Diane Keaton Could've Dated Steve Jobs: 'What an Idiot I Was' (Video)

Donald Trump announced that he is backing out of moderating a Republican debate in Iowa on Dec. 27.our editor recommendsDonald Trump Scolds Michele Bachmann as Debate Implodes, Teases Return to Presidential RaceDonald Trump's GOP Debate: Rick Perry Becomes Fourth Candidate Who Won't Participate Why? Because the billionaire says he may still run. "It is very important to me that the right Republican candidate be chosen to defeat the failed and very destructive Obama Administration, but if that Republican, in my opinion, is not the right candidate, I am not willing to give up my right to run as an Independent candidate," Trump said in his statement. "Therefore, so that there is no conflict of interest within the Republican Party, I have decided not to be the moderator of the Newsmax debate." PHOTOS: 10 Hollywood Players That Will Make a Difference in the 2012 Elections Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum were the only Republican candidates who had agreed to appear at the Dec. 27 debate moderated by Trump. After the announcement came that Trump would be moderating the Dec. 27, some of the candidates, including Ron Paul and Jon Huntsman, expressed their belief that the debate was just for spectacle and refused to attend. "This isn't about ratings for Donald Trump; this is about jobs for the American people," Huntsman told CNBC when he announced he would not participate. Several prominent Republicans have reportedly urged candidates to skip the event. They predicted it would be a media circus and a distraction from important issues. PHOTOS: The Movies and Stars Dems vs. GOPers Love (and Love to Hate) On Tuesday morning, The Hollywood Reporter spoke with Trump, who admitted that he was wavering on his decision to moderate the debate. "The problem is the Republicans are afraid that if I run as an independent candidate, they don't want to have a debate and then have me announce that I'm running as an independent candidate," Trump told THR. Trump also told THR that he is still considering a run for president as an independent candidate. He told THR that he wouldn't make any announcements until after the finale of The Celebrity Apprentice. The new season premeires on Sunday, Feb. 12 and the finale airs May 20. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Box Office Politics: The Movies and Stars Dems vs. GOPers Love (and Love to Hate) Related Topics Donald Trump Politics

AFI Award Individuals who win: Dragon Tattoo, War Equine, J. Edgar Increase The Risk For Cut Special Honours For The Artist And Harry Potter

La, CA, December 11, 2011 The American Film Institute (AFI) today introduced the condition options of AFI Honours 2011 the honours season event liked by artists and entertainment professionals due to its closeness and collaborative recognition that records time most outstanding achievements in film, television together with other kinds of the moving image arts: AFI MOVIES Of Year Bridesmaids The Descendants The Woman While Using Dragon Tattoo The Help Hugo J. Edgar Evening amount of time in Paris Moneyball The Tree Of Existence War Equine AFI TV PROGRAMS Of Year Breaking Bad Boardwalk Empire Curb Your Enthusiasm Wager On Thrones The Truly Amazing Wife Homeland Justified Louie Modern Family Parks And Entertainment AFI SPECIAL Honours The Artist The Harry Potter Series

Secrecy bill can't silence SABC

CAPE TOWN - Picketing by disgruntled audiences, staffers and companies has become commonplace outdoors the South African Broadcasting Corp.'s (SABC) Gauteng HQ lately -- and shows no symbol of abating since the near-bankrupt pubcaster wrestles getting a string of ripoffs.Within the finish of November, the SOS Support Public Broadcasting Coalition proven as you're watching building, with the us government to axe SABC board chairman Ben Ngubane among accusations of staff corruption.The cash-strapped broadcaster, which works three channels, has received five leader authorities and three boards since 2007 which is presently missing someone else in charge, chief operating officer and chief financial officer.The picket within the SABC came a couple of days after Black Tuesday, when mass protests not successful to avoid the South African parliament from passing the safety of Condition Information Bill. This so-referred to as Secrecy Bill suggests that journalists and whistle-blowers may be jailed for 2-and-a-half decades for getting or disbursing information the us government has thought about classified, even if acting inside the public interest.Tensions within the SABC started getting a politically hired board in 2007.At any time when the SABC was losing advertising revenue, audiences as well as the production sector's trust, the pubcaster anxiously needed visionary leadership, but instead increased being involved in the political fight between then leader Thabo Mbeki and current leader Jacob Zuma, while using professional-Mbeki board fired by Zuma's parliament this past year.Through the economic crisis inside the 2008-2009 financial year, the SABC lost close to R1 billion ($124.5 million), and was expected to seek government guarantees of $186.7 million."Never-ending mismanagement, fruitless and inefficient expenditure, without any permanence in leadership remain a purchase throughout your day within the SABC," states Marc Schwinges, deputy chair in the South African Screen Federation (Sasfed), which signifies all of the film industry orgs.The pubcaster has received no apparent financial recovery plan since the government withdrew the 1% tax on personal earnings that funded SABC.In the present picket, SOS, formerly known to as Save Our SABC, complained the pubcaster had not clarified queries about numerous issues, including why the vacant professional positions was not filled.They ought to also know why pubcaster professional Justice Ndaba, disgraced to consider $30,600 for study and travel expenses, among other activities, was transformed by former mind Sipho Sithole, who formerly faced accusations that his private interests inside the music and film industries conflicted along with his role within the SABC.The coalition also requested the SABC's recently released Request Plans, its system for ordering in your town made shows. "This Year's and 2011 RFPs constitute merely a small proportion of certain requirements in new original programming to fulfill local content quotas," states Schwinges. SABC air a combination of children's programming, advertisements, imported series and several local general entertainment.Greater than 120 people collected to assist the coalition, including reps from Sasfed the Congress of South African Trade Unions which is affiliated unions and NGOs like the Freedom of Expression Institute, the legal right to Know Campaign, Media Monitoring Africa, as well as the Soweto Concerned People Assn.Responding, government communications minister Dina Pule supplies a war room to handle SABC crisis. She's pressing for your SABC turnaround plan to be performed by The month of the month of january. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Fox Business States Muppets Movie Anti-Biz

How did we miss this? Fox Business news around the network’s “Follow the cash” program a week ago opined that Disney’s The Muppets moviestoryline featuring an evil oil baron managed to get the most recent illustration of Hollywood’s anti-corporate liberal agenda. “They’ve been doing the work for many years. Hollywood, the left, the media, they hate the oil industry,” Gainor ongoing. “They hate corporate America. Which means you’ll see each one of these movies attacking it,” complainedDan Gainor from the conservative Media Research Center:

Jobs $4.6B In Disney Shares Visit Trust

First Released: November 23, 2011 7:05 PM EST Credit: Getty Images Caption Steve JobsLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Apple Corporation. co-founder Jobs $4.6 billion price of shares within the Wally Disney Co. have reached a trust run by his wife, Laurene Powell Jobs. Thats based on a investments filing made Wednesday. Jobs acquired the 138 million shares when Disney bought his Pixar Animation Galleries for $7.4 billion in 2006. Having a 7.7 percent stake, Jobs trust is Disneys biggest single investor. Jobs bought the fledgling computer imaging company from The Exorcist creator George Lucas for any total investment of $ten million in 1986 and stored it choosing their own money. He later required Pixar public following the effective debut of Toy Story in 1995. The creative executive behind the ipod device, apple iphone and iPad died recently at 56 after fighting pancreatic cancer. Copyright 2011 through the Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Southland's Roxana Brusso Joins Fox's Touch

Roxana Brusso Southland star Roxana Brusso has joined the cast of Fox's new drama Touch, Entertainment Weekly reports. Counting down to Kiefer Sutherland's Touch: The 6 ways it could remind you of 24! Brusso, who portrayed Detective Alicia Fernandez, will play Sheri, a former biker who's now the director of the physical therapy center that cares for Jake, the mute, but gifted son of Kiefer Sutherland's Martin Bohm, who uses his son's visions to save the world. From Heroes boss Tim Kring, Touch is slated to premiere sometime this spring on Fox.

Christopher Walken Impersonator 'Embarrassed' for AP Reporter Who Mistook Him for the Actor

The radio producer who fooled an Associated Press reporter into thinking he was Christopher Walken says he's "embarrassed" for the journalist.our editor recommendsNatalie Wood, Christopher Walken's 'Brainstorm': How the Actress' Death Derailed Her Final Film (Video)Christopher Walken Hires Lawyer to Handle Natalie Wood Investigation (Exclusive)AP Reporter Mistakes Impersonator for Christopher WalkenChristopher Walken Offered Natalie Wood Death Theory in Past InterviewNatalie Wood's Sister 'Frightened' of Death Investigation Outcome (Video)Natalie Wood Case: Criminal Experts Outline Path for Investigation Related Topics•Natalie Wood Marc Sterne appears weekly on the Washington, D.C.-based ESPN 980 to talk about sports and last Friday, he discussed fantasy football and the reopening of the investigation into Natalie Wood's 1981 death on the station as Walken, who was a passenger on the yacht that Wood disappeared from. PHOTOS: Best Pictures of Natalie Wood Sterne told Access Hollywood Live, "Christopher Walken hasn't spoken about this in 30 years, do they really think he's calling into a D.C. sports show, to talk about Natalie Wood, and then, by the way, give fantasy football tips? It was absurd. "Let's be honest, I'm sure Julia Roberts does a better Christopher Walken than I do and I'm embarrassed for the AP reporter." PHOTOS: 12 of Hollywood's Most Mysterious Deaths AP later retracted its story, saying "the story mistakenly quoted Christopher Walken as telling Washington, D.C. sports talk radio station ESPN 980 about his recollections from the night that Wood died. An Associated Press reporter mistook what was actually a station employee's impersonation of Walken as a real interview." The Hollywood Reporter revealed Friday that Mathew Rosengart, a former federal prosecutor turned litigation specialist at Los Angeles' Greenberg Traurig firm, is now representing Walken. The actor was one of the last people to see Wood, his co-star in the film Brainstorm, before she mysteriously died. VIDEO: 5 of Natalie Wood's Most Memorable Roles Sources told THR that Los Angeles Sheriff's Department investigators do not consider Walken to be a suspect in the inquiry, which was officially reopened Friday. Related Topics Christopher Walken Natalie Wood