Fast Track: ‘Spartacus’ star Andy Whitfield has died
A roundup of entertainment headlines for Monday:
Andy Whitfield, star of “Spartacus: Blood and Sand,” has died at 39. (Los Angeles Times)
Cliff Robertson, who won an Oscar for his role in “Charly,” died at 88. (Los Angeles Times)
“Contagion” dominated at the box office this weekend. (Los Angeles Times)
“True Blood’s” season finale was truly bloody. (Los Angeles Times)
Francis Ford Coppola’s 3-D vampire movie “Twixt” made its world premiere Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival. (Los Angeles Times)
Are George Clooney and former wrestling star Stacy Keibler an item? They looked cozy at the Toronto film fest. (E!)
Steve-O’s face met Mike Tyson’s fist at Charlie Sheen’s roast. (Los Angeles Times)
Kim Kardashian apparently is not trying to buy her own sex tape from Vivid, which means the mystery buyer is still a mystery buyer. (Los Angeles Times)
Cyndi Lauper messes up the national anthem at the U.S. Open. (Entertainment Weekly)
“The Carrie Diaries” -- the “Sex and the City” prequel -- is set for The CW network with “Gossip Girl” producers on board. (Deadline)
A study says that watching “SpongeBob SquarePants” appears to dampen preschoolers’ brain power. (Los Angeles Times)
Eighty-nine beauty queens are vying for the Miss Universe crown Monday night. (Associated Press)
-- Noelene Clark
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