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'American Idol' returns for 9th season with two-night premiere Jan. 12-13 featuring auditions
By Associated Press - December 24, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) The Fox network says "American Idol" will return for its ninth year next month with a two-night season premiere featuring auditions in Boston and Atlanta. The Boston auditions for the hit singing contest will air Jan. 12, and the Atlanta auditions will air Jan. 13....
Billy Ray Cyrus writes song for Hallmark Channel movie 'Christmas in Canaan'
CAITLIN R. KING - December 24, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Billy Ray Cyrus has been preparing his whole life for the role of Daniel Burton in the Hallmark Channel movie "Christmas in Canaan." "I started digging through like old boxes of stuff and finding old Polaroids of my dad from 1964," the 48-year-old country singer...
NJ lawmakers say 'Jersey Shore' show offensive, degrading; ask network to pull the plug
By Associated Press - December 24, 2009
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) MTV is getting more pressure to cancel its "Jersey Shore" reality show. The latest criticism comes from the New Jersey Italian American Legislative Caucus, which says the show promotes derogatory ethnic stereotypes and is "wildly offensive." In a letter...
Brother says Simon Cowell to leave 'American Idol' after 2010 season to focus on another show
By Associated Press - December 24, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) Simon Cowell's brother says the next season of "American Idol" will be the judge's last. Tony Cowell said in his weekly podcast, "The Cowell Factor," that a statement was being prepared that would certify that the acerbic British judge was leaving the popular Fox signing...
Bill Cosby to accept Philadelphia's Marian Anderson Award at ceremony in April
By Associated Press - December 23, 2009
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Bill Cosby will be the next recipient of the Marian Anderson Award. The Philadelphia native is to accept the award and $100,000 prize at an April 6 ceremony at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia. The comedian, actor and educator is...
'Mister Ed' actress Connie Hines dies at age 79
By Associated Press - December 22, 2009
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) Actress Connie Hines, who played Wilbur's wife on the popular 1960s television show "Mister Ed" has died. She was 78. Her "Mister Ed" co-star Alan Young told the Los Angeles Times that Hines died Friday at her Beverly Hills home from complications of heart...
NY court snubs Star Trek fan's lawsuit over show memorabilia; he says items he bought are fake
JENNIFER PELTZ - December 23, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) A "Star Trek" fan isn't entitled to millions of dollars in damages for buying memorabilia that he says wasn't as out-of-this-world as it seemed, a court said. Ted Moustakis wasn't promised he was getting a one-of-a-kind plum when he paid $11,400 for a uniform for "Star...
Woo Hoo! Vatican newspaper praises 'The Simpsons' in 20th year, says Homer gets religion
By Associated Press - December 23, 2009
VATICAN CITY (AP) To put it as the devout Ned Flanders would, the Vatican's newspaper thinks "The Simpsons" are an okely dokely bunch. L'Osservatore Romano on Tuesday congratulated the show on its 20th anniversary, praising its philosophical leanings as well as its stinging and often...
Former HBO chief Chris Albrecht named new president of Starz
By Associated Press - December 22, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) Liberty Media Corp. says former HBO boss Chris Albrecht is joining Starz as its president and chief executive. He will oversee all the Starz LLC entities starting Jan. 1. Those include the Starz Entertainment premium movie service, as well as Overture Films, Anchor Bay...
Poker playing SC priest misses $1M top prize, but wins $100,000 for his church's building fund
SEANNA ADCOX - December 22, 2009
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) A South Carolina priest missed the $1 million top prize in a poker tournament to be televised this weekend but he won $100,000 for his church and he hopes his participation gives viewers a "fun twist" on their perceptions of the priesthood. The Rev. Andrew Trapp...
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