Entertainment news in brief for Nov. 19 11/19/2009 12:34 AM Rove memoir coming in March
NEW YORK (AP) -- Karl Rove's memoir has a title, "Courage and Consequence," and a release date - March 9, 2010.
Rove, the mastermind of George W. Bush's two successful presidential runs and a top White House aide, signed in 2007 with Threshold Editions, a conservative imprint of Simon & Schuster that has published best sellers by commentators Glenn Beck and Mark Levin.
"Courage and Consequence," according to Threshold, "frankly responds to critics, passionately articulates his political philosophy and openly explains the reasons behind his decisions in campaigns and the White House."
Rove, who became synonymous with ruthless but effective campaign tactics, said in a statement Threshold issued Wednesday that his book would be "a frank account of what I witnessed and my often-controversial role."
Ian Somerhalder juggles 2 shows
NEW YORK (AP) -- Ian Somerhalder is in two of TV's hottest shows, but can't say much about either.
Somerhalder plays bad boy vampire Damon on the CW's "Vampire Diaries" and returns from the dead to appear in ABC's final season of "Lost."
Somerhalder said he shot the "Lost" season opener in Hawaii and will return "a couple times" while shooting "Vampire Diaries" in Atlanta.
As for spoilers, Somerhalder will only say that the "Lost" script was so detailed, it "weighed about 3 pounds" and that he wears the same clothes he did five years ago.
As for "Vampire Diaries," he reveals that Damon is going to do something that makes him "not as all powerful as he used to be."
Depp wins second 'Sexiest Man' title
NEW YORK (AP) -- Get lost, Hugh Jackman. This year's "Sexiest Man Alive" is once again Johnny Depp.
Depp nudged aside Jackman to get the coveted endorsement from People magazine Wednesday. It's the 46-year-old actor's second time as "Sexiest Man Alive." He also won in 2003.
Kate Coyne, senior editor at People, said on CBS' "Early Show" that Depp has achieved an almost "iconic status in terms of sexiness."
Says Coyne: "Johnny Depp was someone who was sexy 10 years ago. He'll be sexy 10 years from now. He's someone who appeals to multiple generations of women."
Depp joins other double winners Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Richard Gere.
Matt Bomer, who stars in USA's "White Collar," was named "Sexiest Rising Star."
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