Celebrities

30 November 2007, Washington (By Ray McDonald) -- The 31-year-old Reese Witherspoon, who earned a 2005 Best Actress Academy Award for Walk The Line, commands $15 to $20 million per movie. This places her atop The Hollywood Reporter's annual list of female moneymakers.

Angelina Jolie runs a close second, although her latest film Beowulf earned the 32-year-old actress a comparatively paltry $8 million. Cameron Diaz was third, with a $15 million-per-movie price tag.    » read more »

Interview to Air on "Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2007," Thursday, December 6 at 10:02 p.m., ET

Campaign Brings Ford Models and M by Mariah Carey Brands to Life In-World While Seeking New Face for MTV's Virtual Hills

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 -- In a first for any virtual world, MTV Networks, Elizabeth Arden and Ford Models today announced they are launching a campaign to find the world's first-ever virtual supermodel. The three iconic brands are teaming up to create M by Mariah Carey's "Virtual Ford Model Search" (vmodelsearch.mtv.com) to find the new face of MTV's Virtual Hills.    » read more »

- Mary J. Blige, Jonas Brothers, Lenny Kravitz, Queen Latifah, Rascal Flatts and Sugarland Will Join Alicia Keys, Avril Lavigne, Celine Dion, Chris Brown, Daughtry, Duran Duran, Fergie, Maroon 5, Nicole Scherzinger, Rihanna and will.i.am as Performers
- The 35th Annual AMA Broadcast Will Feature a Special Appearance by Beyoncé

- "The Hottest Celebrity Trendsetters Of The Year" With Seventeen Style Stars: The 17 Biggest Style Moments of 2007, on Friday, November 30
- Hosted By South of Nowhere's Valery Ortiz, the Half-Hour Special Highlights 17 of Hollywood's Hottest Young Stars Including: Rihanna, Jessica Alba, Fergie, Hayden Panettiere, Emma Roberts and Beyonce Knowles

- Johnny Carson Crowned the Number One TV Icon in TV Land and Entertainment Weekly's The 50 Greatest TV Icons
- Two-Hour Special Premieres on TV Land on Friday, November 16 at 8 P.M. (ET/PT) and List Prominently Featured in Entertainment Weekly on Newsstands the Same Day

12 November 2007, Washington (By Ray McDonald) -- Promoters are suing David Copperfield for nearly $2.2 million, after the illusionist pulled out of 48 shows in the face of rape claims. Filed November 6 in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the breach of contract suit names Copperfield, his company and one of his attorneys, Albert Rettig. Calls to Rettig and Copperfield's representative seeking comment were not immediately returned.    » read more »

Mom to Reveal Her Baby's Name Monday, Live, on "The View"

Monday, November 12, 2007 -- On Friday, Nov. 9 at 7:56 AM (Mountain Time), 30-year-old Elisabeth Hasselbeck, a co-host of ABC Daytime's "The View" and her husband, NFL Quarterback Tim Hasselbeck, welcomed the birth of their second child, a son, in a local Arizona hospital. The baby weighs 7 pounds 15 ounces. The couple have been married for five years. Mrs. Hasselbeck announced her pregnancy April 30 on "The View."    » read more »

Actress and Mother Jennifer Garner Kicks Off American Lung Association's Faces of Influenza Awareness Campaign, Encouraging Families to Get Vaccinated Against Influenza

New York (November 12, 2007) – Actress Jennifer Garner joined leading medical officials at a press conference today to kick off the American Lung Association’s national Faces of Influenza public awareness campaign, urging Americans to get their annual influenza vaccination.    » read more »

THURSDAY, November 8, 2007, Chicago, IL -- For 50 years, America has loved this family — the legendary Osmond brothers. Along with siblings Donny and Marie, they have captured the public's attention like no other family. And now, on Friday November 9, television history will be made when more than 100 Osmonds join together on The Oprah Show stage for a once-in-a-lifetime reunion.    » read more »

09 November 2007 -- For just half a US dollar per person a year, seven groups of the worst tropical diseases afflicting African residents of extremely poor regions can effectively be controlled or eliminated over the next five years. That’s the goal of the Stop NTDs campaign, an attack on so-called Neglected Tropical Diseases, which disable the poorest one billion people on our planet. The afflictions include river blindness, hookworm, elephantiasis, and schistosomiasis.    » read more »

05 November 2007, Johannesburg (By Scott Bobb) -- U.S. talk show host Oprah Winfrey says she was devastated upon learning that a staff member at her girls' school in South Africa had been accused of abusing several pupils. Oprah Winfrey made the remark hours after the staff member appeared in court on charges of indecent assault. Correspondent Scott Bobb reports from Johannesburg.

Talk show star Oprah Winfrey told reporters in Johannesburg via satellite about her distress upon learning that pupils at her school for disadvantaged girls had accused a female dorm parent of sexual abuse.    » read more »

- VH1 Soul / VIBE Award Goes to Beyonce, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Ne-Yo, Rihanna, Robin Thicke, Shop Boyz, Timbaland, Fabolous, T-Pain, Will Smith and Yung Joc
- Hosted By Grammy Award-Winning Artist Eve

01 November 2007, Washington (By Ray McDonald) -- Actor Lane Garrison was sentenced on October 31 to three years and four months in prison for a drunken driving crash that killed a 17-year-old Beverly Hills High School student in December.

Speaking to the former actor in the Prison Break FOX TV series, Superior Court Judge Elden S. Fox said "The public has a right to know that conduct such as this, causing devastation such as this will have consequences. Unfortunately, in this case, you have to be the messenger."    » read more »

- Two-Hour Special Premieres on TV Land on Friday, November 16 at 8 P.M. (ET/PT)
- List Prominently Featured in Entertainment Weekly on Newsstands November 16
- TVLand.com and EW.com to Feature Sneak Peeks from Special, Extended Celebrity Interviews and Games