Archive: December 2009 (81-90 of 319)

Dec 20 2009 01:42 PM ET

Tiger Woods: another sponsor retreats from pro golfer

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Categories: Misc.

Tag Heuer on Friday announced that it was scaling back its use of golf superstar Tiger Woods in its ads, according to the Los Angeles Times.  The decision by the Swiss watchmaker came hours before it was announced that Woods was voted PGA player of the year by his peers for the 10th time in his 13-year career. “The partnership with Tiger Woods will continue but we will downscale the use of his image in certain markets for a period of time, depending on his decision about returning to professional golf,” Tag Heuer said in a statement. “We will continue to actively support the Tiger Woods Foundation.”

Last week, Woods, 33, acknowledged that he had been unfaithful to his wife and would begin an indefinite hiatus from the sport. At the same time, Gillette and Accenture also severed ties with Woods as part of their ad campaigns.

Dec 20 2009 09:51 AM ET

Eldest Jonas Brother weds

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Categories: Music

Kevin Jonas, 22, married girlfriend Danielle Deleasa, 23, Saturday at Oheka Castle, a French-style estate in Long Island, according to People. The 400 guests were made up of family members and friends, including Demi Lovato, with brothers and band mates Joe and Nick serving as Kevin’s best men.

Dec 19 2009 04:25 PM ET

Michael Jackson: Feds to release report on molestation cases

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Categories: Music

TMZ is reporting that the FBI will release hundreds of pages of Michael Jackson’s formerly-classified file on Monday. The file relates to his 1993 and 2004 child-molestation cases. The file also reportedly has details pertaining to any case in which the pop singer was an alleged victim, including threats and extortion attempts. Nothing about Dr. Conrad Murray or Michael’s death will be in the files.

Dec 19 2009 03:41 PM ET

Rapper Lil Wayne and friends detained for allegedly carrying pot: report

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Categories: Music

AP is reporting that rapper Lil Wayne and an entourage of people traveling with him were briefly detained in Texas Friday after U.S. Border Patrol officers allegedly found marijuana on two of his tour buses. Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, and the others were questioned and released, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.  The tour buses were stopped in Falfurrias, about 80 miles southwest of Corpus Christi, where the rapper is scheduled to perform Sunday night.

Dec 18 2009 11:59 PM ET

ABC greenlights Danny Wallace pilot

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Categories: Television

ABC has greenlit the comedy pilot Awkward Situations for Men, about a British comedian who moves to America with his wife, Variety reports. British star Danny Wallace will play a version of himself, in the project based on his book of the same name. Wallace is best known in the US as the author of Yes Man, which inspired the Jim Carrey film.

Dec 18 2009 11:58 PM ET

Dean Sheremet files for divorce from LeAnn Rimes

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Dean Sheremet has filed for divorce from LeAnn Rimes, according to People. Papers filed in court in Los Angeles cite “irreconcilable differences” for the split. The couple were married nearly eight years and announced their separation three months ago. Rimes is now dating actor Eddie Cibrian.

Dec 18 2009 08:08 PM ET

'Lost': DirecTV to air six recap specials starting Dec. 26

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Categories: Television

Lost comes back Feb. 2 with the season six premiere on ABC. But meanwhile fans can break out the Dharma beer to celebrate six recap specials that will be airing on DirecTV’s 101 Network starting Dec. 26.

The specials, which will air commercial free, aired previously on ABC before past season premieres and finales and haven’t been broadcast since those original ABC airings. But the DirecTV versions will offer interstitial elements not seen on TV before – such as DVD extras (such as unaired scenes) and music videos created with the show.

The 101 Network is available to all of DirecTV’s 18.3 million subscribers.

DirecTV’s descriptions for the specials are after the jump:
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Dec 18 2009 07:54 PM ET

Fox shifting 'American Idol' to 9 p.m. timeslot

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Categories: Television

Fox is shifting the timeslot for its reality juggernaut American Idol one hour later to 9 p.m. beginning Jan. 27, the network confirms to EW. The lead-in for Idol will be a new series called Human Target, based on a graphic novel about a bodyguard and starring Mark Valley, Chi McBride, and Jackie Earle Haley. Idol‘s ninth season kicks off with a two-hour special on Jan. 12 at 8 p.m.; on Jan. 13 Idol airs at 8 p.m. followed by the debut of Our Little Genius at 9 p.m.; Idol continues in that 8 p.m. slot one more week on Jan. 20, leading into the 9 p.m. series premiere of Human Target. Finally, on Jan. 27, the shows will settle into their usual timeslots for the rest of the season: Human Target at 8 p.m. and American Idol at 9 p.m.

Dec 18 2009 07:14 PM ET

'Alien' screenwriter Dan O'Bannon dies

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Categories: In Memoriam, Movie Biz, Movies

Screenwriter Dan O’Bannon, best known for the 1979 science-fiction hit Alien, died on Thursday at age 63 after a brief illness. After cutting his teeth as co-writer of director John Carpenter’s 1974 sci-fi comedy Dark Star, the St. Louis-born O’Bannon made his breakthrough with his script “The Star Beast,” co-written with Ronald Shusett, which became the basis for Ridley Scott’s outer-space thriller Alien. O’Bannon went on to work on such sci-fi movies as Lifeforce, Invaders From Mars, and Total Recall and made his directorial debut with 1985′s The Return of The Living Dead. In 2004, he returned to the Alien franchise as co-writer of AVP: Alien vs. Predator.

Dec 18 2009 07:13 PM ET

'Toy Story 3' gets IMAX 3-D release date

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Categories: Movie Biz, Movies

Walt Disney Studios announced today that Toy Story 3 will be released on IMAX 3-D as well as regular screens on June 18, 2010. The third installment of Pixar’s beloved franchise brings back the characters of Woody and Buzz Lightyear, as the boy who owns them prepares to leave for college. The film is directed by Lee Unkrich, who co-directed Toy Story 2 and Finding Nemo, and scripted by Little Miss Sunshine screenwriter Michael Arndt. ABC Family will offer a sneak peek at the film during the network’s broadcast of The Incredibles this Sunday night.

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