AP - The immigration department said Wednesday it was conducting a character assessment of Snoop Dogg, including his criminal history, as Australia considers whether to grant the rapper a visa for a concert tour later this year.
Reuters - Digital video recorder maker TiVo Inc is set to
enter into an agreement with Time Warner's Entertainment Weekly
that will allow its users to automatically record shows
suggested by the magazine's staff, the Wall Street Journal
said.
AP - Nicollette Sheridan and Michael Bolton have ended their engagement.
AP - Marty Stuart thinks there's room on TV for the style of country music he remembers from "The Porter Wagoner Show," "Flatt & Scruggs" and, of course, "Hee Haw." So Stuart decided to create his own show.
Reuters - Madonna has always reveled in
controversy and with the recent launch of her concert tour,
"Sticky & Sweet," the 50-year-old pop star has kicked up a new
fuss by comparing John McCain to Adolf Hitler in a video.
AP - "Fine Just the Way It Is" (Scribner. 221 pages. $25), by Annie Proulx: It was Annie Proulx's award-winning "Brokeback Mountain" a tale of love between two Wyoming cowboys that became an Academy Award-winning film.
Reuters - "Fool's Gold" star Kate Hudson has
been sued by a firm that says hair care products she developed
with hair stylist-to-the-stars David Babaii are based on ideas
for using volcanic ash that the firm developed.
AP - It was only her first day as an "American Idol" judge, but already Kara DioGuardi seemed part of the dysfunctional family.