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• Man jumps barricade at NBC's 'Today' show (AP)
• Neeson's 'Unknown' leads long weekend with $25.5M (AP)
• Singer Buju Banton found guilty in cocaine case (AP)
• Wolfgang Puck on Governors Ball menu (omg!)
• NBC Renews Biggest Loser, Sing-Off, Who Do You Think You Are? (omg!)
• Inside Ashley Greene's Romantic Birthday Weekend (omg!)
• 'Kourtney and Kim Take New York' and are 'Down and Out in New York City' (omg!)
• Top 5 Celeb Tweets of the Week (omg!)
• Academy Award Hosts Need to Be Both Ringmasters and Performers (omg!)
• Spencer Grammer Beats Father Kelsey Grammer to the Altar (omg!)
• Alyssa Milano expecting her first child (AP)
• Chris Brown to ask for eased restraining order (AP)
• Dwayne McDuffie, comic and animation writer, dies (AP)
• September release set for McGinniss book on Palin (AP)
• Man jumps barricade at NBC's 'Today' show (AP)
• Oscar Winner Chris Cooper Stars in Boston Reading of 'Curse of the Starving Class' Feb. 21 (Playbill)
• Striking musicians protest Detroit mayor's speech (AP)
• Judge bars website from live TV, baseball streams (Reuters)
• Kate Baldwin's "American Songbook" Boasts Bock & Harnick, Lennon & McCartney Feb. 19 (Playbill)
• Larry King launches one-man comedy show (Reuters)

Man jumps barricade at NBC's 'Today' show (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:45 PM PST AP - A man who briefly interrupted "Today" show personalities at the NBC show's outdoor studio is being evaluated for emotional problems.

Neeson's 'Unknown' leads long weekend with $25.5M (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:23 PM PST AP - Liam Neeson's thriller "Unknown" debuted as the No. 1 movie with $25.5 million over the long Presidents' Day weekend.

Singer Buju Banton found guilty in cocaine case (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:17 PM PST AP - Grammy-winning reggae singer Buju Banton was convicted Tuesday of conspiring to set up a cocaine deal in 2009, a verdict that elicited anguish and disbelief among supporters in a crowded courtroom and from other artists in his native Jamaica.

Wolfgang Puck on Governors Ball menu (omg!) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:56 PM PST omg! - For the 17th consecutive year, Wolfgang Puck is cooking for the stars at the Governors Ball following the Oscars. (Feb. 22)

NBC Renews Biggest Loser, Sing-Off, Who Do You Think You Are? (omg!) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:53 PM PST omg! - NBC has picked up reality series The Biggest Loser, The Sing-Off and Who Do You Think You Are?, the network announced Tuesday. "Alternative series such as these three bona fide hits are...

Inside Ashley Greene's Romantic Birthday Weekend (omg!) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:48 PM PST omg! - Find out what beau Joe Jonas bought the Twilight actress

'Kourtney and Kim Take New York' and are 'Down and Out in New York City' (omg!) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:47 PM PST omg! - Season 1, Episode 5 Recap

Top 5 Celeb Tweets of the Week (omg!) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:47 PM PST omg! - Top 5 Celeb Tweets of the Week

Academy Award Hosts Need to Be Both Ringmasters and Performers (omg!) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:47 PM PST omg! - Academy Award Hosts Need to Be Both Ringmasters and Performers

Spencer Grammer Beats Father Kelsey Grammer to the Altar (omg!) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:47 PM PST omg! - Spencer Grammer Married Fiance James Hesketh on Feb. 11

Alyssa Milano expecting her first child (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:48 PM PST AP - Alyssa Milano is becoming a mom.

Chris Brown to ask for eased restraining order (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:37 PM PST AP - Chris Brown wants a judge to ease a restraining order barring him from being near ex-girlfriend Rihanna.

Dwayne McDuffie, comic and animation writer, dies (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 03:12 PM PST AP - Dwayne McDuffie, who wrote comic books for Marvel and DC and founded his own publishing company before crossing over to television and animation, has died. He was 49.

September release set for McGinniss book on Palin (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:42 PM PST AP - A best-selling author accused of helping leak an unpublished tell-all on Sarah Palin is releasing his own book on the former Alaska governor this summer.

Man jumps barricade at NBC's 'Today' show (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:45 PM PST AP - A man who briefly interrupted "Today" show personalities at the NBC show's outdoor studio is being evaluated for emotional problems.

Oscar Winner Chris Cooper Stars in Boston Reading of 'Curse of the Starving Class' Feb. 21 (Playbill) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:58 PM PST Playbill - Jim True-Frost directs Academy Award winner Chris Cooper in Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's one-night-only presentation of Sam Shepard's Curse of the Starving Class Feb. 21.

Striking musicians protest Detroit mayor's speech (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 03:26 PM PST AP - In a town where hard hats — not concert tuxedoes — have been the marks of union street credibility, striking Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians plan to protest Mayor Dave Bing's decision to deliver his State of the City address inside an orchestra hall that hasn't heard a note from them in months.

Judge bars website from live TV, baseball streams (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:23 PM PST Reuters - An upstart website has been blocked by a federal judge from streaming broadcast network shows and live broadcasts of Major League Baseball games in violation of federal copyright law.

Kate Baldwin's "American Songbook" Boasts Bock & Harnick, Lennon & McCartney Feb. 19 (Playbill) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:58 PM PST Playbill - Kate Baldwin, the Best Actress Tony Award nominee for Finian's Rainbow,  blends a little contemporary pop into her repertoire for her Feb. 19 show in Lincoln Center's American Songbook series at the Allen Room in Manhattan.

Larry King launches one-man comedy show (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 03:16 PM PST Reuters - Larry King is getting his turn to do the talking.

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