http://news-briefs.ew.com TV, movie and music news Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:25:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://news-briefs.ew.com http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/i/logoEW.gifhttp://news-briefs.ew.com20877TV, movie and music news http://feeds.ew.com/~r/entertainmentweekly/news-briefs/~3/u9_cFgXM4Io/ http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/02/09/katy-perry-russell-brand-finalize-divorce/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:25:47 +0000 Aly Semigran http://news-briefs.ew.com/?p=32601 Just six weeks after they announced they&#8217;d be ending their marriage, husband and wife of 14 months Russell Brand and <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news-briefs.ew.com&amp;blog=7955885&amp;post=32601&amp;subd=ewnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/entertainmentweekly/news-briefs/~4/u9_cFgXM4Io" height="1" width="1"/> http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/02/09/katy-perry-russell-brand-finalize-divorce/feed/ 0 alysemigranew http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/02/09/katy-perry-russell-brand-finalize-divorce/ http://feeds.ew.com/~r/entertainmentweekly/news-briefs/~3/i0xTeW2VnYU/ http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/02/09/south-park-threats-guilty-plea/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:16:00 +0000 Associated Press http://news-briefs.ew.com/?p=32602 A Muslim convert from Brooklyn who ran a website that posted threats against the creators of the television show South <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news-briefs.ew.com&amp;blog=7955885&amp;post=32602&amp;subd=ewnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/entertainmentweekly/news-briefs/~4/i0xTeW2VnYU" height="1" width="1"/> http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/02/09/south-park-threats-guilty-plea/feed/ 0 apforew http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/02/09/south-park-threats-guilty-plea/ http://feeds.ew.com/~r/entertainmentweekly/news-briefs/~3/m7uiNB8NemU/ http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/02/08/gary-busey-bankruptcy/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:42:08 +0000 Lanford Beard http://news-briefs.ew.com/?p=32265 Gary Busey has filed for bankruptcy, reports the AP. 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The British author, film director, and artist <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news-briefs.ew.com&amp;blog=7955885&amp;post=32253&amp;subd=ewnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/entertainmentweekly/news-briefs/~4/jcIcyOnruK0" height="1" width="1"/> http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/02/07/clive-barker-toxic-shock/feed/ 0 clarkcollis http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/02/07/clive-barker-toxic-shock/ http://feeds.ew.com/~r/entertainmentweekly/news-briefs/~3/6O-U_-oOS7Y/ http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/02/07/19-kids-and-counting-blackmail-case-amy-duggar-responds/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:32:57 +0000 Lanford Beard http://news-briefs.ew.com/?p=32256 News broke today that Iowa resident Teresa Hunt was arrested for attempting to extort $10,000 from TLC and/or force the <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news-briefs.ew.com&amp;blog=7955885&amp;post=32256&amp;subd=ewnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/entertainmentweekly/news-briefs/~4/6O-U_-oOS7Y" height="1" width="1"/> http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/02/07/19-kids-and-counting-blackmail-case-amy-duggar-responds/feed/ 0 lanfordbeard2222 http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/02/07/19-kids-and-counting-blackmail-case-amy-duggar-responds/ http://feeds.ew.com/~r/entertainmentweekly/news-briefs/~3/qofbQm92vCA/ http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/02/07/robert-downey-jr-baby/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:07:33 +0000 Kate Ward http://news-briefs.ew.com/?p=32250 Looks like Robert Downey Jr.&#8217;s Due Date arrived: The actor and wife Susan Downey welcomed Exton Elias Downey on Feb. 7 <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news-briefs.ew.com&amp;blog=7955885&amp;post=32250&amp;subd=ewnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/entertainmentweekly/news-briefs/~4/qofbQm92vCA" height="1" width="1"/> http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/02/07/robert-downey-jr-baby/feed/ 0 kwardew http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/02/07/robert-downey-jr-baby/ http://feeds.ew.com/~r/entertainmentweekly/news-briefs/~3/Xo1NLorRX4s/ http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/02/06/twilight-star-jackson-rathbone-expecting-first-child/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:56:26 +0000 Lanford Beard http://news-briefs.ew.com/?p=32238 EW has confirmed that Jackson Rathbone will be a father this spring. The actor, best known for playing Jasper Hale <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news-briefs.ew.com&amp;blog=7955885&amp;post=32238&amp;subd=ewnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/entertainmentweekly/news-briefs/~4/Xo1NLorRX4s" height="1" width="1"/> http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/02/06/twilight-star-jackson-rathbone-expecting-first-child/feed/ 0 lanfordbeard2222 http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/02/06/twilight-star-jackson-rathbone-expecting-first-child/ http://feeds.ew.com/~r/entertainmentweekly/news-briefs/~3/fKetrn0pA6Y/ http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/02/06/filmmakers-killed-in-australian-helicopter-crash-james-cameron-confirms/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:15:50 +0000 Associated Press http://news-briefs.ew.com/?p=32232 Award-winning American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have died in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia, <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news-briefs.ew.com&amp;blog=7955885&amp;post=32232&amp;subd=ewnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/entertainmentweekly/news-briefs/~4/fKetrn0pA6Y" height="1" width="1"/> http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/02/06/filmmakers-killed-in-australian-helicopter-crash-james-cameron-confirms/feed/ 0 apforew http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/02/06/filmmakers-killed-in-australian-helicopter-crash-james-cameron-confirms/ http://feeds.ew.com/~r/entertainmentweekly/news-briefs/~3/O_UkVvIw6hk/ http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/02/04/j-c-penney-stands-by-ellen-degeneres-as-spokesperson/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:01:45 +0000 Annie Barrett http://news-briefs.ew.com/?p=32227 After taking heat from conservative group One Million Moms this week for hiring an out lesbian as its spokesperson, J.C. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news-briefs.ew.com&amp;blog=7955885&amp;post=32227&amp;subd=ewnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/entertainmentweekly/news-briefs/~4/O_UkVvIw6hk" height="1" width="1"/> http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/02/04/j-c-penney-stands-by-ellen-degeneres-as-spokesperson/feed/ 0 ewanniebarrett Screen shot 2012-02-04 at 1.08.36 PM http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/02/04/j-c-penney-stands-by-ellen-degeneres-as-spokesperson/ http://feeds.ew.com/~r/entertainmentweekly/news-briefs/~3/9DY-luiHVrY/ http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/02/04/13-injured-in-fridays-super-bowl-village-crowd/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:49:21 +0000 Annie Barrett http://news-briefs.ew.com/?p=32224 Indianapolis police are planning new restrictions to access of its Super Bowl Village in the wake of a 200,000-person crowd <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news-briefs.ew.com&amp;blog=7955885&amp;post=32224&amp;subd=ewnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/entertainmentweekly/news-briefs/~4/9DY-luiHVrY" height="1" width="1"/> http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/02/04/13-injured-in-fridays-super-bowl-village-crowd/feed/ 0 ewanniebarrett http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/02/04/13-injured-in-fridays-super-bowl-village-crowd/