Starpulse Entertainment News Blog

Friday, March 28, 2008

Starpulse Entertainment News Blog

Noah Wyle Of 'ER' Enjoying Role Of Bookworm-Turned-Superhero In 'The Librarian'

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 09:42 AM CDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Noah Wyle, best known as Dr. John Carter on NBC's ''ER,'' says he enjoys playing bookworm-turned-superhero in ''The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice.''

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 09:38 AM CDT

"Project Runway" judge and Elle magazine fashion director Nina Garcia and fourth season winner Christian Siriano will pay a visit to Mode in an upcoming episode of ABC's award-winning comedy, "Ugly Betty," produced by ABC Studios.

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 09:21 AM CDT

Desperate Housewives star Teri Hatcher finds European paparazzi frightening - after her friend was aggressively threatened by photographers in France. The 43-year-old was visiting Paris to celebrate her co-star Eva Longoria Parker's lavish wedding to NBA star Tony Parker last July when she was surrounded by a "swarm" of photographer taking pictures of the wedding's celebrity guests.

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 08:53 AM CDT

ATLANTA (AP) - Rapper T.I. has admitted having unregistered machine guns and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Now he has a chance to avoid a lengthy prison sentence by telling kids not to make the same mistakes he did.

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 08:43 AM CDT

PARIS (AP) - A rocker, poet and activist, Patti Smith is already a Renaissance woman. With her first major solo exhibit of drawings and photographs opening in Paris this week, she earns the title of visual artist, too.

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Madonna To Launch 'Hard Candy' Tour?

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 08:30 AM CDT

Madonna has further fueled reports she is to hit the road to support the upcoming release of her new LP Hard Candy, after rumors of a new tour schedule featuring three concert dates surfaced online.

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Paris Hilton Sparks Paparazzi Violence

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 08:26 AM CDT

Several photographers have been injured after the arrival of socialite Paris Hilton in Turkey sparked riots amongst the paparazzi at Istanbul airport. The hotel heiress landed in the city on Thursday ahead of her stint as a judge in the Miss Turkey 2008 contest.

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 08:15 AM CDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) - As the people of Kazakhstan know all too well, mockery of culture and religion seems to be kosher in Hollywood, under the following conditions: The humor must be so over-the-top, so beyond reality, that it could never be misconstrued as mean-spirited.

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 08:03 AM CDT

Eli Stone (Jonny Lee Miller) has had a rough couple of weeks. He was demoted at work, broke up with Taylor (Natasha Henstridge), and effectively pushed away nearly everyone else who was close to him. Oh, and he also decided that he would have surgery to remove that pesky aneurysm, only to discover that the side effects of such a procedure could be disastrous, if not fatal. Sad times in Eli land.

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 07:52 AM CDT

Britney Spears is set to make her first public prize-giving appearance since her critically-mauled performance at the 2007 Video Music Awards by taking the stage at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards on Saturday.

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 07:49 AM CDT

Ryan Phillippe's character in harrowing new drama Stop-Loss was inspired by a real-life soldier who couldn't get home to see his family because of the U.S. Army's twisted Iraq War policies.

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 07:46 AM CDT

Kate Bosworth has no recollection of her love scene with co-star Jim Sturgess in new gambling film 21 because she was so drunk. The star drank to calm her nerves before the revealing scene but admits she overdid it.

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 07:45 AM CDT

Former James Bond star Sean Connery is considering returning to the 007 franchise as a villain. The 77-year-old was the first actor to play the legendary super-spy and starred in seven of the hit films, with his last outing in 1983's Never Say Never Again.

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 07:45 AM CDT

The "poignant, intimate epic" (Alissa Simon, Variety.com) based on Khaled Hosseini's best-selling novel, The Kite Runner, arrived on DVD March 25, 2008 from Paramount Home Entertainment.

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 07:43 AM CDT

Lindsay Lohan has signed up to star as a devoted follower of killer Charles Manson in a new movie about the sinister cult leader. Lohan will star as Manson family member Nancy Pittman in upcoming film "Manson Girls."

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 07:40 AM CDT

The Allman Brothers Band have been forced to postpone a string of New York shows to let founding member Gregg Allman fully recover from Hepatitis C treatment.

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 07:39 AM CDT

Madonna is grateful she found fame before the age of American Idol, insisting she would have flopped as a contestant on the hit reality TV show. The singer started out as a stage musical wannabe, who was rejected time and time again before finding fame.

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 07:36 AM CDT

Elvis Presley's autograph is still a top scribble, according to Autograph magazine's annual list of rock 'n' roll signatures. At prices of up to $25,000, the King's autograph is still a hot item to collectors, over 30 years after his death.

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 07:35 AM CDT

Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan is using his band's new legal battle with music industry heavyweights at Virgin to attack the whole business. The angry rocker and his bandmates filed suit against Virgin bosses on Monday, accusing them of allowing firms to use the group's name and music for promotional purposes, without permission.

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Rikki Rockett Arrested On Rape Warrant

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 07:32 AM CDT

Poison drummer Rikki Rockett has reportedly been arrested at Los Angeles' LAX airport on suspicion of rape. The 46-year-old, who co-founded the 1980s rock band with singer Bret Michaels, was detained on a rape warrant which was issued in Neshoba County, Mississippi, reports TMZ.com.

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 07:32 AM CDT

The victorious attorney in rapper Remy Ma's shooting trial has called the guilty verdict a warning shot to the hip-hop industry. Remy Ma faces up to 25 years in jail after she was found guilty of shooting of a woman outside a New York nightclub last year.

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Ashlee Simpson Launches T-Shirt Line

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 07:31 AM CDT

Singer Ashlee Simpson is following in the footsteps of her sister Jessica by launching her own fashion line. The 23-year-old is teaming up with clothing manufacturer Wet Seal to release a collection of T-shirts, featuring designs "inspired by her own personality, sense of style and artwork."

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 07:28 AM CDT

George Michael is planning on becoming a generous recluse once his current world tour ends and giving away his music for free. The singer has revealed he will be taking his "25 Live" tour to America this June for his first U.S. roadshow in 17 years.

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 07:25 AM CDT

Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz has revealed he has spent the past two years battling crippling depression. The "Mr. Jones" singer admits he has only recently had his disorder diagnosed, and it has answered a lot of questions about his strange behavior.

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Watch The Video For The B-52s 'Funplex'

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 07:20 AM CDT

The B-52s released their first album in 16 years, Funplex, this past Tuesday. Here is the premiere for their video for the title track... check it out:

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 07:15 AM CDT

Brian Wilson's singer daughter Carnie has blasted a tabloid for claiming she plans to undergo another gastric bypass operation after gaining 79 pounds. The 39-year-old, who underwent a gastric bypass in 2000 after she was told she was morbidly obese, has hit out at the National Enquirer for publishing what she claims is an erroneous report about her ongoing weight issues.

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 07:10 AM CDT

How I Met Your Mother star Jason Segel fears he has ruined his dating life after revealing all in his new movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

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Madonna 'Retires' Old Classics

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 07:05 AM CDT

Madonna is so sick of singing her '80s classics "Holiday" and "Like A Virgin," it would take a rich Russian "with $30 million" to tempt her to perform the songs again. The 49-year-old singer is rumored to be heading out on tour this year to promote her new album Hard Candy, which hits stores on April 29.

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 07:00 AM CDT

Actor John Schneider's publicist has launched a campaign to bring beloved TV series The Dukes Of Hazzard back for its 30th anniversary. Michael Barnard claims ABC Family Channel bosses in America, who now own the rights to the TV series, which starred Schneider and Tom Wopat, have no plans to air the show in the near future,

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Timbaland & Chris Cornell Collaborate

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 06:55 AM CDT

Hip-hop and R&B superstar Timbaland is set to take former Soundgarden and Audioslave's Chris Cornell to the clubs after secretly collaborating with the rocker on his third solo album. After working with Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado and a host of other big names, Timbaland calls his work with Cornell "the best work I've done in my career."