AFP - Eccentric former basketball star Dennis Rodman has been charged with spousal battery following his arrest at a hotel in Los Angeles last month, prosecutors said.
Reuters - Brazil will be the country of
focus at Rome’s fledgling film festival in October, complete
with a carnival-style opening in the city’s historic center and
screenings of 10 films from Brazilian directors.
Reuters - Canadian actress Lauren
Lee Smith is joining “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” next
season, filling the void left by the departure of Jorja Fox.
Reuters - The Senate voted on Thursday to
overturn new, looser media ownership restrictions in the 20
biggest U.S. cities, defying a White House threat to veto the
measure.
AP - A Hollywood private investigator was convicted Thursday of federal racketeering and other charges for digging up dirt for his well-heeled clients to use in lawsuits, divorces and business disputes against the rich and famous.
AP - Shania Twain and husband-producer Robert “Mutt” Lange are splitting up after 14 years of marriage. The 42-year-old Canadian country superstar and 59-year-old Lange married in 1993 and have a 6-year-old son named Eja. Her publicist provided no further details Thursday about the couple’s breakup.
AP - Seven famous faces associated with Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano’s racketeering case:
AP - DMX has pleaded not guilty to felony drug possession and misdemeanor animal cruelty charges.
AP - Warren Cowan, one of the last of the super publicists who helped make Hollywood the glamour capital of the world, has died. He was 87.
Reuters - The Screen Actors Guild and major
Hollywood studios agreed to return to the bargaining table by
May 28 to resume contract talks that broke off more than a week
ago, sources close to the talks said on Thursday.