Bob Tourtellotte

Position: Entertainment Editor
It's pronounced tour-tell-ot. :-) I am a native of Oklahoma in the U.S. and have lived and worked in Washington, D.C., New York City and Los Angeles. I left Oklahoma and moved to New York at age 25 to be a creative writer and look where I ended up. (sigh). But it's been fun along the way with stops in the East Village (Manhattan), NYU and now Hollywood. In LA, I have covered the entertainment industry for 16 years, have been Reuters chief movie writer for more than a decade and am currently the entertainment editor. I do ...

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Michael Jackson's doctor says others gave him propofol November 21, 01:56am EST 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's personal physician told investigators he was not the first doctor to give the pop star propofol, the powerful anesthetic that was one of the drugs to cause his death, according to court papers unsealed on Friday. ...  Full Article 

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Launching a Star Ship? Nah, just the "Star Trek" DVD

Monday night at Los Angeles' historic Griffith Observatory, high above the galaxy that is Hollywood, Paramount threw a star-studded bash the likes this planet had never before seen for a "Star Trek" DVD. Here's a quick look.  Full Article | Comments [3] 

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"2012": where's Homeland Security when you need them?

Director Roland Emmerich blew up the White House in "Independence Day" and froze New York City in "The Day After Tomorrow," so you'd think the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security would be watching out for him. But in his latest effort, disaster movie "2012," he destroyed the entire world! And global box offices with it.  Full Article | Comments [6] 

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Did holidays, "Christmas Carol" come too early in Hollywood?

Disney's animated "A Christmas Carol" debuted over the weekend in U.S. movie theaters, but failed to generate a significant amount of excitement with fans, it seems from looking at the box office tally of $31 million. But does that spell "humbug" for "A Christmas Carol"? Maybe not.  Full Article