Benefit show raises $8M for Andre Agassi school in Las Vegas; separate donor gives $7.5MLAS VEGAS — A weekend benefit concert raised nearly $8 million to support retired tennis star Andre Agassi’s public charter school in Las Vegas. Indian police keep crowds away from set of Julia Roberts film ‘Eat, Pray, Love’MIRZAPUR, India — Young boys climbed trees and villagers crowded rooftops in a tiny dusty village in northern India Sunday to catch a glimpse of Academy Award winner Julia Roberts shooting her new film, “Eat, Pray, Love.” Barbra Streisand’s past is front and center as she promotes new CD, ‘Love is the Answer’NEW YORK — When Barbra Streisand was a 19-year-old ingenue, she never had a problem performing in front of small crowds — it was her livelihood. The Brooklyn girl could only get gigs in clubs that sat a few dozen people. Conductor James Levine withdrawing from upcoming shows in NYC, Boston to have surgeryNEW YORK — Conductor James Levine is withdrawing from upcoming performances with the Metropolitan Opera and Boston Symphony Orchestra to have surgery for a herniated disk in his back. ‘This Is It’: Michael Jackson film selling out worldwide as fans line up for ticketsLOS ANGELES — The Michael Jackson music documentary is selling out theaters around the world. Researchers say toasty, fruity aroma from Champagne provided by the bursts of tiny bubblesWASHINGTON — Don Ho was right. It is the tiny bubbles. A team of researchers — in Europe not surprisingly — found that Champagne’s bursting bubbles not only tickle the nose, they create a mist that wafts the aroma to the drinker. ‘Moulin Rouge’ director Baz Luhrmann wields judges’ paddle on ‘Dancing With the Stars’LOS ANGELES — The man who made “Moulin Rouge” is lending his expertise to “Dancing With the Stars.” Hugh Jackman, Daniel Craig star in a melodramatic ‘Steady Rain’ on BroadwayNEW YORK — Superheroes can do just about anything on screen, courtesy of the special effects department. Ingmar Bergman items fetch $2.6 million at auction in StockholmSTOCKHOLM — A chipped and incomplete chess set believed to have featured in one of Ingmar Bergman’s best known films fetched one of the highest bids at a special auction for the late director’s belongings, auction house officials said Tuesday. Swiss justice official says bail for director Roman Polanski ‘not entirely excluded’ZURICH — The Swiss Justice Ministry says Roman Polanski could be released on bail under very strict conditions that he doesn’t flee Switzerland. Chicago fashion designers to outfit city’s Olympic delegation to CopenhagenCHICAGO — Fashion designer Maria Pinto has been a favorite of first lady Michelle Obama. President Barack Obama has worn suits from menswear maker Hart Schaffner Marx. Lawyer: Director Roman Polanski will fight Swiss extradition to the US in 1977 sex caseZURICH — The French lawyer for Roman Polanski says the director will fight a request for his extradition from Switzerland to the United States to face justice in a 32-year-old sex case. ‘My So-Called Life’ star Claire Danes, ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ actor Hugh Dancy wedLOS ANGELES — “My So-Called Life” actress Claire Danes and “Confessions of a Shopaholic” actor Hugh Dancy have married. Roman Polanski: Fugitive in the United States, beloved artist in FrancePARIS — Was Roman Polanski “thrown to the lions because of ancient history?” That’s what the French culture minister says — though not everyone in France agrees. Facts about ‘The Twilight Zone’ and creator Rod Serling—The Twilight Zone aired 1959-1964. Paul Newman’s daughter says he joked about his blue eyes, enjoyed being on Nixon’s enemy listHARTFORD, Conn. — Paul Newman’s daughter says her father liked to joke about his trademark blue eyes, musing that if they turned brown his career might be in jeopardy. Lawyer says motion will be filed to have Roman Polanski freed from Swiss custodyZURICH — A lawyer representing imprisoned director Roman Polanski says his legal team will file a motion Tuesday seeking his release from a Swiss prison. New Orleans’ bawdy Bourbon Street returns to roots by reviving opera, this time with cocktailsNEW ORLEANS — Bourbon Street — where Dixieland jazz competes with karaoke bars, rock ‘n’ roll cover bands and strip club jukeboxes — is also one of the first places in America where opera was heard. Lucy of ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’ fame dies at age 46 of lupusLONDON — Lucy Vodden, who provided the inspiration for the Beatles’ classic song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” has died after a long battle with lupus. She was 46. China’s latest propaganda efforts score a hit with country’s DVD piratesBEIJING — Pirates are raining on China’s big parade. Benefit show raises $8M for Agassi school in Las Vegas; separate donor gives $7.5MLAS VEGAS — A weekend benefit concert raised nearly $8 million to support retired tennis star Andre Agassi’s public charter school in Las Vegas. With ‘Twilight Zone’, US entered new dimension in 1959 _ one that’s still part of pop culture“There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call The Twilight Zone.” - Rod Serling TLC’s ‘Jon & Kate Plus 8′ is soon to be ‘Kate Plus Eight’ in wake of Gosselins’ splitNEW YORK — “Jon & Kate Plus 8″ will soon be simply “Kate Plus Eight.” ‘Michael Jackson: This Is It’ sneak peek screenings sell out in 2 hoursLOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson is still playing to sellout crowds. First season ‘American Idol’ runner-up Justin Guarini wedsLOS ANGELES — Former “American Idol” runner-up Justin Guarini has tied the knot. Omar Miller of ‘Miracle at St. Anna” joins ‘CSI: Miami’ on Oct. 5 as art theft specialistLOS ANGELES — Omar Miller of “Miracle at St. Anna” and “8 Mile” is joining the “CSI: Miami” team. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith to co-host Nobel Peace Prize ConcertOSLO, Norway — American rap artist and actor Will Smith and his wife, the actress Jada Pinkett Smith, will co-host this year’s Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, organizers said Wednesday. Wal-Mart best symbolizes America, while Twitter might just be a fad, a new poll findsNEW YORK — Half the respondents of a new poll say taxing the richest Americans by at least 50 percent is a great idea, while more than a third consider Twitter a fad that will likely fade. Dear sir or madam, will you read my … essay? Early musings of Beatle discoveredLONDON — A discovery in a Liverpool library has revealed that Paul McCartney’s talent for writing was winning him prizes when he was just 10 — though for an essay about the queen, rather than a hit song. Film festival: Roman Polanski taken into Swiss custody on 1978 US arrest warrantZURICH — Director Roman Polanski has been taken into custody by Swiss police on a 31-year-old U.S. arrest warrant, organizers of the Zurich Film Festival said Sunday. Video captures Hugh Jackman chastising theatergoer for ringing cell phone during Broadway showNEW YORK — Hugh Jackman knows how to stop the show. Toasty, fruity aroma from Champagne provided by the bursts of tiny bubblesWASHINGTON — Don Ho was right. It is the tiny bubbles. Morocco’s legendary Mamounia hotel reopens in Marrakech after three-year makeoverMARRAKECH, Morocco — Winston Churchill invited Franklin Roosevelt here to relax following strategic talks during World War II, and Alfred Hitchcock shot some of “The Man Who Knew Too Much ” in the hotel’s lobby — which has also been a haunt of the Rolling Stones, Charlie Chaplin, Sharon Stone and many other Hollywood stars for nearly a century. Conan O’Brien back on ‘Tonight,’ joking about stunt accident that caused ’slight’ concussionLOS ANGELES — Conan O’Brien turned his “Tonight Show” stunt injury into laughs at his expense by showing footage of the cringe-worthy backward fall on a hard studio floor. DJ AM’s death ruled accidental drug overdoseNEW YORK — DJ AM died accidentally from a lethal cocktail of prescription drugs and cocaine, the medical examiner’s office ruled Tuesday. |
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