]]> http://kixs.com/david-letterman-threatened-on-jihadist-website-video/feed/ 0 Vince Bucci, Getty Images http://kixs.com/artist-coalition-calls-for-grammy-boycott-after-several-categories-given-the-ax/ http://kixs.com/artist-coalition-calls-for-grammy-boycott-after-several-categories-given-the-ax/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:00:43 +0000 Amory Gritta http://kixs.com/?p=6659 If you've ever sat through an entire Grammy Awards show, the idea of having a few less categories might not strike you as such a bad idea -- but for some of the artists affected by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences' recent decision to whittle down the number of awards, it's a potentially racist affront.

A group of musicians -- including Paul Simon and jazz legend Herbie Hancock -- has banded together to call for a boycott of CBS, which airs the awards ceremony, and is investigating a legal response to the Grammy cutbacks. As artist Bobby Sanabria put it in an interview with the AP, "We will ask people to stop watching CBS, boycott their sponsors and then write them. We’re at a critical juncture."

After passing on the much-debated 'Wonder Woman' pilot, NBC announced Friday that it is canceling freshman series 'The Event,' 'Law & Order: Los Angeles' and 'Outsourced.'

Deadline is exclusively reporting that British actor Hugh Grant was "deep in final negotiations" to replace Charlie Sheen on the long running - and currently in limbo - CBS sitcom 'Two and a Half Men.' However, at the last minute, Grant pulled out, due to creative differences.

Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Lorre has pitched a reboot of the series that would involve a “significant role” for co-star Jon Cryer and introduce a new, yet-to-be-cast character.

'Lands End' was a grand mansion on Long Island's North Shore, which was built by a newspaper publisher in 1902.

For a period of time during the '20s, Fitzgerald lived across the bay from Lands End, and would watch the lavish, celebrity-filled parties which took place within its confines. He later incorporated many of these observation into 'The Great Gatsby.'

According to the Chicago Tribune, the troubled actor, who is in the midst of his 'Violent Torpedo of Truth / Defeat Is Not an Option' tour, sat down with a local Boston radio station Tuesday night, during which he said there have been "discussions" about a possible return to the top-rated CBS sitcom.

"There have been discussions, but I was asked not to divulge anything," he told WBZ-FM.

Sheen also admitted that his erratic behavior played a role in getting him fired from the series.

Because of her naughty sexting and allegations that say 38-year-old Lane beat up a female cop, she was canned by the TV network in 2008.