http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/index.xml News, sports, and entertainment from Belleville News Democrat en-us Copyright 2008 Belleville News Democrat Entertainment 60 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:15:56 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Belleville.com http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/551061.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/551061.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:01 CST Authorities have charged a man with assault for allegedly striking "Stargate Atlantis" actor Jason Momoa in the face with a beer glass, causing wounds that required 140 stitches. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/551051.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/551051.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:51 CST Spider-Man has another baby on the way. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/551022.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/551022.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:31 CST Maybe there's something to face-to-face interaction after all. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/550895.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/550895.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:51 CST The name Brooklyn has been done before, so Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Pete Wentz turned to another New York City borough in naming their newborn son: The Bronx. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/550846.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/550846.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:32 CST Rapper T.I. testified Friday that he believes the bullets fired at his entourage during a wild vehicle chase two years ago were meant for him. He took the witness stand in the trial of Hosea Thomas, 34, who is accused of firing the shot that killed Philant Johnson during a gun battle on Interstate 75. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/550768.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/550768.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:02 CST After the wedding in a Scottish castle, the mansion on a green English estate and the drinks in their own pub, Madonna and Guy Ritchie's eight-year marriage ended Friday in a dreary London courtroom. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/550733.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/550733.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:57 CST British actress Sienna Miller has won 53,000 pounds ($79,000) from a photo agency she was suing on grounds of harassment. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/550658.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/550658.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:02 CST Michael Jackson's former personal assistant told a British court Friday that a Bahraini sheik who is now suing the singer was a generous friend, eager to give Jackson money and other gifts. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/550681.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/550681.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:15 CST The BBC's governing body ruled Friday that the broadcaster acted appropriately when it suspended its star disc jockey and accepted the resignation of a fellow performer for leaving lewd messages on an actor's phone about his granddaughter. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/550666.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/550666.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:37 CST One of New York City's most famous food critics is out of a job. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/550660.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/550660.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:02 CST Top-selling Japanese music producer Tetsuya Komuro was formally charged with fraud Friday in a scandal that has tarnished the image of a star whose songs once dominated Japan's pop music scene. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/550619.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/550619.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:47 CST Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Pete Wentz are the proud parents of a baby boy, and they're celebrating with some Bronx cheer - this one is a good one. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/550611.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/550611.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:07 CST Sometimes it pays to have your heart broken. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/550503.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/550503.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:07 CST A Malaysian technology conglomerate pledged Friday to repay $900,000 to Hollywood star Bruce Willis, but denied any wrongdoing after he took legal action to demand a refund of his investment. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/550179.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/550179.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:07 CST Former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson is going back to the small screen after his foray into Republican presidential politics over the last year. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/549117.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/549117.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:12 CST "So, did you miss me?" says actor Patrick Swayze, walking past the chess pavilion on North Avenue Beach. Bundled up against the encroaching cold, he says: "You carry this job with you, and there's no washing it off." http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/549111.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/549111.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:17 CST -- http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/549134.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/549134.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:17 CST The love-after-death movie "Twilight" is going to be so huge it would take a stake through the heart to stop it. And the reasons seem so obvious they make you say, "D'oh!": A heavily computer-generated, blood-flecked, teenage soap opera set in the hormonal chaos of high school. A ready-made fan base of rabid Gothic/chick-lit readers cultivated by Stephenie Meyer's four-book series. And a not-so-secret weapon named Kristen Stewart. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/549132.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/549132.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:17 CST -- http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/549130.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/549130.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:17 CST Q: I have been wondering about a movie I saw on TV in the early '50s called "Belinda," it was about a girl who was a deaf mute who became pregnant. The movie was in black and white. It has stuck in my mind and I would like to know if it is anywhere around in a VHS. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/549129.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/549129.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:17 CST John Travolta agreed to provide the voice of the heroic canine Bolt in the Disney feature film of the same name because of Tom Hanks and Robin Williams. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/549120.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/549120.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:12 CST What kind of TV season is it so far? http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/549131.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/549131.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:17 CST By Sally Dadisman http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/550334.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/550334.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:12 CST Ben Affleck is talking to children and aid officials in refugee camps in war-torn eastern Congo in an effort to raise awareness of the conflict that has displaced at least 250,000 people. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/550192.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/550192.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:17 CST The last time they shared a Lincoln Center stage, violinist Gil Shaham wielded the big smiles as Gustavo Dudamel made his conducting debut with the New York Philharmonic.