ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

• Titanic treasures to go on display at Ga. aquarium 8/21/2008, 4:14 p.m. EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — The brightly lit room looks like any nondescript warehouse packed with boxes and dusty shelves, but inside this plain brick building is nearly $200 million worth of treasures from the world's most famous shipwreck. The 5,500-piece collection contains almost everything recovered from the wreckage of the RMS Titanic, which has sat 2.5 miles below the surface of the Atlantic ocean since the boat sank on April 15, 1912.

• Crow aims to upload voters with free download 8/21/2008, 3:53 p.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sheryl Crow wants your vote — and figures she can get it for a song.

• USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS 8/21/2008, 1:50 p.m. EDT
(AP) — Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback

• WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS 8/21/2008, 1:48 p.m. EDT
(AP) — FICTION

• Rihanna, Pink, T.I. added as performers at VMAs 8/21/2008, 12:49 p.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna is back for another performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, along with Pink, Paramore and T.I., who will be making his first appearance at a major awards show since his arrest right before an awards ceremony last year.

• Sanjaya of 'American Idol' on Nationwide's side 8/21/2008, 10:22 a.m. EDT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former "American Idol" contestant Sanjaya (san-JY'-yah) has gone from "pitchy" to pitchman.

• Rejected by Hong Kong, Glitter arrives in Thailand 8/21/2008, 9:06 a.m. EDT
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Thai police said disgraced rocker Gary Glitter agreed Thursday to leave Thailand for London, possibly ending a two-day odyssey that began when he was released from a Vietnamese prison after serving time for molesting children.

• Why don't TV stars like to watch television? 8/21/2008, 9:00 a.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Stage actors love theater. Film actors see movies. Musicians dig concerts by their fellow musicians. But TV performers just don't seem to catch much TV, according to an unofficial survey spanning years of interviews I've had with them.

• Sanjaya appears in Nationwide Insurance commercial 8/21/2008, 7:27 a.m. EDT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former "American Idol" contestant Sanjaya Malakar is pitching Nationwide Insurance. He's in a new ad that's part of the company's "Life Comes at You Fast" campaign.

• Rejected by Hong Kong, Glitter arrives in Thailand 8/21/2008, 7:02 a.m. EDT
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter arrived back in Bangkok on Thursday after Hong Kong denied him entry, continuing a two-day odyssey that began when he was released from a Vietnamese prison after serving time for molesting children.

• AP Exclusive: Crow offers free music to voters 8/21/2008, 4:57 a.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sheryl Crow is giving away free music — a tactic she calls the "Tupperware" party approach to inspiring young people to vote.

• Matt Damon's wife Luciana gives birth to girl 8/20/2008, 10:40 p.m. EDT
MIAMI (AP) — Matt Damon's wife Luciana gave birth to a baby girl Wednesday, his spokeswoman said. The baby's name is Gia Zavala Damon, spokeswoman Jennifer Allen told The Associated Press, adding: "Everyone is great and she is a healthy, beautiful baby girl."

• Angie Harmon, Jason Sehorn expecting third child 8/20/2008, 8:46 p.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angie Harmon and husband Jason Sehorn are expecting their third child, Harmon's publicist confirmed Wednesday.

• Matt Damon's wife Luciana gives birth to girl 8/20/2008, 7:43 p.m. EDT
MIAMI (AP) — Matt Damon's wife Luciana gave birth to a baby girl Wednesday, his spokeswoman said. The baby's name is Gia Zavala Damon, spokeswoman Jennifer Allen told The Associated Press, adding: "Everyone is great and she is a healthy, beautiful baby girl."

• Next 'Bachelor' is 'Bachelorette' reject 8/20/2008, 6:51 p.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — If the new man looking for love on ABC's "The Bachelor" looks familiar, that's because he was rejected last season on "The Bachelorette."

• Domingo returns to role of 1968 Met Opera debut 8/20/2008, 6:20 p.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Forty seasons after making his unscheduled Metropolitan Opera debut as Maurizio in Cilea's "Adriana Lecouvreur," Placido Domingo is returning to the role.

• Ricky Martin a father of twin boys, publicist says 8/20/2008, 6:02 p.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — There won't be much "livin' la vida loca" for Ricky Martin these days — he's now the father of twin boys. The Latin superstar had the children via a surrogate mother, and the babies were born a few weeks ago, according to a statement from his representatives.

• Funny Or Die sites expand into cooking, videogames 8/20/2008, 5:45 p.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — EatDrinkOrDie.com is hoping to find the culinary equivalent of Paris Hilton's political campaign ad.

• Jonas Brothers notch third-biggest debut of 2008 8/20/2008, 5:05 p.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Not only have the Jonas Brothers notched the year's third-biggest debut album, they've managed the rare feat of having two albums in the top 10 at the same time.

• Owner of car in accident with LaBeouf cited 8/20/2008, 5:04 p.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A citation has been issued to the owner of a car that crashed into a pickup truck driven by Shia LaBeouf.

• UN-backed film to premiere at Rome film fest 8/20/2008, 5:01 p.m. EDT
ROME (AP) — A U.N.-backed movie on poverty made of eight segments by directors including Jane Campion and Wim Wenders will make its world premiere at the Rome Film Festival later this year, organizers said Wednesday.

• China refuses to let Gary Glitter into Hong Kong 8/20/2008, 4:34 p.m. EDT
HONG KONG (AP) — British glam rocker Gary Glitter, who served nearly three years in a Vietnamese prison for molesting children, was denied entry to Hong Kong after refusing to return to England, officials said Wednesday.

• Former GnR drummer enters not guilty plea 8/20/2008, 2:57 p.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler has pleaded not guilty to drug charges and will remain in rehab for at least the next month.

• France bans broadcast of TV shows for babies 8/20/2008, 11:16 a.m. EDT
PARIS (AP) — France's broadcast authority has banned French channels from airing TV shows aimed at children under 3 years old, to shield them from developmental risks it says television viewing poses at that age.

• Memphis airport not ready to be renamed for Hayes 8/20/2008, 9:11 a.m. EDT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Officials of Memphis International Airport say they probably won't change the airport's name to honor the late singer Isaac Hayes.

• Dave Matthews Band sax player LeRoi Moore dies 8/20/2008, 7:17 a.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeRoi Moore, the versatile saxophonist whose signature staccato fused jazz and funk overtones onto the eclectic sound of the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday of complications from injuries he suffered in an all-terrain vehicle accident, the band said. He was 46.

• Jessica Simpson to market beer for Dallas brewer 8/20/2008, 6:26 a.m. EDT
DALLAS (AP) — Jessica Simpson is now selling beer. The singer and actress has signed on as spokeswoman for Stampede Light Plus, made by Dallas' Stampede Brewing Co.

• Jessica Simpson to market beer for Dallas brewer 8/20/2008, 6:25 a.m. EDT
DALLAS (AP) — Jessica Simpson is now selling beer. The singer and actress has signed on as spokeswoman for Stampede Light Plus, made by Dallas' Stampede Brewing Co.

• Glitter held at Thai airport after prison release 8/20/2008, 3:37 a.m. EDT
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — British glam rocker Gary Glitter, who served nearly three years in a Vietnamese prison for molesting children, refused to board airplanes out of Thailand on Wednesday after being denied entry into the country, a senior immigration official said.

• NY hosts 9 bicycle racks designed by David Byrne 8/19/2008, 11:31 p.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Musician, artist and bicycling enthusiast David Byrne has designed nine unusual bike racks that have been installed around New York City.