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Beckford wants celebs to stop doing mag covers (AP) March 18, 2009 at 12:19 pm AP - He's crossed over from modeling to acting, but Tyson Beckford says he wishes actors and musicians wouldn't jump into the business that made him famous. Sotheby's withdraws star lot from Versace auction (Reuters) March 18, 2009 at 12:18 pm Reuters - Sotheby's has withdrawn a painting from Wednesday's auction of the contents of late Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace's Lake Como villa amid suspicion it may have been stolen. Clash guitarist reveals his Rock & Roll library (Reuters) March 18, 2009 at 12:16 pm Reuters - As a young boy, Clash guitarist Mick Jones would chase his football idols all over London for autographs. Then he discovered music and dropped the autograph book but not his manic collecting. NBC boss: Jon Stewart's criticism absurd, unfair (Reuters) March 18, 2009 at 12:14 pm Reuters - NBC Universal Chief Executive Jeff Zucker fired back at comedian Jon Stewart on Wednesday, saying it was "unfair" and "absurd" for the funnyman to criticize CNBC and question its coverage of financial news. Doctorow among international book prize nominees (AP) March 18, 2009 at 11:54 am AP - "Ragtime" novelist E.L. Doctorow and Nobel laureate V.S. Naipaul were among the 14 finalists announced Wednesday for the Man Booker International Prize, given every two years for lifetime achievement by a fiction writer who writes in English or whose work is widely available in English translation. American Idol 11 Go Country (E! Online) March 18, 2009 at 11:19 am E! Online - Hey, y'all. And top o' the evening. (That's a combo greeting to mark both Grand Ole Opry night on American Idol and St. Patrick's Day.) Richardson's family gathers near injured actress (AP) March 18, 2009 at 11:10 am AP - Members of Natasha Richardson's family gathered at a New York hospital where the Tony-winning actress was reportedly taken with a serious head injury after falling on a Canadian ski slope. First celebrity cast off of `Dancing' (AP) March 18, 2009 at 4:02 am AP - The lead Go-Go is gone from "Dancing With the Stars." First Celeb Falls From Dancing With the Stars (E! Online) March 18, 2009 at 2:12 am E! Online - We're not sure why, in the guise of giving the contestants a second chance, producers think it's a good idea to make us watch the same low-scoring performances over again. Coldplay reveals summer tour dates (Reuters) March 17, 2009 at 8:05 pm Reuters - Coldplay has announced the full schedule for its North American summer tour, an extended run that starts May 15 in West Palm Beach, Fla., and ends up back in Tampa, Fla., on August 6. MGM Mirage posts loss, debt covenants waived till May (Reuters) March 17, 2009 at 8:01 pm Reuters - MGM Mirage reported a fourth-quarter loss of $1.15 billion on Tuesday as gambling demand declined, and it wrote down impaired assets, sending its shares down 3 percent in extended trade. Capsule reviews of `I Love You, Man,' other films (AP) March 17, 2009 at 7:47 pm AP - Capsule reviews of films opening this week: Broadway theaters to dim lights for Ron Silver (AP) March 17, 2009 at 6:30 pm AP - Broadway theaters will dim their lights Wednesday in honor of actor Ron Silver who died Sunday after a two-year battle with esophageal cancer. NBC finds how difficult being fourth really is (AP) March 17, 2009 at 5:55 pm AP - A big challenge of being a fourth-place network is getting the attention of viewers even when you have something new or intriguing, as NBC learned last week. New U.S.-Cuba book can guide new policy makers (AP) March 17, 2009 at 5:46 pm AP - "The Cuba Wars: Fidel Castro, the United States and the Next Revolution" (Bloomsbury Press, 314 pages, $28), by Daniel P. Erikson: This book should be required reading for officials reviewing Cuba policy for President Obama's new administration. Booted Idols say they lived like stars (AP) March 17, 2009 at 5:25 pm AP - Jorge Nunez and Jasmine Murray may not be the next American idols but at least they got to feel like they were for a short time. 'Dirty Dancing' Tour Struts Into L.A. (Playbill) March 17, 2009 at 5:21 pm Playbill - Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage, a popular attraction in London, Toronto, Australia and now on a U.S. tour, makes its West Coast premiere May 8-June 28 at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles. Natasha Richardson Critically Injured; Leaving Canada & Heading "Home" (E! Online) March 17, 2009 at 4:00 pm E! Online - We can't confirm Natasha Richardson's current state, but we do know the actress, who was in critical condition earlier today after yesterday's skiing accident in Montreal, is being transferred to a hospital in another country. A-Rod's Artsy, Angsty Details Photo Shoot (E! Online) March 17, 2009 at 1:13 pm E! Online - What's more disturbing than one A-Rod? Two A-Rods loving on each other. The baseball player who always seems to be in trouble (be it steroids or Madonna or wife-cheating) is on the cover of April's Details, where he rolls up his sleeves, sucks in his cheeks and tries to set the record straight one awkward photo at a time.