuban capital. ... Full Story | Top |
|
No comments:
Post a Comment