With Hollywood’s contract with the Teamsters scheduled to expire Aug. 1, movie and television producers are preparing for a strike that could put a bigger dent in the industry than the 2007-08 writers strike did. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Teamsters’ Hollywood Local 399 is planning a strike-authorization vote this Sunday that will provide leverage for a walk-out. At issue is, of course, money. The union wants a two-year deal with annual raises of 3 percent; the producers are offering three years with 2 percent bumps. Teamster and Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers reps are scheduled to resume bargaining this Friday.
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'Jersey Shore' cast sign new deal to continue production on season 3
The cast of Jersey Shore will be back for a third season, MTV announced today. The network issued this statement about the GTL gang, who had reportedly been holding out for a big raise: “MTV is pleased that the Jersey Shore cast are returning to Seaside Heights to continue production on Season 3. Not only have they become a part of the MTV family, but fans worldwide have fallen in love with them. Stay tuned for Jersey Shore Season 2 on July 29th.” EW.com has confirmed that Angelina Pivarnick will not return to the show for season 3, which will find the group back in Seaside Heights, N.J. after a season 2 adventure in Miami.
Lindsay Lohan to likely serve two weeks in jail, says Sheriff's spokesman
Lindsay Lohan will likely serve only two weeks of her 90-day sentence in jail, provided the 24-year-old actress behaves herself, according to People. “She is scheduled to be released on either Aug. 1 or 2 for overcrowding issues and good behavior,” L.A. Sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore told People. The L.A. County jail system commonly releases nonviolent misdemeanor offenders early due to overcrowding. Lohan began her jail sentence Tuesday at the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, Calif. The actress will be serving time alone in a 12-by-8 cell for violating probation in connection to her DUI case.
Ali Larter expecting baby
Heroes actress and husband Hayes MacArthur are expecting their first child, People reports. The pair married last August.
Jennifer Aniston granted restraining order against stalker
Reuters reports Jennifer Aniston was granted a restraining order against Jason Peyton, a 24-year-old “obsessed, mentally ill, and delusional” man who was discovered nearby the actress earlier this month, according to Aniston’s publicist. Rep Stephen Huvane told Reuters that Peyton had traveled cross-country in a car carved with “I LOVE JENNIFER ANISTON” messages, intending on marrying the actress. Peyton has had a record with mental illness; he has apparently injured himself and his mother, and has been institutionalized.
Mercury Prize 2010 nominees announced: Corinne Bailey Rae, Paul Weller, the xx, and more
The Barclaycard Mercury Prize announced its 2010 shortlist today. Contenders for the yearly award, which honors the best album from a British or Irish artist, are listed below. The winner will be announced on Sept. 7.
Corinne Bailey Rae, The Sea
Paul Weller, Wake Up the Nation
The xx, xx
Laura Marling, I Speak Because I Can
Dizzee Rascal, Tongue N’ Cheek
Wild Beasts, Two Dancers
Foals, Total Life Forever
Biffy Clyro, Only Revolutions
I Am Kloot, Sky at Night
Villagers, Becoming a Jackal
Kit Downes Trio, Golden
Mumford and Sons, Sigh No More
Lindsay Lohan to begin jail sentence
Lindsay Lohan arrived in court today — alongside attorney Shawn Chapman Holley, who has signed back on as the actress’ lawyer — in order to begin her 90-day jail sentence, which was ordered previously this month. Lohan, who is serving time for violating her probation attached to her DUI case, arrived at the courthouse among reporters — and some fans, who were carrying “Free Lindsay” signs. Following a short hearing, Lohan was handcuffed and escorted outside the courtroom. The actress will serve her sentence in the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, Calif.
UPDATE: People reports that Lohan has checked into the Century Regional Detention Facility. “She’s been extremely cooperative,” Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department spokesman Steve Whitmore told People. “She’s going to be a keep-away, meaning she’ll be kept away from the general population.”
Read more:
Lindsay Lohan’s attorney resigns
Photo gallery: Lindsay Lohan — 18 highs, lows
Lindsay Lohan’s sentencing: How the tearful live-feed made me rethink my position on a troubled young actress
Lindsay Lohan’s handwriting makes me die inside
Lindsay Lohan currently in sober-living facility
Sixth purported Mel Gibson tape surfaces
RadarOnline has released a sixth tape of Mel Gibson purportedly yelling at ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva. In the recording, Grigorieva alleges that Gibson had hit their 8-month-old daughter Lucia. Gibson purportedly responds, “I want my child, and no one will believe you.” Gibson’s camp have not yet commented on the recordings. The L.A. Sheriff’s department has launched a domestic abuse investigation against Gibson.
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Mel Gibson recordings: Have you listened?
Owen Gleiberman: Mel Gibson and the tale of the tape
Lisa Schwarzbaum: Mel Gibson: Despicable he, but will his behavior keep you from buying a ticket to his movies?
Third Mel Gibson tape surfaces online
Second threatening Mel Gibson tape emerges online
Mel Gibson’s agency drops him as a client
'Hansel and Gretel' from Michael Bay's Institute to be 3-D
The Institute, a media company founded by Michael Bay and Scott Gardenhour that integrates brand marketing into its storytelling, will produce Hansel and Gretel in 3D with Kalliope Films. The live-action adaptation of the Grimm Brothers’ fairytale is expected to shoot on location in Germany in spring 2011. In addition to the infamous witch in the gingerbread house, the film will feature legendary creatures of German mythology designed by Joseph C. Pepe, the lead character designer from Avatar.
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