DEAD AND BURIED
Showtime's Dead Like Me has officially been laid to rest. The network confirmed Monday that the low-rated cult fave would not return for a third season. To help fill the void, Variety reports that Showtime is turning the Barbershop film franchise into a TV series. The net is also set to produce a remake of the cheeky drug musical Reefer Madness. |
NEW YEAR, NEW GIG
Jon Stewart's good friend Tucker Carlson is said to be the front-runner to replace Deborah Norville at MSNBC. The Crossfire cohost's deal with CNN expires at the end of the month. |
ZACH ATTACK
Another day, another award for Sideways. The Chicago Film Critics Association has named the acclaimed buddy comedy the best pic of the year. But before you doze off, the group also singled out Zach Braff as the most promising new filmmaker for his work on Garden State. Quick, someone call Turk's cell to congratulate him! |
SNIPES VS. NYC
Wesley Snipes is suing the city of New York, arguing that it has no jurisdiction to arrest him in connection with an Indiana paternity case. A Manhattan judge issued an arrest warrant for Snipes after an Indiana woman claimed the Blade actor fathered her young son. Snipes insists the woman is a mentally ill former crack addict. But I hear she's got one smokin' bod. |
HARRY HOLIDAYS!
Christmas has come early for Harry Potter fans. J.K. Rowling announced Monday that she has completed the sixth Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. In a message posted on her website, Rowling said she has had the time "needed to tinker with the manuscript to my satisfaction and I am as happy as I have ever been with the end result. I only hope you feel it was worth the wait when you finally read it." The book is expected to hit stores on July 16, 2005. |
YOUNG AND RESTLESS
Young Buck, the rapper accused of stabbing a fellow performer who punched Dr. Dre at last month's Vibe Awards, was charged Monday with assault with a deadly weapon. He remains free on $500,000 bail, so beware of flying chairs. |
OOPS!
Hey, my invitation to Enrique Iglesias and Anna Kournikova's wedding wasn't lost in the mail after all. Turns out the Latin superstar and the tennis hottie never actually tied the knot, despite an US Weekly report to the contrary. |
JACKO UPDATE
Saying it would amount to a "a huge step backwards" — a moonwalk, perhaps? — a California judge has denied a bid by Michael Jackson lawyers to delay his child molestation trial by several months. The trial of the century is slated to begin as scheduled on Jan. 31. Save the date, because you can't count on the media to remind you. |
