Lawyer says Lohan back on sobriety track

Lawyer says Lohan back on sobriety track (AP)

AP - Lindsay Lohan rang in the New Year drinking champagne in Italy, her lawyer says, but is "back on track" in terms of sobriety. A video obtained by The Associated Press shows Lohan, who spent much of 2007 in and out of rehab, taking a swig from a champagne bottle while in Capri, Italy.

Britney Spears deposed in custody case (AP)

AP - Britney Spears finally appeared Thursday for a deposition in her child-custody battle with Kevin Federline, her ex-husband's lawyer said. Spears was deposed for just 14 minutes, attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan told reporters after the 26-year-old singer left.

Ratings strong for late-night shows (AP)

AP - Television viewers welcomed late-night hosts with open arms for their first night back at work in two months because of a writers strike. Jay Leno's "Tonight" show on NBC was seen by 7.2 million viewers, or 43 percent more than what he had been averaging this season before the strike took him off the air Nov. 5, according to national ratings supplied by Nielsen Media Research.

Can Golden Globes shine without stars? (AP)

AP - Talk about star power: The success of Hollywood's awards season sits squarely on the shoulders of celebrities.

Judge: Suit against DiCaprio needs work (AP)

AP - Leonardo DiCaprio's neighbors will have to show more proof if they want to sue him for building a basketball court they claim destabilized their property, a judge ruled Thursday.

Lawyer: Lohan is back on sobriety track (AP)

AP - Lindsay Lohan rang in the New Year drinking champagne in Italy, her lawyer says, but is "back on track" in terms of sobriety.

Live Nation signs Jonas Brothers to touring deal (Reuters)

Reuters - Concert touring company Live Nation on Thursday said it reached a two-year, multimillion dollar, worldwide touring deal with tween rockers Jonas Brothers.

Ratings strong for late-night shows (AP)

AP - Television viewers welcomed late-night hosts with open arms for their first night back at work in two months because of a writers strike. Jay Leno's "Tonight" show on NBC was seen by 7.2 million viewers, or 43 percent more than what he had been averaging this season before the strike took him off the air Nov. 5, according to national ratings supplied by Nielsen Media Research.

DVD unit sales dropped 4.5 pct in '07, says data firm (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. DVD unit sales fell 4.5 percent in 2007, marking the first big year-over-year decline for the category since the disc format debuted in 1997, according to preliminary estimates released on Thursday.

Four New Canadian Plays Will Emerge at Ontario's Blyth Festival in Summer 2008 (Playbill)

Playbill - The Blyth Festival, the intimate summer festival devoted exclusively to works by Canadian authors - in contrast to the nearby Stratford Festival, whose mandate is Shakespeare first - will offer four world premieres in 2008.

Judge: Suit against DiCaprio needs work (AP)

AP - Leonardo DiCaprio's neighbors will have to show more proof if they want to sue him for building a basketball court they claim destabilized their property, a judge ruled Thursday.

Fashioning Beauty at ck Calvin Klein (Fashion Wire Daily)

Fashion Wire Daily - "We wanted to link makeup back to fashion," said Kevin Carrigan, creative director of ck Calvin Klein and the new ck Calvin Klein beauty collection, at a presentation in Calvin Klein's New York offices on Dec. 19. The new beauty line, currently available in Europe and in select Macy's and Dillard's stores in the U.S., launches nationwide at Sephora in January 2008.