Thompson’s Race Relations Speech For Son

October 27th, 2009 LONDON - Singer Nicole Scherzinger wants an interview she had given to be scrapped from a controversial comedy programme. The 'Pussycat Dolls' star was quizzed by Australian funnyman John Safran for his series Race Relations.

October 26th, 2009 PUSSYCAT DOLLS star NICOLE SCHERZINGER has demanded an interview she conducted to be removed from a controversial comedy programme. Australian funnyman John Safran chatted with the pop singer for his series Race Relations, but the skit was edited to depict him running into a dressing room to steal her underwear as part of a scientific "experiment".

October 21st, 2009 British actress EMMA THOMPSON is to return to the U.K. university where her adopted son suffered at the hands of bullies to give a lecture on race relations.

September 20th, 2009 7 best reality Emmys in a row for 'Amazing Race'NEW YORK — "The Amazing Race" extends its winning streak to an amazing seven years as it scores another Emmy in the outstanding reality competition category. The CBS globe-trotting contest beat out rivals Sunday night including Fox's "American Idol," ABC's "Dancing With the Stars," as well as "Project Runway" and "Top Chef," both on Bravo.

September 9th, 2009 LONDON - Rapper Speech Debelle emerged as the dark horse to win the prestigious Barclaycard Mercury Prize at the award ceremony held at London's Grosvenor House Hotel on September 8. Debelle's album Speech Therapy has only sold 3,000 copies, which makes it the lowest selling album ever to have won the prize.

September 8th, 2009 Speech Debelle wins UK's Mercury PrizeLONDON — Hip-hop songstress Speech Debelle won the Barclaycard Mercury Prize on Tuesday for her album "Speech Therapy," a work inspired by a period the young rapper spent homeless. Debelle's warm vocals and clever lyrics won out over 11 other acts, including Kasabian and Bat for Lashes, to scoop the prize — a 20,000 pound ($33,000) award which typically goes to outsiders over more established acts.

September 4th, 2009 Actor COLIN FIRTH is set for the royal treatment after signing up to play KING GEORGE VI in a new movie. The Mamma Mia star will play Queen Elizabeth II's father in The King's Speech.

August 5th, 2009 Pop star JOE JONAS is taking part in a charity run in Texas to raise money for the JONAS BROTHERS' children's charity. The Love Bug singer is launching the iWin Joe Jonas Fun Run, a five kilometre (3.1 mile) race in San Antonio, which will benefit the band's Change for the Children Foundation and Special Olympics Texas, which provides sports training for disabled kids and adults.

July 29th, 2009 David Alan Grier joins cast of Broadway's 'Race'NEW YORK — David Alan Grier is joining the cast of David Mamet's (MAM'-eht) Broadway-bound play "Race." The 53-year-old actor will star in the production along with the previously announced James Spader (SPAY'-dur), Richard Thomas and Kerry Washington. "Race" opens Dec.

July 9th, 2009 Orchestra plays live soundtrack to horse raceLONDON — Fiery horses and a cloud of dust, but no hearty "Hi-Yo Silver." A British horse racing track said Thursday it asked the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to give a recital at its finishing post, hoping to wow spectators and spur the animals to quicken their pace. Kempton Park race course, just south of London, staged the unique event on Wednesday, as the orchestra played the "William Tell" Overture, the "Lone Ranger" theme song, during a horse race.

July 7th, 2009 Obama's speech not widely seen on TV in RussiaMOSCOW — President Barack Obama's speech to a graduating class of Moscow college students Tuesday was not widely available for the Russian people to see on television. Obama's speech at the New Economic School was being televised live on 24-hour news channel Vesti, but not on any of the main, more widely watched Russian TV channels like First Channel, Rossiya, or NTV.

June 6th, 2009 Actor James Franco pulls out of UCLA grad speechLOS ANGELES — Actor James Franco says he has dropped a plan to give a commencement speech at the University of California, Los Angeles, a move that may have been prompted by pressure from students. Franco issued a statement saying he canceled his June 12 appearance because of conflicts with preproduction demands for his next film.

May 12th, 2009 James Spader set to star in 'Race' on BroadwayNEW YORK — James Spader is trading in Boston for Broadway. Producer Jeffrey Richards says the star of TV's "Boston Legal" as well as the film "sex, lies and videotape," will make his Broadway debut in the world premiere of David Mamet's "Race." The play, which Mamet will direct, has also found a New York home — the Ethel Barrymore Theater — and will go into rehearsal a week earlier than previously announced.

May 11th, 2009 Brother-sister team of lawyers wins 'Amazing Race'NEW YORK — A brother-sister team of Harvard-educated lawyers took home the $1 million prize in the CBS game of "Amazing Race." While satisfying for Victor and Tammy Jih, it was a heartbreaking finish for the competition's first deaf contestant. Luke Adams was competing with his mother, Margie, and had a clear lead heading into the last leg of the race in Maui, Hawaii.

May 11th, 2009 Heartbreaking finish to CBS' 'Amazing Race'NEW YORK — Some quick thinking at the end won $1 million for a brother-sister team of Harvard-educated lawyers on the CBS game of "Amazing Race." But it was a heartbreaking finish for the competition's first deaf contestant. The winner, Victor Jih, 35, and his sister Tammy, 26, explored a sometimes contentious relationship during their journey.