http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with entertainment news that matters. Covering Hollywood gossip and the latest on famous individuals worldwide to what's new in the movie and TV industry en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293656,fans-walk-out-on-britney-spears-in-australia.html Sydney - Fans of Britney Spears deserted the pop diva just three songs in to her first Australian concert after it became evident she was miming rather than singing, news reports said Saturday. People are paying for it and have come here so she shou... Entertainment Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:28:15 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293656,fans-walk-out-on-britney-spears-in-australia.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293639,an-egyptian-film-festival-without-egyptian-films--feature.html Cairo - Flash bulbs will pop as Salma Hayek, Lucy Liu, Samuel L Jackson and a bevy of Bollywood stars strut down a red carpet at the Cairo International Film Festival next week. Egypt's top actors and di... Entertainment Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:10:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293639,an-egyptian-film-festival-without-egyptian-films--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293637,jackson-family-reality-show-to-debut.html Los Angeles - Michael Jackson's brothers are to debut a new reality television show starting in December, E Online reported Friday. The entertainment news site said that Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Randy Jackson would star in the show, which w... US,Entertainment Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:22:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293637,jackson-family-reality-show-to-debut.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293629,rihanna-reveals-details-of-assault-as-brown-explains-apology.html Los Angeles - Pop star Rihanna on Friday publicly revealed details of her February assault by ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, the same day as Brown appeared on MTV to extend his apologies for the notorious incident. In the interview with Good Morning Ameri... US,Entertainment Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:40:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293629,rihanna-reveals-details-of-assault-as-brown-explains-apology.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293611,elton-john-out-of-hospital-and-feeling-fine.html London - British singer Elton John has been released from hospital and is feeling fine after suffering a severe case of flu and a bacterial infection, his spokesman said Friday. He said the 62-year-old singer was released late Wednesday from a priv... UK,Entertainment Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:04:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293611,elton-john-out-of-hospital-and-feeling-fine.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293588,wagner-descendant-protests-anti-semitic-music-at-wall-festivities.html Cologne - Richard Wagner's great-grandson, Gottfried Wagner, on Friday protested the choice of music at festivities 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, which includes a composition by his anti-semitic great-grandfather. Israeli pianist and ... Entertainment Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:16:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293588,wagner-descendant-protests-anti-semitic-music-at-wall-festivities.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293481,u2-beyonce-eminem-win-as-mtv-awards-return-to-berlin.html Berlin - Irish band U2 won the Best Live Act prize Thursday night at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards, after playing a sold-out free gig at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, as part of the awards' ... Entertainment Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:10:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293481,u2-beyonce-eminem-win-as-mtv-awards-return-to-berlin.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293451,slumdog-director-danny-boyle-to-make-movie-about-amputee-hero.html Los Angeles - Director Danny Boyle has chosen his follow up project to his surprise box office and Oscar hit Slumdog Millionaire. According to trade paper Variety on Thursday, the British millionaire is to direct 127 Hours, a film about Aron Ralston,... Entertainment Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:16:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293451,slumdog-director-danny-boyle-to-make-movie-about-amputee-hero.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293298,cheers-fears-and-tears-mark-holiday-movie-season--feature.html Los Angeles - No sooner have the pumpkins of Halloween disappeared than the mighty marketing machines of the United States are turning their attention to the holiday season. Christmas lights may not yet be up on most people's houses but Disney doesn'... US,Entertainment Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:10:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293298,cheers-fears-and-tears-mark-holiday-movie-season--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293128,steve-martin-alec-baldwin-to-host-oscars.html Los Angeles - Actors Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin are to jointly host the Oscars awards ceremony, producers of the prestigious film prize announced Tuesday. Martin 64, has hosted the event twice before, but Baldwin, 51, has never before helmed the A... US,Entertainment Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:04:28 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293128,steve-martin-alec-baldwin-to-host-oscars.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293117,rihanna-named-woman-of-the-year--talks-about-assault.html Los Angeles - Rihanna was named Woman of the Year by Glamour magazine Tuesday and talked for the first time about her assault in February by ex-boyfriend Chris Brown. I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears, Rihanna, 21, told the m... US,Entertainment Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:40:30 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293117,rihanna-named-woman-of-the-year--talks-about-assault.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293025,kate-winslet-wins-libel-damages-over-false-fitness-claims.html London - British actress Kate Winslet has accepted libel damages of 25,000 pounds (40,700 dollars) in a dispute with a newspaper over her fitness regime, her lawyer said Tuesday. The 34-year-old Oscar-winning actress had sued the Daily Mail newspaper... US,Entertainment Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:40:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293025,kate-winslet-wins-libel-damages-over-false-fitness-claims.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292939,hollywood-briefs-katie-holmes-to-get-romantic.html Los Angeles - Tom Cruise's wife is planning to get romantic - and not with her husband. According to trade paper Variety, she is to executive produce and star in The Romantics, in which she will play a maid of honour in a comedy about eight friends w... US,Entertainment Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:46:29 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292939,hollywood-briefs-katie-holmes-to-get-romantic.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292927,no-bids-for-marilyn-monroe-crypt.html Los Angeles - An auction for the crypt above the final resting place of Marilyn Monroe has ended without receiving a single offer. The unusual item at the Westwood Village Memorial Park was offered for sale on auction site eBay for a minimum of 500,0... US,Entertainment Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:52:41 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292927,no-bids-for-marilyn-monroe-crypt.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292918,lord-of-the-rings-producer-plans-epic-film-on-prophet-mohammed.html Los Angeles - The movie producer behind Lord of the Rings and The Matrix is to produce a 150-million-dollar film based on the life of Prophet Mohammed, Variety reported Monday. The epic film will be financed by the Qatari media company Al Noor Holdin... Entertainment Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:22:30 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292918,lord-of-the-rings-producer-plans-epic-film-on-prophet-mohammed.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292895,prince-william-heads-for-new-zealand-on-first-official-solo-tour.html London - Britain's Prince William is to make his first official overseas visit on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II when he travels to New Zealand early in 2010, Buckingham Palace in London announced Monday. Prince William, 27 visited the country in a pri... UK,Entertainment Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:04:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292895,prince-william-heads-for-new-zealand-on-first-official-solo-tour.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292811,slumdog-stars-skip-school-could-lose-cash-report-says.html New Delhi - Two leading child stars from the Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire stand to lose their monthly allowance unless they start attending school regularly, a media report said Monday. Azharuddin Ismail Shaikh and Rubina Qureishi have bee... India,Entertainment Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:22:34 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292811,slumdog-stars-skip-school-could-lose-cash-report-says.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292771,jackson-film-tops-100-million-dollars.html New York - Michael Jackson's posthumous film This Is It grossed 101 million dollars in its first five days in cinemas around the world, according to preliminary studio estimates issued Sunday. Sony, the studio that paid 60 million dollars for rights ... US,Entertainment Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:10:33 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292771,jackson-film-tops-100-million-dollars.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292738,agassi-book-says-hair-his-biggest-worry-at-first-grand.html London - With the publication of his explosive autobiography drawing closer this month, extra revelations mean potential extra sales, with the Andre Agassi's 1990 mullet wig the latest yarn to emerge. Serialisations in the Times of London spell out t... US,Entertainment Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:16:36 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292738,agassi-book-says-hair-his-biggest-worry-at-first-grand.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292734,boyzone-to-release-new-album-featuring-gately.html London/Dublin - Irish pop band Boyzone want to release a new album with vocals recorded by former member Stephen Gately before his recent death, lead singer Ronan Keating said Sunday. Gately was found dead last month after a night out in Mallorca, ag... UK,Entertainment Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:34:38 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292734,boyzone-to-release-new-album-featuring-gately.html