CFRB - Entertainment News

Dissident Cuban rocker fined $28, freed

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:42:12 +0000

HAVANA - A Cuban court convicted a punk rocker known for his raunchy lyrics against Fidel Castro of public disorder Friday, but freed him after dismissing a more serious "social dangerousness" charge ...

McCain VP decision boosts book on Alaska governor

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:42:07 +0000

NEW YORK - Republican presidential candidate John McCain's surprise choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate has given a brief, upbeat biography of her the kind of boost that Sen. Joe Bid...

Diddy now flying commercial, instead of in private jets because of gas prices

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:44:25 +0000

LOS ANGELES - Fuel prices have grounded an unexpected frequent-flyer: Diddy. Sean "Diddy" Combs complained about the "too high" price of gas and pleaded for free oil from his "Saudi Arabia brothers...

Obama's speech seen by 38 million-plus viewers: Nielsen Media Research

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:32:41 +0000

NEW YORK - Barack Obama's audience for his acceptance speech likely topped 40 million people, and the Democratic gathering that nominated him was a more popular television event than any other politic...

R&B singer Usher to help kick off NFL season with concert in New York

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:42:08 +0000

NEW YORK - Like the NFL teams beginning their new seasons, Usher is hoping to go all the way to the Super Bowl. The R&B singer will perform the season's kickoff concert on Thursday in New York's Co...

Jennifer Aniston will make a return visit to NBC as she guests on '30 Rock'

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:22:02 +0000

NEW YORK - Jennifer Aniston will return home to NBC, the TV network where she became a breakout star on the hit sitcom "Friends." She's currently filming a guest appearance on the network's "30 Roc...

Trekkies pay final visits to Las Vegas attraction 'Star Trek: The Experience'

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:22:07 +0000

LAS VEGAS - After a decade at the final frontier, "Star Trek: The Experience" is going where no Las Vegas Strip attraction wants to go. With a decommissioning ceremony - as befits any great vessel ...

Ex-private eye, lawyer, convicted of conspiracy in Hollywood wiretap case

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:22:05 +0000

LOS ANGELES - Former Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano and his entertainment lawyer co-defendant were convicted Friday of charges linked to the wiretapping of billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian...

'Going for the Green' exposes unseen side of Canadian business, politics

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:21:25 +0000

TORONTO - In a 1922 short story titled "Ordeal by Golf," British humorist P.G. Wodehouse aptly illustrated one of the game's most maddening secrets: a merciless, unfailing tendency to lay bare the unv...

Ex-private eye, entertainment lawyer, convicted of conspiracy

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:21:25 +0000

LOS ANGELES - A jury has convicted former Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano and entertainment lawyer Terry Christensen of federal wiretapping conspiracy charges. Pellicano and Christensen wer...

Iranian film at Venice Film Fest explores the transsexual world

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:21:28 +0000

VENICE, Italy - Organizers of the Venice Film Festival waited to announce the Iranian film "Khastegi," or "Tedium," by first-time Iranian director Bahman Motamedian until the last minute, to avoid ale...

Oprah Winfrey opens new season with Michael Phelps, other Olympians

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:32:30 +0000

CHICAGO - Gold medallists Michael Phelps, Nastia Liukin and Kobe Bryant, along with 150 other U.S. Olympic team members, will be on the season premiere of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Winfrey plans to...

Hollywood stuntwoman Hazel Warp did 'Gone with the Wind,' dies at 93

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:43:10 +0000

BOZEMAN, Mont. - Hollywood stuntwoman Hazel Warp, who served as Vivien Leigh's stunt double as Scarlet O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind," has died. She was 93 years old. A spokeswoman at Evergreen Hea...

Michael Jackson optimistic at 50, says 'The best is yet to come'

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:43:15 +0000

NEW YORK - Michael Jackson celebrated his 50th birthday Friday but he's still young at heart. "I'll just have a little cake with my children and we'll probably watch some cartoons," the pop star sa...

Obama's speech seen by more than 38 million viewers

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:43:11 +0000

NEW YORK - Barack Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention was seen by more than 38 million people. Nielsen Media Research says more people watched Obama speak than watched t...