Saturday, April 2, 2011

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Academics to dissect Bob Dylan at NY conference (AP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 10:13 AM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 1974, former middleweight boxer Rubin “Hurricane' Carter stands near a desk at the old “Death Row” at Trenton State Prison in Trenton, N.J. Carter went through two trials and endured 19 years in prison before being cleared of a triple murder that happened in 1966. On Tuesday, April 4, 2011, more than three decades after singer Bob Dylan first brought Carter’s plight into the public consciousness; academics from around the U.S. will examine 'Hurricane' and similar songs during a Manhattan conference called 'Bob Dylan and the Law.' (AP Photo)AP - More than three decades have passed since Bob Dylan brought the plight of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter into the public consciousness: "Criminals in their coats and their ties are free to drink martinis and watch the sun rise while Rubin sits like Buddha in a 10-foot cell, an innocent man in a living hell."

Sheen kicks off 'Torpedo of Truth' tour in Detroit (AP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 11:31 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2009 file photo, actor Charlie Sheen is interviewed at an event in Los Angeles. The 45-year-old unemployed actor's 20-city road show kicks off Saturday, April 2, 2011 in Detroit. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)AP - Charlie Sheen has been pretty well everywhere the past few months, popping up all over national TV, the Internet and in other forms of mass media, blathering on about the "tiger blood" coursing through his veins and decrying the "trolls" who derailed his lucrative acting career.

Black, Fergie prep for Kids' Choice Awards slime (AP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 06:18 AM PDT

FIEL - In this March 29, 2008 file photo, Jack Black hosts the 21st Annual Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles. Black will return as host of the popular awards show airing Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 8 p.m. EST on Nickelodeon. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)AP - Fergie has a new fetish: slime.

Penelope Cruz gets star on Hollywood Blvd (omg!)

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 02:50 PM PDT

omg! - Reuters - Oscar-winning actress Penelope Cruz received a coveted star on Hollywood Boulevard's Walk of Fame on Friday, becoming the first Spanish actress to earn the honor.

Casting Call: 'The Blind Side's' Lily Collins Cast As Relativity Media's 'Snow White' (omg!)

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 01:37 PM PDT

omg! -

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Former "The Blind Side" actress Lily Collins has been cast as Snow White for Relativity Media's upcoming reboot of the famed fairy tale, a rep for the studio confirmed to Access Hollywood on Saturday.

The 22-year-old beauty -- daughter of British music icon Phil Collins - will reportedly tackle the role of "the fairest of them all" in the as-of-yet untitled feature, which is slated for release on June 29, 2012.

Elizabeth Hurley Files for Divorce, Cites "Unreasonable Behavior" (omg!)

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 12:07 PM PDT

omg! - She files papers 3 months after separating from textile tycoon Arun Nayar

Sheen kicks off 'Torpedo of Truth' tour in Detroit (omg!)

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 11:32 AM PDT

omg! - AP - Charlie Sheen has been pretty well everywhere the past few months, popping up all over national TV, the Internet and in other forms of mass media, blathering on about the "tiger blood" coursing through his veins and decrying the "trolls" who derailed his lucrative acting career.

Just-Wed Reese Witherspoon Cracks Up at Dinner With Chelsea Handler (omg!)

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 10:08 AM PDT

omg! - All the details on their ladies night -- days after Witherspoon's big wedding

Rising Star: 'Game Of Thrones' Royal Beauty Emilia Clarke (omg!)

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 09:09 AM PDT

omg! -

By Jolie Lash

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- HBO is just weeks away from unveiling their latest big budget series, the astoundingly epic "Game of Thrones," and one of the biggest stars of the drama isn't even a household name... yet.

Meet Emilia Clarke, AccessHollywood.com's newest Rising Star, the young English woman, who, fresh out of drama school, landed the part of a lifetime.

Actress Lily Collins Cast as Snow White in New Flick (omg!)

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 09:01 AM PDT

omg! - The Blind Side star -- and singer Phil Collins' daughter -- lands one of Hollywood's most coveted roles

Las Vegas prosecutor facing drug charge quits (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 03:16 PM PDT

AP - A Las Vegas prosecutor who handled recent drug cases involving Paris Hilton and pop singer Bruno Mars has resigned following his arrest in a crack cocaine case.

AP Source: Travolta to play Gotti in biopic (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 03:28 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2011 file photo, U.S. actor John Travolta arrives for the 46th Golden Camera media award gala in Berlin, Germany. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, file)AP - John Travolta will play legendary Gambino crime family leader "Dapper Don" John Gotti in an upcoming film about Gotti's life.

Penelope Cruz gets Hollywood Walk of Fame star (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 03:02 PM PDT

Spanish actress Penelope Cruz poses as she is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday, April 1, 2011 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - Penelope Cruz has been enshrined in concrete.

Malcolm X scholar Manning Marable dies at 60 (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 09:44 PM PDT

AP - Manning Marable, an influential historian whose forthcoming Malcolm X biography could revise perceptions of the slain civil rights leader, died Friday, just days before the book described as his life's work was to be released. He was 60.

Black, Fergie prep for Kids' Choice Awards slime (AP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 06:18 AM PDT

FIEL - In this March 29, 2008 file photo, Jack Black hosts the 21st Annual Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles. Black will return as host of the popular awards show airing Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 8 p.m. EST on Nickelodeon. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)AP - Fergie has a new fetish: slime.

Penelope Cruz gets star on Hollywood Blvd (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 02:50 PM PDT

Reuters - Oscar-winning actress Penelope Cruz received a coveted star on Hollywood Boulevard's Walk of Fame on Friday, becoming the first Spanish actress to earn the honor.

Academics to dissect Bob Dylan at NY conference (AP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 10:13 AM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 1974, former middleweight boxer Rubin “Hurricane' Carter stands near a desk at the old “Death Row” at Trenton State Prison in Trenton, N.J. Carter went through two trials and endured 19 years in prison before being cleared of a triple murder that happened in 1966. On Tuesday, April 4, 2011, more than three decades after singer Bob Dylan first brought Carter’s plight into the public consciousness; academics from around the U.S. will examine 'Hurricane' and similar songs during a Manhattan conference called 'Bob Dylan and the Law.' (AP Photo)AP - More than three decades have passed since Bob Dylan brought the plight of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter into the public consciousness: "Criminals in their coats and their ties are free to drink martinis and watch the sun rise while Rubin sits like Buddha in a 10-foot cell, an innocent man in a living hell."

Penelope Cruz gets star on Hollywood Blvd (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 02:50 PM PDT

Reuters - Oscar-winning actress Penelope Cruz received a coveted star on Hollywood Boulevard's Walk of Fame on Friday, becoming the first Spanish actress to earn the honor.
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