Rush Limbaugh hospitalized for chest pains
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. radio and TV personality Rush Limbaugh was hospitalized in Honolulu after suffering chest pains, said a message on "The Rush Limbaugh Show" Web site.
"Rush was admitted to a Honolulu hospital today and is resting comfortably after suffering chest pains. Rush appreciates your prayers and well wishes. He will keep you updated via RushLimbaugh.com and on Thursday's radio program," the message said Wednesday night.
Hawaiian media reports said paramedics were called to the Kahala Hotel and Resort Wednesday afternoon to transport Limbaugh to the hospital.
The 58-year-old, conservative commentator and author was in Hawaii on vacation and had been expected to return to work Monday, E! Online reported.
It was unclear whether he would be well enough to return as scheduled, the entertainment news Web site said.
Police chief in Parker case gets jail time
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- An Ohio ex-police chief was sentenced to 32 months in prison for breaking into the home of the surrogate mother pregnant with Sarah Jessica Parker's twins.
Barry P. Carpenter was convicted last month of receiving stolen property, tampering with evidence and theft in office. He was, however, acquitted of burglary charges.
Prosecutors said Carpenter -- who was at the time of the incident the police chief of Martins Ferry -- and two other men worked together to remove items from the woman's home with the intention of selling them to tabloid newspapers interested in the "Sex and the City" star and her husband, actor Matthew Broderick.
The surrogate gave birth to the couple's twin daughters last June.
"Your attorney began this trial by saying what you did may have been stupid but it wasn't criminal," The New York Times quoted Belmont County Judge John M. Solovan as telling Carpenter Wednesday. "I disagree. It was stupid, and it was criminal."
The Times said Carpenter plans to appeal the sentence.
Bullock was 2009's top money-making star
GROTON, Mass., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Sandra Bullock has been voted the Top Money-Making Star of 2009 in the Quigley Publishing Company's 78th annual poll of exhibitors.
Bullock, who starred in "The Blind Side," "The Proposal" and "All About Steve" this year, is the first female to win the movie money-making title since Julia Roberts in 1999.
The Quigley Poll is an annual survey that asks motion picture theater owners and film buyers to vote for the 10 stars they believe generated the most box-office revenue for their theaters during the year. The survey appears annually in Quigley Publishing Company's International Motion Picture Almanac and at www.quigleypublishing.com.
Coming in at No. 2 on the list for 2009 is Johnny Depp, followed by Matt Damon at No. 3, George Clooney at No. 4, Robert Downey Jr. at No. 5, Tom Hanks at No. 6, Meryl Streep at No. 7, Brad Pitt at No. 8, Shia LaBeouf at No. 9 and Denzel Washington at No. 10.
Named by the exhibitors as the stars of tomorrow were Carey Mulligan, who is earning great reviews for her work in "An Education," and Taylor Lautner, one of the stars of the blockbuster, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon."
'TiK ToK' still No. 1 on U.S. record chart
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Ke$ha's "TiK ToK" is No. 1 on the U.S. record chart for a second consecutive week, Billboard.com reported Thursday.
Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 is Iyaz's "Replay," followed by Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" at No. 3, Owl City's "Fireflies" at No. 4 and Jay-Z and Alicia Keys's "Empire State of Mind" at No. 5.
Rounding out the top tier are Jason Derulo's "Whatcha Say" at No. 6, Jay Sean's "Down" at No. 7, Miley Cyrus' "Party in the U.S.A." at No. 8, "Sexy Chick" by David Guetta and Akon at No. 9, and "Do You Remember" by Jay Sean, Sean Paul and Lil Jon at No. 10.
