The play, entitled “The History of Cardenio,”, was originally discovered by Lewis Theobald, who wrote his own work, “Double Falsehood” based on the piece.

But critics at the time mocked him, stating that the three copies he provided as evidence were forgeries.

Alexander Pope, Theobald’s rival, then wrote a work mocking the writer called “The Dunciad”, where he made a number of footnote references to the affair, and depicted him as King of the Dunces.

But Professor Brean Hammond or Nottingham University now says that the play may be genuine after all.

“When I did read it I thought there is certainly 17th century material in it. It’s not a straightforward literary forgery as I think people have been tempted to argue,” Hammond said of his reasons for studying the copies.

He gathered proof that Shakespeare wrote it with John Fletcher, each one taking a part of the play. The first had the unmistakable tones of the Bard, with elaborate speeches, while the second holds the plot development Fletcher is known for.

Says Hammond of the story,”… it becomes a ripping good yarn, as it were.”

The play has been published by Arden Shakespeare.

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Deadline New York is reporting an exclusive, with the news that “Media Rights Capital has already had conversations about coming aboard as financier. Rodman Flender is in talks to direct.”

Although the terms of Conan’s $33 million deal prohibit him from appearing on TV, until Sept. 1, he is free to do live tours and make movies.

According to Deadline’s report, “O’Brien got the live show started as a way to help his staff of about 40 keep busy and employed.”

The pompadoured comedian’s tour, described as “A night of Music, Comedy, Hugging and the Occasional Awkward Silence” kicks off on the West Coast in Eugene, Ore. on April 1. Later stops, include Radio City Music Hall on June 1 and 2, Chicago on May 19 and 20 and Boston on June 4 and June 6. The full schedule is available at the team CoCo site, but it’s already sold out.

Maybe Conan can keep his late night talk show skills fresh, by continuing with his backyard squirrel interviews while on tour, until his return to late night television in the fall.

Michael Jackson’s estate has agreed to produce a series of ten album projects over the next seven years with Sony, including one with unreleased material.

The deal is worth approximately $250 million if all conditions are met and sales reach their projections.

It is sure to be a heavily profitable deal for both Sony, and Michael Jackson’s children, as already the record label has sold 31 million copies of his albums since his death in June of last year.

Michael Jackson passed away on June 25, 2009. His death was ruled a homicide, and his doctor was charged for administering the drug Propofol.

Dr. Conrad Murray has plead ‘not guilty’ to manslaughter charges.

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The show’s executive producer, Mark Burg, said Sheen is anxious to get back to work. “Charlie is looking forward to going back to work for the final four episodes of Two and Half Men.” “He’s also looking forward to clearing his name, putting all of this behind him and spending time with his kids during his hiatus,” added Burg.

Sheen appeared in court on Monday, absent his TV wardrobe of shorts and a short-sleeved bowling shirt, to plead not guilty to charges of felony menacing and two misdemeanors for assault and criminal mischief. Sheen’s wife, Brooke Mueller says that he grabbed her throat and threatened her with a knife, saying he’d kill her if she told anyone. The fight began after Mueller, the mother of the couple’s one-year-old twins, threatened Sheen with a divorce.

Sheen denies the charges, attributing the incident to marital difficulties and his wife’s problems with alcohol. Mueller is also receiving treatment in a rehabilitation facility. Sheen plans to return for treatment to the rehabilitation center in the evenings, while he tapes the final episodes of this season’s show.

Two and a Half Men has been renewed through the 2011-12 season.

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“Kate and Sam are saddened to announce that they separated earlier this year,” their lawyers say in a statement. “The split is entirely amicable and is by mutual agreement.”Winslet, 34, married Mendes, 44, in a small, low-key ceremony in the Caribbean in May 2003. They have a son Joe, 6. Winslet was previously wed to Director Jim Threapleton, with whom she has a daughter, Mia, 9. The statement said both she and Mendes were “fully committed to the future joint parenting of their children.”

Mendes, an acclaimed stage and film director, won the coveted best director Oscar for “American Beauty.”  Ironically he directed his wife in “Revolutionary Road,” a recent film about a crumbling marriage that reunited Winslet with her “Titanic” co-star Leonardo DiCaprio.

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The witness also said that he was “not nice”, buying roungs and then shouting out “All you bitches, take my shots!”

He was said to have been hitting on a lot of women before following the accusing victim into the bathroom and having his bodyguards block the door.

Roethlisberger has denied that he raped the victim, stating it was consenting sex.

This is the second sexual abuse allegation for the football player, who was also accused of raping a woman in a Nevada casino.

Though he originally denied investigators a DNA sample, he is now cooperating.

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Sandy Brokaw, Graves’ publicist said that the silver-haired actor collapsed, as he was walking from his car to his Pacific Palisades home, after returning from a birthday brunch with his family. One of Graves’ daughters administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but she was unable to revive him.

Officer Karen Rayner of the Los Angeles Police Department, said that Graves died from apparent natural causes.

Besides his role in Mission Impossible, as head of the Impossible Missions Force, which ran for a successful seven seasons, Graves became famous again in his later years in a self-depreciating comedic role in the in 1980 film “Airplane!” Graves played a likable but dim-witted pilot named Capt. Clarence Oveur to great acclaim.

Graves won a Golden Globe Award for his Mission Impossible role in 1971. He also was awarded a Prime time Emmy Award for outstanding informational series in 1997, as host of A&E Biography.

Graves is survived by his wife Joan, three daughters and six grandchildren. Graves’ older brother James Arness is also an actor, known for his role playing Marshal Matt Dillon on the TV series Gunsmoke.

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Johnny Weir, enjoys a huge and devoted fan base. His entertaining and technically admired skating performances have earned Weir, 25, a slew of medals and accomplishments, including three U.S. National championships, a Worlds bronze medal and two appearances at the Olympics, where he placed fifth and sixth respectively. And the fashionista and Lady Gaga-loving Weir was rightly awarded with an annual stint, touring with Champions on Ice from 2004-2007, until the ice show went out of business. Now, the only ice show left is the Smucker’s Stars on Ice Tour.

According to its Web site, the Smucker’s Stars on Ice Tour, was founded and is produced by Olympic Gold Medalist Scott Hamilton. And the ice tour showcases “the world’s best figure skaters at the top of their form.”

And Weir, an extremely popular and talented award-winning skater, has never been invited to participate. The LGBT community believes Weir is a victim of homophobia and sexual orientation discrimination, and they may be right.

The report by GLAAD cited an anonymous source, attributing the “not family friendly” comment to the sponsors of Stars on Ice, including Smuckers and IMG Entertainment:

“To say that Weir is “not family friendly” would be a clear jab at his perceived sexual orientation. Weir is extremely involved with his family. He is putting his younger brother through college, and supports the family financially because his father’s disability prohibits him from working. Weir’s dedication to his family can be clearly documented in the Sundance series, Be Good Johnny Weir, which follows him and his family and friends through his life and career as a championship skater.Weir’s performance and costume style is sometimes considered flashier than those of other skaters, leading to questions about his perceived sexual orientation. While Weir has not officially announced his sexual orientation, he has garnered a significant amount of LGBT fans. He remains one of the most outspoken skaters today, and won an online poll asking fans “Who would you like to see guest star on Stars on Ice?”’

The site Out Sports, which reports on gay athletes, noted that they have not been able to verify the claim made by GLAAD’s anonymous source, but acknowledges that the whole affair reeks of bigotry and prejudice:

“Still, it doesn’t look good. Weir is arguably the biggest figure-skating personality in the country, and his fans follow him everywhere. It’s hard to believe the reason behind the snub is the Tour’s bottom line, so there’s got to be another reason.”

The skaters participating at this year’s Smucker’s Stars on Ice Tour, include teammate and Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek, Sasha Cohen, an Olympic silver medalist, who no longer competes, Todd Eldredge, a world champion, Michael Weiss, a three-time national champion and Jeremy Abbott, a two-time national champion.

Does Johnny Weir belong with the skaters appearing on the 2010 Stars on Ice Tour? Yes he does. So, why hasn’t he been asked?

Representatives of the Smuckers Stars on Ice Tour have not commented on the allegations and neither has Johnny Weir.

GLAAD has a petition for Johnny Weir supporters to sign, urging Stars on Ice to include him on the tour.

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Horsley became enraged after he read Elton’s interview in Parade magazine, where the singer referred to Jesus as a “compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems.”

The activist, who is planning to run for governor of Georgia, went to an Atlanta condo building where he believed Elton owned property, and posted a sign that said “Elton John must die”.

He captured this on a psychotic rant-filled YouTube video, where he said, “What Elton John has done is desecrated the image of the Lord Jesus Christ, blasphemed the Lord Jesus Christ.”

He has been released on bail into the custody of his son and lawyer, Nathanael Horsley.

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