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All rights reservedFri, 26 Jul 2013 19:24:18 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/celebrity/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/amanda-bynes-parents-seek-britney-spears-style-conservatorship-232418649.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NV8d7SXbchhblY0r8_uv3Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T232418Z_1_CBRE96P1T0M00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-AMANDABYNES-CONSERVATORSHIP.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actress Amanda Bynes arrives for a court hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York" align="left" title="Actress Amanda Bynes arrives for a court hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York" border="0" /></a>By Sara Morrison LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The parents of troubled former actress Amanda Bynes have filed documents seeking a conservatorship following her confinement to a psychiatric hospital by California Sheriff&#039;s deputies. TMZ reported that Lynn Organ and Rick Bynes will be in court on Friday to try to obtain a temporary conservatorship allowing them to control their 27-year-old daughter&#039;s affairs - much like the one Britney Spears&#039; father obtained in 2008. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/amanda-bynes-parents-seek-britney-spears-style-conservatorship-232418649.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 19:24:18 -0400Reutersamanda-bynes-parents-seek-britney-spears-style-conservatorship-232418649<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/amanda-bynes-parents-seek-britney-spears-style-conservatorship-232418649.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NV8d7SXbchhblY0r8_uv3Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T232418Z_1_CBRE96P1T0M00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-AMANDABYNES-CONSERVATORSHIP.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actress Amanda Bynes arrives for a court hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York" align="left" title="Actress Amanda Bynes arrives for a court hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York" border="0" /></a>By Sara Morrison LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The parents of troubled former actress Amanda Bynes have filed documents seeking a conservatorship following her confinement to a psychiatric hospital by California Sheriff&#039;s deputies. TMZ reported that Lynn Organ and Rick Bynes will be in court on Friday to try to obtain a temporary conservatorship allowing them to control their 27-year-old daughter&#039;s affairs - much like the one Britney Spears&#039; father obtained in 2008. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Tim Ghianni NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter JJ Cale, one of the most versatile musicians of his era who played guitar and spanned music genres from rock 'n' roll to blues and jazz, has died after suffering a heart attack, his official website said on Saturday. Cale, 74, won a Grammy in 2008 for "The Road to Escondido," which he recorded with singer-songwriter Eric Clapton. While he never attained Clapton's level of stardom, he had a wide-ranging influence, particularly his style of playing the guitar and the songs he wrote for music legends. ...http://news.yahoo.com/singer-songwriter-jj-cale-dead-74-heart-attack-153010999.htmlSat, 27 Jul 2013 17:28:55 -0400Reuterssinger-songwriter-jj-cale-dead-74-heart-attack-153010999<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tca-james-gandolfini-remembered-starzs-chris-albrecht-003912342.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9WdvB.x1EuM6Fim5z1RWvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-27T003912Z_1_CBRE96Q01TG00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-JAMESGANDOLFINI-TCA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Employees and customers congregate at the bar of Satin Dolls, which stood in as the Bada Bing Club filmed in the TV show &quot;The Sopranos&quot;, in Lodi, New Jersey" align="left" title="Employees and customers congregate at the bar of Satin Dolls, which stood in as the Bada Bing Club filmed in the TV show &quot;The Sopranos&quot;, in Lodi, New Jersey" border="0" /></a>By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Starz CEO and former HBO chairman and CEO Chris Albrecht remembered &quot;Sopranos&quot; star James Gandolfini, who died last month, saying that &quot;The Sopranos&quot; had &quot;changed my life&quot; and calling the actor &quot;extraordinarily talented.&quot; Saying that the Sopranos &quot;changed my life and changed everybody&#039;s lives that was intimately involved with it,&quot; Albrecht added, &quot;I remember the first time I saw him and I&#039;ll never forget it.&quot; Gandolfini died of a heart attack in June at age 51 while in Italy. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/tca-james-gandolfini-remembered-starzs-chris-albrecht-003912342.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 20:39:12 -0400Reuterstca-james-gandolfini-remembered-starzs-chris-albrecht-003912342<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tca-james-gandolfini-remembered-starzs-chris-albrecht-003912342.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9WdvB.x1EuM6Fim5z1RWvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-27T003912Z_1_CBRE96Q01TG00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-JAMESGANDOLFINI-TCA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Employees and customers congregate at the bar of Satin Dolls, which stood in as the Bada Bing Club filmed in the TV show &quot;The Sopranos&quot;, in Lodi, New Jersey" align="left" title="Employees and customers congregate at the bar of Satin Dolls, which stood in as the Bada Bing Club filmed in the TV show &quot;The Sopranos&quot;, in Lodi, New Jersey" border="0" /></a>By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Starz CEO and former HBO chairman and CEO Chris Albrecht remembered &quot;Sopranos&quot; star James Gandolfini, who died last month, saying that &quot;The Sopranos&quot; had &quot;changed my life&quot; and calling the actor &quot;extraordinarily talented.&quot; Saying that the Sopranos &quot;changed my life and changed everybody&#039;s lives that was intimately involved with it,&quot; Albrecht added, &quot;I remember the first time I saw him and I&#039;ll never forget it.&quot; Gandolfini died of a heart attack in June at age 51 while in Italy. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/designer-oscar-la-renta-says-galliano-deserves-second-192139556.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KCk6QGoDcbYvD3MjSI_03w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T192139Z_1_CBRE96P1HTC00_RTROPTP_2_FASHION-JOHNGALLIANO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of British designer John Galliano in Paris" align="left" title="File photo of British designer John Galliano in Paris" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Designer Oscar de la Renta threw his support behind fashion bad boy John Galliano on Friday, saying the disgraced designer should be given a second chance after he was fired for his anti-Semitic rants in a Parisian cafe two years ago. De la Renta described Galliano, who lost his job at the French fashion house Christian Dior and has been shunned by many in the fashion world since the events in 2011, as a &quot;very talented man.&quot; &quot;John has had a lot of issues, health issues, abuse, but I like John. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/designer-oscar-la-renta-says-galliano-deserves-second-192139556.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 15:21:39 -0400Reutersdesigner-oscar-la-renta-says-galliano-deserves-second-192139556<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/designer-oscar-la-renta-says-galliano-deserves-second-192139556.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KCk6QGoDcbYvD3MjSI_03w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T192139Z_1_CBRE96P1HTC00_RTROPTP_2_FASHION-JOHNGALLIANO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of British designer John Galliano in Paris" align="left" title="File photo of British designer John Galliano in Paris" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Designer Oscar de la Renta threw his support behind fashion bad boy John Galliano on Friday, saying the disgraced designer should be given a second chance after he was fired for his anti-Semitic rants in a Parisian cafe two years ago. De la Renta described Galliano, who lost his job at the French fashion house Christian Dior and has been shunned by many in the fashion world since the events in 2011, as a &quot;very talented man.&quot; &quot;John has had a lot of issues, health issues, abuse, but I like John. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Anna Driver HOUSTON (Reuters) - George Phydias Mitchell, a petroleum engineer who transformed the natural gas industry by using hydraulic fracturing to pull the fuel out of shale formations, died of natural causes at the age of 94 on Friday. A native of Galveston, Texas, who rose from modest means to become a billionaire philanthropist, he was the chairman and chief executive officer of Mitchell Energy & Development Corp, which was sold to Devon Energy Corp for $3.5 billion in 2002. His death was announced on the website of his foundation. ...http://news.yahoo.com/father-fracking-george-p-mitchell-dies-94-215107319.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 17:51:07 -0400Reutersfather-fracking-george-p-mitchell-dies-94-215107319<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/snls-recent-grads-whats-next-jason-sudeikis-kristen-232825557.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/42T6LQa9erYkwoDqdLrbGw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T232825Z_1_CBRE96P1T7G00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-SNLGRADS-FUTURE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Sudeikis speaks next to baby giraffe at Spike TV&#039;s &quot;Guys Choice&quot; awards in Culver City" align="left" title="Sudeikis speaks next to baby giraffe at Spike TV&#039;s &quot;Guys Choice&quot; awards in Culver City" border="0" /></a>By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jason Sudeikis confirmed on Wednesday that he too has left &quot;Saturday Night Live,&quot; becoming the latest long-time cast member to try and make it outside the nurturing shadow of Lorne Michaels. There have been a number of departures from the long-running late-night series this year, including Bill Hader, Seth Meyers (who&#039;ll leave to replace former &quot;SNL&quot; cast member Jimmy Fallon on &quot;Late Night&quot; when Fallon moves over to &quot;Tonight&quot;) and Fred Armisen. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/snls-recent-grads-whats-next-jason-sudeikis-kristen-232825557.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 19:28:25 -0400Reuterssnls-recent-grads-whats-next-jason-sudeikis-kristen-232825557<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/snls-recent-grads-whats-next-jason-sudeikis-kristen-232825557.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/42T6LQa9erYkwoDqdLrbGw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T232825Z_1_CBRE96P1T7G00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-SNLGRADS-FUTURE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Sudeikis speaks next to baby giraffe at Spike TV&#039;s &quot;Guys Choice&quot; awards in Culver City" align="left" title="Sudeikis speaks next to baby giraffe at Spike TV&#039;s &quot;Guys Choice&quot; awards in Culver City" border="0" /></a>By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jason Sudeikis confirmed on Wednesday that he too has left &quot;Saturday Night Live,&quot; becoming the latest long-time cast member to try and make it outside the nurturing shadow of Lorne Michaels. There have been a number of departures from the long-running late-night series this year, including Bill Hader, Seth Meyers (who&#039;ll leave to replace former &quot;SNL&quot; cast member Jimmy Fallon on &quot;Late Night&quot; when Fallon moves over to &quot;Tonight&quot;) and Fred Armisen. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/talk-show-host-jimmy-fallon-wife-welcome-baby-165745260.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/G5KDxPEmS_ij4iVNQI4RXg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T165745Z_1_CBRE96O1B4D00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-JIMMYFALLON-BABY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Newly named &quot;Late Night&quot; host Jimmy Fallon arrives at the NBC Universal Upfront in New York" align="left" title="Newly named &quot;Late Night&quot; host Jimmy Fallon arrives at the NBC Universal Upfront in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Late night talk show host Jimmy Fallon, who will take over from Jay Leno as the host of NBC&#039;s &quot;Tonight&quot; show next year, said he and his wife have had their first child, a girl. Fallon&#039;s wife, producer Nancy Juvonen, gave birth early on Tuesday morning. &quot;My wife and I thank you for all for the nice baby well wishes. Her first day was the best day of our lives. So happy,&quot; Fallon said on Twitter on Wednesday. The 38-year-old comedian, who is the host of &quot;Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,&quot; started out on the long-running &quot;Saturday Night Live&quot; comedy show in 1998. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/talk-show-host-jimmy-fallon-wife-welcome-baby-165745260.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 12:57:45 -0400Reuterstalk-show-host-jimmy-fallon-wife-welcome-baby-165745260<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/talk-show-host-jimmy-fallon-wife-welcome-baby-165745260.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/G5KDxPEmS_ij4iVNQI4RXg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T165745Z_1_CBRE96O1B4D00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-JIMMYFALLON-BABY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Newly named &quot;Late Night&quot; host Jimmy Fallon arrives at the NBC Universal Upfront in New York" align="left" title="Newly named &quot;Late Night&quot; host Jimmy Fallon arrives at the NBC Universal Upfront in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Late night talk show host Jimmy Fallon, who will take over from Jay Leno as the host of NBC&#039;s &quot;Tonight&quot; show next year, said he and his wife have had their first child, a girl. Fallon&#039;s wife, producer Nancy Juvonen, gave birth early on Tuesday morning. &quot;My wife and I thank you for all for the nice baby well wishes. Her first day was the best day of our lives. So happy,&quot; Fallon said on Twitter on Wednesday. The 38-year-old comedian, who is the host of &quot;Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,&quot; started out on the long-running &quot;Saturday Night Live&quot; comedy show in 1998. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/actor-dennis-farina-suffering-cancer-death-194534189.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7vc6XUMq7FODgauNn3MP6Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T195010Z_3_CBRE96L1D0Z00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-USA-PEOPLE-FARINA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actor Dennis Farina arrives at the Hollywood premiere of the HBO series &quot;Luck&quot; in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Actor Dennis Farina arrives at the Hollywood premiere of the HBO series &quot;Luck&quot; in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dennis Farina, the actor best known for his role as a tough-talking detective in the NBC television crime drama &quot;Law &amp; Order,&quot; was being treated for lung cancer when he died earlier this week, his doctor said on Wednesday. The former Chicago cop who turned to acting and found fame playing mobsters and policemen in films and on TV died from a blood clot in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Monday at the age of 69. His cardiologist, Dr. Marc A. Kates, said the actor had suffered a recurrence of a cancer that had been diagnosed 13 years ago. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/actor-dennis-farina-suffering-cancer-death-194534189.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 15:50:10 -0400Reutersactor-dennis-farina-suffering-cancer-death-194534189<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/actor-dennis-farina-suffering-cancer-death-194534189.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7vc6XUMq7FODgauNn3MP6Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T195010Z_3_CBRE96L1D0Z00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-USA-PEOPLE-FARINA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actor Dennis Farina arrives at the Hollywood premiere of the HBO series &quot;Luck&quot; in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Actor Dennis Farina arrives at the Hollywood premiere of the HBO series &quot;Luck&quot; in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dennis Farina, the actor best known for his role as a tough-talking detective in the NBC television crime drama &quot;Law &amp; Order,&quot; was being treated for lung cancer when he died earlier this week, his doctor said on Wednesday. The former Chicago cop who turned to acting and found fame playing mobsters and policemen in films and on TV died from a blood clot in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Monday at the age of 69. His cardiologist, Dr. Marc A. Kates, said the actor had suffered a recurrence of a cancer that had been diagnosed 13 years ago. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/peter-fonda-sues-dolce-gabbana-nordstrom-3-million-233401341.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZRIUU2fmAGQt3SCMwmhJnA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T233401Z_1_CBRE96L1TGT00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-PETERFONDA-LAWSUIT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Fonda poses for a portrait on a replica of the &quot;Captain America&quot; bike in Glendale" align="left" title="Fonda poses for a portrait on a replica of the &quot;Captain America&quot; bike in Glendale" border="0" /></a>By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Peter Fonda isn&#039;t such an easy rider when it comes to his face being slapped on T-shirts. The &quot;Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry&quot; star is suing clothing manufacturers Dolce &amp; Gabbana and retail chain Nordstrom, claiming that the companies are unlawfully peddling T-shirts bearing the actor&#039;s likeness. Fonda wants $3 million for his trouble. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/peter-fonda-sues-dolce-gabbana-nordstrom-3-million-233401341.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 19:34:01 -0400Reuterspeter-fonda-sues-dolce-gabbana-nordstrom-3-million-233401341<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/peter-fonda-sues-dolce-gabbana-nordstrom-3-million-233401341.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZRIUU2fmAGQt3SCMwmhJnA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T233401Z_1_CBRE96L1TGT00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-PETERFONDA-LAWSUIT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Fonda poses for a portrait on a replica of the &quot;Captain America&quot; bike in Glendale" align="left" title="Fonda poses for a portrait on a replica of the &quot;Captain America&quot; bike in Glendale" border="0" /></a>By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Peter Fonda isn&#039;t such an easy rider when it comes to his face being slapped on T-shirts. The &quot;Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry&quot; star is suing clothing manufacturers Dolce &amp; Gabbana and retail chain Nordstrom, claiming that the companies are unlawfully peddling T-shirts bearing the actor&#039;s likeness. Fonda wants $3 million for his trouble. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/singer-songwriter-roy-harper-rediscovers-youth-vice-versa-141945700.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vonruhxCWzH0pkV5AqrHRg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T153852Z_1_CBRE96M17GU00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-ROYHARPER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="British musician Harper speaks to a reporter during an interview in London" align="left" title="British musician Harper speaks to a reporter during an interview in London" border="0" /></a>By Jeremy Gaunt LONDON (Reuters) - After decades as a critically acclaimed but fringe figure in music, British singer-songwriter Roy Harper is suddenly finding himself in demand. Aged 72 and some 50 years into his career, Harper has been &quot;discovered&quot; by the young - drawn by his complex, intelligent lyrics and his persona as poetic outsider. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/singer-songwriter-roy-harper-rediscovers-youth-vice-versa-141945700.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 10:19:45 -0400Reuterssinger-songwriter-roy-harper-rediscovers-youth-vice-versa-141945700<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/singer-songwriter-roy-harper-rediscovers-youth-vice-versa-141945700.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vonruhxCWzH0pkV5AqrHRg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T153852Z_1_CBRE96M17GU00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-ROYHARPER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="British musician Harper speaks to a reporter during an interview in London" align="left" title="British musician Harper speaks to a reporter during an interview in London" border="0" /></a>By Jeremy Gaunt LONDON (Reuters) - After decades as a critically acclaimed but fringe figure in music, British singer-songwriter Roy Harper is suddenly finding himself in demand. Aged 72 and some 50 years into his career, Harper has been &quot;discovered&quot; by the young - drawn by his complex, intelligent lyrics and his persona as poetic outsider. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-film-tv-actors-honor-rita-moreno-lifetime-235304488.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/U5KvTt975teJE9EXdwXxhA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T235304Z_1_CBRE96L1UCS00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-RITAMORENO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Moreno poses at a screening in honor of the &quot;West Side Story: 50th Anniversary Edition&quot; Blu-ray release in Hollywood" align="left" title="Moreno poses at a screening in honor of the &quot;West Side Story: 50th Anniversary Edition&quot; Blu-ray release in Hollywood" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Screen Actors Guild, which represents film, television and other performers in the United States, on Monday said Rita Moreno will receive its lifetime achievement award at its annual awards ceremony in January. Moreno, 81, has been performing for nearly 70 years as an actress, singer and dancer and won an Oscar in 1962 for her supporting role as the sassy Anita in &quot;West Side Story,&quot; a character she informed with her own upbringing in a Bronx &quot;barrio. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-film-tv-actors-honor-rita-moreno-lifetime-235304488.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 19:53:04 -0400Reutersu-film-tv-actors-honor-rita-moreno-lifetime-235304488<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-film-tv-actors-honor-rita-moreno-lifetime-235304488.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/U5KvTt975teJE9EXdwXxhA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T235304Z_1_CBRE96L1UCS00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-RITAMORENO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Moreno poses at a screening in honor of the &quot;West Side Story: 50th Anniversary Edition&quot; Blu-ray release in Hollywood" align="left" title="Moreno poses at a screening in honor of the &quot;West Side Story: 50th Anniversary Edition&quot; Blu-ray release in Hollywood" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Screen Actors Guild, which represents film, television and other performers in the United States, on Monday said Rita Moreno will receive its lifetime achievement award at its annual awards ceremony in January. Moreno, 81, has been performing for nearly 70 years as an actress, singer and dancer and won an Oscar in 1962 for her supporting role as the sassy Anita in &quot;West Side Story,&quot; a character she informed with her own upbringing in a Bronx &quot;barrio. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/modern-family-star-jesse-tyler-fergusons-wedding-ceremony-231358907.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ta3J1XFeLrQmiUv0JeaeUA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T231358Z_1_CBRE96L1SJK00_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-US-MODERNFAMILYWEDDING-TONYKUSHNER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Ferguson arrives at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles awards season Tea Party in Los Angeles, California" align="left" title="Ferguson arrives at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles awards season Tea Party in Los Angeles, California" border="0" /></a>By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jesse Tyler Ferguson of &quot;Modern Family&quot; has tied the knot. The TV sitcom star wed lawyer Justin Mikita, in downtown New York City on Saturday, his publicist told TheWrap Sunday. &quot;Never been happier. XO Goodnight!&quot; Ferguson tweeted early Sunday morning. Ferguson, 37, and Mikita, 27, became engaged last year in Mexico, after being together nearly two years. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/modern-family-star-jesse-tyler-fergusons-wedding-ceremony-231358907.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 19:13:58 -0400Reutersmodern-family-star-jesse-tyler-fergusons-wedding-ceremony-231358907<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/modern-family-star-jesse-tyler-fergusons-wedding-ceremony-231358907.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ta3J1XFeLrQmiUv0JeaeUA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T231358Z_1_CBRE96L1SJK00_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-US-MODERNFAMILYWEDDING-TONYKUSHNER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Ferguson arrives at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles awards season Tea Party in Los Angeles, California" align="left" title="Ferguson arrives at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles awards season Tea Party in Los Angeles, California" border="0" /></a>By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jesse Tyler Ferguson of &quot;Modern Family&quot; has tied the knot. The TV sitcom star wed lawyer Justin Mikita, in downtown New York City on Saturday, his publicist told TheWrap Sunday. &quot;Never been happier. XO Goodnight!&quot; Ferguson tweeted early Sunday morning. Ferguson, 37, and Mikita, 27, became engaged last year in Mexico, after being together nearly two years. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/long-time-white-house-reporter-helen-thomas-dies-141349325.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ArQzlpscKVfxXU2MYVotKA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T182458Z_4_CBRE96J1DC700_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-HELENTHOMAS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of Helen Thomas taking her seat after recovering from a long illness in the Briefing Room at the White House" align="left" title="File photo of Helen Thomas taking her seat after recovering from a long illness in the Briefing Room at the White House" border="0" /></a>By Vicki Allen and Bill Trott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former White House correspondent Helen Thomas, a trailblazing journalist who reported on every U.S. president from John Kennedy to Barack Obama, died on Saturday at the age of 92, the Gridiron Club and Foundation said. Thomas, who broke many barriers for female journalists during her 49 years on the White House beat for United Press International and Hearst newspapers and died after a long illness, the Washington journalists&#039; organization said in a statement. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/long-time-white-house-reporter-helen-thomas-dies-141349325.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 17:08:40 -0400Reuterslong-time-white-house-reporter-helen-thomas-dies-141349325<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/long-time-white-house-reporter-helen-thomas-dies-141349325.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ArQzlpscKVfxXU2MYVotKA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T182458Z_4_CBRE96J1DC700_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-HELENTHOMAS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of Helen Thomas taking her seat after recovering from a long illness in the Briefing Room at the White House" align="left" title="File photo of Helen Thomas taking her seat after recovering from a long illness in the Briefing Room at the White House" border="0" /></a>By Vicki Allen and Bill Trott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former White House correspondent Helen Thomas, a trailblazing journalist who reported on every U.S. president from John Kennedy to Barack Obama, died on Saturday at the age of 92, the Gridiron Club and Foundation said. Thomas, who broke many barriers for female journalists during her 49 years on the White House beat for United Press International and Hearst newspapers and died after a long illness, the Washington journalists&#039; organization said in a statement. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bruce-lees-daughter-recalls-energy-fans-mark-anniversary-121014834.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gHyXMf7Fs8uMRuQ6fjJeug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T124129Z_1_CBRE96I0Z9800_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-HONGKONG-BRUCELEE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Shannon Lee, daughter the late Kung Fu legend Bruce Lee, poses in front of a portrait of her father at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum" align="left" title="Shannon Lee, daughter the late Kung Fu legend Bruce Lee, poses in front of a portrait of her father at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum" border="0" /></a>By Brian Yap HONG KONG (Reuters) - The daughter of kung fu legend Bruce Lee spoke fondly on Friday of her father&#039;s powerful presence and energy at a preview of an exhibition to mark the 40th anniversary of his death. Fans are gathering in the former British colony of Hong Kong for a series of commemorative events, including art gallery shows, exhibitions and even street graffiti. Many fans are urging the Hong Kong government to do more to honor the star of movies such as Enter The Dragon and Game Of Death. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bruce-lees-daughter-recalls-energy-fans-mark-anniversary-121014834.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 08:41:29 -0400Reutersbruce-lees-daughter-recalls-energy-fans-mark-anniversary-121014834<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bruce-lees-daughter-recalls-energy-fans-mark-anniversary-121014834.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gHyXMf7Fs8uMRuQ6fjJeug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T124129Z_1_CBRE96I0Z9800_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-HONGKONG-BRUCELEE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Shannon Lee, daughter the late Kung Fu legend Bruce Lee, poses in front of a portrait of her father at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum" align="left" title="Shannon Lee, daughter the late Kung Fu legend Bruce Lee, poses in front of a portrait of her father at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum" border="0" /></a>By Brian Yap HONG KONG (Reuters) - The daughter of kung fu legend Bruce Lee spoke fondly on Friday of her father&#039;s powerful presence and energy at a preview of an exhibition to mark the 40th anniversary of his death. Fans are gathering in the former British colony of Hong Kong for a series of commemorative events, including art gallery shows, exhibitions and even street graffiti. Many fans are urging the Hong Kong government to do more to honor the star of movies such as Enter The Dragon and Game Of Death. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Todd S. Purdum, a veteran political journalist renowned for pulling back the curtain on Washington's halls of power, will join Politico. He will become a senior writer at the news organization, Politico said Wednesday. It's a splashy hire for the site and paper and another sign of its growing influence in the political sphere. Purdum, who has produced a series of incisive stories at Vanity Fair as its national editor, will continue his affiliation with the magazine and will remain a contributing editor. ...http://news.yahoo.com/todd-purdum-joins-politico-senior-writer-225140060.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 18:51:40 -0400Reuterstodd-purdum-joins-politico-senior-writer-225140060By Sara Morrison LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jessica Lessin, the Bay Area tech reporter who quit the Wall Street Journal to launch her own tech publication, has poached her first talent, and it's a doozy hire - former WSJ colleague and ace Google beat reporter Amir Efrati. "Amir is the killer combination of a scoop maven and a smart, analytical thinker," Lessin said on Tuesday in her announcement. Efrati will join her as-yet-unnamed news site as a senior reporter in mid-August. ...http://news.yahoo.com/ex-wsj-tech-reporter-jessica-lessin-poaches-ace-002604949.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 20:26:04 -0400Reutersex-wsj-tech-reporter-jessica-lessin-poaches-ace-002604949By Sara Morrison LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Geraldo Rivera, who tweeted a nearly naked photo of himself early Sunday morning to the shock and horror of thousands, if not millions, offered an explanation for his actions on his syndicated daily radio show on Monday. To summarize: he was drunk, lonely and into himself. Television personality Eric Bolling and former governor Eliot Spitzer were Rivera's call-in guests, and Bolling quickly set about finding out what happened. "Of all the people that should know better, it should be you," Bolling said. ...http://news.yahoo.com/geraldo-rivera-tries-explain-nearly-nude-selfie-just-230753492.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 19:07:53 -0400Reutersgeraldo-rivera-tries-explain-nearly-nude-selfie-just-230753492<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tina-turner-weds-longtime-partner-quiet-swiss-suburb-161829251.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/62t_s4i2mO5D94eYUhpw1g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T161829Z_1_CBRE96G19B200_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-TINATURNER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. pop singer Tina Turner waves during photocall before the Emporio Armani Autumn/Winter 2011 women&#039;s collection show at Milan Fashion Week" align="left" title="U.S. pop singer Tina Turner waves during photocall before the Emporio Armani Autumn/Winter 2011 women&#039;s collection show at Milan Fashion Week" border="0" /></a>ZURICH (Reuters) - Singer Tina Turner has married her long-time partner in a civil ceremony in Switzerland ahead of a Buddhist celebration at their home on the banks of Lake Zurich on Sunday. The 73-year-old &quot;Simply the Best&quot; singer tied the knot with German-born record producer Erwin Bach at a registry office in the Kuesnacht suburb of Zurich where they live, a municipal official said on Wednesday. &quot;Turner had the civil ceremony a few days ago,&quot; Kuesnacht official Hannes Friess told Reuters. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/tina-turner-weds-longtime-partner-quiet-swiss-suburb-161829251.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 14:58:08 -0400Reuterstina-turner-weds-longtime-partner-quiet-swiss-suburb-161829251<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tina-turner-weds-longtime-partner-quiet-swiss-suburb-161829251.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/62t_s4i2mO5D94eYUhpw1g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T161829Z_1_CBRE96G19B200_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-TINATURNER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. pop singer Tina Turner waves during photocall before the Emporio Armani Autumn/Winter 2011 women&#039;s collection show at Milan Fashion Week" align="left" title="U.S. pop singer Tina Turner waves during photocall before the Emporio Armani Autumn/Winter 2011 women&#039;s collection show at Milan Fashion Week" border="0" /></a>ZURICH (Reuters) - Singer Tina Turner has married her long-time partner in a civil ceremony in Switzerland ahead of a Buddhist celebration at their home on the banks of Lake Zurich on Sunday. The 73-year-old &quot;Simply the Best&quot; singer tied the knot with German-born record producer Erwin Bach at a registry office in the Kuesnacht suburb of Zurich where they live, a municipal official said on Wednesday. &quot;Turner had the civil ceremony a few days ago,&quot; Kuesnacht official Hannes Friess told Reuters. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/law-order-star-dennis-farina-dead-69-012104006.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Uj98essr_rT9HFwJsRXTFw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T173806Z_1_CBRE96L1D0Z00_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-US-USA-PEOPLE-FARINA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actor Dennis Farina arrives at the Hollywood premiere of the HBO series &quot;Luck&quot; in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Actor Dennis Farina arrives at the Hollywood premiere of the HBO series &quot;Luck&quot; in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dennis Farina, the former Chicago cop turned film and television actor best known for his role as wise-cracking detective Joe Fontana on the hit NBC police drama &quot;Law &amp; Order,&quot; died in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Monday, his publicist said. He was 69. Farina, who parlayed his experience as a police officer, a Chicago-accented baritone and straight-talking demeanor into a series of tough-guy roles in Hollywood, died after suffering a blood clot in his lung, his publicist Lori De Waal said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/law-order-star-dennis-farina-dead-69-012104006.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 21:21:04 -0400Reuterslaw-order-star-dennis-farina-dead-69-012104006<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/law-order-star-dennis-farina-dead-69-012104006.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Uj98essr_rT9HFwJsRXTFw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T173806Z_1_CBRE96L1D0Z00_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-US-USA-PEOPLE-FARINA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actor Dennis Farina arrives at the Hollywood premiere of the HBO series &quot;Luck&quot; in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Actor Dennis Farina arrives at the Hollywood premiere of the HBO series &quot;Luck&quot; in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dennis Farina, the former Chicago cop turned film and television actor best known for his role as wise-cracking detective Joe Fontana on the hit NBC police drama &quot;Law &amp; Order,&quot; died in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Monday, his publicist said. He was 69. Farina, who parlayed his experience as a police officer, a Chicago-accented baritone and straight-talking demeanor into a series of tough-guy roles in Hollywood, died after suffering a blood clot in his lung, his publicist Lori De Waal said. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kanye-west-goes-bananas-leaked-tape-taylor-swift-001203071.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/s1uEO.3Empj72vvvytmmdg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T001203Z_1_CBRE96I00KB00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-KANYEWEST-LEAKEDAUDIO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Recording artist Kanye West attends the NBA basketball game between Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Recording artist Kanye West attends the NBA basketball game between Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>(Note: The story has strong language in paragraphs 5 and 6) By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Ever wanted to be at a 2009 MTV VMA afterparty with Kanye West to hear why he so brazenly interrupted Taylor Swift&#039;s acceptance speech? Well now you can be. Allegedly. Gawker obtained audiotape that sounds an awful lot like Mr. West and friends ranting after the awards show, searching for justification in West&#039;s now-infamous microphone-stealing act. Apparently, the reason West bumrushed the country singer is because he spent two days re-writing his verse on &quot;Run This Town. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kanye-west-goes-bananas-leaked-tape-taylor-swift-001203071.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 20:12:03 -0400Reuterskanye-west-goes-bananas-leaked-tape-taylor-swift-001203071<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kanye-west-goes-bananas-leaked-tape-taylor-swift-001203071.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/s1uEO.3Empj72vvvytmmdg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T001203Z_1_CBRE96I00KB00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-KANYEWEST-LEAKEDAUDIO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Recording artist Kanye West attends the NBA basketball game between Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Recording artist Kanye West attends the NBA basketball game between Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>(Note: The story has strong language in paragraphs 5 and 6) By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Ever wanted to be at a 2009 MTV VMA afterparty with Kanye West to hear why he so brazenly interrupted Taylor Swift&#039;s acceptance speech? Well now you can be. Allegedly. Gawker obtained audiotape that sounds an awful lot like Mr. West and friends ranting after the awards show, searching for justification in West&#039;s now-infamous microphone-stealing act. Apparently, the reason West bumrushed the country singer is because he spent two days re-writing his verse on &quot;Run This Town. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Josh Dickey LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Extortion accusations lodged against Hollywood bulldog attorney Martin Singer by a former reality TV star have been thrown out by a California appeals court, TheWrap has learned. It all started in 2011, when Singer sent a letter on behalf of a client to Mike "Boogie" Malin, accusing the "Big Brother" alum of embezzling more than $1 million in funds from the client's restaurant. The letter also made clear they knew how Malin was using the money: to feed a spree of anonymous sex with several older men he'd been meeting on Craigslist. ...http://news.yahoo.com/court-dumps-big-brother-stars-sex-drenched-extortion-195540681.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 15:55:40 -0400Reuterscourt-dumps-big-brother-stars-sex-drenched-extortion-195540681<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/minute-daryl-hannah-hot-flashes-age-activism-160445271.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IN01BJYJ3_yRYRnVB7h8xQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T160445Z_1_CBRE96G18OD00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Hannah poses at the premiere of &quot;The Hot Flashes&quot; in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Hannah poses at the premiere of &quot;The Hot Flashes&quot; in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Daryl Hannah defied the ingenue stereotype early in her career to transform into a futuristic robot, a mermaid and a sword-wielding killer, and in her latest role she battles age and sexist stereotypes as a lesbian basketball player. Hannah, 52, is part of the ensemble cast that includes Brooke Shields and Wanda Sykes in &quot;The Hot Flashes,&quot; out in theaters and video-on-demand now and on DVD August 13. The film follows a group of women dealing with menopause who form a basketball team to raise money for a breast cancer screening van. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/minute-daryl-hannah-hot-flashes-age-activism-160445271.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 12:04:45 -0400Reutersminute-daryl-hannah-hot-flashes-age-activism-160445271<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/minute-daryl-hannah-hot-flashes-age-activism-160445271.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IN01BJYJ3_yRYRnVB7h8xQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T160445Z_1_CBRE96G18OD00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Hannah poses at the premiere of &quot;The Hot Flashes&quot; in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Hannah poses at the premiere of &quot;The Hot Flashes&quot; in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Daryl Hannah defied the ingenue stereotype early in her career to transform into a futuristic robot, a mermaid and a sword-wielding killer, and in her latest role she battles age and sexist stereotypes as a lesbian basketball player. Hannah, 52, is part of the ensemble cast that includes Brooke Shields and Wanda Sykes in &quot;The Hot Flashes,&quot; out in theaters and video-on-demand now and on DVD August 13. The film follows a group of women dealing with menopause who form a basketball team to raise money for a breast cancer screening van. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/former-policeman-turned-actor-dennis-farina-dies-69-173806524.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/erBYGUSstNoJev8WcjXY7A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/445cba8c843c5118380f6a706700fb5d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this undated photo from NBC Universal, Dennis Farina, who plays New York Police Detective Joe Fontana, acts in a scene with Michael Imperioli in the role of Detective Nick Falco, in an episode from NBC&#039;s police drama,&quot;Law &amp; Order.&quot; Farina died suddenly on Monday, July 22, 2013, in Scottsdale, AZriz., after suffering a blood clot in his lung. He was 69. (AP Photo/ NBC Universal,Jessica Burstein)" align="left" title="FILE - In this undated photo from NBC Universal, Dennis Farina, who plays New York Police Detective Joe Fontana, acts in a scene with Michael Imperioli in the role of Detective Nick Falco, in an episode from NBC&#039;s police drama,&quot;Law &amp; Order.&quot; Farina died suddenly on Monday, July 22, 2013, in Scottsdale, AZriz., after suffering a blood clot in his lung. He was 69. (AP Photo/ NBC Universal,Jessica Burstein)" border="0" /></a>By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dennis Farina, the former Chicago cop turned film and TV actor best known for his role as wise-cracking detective Joe Fontana on the hit NBC police drama &quot;Law &amp; Order,&quot; died in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Monday, his publicist said. He was 69. Farina, who parlayed his experience as a police officer, Chicago-accented baritone and straight talking demeanor into a series of tough-guy roles in Hollywood, died after suffering a blood clot in his lung, his publicist Lori De Waal said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/former-policeman-turned-actor-dennis-farina-dies-69-173806524.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 15:39:25 -0400Reutersformer-policeman-turned-actor-dennis-farina-dies-69-173806524<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/former-policeman-turned-actor-dennis-farina-dies-69-173806524.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/erBYGUSstNoJev8WcjXY7A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/445cba8c843c5118380f6a706700fb5d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this undated photo from NBC Universal, Dennis Farina, who plays New York Police Detective Joe Fontana, acts in a scene with Michael Imperioli in the role of Detective Nick Falco, in an episode from NBC&#039;s police drama,&quot;Law &amp; Order.&quot; Farina died suddenly on Monday, July 22, 2013, in Scottsdale, AZriz., after suffering a blood clot in his lung. He was 69. (AP Photo/ NBC Universal,Jessica Burstein)" align="left" title="FILE - In this undated photo from NBC Universal, Dennis Farina, who plays New York Police Detective Joe Fontana, acts in a scene with Michael Imperioli in the role of Detective Nick Falco, in an episode from NBC&#039;s police drama,&quot;Law &amp; Order.&quot; Farina died suddenly on Monday, July 22, 2013, in Scottsdale, AZriz., after suffering a blood clot in his lung. He was 69. (AP Photo/ NBC Universal,Jessica Burstein)" border="0" /></a>By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dennis Farina, the former Chicago cop turned film and TV actor best known for his role as wise-cracking detective Joe Fontana on the hit NBC police drama &quot;Law &amp; Order,&quot; died in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Monday, his publicist said. He was 69. Farina, who parlayed his experience as a police officer, Chicago-accented baritone and straight talking demeanor into a series of tough-guy roles in Hollywood, died after suffering a blood clot in his lung, his publicist Lori De Waal said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Peter N Henderson TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian artist Alex Colville, who won international fame with precise, detailed paintings of everyday scenes, has died at the age of 92, according to a message on his official website. Colville, who died on Tuesday, developed an iconic style that captured tranquil moments with realistic figures in commonplace settings, such as a cow in a moonlit field, or two swimmers relaxing on a beach. His work was often compared with that of Norman Rockwell, the American illustrator of the ordinary. ...http://news.yahoo.com/alex-colville-painter-laureate-canada-dies-184913776.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 14:49:13 -0400Reutersalex-colville-painter-laureate-canada-dies-184913776<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iron-man-robert-downey-jr-leads-forbes-highest-042411388.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Io2Z5gylXN._N9VyGR1KJg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T042411Z_2_CBRE96F1TQ500_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-ACTORS-HIGHESTPAID.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Cast member Robert Downey Jr. waves next to co-star Gwyneth Paltrow at the premiere of &quot;Iron Man 3&quot; in Hollywood" align="left" title="Cast member Robert Downey Jr. waves next to co-star Gwyneth Paltrow at the premiere of &quot;Iron Man 3&quot; in Hollywood" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - With estimated earnings of $75 million, &quot;Iron Man&quot; Robert Downey Jr. is Hollywood&#039;s highest paid actor, ahead of Channing Tatum and Hugh Jackman, according to Forbes.com. Downey, 48, starred in Disney&#039;s Marvel superhero films &quot;The Avengers&quot; in 2012 and &quot;Iron Man 3&quot; in 2013, each of which earned more than $1 billion at the box office, assuring him the top spot in the annual ranking of Hollywood&#039;s top acting earners. &quot;Every studio in town would love to cast him, and now they&#039;ll pay big buck for the privilege,&quot; Forbes. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iron-man-robert-downey-jr-leads-forbes-highest-042411388.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 00:24:11 -0400Reutersiron-man-robert-downey-jr-leads-forbes-highest-042411388<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iron-man-robert-downey-jr-leads-forbes-highest-042411388.html"><img src="

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