Category Archives: Money

Hospital must pay Garth Brooks $1 million

By doris | Published: January 25, 2012

Full Story at Entertainment.msnbc.com An Oklahoma hospital in Garth Brooks’ hometown must pay $1 million to the country singer because it failed to build a women’s health center in honor of his late mother, jurors ruled Tuesday evening. Jurors ruled that the hospital must return a $500,000 donation to Brooks plus pay him $500,000 in [...]

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Brooks chokes up testifying about hospital gift

By doris | Published: January 21, 2012

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com CLAREMORE, Okla. (AP) — Country singer Garth Brooks told jurors Friday that he believed he had a “done deal” to honor his late mother with a women’s health center in his Oklahoma hometown, and said he still doesn’t understand how he received nothing for a $500,000 gift. Brooks is suing Integris [...]

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“Mission: Impossible” cruises to top of box office

By doris | Published: December 26, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com LOS ANGELES — “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” cruised to No. 1 at box offices on Sunday, even as major new movies opened on Christmas Day which may change top 10 results when final numbers are tallied. The new Tom Cruise movie rang up an estimated $26.5 million in U.S. and [...]

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Marilyn Monroe film dress fetches $504,000

By doris | Published: October 23, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The dress Marilyn Monroe wore in “River of No Return” has sold to a private buyer for $504,000. Darren Julien, president and CEO of Julien’s Auctions, said Saturday that the dress was sold at an auction in China. Monroe wore the green velour dress while she sang [...]

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Fonzie’s famous ‘Happy Days’ motorcycle to be sold at auction

By doris | Published: October 10, 2011

Full Story at  Scoop.today.com Television memorabilia enthusiasts are going to be salivating over this one — the 1949 Triumph Trophy TR5 ridden by The Fonz (a.k.a. Henry Winkler) in “Happy Days” is up for auction, and could fetch more than $90,000.According to the Daily Mail, the bike has been sitting unused and unappreciated for 15 [...]

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By doris | Published: October 7, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — During a 1996 interview with television talk show host Charlie Rose, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs took exception to Rose’s characterization of him as “a guy who founds high-tech companies and tries to make another billion.” “Yeah, well, I don’t think of myself that way,” Jobs said. “The things that [...]

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‘Dolphin Tale’ jumps into first with $14.2 million

By doris | Published: October 3, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (EW.com) — “The Lion King” finally gave up his box office throne, and now another animal reigns supreme! After its solid $19.2 million debut last weekend, Warner Brothers’ 3D family film “Dolphin Tale” jumped into first place this time around, dipping just 27 percent to $14.2 million. The film, which earned [...]

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‘Lion King 3D’ defends crown with $22.1 million

By doris | Published: September 26, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (EW.com) — Four new movies were no match for the feline phenom “The Lion King 3D,” which ruled the box office for the second weekend in a row with $22.1 million, according to studio estimates. The 1994 Disney classic dropped only 27 percent — an incredibly impressive hold considering this is [...]

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Jackson estate sends $30 million to mother, kids

By doris | Published: September 14, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson’s estate has generated more than $310 million in the two years since the pop singer died deeply in debt, enabling executors to distribute a preliminary payment of $30 million to Jackson’s mother and children, and to unnamed charities, according to recently filed court documents. Executors also [...]

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Jerry Lewis: MIA this Labor Day

By doris | Published: August 30, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com NEW YORK — No one would sniff at all the dollars Jerry Lewis raised for muscular dystrophy: a couple of billion during his 45-year reign as host of the MDA Telethon. But what kind of TV did he offer in exchange? The short answer: Jerry put on a show like no [...]

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