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UPDATE: We called it last night. Billy Crystal is going to host the Oscars.   Now that Eddie Murphy has exited the Oscars, who should new producer Brian Grazer and returning producer Don Mischer selec... Read More

Bruce Springsteen was lively as ever last night at the Stand Up for Heroes fifth anniversary show at the Beacon Theatre. He told his bad jokes, rocked the house, and then he auctioned off his guitar, harmo... Read More

Julie Taymor’s lawsuit against the producers of “Spider Man: Turn off the Dark” has some serious consequences not yet explored. It turns out her lawyers are asking for a permanent injunct... Read More

Exclusive: Showbiz411 has learned exclusively that director Julie Taymor has filed suit against the producers of the Broadway show she created, “Spider Man: Turn off the Dark.” I’m told t... Read More

Madonna‘s next album will not be back on Warner Music. That ship has sailed. I am told by a Warner source that the understanding now is Madonna’s new album will come out under the Universal Mus... Read More

So guess who was sitting in our row last night at Carnegie Hall for Glamour Magazine’s Women of the Year awards. Why, Andrew Madoff and his fiancee Catherine Hooper. We spoke to them briefly, at the ... Read More

There’s mostly good news about Clint Eastwood’s “J. Edgar,” despite the mixed trade reviews from late last week. Eastwood’s biopic, written by Dustin Lance Black, is fine film... Read More

Dr. Conrad Murray has been found guilty on involuntary manslaughter. A jury has found that he killed Michael Jackson. Murray. who’s walked around scot-free since June 25, 2009, will now spend 22 days... Read More

I haven’t really gotten into the day to day stuff of the Dr. Conrad Murray-Michael Jackson murder trial, mainly because it’s on TV and we’ve heard most of it already. On Monday morning, t... Read More