Samel L. Jackson
Fresh off the success of his latest blockbuster The Avengers, Samuel L. Jackson will host the 12th annual BET Awards.
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Nathan Parrett, Pip
Adam Levine has a very tough decision on his hands.
In Monday's upcoming battle round of The Voice, airing at 8/7c on NBC, Levine will put 19-year-old Pip against 24-year-old Nathan Parrett on the sultry and soulful Amy Winehouse classic "You Know I'm No Good." Musical theater vet Pip may have pushed the buttons of all four coaches when he auditioned during week 3 — compared to Nathan, who only got Adam to turn his chair around — but from the sound of things, this sing-off promises to be a...
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Amy Winehouse
VH1's Divas will pay tribute to Amy Winehouse, the network announced Thursday.
VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul will air on Monday at 9/8c.
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Amy Winehouse
A posthumous Amy Winehouse album is coming out soon, the late singer's website announced Monday.
"It quickly became apparent to [producers] Salaam [Remi] and Mark [Ronson] that they had a collection of songs that deserved to be heard, a collection of songs that were a fitting testament to Amy the artist and, as importantly, Amy their friend," a statement on the site says.
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Amy Winehouse
A coroner ruled on Wednesday that Amy Winehouse died of accidental alcohol poisoning, The Associated Press reports.
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Cameron Wake and Tom Brady
Monday Night Football had a big night in the ratings, just like Tom Brady on the field.
The regular season debut of the venerable franchise on ESPN decimated the competition on both cable and broadcast television, attracting 14.57 million viewers for the NFL game between the New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins and a 6.3 rating among 18-to-49-year-olds. Brady made the hot South Florida night hotter, passing for 517 yards — merely the fifth-best in league history. And with the promise of more excitement like that, ESPN is sure to lure solid numbers throughout the season.
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Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse's father believes his daughter died after suffering a seizure caused by alcohol detoxification, The Associated Press reports.
In a segment taped Friday for Anderson Cooper's new syndicated show, Mitch Winehouse said that he regretted letting the singer try to kick her alcoholism without a doctor's help. As a result, she suffered seizures and would lose consciousness during this period, he said.
No illegal drugs found in Amy Winehouse's body; cause of death still unclear
"The periods of abstinence were becoming longer, and the periods of drinking ...
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Anderson Cooper
Will Anderson Cooper get another case of the giggles?
The CNN anchor will interview Gerard Depardieu next week on his new daytime series, Anderson, Entertainment Weekly reports. The interview comes weeks after Cooper broke out in laughter on...
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Britney Spears
It was a night of big statements as Lady Gaga dressed like a man, Britney Spears received a soaring tribute and Beyonce alluded to her pregnancy during the MTV Video Music Awards.
Check out arrivals on the MTV VMA black carpet
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Alice St. Clair, Dan Amboyer
Who says nothing happens on the weekend before Labor Day? (And we're not talking storm preparations on the East Coast — at least not in this space.) Nowadays, TV almost never takes a holiday, and such is the case this weekend. A few highlights:
Torchwood: Miracle Day (Friday, 10/9c, Starz) I wish I could report that last week's terrific episode (Jack's 1920s flashback, which went from romantic to disturbing in a bloody flash as he was revealed as "the blessing") represented a return to form for this otherwise woefully uneven season of Torchwood. But I'm afraid we're back to the present day this week, and the action is just as ridiculously clumsy and the characters (Rex and Esther in particular) as aggravating as ever. Still, with only two episodes to go after this, I'll watch to the end.
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