Alec Baldwin

A roundup of entertainment headlines for Wednesday. Alec Baldwin wants to be mayor of New York City, but only after he goes back to school first. ( Huffington Post ) Have you ever wanted to see Levi Johnston's sister naked? Well, brother, today is your day! ( Los Angeles Times ) Cirque du Soleil is setting a ticket-pricing high in L.A. ( Los Angeles Times ) Anderson Cooper is not a fan of Chris Brown's plans to star in a film adaptation of Steve Harvey's book "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man. " ( Los Angeles Times )

Twitter is a dangerous place for movie stars, famous athletes and other public people. The average person might feel shame after impulsively tweeting a borderline insane rant against an airline after being asked to stop playing Words With Friends during takeoff - but when a celebrity does it, (Alec Baldwin), it becomes a national news story, and an official, publicist-approved apology must be issued. We've been seeing a lot of those official apologies over the last few months as public people from across the entertainment spectrum have found that despite the 140-character limit, the tweeting of a dumb joke, a thoughtless observation or an impulsive rant can have a big effect.

A roundup of entertainment headlines for Wednesday. Alec Baldwin's battle with American Airlines over Words With Friends enters Day 2. ( Los Angeles Times ) Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Beastie Boys are among the next group of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. ( Los Angeles Times ) Kristen Stewart and Anne Hathaway top Forbes' list of best actors for the buck. ( Forbes ) A "Mythbusters" experiment involving a cannon went horribly wrong, sending a cannonball ripping through two homes.

Show of hands: How many think Alec Baldwin or anyone should be able to play electronic games while waiting on the runway? Poll Position , a polling and social media company, asked that very question Sunday via phone of 1,356 registered voters nationwide. The results: --44 percent said no --38 percent said yes--18 percent had no opinion But when you look at different age groups of people polled, responses differ greatly. Seventy percent of 18- to 29-year-olds said passengers should be allowed to play games while waiting to take off while 56 percent of respondents 65 and older said no. Baldwin was kicked off an American Airlines flight last Tuesday apparently because he refused to turn off his electronic device and stop playing Words With Friends.

Alec Baldwin was bounced from an American Airlines plane at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday afternoon. But he and American apparently made up because the "30 Rock" actor tweeted that he hopped a later flight. All of this according to Twitter. Here's the timeline: Michael J. Wolf (@mjw) of Activate tweeted around 1:45 p.m. PST: "On an AA flight at LAX. Alec Baldwin removed from the plane. We had to go back to the gate. Terrible that everyone had to wait. " American Airlines spokesman Tim Smith says via email that the airline doesn't comment on such cases, citing its privacy policy for "customers, famous or not famous.

Show of hands: How many think Alec Baldwin or anyone should be able to play electronic games while waiting on the runway? Poll Position , a polling and social media company, asked that very question Sunday via phone of 1,356 registered voters nationwide. The results: --44 percent said no --38 percent said yes--18 percent had no opinion But when you look at different age groups of people polled, responses differ greatly. Seventy percent of 18- to 29-year-olds said passengers should be allowed to play games while waiting to take off while 56 percent of respondents 65 and older said no. Baldwin was kicked off an American Airlines flight last Tuesday apparently because he refused to turn off his electronic device and stop playing Words With Friends.

For many actors, anchoring the Oscars in front of a global audience is a dream come true. But when Alec Baldwin dreams big, he imagines that he is Elliott Forrest. Elliott who? "I envy Elliott Forrest," Baldwin has confessed on more than one occasion. Yes, the award-winning actor, political activist, tabloid fodder, classic movie buff and co-host of Sunday's Oscars would chuck it all to have Forrest's regular gig on a classical musical station. From 7 a.m. to noon on weekends, Forrest hosts "Saturday Brunch" and "Sunday Brunch" on WQXR, the kind of shows that New Yorkers nestle up to in bed while eating a bagel and reading the paper or cleaning out old e-mail on a laptop.

Actor Alec Baldwin was charged with misdemeanor battery Wednesday for allegedly punching and kicking a photographer Oct. 26, the Los Angeles city attorney's office reported. Baldwin, who is accused of hitting Alan Zanger on the day Baldwin and his wife, Kim Basinger, arrived home with their newborn baby, was scheduled for arraignment Jan. 9 at Van Nuys Municipal Court, officials said.

Actor Alec Baldwin pleaded not guilty Monday to misdemeanor battery for allegedly punching and kicking a photographer in October, officials said. Baldwin, who was not required to appear at his arraignment at Van Nuys Municipal Court, entered the plea through his lawyer, Charles English, said Mike Qualls, a spokesman for the Los Angeles city attorney's office. The actor's trial was scheduled to begin Feb. 26, Qualls said. Baldwin is accused of hitting freelance photographer Alan Zanger on Oct.

Alec Baldwin was in Van Nuys Municipal Court on Wednesday, ready to begin his battery trial for allegedly socking a photographer in the face. The media horde was there, looking for live shots of the sleekly groomed Baldwin--star of "The Hunt for Red October" and "The Marrying Man" and husband of movie star Kim Basinger--battling for his good name and freedom. Baldwin faces up to six months in jail if convicted on the misdemeanor charge. The only thing missing was the jury.

A roundup of entertainment headlines for Wednesday. Alec Baldwin's battle with American Airlines over Words With Friends enters Day 2. ( Los Angeles Times ) Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Beastie Boys are among the next group of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. ( Los Angeles Times ) Kristen Stewart and Anne Hathaway top Forbes' list of best actors for the buck. ( Forbes ) A "Mythbusters" experiment involving a cannon went horribly wrong, sending a cannonball ripping through two homes.

Alec Baldwin was bounced from an American Airlines plane at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday afternoon. But he and American apparently made up because the "30 Rock" actor tweeted that he hopped a later flight. All of this according to Twitter. Here's the timeline: Michael J. Wolf (@mjw) of Activate tweeted around 1:45 p.m. PST: "On an AA flight at LAX. Alec Baldwin removed from the plane. We had to go back to the gate. Terrible that everyone had to wait. " American Airlines spokesman Tim Smith says via email that the airline doesn't comment on such cases, citing its privacy policy for "customers, famous or not famous.

A roundup of entertainment headlines for Wednesday. Alec Baldwin wants to be mayor of New York City, but only after he goes back to school first. ( Huffington Post ) Have you ever wanted to see Levi Johnston's sister naked? Well, brother, today is your day! ( Los Angeles Times ) Cirque du Soleil is setting a ticket-pricing high in L.A. ( Los Angeles Times ) Anderson Cooper is not a fan of Chris Brown's plans to star in a film adaptation of Steve Harvey's book "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man. " ( Los Angeles Times )

Woody Allen, the Brooklyn-born director who defined New York for filmgoers with such hits as "Bullets Over Broadway" and "Annie Hall," is once again choosing Europe over Manhattan as the stage for his next movie. Following up films shot in London, Barcelona and Paris — where Allen set the recently released "Midnight in Paris," his most successful movie in years — the idiosyncratic filmmaker is now focusing his lens on Rome. On Monday, Allen began filming his next release, "Bop Decameron," in the Italian capital, an event celebrated by the city's mayor, Gianni Alemanno.

Long before she won her supporting actress Oscar for "The Fighter" at this year's Academy Awards, Melissa Leo was a television veteran. She played Kay Howard on "Homicide: Life on the Streets" for five seasons before largely moving on to feature films — and almost never looking back. But on the set of 2003's "21 Grams," she had an epiphany. "I was working with Sean Penn and Naomi Watts, and it dawned on me that while I was intimidated by working with [top level] film stars, it occurred to me that more eyes had probably seen me on the smaller screen than had seen them on the big screen," she says.

A new batch of Disney theme park celebrity advertisements from photographer Annie Leibovitz stars model-actress Olivia Wilde, TV star Alec Baldwin , singer-actress Queen Latifah as well as Oscar-winners Jeff Bridges and Penelope Cruz . Photo gallery : Celebrities play Disney characters Who plays what in the latest advertising campaign:     Olivia Wilde is the Evil Queen from...

Actor Alec Baldwin was charged with misdemeanor battery Wednesday for allegedly punching and kicking a photographer Oct. 26 at his Woodland Hills home, the Los Angeles city attorney's office reported. Baldwin, who is accused of hitting Alan Zanger on the day Baldwin and his wife, Kim Basinger, arrived home with their newborn baby, was scheduled for arraignment Jan. 9 at Van Nuys Municipal Court, officials said.

Jurors in the Alec Baldwin battery trial must decide whether they believe the movie star or a "stalkerazzi" photographer whom Baldwin punched, a defense attorney said Thursday. "This is a case that comes down to credibility. It comes down to credibility between Mr. Baldwin and Alan Zanger," attorney Charles English said in his closing arguments. His hand on his client's shoulder, English asked: "Do you believe upon a reasonable doubt that this man is a liar?"

A roundup of Wednesday morning's arts and entertainment headlines: Is MSNBC thinking of hiring Alec Baldwin to replace Keith Olbermann? ( Pop Eater ) The stars aren't the only ones getting a makeover for the Oscars -- "The King's Speech" is getting a new ad campaign and may even be recut. ( Company Town ) The Fantastic Four's Human Torch has been killed. How long do we really think this will last? ( Hero Complex ) This isn't some compilation CD, this is real: Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax are teaming up for their own music festival.

In Tennessee Williams' play "Suddenly, Last Summer," the hatching of sea turtles in the Galapagos is described in desperately lovely detail by a woman who has just lost her son. "The narrow beach, the color of caviar, was all in motion, but the sky was in motion too ? as the hatched sea turtles made their dash to the sea while the birds hovered and swooped to attack, and hovered ? and swooped to attack!" The image haunts the play, symbolizing her son's fate, the fleet brutality of nature, the perilous race of survival, the fickleness of God. It lingers long after the details of the story have blurred.