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ABC and FOX want Leno
It’s almost as exciting as a soccer player transfer. Jay Leno, host of the ‘Tonight Show’ on NBC might be switching. He has
nearly two years left as the host, but rival networks and at least one TV studio are trying to, unofficially, get the comedian to sway to their side.
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Perez Hilton gets music label
Ugh, I fucking hate this. But it’s news. It’s absurd, but Perez Hilton is getting is own music label via music giant Warner Music group. He’s been negotiating a deal with them.
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Legal disputes over “Dawn of the dead”
I can’t believe what little boys fight over. MKR Group, an independent movie producer with rights to the horror movie “George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead” sued video game maker Capcom Co Ltd on Monday. This is not the first copyright dispute.
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Robotic dildo sex is a no-no for Aussies
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) finally reached decision regarding SBS. According to the ACMA, SBS did breach broadcasting rules by airing a graphic documentary about erotic toys and machines. The documentary featured an explicit scene in which a naked woman has sex with a robotic dildo. Oh la la.
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Maxim magazine fabricates reviews
I hate the Black Crowes. They’re that totally mediocre guitar group. Even so, what Maxim magazine pulled on them, is quite outrageous.
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‘Jericho’ does or does not have fans?
Burn! Sometimes things are so painful that they’re funny. If you remember that show ‘Jericho’ that was on a while ago? It got canceled last summer, but the fanbase was so huge and demanding that they actually brought the show back on air! Some loyal fans they be.
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Edie Falco gets her own comedy on Showtime
Yaay for Edie Falco, she’s bomb. The three-time Emmy Award winner has got a new, half-hour single camera, dark comedy for Showtime. That was announced today by Robert Greenblatt, President of Entertainment for Showtime, and Kevin Beggs, President of Production and Programming for Lionsgate Television.
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Microsoft’s XBOX opens up to game developers
Microsoft’s Xbox and Xbox Live are not going to settle for anything less than world domination. At the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco last Wednesday, John Schappert, vice president of Microsoft Corp, announced their plans for this year. And they ain’t nothing short from ambitious.
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Ellie Fund’s eleventh fundraiser got game!
The Ellie Fund’s eleventh annual Oscar Night America is ready for take-off and got the stars to prove it. Because with the writers strike over, the stars come out of hiding again…
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Jane Fonda apologizes for saying ‘cunt’
Fuck. Shit. Bitch. Hoe. Yadayada, who cares? NBC does, plus a whole lot of other people. Apparently ‘cunt’ is a word that should not be uttered on tv, Jane Fonda discovered.
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