Actor Damian Lewis warns the president he'll lose sleep if he watches the TV series "Homeland."
Actor Damian Lewis has a warning for Barack Obama.
He says the U.S. president shouldn't watch the Showtime TV series "Homeland" too much "because he won't sleep at night."
The British star at the heart of the political thriller, which was named the Best TV Drama at the Golden Globes, says the leader of the free world is a big fan of the show that has generated white-hot buzz.
"Not only has Obama been watching it, but his aides have been calling up going, 'We need to see it,'" Lewis said. "So he's been getting entire state departments, top of the U.S. government, asking to see it because their boss watches it and they feel they need to know what their boss has been watching."
And why should Obama be worried?
"(The show) spreads its criticism around of state governments and terrorists alike," Lewis explained.
Lewis, 40, plays returning American war hero Nick Brody, who was discovered in a cell in Iraq after being missing for eight years. Claire Danes, who won best actress in a drama at the Globes, is the CIA agent who doesn't believe him.
Cat Power cancels Israel date
American musician Cat Power has canceled her show in Israel, joining a list of artists shunning the country over its conflict with the Palestinians.
Charlyn Marie "Chan" Marshall, better known by her stage name Cat Power, was to perform Sunday in Tel Aviv.
But she tweeted on Friday that due to "much confusion" she felt she could not play for her Israeli fans and that she felt "sick in her spirit."
Cavalli takes to Twitter
After 42 years in the fashion industry, designer Roberto Cavalli is finding new ways to build his brand -- in bursts of 140 characters or less. The 71-year-old recently began tweeting and blogging daily in his own irreverent, stream-of-consciousness way.
"I would like to make love, I wish a beautiful girl would knock on the door," he recently tweeted.
The Italian designer with a penchant for animal prints also blogs about his daily happenings and includes photos of his travels and beloved German shepherd puppy, Lupo.
Though Cavalli is embracing new technology, he acknowledges that it has its limitations.
"Twitter is too short. It's too short. I'm Italian. I like to speak," he said.
San Francisco celebrating Bennett
San Francisco is honoring legendary crooner Tony Bennett, whose famous song "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" was recorded 50 years ago.
Mayor Ed Lee, Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Rep. Nancy Pelosi are among those expected to attend a ceremony for Bennett on Tuesday, Valentine's Day, in the City Hall Rotunda.
-- From Our Press Services
Today's birthdays
Actress Tina Louise ("Gilligan's Island"), 78; actor Burt Reynolds, 76; musician Sergio Mendes, 71; R&B singer Otis Clay, 70; actress Carey Lowell ("Law and Order"), 51; singer Sheryl Crow, 50; actress Jennifer Aniston, 43; singer D'Angelo, 38; singer-actress Brandy ("Moesha"), 33; singer Kelly Rowland (Destiny's Child), 31; actor Taylor Lautner, 20.
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