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21 Aug 08, 10:08:41

Rihanna, Pink, T.I. added as performers at VMAs (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/celebrity/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_en_ce/music_mtv_awards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080821/capt.7c9d609474d4411b851ea367a82dba49.music_mtv_awards_nyet286.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=v_X2WUuXf2opsLkIYdJb.w--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="In this March 29, 2008 file photo, singer Rihanna arrives at the 21st Annual Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Rihanna is back for another performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, along with Pink, Paramore and T.I., who will be making his first appearance at a major awards show since his arrest right before an awards ceremony last year.

21 Aug 08, 09:08:20
Weekly wrap-up of entertainment quotes (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/celebrity/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_en_ce/celeb_now_hear_this_wrap_up"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080818/capt.549ba12e02ce4a3d8961c8ed78caba64.people_christina_applegate_nyet527.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=ThyIPRGPogg7l8CpujpjNg--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="In this Jan. 27, 2008 file photo, Christina Applegate is shown at the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sometimes, you know, I cry and sometimes I scream and I get really angry and I get really like, you know, into wallowing in self-pity sometimes. ... It's all part of healing, and anyone who's going through it out there, it's OK to cry. It's OK to fall on the ground and just scream if you want to. Christina Applegate, on the emotional rollercoaster she's experienced in her battle with breast cancer. 

21 Aug 08, 07:08:43
Sanjaya of 'American Idol' on Nationwide's side (AP)
AP - Former American Idol contestant Sanjaya (san-JY'-yah) has gone from pitchy to pitchman.

21 Aug 08, 07:08:56
Madonna kicks off Sticky & Sweet tour (Reuters)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/celebrity/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/people_nm/madonna_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t091640_450x316_us_madonna.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=s_ieopesmToWQXGgEL6lug--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="File picture shows Madonna at the 61st Cannes Film Festival May 21, 2008. (Eric Gaillard/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Madonna kicks off her Sticky & Sweet world tour at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on Saturday, the latest test of her enduring appeal just a week after her 50th birthday. 

21 Aug 08, 06:08:06
Microsoft enlists Seinfeld for ad campaign: WSJ (Reuters)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/celebrity/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/people_nm/microsoft_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t023531_450x363_us_microsoft.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=hATGXTRLYQ_qiSAipBiaHw--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="Jerry Seinfeld poses at the premiere of 'Bee Movie' in London December 6, 2007. (Anthony Harvey/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Jerry Seinfeld will be one of the key celebrity pitchmen in Microsoft Corp's $300 million advertising campaign aimed at changing its image, the Wall Street Journal said on Thursday, citing people close to the situation. 

21 Aug 08, 06:08:14
Why don't TV stars like to watch television? (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/celebrity/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_en_ce/ap_on_tv_acting_blind_to_tv"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.b89ea976c18141b493df0d62d72516d0.ap_on_tv_acting_blind_to_tv_nyet576.jpg?x=130&y=103&q=85&sig=LABF0VOFeWpR_9OxHgTQSQ--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="In this image released by Fox Broadcasting, the characters from Fox's 'Family Guy,' animated program, from left, Peter, Lois, with Stewie on her lap, Meg, on ground, Chris and dog Brian, are shown. (AP Photo/FOX)" border="0" /></a>AP - Stage actors love theater. Film actors see movies. Musicians dig concerts by their fellow musicians. But TV performers just don't seem to catch much TV, according to an unofficial survey spanning years of interviews I've had with them. 

21 Aug 08, 05:08:46
Gary Glitter back in Bangkok (Reuters)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/celebrity/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/people_nm/thailand_glitter_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_20t092232_450x380_us_thailand_glitter.jpg?x=130&y=109&q=85&sig=ReHsVKEvMqu9vpt6Gsqxqw--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="British rocker Gary Glitter walks at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport August 20, 2008. (Sukree Sukplang/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Disgraced glam rocker Gary Glitter returned to Bangkok on Thursday after Hong Kong barred him from entering following his release from three years' prison in Vietnam for child sex abuse. 

21 Aug 08, 04:08:12
Thailand says Gary Glitter will be expelled to Britain (AFP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/celebrity/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/en_afp/entertainmentvietnambritainpaedophiliathailand"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.niy07.210808131613.photo00.photo.default-512x461.jpg?x=130&y=117&q=85&sig=CKDZ8Ypc8GvvwXKIGwU_tg--" align="left" height="117" width="130" alt="Former glam rocker Gary Glitter sits on a flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Bangkok after his release frm a Vietnamese prison on August 19. Thai immigration authorities have said they would expel the convicted paedophile to his native Britain after Hong Kong refused to let him in.(AFP/File/Aude Genet)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Thai immigration authorities said Thursday they would expel former glam rocker and convicted paedophile Gary Glitter to his native Britain after Hong Kong refused to let him in. 

21 Aug 08, 04:08:34
Rejected by Hong Kong, Glitter arrives in Thailand (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/celebrity/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_en_ce/people_gary_glitter"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080819/capt.ce652b7d69df40be913b4859268d5a02.people_gary_glitter_ny109.jpg?x=105&y=130&q=85&sig=JNARDPx92H5GzXqrfTj7IQ--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="In this March 3, 2006 file photo, former British rocker Gary Glitter smiles at journalists prior to his verdict and sentencing at Ba Ria-Vung, Vung Tau province People's Court in Vietnam. Authorities freed Glitter from prison in southern Vietnam on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, sending the convicted child molester into an uncertain future after nearly three years of confinement. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter arrived back in Bangkok on Thursday after Hong Kong denied him entry, continuing a two-day odyssey that began when he was released from a Vietnamese prison after serving time for molesting children. 

21 Aug 08, 04:08:16
Matt Damon, wife welcome baby girl (Reuters)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/celebrity/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/people_nm/damon_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_20t212307_450x304_us_damon.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=Ylqn5GgqfrP6fBCkE7SbwQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Matt Damon poses with his wife Luciana as they arrive for the screening of 'The Bourne Ultimatum' in France, September 1, 2007. (Vincent Kessler/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Actor Matt Damon and his wife welcomed their second daughter into the world on Wednesday, and all were doing great, his spokeswoman said. 

21 Aug 08, 03:08:35
Actor Matt Damon, wife welcome 2nd baby girl (AFP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/celebrity/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/en_afp/entertainmentuspeopledamonchildren"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.nix72.210808122628.photo00.photo.default-512x358.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=dQLUjootIMSzwQvETno3NQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="US actor Matt Damon looks at his wife Luciana Barroso upon his arrival for the screening of The Bourne Ultimatum in September 2007 in Deauville, France. Damon and Barroso have announced the birth of their second child, a baby girl named Gia Zavala, US media reported.(AFP/File/Francois Guillot)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Hollywood actor Matt Damon and his wife Luciana on Wednesday announced the birth of their second child, a baby girl named Gia Zavala, US media reported. 

21 Aug 08, 03:08:57
Rise 'n' Shine: Carrie Underwood Gets Shut Down (E! Online)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/celebrity/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080821/en_celeb_eo/25260"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20080821/capt.37e8e3deaa0c885cbff880778ca2aa11.jpg?x=130&y=130&q=85&sig=8CfPeE7P33z5tm7fjT.AIw--" align="left" height="130" width="130" alt="Rise 'n' Shine: Carrie Underwood Gets Shut Down(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - • Jessica Simpson responds to Carrie Underwood's passive-aggressive taunting about Tony Romo still calling her as BS, because Jess "looked at his call log." Oh, Jess, you're not supposed to admit to doing that. 

21 Aug 08, 02:08:35
Glitter Not Gold in Hong Kong, Heads Back to U.K. (E! Online)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/celebrity/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080821/en_celeb_eo/25274"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20080821/capt.a4ba4c9c21db4164376f8b9adcab9059.jpg?x=130&y=130&q=85&sig=JD0vy5eX3JG1Ui4OvC0BjA--" align="left" height="130" width="130" alt="Glitter Not Gold in Hong Kong, Heads Back to U.K.(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - One night in Bangkok…was all the Thai people could stomach of Gary Glitter. Though that's apparently one night more than Hong Kong could handle. 

21 Aug 08, 02:08:45
Bruce, Demi & Ashton! Rumer's Flick a Family Affair (E! Online)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/celebrity/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080821/en_celeb_eo/25262"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20080821/capt.7dd70a015d0246078ef9e50dad63eab9.jpg?x=130&y=130&q=85&sig=XLSuK5oLJpooowbhgq.ZDw--" align="left" height="130" width="130" alt="Bruce, Demi & Ashton! Rumer's Flick a Family Affair(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Rumer Willis' extended fam stole the spotlight at Wednesday night's House Bunny premiere in Westwood. 

21 Aug 08, 02:08:50
AP Exclusive: Crow offers free music to voters (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/celebrity/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_en_ce/people_sheryl_crow"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080821/capt.0b34a4e120aa4c1e89d60e44987cb71c.people_sheryl_crow_ny108.jpg?x=103&y=130&q=85&sig=lRfmIJRxYyjQpejnqt3pyw--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="Sheryl Crow performs at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, in this August 2, 2008 file photo, in Philadelphia. As part of a Rock the Vote voter registration drive, singer-songwriter Crow will give away 50,000 digital copies of her latest album, 'Detours,' for free to anyone who registers three friends to vote_ a tactic she calls the 'Tupperware' party approach to inspiring young people to vote. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) Sheryl Crow is giving away free music a tactic she calls the Tupperware party approach to inspiring young people to vote. 

21 Aug 08, 02:08:14
Jerry Seinfeld: Microsoft's Screen Savior? (E! Online)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/celebrity/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080821/en_celeb_eo/25259"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20080821/capt.ea3eca68c52cfe91b4d6b33ecdaed8d9.jpg?x=130&y=130&q=85&sig=LZhFcPmyKYaMwpii5x5GYw--" align="left" height="130" width="130" alt="Jerry Seinfeld: Microsoft's Screen Savior?(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Proof, if need be, that you can be a multimillionaire and still be a sellout...not that there's anything wrong with that. 

21 Aug 08, 01:08:45
Liu to remain a marketing phenomenon despite Olympic flop (AFP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/celebrity/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/en_afp/oly2008athleticschnliuadvertise"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.niw83.210808100205.photo00.photo.default-512x331.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=y3mOIVOhnfwhVjlDaEeB_A--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Pedestrians walk past a huge billboard displaying Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang along a street in Shanghai, on August 19. Liu may be injured and vulnerable after his shock Olympic flop, but advertising executives believe the groundbreaking Chinese athlete will remain a marketing phenomenon for many years to come.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Liu Xiang may be injured and vulnerable after his shock Olympic flop, but advertising executives believe the groundbreaking Chinese athlete will remain a marketing phenomenon for many years to come. 

21 Aug 08, 12:08:12
Kerkorian makes rare public appearance at trial (Reuters)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/celebrity/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/people_nm/kerkorian_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t032136_450x368_us_kerkorian.jpg?x=130&y=106&q=85&sig=DBM2ze1AWEm2URMnpJiZrA--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian leaves the Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles August 20, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Press-shy billionaire Kirk Kerkorian made a rare public appearance Wednesday in a Los Angeles courtroom to testify in the federal wiretapping trial of his longtime friend, attorney Terry Christensen. 

21 Aug 08, 11:08:38
Janet Jackson creates lingerie with Aussie designer (Reuters)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/celebrity/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/people_nm/jackson_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t011047_450x300_us_jackson.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=SKpXuSZlZ0._KxyzLgDnVQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Janet Jackson attends the third annual Cartier Loveday reception in Los Angeles June 18, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Singer Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction at the Superbowl made headlines four years ago when her bustier ripped. Now, she really wants people to see her underwear, and is launching her own lingerie line. 

21 Aug 08, 09:08:24
That Was the Week That Was (AP)
AP - Entertainment highlights during the week of Aug. 24-30:

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