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Hollywood studios, actors break off labor talks
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Major studios and the Screen Actors Guild broke off three weeks of contract talks without agreement on Tuesday, stoking fears of renewed Hollywood labor unrest after a 100-day writers strike that ended in February. News of the stalemate came in a statement from the studios' bargaining agent, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), about 90 minutes after a self-imposed deadline for reaching a settlement had passed.
Rowling wins privacy case over photo of son
LONDON (Reuters) - Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has won her battle to ban the further publication of a long-lens photograph of her son, in a privacy case her lawyers called a major development in British law. The initial claim by Rowling and her husband was thrown out by a London court last year, prompting the couple to appeal.
Britney Spears wins more time with sons
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The judge hearing a custody battle between pop singer Britney Spears and her ex-husband granted her more time with their two sons on Tuesday after she was praised for trying to get her personal life back under control. The lawyer representing Spears' ex-husband Kevin Federline in the extended legal wrangling told reporters the judge had extended her visitation rights, without providing details.
Steve Winwood - a Sixties rock 'n' roller turning 60
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Turning 60, Steve Winwood is starting to believe rock 'n' roll may be a younger man's game. Maybe. "I think to be a musician (at 60) is fine but to be a rock 'n' roller at a ripe old age is maybe slightly questionable," said the singer, guitarist and organist who played with 1960s rock legends the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic and Blind Faith.
Sex-crazed "Superbad" nerds rule MTV Movie nods
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two sex-obsessed nerds in teen comedy "Superbad" topped the nominations for the 2008 MTV Movie Awards with five nods, while quirkie "Juno" about a pregnant 16 year-old came in just behind with four. Unveiling this year's nominees on Tuesday, popular television network MTV said Sony Picture's "Superbad" claimed nominations for best movie and best actor for stars Jonah Hill and Michael Cera. It also racked up three nods for breakthrough performances.
Man convicted of stalking Uma Thurman
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York jury convicted a former mental patient of stalking actress Uma Thurman on Tuesday and a judge ordered him held for a psychiatric evaluation. Jack Jordan, 37, was accused of sending harassing e-mails to Thurman's father and brother, loitering for hours on the steps of Thurman's Manhattan apartment and visiting her trailer on the set of the 2006 film, "My Super Ex-Girlfriend."
