Court TV Premieres New Series, Hollywood & Crime, On January 21 At 7:00 PM/ET.Entertainment Editors PASADENA, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Jan. 19, 2000 Alison Holloway Alison Holloway is a British journalist and television presenter, now living in the United States. She was the original presenter of Sky Television's Sky World News Tonight and is now a television producer and reporter in the US. Signed As Host of Weekly Look at Celebrities and Their Dealings With the Law Hollywood & Crime, Court TV's new legal magazine show on celebrities and the justice system, will be hosted by international celebrity expert Alison Holloway. Premiering on Friday, January 21 at 7:00 PM/ET, the series offers a glimpse into the private lives of some of Hollywood's hottest superstars and their public dealings with the justice system. Hollywood & Crime will air back-to-back episodes each week on Friday evenings from 7:00-8:00 PM/ET, and features such celebrities as Leonardo DiCaprio Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11 1974[1]) is a three-time Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actor who garnered world wide fame for his role as Jack Dawson in Titanic. , Tim Allen, and Dennis Rodman. Prior to Hollywood & Crime, Alison Holloway hosted Premier Story, a nationally syndicated late night magazine show. The London native has also been the Royal correspondent A Royal Correspondent is a journalist specialising in reporting on the goings on of royalty. Examples from the United Kingdom include Jennie Bond and Nicholas Witchell, both of the BBC. for Hard Copy and served as the London correspondent for A Current Affair. Hollywood & Crime launches January 21 with High School Confidential focusing on the antics of celebrity teens and Family Affair, which takes a look at the domestic crises of high-profile families. High School Confidential explores the troubled times of three controversial "brat pack" actors: Charlie Sheen Charles Irwin Sheen (born September 3, 1965) is a Golden Globe Award-winning and Emmy-nominated American actor. Biography Early life Sheen was born Carlos Irwin Estevez , Sean Penn and Rob Lowe. Each attended Santa Monica High School Wikipedia is not the place for advertisement or self-advertising. Santa Monica High School (SMHS), informally known as Samohi or just Samo, is a public school located in Santa Monica, California which was founded in 1884 . and then went on to have successful film careers and even larger legal problems. Family Affair examines the hardships of famous Hollywood families, with Marlon Brando Marlon Brando, Jr. (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004) was an Academy Award-winning American actor whose body of work spanned over half a century. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential actors of all time. , Phil Hartman Phil Hartman (born as Philip Edward Hartmann) (September 24, 1948 – May 28, 1998) was a Canadian-American Emmy Award-winning actor, voice artist, comedian, graphic artist, a writer, the idea man for Blasto. and Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr.) (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American singer-songwriter, musician and performer who gained international fame as an artist on the Motown label in the 1960s and 1970s. . Upcoming episodes in February include American Beauties, Innocence Lost, and Jailhouse to Penthouse. American Beauties will focus on the courtroom trials of sex-symbols Farrah Fawcett Farrah Fawcett (born February 2 1947) is an American actress. She became a noted pop culture figure and sex symbol of the 1970s and into the 1980s, shaping the landscape of fashion and pop culture. and Anna Nicole Smith, while Innocence Lost will focus on the brushes with the law that young stars such as Leonardo DiCaprio, 'N SYNC and Willie Ames (Eight is Enough) have faced. Jailhouse to Penthouse will showcase celebrities such as Don King and Charles Dutton, who have spent time in prison for violent crimes. Episodes premiering in March will be Leader of the Pack, Deep in the Heart of Texas, Take This Job and Shove It and Two of a Kind. Leader of the Pack will spotlight famous lead singers John Lennon, Brian Wilson and Diana Ross, whose solo careers took them from the concert spotlight to a headlining role in the courtroom. Deep in the Heart of Texas focuses on "lone stars" Matthew McConaughey, Willie Nelson, and Gary Busey's legal problems. Take This Job and Shove It takes a look at celebrities Martin Lawrence, Naomi Campbell and The Frugal Gourmet whose inflated egos lead to legal trouble. Two of a Kind will profile famous fiery couples whose love brought them together, and the crimes that tore them apart: looking at controversial Hollywood pairs Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen; Dennis Rodman and Carmen Electra; and Johnny Depp and Kate Moss. Hollywood & Crime is produced by TUK TUK The University Kid (blog; theuniversitykid.com) Media Enterprises. Court TV (www.courttv.com), a basic cable network, provides a window on the American system of justice through distinctive programming, which both informs and entertains. As the first and only cable network dedicated to crime and justice, Court TV broadcasts live trials by day and crime stories in the evening. A service of Time Warner Entertainment and Liberty Media Corp., Court TV's current subscriber base is over 40 million. |
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