Driver found dead after bus falls over; Cyrus not on board
By Matthew B. Zeidman
DINWIDDIE, Va. (Hollywood Today) 11/20/09 – Disney starlet Miley Cyrus was not on board her tour bus when in flipped on its side while traveling on Interstate 85 earlier this morning, the Associated Press reported.  According to the wire service, one person [...]

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‘48 Hours’ producer may be headed to jail after trying to cash fake check

Top Ten reason to bank with Dave: $2 mil checks (even if they are not real.)  Art by David Glover for HT

By Adam Shapiro

HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 10/02/09 – It appears that extortion plots against celebrities are all the rage [...]

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Travolta explains how $25 mil blackmail went down
By Adam Shapiro

HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 09/30/09 – The alleged extortion plot against actor John Travolta and his family continued Wednesday in the Bahamas, with Travolta returning to the witness stand to testify.  This time, rather than having to painfully discuss the tragic death of [...]

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Appeals court denies Rather the $70M he hoped for after being fired
By Adam Shapiro

NEW YORK (Hollywood Today) 09/29/09 – A New York state appeals court dismissed Dan Rather’s $70 million breach of contract lawsuit against his former employers at CBS Corp. Tuesday afternoon. The court determined that there was no breach of contract [...]

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Secret Service Investigates Facebook Obama Poll
By Andrea Archibald
Sunnyvale, CA (Hollywood Today/RPRN) 09/29/09 — On Monday, September 28 2009, Facebook announced that it is working with the U.S. Secret Service in their investigation into the online poll that asked whether President Obama deserved to be killed. The Secret Service is looking to identify the individual behind [...]

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The CW axes series after only two airings
By Matthew B. Zeidman
NEW YORK (Hollywood Today) 9/26/09 – Apparently, the third time won’t be the charm for Mischa Barton comeback vehicle “The Beautiful Life: TBL,” which The CW canceled Friday after only two airings.
According to the network, dismally low ratings were the reason for shelving the teen-friendly [...]

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Three icons, Ted Kennedy, Dominick Dunne and Michael Jackson rule the headlines in afterlife
By Jeffrey Jolson
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 8/27/09 — The star-crossed family that knew death as much as they loved life, lost its second leader in as any weeks. Sen. Ted Kennedy succumbed to cancer Tuesday night and matriarch Eunice Kennedy Shriver [...]

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WASHINGTON DC (Hollywood Today LBN) 8/12/09 — Congressman David Scott woke today to find a swastika carved into his Congressional sign outside his office and racist literature calling him and President Obama the N-Word. Scott said on CNN that it ties into the extreme right wing furor being stirred up behind the health care issue. [...]

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After summer of lying low, ‘Gossip Girl’ star calls film fake
By Matthew B. Zeidman
NEW YORK (Hollywood Today) 8/5/09 – Right on the cusp of summer, Leighton Meester became as infamous as her onscreen alter ego when a blue home video allegedly featuring the “Gossip Girl” star went online. Now Meester has broken her lengthy silence, [...]

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Publicist says ‘Beautiful Life’ actress will start filming Friday
By Matthew B. Zeidman
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Today) 7/28/09 – Mischa Barton’s publicist told several media outlets his fashionista client was out of the hospital and back on her feet Monday, putting no end to speculation about the precise condition that caused the “O.C.” starlet to be involuntarily [...]

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Police have local man in custody
By Matthew B. Zeidman
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (Hollywood Today) 7/27/09 – The man accused of fatally striking perennial “American Idol” contestant Alexis Cohen with his vehicle was arrested Sunday.
Daniel Bark, 23, appeared in court earlier today to face charges of reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident. According to [...]

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‘The Beautiful Life’ actress to start filming July 31
By Matthew B. Zeidman
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Today) 7/22/09 – Though “The O.C.” actress Mischa Barton has been in the hospital only a week, her publicist says she’s making a speedy recovery from her mystery affliction.
Craig Schneider told E! News yesterday that the 23-year-old starlet was tentatively ready [...]

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