http://www.heraldbulletin.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:51:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_119065249.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_119065249.html LOS ANGELES — Miley Cyrus is taking issue with a photo of herself that’s going around, and it’s not another amateur, truth-or-dare Internet snapshot — it’s the handiwork of Annie Leibovitz. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:16:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_116201627.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_116201627.html Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:30:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_078073146.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_078073146.html LOS ANGELES — Hannah Montana is leaving destiny behind. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:44:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_066074521.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_066074521.html LOS ANGELES — Patrick Swayze is being treated for pancreatic cancer but is doing well enough to continue working, his representative said Wednesday. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:58:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_064145953.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_064145953.html Radiohead’s name-your-price download strategy, in which the band offered its latest album, “In Rainbows,” to consumers for whatever price they chose, has been the talk of the music world for months. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:47:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_064144827.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_064144827.html NEW YORK — NBC is pumping up the return of “My Name is Earl” with a guest shot by Paris Hilton. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:55:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_064075547.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_064075547.html NEW YORK — Hillary Rodham Clinton took a break from the campaign trail to thank “Saturday Night Live” for giving her candidacy a boost — although she failed to get an official endorsement from the show. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:43:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_064064432.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_064064432.html LOS ANGELES — Will Ferrell’s basketball comedy scored with some fans at the weekend box office but also left a few empty seats in the bleachers as it pulled down just $15.1 million.Here are the top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Media By Numbers LLC: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:25:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_064062559.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_064062559.html LOS ANGELES — “American Idol” contestant David Hernandez once entertained audiences by removing his clothes instead of singing tunes, a manager at a male strip club in Phoenix told The Associated Press.The 24-year-old finalist from Glendale, Ariz., once worked as a stripper at Dick’s Cabaret, appearing fully nude and performing lap dances for the club’s “mostly male” clientele, club manager Gordy Bryan said Monday. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:16:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_064061725.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_064061725.html Readers who have been following the presidential race will likely take interest in a piece Jessica Kerman is working on for Wednesday about the delegate system. She speaks to two local delegates — both young people — and explains their role as the nominations draw closer.We are also following the story of a man with local ties who is a graduate student at Northern Illinois University and attended class in the building where an outbreak of violence took place last month. Our staff will check in with the Madison County Board of Commissioners, the Anderson Board of Aviation Commissioners an the Anderson Redvelopment Commission today. Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:33:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_039073500.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_039073500.html PHOENIX (AP) — It may be “Our Country,” but it’s John Mellencamp’s song.When the liberal rocker found out his songs were being played at events for Republican John McCain’s presidential campaign, Mellencamp’s publicist sent a letter that questioned the campaign’s playlist.“Are you sure you want to use his music to promote Senator McCain’s efforts?” according to the letter sent to McCain’s campaign on Monday. “Logic says that the facts might prove to be an embarrassment, were they to be circulated widely.” Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:47:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_038094153.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_038094153.html Viewers who tuned in to the seventh season of “American Idol” on Wednesday night saw a local face.A woman identifying herself as 21-year-old Tiffany McCampbell of Anderson appeared on the broadcast. But she failed to earn he judges’ approval and advance to Hollywood.McCampbell told host Ryan Seacrest and the judges that her voice was a “gift from God,” but her rendition of the gospel song “Hallelujah” only drew the ire of the judges. Judge Simon Cowell asked “Does he have a return policy?” Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:41:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_037104310.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_037104310.html NEW YORK (AP) — Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of painkillers, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medication and other prescription drugs, the New York City medical examiner said Wednesday.The cause of death was “acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam and doxylamine,” spokeswoman Ellen Borakove said in a statement.The drugs are the generic names for the painkiller OxyContin, the anti-anxiety drugs Valium and Xanax, and the sleep aids Restoril and Unisom. Hydrocodone is another name for ibuprofen.Borakove wouldn’t say what concentrations of each drug were found in Ledger’s blood, or whether one drug played a greater part than another in causing his death. Tue, 05 Feb 2008 07:48:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_036075003.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_036075003.html The 97.5 million viewers who saw the New York Giants’ last-minute win over the New England Patriots made it the most-watched Super Bowl ever and second biggest event in American television history.Only the “MASH” series finale in 1983, with 106 million viewers, was seen by more people, Nielsen Media Research said Monday. Sunday’s game eclipsed the previous Super Bowl record of 94.08 million, set when Dallas defeated Pittsburgh in 1996.This year’s game had almost all the ingredients Fox could have hoped for: a tight contest with a thrilling finish involving a team that was attempting to make history as the NFL’s first unbeaten team since 1972. Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:46:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_031064813.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/entertainment/local_story_031064813.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears was taken from her home by ambulance early Thursday and escorted to the hospital by more than a dozen police officers.A Los Angeles police officer, who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on the matter, said the 26-year-old pop star was being taken to “get help” but did not give the ambulance’s destination. The Los Angeles Times cited unnamed authorities who said Spears was being placed on a “mental evaluation hold.”The Times said Spears was taken to UCLA Medical Center. Center spokesman Mark Wheeler declined to comment Thursday, citing privacy laws.Spears’ police escort Thursday included motorcycles, two cruisers, and two helicopters.