Hollywood Today reports on worldwide news daily from the Hollywood perspective. Hollywood Today stories make the front page of Google News and often rank #1 in the entertainment section there, above stories from the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. Hollywood Today headlines are read by more than 58 [...]

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Actor-politician Fred Thompson makes it official – he is going after Oval Office for his next set By Lagan Sebert HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 9/1/07 — Labor Day is historically when presidential primaries get going full steam, and although candidates have been going at it much earlier this year, actor/politician Fred Thompson appears ready to [...]

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Latest Hollywood status symbol – Hydrogen-fueled Beamer By Lagan Sebert HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 8/30/07 — Funny man Will Ferrell, on-screen NASCAR driver, was the first of a number of celebrities to be given the keys to the new BMW Hydrogen 7. According to the BMW website the car is the first mass-produced vehicle to [...]

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Castro, rumored dead, supposedly says Clinton & Obama should be presidential team By Lagan Sebert   HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 8/28/07 — Rumors have been floated from CNN to the Internet over the last few weeks that Cuba’s ailing dictator who has outlasted nine U.S. presidents is dead. Much of the speculation is centered in [...]

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Green is this season’s color for many GOP governors and candidates By Lagan Sebert WASHINGTON (Hollywood Today) 8/25/07 – A growing number of GOP governors and presidential candidates are making the Green Scene to win support in traditionally Democratic states. Last September, one of the most popular Republican politicians, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, signed a groundbreaking [...]

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Disenfranchised Voting Bloc Still Looking for its Presidential Candidate By Lagan Sebert HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 6/9/07 – A Hollywood actor, never one to count out in a Republican election, is picking up steam in the presidential race from one of the largest voting blocs. While the three best-funded Republican presidential candidates are John McCain, [...]

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By Lagan Sebert HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 6/4/07 — Michael Moore may still be in hot water with U.S. officials for filming in Cuba, but things are changing quickly. Matt Lauer hosted the leading morning news show in Havana this morning, further embracing U.S. ties with the nation after decades of estrangement. Lauer spoke to [...]

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By Lagan Sebert HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 6/4/07 — Larry Flynt’s hardcore magazine “Hustler” took out a full page ad in the Washington Post looking for sex scandals on Capitol Hill. While Washington has more than its share of sex and secrets, this publicity stunt is notable as no one has put out a million [...]

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Clinton and Giuliani Bring out the Stars in Hollywood, Obama remains the favorite By Lagan Sebert HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 6/1/07 — Presidential hopefuls from both sides of the aisle returned to Hollywood this week with both Hillary Clinton and Rudolph Giuliani hosting fundraisers in Beverly Hills. Dennis Miller welcomed Giuliani to Hollywood introducing the [...]

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‘11th Hour’ and ‘Sicko’  generating buzz and criticism   By Lagan Sebert In an age where political documentaries have become a blockbuster affair, Michael Moore and Leonardo DiCaprio are on the path to going green at the box office with two of the most anticipated and controversial American documentaries in recent history.    Saturday the [...]

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Madonna and Pharrell Team Up To Fight Global Warming By Lagan Sebert HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 5/17/07 — Madonna and Gramm- winning hip-hop producer Pharrell Williams are giving away free copies of a special song the produced, “Hey You,” to be performed by them for the LiveEarth concert this July in London. “Hey You” is [...]

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Feds launch probe of Michael Moore’s Cuba visit for film By Lagan Sebert HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 5/10/07 – Like Michael Moore’s last film, “Fahrenheit 9/11,” “Sicko” will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival surrounded by headlines and controversy. Federal officials are investigating Moore on charges of illegal travel to Cuba, during filming of his [...]

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