Archive: May 2009 (41-50 of 345)

May 27 2009 02:35 PM ET

Kelly Clarkson tears up for Susan Boyle

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American Idol alum Kelly Clarkson is among the millions who’ve been touched by the Susan Boyle phenomenon. In Hong Kong to promote her new album, Clarkson told AP that she thought Boyle performance of Les Miserables’ “I Dreamed a Dream” on Britain’s Got Talent was beautiful. “I think it’s awesome,” said Clarkson. “I’m bawling whenever I hear her sing."

May 27 2009 01:32 PM ET

HBO's Hung gets June 28 premiere

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HBO’s “supersized” new comedy, Hung, will premiere June 28 at 10 pm. Thomas Jane (The Mist) stars as a desperate high school gym teacher who resorts to his one undeniable asset to reverse his financial fortunes. Anne Heche plays his ex-wife and Jane Adams (Little Children) is his, well, pimp. Alexander Payne (Sideways) directed the pilot, which according to Variety, will be 15 minutes longer than the nine subsequent half-hour episodes.

Talk about it on PopWatch:
HBO’s Hung: A risque worth taking?

May 27 2009 01:15 PM ET

Seth Rogen to voice alien in all-star comedy

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Categories: Movies

Seth Rogen, Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader and Jane Lynch have all joined Paul, the third buddy-film starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, according to Variety. The duo from Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz will star as two conspiracy theorists who encounter an alien at Area 51. Rogen will provide the voice of the alien, Paul, and Greg Mottola (Superbad) will direct.

May 27 2009 12:57 PM ET

Dustin Hoffman to help tell 'Barney's Version'

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Categories: Movies

Dustin Hoffman will join Paul Giamatti in an indie adaptation of Mordecai Richler’s last novel, Barney’s Version. Varietyreports that Hoffman will play the father of Giamatti’s titlecharacter, who’s suspected in the disappearance of his best friend.Richard J. Lewis (CSI) will direct.

May 27 2009 12:56 PM ET

Tucker Carlson to launch 'Huffington Post' rival

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Categories: Tech

Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson announced plans to launch aright-leaning website to rival The Huffington Post. TheDailyCaller.com,which will go live within weeks, will “fill in the very large gaps innews coverage of this administation and the Congress,” Carlson toldconservative bloggers at The Heritage Foundation. “There just aren’tenough people covering this administration and telling the public whatexactly is going on.”

May 27 2009 12:25 PM ET

Stand Up To Cancer gives grants, gains celeb support

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Stand Up To Cancer, the celebrity-fronted philanthropic organization that raised $100 million for cancer research and treatment last year, recently announced the first recipients of its "dream team" research grants as well as its new "celebrity ambassadors." Dave Annable, David Archuleta, Marcia Cross, Dana Delany, Fran Drescher, Kirsten Dunst, Sally Field, Mandy Moore, Sofia Vassilieva, and Patrick Wilson have all lent their support to the group.

May 27 2009 01:45 AM ET

'American Idol' vote may have been flawed

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Categories: Television

The New York Times reports that AT&T may have influenced the outcome of American Idol by providing free text-messaging services at parties organized by fans of Kris Allen, who won the competition last week. Representatives of AT&T, a corporate sponsor of the show, reportedly taught Allen fans how to "power text" at the parties, allowing them to send multiple messages with a push of a button. Questions remain as to whether power texting violates American Idol voting rules.

More ‘American Idol’ voting controversy:
AT&T, Fox deny power text impact on ‘American Idol’ results

May 26 2009 11:50 PM ET

Mike Tyson's 4-year-old daughter, Exodus, has died

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Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson’s 4-year-old daughter, Exodus, has died after an accident on an exercise treadmill at home in Phoenix, Ariz. A spokesperson for the Phoenix police released a statement confirming that she was pronounced dead at a hospital at 11:45 a.m. today. Exodus Tyson had been on life support after she was found yesterday by her 7-year-old brother with her neck on a cable. The family has issued a statement: "We are grateful for the tremendous outpouring of love and prayers from all over the world. There are no words to describe the tragic loss of our beloved Exodus. We ask you now to please respect our need at this very difficult time for privacy to grieve and try to help each other heal."

May 26 2009 10:16 PM ET

'Grand Theft Auto IV' gets its newest version: 'The Ballad of Gay Tony'

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Categories: Misc.

Rockstar Games announced today that the second XBox 360 "episode" of its blockbuster videogame Grand Theft Auto IV will have the eyebrow-raising title "The Ballad of Gay Tony." The vignette, available this fall, will allow players to control "part time hoodlum" Luis Lopez as he works as an assistant for "legendary nightclub impresario" Tony Prince, who is also apparently known as "Gay Tony." It is unclear whether that means the character is homosexual. XBox 360 players will be able to download the episode using XBox Live for $19.99 or purchase it as a DVD disc that will also contain the first GTA IV episode, "The Lost and the Damned," for $39.99.

May 26 2009 09:25 PM ET

White Stripes' Meg White weds guitarist Jackson Smith

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White Stripes drummer Meg White tied the knot with guitarist Jackson Smith last Friday, according to E! Online. In fact, the event was a double wedding: Raconteurs bass player Jack Lawrence and his girlfriend, Jo McCaughey, also got married. White’s engagement to Smith, the son of rock icons Patti Smith and Fred Smith, was announced earlier this month. It is her second marriage; she was married to her White Stripes partner, Jack White, from 1996 to 2000.

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