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Country singer George Jones dead at 81

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 08:12 AM PDT

George Jones performs during the Country Music Association Awards in Tennessee, November 6, 2002.By Bill Trott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - George Jones, a classic country singer with a voice full of raw honky-tonk emotion and a life full of honky-tonk turmoil, died on Friday at the age of 81, his spokesman said. Jones, whose career spanned more than six decades and included hits such as "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and "Window Up Above," died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He had been hospitalized since April 18 with fever and irregular blood pressure, spokesman Kirt Webster said. Like his idol, Hank Williams, Jones battled addiction. ...

A Minute With: Colin Firth from royal to ordinary "Arthur Newman"

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 04:20 AM PDT

Cast member Firth arrives for the world premiere of the film "Gambit" at Leicester Square in LondonBy Zorianna Kit LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After winning a Best Actor Oscar for playing a stuttering British royal in 2010 film "The King's Speech," Colin Firth is back on screen as a character who appears ordinary to the point of boring in indie drama "Arthur Newman." Opening in select U.S. movie theaters on Friday, Firth plays an American man who is dissatisfied with his life and hits the road with a new identity. Things get derailed when he meets Mike (Emily Blunt) a troubled young woman fleeing from her own issues. ...

"Community's" Jim Rash Talks Writing 'Freaky Friday' Episode, Getting Revenge on Joel McHale

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 04:51 AM PDT

The stars of the comedy series "Community" Yvette Nicole Brown (L) and Jim Rash take part in a panel discussion at the NBC Universal Summer Press Day 2012 introducing new television shows for the summer season in Pasadena(Note: Strong language in para 8) By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jim Rash hasn't let his Oscar for co-writing "The Descendants" go to his head. "Oscar or no Oscar, it doesn't matter," Rash told TheWrap. "It's like, 'You did that, great. Now, do it again' or 'Let's see if you got what it takes.' The pressure is always going to be there no matter what," he continued. "So I feed off that pressure, because obviously I want to do the best job as I can. But, it really doesn't mean anything. You can still write a piece of crap next time around. ...

Brad Grey Discusses Piracy, Failure of DreamWorks Deal During 'Charlie Rose' Appearance

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 04:49 AM PDT

By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Brad Gray kept dodging questions during an appearance on "Charlie Rose" Wednesday about why the Paramount's deal to purchase DreamWorks SKG ended with the exits of Steven Spielberg and David Geffen from the studio lot, but the tenacious anchor would not let the studio chief duck his queries. Grey insisted he did not want to speak ill of anyone. He dissembled. He leaned back on the old standby, "I don't know."] Pressed about reports that personality clashes with Geffen had doomed the pact, Grey countered with praise. ...

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