INDUSTRY NEWS

11/6/2009

JOHNNY DEPP AND ANGELINA JOLIE TO STAR TOGETHER? Johnny Depp is reportedly in talks to star opposite Angelina Jolie in The Tourist. Variety reports that negotiations are in place to have Depp play an American tourist "drawn into a web of intrigue" by Jolie's character -- a female Interpol agent who is trying to track down a criminal/former lover. Jolie recently took over the role, which was originally intended for Charlize Theron.

KIM KARDASHIAN AND VANESSA MINNILLO TO APPEAR ON 'CSI: NY': Kim Kardashian and Vanessa Minnillo are set to make a guest appearance on an upcoming episode of CSI: NY. PerezHilton.com reports that the two will be playing a duo who come up with an "interesting scheme that ends with murder." Kardashian recently said of the cameo, "I am fascinated by crime scene investigating. I swear, I wish I was a crime scene investigator sometimes... I'm having such a good time expanding my roles. I truly love branching out into different characters." The episode is set to air on December 16th.

SUICIDE PREVENTION GROUP UPSET WITH 'THE OFFICE': The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is lashing out over a scene featured in last week's episode of The Office where Steve Carell's character tries to scare young children by struggling in a hangman's noose. The foundation's director Robert Gebbia said, "We try not to be zealots about this. But this one ... kind of crossed the line." He added, "We're not trying to be censors or fall into the trap of wanting everything to be PC, politically correct. But on the other hand, it's offensive to some people who have lost relatives to suicide by hanging."

'GOSSIP GIRL' UNDER FIRE: The Parents Television Council (PTC) is up in arms over an upcoming episode of the Gossip Girl, which the CW has teased will feature a three-way sex scene. PTC president Tim Winter said in a statement, "(This show is) expressly targeted to impressionable teenagers. Will you now be complicit in establishing a precedent and expectation that teenagers should engage in behaviors heretofore associated primarily with adult films? If this program violates broadcast decency law, rest assured that our members will contact the Federal Communications Commission." The drama is based on the lives of privileged teenagers living in Manhattan and has commonly explored storylines about drugs and sex.

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