Kanye West and Amy Winehouse lead Grammy nods

Hello I m Rebecca Field with a UPI entertainment update on this Friday December 7 2007
Kanye West and Amy Winehouse are leading the way in Grammy nominations West grabbed 8 nominations including album of the year for Graduation Winehouse earned herself six nods including best new artist and song of the year for Rehab Other artists like Justin Timberlake and Jay Z took 5 nominations The Award ceremony will take place on February 10 in Los Angeles
More celebrities are signing on to star in the new X-Files movie Actress Amanda Peet rapper Xzibit and comedian Billy Connolly are all on board for the sci-fi thriller They ll join the original cast members from the popular TV series David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson But producers won t confirm the actors roles yet Filming is set to begin next month and it s set to be released in July
Actress Scarlett Johanssen may take legal action against US Weekly magazine In a statement to OK magazine the actress says she feels compelled to sue the publication for misleading her fans US Weekly featured pictures of Johansson s nose suggesting she may have gotten plastic surgery a claim that the actress firmly denies The magazine says they never blatantly said she had gotten work done
Rascal Flatts Guitarist Joe Don Rooney will soon become a Dad The musician and his wife former Playboy Playmate of the year Tiffany Fallon are expecting their first baby The pair say they are so excited to be parents Rooney and Fallon married in 2006 in Mexico
Nicolas Cage is promoting his new film in Japan He and his wife attended the Japanese premiere of National Treasure Book of Secrets last night Co-stars Justin Bartha and Diane Kruger also attended The movie s producer Jerry Bruckheimer made the trip as well The film is about a treasure hunter investigating the assassination of Abraham Lincoln It s set for a U S release December 21
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