Mindy McCready is released from jail (AP)
AP - Mindy McCready, who was sentenced in September for violating probation from a 2004 drug arrest, has been released from jail. More »
NBC wins Sunday ratings with football (Reuters)
Reuters - "Sunday Night Football" gave NBC the kick it needed to win the night in viewership and the adults 18-49 demographic. More »
Robin Williams to open Letterman's show (AP)
AP - Robin Williams will be David Letterman's first guest upon the return of his "Late Show" on CBS Wednesday. More »
NBC: Golden Globes Still a Go (E! Online)
E! Online - Will the ongoing writers' strike take some of the glow off this year's Golden Globes? Not if NBC has anything to say about it. More »
Walk Hard Goes Limp, National Treasure Proves Its Mettle (E! Online)
E! Online - Judd Apatow's career will survive. John C. Reilly's career will survive. As for Dewey Cox's... More »
Golden Treasure Caps off Record Year (E! Online)
E! Online - Tis the season for popcorn (and chipmunks, and a viral apocalypse, and pregnant teens)…and "Jingle Bells" may have never sounded so sweet to Hollywood, unless you had slathered it in sunscreen and called it Memorial Day weekend. More »
Garner named West Virginian of the Year (AP)
AP - Actress Jennifer Garner has been honored as the 2007 West Virginian of the Year by her hometown newspaper. More »
Will Smith still tops at foreign box office (Reuters)
Reuters - "I Am Legend" ruled the foreign box office for a second weekend, grossing $46.1 million from 25 markets, according to studio estimates issued Sunday. More »
Penn, Wright Splitsville (E! Online)
E! Online - Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn are entering a state of divorce. More »
Saoirse Ronan a young actress to watch (AP)
AP - Her role in "Atonement" earned Saoirse Ronan a Golden Globe nomination, but she hasn't read the Ian McEwan novel the movie is based on. More »
Special cars, cameras make chase scenes (AP)
AP - Nicolas Cage is racing his silver Mercedes through the narrow streets of London when beer kegs suddenly start dropping from the truck in front of him. More »
Bud Bundy Married No More (E! Online)
E! Online - David Faustino is officially single. . .without children. More »
Coupons to help buy digital converters (AP)
AP - Millions of $40 government coupons become available Tuesday to help low-tech television owners buy special converter boxes for older TVs that might not work after the switch to digital broadcasting. More »
TV networks winnowing field for debates (AP)
AP - ABC and Fox News Channel are narrowing the field of presidential candidates invited to debates this weekend just before the New Hampshire primary, in Fox's case infuriating supporters of Republican Ron Paul. More »
Hatcher's 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' Gets World Premiere in Arizona (Playbill)
Playbill - Arizona Theatre Company will present the world premiere of Jeffrey Hatcher's adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's gothic thriller Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Jan. 12-Feb. 2, 2008. More »
'Dirty Dancing' Has a Strong Holiday Week in Toronto (Playbill)
Playbill - It was a very good week for the Toronto production of Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story on Stage. The producers reported sales of $1,347,525 (CAD) for the week of Dec. 26-30. More »
'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' Tix Go on Sale (Playbill)
Playbill - Tickets for Broadway's new Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, starring James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad, Terrence Howard, Anika Noni Rose and Giancarlo Esposito, go on sale to the general public Dec. 29. More »
The Fizz is Gone: 'Drowsy Chaperone' Closes (Playbill)
Playbill - The five-time Tony Award-winning musical comedy, The Drowsy Chaperone, makes its final toast Dec. 30 at the Marquis Theatre following 674 performances and 32 previews. More »
William Finn Revue, 'Make Me a Song', Ends and Looks to Future (Playbill)
Playbill - Make Me a Song, the acclaimed revue of William Finn songs, plays its final performance at New World Stages, Stage 5, Dec. 30, but a future life for the show is being mulled. More »
Jessica Simpson going country on new album (Reuters)
Reuters - Jessica Simpson is in the early stages of recording a country album in Nashville, a project slated for a 2008 release via Columbia Records. More »
Golden Treasure Caps off Record Year (E! Online)
E! Online - Tis the season for popcorn (and chipmunks, and a viral apocalypse, and pregnant teens)…and "Jingle Bells" may have never sounded so sweet to Hollywood, unless you had slathered it in sunscreen and called it Memorial Day weekend. More »
Robin Williams to open Letterman's show (AP)
AP - Robin Williams will be David Letterman's first guest upon the return of his "Late Show" on CBS Wednesday. The appearance of a Hollywood A-lister who can talk a mile a minute may be Letterman's way of quickly trying to draw a distinction between his show and his late-night rivals, who are without writers and may also have trouble booking major entertainers as guests. More »
Rick James' estate settles rights suit (AP)
AP - The estate of late funk singer Rick James has settled a lawsuit that claimed a music publishing company collected money from licensing his songs without permission. The estate's attorney, Jennifer J. McGrath, announced the settlement in court Thursday. Trial had been set to begin Jan. 7. More »