December 2, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
In an era where awards shows are as commonplace as reality shows, even the top-tier events are finding it hard to stand out.
So the Recording Academy is trying something different when it announces its nominees for its upcoming Grammys. Instead of its traditional morning roll call of nominee names at a staid press conference, top nominees will be revealed during a prime-time concert special to air live Wednesday on CBS.
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December 2, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Michael Johns is gearing up to release his first post-“American Idol” album in March 2009, but this holiday season, he’s lending his musical talents to charity.
Michael will release “Another Christmas,” an original song he penned, via iTunes December 9, with 50 percent of the proceeds benefiting the Red Cross, and the other half – thanks to his friendship with Access Hollywood’s Nancy O’Dell – to help out the fight against Lou Gehrig’s Disease, also known as ALS.
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December 2, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Lawyers for film director Roman Polanski, a fugitive in France for 30 years in a notorious California sex case, filed a request Tuesday to dismiss the charge against him due to prosecutorial and judicial misconduct.
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December 2, 2008
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah
Gary Coleman has pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge stemming from a September incident at a bowling alley.
The 40-year-old former star of “Diff’rent Strokes” was ordered to pay a $100 fine in a Payson court Tuesday. He also pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge, which will be waived if hedoesn’t have any other violations within a year.
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December 2, 2008
CHICAGO, IL
William Balfour has officially been charged with three counts of first-degree murder, Access Hollywood has confirmed.
The Cook County State Attorney’s Office confirmed Balfour, who was arrested for the murders of Jennifer Hudson’s relatives, was charged with the murder counts and one count of home invasion on Tuesday.
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December 2, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Chris Martin may not rule the world, but his band Coldplay certainly ruled the 2008 charts.
The British four piece had the most downloaded album – “Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends” — of the year on iTunes.
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December 2, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Lindsay Lohan had a hit single called “Rumors,” and now the young star is blasting a new rumor about her that she is breaking up with girlfriend Samantha Ronson.
The “Labor Pains” star posted a blog on her MySpace Celebrity blog Tuesday dispelling reports of a split with her celebrity DJ girlfriend.
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December 2, 2008
LAS VEGAS, NV
Julianne Hough may not have won the mirror ball on this year’s “Dancing With the Stars,” but she has another sparkling object in her sights – a wedding ring.
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December 2, 2008
CHICAGO, Ill.
Despite her son being charged with three counts of first-degree murder in connection to the deaths of Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew, William Balfour’s mother insists the police have the wrong man.
In an interview with WMAQ in Chicago on Monday following Balfour’s arrest, his mother, Michelle, claimed the police department conducted a “botched” investigation.
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