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DMX back in jail for alleged probation violation
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 9:57 PM PST
Authorities in Arizona say rapper DMX has been arrested for allegedly violating his probation by using drugs. DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, had served about half of his 18-month supervised p
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Review: `Green Zone' is a failure of intelligence
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 9:10 PM PST
All the war-zone authenticity in the Arab world cannot salvage the silly Hollywood plot at the heart of "Green Zone," Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass' first collaboration outside the Jason Bourne realm
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Mass. Sen. Scott Brown to release memoir in 2011
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 8:30 PM PST
Sen. Scott Brown, the Massachusetts Republican who pulled off one of the biggest upsets in recent years by winning the seat once held by Sen. Edward Kennedy, has a book deal. HarperCollins announced
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Man stabbed with meat thermometer at movie in CA
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 8:15 PM PST
Authorities say a man was stabbed in the neck with a meat thermometer after asking a woman to silence her cell phone during a screening of the film "Shutter Island" at a Southern California movie thea
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Fawcett omission from Oscar segment no accident
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 7:32 PM PST
The executive director of the film academy said Tuesday that Farrah Fawcett wasn't included in the Academy Awards' In Memoriam segment because the actress was better known as a TV star. It was a dif
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TV producer admits attempting Letterman shakedown
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 6:22 PM PST
A former television producer pressured by debt and riven by jealousy admitted Tuesday he tried to extract vengeance and money by shaking down David Letterman in a case that bared the late-night icon's
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Review: `Our Family Wedding' surpasses stereotype
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 6:06 PM PST
One enters a movie like "Our Family Wedding" bracing for cheesiness. As a genre, wedding films are typically about as cloying as two-hours worth of kitten videos on YouTube. Add in the equally check
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'Top Secret' lifts veil on Pentagon Papers fight
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 5:58 PM PST
It has been nearly 40 years since the story played out in the national media, but the perennial struggle by the press to illuminate government secrets never seems to get old. This love affair with j
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NY writer accused of abusing foreign assistants
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 5:23 PM PST
A suburban New York City writer who offered jobs to women from Hungary, France and Brazil has been accused of sexually abusing them. A Westchester County grand jury has indicted 66-year-old Joseph Y
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Producer admits to attempted Letterman shakedown
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 4:43 PM PST
A former television producer pressured by debt and riven by jealousy admitted Tuesday he tried to extract vengeance and money by shaking down David Letterman in a case that bared the late-night icon's
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`Spartacus' star has non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 4:24 PM PST
Andy Whitfield, who plays the title role in the Starz Original series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The British-born actor will begin treatment immediately
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Sequel to 'Phantom of the Opera' opens in London
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 4:11 PM PST
Will the magic of the Phantom strike twice for Andrew Lloyd Webber? The theater world will make its judgment after Tuesday's premiere in London of "Love Never Dies," the sequel to Lloyd Webber's glo
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Peru lifts some Machu Picchu claims against Yale
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 3:50 PM PST
Peru has voluntarily agreed to withdraw fraud and conspiracy allegations it made against Yale University in a lawsuit seeking the return of Inca artifacts removed from Machu Picchu nearly a century ag
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Lindsay Lohan takes swipe at E-Trade babies
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 3:24 PM PST
Lindsay Lohan is feuding with the E-Trade babies. The actress has filed a $100 million lawsuit claiming a television ad for the Wall Street firm that aired during the Super Bowl and Olympics was mod
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Man pleads no contest to stalking Ryan Seacrest
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 3:23 PM PST
A man who has repeatedly shown up at Ryan Seacrest's work and events has pleaded no contest to felony stalking. Chidi Benjamin Uzomah Jr. entered the plea Tuesday in Los Angeles and was ordered to u
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New York City Opera goes 20th century next season
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 3:21 PM PST
The New York premieres of Bernstein's "A Quiet Place" and Stephen Schwartz's "Seance on a Wet Afternoon," the world stage premiere of John Zorn's "La Machine de l'etre" and the U.S. stage premiere of
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On latest guitar game, players strum real strings
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 3:18 PM PST
A new musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument. "Power Gig: Rise of the SixString" is a game first and foremost. But it
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Top 20 prime-time TV programs
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 2:36 PM PST
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for March 1-7. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. 1. "Academy Awards," ABC, 41.7 million. 2. "Oscar's Red Carpet," ABC, 2
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Euphoria over specials masks deeper TV concerns
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 2:26 PM PST
While special events are doing very well for broadcasters _ capped off by an Oscars telecast that was the most-watched entertainment program in five years _ their day-to-day schedules are hurting. T
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Tuesday, March 09, 2010 1:30 PM PST
Television producer pleads guilty to trying to blackmail David Letterman.
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AP source: Guilty plea expected in Letterman case
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 1:05 PM PST
A TV producer is expected to admit Tuesday to trying to shake down David Letterman in a case that bared the late-night icon's affairs with staffers, a person familiar with the case said. Robert "Joe
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Hilary Duff to write young adult book series
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 12:40 PM PST
Welcome the latest celebrity children's author, Hilary Duff. Simon & Schuster Books for Young readers said Tuesday the actress-singer will work on a series of young adult novels that starts with
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Leibovitz can keep portfolio under new debt deal
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 12:28 PM PST
Annie Leibovitz, the photographer who mismanaged her fortune so badly that she faced losing legal rights to some of pop culture's most enduring images, has reached a long-term agreement with a private
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Irish arrest 7 over threat to kill Swedish artist
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 12:27 PM PST
Irish police arrested seven people Tuesday over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish artist who depicted the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog. Police said four men and three women were detained
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Andy Richter calls 'Tonight' exit frustrating
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 12:19 PM PST
Andy Richter, Conan O'Brien's sidekick at "The Tonight Show," is acknowledging some ill will toward NBC and Jay Leno in the wake of the network's late-night upheaval. "Why wouldn't I?" said Richter,
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Andy Richter says 'Tonight' exit was frustrating
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 12:15 PM PST
Conan O'Brien's sidekick, Andy Richter, is acknowledging some ill will toward NBC and Jay Leno in the wake of the upheaval at "The Tonight Show." Richter filled in Tuesday for Regis Philbin on "Live
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The top 10 singles and albums on iTunes
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 12:09 PM PST
iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending March 8, 2010: Singles: 1. "Break Your Heart (feat. Ludacris)," Taio Cruz 2. "Rude Boy," Rihanna 3. "Imma Be," Black Eyed Peas 4.
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