Archive for November, 2007

Kanye and Knievel settle wrangle

Kanye West and Evel Knievel resolve a copyright dispute out of court following a private meeting.

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Mel B loses out in US dance show

Spice Girl Mel B finishes second in US TV show Dancing with the Stars following a close-fought final.

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Stars at Golden Compass debut

Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig are among celebrities at the world premiere of The Golden Compass in London.

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Singer’s son ‘grabbed car’s keys’

The son of singer Bryan Ferry snatched the keys from the car of a photographer who was trailing Sienna Miller, a court hears.

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

TV rivals form on-demand service

The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 are to launch an on-demand service collating hundreds of hours of programmes.

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Amy Winehouse scraps all concerts

Amy Winehouse cancels all gigs for the rest of the year as her doctor advises her to deal with her “health issues”.

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Broadway strike talks to continue

Talks to resolve industrial action on Broadway are to resume on Wednesday after no deal was reached.

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Stewart scoops Macbeth award

Macbeth wins two London Evening Standard Theatre Awards, including best actor for Patrick Stewart.

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Gangster film tops UK chart again

Crime drama American Gangster is the number one film at cinemas in the UK and Ireland for the second week running.

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Quiet Riot rock star Dubrow dies

Kevin Dubrow, who was the singer with US rock band Quiet Riot, is found dead in his home in Las Vegas aged 52.

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Billie Piper to return to Dr Who

Actress Billie Piper is to appear in three more episodes of TV’s Doctor Who, reprising her role as Rose Tyler.

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Lily Allen discovers heart murmur

Singer Lily Allen is diagnosed with a heart murmur and links her recent sudden weight loss to the condition.

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Hollywood writers restart talks

Hollywood screenwriters are resuming negotiations with studios, three weeks after beginning strike action.

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Bollywood star Dutt granted bail

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, jailed for buying weapons from bombers who attacked Mumbai in 1993, gets bail.

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Jackson Five ‘could tour in 2008′

The Jackson Five are planning a reunion tour, with Michael set to take part, Jermaine Jackson says.

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Fire wrecks Chili Pepper’s home

Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea loses his house as a widlfire sweeps Malibu in California.

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Police ‘coup’ for Wight festival

Rock band The Police are to headline the 2008 Isle of Wight Festival, organisers announce.

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Jet Li breaks film salary record

Jet Li is the highest earning actor in a Chinese-language film after raking in 100m yuan (£6.5m) for The Warlords.

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Fairy tale enchants US film fans

Enchanted, a romantic comedy based on a fairy tale, tops the US and Canada box office.

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Marsh voted out of jungle show

Former England footballer Rodney Marsh becomes the fifth contestant voted out of the jungle

Monday, November 26th, 2007