Stand Up to Cancer telethon takes over network TV
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Three TV networks, cancer research advocates and more than 60 celebrities from music, sports, TV and film made history Friday night with a live telethon that aired simultaneously on NBC, ABC and CBS. Jack Black , Jennifer Aniston , Halle Berry and Keanu Reeves -- along with presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama -- were among the stars participating in "Stand Up to Cancer," an hourlong, commercial-free fundraising show spearheaded by entertainment-industry
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Spider-Man 4: Tobey Not a Lock???Yet?
Call it the battle of the contractual web weavers. Tobey Maguire 's very interested in doing the next Spider-Man sequel, sure, and now there's word today that the deal is done. Not true at all, blab several top sources on the project, who say the news about Spidey 4—and maybe 5—is jumping the gun. These film insiders insist that the Tobey sealed-up talk is "premature," though it does look like Maguire is headed toward putting on that sexy suit again. Tobe-doll made more » -
Leighton Meester's Ex-Con Mom Books Herself
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Timberlake, Cyrus among the stars at Fashion Rocks
NEW YORK (AP) -- Justin Timberlake , Miley Cyrus and Charlize Theron were among the celebrities who appeared at the fifth annual Fashion Rocks concert celebrating the relationship between music and fashion. They walked the red carpet Friday night at Radio City Music Hall amid a media circus angling for glamour shots of other stars including Fergie, Rihanna , Chris Brown and the " Gossip Girl " gang. Brown, the R&B heartthrob, soaked up all the attention with a smile as he showed more » -
Today's News: Our Take - Exclusive: Eli Stone Hunts and Captures Seal
George who? ABC's Eli Stone, which boasts the Wham! man as its muse, has lined up its next musical guest. Soulful crooner Seal is set to guest on the series, sources tell TVGuide.com, playing himself in a late-October/early-November episode. Unlike George Michael , however, Seal will be the real deal " that is, not a vision/hallucination. Rather, it will be established that the multiple-Grammy winner is the favorite singer of Natasha Henstridge 's Taylor. That cues up his appearance, more »
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Today's News: Our Take - Harry Hamlin Sails into Harper's Island
Harry Hamlin has sailed into a role on CBS' upcoming Harper's Island, a horror drama series expected to air midseason. The series will focus on a group of friends who get terrorized on an island off the Seattle coast, where they've met for a destination wedding. Hamlin will play a gregarious, Lothario of an uncle of the groom ( Ugly Betty 's Christopher Gorham), says the Reporter. In addition to showing off his footwork on a season of Dancing with the Stars, Hamlin's more »
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"Idol" grad Pickler writes from the heart
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DVD News and Reviews - Saturday Night Live and Other Announced Releases
New releases announced today, September 5: Saturday Night Live - The Complete 4th Season will be coming out December 2 Knight Rider - An Icon Reborn (2008 series pilot) is currently available (while supplies last) as part of a retailer promotional event Visit TVShowsOnDVD.com for the complete stories on these and other news items. more »
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Today's News: Our Take - Battlestar Movie Casting News
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Divorce papers reveal Hulk Hogan's net worth
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