NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. rapper Lil Wayne pleaded guilty on Thursday to attempted criminal possession of a weapon in a July 2007 incident and will serve a year in prison, New York City prosecutors said.
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Lil Wayne guilty on N.Y. gun charge, headed to prison
Hollywood Posted by 138 days ago (http://feeds.reuters.com)Lawmaker in Travolta mistrial mess blames "rumor"
Hollywood Posted by 138 days ago (http://feeds.reuters.com)NASSAU (Reuters) - A Bahamian lawmaker who caused a judge to order the retrial of two people accused of trying to extort $25 million from actor John Travolta was just repeating a "rumor" when he prematurely announced an acquittal verdict, his lawyer said on Thursday.
Three vie for European Film Awards' animation prize
Hollywood Posted by 138 days ago (http://feeds.reuters.com)BERLIN (Hollywood Reporter) - Finnish Christmas film "Niko & The Way to the Stars," Ireland's "The Secret of Kells" and "Mia and the Migoo" from French director Jacques-Remy Girerd are the nominees for best animated feature film for the 2009 European Film Awards.
Jay Sean recaptures top slot on singles chart
Hollywood Posted by 138 days ago (http://feeds.reuters.com)NEW YORK (Billboard) - British R&B singer Jay Sean's single "Down" returned to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 on Thursday, just a week after Britney Spears' No. 1 debut bumped him to runner-up status.
Swank soars in old-fashioned Earhart biopic
Hollywood Posted by 138 days ago (http://feeds.reuters.com)LONDON (Hollywood Reporter) - Freckle-faced, prairie-voiced and fiercely independent, Hilary Swank's depiction of aviator Amelia Earhart in Mira Nair's biographical film "Amelia" is of a high order. It ranks with recent portrayals of Ray Charles by Jamie Foxx and Truman Capote by Philip Seymour Hoffman and could be similarly awards-bound.
Rembrandt's J'Accuse, Rated: NR, Opens: 10/21/2009
Hollywood Posted by 138 days ago (http://feeds.hollywood.com)An examination and interpretation of how Rembrandt van Rijn created his 1642 masterpiece "The Night Watch" that also investigates a murder conspiracy that is said to be depicted in the painting.
Amelia, Rated: PG, Opens: 10/23/2009
Hollywood Posted by 138 days ago (http://feeds.hollywood.com)Earhart's early aviation triumphs and meteoric rise to fame and fortune were propelled along by her tempestuous partnership and eventual marriage to publisher George Putnam.
Antichrist, Rated: NR, Opens: 10/23/2009
Hollywood Posted by 138 days ago (http://feeds.hollywood.com)A grieving couple retreat to 'Eden', their isolated cabin in the woods, where they hope to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.











