LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- A spokeswoman for the Writers Guild of America says the union is planning a response to U.S. TV talk-show host Jay Leno's decision to cross strike lines.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- The Writers Guild of America is in discussions with United Artists regarding an interim pact for the U.S. studio's projects during the writers' strike.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Dorothy Hamill, who earned a gold medal for the United States in the 1976 Olympics, has begun treatment for breast cancer in Maryland.
LONDON, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- A small group of friends in England has made video spoofs of two "Star Wars" films for less than $6,000, The Telegraph reported Friday.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers said striking Hollywood writers are trying to derail more film productions to further their cause.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- The Screen Actors Guild said Friday its members will not cross a striking writers picket line to attend the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Kevin Federline was awarded sole legal and physical custody of his two sons with pop singer Britney Spears in a Los Angeles court Friday afternoon.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. television personality Paula Abdul said she has learned a lot about herself during her time as an "American Idol" judge.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Hollywood stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie reportedly took their four young children out for a low-key dinner in Pitt's hometown of Springfield, Mo.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Britney Spears' mother, Lynne, is asking people to pray for her daughter who is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation at an L.A. hospital.
DALLAS, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Two Dallas police officers may face criminal charges for allegedly holding country music singer Steve Holy and a friend at gunpoint during a foosball game.
CHARLOTTESVILLE , Va., Jan. 4 (UPI) -- The University of Virginia plans to return to Italy two ancient Greek sculptures taken from Sicily by tomb raiders and donated to the university's museum.
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- A new poll found most Variety subscribers believe the Writers Guild of America strike is justified, but will not culminate in a good deal for the scribes.
BEIJING , Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Authorities in China have banned the producers of the sexually explicit film "Lost in Beijing" from making movies in the country for two years.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Broadway star James Barbour has pleaded guilty in Manhattan Supreme Court to two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- The big-screen Hollywood musical "Hairspray," which is now available on DVD, is slated to be re-released in two U.S. theaters.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. late-night talk-show host David Letterman is planning to shave his full, gray beard on an upcoming show, the New York Daily News reported.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. pop music act Jonas Brothers has signed a worldwide touring deal with Live Nation, the company that ran recent tours for Madonna and The Police.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Famed U.S. guitarist Stephen Stills underwent successful surgery for prostate cancer in Los Angeles Thursday, his wife has revealed.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds, who had a wedding in French Polynesia this week, plan to make the union legal by marrying again in the United States.
LIVERPOOL, England, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Songs by British rock icons The Beatles can't be used by advertisers unless they plan to employ them in a tasteful manner and have someone else record them.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- A time-lapse video of daily self-portraits by a New York photographer is making money for the artist's ex-girlfriend, who wrote the music that accompanies it.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- For the first time, a national radio station will be devoted to the U.S. presidential race 24 hours a day, seven days a week, XM Satellite Radio said.
