- The New York Daily News reports that David Letterman will have his beard shaved on the air [1] on Monday's show; too bad the beard had just gotten the keys to the city. [2]
- Meanwhile, Jay Leno might be in trouble for writing his monologue [3] on Wednesday's show, MarketWatch reports.
- ComingSoon is saying the next Superman movie may be without both director Bryan Singer and star of the show Brandon Routh [4].
- According to E! Online, the Jonas Brothers have signed a two-year, multimillion-dollar deal [5] with touring company Live Nation.
- Former American Idol [6] Taylor Hicks has been dropped from his record label [7], Entertainment Weekly reports.
- Theater owners say Johnny Depp made the most money for the multiplex [8] in 2007, writes The Hollywood Reporter.
- Law & Order [9] creator Dick Wolf wants to make a British version of the series [10], Zap2it reports.
- Netflix wants to bring movies straight to your TV [11], no mailing envelopes necessary, reports the New York Times.
- Mary J. Blige finally bumped Josh Groban [12] from the top of the charts, Billboard reports.
Photo courtesy of CBS [13]
Links:
[1] http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2008/01/04/2008-01-04_david_letterman_to_have_one_close_shave_-1.html
[2] http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/arts/AP-Lettermans-Beard.html
[3] http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/jay-leno-could-face-disciplinary/story.aspx?guid=%7B9FD693C4-62EB-4787-A6A3-F122392AE614%7D&dist=hplatest
[4] http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=40642
[5] http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080104/en_music_eo/ab9e302321a4_4eeb_b2e4_b7b519901da4;_ylt=Am7_FX.FCbYGQLVEyshRRCWVEhkF
[6] http://www.buzzsugar.com/tag/american+idol
[7] http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/01/two-idol-winner.html
[8] http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i00f47eff777c905c93606097ca5e7bd8
[9] http://www.buzzsugar.com/tag/law+and+order
[10] http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-lawandorderbritishversion,0,865163.story?track=rss
[11] http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/03/technology/03netflix.html?ex=1357016400&en=ce4cb742e404acf7&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
[12] http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003690553
[13] http://www.cbs.com