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Rapper T.I. arrested for drug possession in LA
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper T.I. has been released from jail after being arrested on suspicion of possessing ecstasy, police said on Thursday.
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Brendan Fraser heads to Broadway with "Elling"
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brendan Fraser will make his Broadway debut in the upcoming comedy "Elling," alongside Denis O'Hare, Jennifer Coolidge and Richard Easton, the play's producers said on Thursday.
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Natalie Portman earns early awards buzz for ballet drama
VENICE (Reuters) - Critics are queuing up to praise Natalie Portman in her latest movie "Black Swan," the opening picture at this year's Venice film festival, with one review saying the performance "elevates her ... to a major star."
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Telluride festival unveils film lineup
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Telluride Film Festival on Thursday unveiled the lineup of movies for this weekend's event, regarded as among the top U.S. movie gatherings of the year and an early highlight for Oscar hopefuls.
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Zsa Zsa Gabor out of hospital
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood fixture Zsa Zsa Gabor, whose health has been failing in recent months since she fell and broke her hip, has returned home after being hospitalized this week, her spokesman said on Thursday.
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Eminem and Katy Perry lead U.S. singles chart
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Eminem led Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart for a seventh week on Thursday with "Love the Way You Lie," while Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" moved up one to No. 2, swapping places with Taio Cruz's "Dynamite."
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Film brings lives of Palestinian women to Venice
VENICE (Reuters) - The lives of four Arab-Israeli women spanning three generations against the backdrop of conflict are at the center of "Miral," a film by Julian Schnabel based on his Palestinian partner's biographical book.
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Letterman extortionist released from NY jail
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former television producer who tried to extort $2 million from talk show host David Letterman over his affairs with women was released from jail on Thursday, a city correctional department spokesman said.
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Harvey Keitel to replace Steve Carell on "Office"?
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Throw another name in the hat of rumored replacements for Steve Carell on "The Office" -- Harvey Keitel.
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A Minute With: director Lee Daniels on "Broadway"
LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Independent filmmaker Lee Daniels got a big push for his movie "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" when Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry signed on as executive producers after the film's Sundance Film Festival premiere in 2009.
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