• Former prostitutes protest 'Players Ball'

  December 4, 2005
  Community activists, former prostitutes and elected officials protested Saturday outside the 30th annual "Players Ball Convention" outside Chicago.

• 'Pride and Prejudice' star Keira Knightley: This is Lizzie's movie

  November 16, 2005
  Actress Keira Knightley says that unlike past film versions of "Pride and Prejudice," her version belongs to its heroine Lizzie not the haughty Mr. Darcy.

• The WB cancels its '7th Heaven' family drama after ten years

  November 11, 2005
  The WB's family drama "7th Heaven" was canceled by the network Friday after 10 years on the air.

• New book claims to unmask the 'real' William Shakespeare

  October 5, 2005
  A new book claims William Shakespeare's plays were written by Elizabethan diplomat Henry Neville.

• TNT extends its finale of 'The Closer' to 70 minutes

  August 25, 2005
  The TNT cable network Thursday said it is adding an extra 10 minutes to the season finale of its hourlong hit summer series "The Closer."

• Kyra Sedgwick starring in TNT's new 'The Closer' cop drama

  June 12, 2005
  Film star Kyra Sedgwick says she wasn't looking for a TV job, but admits the role of a complex interrogator on the new cop drama "The Closer" was too intriguing to pass up.
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  PAX TV's 'Cold Turkey II' reality series sequel to premiere April 19

  April 5, 2005
  PAX TV has announced that Cold Turkey II, the sequel to its Fall 2004 Cold Turkey reality series, will premiere Tuesday, April 19 at 9PM ET/PT.

• MTV debuts 'PoweR Girls' series featuring PR flak/socialite Lizzie Grubman

  March 10, 2005
  If the measure of fame is getting your name in the paper, then New York City public relations flack Lizzie Grubman is one of the most famous people in the Big Apple. Beginning tonight at 10:30 PM ET, MTV will try to capitalize on Lizzie's fame (or should that be infamy?) with a six-part reality series entitled PoweR Girls that focuses on Lizzie, 33, and four of her protégées at work and play.

• PAX begins production of 'Cold Turkey 2', announces cast

  November 15, 2004
  It looks like at least one of PAX TV's first three reality show attempts is doing well enough to merit a second season. PAX has announced that it has begun production of Cold Turkey 2, a second season of its Big Brother-like series that forces unsuspecting contestants to quit smoking.

• 'American Idol' winner Kelly Clarkson to appear on NBC series 'American Dreams'

  July 28, 2003
  Although her acting career may have had a disastrous start with the failure of her movie From Justin to Kelly, Kelly Clarkson, the winner of Fox's initial American Idol, will try acting again in a role more suited for her. According to the Associated Press, Kelly will appear in the second season premiere of the NBC series American Dreams in September, portraying the pre-Beatles country-pop star Brenda Lee. During her appearance, Kelly will sing one of Lee's many hits, "Sweet Nothin's."

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