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The Rick and Bubba Big Fat Country Countdown
Saturday morning from 9a to 10a, it's the fastest one hour countdown on radio. Hosted by WZZK’s morning duo of Rick and Bubba, this show will feature the top country songs across Central Alabama. The show gives you the Top 10 songs for the week, plus a bunch of special ...
Mother of slain actress settles suit with Spector
A lawyer says the mother of the actress Phil Spector was convicted of killing has settled her wrongful death suit against the legendary music producer. Attorney John Taylor tells the Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/yXWf34 ) the terms of Friday's settlement were confidential, but says his client, Donna Clarkson, is pleased ...
Keith Urban makes return from vocal surgery
Keith Urban is back. The country star returned to the stage during The Grand Ole Opry on Friday night, hitting a few high notes in his first public appearance since vocal surgery late last year. Urban let loose with a "Yeehaw!" after a standing-room only crowd at Ryman Auditorium leapt ...
Popular character actor Ben Gazzara dies in NY
Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in such iconic productions over the decades as the original "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" on Broadway and the film "The Big Lebowski," has died at age 81. Longtime ...
Jason Segel honored by Harvard theater group
Actor Jason Segel has been honored as Man of the Year by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals. He got the traditional pudding pot Friday evening after a roast by the nation's oldest undergraduate drama troupe. Segel plays Marshall Eriksen on the CBS comedy "How I Met Your Mother." He co-wrote ...
Director, writer, producer Zalman King dead at 70
Actor and filmmaker Zalman King, who became known for his erotic work after writing and producing his breakthrough film "9 ½ Weeks," has died. He was 70. King's son-in-law Allison Burnett says the filmmaker died Friday morning at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., after a six-year battle with cancer. ...
Patricia Disney dies in Los Angeles at age 77
Patricia Disney, who was once married to Walt Disney's late nephew Roy E. Disney and was vice chairwoman of Roy's investment company, died Friday after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. She was 77. Patricia Disney died in her Los Angeles home, surrounded by her four children, said family spokesman ...
Mel Gibson may be witness in discrimination trial
Attorneys for a deputy who arrested Mel Gibson on suspicion of drunken driving want to call the Oscar-winner as a witness during an upcoming trial to determine if the officer suffered discrimination because of the case. The trial will focus on what happened to Deputy James Mee after he arrested ...
Bogart's son opens film festival at Smithsonian
That famous movie line, "Here's looking at you, kid," will have time to echo in the halls of the Smithsonian this weekend as the son of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall opens the first film festival at the National Mall's new movie theater. "Casablanca" will be the first film shown ...
Bee Gee Robin Gibb says his health has improved
Bee Gee star Robin Gibb says he is making a strong recovery and putting on weight after suffering from a serious illness. He told BBC radio on Friday that he feels better than he has in a decade. The 62-year-old had suffered from severe weight loss in recent months and ...
Super Bowl ads that generate buzz after the game
Companies hope you'll be gabbing about their Super Bowl ads on Monday morning. But the ultimate score is if those conversations continue throughout the year. The Super Bowl is an advertiser's biggest stage (more than 111 million fans are expected to tune in this year.) It's also an advertiser's biggest ...
Steven Tyler defends national anthem performance
Steven Tyler says he meant to sing the national anthem like that. The Aerosmith frontman and "American Idol" judge endured plenty of jabs after his rendition of the anthem at the AFC Championship game last month, but Tyler says he doesn't understand what all the fuss was about. "I don't ...
Racy ads for French movie about infidelity pulled
What does it take to shock in the land of the Gallic shrug? Ads that suggest adulterous oral sex, according to complaints about new movie "Les Infideles." Posters for the film — which show the contented male stars with faceless women in submissive positions — went up Tuesday but were ...
NYC's Algonquin closes legendary Oak Room
New York City's famous Algonquin Hotel has permanently shuttered the Oak Room, its fabled supper club that helped launch careers of many top-shelf jazz and cabaret stars. Hotel General Manager Gary Budge says audiences are declining, and the Oak Room will be turned into a lounge for Marriott Reward Elite ...
Schwarzenegger visits Taj Mahal, finds it closed
Arnold Schwarzenegger's dream of visiting the Taj Mahal has been dashed. The former California governor traveled to the Indian city of Agra on Friday, the one day each week the monument is closed to tourists because of Muslim prayers at a nearby mosque. His tour guide Nitin Singh said the ...
Roseanne Barr seeks Green Party presidential nod
Roseanne Barr said Thursday she's running for the Green Party's presidential nomination — and it's no joke. The actress-comedian said in a statement that she's a longtime supporter of the party and looks forward to working with people who share her values. She said the two major parties aren't serving ...
Marisa Tomei sued over leak in her NYC building
A lawsuit claims a leak from Marisa Tomei's New York City apartment has damaged the homes of two downstairs neighbors, including director John Waters. The neighbors' insurance companies filed the suit this week in a Manhattan court. The suit says the "My Cousin Vinny" actress' "negligence" caused a September 2010 ...
Review: Madonna's "W.E." begs the question, why?
The question that needs to be asked about Madonna's "W.E." is why? Not why would she set out to make a movie to satisfy her obsession with Wallis Simpson, a woman more famous and notorious in her day than Madonna is herself. But why would anyone, after reading the jumbled, ...
Roseanne Barr seeks Green Party presidential nod
Roseanne Barr said Thursday she's running for the Green Party's presidential nomination — and it's no joke. The actress-comedian said in a statement that she's a longtime supporter of the party and looks forward to working with people who share her values. She said the two major parties aren't serving ...
Billy Ray Cyrus signs with Amazon
Billy Ray Cyrus is the latest celebrity to sign up with Amazon.com. The singer of "Achy Breaky Heart" and father and former co-star of Miley Cyrus has a memoir, "Hillbilly Heart," coming in spring 2013. Amazon.com, which has been aggressively expanding its publishing operation, announced Thursday that Cyrus would discuss ...
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