Sunday, September 30, 2007

Uncle Kracker pleads guilty to assault

Uncle Kracker pleads guilty to assault - Uncle Kracker pleaded guilty Friday to a misdemeanor assault charge in an incident last month at a Raleigh nightclub.

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Hey Paris, want to help Rwanda? Stay home!

Hey Paris, want to help Rwanda? Stay home! - Paris Hilton announced this week that she was going on a good-will mission to Rwanda. Paris, wanna know what you can do to help? Stay home!

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Sandler hopes to work with gay-rights groups

Sandler hopes to work with gay-rights groups - Adam Sandler says he would like to work alongside gay-rights groups after starring in “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.”

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Britney’s ‘crime against choreography’ tops poll

Britney’s ‘crime against choreography’ tops poll - Britney Spears’ much maligned comeback at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards was picked as the most embarrassing dance sequence of all time in a survey published on Friday.

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Bono receives Liberty Medal for work in Africa

Bono receives Liberty Medal for work in Africa - Accepting the Liberty Medal for his humanitarian work in Africa, Bono exhorted Americans to keep working to solve the world’s problems and spoke of those who are without freedom.

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Man in Tom Cruise shakedown plot dead

Man in Tom Cruise shakedown plot dead - A man who agreed to plead guilty in a plot to extort more than $1 million from Tom Cruise for the actor’s stolen wedding photos was found dead in his home, authorities said.

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Kiefer Sutherland could face jail for DUI

Kiefer Sutherland could face jail for DUI - Kiefer Sutherland, already on probation for a 2004 drunken driving arrest, was charged Friday with misdemeanor driving under the influence in a case the city attorney’s office said could put him in jail for more than a year.

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Elizabeth Taylor receives Humanitarian Award

Elizabeth Taylor receives Humanitarian Award - Elizabeth Taylor, wearing a coffee-colored, gold-sequined Naeem Khan gown accented with diamond jewelry, put some superstar sparkle into an HIV/AIDS fundraiser.

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Friday, September 28, 2007

Yoko Ono to unveil Imagine Peace Tower

Yoko Ono to unveil Imagine Peace Tower - Yoko Ono will unveil the Imagine Peace Tower in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Oct. 9 â€" on what would have been husband John Lennon’s 67th birthday.

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Let’s not string up Bill O’Reilly just yet

Let’s not string up Bill O’Reilly just yet - With Jena 6 still percolating, Fox commentator Bill O'Reilly should have been more cautious when discussing race in America.

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Vivica A. Fox pleads not guilty to DUI

Vivica A. Fox pleads not guilty to DUI - Vivica A. Fox pleaded not guilty to drunken driving Thursday, six months after she was stopped for allegedly driving 80 mph and weaving in a traffic lane on the Ventura Freeway.

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Further fallout for Indian actress over Gere kiss

Further fallout for Indian actress over Gere kiss - Months later, Shilpa Shetty detained, questioned at Mumbai airport.

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Thursday, September 27, 2007

Judge declares mistrial in Spector case

Judge declares mistrial in Spector case - Jurors were split 10-2 in murder trial of music producer

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Paris to visit Rwanda as part of post-jail effort

Paris to visit Rwanda as part of post-jail effort - Paris Hilton plans to visit Rwanda as part of her commitment to use her celebrity status to bring attention to social causes.

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Wood plans to cover up Beatles tattoo

Wood plans to cover up Beatles tattoo - Evan Rachel Wood says she enjoyed filming “Across the Universe” so much, she had a tattoo inked in tribute to the Beatles-themed musical romance. Now the 20-year-old actress plans to get the tattoo covered up “because nobody can figure out what it is,” she tells People magazine in its Oct. 8 issue.

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Phil Spector’s musical legacy survives

Phil Spector’s musical legacy survives - If only a few modern-day music fans recall the “Wall of Sound” that Spector created, the impact it had on popular music was staggering.

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Inmate admits to lying about Biggie’s murder

Inmate admits to lying about Biggie’s murder - A prison inmate who implicated a former Los Angeles Police Department officer in the murder of Notorious B.I.G. says he lied about the officer’s involvement, a move that provides another twist in a complex and unsolved killing.

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Spector’s mistrial: L.A. law strikes again

Spector’s mistrial: L.A. law strikes again - You’d think that in a town that now has more than its share of hardened, high-profile celebrity criminals, that at least one of them would be suitably punished.

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Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Kiefer Sutherland arrested on DUI charge

Kiefer Sutherland arrested on DUI charge - Kiefer Sutherland had a bad 24 hours. The dashing star of the TV drama “24” was arrested for investigation of misdemeanor drunken driving early Tuesday while still on probation from a similar 2004 conviction.

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Spector judge receives MySpace threat

Spector judge receives MySpace threat - A MySpace posting declaring that the judge in the Phil Spector murder trial “should die” was being investigated by Los Angeles police on Tuesday as jurors deliberated for an 11th day in the sensational case.

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Judges drops charge against Hasselhoff’s ex

Judges drops charge against Hasselhoff’s ex - A misdemeanor hit-and-run charge against Pamela Bach, David Hasselhoff’s ex-wife, was dropped Tuesday after she agreed to pay for what her attorney called minor damage.

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Birkhead sued for defamation by ex-lawyer

Birkhead sued for defamation by ex-lawyer - Larry Birkhead’s ex-lawyer has filed a lawsuit claiming Birkhead attempted to damage her reputation by making defamatory remarks.

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The Game pleads not guilty to felony charges

The Game pleads not guilty to felony charges - The Game pleaded not guilty Tuesday to three felony charges filed after authorities said he pulled a gun during a pickup basketball game at a South Los Angeles school.

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Silverman calls Spears VMA joke ‘innocuous’

Silverman calls Spears VMA joke ‘innocuous’ - ‘I’m in it to be funny and not for the drama,’ says the comedian

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Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Garner says daughter Violet is ‘pretty awesome’

Garner says daughter Violet is ‘pretty awesome’ - Jennifer Garner, who stars in the upcoming film, “The Kingdom,” says she’s grateful that she can balance her career with motherhood.

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‘Family Ties’ star Tina Yothers has baby boy

‘Family Ties’ star Tina Yothers has baby boy - She delivered Jake Kaiser Monday morning at an Orange County hospital, People magazine reported on its Web site.

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$7 million of James Brown’s money missing?

$7 million of James Brown’s money missing? - Special administrators appointed to look into the handling of James Brown’s estate told a judge Monday that a former trustee may have misappropriated up to $7 million of the late soul singer’s money.

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Dita Von Teese shows off curves for PETA

Dita Von Teese shows off curves for PETA - Model and burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese shows off her curves in a racy new ad promoting spaying and neutering pets. The ad unveiled Monday in Los Angeles by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals stars the former Marilyn Manson flame as a corset-wearing spokeswoman for the group’s ABC animal birth control campaign.

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‘Die Hard’ director sentenced to prison

‘Die Hard’ director sentenced to prison - A federal judge sentenced Hollywood director John McTiernan to four months in prison Monday after refusing to allow him to withdraw his guilty plea to charges of lying to the FBI about his association with disgraced private eye Anthony Pellicano.

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Lawyers meet privately in Spears’ custody case

Lawyers meet privately in Spears’ custody case - Attorneys for Britney Spears and Kevin Federline were back in court Monday in an ongoing custody dispute involving the pair’s children.

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Spector jury reviews videotaped evidence

Spector jury reviews videotaped evidence - There was no indication why the jury asked to have the VCR brought into deliberations, but the panel had previously been shown video of sheriff’s investigators interviewing Spector’s chauffeur.

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Sunday, September 23, 2007

Trial? Phil Spector is on trial?

Trial? Phil Spector is on trial? - With Britney, Simpson in headlines, aging producer can't make the news

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Attorney: K-Fed wants what’s best for kids

Attorney: K-Fed wants what’s best for kids - Attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan talks exclusively to TODAY about Kevin Federline's custody battle with his ex-wife, pop singer Britney Spears.

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Jury still deadlocked in Spector case

Jury still deadlocked in Spector case - Legal expert says ‘acquittal would be an astonishing thing at this point’

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Character actress Alice Ghostley dies at 81

Character actress Alice Ghostley dies at 81 - Alice Ghostley, the Tony Award-winning actress best known on television for playing Esmeralda on "Bewitched" and Bernice on "Designing Women," has died. She was 81.

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It’s a girl for Salma Hayek, fiancé

It’s a girl for Salma Hayek, fiancé - Salma Hayek has given birth to a baby girl, Valentina Paloma Pinault, her publicist announced Friday.

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George Clooney injured in motorcycle accident

George Clooney injured in motorcycle accident - George Clooney and a companion were injured on Friday when their motorcycle collided with a car on a narrow road across the Hudson River from New York City.

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Britney could face jail time for hit-and-run

Britney could face jail time for hit-and-run - Britney Spears was charged Friday with misdemeanor counts of hit and run and driving without a valid license after she allegedly smashed her car into another in a parking lot in August, prosecutors said.

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Friday, September 21, 2007

Christian theater troupe scolds Kathy Griffin

Christian theater troupe scolds Kathy Griffin - Members of a Christian theater troupe are spreading the word that they’re irate about Kathy Griffin’s off-color speech in accepting a creative arts Emmy earlier this month.

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Judge orders Britney to clean up her act

Judge orders Britney to clean up her act - A court commissioner in Britney Spears’ child custody dispute practically called the 25-year-old pop star an addict in ordering her to undergo random drug and alcohol testing. The question is, does the order come soon enough to keep her from losing her sons to ex-husband Kevin Federline.

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Snoop Dogg pleads guilty to weapons charge

Snoop Dogg pleads guilty to weapons charge - Snoop Dogg pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of felony possession of a dangerous weapon and was sentenced to 160 hours of community service and three years probation, his attorney said.

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McCarthy calls Carrey ‘autism whisperer’

McCarthy calls Carrey ‘autism whisperer’ - Jenny McCarthy worried about finding a good man after her son, Evan, was diagnosed with autism two years ago. Then Jim Carrey came along. “Beyond doubt it was written in the stars that Jim and Evan were a pair,” the 34-year-old actress tells People magazine in its Oct. 1 issue.

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Judge gives Spector jury hypothetical scenarios

Judge gives Spector jury hypothetical scenarios - The judge in Phil Spector’s murder trial on Thursday gave the deadlocked jury new instructions with several scenarios as to how the record producer might have killed actress Lana Clarkson.

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Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Newsweek: Will Britney's behavior hurt custody bid?

Newsweek: Will Britney's behavior hurt custody bid? - Did the public meltdown hurt her case?

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Rebecca Broussard pleads not guilty to DUI

Rebecca Broussard pleads not guilty to DUI - Rebecca Broussard, the mother of Jack Nicholson’s two youngest children, has pleaded not guilty to two felony drunken driving charges.

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Zsa Zsa Gabor recovering from surgery

Zsa Zsa Gabor recovering from surgery - Zsa Zsa Gabor was recovering Tuesday after undergoing surgery for infections in her legs, her husband said.

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Jury at an impasse in Spector murder trial

Jury at an impasse in Spector murder trial - The jury in the Phil Spector murder trial has informed the judge that they are unable to reach a verdict, an announcement that has judge considering giving jurors the option to consider a manslaughter charge.

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Holy Jolie! Angelina raises bar on giving back

Holy Jolie! Angelina raises bar on giving back - Angelina Jolie has gone from Hollywood bad girl to a one-woman Angel Network who has raised the bar on giving back, and rehabbing a tarnished image.

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Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Spector jury begins week two without verdict

Spector jury begins week two without verdict - The jury in record producer Phil Spector’s murder trial returns to court Monday to begin a second week of deliberations.

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Report: Hit taken out on Kevin Federline?

Report: Hit taken out on Kevin Federline? - Police investigated a possible threat against Kevin Federline earlier this year, but closed the case because of insufficient evidence, authorities said Monday.

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Britney’s lawyers rebuff ‘secret’ witness

Britney’s lawyers rebuff ‘secret’ witness - A former bodyguard for Britney Spears went to court Monday to support a sealed declaration about questionable behavior by the pop star in a child-custody dispute between the singer and ex-husband Kevin Federline â€" but never got to testify.

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Monday, September 17, 2007

Fred Durst pleads no contest in assault case

Fred Durst pleads no contest in assault case - Fred Durst pleaded no contest to seven misdemeanors, including assault, battery and reckless driving, for deliberately hitting two people with his car.

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Mindy McCready sentenced to one year in jail

Mindy McCready sentenced to one year in jail - Mindy McCready was sentenced Friday to a year in prison on a probation violation after being charged in a domestic dispute in Florida.

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Shakira rests hips to study at UCLA

Fred Durst pleads no contest in assault case - Fred Durst pleaded no contest to seven misdemeanors, including assault, battery and reckless driving, for deliberately hitting two people with his car.

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Spector jury ends week with no verdict

Spector jury ends week with no verdict - The jury in record producer Phil Spector’s murder trial ended a week of deliberations Friday without reaching a verdict.

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Friday, September 14, 2007

Revealing photos may be becoming passe

Revealing photos may be becoming passe - Two decades after a nude photo scandal helped cost a Miss America her title, Americans may be adopting a more ho-hum attitude toward people who bare it all for the cameras.

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Record producer sues 50 Cent, Lil’ Kim

Record producer sues 50 Cent, Lil’ Kim - A record producer has sued rappers 50 Cent and Lil’ Kim and two record companies for $2 million, claiming they failed to pay him royalties on a song that sold 2 million copies.

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After four days, still no verdict in Spector trial

After four days, still no verdict in Spector trial - The case was submitted to the nine-man, three-woman jury on Monday after months of testimony.

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Stern blasts claim of gay sex with Birkhead

Stern blasts claim of gay sex with Birkhead - Howard K. Stern says claims in a new book that he and Anna Nicole Smith’s ex-boyfriend Larry Birkhead had a videotaped sexual encounter before her death are absurd and could psychologically damage Smith’s infant daughter.

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Rosie should take own advice and just go away

Rosie should take own advice and just go away - Commentary: Rosie O'Donnell fights for good causes and she fights for petty causes. It seems like she fights all the time these days. Whether she has something to say or nothing to say, she periodically feels the need to jump up and down like a 4-year-old yelling “Look at me! Look at me!”

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Thursday, September 13, 2007

No Spector verdict after three days of talks

No Spector verdict after three days of talks - Jurors in Phil Spector’s murder trial completed a third day of deliberations without a verdict on Wednesday and went home after the judge warned them not to watch a TV program about the case.

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Foxy Brown isn’t pregnant, manager says

Foxy Brown isn’t pregnant, manager says - Jail officials will not need to make maternity accommodations for Foxy Brown â€" her manager says the rapper isn’t pregnant, despite her lawyer’s courtroom contention that she was.

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Most stylish stars? Beyonce, J.Lo, Gwen Stefani

Most stylish stars? Beyonce, J.Lo, Gwen Stefani - Beyonce Knowles, Jennifer Lopez and Gwen Stefani are among the stylish stars on People magazine’s list of best-dressed women of 2007.

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Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Madonna\'s Bloc headlock

Madonna's Bloc headlock - Madonna was reportedly thrown out of Bloc Party's dressing room at this summer's Live Earth concert.

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Justin Timberlake\'s sinus problems

Justin Timberlake's sinus problems - Justin Timberlake has had to postpone two of his upcoming concerts due to sinus problems.

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Cate straps chest down for latest flick

Cate straps chest down for latest flick - Cate Blanchett has revealed that she had to strap her breasts down for her latest movie role as the legendary folk singer Bob Dylan.

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Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Lindsay Lohan must go to court again

Lindsay Lohan must go to court again - A judge Tuesday refused to dismiss portions of a lawsuit against the 21-year-old actress over an October 2005 accident in which her Mercedes-Benz collided with a van.

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After day 2, still no decision in Spector case

After day 2, still no decision in Spector case - Jury asked Monday to see gun used to shoot actress.

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Rapper Trick Daddy arrested at strip club

Rapper Trick Daddy arrested at strip club - The rapper (real name: Maurice Young) was charged with disorderly intoxication and resisting arrest, according to police.

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TODAY: Tori Spelling says it’s all about family

TODAY: Tori Spelling says it’s all about family -

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Five to share Kennedy Center honors

Five to share Kennedy Center honors - Pianist Leon Fleisher, actor Steve Martin, singers Diana Ross and Brian Wilson and film director Martin Scorsese will share the 30th annual honors of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in December.

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Nadine says no to nude pictures

Nadine says no to nude pictures - Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle has disappointed her legion of male admirers after vowing never to appear naked for a photoshoot.

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Kanye: MTV \"antagonising\" me

Kanye: MTV "antagonising" me - Rapper Kanye West has attacked MTV for "antagonising" him and allegedly exploiting Britney Spears over their live performances at Sunday's video music awards.

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Panty-less Britney shocks MTV awards

Panty-less Britney shocks MTV awards - Troubled pop star Britney Spears was again caught exposing more than necessary after she was photographed not wearing any underwear at the MTV Video Music Awards.

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James Brown case sparks change in rape law

James Brown case sparks change in rape law - A failed lawsuit accusing soul singer James Brown of rape has led lawmakers to change a portion of Illinois rape laws.

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No decision yet in Spector trial

No decision yet in Spector trial - The murder case against record producer Phil Spector went to jurors Monday after Spector’s wife sparred with the judge over a gag order and Spector himself publicly denied he had criticized the judge and jury pool.

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Oscar-winner Jane Wyman dies at 93

Oscar-winner Jane Wyman dies at 93 - Jane Wyman, an Academy Award winner for her performance as the deaf rape victim in “Johnny Belinda,” star of the long-running TV series “Falcon Crest” and Ronald Reagan’s first wife, died Monday morning at 93.

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Kid Rock \'decks\' Tommy Lee at MTV awards

Kid Rock 'decks' Tommy Lee at MTV awards - Kid Rock is facing police charges this morning after brawling with Tommy Lee at the MTV Video Music Awards.

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Paris is too hard-working, says mother

Paris is too hard-working, says mother - Kathy Hilton, mother of socialite Paris Hilton has said that she nags her daughter like any other mother and that the heiress never received any special treatment as a child.

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Kelly Rowland \'shocked\' by death rumours

Kelly Rowland 'shocked' by death rumours - Rumours suggesting that Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland had died led her family to ring her in panic and left Kelly shocked by the hoax.

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Sharon Osbourne\'s Love hate

Sharon Osbourne's Love hate - X Factor judge Sharon Osbourne has revealed she hates rocker Courtney Love for allegedly getting her son Jack involved with drugs.

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Monday, September 10, 2007

Church calls for Jones to quit performing

Church calls for Jones to quit performing - Voice of an Angel singer Charlotte Church has called for her fellow countryman Sir Tom Jones to give up performing.

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Paris confirms Aguilera pregnancy

Paris confirms Aguilera pregnancy - Socialite Paris Hilton let slip the news that singer Christina Aguilera is pregnant while partying in Las Vegas.

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Winehouse: I don\'t believe in rehab

Winehouse: I don't believe in rehab - Soulful singer Amy Winehouse believes that the only way she can get her life back on track is by getting over her drug problems herself rather than relying on rehab.

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Sunday, September 9, 2007

Silly Lily \'could be sued\'

Silly Lily 'could be sued' - Pop singer Lily Allen could be taken to court after allegedly pushing reggae star Bobby Kray off stage at this year's Notting Hill Carnival.

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Vanessa Hudgens apologizes for nude photo

Vanessa Hudgens apologizes for nude photo - ‘This was a photo which was taken privately,’ says Vanessa Hudgens rep

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More Celebrity news

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Which male celebrity would you date?

Which male celebrity would you date? - Which male celebrity would you date? Choose from young hotties, distinguished gents, singers, actors and more.

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Malawian child welfare official visits Madonna

Malawian child welfare official visits Madonna - Malawi’s chief social welfare official has paid a visit to Madonna’s London home, part of a long-delayed assessment into whether the pop idol can adopt a little boy from the African country.

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Mary-Kate hates being photographed

Mary-Kate hates being photographed - ‘Every time I see paparazzi, I cover my face so they don’t get a picture’

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Letterman helps christen Ball State building

Letterman helps christen Ball State building - Thousands of Ball State students and others turned out for the ceremony, with the chant “We want Dave! We want Dave!” frequently coming from the crowd that, amid intermittent rain, spilled along the sidewalks and street running in front of the building.

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Foxy Brown sentenced to one year in jail

Foxy Brown sentenced to one year in jail - The rapper violated probation stemming from a fight with two manicurists in a New York City salon.

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Spector defense asks jury not to be ‘vigilantes’

Spector defense asks jury not to be ‘vigilantes’ - Phil Spector’s lawyer closed her case in the music producer’s murder trial Friday by entreating jurors not to become “vigilantes,” not to judge him on his appearance or by stories of women who dated him â€" and to find him innocent of killing actress Lana Clarkson.

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Lavish 1st birthday for Anna Nicole’s daughter

Lavish 1st birthday for Anna Nicole’s daughter - It was a party fit for a princess, complete with a castle and white carriage. Hundreds of guests bearing gifts attended the first birthday party Saturday for Anna Nicole Smith's daughter, Dannielynn.

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Halle Berry pregnant at 41

Halle Berry pregnant at 41 - Hollywood actress Halle Berry has revealed she is pregnant with her first child at the age of 41.

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Sharon to quit X Factor?

Sharon to quit X Factor? - Feisty X Factor judge Sharon Osbourne has claimed she will quit the show next year, according to one report.

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Vegan rocker is Kate\'s new man

Vegan rocker is Kate's new man - Kate Moss's new flame has been named as Jamie Hince, a vegan guitarist in a rock band.

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Britney child abuse investigation dropped

Britney child abuse investigation dropped - An investigation into child abuse claims against pop star Britney Spears has been dropped, according to reports.

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Lily single after dumping Seb

Lily single after dumping Seb - Lily Allen has dumped her long-term boyfriend Seb Chew and is on the lookout for a new man, according to reports.

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Office creator keeps Elton waiting

Office creator keeps Elton waiting - As one of the world's most successful musicians Sir Elton John is not used to being made to wait, but that is exactly what happened at a recent awards ceremony hosted by the singer.

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Jolie in naked fantasy movie scene

Jolie in naked fantasy movie scene - Angelina Jolie has filmed her most outrageous scenes yet, emerging totally naked and covered only in gold paint from a lake in her new film.

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Brad unimpressed by Paris\' jail stint

Brad unimpressed by Paris' jail stint - Brad Pitt has declared his disgust for the amount of coverage that was given to Paris Hilton's 23-day sentence in a Los Angeles jail.

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Sugababe boyfriend cleared of rape charges

Sugababe boyfriend cleared of rape charges - Sugababe Amelle Berrabah can breathe a sigh of relief today after her boyfriend Freddie Fuller was cleared of an alleged sex attack on the singer's sister.

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