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Jessica Simpson: Not Pregnant, No Comment On Romo
Jessica Simpson says she is not pregnant. But she's less forthcoming about whether she's moving in with her boyfriend, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.
Simpson was grilled about her private life by the ladies on "The View." When Barbara Walters asked her "true or false" if she was moving in with Romo, Simpson hesitated before saying "no comment." Then she laughed and said "I gotta get used to saying that." Simpson did admit to changing her cellphone numbers and e-mail contacts so old boyfriends can't contact her.
Simpson has a new country album out called "Do You Know."
Conan O'Brien's Stalker Priest Is Out Of Treatment
The Boston Archdiocese says a priest accused of stalking late-night TV host Conan O'Brien has checked himself out of a medical facility, against Cardinal Sean O'Malley's wishes.
The Rev. David Ajemian pleaded guilty in April to disorderly conduct after admitting he sent letters and DVDs to O'Brien, who hosts "Late Night" on NBC television. In one of the letters, he called himself one of O'Brien's "most dangerous fans."
After his plea, he was told by O'Malley to remain indefinitely at an unidentified residential treatment facility.
The archdiocese said it was told Thursday that Ajemian left the facility. It said it was a violation of his priestly vows to disobey O'Malley, and Ajemian can no longer function as a priest.
Mamma Mia! Opening Of ABBA Museum Is Delayed
The opening of a museum dedicated to Swedish pop group ABBA has been delayed.
The initial target for the opening was June 2009, but project co-founder Ulf Westman said Thursday the renovation of the building will take longer than expected because it is "more complicated than what was predicted earlier."
Westman did not say when the museum might open.
ABBA is one of the world's most successful bands, with album sales of more than 370 million since the 1970s. The group has not performed together since 1982, but continues to sell nearly 3 million records a year.
The band members have donated memorabilia to the project.
Tony Awards Set For June 7, 2009 On CBS
Stage actors, polish those performances. The 2009 Tony Awards will be held June 7, 2009 at Radio City Music Hall.
The 63rd annual awards ceremony, honoring the best of the 2008-09 Broadway season, will be televised live by CBS, 8-11 p.m. EDT. The cutoff date for 2009 award eligibility will be April 30.
The Tony Awards are presented annually by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League, formerly the League of American Theatres and Producers.
Rob Thomas Primps More Than Model Wife
Rob Thomas says he spends more time primping than his wife, model Marisol.
"She's the most stylish, but I take longer to get ready," the 36-year-old singer said Wednesday while the couple admired the Marchesa presentation at the Chelsea Art Museum in Manhattan.
"If I were more stylish, I would take less time. But I have no vision, so I have to try on everything at first to see if I want to wear it. She can tell right away what's gonna work and what's not gonna work. But I have to put on the pants, put on the shirt, put on the jacket, put on seventeen other jackets," he explained.
Thomas, whose hits include "Push," "3 A.M." and "Smooth," said he's less vain than fearful that he'll "look like an idiot."
Marisol Thomas wore a black lace dress by Marchesa, while her husband sported a suit coat and pants - and his signature shaggy haircut.
Steve Martin, Pass The Popcorn Please
Sit beside Steve Martin for a screening of "The Jerk," share a theater with Mike Myers for a showing of "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" or squirm in your seat alongside Jodie Foster during "The Silence of the Lambs."
These stars - along with Dustin Hoffman, Cameron Diaz, Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Jim Carrey, Shirley MacLaine, Rita Moreno and Keanu Reeves - will share some of their most famous films with their fans next month at "Target Presents AFI Night at the Movies."
The one-night-only event is set to take over the ArcLight Theater in Hollywood on Oct. 1, the American Film Institute announced Wednesday. The idea is to bring filmmakers and fans together to celebrate American movies, said AFI chief Bob Gazzale.
"It is a fireworks show of American film," he said, "and AFI's honor to celebrate the artists and their contributions to the rich cultural legacy of our nation."
Tickets are $25 and will be available beginning Sept. 17.
The complete list of stars and films:
Choreographer Jacqui Landrum Dies At 64
Jacqui Landrum, who teamed with her husband to choreograph many Hollywood films, has died. She was 64.
Landrum died of cancer Aug. 29 in Los Angeles, her husband Bill Landrum told the Los Angeles Times. The Landrums coordinated giant, writhing crowds and choreographed gyrating rockers in the biopics "The Doors" and "Great Balls of Fire," a film about 1950s rock-and-roll icon Jerry Lee Lewis.
The couple also worked on several Coen brothers films, including "Barton Fink" and "The Big Lebowski," which featured a Busby Berkeley-inspired dance number set in a surreal bowling alley with Vikings, showgirls in bowling-pin hats and Saddam Hussein.
Born Jacqui Levy in Los Angeles on Dec. 10, 1943, Levy first worked as a choreographer for a 1960s TV show called "Hollywood a Go-Go."
She met her husband in 1969, and the pair worked as a team for 40 years. They were nominated for an Emmy for their work on the Bruce Willis and Cybil Shepherd show "Moonlighting" in 1987.
"Yes" The Show Must Go On
The classic rock band Yes, which was forced to cancel their 40th anniversary tour this year due to the illness of its lead singer, has decided to relaunch the tour with an "understudy" - a Yes tribute band singer.
Benoit David, who sings in several Yes tribute bands in Montreal, will replace Jon Anderson on the "In the Present" tour, which kicks of Nov. 4 in Ontario, Canada, according to bassist Chris Squire.
Yes, which consists of Squire, Anderson, guitarist Steve Howe and drummer Alan White, scrapped their anniversary tour in June after Anderson suffered acute respiratory failure and was ordered by doctors to rest six months.
Squire found David on the Internet after a friend sent him a YouTube clip of David's tribute band, Close To The Edge. Squire liked what he saw and called David to offer an audition.
Squire said he is hopeful Anderson will be well enough to do shows next year.
Yes' hits include "I've Seen All Good People" and "Owner of a Lonely Heart."
Conductor Vernon Handley Dies At 77
Vernon Handley, who championed British music in his long career as an orchestra conductor, has died at age 77.
Handley died Wednesday at his home in Wales, said Nicholas Curry of the Clarion Seven Muses agency. The cause of death was not announced, but Handley had been ill for some time, Curry said Thursday.
During his career he was chief guest conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, chief conductor of the Malmo (Sweden) Symphony Orchestra, chief conductor and artistic director of the Ulster Orchestra in Northern Ireland, chief guest conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, chief guest conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, chief conductor of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra and chief guest Conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Handley never was principal conductor of a London orchestra, but in 1983 the London Philharmonic appointed him associate conductor.
"Hair" To Be Revived On Broadway
The Age of Aquarius will dawn again on Broadway.
The Public Theater's Central Park revival of "Hair" will move there sometime after the first of the year, it was announced Wednesday.
"The success of 'Hair' has been thrilling, proving that this show speaks as powerfully today as it did 40 years ago," said Oskar Eustis, the Public's artistic director. "We are moving the show indoors, but the celebratory joy of this production will remain intact."
The production, directed by Diane Paulus, has been a critical and popular success for the Public at the outdoor Delacorte Theatre in Central Park. Its summer run has been extended twice and will now close there Sept. 14.
"Hair," which has book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot, had its world premiere at the Public Theater in 1967. It transferred the following year to Broadway, where the musical chalked up a run of more than 1,800 performances.