Contract Talks! Paula and Spice

The wires are reporting that there is a breakthrough in contract talks has been reached between Hollywood studios and striking writers and could lead to a tentative deal.


Paula Abdul says that her new album expected in summer. She claims that a plane mishap kept her out of the charts for a decade.

The Spice Girls are cutting it short. They announced Friday that their world tour will wrap later this month and that dates in China, Australia, South Africa and Argentina have been canceled. The will sign off Feb. 26 in Toronto, the official Spice City, as decided by fans who voted online for their favorite girl-powered metropolis. They are also scheduled to play the Air Canada Center on Sunday and Monday.

"Sadly, the tour needs to come to an end by the end of February due to family and personal commitments for Emma, Geri, Mel B, Melanie C and Victoria," the ladies said in a statement on their website.