http://www.mail.com/subjects/100-celebrity.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/100-celebrity.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1763450-inquest-nurse-british-royal-hoax-hanging.html LONDON (AP) — A nurse was found hanging in her room three days after she had been duped by a hoax call from Australian DJs about the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge, a U.K. inquest was told. The case is being treated as an apparent suicide. Nurse Jacintha Saldanha was discovered hanging by a scarf from a wardrobe in her nurses' quarters Dec. 7 by a colleagu... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 03:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1763450-inquest-nurse-british-royal-hoax-hanging.html 2012-12-14T03:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1765930-la-reid-returning-to-x-factor-season.html NEW YORK (AP) — L.A. Reid will soon be an ex-judge on "The X Factor." The veteran music executive is not returning to the Fox singing competition series next season, a representative for Epic Records said Thursday. Reid is currently the chairman and CEO of Epic, a division of Sony Entertainment. Reid joined the American version of the ... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 03:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1765930-la-reid-returning-to-x-factor-season.html 2012-12-14T03:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763182-jackie-chan-suggests-hong-kong-curb-protest-rights.html HONG KONG (AP) — Jackie Chan suggests in a recent interview that protests should be restricted in the freewheeling Chinese city of Hong Kong. The action star lamented that Hong Kong has become a city of protest, where people "scold China, scold the leaders, scold anything, protest against anything." "There should be regulations on what can and cannot be p... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763182-jackie-chan-suggests-hong-kong-curb-protest-rights.html 2012-12-14T01:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1764672-documents-prisoner-plotted-to-kill-justin-bieber.html ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An imprisoned man whose infatuation with Justin Bieber included a tattoo of the pop star on his leg has told investigators in New Mexico he hatched a plot to kill the singer, according to documents recently filed in a New Mexico court. An affidavit filed in Las Cruces said Dana Martin told investigators he persuaded a man he met i... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1764672-documents-prisoner-plotted-to-kill-justin-bieber.html 2012-12-13T21:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1764352-oscars-academy-honors-pedro-almodovar-london.html LONDON (AP) — Iconoclastic director Pedro Almodovar was hailed by Hollywood on Thursday at an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences retrospective in London. The Spanish filmmaker received tributes from colleagues and admirers, including fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier, screenwriter Peter Morgan and fellow director Stephen Frears — who praised Al... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1764352-oscars-academy-honors-pedro-almodovar-london.html 2012-12-13T21:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1764072-ap-music-writers-top-10-albums-year.html Mesfin Fekadu's picks: 1. Nas, "Life is Good": "I am a graphic classic song composer," Nas raps on the intro to his latest album. And he's right. You may disagree, but Nas is the best rapper alive, and with "Life is Good," he's got the year's top album, regardless of genre. On "Life," he's spitting rhymes about his ex-wife, Kelis — like the soulful "Bye B... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1764072-ap-music-writers-top-10-albums-year.html 2012-12-13T20:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1764700-reactions-to-70th-annual-golden-globe-nominations.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reactions to the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards nominations, announced Thursday in Beverly Hills, Calif.: — "Don't ask me what I'm gonna wear. I don't know. I'll throw up." — Helen Hunt on getting dressed for the ceremony, where she's nominated for supporting actress for "The Sessions." — "I'm celebrating by not doing a darn thing. Tha... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1764700-reactions-to-70th-annual-golden-globe-nominations.html 2012-12-13T20:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1765120-golden-globe-nominees-excited-fey-poehler.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Golden Globe Awards are known for being a great party, and nominees this year are already looking forward to new hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. The comedians preside over a boozy reunion of the top stars of film and television and nominees from both spheres say they're excited to see their comedic antics. "I know they're going to h... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1765120-golden-globe-nominees-excited-fey-poehler.html 2012-12-13T20:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1765076-golden-globe-noms-encore-bon-jovi-buscemi.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — For a pair of Golden Globe nominees, Superstorm Sandy was still on their minds and probably ringing in their ears. Jon Bon Jovi and Steve Buscemi each participated in a star-studded benefit concert Wednesday night to raise money for victims of the storm that slammed into the East Coast in October and caused billions in damage. ... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1765076-golden-globe-noms-encore-bon-jovi-buscemi.html 2012-12-13T19:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1763348-911-concert-musicians-turn-sandy.html NEW YORK (AP) — Call the "12-12-12" benefit show "The Concert for New York City" 2.0. Eleven years after the benefit concert in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was held at Madison Square Garden, many of the same top musicians came together to raise money for those suffering from Superstorm Sandy, including Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Billy Joel, The Who, E... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1763348-911-concert-musicians-turn-sandy.html 2012-12-13T19:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763056-globes-big-with-heavy-lineup-studio-films.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A fairly predictable Golden Globes lineup has one thing that's become rarer in awards season: a solid presence of big studio favorites to balance the independent films that have come to dominate the competition in recent years. Steven Spielberg's Civil War saga "Lincoln," with no fewer than three major studios behind it, led t... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763056-globes-big-with-heavy-lineup-studio-films.html 2012-12-13T17:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1764714-george-wendt-joins-breakfast-tiffanys-team.html NEW YORK (AP) — Former "Cheers" star George Wendt is heading to the other side of the bar — he'll play a bartender when "Breakfast at Tiffany's" hits Broadway next year. The play, a return to the story by Truman Capote, will star Emilia Clarke of HBO's "Game of Thrones" as Holly Golightly in the role Audrey Hepburn made famous in the 1961 movie. Performan... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1764714-george-wendt-joins-breakfast-tiffanys-team.html 2012-12-13T17:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1764668-us-library-to-honor-carole-king-with-music-prize.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Carole King has a friend in the Library of Congress. She's the first woman to win the library's Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. In her five decades of songwriting, King's hits have included "You've Got a Friend," ''So Far Away" and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman." The library said Thursday that King will be the fifth person to... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1764668-us-library-to-honor-carole-king-with-music-prize.html 2012-12-13T16:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1764650-chabon-ties-together-telegraph-avenue.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The way Michael Chabon sees it, he took the cowardly way out early in his career. It's a startling admission from one of modern American literature's unquestioned giants. And it's a little bit true. As a grad student in his early 20s, Chabon was held in the intoxicating sway of giants like Italo Calvino and Jorge Luis Borges, and p... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1764650-chabon-ties-together-telegraph-avenue.html 2012-12-13T16:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763974-list-nominees-golden-globe-awards.html Nominees for the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Thursday in Beverly Hills, Calif.: MOTION PICTURES — Picture, Drama: "Argo," ''Lincoln," ''Life of Pi," ''Django Unchained," ''Zero Dark Thirty." — Picture, Musical or Comedy: "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," ''Les Miserables," ''Moonrise Kingdom," ''Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," ''Silver Lining... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763974-list-nominees-golden-globe-awards.html 2012-12-13T15:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763882-globe-nominations-musical-comedy-film.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Golden Globe nominations for best musical or comedy film have been announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The nominees announced Thursday morning are: "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," ''Les Miserables," ''Moonrise Kingdom," ''Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," and "Silver Linings Playbo... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763882-globe-nominations-musical-comedy-film.html 2012-12-13T12:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763888-golden-globe-nominations-tv-drama-series.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Golden Globe nominations for best television drama series have been announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The nominees announced Thursday morning are: "Boardwalk Empire," ''Breaking Bad," ''Downton Abbey," ''Homeland" and "The Newsroom." The 70th annual Golden Globe Awards will be ... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763888-golden-globe-nominations-tv-drama-series.html 2012-12-13T12:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763874-globe-nominations-actor-musical-comedy.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Golden Globe nominations for best actor in a musical or comedy film have been announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The nominees announced Thursday morning are: Hugh Jackman, "Les Miserables"; Jack Black, "Bernie"; Bradley Cooper, "Silver Linings Playbook"; Bill Murray, "Hyde Park ... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763874-globe-nominations-actor-musical-comedy.html 2012-12-13T12:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763884-globe-nominations-actress-dramatic-film.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Golden Globe nominations for best actress in a dramatic film have been announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The nominees announced Thursday morning are: Jessica Chastain, "Zero Dark Thirty"; Marion Cotillard, "Rust and Bone"; Helen Mirren, "Hitchcock"; Naomi Watts, "The Impossible... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763884-globe-nominations-actress-dramatic-film.html 2012-12-13T12:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763896-globe-nominations-tv-drama-series-actor.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Golden Globe nominations for best actor in a television drama series have been announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The nominees announced Thursday morning are: Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"; Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"; Jeff Daniels, "The Newsroom"; Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"; an... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763896-globe-nominations-tv-drama-series-actor.html 2012-12-13T12:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763898-globe-nominations-tv-drama-series-actress.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Golden Globe nominations for best actress in a television drama series have been announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The nominees announced Thursday morning are: Connie Britton, "Nashville"; Glenn Close, "Damages"; Claire Danes, "Homeland"; Michelle Dockery, "Downton Abbey"; an... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763898-globe-nominations-tv-drama-series-actress.html 2012-12-13T12:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763866-globe-nominations-tv-comedy-series-actor.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Golden Globe nominations for best actor in a television comedy series have been announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The nominees announced Thursday morning are: Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"; Don Cheadle, "House of Lies"; Louis C.K. "Louie", Matt LeBlanc, "Episodes"; Jim Parsons, "The ... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763866-globe-nominations-tv-comedy-series-actor.html 2012-12-13T12:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763824-golden-globe-nominations-tv-comedy-series.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Golden Globe nominations for best television comedy series have been announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The nominees announced Thursday morning are: "The Big Bang Theory," ''Episodes," ''Girls," ''Modern Family" and "Smash." The 70th annual Golden Globe Awards will be presented ... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763824-golden-globe-nominations-tv-comedy-series.html 2012-12-13T12:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1760654-autopsy-nurse-hoax-thursday.html LONDON (AP) — The result of an autopsy on the nurse involved in a prank call for information about the former Kate Middleton's hospital stay will be revealed Thursday, London police said. Scotland Yard said on Wednesday the cause of Jacintha Saldanha's death will not be released until a Westminster Coroner's Court hearing. Saldanha answered the phone when... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 03:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1760654-autopsy-nurse-hoax-thursday.html 2012-12-13T03:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1762516-joe-allbritton-87-dc-media-banking-giant-dies.html McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Joe L. Allbritton, who became one of Washington's most influential men through a media conglomerate of newspapers and television stations and a financial empire that once included Riggs Bank, died Wednesday. He was 87. He was suffering from heart ailments and died at a hospital in Houston, where he lived, said Frederick J. Ryan Jr., pre... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1762516-joe-allbritton-87-dc-media-banking-giant-dies.html 2012-12-13T01:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1760186-indian-sitar-virtuoso-ravi-shankar-dies-92.html NEW YORK (AP) — The kids at first didn't seem to know how to respond as Ravi Shankar began his four-hour set on the final afternoon of the Monterey Pop Festival, in the fabled summer of 1967. As captured in D.A. Pennebaker's documentary, some nodded along and smiled; Jimi Hendrix listened carefully. Others dozed, or chatted. A few hippies danced wildly, a... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1760186-indian-sitar-virtuoso-ravi-shankar-dies-92.html 2012-12-13T00:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1762530-tom-hanks-to-reunite-with-buddy-broadway.html NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Hanks' Broadway debut will include an old buddy — former "Bosom Buddies" co-star Peter Scolari will share the stage with the Oscar winner. Producers revealed Wednesday the rest of the cast appearing with Hanks in Nora Ephron's play "Lucky Guy," which begins previews March 1 at the Broadhurst Theatre. In addition to Scolari, the cast in... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1762530-tom-hanks-to-reunite-with-buddy-broadway.html 2012-12-12T21:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1760950-googled-2012-whitney-psy-sandy.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The world's attention wavered between the tragic and the silly in 2012, and along the way, millions of people searched the Web to find out about a royal princess, the latest iPad, and a record-breaking skydiver. Whitney Houston was the "top trending" search of the year, according to Google Inc.'s year-end "zeitgeist" report. Google's 12... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1760950-googled-2012-whitney-psy-sandy.html 2012-12-12T20:03:00Z