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REUTERS Celebrity/Gossip News, Jun 24, 2011

Rapper Missy Elliott says she has thyroid disease
Thu,23 Jun 2011 06:08 PM PDT
Reuters - photoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rap star Missy Elliott says she has Graves disease, a thyroid problem that caused her hair to fall out and shut down her nervous system.

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Reluctant heiress leaves million to arts, nurse
Thu,23 Jun 2011 05:52 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A reclusive American heiress, who for decades chose to live in hospitals instead of lavish homes in New York and California, bequeathed her fortune to the arts, a hired nurse and a handful of close associates. Full Story1
Former "House" actress to appear in "Good Wife"
Thu,23 Jun 2011 05:19 PM PDT
Reuters - photoLOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Lisa Edelstein may be off "House," but she will appear in several episodes of the upcoming third season of "The Good Wife."

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Brian Wilson film catches wave to big screen
Thu,23 Jun 2011 05:15 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The screenwriter behind the unconventional Bob Dylan film "I'm Not There" will help bring the life of Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson to the big screen. Full Story1
Michelle Obama meets Oprah in South Africa
Thu,23 Jun 2011 03:06 PM PDT
Reuters - photoCAPE TOWN (Reuters) - First lady Michelle Obama met media mogul and friend Oprah Winfrey on Tuesday evening in South Africa, a White House official said, as the two women were visiting the country at the same time.

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Muhly likes to shine, but opera plumbs dark side
Thu,23 Jun 2011 02:42 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Nico Muhly, 29, says he likes shiny objects, but his first opera, opening in London on Friday and headed later to the Metropolitan Opera in New York, is about the murky world of Internet impersonation and underage sex. Full Story1
Jill Scott aims for first U.S. chart-topper
Thu,23 Jun 2011 01:52 PM PDT
Reuters - photoLOS ANGELES (Billboard) - R&B singer Jill Scott could be on the verge of earning her first No. 1 album on the U.S. pop album chart with her first release in four years.

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Judge bans parties while Lindsay Lohan on house arrest
Thu,23 Jun 2011 12:41 PM PDT
Reuters - photoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Lindsay Lohan failed an alcohol test while under house arrest in Los Angeles, a judge ruled on Thursday, but she did not violate her probation and will face no punishment.

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"Glee" star Cory Monteith was teen drug addict
Thu,23 Jun 2011 12:33 PM PDT
Reuters - photoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Glee" actor Cory Monteith said he had such a serious drug problem as a teenager that friends once feared he could die.

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Harry Potter ebooks are on the way, but no sequel
Thu,23 Jun 2011 11:36 AM PDT
Reuters - photoLONDON (Reuters) - The seven Harry Potter novels will be available as ebooks in October, author J.K. Rowling said on Thursday at the launch of a new interactive online website that will allow readers to navigate through the wizard stories.

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Supreme Court rules against Anna Nicole Smith estate
Thu,23 Jun 2011 11:13 AM PDT
Reuters - photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday against Anna Nicole Smith's estate, bringing to an apparent end a long legal battle the former Playboy model, who died in 2007, had waged to get part of the fortune left by her late Texas oil baron husband.

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Lady Gaga, on charity trip, urges visits to Japan
Thu,23 Jun 2011 10:48 AM PDT
Reuters - photoTOKYO (Reuters) - Pop superstar Lady Gaga, in Japan for a charity concert, Thursday praised the country for its beauty and encouraged visitors, whose numbers have dropped in the wake of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis, to return.

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Diddy settles civil lawsuit over NY club shooting
Thu,23 Jun 2011 10:47 AM PDT
Reuters - photoNEW YORK (Reuters) - Rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has settled a multimillion dollar lawsuit with three people in a 1999 shooting involving his protegee at a Manhattan nightclub, one of the victim's attorney said on Thursday.

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Brands demand more creativity in return for ad spending
Thu,23 Jun 2011 10:05 AM PDT
Reuters - photoCANNES, France (Reuters) - Major brands are demanding greater creativity from advertising and proof that it will work in return for a commitment to maintain or grow spending in the face of increasing doubts about the global recovery.

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Imax CEO sees network growing 30 percent annually
Thu,23 Jun 2011 09:40 AM PDT
Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Imax expects to continue to expand its network of theatres at an annual pace of about 30 percent and is bullish on growth prospects in China, chief executive Richard Gelfond said on Thursday. Full Story1
Bristol Palin talks pregnancy, McCain in memoir
Thu,23 Jun 2011 09:32 AM PDT
Reuters - photoNEW YORK (Reuters) - Single mother Bristol Palin takes swipes at everyone from Republican Senator John McCain's family to the media and her ex-fiancee in her memoir, published this week.

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"Transformers" holds world premiere in Moscow
Thu,23 Jun 2011 09:07 AM PDT
Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian film-goers will be the first to see the third sequel of the "Transformers" franchise at a Moscow premiere on Thursday, as Hollywood increasingly turns its attention to audiences in emerging markets. Full Story1
UBS downgrades U.S. entertainment sector to neutral
Thu,23 Jun 2011 08:47 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Rising programing costs, a slowing advertising market and tough comparables prompted UBS to downgrade and lower its estimates for the US entertainment sector. Full Story1
Al Capone revolver sells for $110,000 at auction
Thu,23 Jun 2011 08:17 AM PDT
Reuters - photoLONDON (Reuters) - A revolver belonging to notorious American gangster Al Capone fetched 67,250 pounds ($110,000) at a London auction at Christie's on Wednesday. It had been expected to sell for 50-70,000 pounds.

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Reggae singer Banton gets 10-year prison sentence
Thu,23 Jun 2011 08:12 AM PDT
Reuters - photoTAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Grammy award-winning reggae singer Buju Banton was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years in a U.S. federal prison for his conviction on a cocaine conspiracy charge.

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A new temple to Wagner on the Danube, not Rhine
Thu,23 Jun 2011 06:58 AM PDT
Reuters - BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Richard Wagner's operas are linked with the Rhine, but a modern concert hall beside the Danube has become a new temple for works of the 19th century German romantic who never fails to stir passions, pro and con. Full Story1
Universal working on a bid for EMI: source
Thu,23 Jun 2011 06:35 AM PDT
Reuters - photoCANNES, France (Reuters) - Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company, is working on a bid to buy British rival EMI, home to Katy Perry and Coldplay, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters on Thursday.

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"Buck" brings real Horse Whisperer to movie screens
Thu,23 Jun 2011 05:31 AM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In 1998 film "The Horse Whisperer," Robert Redford played a man with a unique ability to train horses that seemed out of control. Few people knew that the character, Tom Booker, was modeled after a real man, Buck Brannaman, a cowboy who escaped an abusive childhood to become a horse trainer of unusual abilities.Full Story1
Police arrest woman in News of the World probe
Thu,23 Jun 2011 02:02 AM PDT
Reuters - photoLONDON (Reuters) - London police said on Thursday they had arrested a woman as part of their investigation into a phone-hacking scandal at a top-selling newspaper belonging to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp group.

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China artist Ai Weiwei stays quiet after freed on bail
Wed,22 Jun 2011 10:54 PM PDT
Reuters - photoBEIJING (Reuters) - The dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, whose detention in April ignited an international uproar, was released on bail Wednesday under conditions likely to keep the outspoken critic of Communist Party controls silent for now.

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Galliano faces fine for drunk anti-Semitic insults
Wed,22 Jun 2011 06:26 PM PDT
Reuters - photoPARIS (Reuters) - A French prosecutor wants the fashion designer John Galliano to pay 10,000 euros ($14,350) in damages to people at whom he allegedly hurled anti-Semitic abuse in a drunken outburst that has wrecked a towering career.

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Outrage propelled Galliano's rise and fall
Wed,22 Jun 2011 06:25 PM PDT
Reuters - photoPARIS (Reuters) - John Galliano brought flair, vision and a touch of outrage to Dior when he joined the Parisian brand over a decade ago, keeping it in the spotlight as some other legacy fashion houses faded into quaintness.

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French prosecutor seeks $14,000 fine for Galliano
Wed,22 Jun 2011 06:24 PM PDT
Reuters - photoPARIS (Reuters) - A French prosecutor told a court on Wednesday she is seeking 10,000 euros ($14,350) in damages from British designer John Galliano to compensate people he allegedly hurled anti-Semitic abuse at.

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Tobey Maguire sued over poker winnings
Wed,22 Jun 2011 04:43 PM PDT
Reuters - photoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A group of investors has sued "Spider-Man" star Tobey Maguire to recoup more than $300,000 they say a hedge fund manager embezzled from them and lost to the actor in high-stakes poker games.

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Gores, Blavatnik weigh EMI bids: report
Wed,22 Jun 2011 04:34 PM PDT
Reuters - photoNEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire media investor Alec Gores is weighing an offer for British music company EMI, owned by Citigroup, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.

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Jamie Foxx frontrunner for Quentin Tarantino film
Wed,22 Jun 2011 04:27 PM PDT
Reuters - photoLOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Jamie Foxx has emerged as the frontrunner for the title role in Quentin Tarantino's spaghetti Western "Django Unchained."

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Hugh Hefner's aborted wedding becomes a TV special
Wed,22 Jun 2011 03:41 PM PDT
Reuters - photoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A week after being jilted by his 25 year-old fiancee, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner is making the most of his new "runaway bride" theme.

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"Expendables" lawsuit goes to trial
Wed,22 Jun 2011 03:39 PM PDT
Reuters - photoNEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Here's the scenario: A film's lead actor is revealed to have a growth in his throat shortly before production begins on an $80 million movie.

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Galliano faces fine for drunk anti-Semitic insults
Wed,22 Jun 2011 02:33 PM PDT
Reuters - photoPARIS (Reuters) - A French prosecutor wants the fashion designer John Galliano to pay 10,000 euros ($14,350) in damages to people at whom he allegedly hurled anti-Semitic abuse in a drunken outburst that has wrecked a towering career.

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Gospel music documentary a spiritual awakening
Wed,22 Jun 2011 02:14 PM PDT
Reuters - photoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A white American expatriate living in Denmark has become the first filmmaker to direct a documentary feature about black gospel music.

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"Jackass" co-star was drunk when he died in car crash
Wed,22 Jun 2011 01:31 PM PDT
Reuters - photoPHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Ryan Dunn, a co-star of the hit "Jackass" movies, had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit when his speeding Porsche careened off a highway, killing him and a passenger, police said Wednesday.

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Country star Glen Campbell says he has Alzheimer's
Wed,22 Jun 2011 01:26 PM PDT
Reuters - photoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Rhinestone Cowboy" singer Glen Campbell says he is in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, and has recorded one last album as a farewell to his fans.

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French prosecutor seeks $14,000 fine for Galliano
Wed,22 Jun 2011 01:18 PM PDT
Reuters - photoPARIS (Reuters) - A French prosecutor told a court on Wednesday she is seeking 10,000 euros ($14,350) in damages from British designer John Galliano to compensate people he allegedly hurled anti-Semitic abuse at.

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Al Capone revolver sells for $110,000 at auction
Wed,22 Jun 2011 10:43 AM PDT
Reuters - photoLONDON (Reuters) - A revolver belonging to notorious American gangster Al Capone fetched 67,250 pounds ($110,000) at a London auction at Christie's on Wednesday. It had been expected to sell for 50-70,000 pounds.

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Outrage propelled Galliano's rise and fall
Wed,22 Jun 2011 10:26 AM PDT
Reuters - photoPARIS (Reuters) - John Galliano brought flair, vision and a touch of outrage to Dior when he joined the Parisian brand over a decade ago, keeping it in the spotlight as some other legacy fashion houses faded into quaintness.

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