Weekly wrap-up of entertainment quotes (AP)
AP - "I love America and I am really sad that it appears that I am not allowed to visit a place that I have called home at various times in my life." — Boy George, on being denied a visa to enter the United States. The British singer had planned to tour this summer. More »
Drew Carey orders 45 pizzas shipped cross-country (AP)
AP - Drew Carey really, really loves the pizza from Antonio's — so he's having UPS deliver dozens of the pies from Ohio all the way to Los Angeles. More »
Spike TV's "Factory" may win favor (Reuters)
Reuters - In its hunt for young male adults, cable channel Spike TV has a new weapon. More »
ABC game show 'Wipeout' a sign of the apocalypse (Reuters)
Reuters - "Wipeout," which premiered promisingly on ABC Tuesday night, comes closer than almost any other show to justifying former FCC chairman Newton Minow's 1961 description of TV as "a vast wasteland." More »
Slash and Sebastian Bach cook up top-secret project (Reuters)
Reuters - Sebastian Bach says Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash has contacted him "out of the blue" for a top-secret job, but not as the replacement for the group's fired frontman Scott Weiland. More »
Rookie singer Katy Perry tops singles chart (Reuters)
Reuters - California singer/songwriter Katy Perry's cheeky ditty "I Kissed a Girl" will claim the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart when data are issued later on Thursday. More »
Radiohead releases live video album on iTunes (Reuters)
Reuters - Radiohead has released a live video album exclusively on iTunes to coincide with the band's run of U.K. outdoor concerts. More »
Soprano clothes fetch thousands
Clothes worn by fictional TV mob boss Tony Soprano have sold for $187,750 (£95,464) at a New York charity auction. More »
Sony to start US movie service for PS3 (AP)
AP - Sony says it will start a movie download service for its PlayStation 3 home console this summer in the U.S. More »
Angry West defends festival delay
Kanye West says criticism over keeping fans waiting at the Bonnaroo festival left him "the most offended I've ever been". More »
Revellers descend on Glastonbury
Thousands of music lovers arrive at Glastonbury for the annual festival - but about 800 tickets remain unsold. More »
Nicole Richie lines up TV gig as mean girl (Reuters)
Reuters - Nicole Richie has signed on to guest star on NBC's offbeat spy fantasy "Chuck," which begins its second season on September 29. More »
Olyphant seeking "Damages" at FX (Reuters)
Reuters - "Deadwood" veteran Timothy Olyphant has joined FX's legal drama series "Damages," which begins its second season in the fall. More »
Quinn and Hauer "Motor" to ABC drama pilot (Reuters)
Reuters - ABC's drama pilot "Prince of Motor City" has emerged as the "Dirty Sexy Money" or the "Brothers & Sisters" of this pilot season -- a large ensemble that has attracted top talent. More »
"Hazzard" star John Schneider in new TV series (Reuters)
Reuters - Former "Dukes of Hazzard" star John Schneider is shooting a new TV series without a net. More »
Lara Logan extends deal with CBS News (Reuters)
Reuters - CBS News has extended the contract of one of its stars, Lara Logan, who will now be based in Washington, D.C. More »
ABC has a winner with "Wipeout" (Reuters)
Reuters - ABC's wacky obstacle course series "Wipeout" marked the network's strongest postseason debut since 2005's "Brat Camp," according to Nielsen Media data issued Wednesday. More »
Indie filmmakers paint it brown for dark comedy (Reuters)
Reuters - The triple-digit heat hitting you in the face is like opening the door to hell and getting slapped. More »
Oscar season kicks off (Reuters)
Reuters - With Pixar's newest blue-chip animated movie "Wall-E" hitting theaters Friday, the 2008 Oscar race is finally off and running. More »
Settlement in NY lawsuit over NBC's 'Predator' (AP)
AP - NBC Universal has settled a $105 million lawsuit brought by a woman who claimed a televised sex sting by "Dateline NBC: To Catch A Predator" drove her brother to kill himself. More »
Review: Robot romance `Wall-e' has heart of gold (AP)
AP - Within the rumbling, stumbling hunk of junk that is WALL-E beats the sweetest, warmest heart — a robotic representation of humanity's highest potential. More »
Hollywood actors set to work without contract (Reuters)
Reuters - For the industry, D-Day is Monday, when the Screen Actors Guild's contract with the Hollywood studios expires. But does that "D" stand for disaster? Denouement? Or simply delay? More »
Trouble finds Tim McGraw at Washington state show (AP)
AP - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — If Tim McGraw isn't looking for trouble, it must've been looking for him. Fan video shot Tuesday in Auburn, Wash., shows the country singer help eject an unruly fan. More »
Calif. Supreme Court declines to take Spector case (AP)
AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to take up Phil Spector's claim that the judge who presided over his deadlocked murder trial was biased against him and should be disqualified from handling his second trial. More »
Sarah Jessica Parker high on "Ivy" (Reuters)
Reuters - Sarah Jessica Parker could soon have her first project after "Sex." More »