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CHARLES GIBSON TO LEAVE "WORLD NEWS" DECEMBER 18
NEW YORK (AP) — Charles Gibson will sign off from ABC's "World News" anchor desk on Friday, Dec. 18. Diane Sawyer will take over the following Monday, Christmas week. Gibson has anchored "World News" since 2006 when he took over from an injured Bob Woodruff. At the same time, Elizabeth Vargas went on maternity leave. They had stepped in when Peter Jennings had lung cancer. Gibson had spent most of his years at ABC doing "Good Morning America." That's where Diane Sawyer is coming from. A replacement still hasn't been named for her morning job. Although he's retiring, Charles Gibson will be an occasional contributor to ABC News.
JAMIE CAMPBELL BOWER NOT SURPRISED TO SEE ACTOR WHO PLAYED TONY BLAIR PLAYING A VAMPIRE
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Being a vampire in the Vulturi clan in "New Moon," Jamie Campbell Bower gets to hang out with Michael Sheen. Bower isn't surprised to see the actor best known for playing Tony Blair in "The Queen" wearing fangs and red contacts. He says he sees a correlation between Sheen's character and Blair. Bower jokes that "they're both bloodsuckers." Remember, Bower is the same guy who joked about there being a nude orgy scene in New Moon and people believed him.
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<<CUT …001 (12/02/09)>> 00:30 "''
Michael Weinfeld
Jamie Campbell Bower doesn't find it strange at all that his fellow vampire in "New Moon" once played Tony Blair in "The Queen." Bower tells AP Entertainment Editor Michael Weinfeld that he sees a similarity between the two.
<<CUT …002 (12/02/09)>> 00:09 "they're both bloodsuckers (laughs)"
Jamie Campbell Bower
Jamie Campbell Bower jokes that it's not a stretch for Michael Sheen to play a vampire after playing Tony Blair in "The Queen." ((longer version of cut in wrap))
<<CUT …003 (12/02/09)>> 00:12 "to eat you (laughs)"
Jamie Campbell Bower
Jamie Campbell Bower says the key to playing a vampire is enjoying your work.
<<CUT …004 (12/02/09)>> 00:09 "um, just friends"
Jamie Campbell Bower
Jamie Campbell Bower was asked if the rumors are true that he's dating Bonnie Wright from the Harry Potter series, which he joins in the next installment.
<<CUT …005 (12/02/09)>> 00:11 "the Vulturi crest"
Jamie Campbell Bower
Jamie Campbell Bower is going hold off on getting his traditional tattoo for this project.
''BROTHERS" - TOBEY MAGUIRE
NEW YORK (AP) -- Tobey Maguire had to decompress after starring in "Brothers," a movie that shows what it's like for vets who return from war with physical or mental problems. He says it was almost "confusing" after he finished the movie. After keeping up an emotional intensity level for so long, it was hard turning that off. He says it's tough when the emotions are there and then "they're just gone." Brothers opens on Friday.
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<<CUT …006 (12/02/09)>> 00:14 "here to help"
Tobey Maguire
Tobey Maguire says he hopes "Brothers" will make people more sympathetic to the plight of the returning soldier from Iraq or Afghanistan.
<<CUT …007 (12/02/09)>> 00:09 "I love living"
Tobey Maguire
Tobey Maguire says he appreciates his life more now that he's spent time with the veterans.
<<CUT …008 (12/02/09)>> 00:09 "it's just gone"
Tobey Maguire
Tobey Maguire says it took him a while to decompress after playing an emotional role like this.
''MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE" - RAY ROMANO
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When "Everybody Loves Raymond" ended, Ray Romano could have stopped working right there. But, he says comedians aren't built that way. Romano says "that doesn't mean there isn't a void there after, especially for a comedian." He says "you're only as funny as your next joke coming up or the next thing you do." That's why there is a "next thing" for Romano. He and another writer have created a dramedy called "Men of a Certain Age." Romano, Andre Braugher (BROW'-er) and Scott Bakula play three middle-aged guys trying to get through life. It premieres Monday on TNT.
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<<CUT …032 (12/02/09)>> 00:15 "thing you do"
Ray Romano, actor/comedian
Ray Romano says "Everybody Loves Raymond" was a highlight but he can't continue to live off the applause from that.
<<CUT …033 (12/02/09)>> 00:16 "of a sudden"
Ray Romano, actor/comedian
Ray Romano says he came up for air when "Everybody Loves Raymond" ended. ((note language: cut uses word "hell"))
<<CUT …034 (12/02/09)>> 00:11 "than they get"
Ray Romano, actor/comedian
Ray Romano says "Men of a Certain Age" is a dramedy about three middle-aged guys. ((It premieres Monday on TNT))
<<CUT …035 (12/02/09)>> 00:15 "with comedic moments"
Ray Romano, actor/comedian
Ray Romano says Andre Braugher's role in TNT's "Men of a Certain Age" leans dramatic, but if the show is listed as a comedy, all Emmy submissions would have to be in comedy categories which doesn't really fit.
''BRUNO" ''VICTIM"
WASHINGTON (AP) — Remember the movie "Bruno?" Some people still do including a man who says he's a victim of Sacha Baron Cohen's antics. Ayman Abu Aita says in the movie he was falsely indentified as a "terrorist group leader." He says because of this his life has been threatened and his family and business have suffered. He and his lawyer are holding a news conference today in Washington.
JENNIFER LOPEZ - BAN REMAINS OVER HOME VIDEO
LOS ANGELES (AP) — We won't be seeing those home videos of Jennifer Lopez or that movie project based on them. A judge has blocked their distribution. He's issued a preliminary injunction against Lopez's ex-husband, Ojani Noa, and his manager. Both sides say the footage wasn't sexual. It was shot when he and Lopez traveled to Cuba years ago. Noa and Lopez were married in 1997. The marriage lasted for all of 11 months.
JAMES WOODS SETTLES OVER HIS BROTHER'S DEATH
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — James Woods has settled with the hospital where his brother died in 2006. The case was in the middle of trial and Woods had been expected to testify against the hospital yesterday. Woods had sued the hospital, accusing it of negligence in the death of his 49-year-old brother, Michael Woods, who had a heart attack and died in its E.R. after going there with a sore throat and vomiting. As with many settlements, the terms are have not been made public.
AUDREY HEPBURN - CLOTHES AUCTION
PARIS (AP) — Audrey Hepburn was famous for having a certain style. And, some of the clothes that were part of that look are up for auction. Kerry Taylor, who's running the auction, says "what was important was not more decoration and lots of embellishment. She liked very simple things. Less was always more with Audrey." Some of the clothes in the auction come from Audrey Hepburn's films. Others are from her personal closet. Included is an ivory wedding gown which she never wore because the wedding was called off. The clothes are on display in Paris. The auction is Tuesday in London. Details are at http://www.kerrytaylorauctions.com/currentsale.php
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<<CUT …036 (12/02/09)>> 00:10 "more with Audrey"
Kerry Taylor, auctioneer
Kerry Taylor, who's running the auction of Audrey Hepburn's clothing, says Hepburn had a certain style.
<<CUT …037 (12/02/09)>> 00:15 "applied to herself"
Kerry Taylor, auctioneer
Kerry Taylor, who's running the auction of Audrey Hepburn's clothing, says Hepburn had a guideline for how to dress.
<<CUT …038 (12/02/09)>> 00:14 "all their lives"
Kerry Taylor, auctioneer
Kerry Taylor, who's running the auction of Audrey Hepburn's clothing, says Hepburn wore a lot of clothes designed by her close friend, Hubert de Givenchy. ((note: Hubert de Givenchy is pronounced: oo-BAYR duh guh-VAHN'-shee))
<<CUT …039 (12/02/09)>> 00:12 "was absolutely perfect"
Kerry Taylor, auctioneer
Kerry Taylor, who's running the auction of Audrey Hepburn's clothing, says you can tell when Hepburn was not wearing clothes designed by her friend, Hubert de Givenchy. ((note: Hubert de Givenchy is pronounced: oo-BAYR duh guh-VAHN'-shee))
''BYE BYE BIRDIE" - SETS CLOSING DATE
NEW YORK (AP) — Wave good-bye to "Bye Bye Birdie." The Broadway musical will close Jan. 24 after the contracts of its leading actors, John Stamos and Gina Gershon, run out. The theater's artist director says he'd hoped to keep the show running into spring. But, ticket sales were not strong enough after Stamos and Gershon leave. People who see the show want to see them. This revival of "Bye Bye Birdie" opened Oct. 15.
''OLEANNA" TO CLOSE EARLY
NEW YORK (AP) — Not good news on the job-front for Julia Stiles and Bill Pullman. Their Broadway show is closing early. "Oleanna's" final performance is this Sunday instead of Jan. 3. The play opened in New York on Oct. 11 after a successful summer run in Los Angeles. But, the production has done a poor business since its New York opening. And the usually lucrative Thanksgiving week was a turkey. The play grossed less than $130,000. "Oleanna" is about a power struggle between a university professor, played by Pullman, and a female student, played by Stiles.
By Rosalie Fox and Michael Weinfeld
