Michael Douglas is currently filming his next onscreen role as Liberace, and it looks like he will be stepping back into the biographical genre once again, this time taking on the role of Americas 40th president, Ronald Reagan.

According to the Hollywood reporter, Douglas will play Reagan in the film Reykjavik, which chronicles the Reykjavik talks between the late president and Mikhail Gorbachev.

What do you think of the casting? Is Douglas a good pick?

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Unified Field Collective, a Fleet Foxes-affiliated artsy-fartsy organization, will release its first literary journal on Sept. 18. Only 500 copies of the 60-page tome are being produced, and each comes with a 10-inch clear vinyl pressing of tracks by Fleet Foxes Robin Pecknold, Bonnie Prince Billy, and Department Of Eagles. The journals theme is transition, and selections include an entry from recently freed West Memphis 3 member Damien Echols, an excerpt from Gloria Steinems new book, and artwork from noted rock photographer Autumn DeWilde.

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(CNN) — Country music star Wynonna Judd’s new husband suffered “serious but non-life threatening injuries” in a motorcycle crash in South Dakota Saturday, a statement from her publicist said Sunday.

The accident happened as Judd, 48, and Michael Scott “Cactus” Moser “went for a ride together on separate bikes before her scheduled concert in Deadwood, South Dakota,” according to the statement.

“Moser collided with an oncoming vehicle and was transported to a local hospital,” the statement said. “He is being treated for serious but non-life threatening injuries. Wynonna was not involved in the accident.”

Judd has postponed next week’s shows concerts in Canada to stay by the side of her husband, who is also her drummer.

“The outpouring of prayer and support from friends, family and fans has been a blessing to both Cactus and I,” Judd said. “Cactus is a champion. Read more…

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NEW YORK — The Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch rapped that he wouldn’t “sell my songs for no TV ad.” His will shows he wanted to make sure that held true after his death, too.

“In no event may my image or name or any music or any artistic property created by me be used for advertising purposes,” says the will, filed this week in a Manhattan court. Yauch, known for his good nature as well as his raspy voice in one of hip-hop’s groundbreaking acts, died of cancer in May. He was 47.

Also known as MCA, Yauch was a founding member of the Beastie Boys, a group that helped hip-hop gain mainstream attention in the 1980s. As white guys from Brooklyn in a genre with few credible white performers at the time, they emerged as prankster pioneers and scored such hits as “Brass Monkey,” “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” and “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)” They had four No. 1 alb

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Actress Minka Kelly is reportedly the latest in a long line of celebrities who reportedly have a sex tape being shopped around.

According to a report from TMZ, the 30-minute tape features Kelly with an ex-boyfriend.

The former Friday Night Lights actress, 32, reportedly shot the tape in 1998, but it has only recently surfaced.

There is some additional controversy surrounding the tape because Kelly, who recently split with longtime boyfriend Derek Jeter, may have been underage in the footage.

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