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Carly Simon: 'You're So Vain' Subject Still a Mystery

M. Morris — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:10:00 CST

Return "subject of 'You're So Vain'" to your "unsolved mysteries" file—Carly Simon says that contrary to widespread reports last week, the song isn't about producer David Geffen. "What a riot! Nothing to do with David Geffen!" the singer-songwriter tells the Hollywood Reporter . "What a funny mistake! Someone got a...

Carly Simon's 'You're So Vain' Is About...

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:26:00 CST

For 38 years, jilted lovers everywhere have been singing along to “You’re So Vain” and wondering exactly who is so vain—and they may finally have an answer. Speculation has long centered on Carly Simon’s famous exes, including Warren Beatty, Kris Kristofferson, Mick Jagger, Cat Stevens, or James Taylor. But...

Jennifer Hudson to Sing at State Dinner

Harry Kimball — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:21:27 CST

Tonight's first state dinner of the Obama administration is likely to be a star-studded affair, and while the White House has been tight-lipped thus far, details are leaking: Guests at tonight’s celebration of Indian PM Manmohan Singh are said to include Steven Spielberg, David Geffen, and Jeffrey Katzenberg, as well...

Don't Sell the Times ... Yet

Kevin Spak — Thu, 14 May 2009 08:15:12 CDT

The New York Times ' ruling Ochs-Sulzberger family has a “habit of buying high and selling low,” writes John Gapper of the Financial Times . The clan sold the paper’s old Times Square building at a bargain price and bought back shares near their zenith. Now Arthur Sulzberger Jr., "the daffy...

Geffen Would Make NYT a Nonprofit

John Johnson — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:41:21 CDT

Hollywood’s David Geffen has amassed a multi-billion-dollar fortune through his business acumen, so why on earth is he looking to invest in the newspaper industry by buying a large stake in the New York Times ? The reason, two sources tell Johnnie L. Roberts of Newsweek , is that Geffen doesn’t...

Geffen Sought Stake in NY Times

Jason Farago — Tue, 12 May 2009 03:43:57 CDT

Media mogul and DreamWorks co-founder David Geffen recently offered to buy nearly 20% of the struggling New York Times Company, Fortune reports. Geffen offered market price, currently $194 million, for the shares owned by Harbinger Capital Management. But the hedge fund rejected his offer as too low. He hasn't been...

Spielberg Strikes Huge Universal Deal

Peter Fearon — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:29:38 CDT

Steven Spielberg is returning to the Hollywood studio where he made his classic blockbusters Jaws and ET. Spielberg's DreamWorks, backed with $1.4 billion in new financing, has struck a seven-year distribution deal with Universal for as many as six new releases a year, according to the Hollywood Reporter .

Spielberg, Paramount Split DreamWorks Projects

Peter Fearon — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:25:07 CDT

It may be one of the most amicable Hollywood divorces in history. Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks announced a division of 200 movie projects in development as golden-touch producer Steven Spielberg leaves to launch a new company, according to the Hollywood Reporter . The unexpectedly easy split comes in defiance of Hollywood...

DreamWorks Near Bollywood Alliance

Rob Quinn — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:09:02 CDT

Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks venture is closing in on a deal with an Indian media conglomerate that could fund a break from Paramount Pictures, the Wall Street Journal reports. Mumbai-based Reliance, a conglomerate with stakes in telecom, finance, and entertainment looking to expand into Hollywood, could bring as much as $600...