PARKER, Texas - Larry Hagman was reluctant to be on a new TV show called "Dallas" when he first read the script in the late 1970s, figuring there wouldn't be any money in it.
LOS ANGELES - Lisa Marie Presley is a mom again. A publicist says the 40-year-old singer gave birth Tuesday to twin girls, whose names were not released. One baby weighed 5 pounds, 15 ounces and the other came in at 5 pounds and 2 ounces.
Los Angeles (E! Online) - Hide the hamsters...the Visitors are baaack!
Los Angeles (E! Online) - A lot of kids go a little crazy after graduation, so maybe that's what's happening to High School Musical 3 hunk Zac Efron, who is reportedly considering following in Harry Potter's nekkid footprints on Broadway in Equus.
Los Angeles (E! Online) - Lisa Marie Presley has doubled her pleasure.
NEW YORK - Angelina Jolie, an advocate of adoption, credits partner Brad Pitt with her decision to have biological children. In an interview with W magazine, Jolie says: "One of the life-changing things that he did, one of many, is that I was absolutely never going to get pregnant. I never felt that it was the right thing to do."
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Friday sued Arbitron Inc, the largest ratings company for radio in the United States, accusing it of false advertising and deceptive business practices.
Los Angeles (E! Online) - Looks like Meat Loaf came down with a case of the Janet Jacksons.
LOS ANGELES - Late-night TV show hosts found humor in the presidential debate. A sampling from Friday night:
BERLIN - Angelina Jolie isn't giving away who she's backing in the U.S. presidential election, but she does have good things to say about Barack Obama.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - The Beastie Boys have drafted Sheryl Crow, Norah Jones, Jack Johnson and Ben Harper to join them on the Get Out and Vote tour, which will begin October 28 in Richmond, Va. Shows are also set for November 1 in St. Paul, Minn., and November 2 in Milwaukee.
LOS ANGELES - Tim Robbins is known in Hollywood as an Academy Award-winning actor, director, activist and hockey fanatic. On Friday, he added comedian to his repertoire while getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
NEW YORK - Lars Ulrich, songwriter and drummer for the heavy-metal band Metallica, is selling a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting from his art collection that could set a new auction record for the artist, Christie's said Friday.
Los Angeles (E! Online) - The Rhythm Nation will have to carry on for another weekend without its leader.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis Presley's only child, gave birth to twin baby girls on October 7, celebrity news TV show "Entertainment Tonight" said on its website on Saturday.
Los Angeles (E! Online) - Another day, another round of Chinese whispers.
LONDON - A British company has delayed publication of a controversial novel about one of the Prophet Muhammad's wives after its offices were fire-bombed, a magazine reported Saturday.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Angelina Jolie, an advocate for adoption, was determined never to get pregnant until Brad Pitt came along and changed her mind, the actress said in a magazine interview.
NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Could the return of Phish spark a revitalization of the jam-band scene?
NEW YORK - Eileen Herlie, a stage and TV actress who appeared on "All My Children" for more than three decades as the motherly Myrtle Fargate, has died at 90. Herlie died Wednesday of pneumonia, said Julie Hanan Carruthers, the ABC soap opera's executive producer.
PASADENA, Calif. - Cloris Leachman has been chosen as grand marshal for next year's Rose Parade.
Creators Syndicate - "Palling Around with Meteorologists," Guv Claims
Los Angeles (E! Online) - If we were that airbrushed, we wouldn't have anything to hide, either.
MUMBAI (AFP) - Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan is to spend two to three days in hospital, his son said Saturday, after the icon sparked widespread concern for his health when he was taken ill on his birthday.