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Actor Gary Coleman pleads guilty in Utah court
SALT LAKE CITY, Former child television star Gary Coleman pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor criminal mischief charge related to a domestic violence incident last April. In a deal with the prosecutor, Coleman entered the plea in Santaquin Justice Court on his 42nd birthday.
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Miley Cyrus, other celebs auction items for Haiti
NEW YORK, Miley Cyrus has organized an online auction to benefit the relief effort in Haiti, and Britney Spears, Hugh Jackman, Ellen DeGeneres, Julianne Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Demi Lovato and others will donate items and experiences.
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Lawyer: Pitt and Jolie sue over split claim
LONDON, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have begun legal action against a British tabloid that reported the celebrity couple was going to split, a lawyer acting on their behalf confirmed Monday. ...
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Super Bowl sets record with 48 minutes of ads
NEW YORK, Think Sunday night's Super Bowl seemed like it had a lot of ads? You're right. Commercials took up nearly 48 minutes of the game - the most for any Super Bowl. Research firm Kantar Media says the amount of ads that aired on CBS was nearly 3 minutes longer than last year's total, the previous record holder.
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Royal Shakespeare Company plans 2011 NY visit
NEW YORK, Call it Stratford-upon-Hudson. Or maybe the East River. Great Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company will take up residence at New York's Park Avenue Armory in 2011, presenting five Shakespeare plays in repertory July 6-Aug. 14, Lincoln Center Festival and the armory announced Monday.
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`Up' wins best animated feature at Annie Awards
LOS ANGELES, The travel adventure 'Up' was the winner of the best animated feature at the 37th annual Annie Awards. 'Up' director Pete Docter won the award for directing in a feature production. Also competing for top honors at the Annies, presented exclusively for animated films, were the musical fairy tale 'The Princess and the Frog,' the storybook adaptations 'Fantastic Mr.
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Super Bowl on pace for record viewership
NEW YORK, The Nielsen Co. says the Super Bowl got its highest overnight ratings in 23 years. It means, when final figures are released later Monday, there's a strong likelihood the game will be the most-watched Super Bowl ever. Last year's game between Pittsburgh and Arizona has that distinction, with 98.7 million viewers.
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Hollywood stars vie for London theater awards
LONDON, Hollywood heavyweights feature strongly in the race for Britain's 2010 Laurence Olivier theater awards, with Rachel Weisz, Jude Law, James Earl Jones and Keira Knightley among the nominees announced Monday.
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Daughtry brings Saints, Colts fans together
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla., They are on opposing sides, but Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints fans found something to bond over at the Super Bowl - a Daughtry concert. Black and gold mixed with Colts blue as the rockers performed before Sunday's game. Lead singer Chris Daughtry joked that he was able to bring together a rowdy group.
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Stocks narrowly mixed ahead of market open
NEW YORK, Stock futures are trading in a narrow range Monday after a roller-coaster performance last week that saw major indexes post their the fourth consecutive decline. Traders are grappling with concerns that some European countries might not be able to rein in mounting debt. Stocks have also been hurt in recent weeks by China's plans to limit economic growth and the U.S.
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Who Dat? Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, and Demi, Dat Who
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla., The cry of 'Who Dat' wasn't all about the New Orleans Saints at the Super Bowl - it was also said by onlookers as cameras flashed at the sight of A-list celebrities at the big game, including Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise with kids in tow.
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Pete Townshend: Nice to be part of spectacle
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla., Pete Townshend is used to playing in front of stadiums filled with rabid fans who know every note of The Who's songs. He didn't get that at the band's Super Bowl halftime performance, but he's OK with that too.
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| Sun, Feb 07, 2010 |
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Super Bowl TV spot brings Leno, Letterman together
NEW YORK, Super Bowl viewers were rubbing their eyes at the sight of a TV spot pairing CBS late-night host David Letterman with longtime NBC archrival Jay Leno, plus media magnate Oprah Winfrey. Appearing early in the CBS-aired game Sunday, the ad depicted Letterman and Leno glumly sharing a couch watching the Super Bowl, with Winfrey seated between them trying to make peace.
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Jazz musician Sir John Dankworth dies at 82
LONDON, Sir John Dankworth, the British jazz composer, saxophonist and band leader, has died. He was 82. Jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine - who married Dankworth in 1958 after meeting during an audition for a spot with his band - announced her husband's death before the finale of an anniversary concert at The Stables, the theater they founded together.
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| Sat, Feb 06, 2010 |
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Rob Lowe's a traveling Indianapolis Colts fan
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Rob Lowe isn't just another celebrity who scored a Super Bowl ticket. He's a dedicated follower of the Indianapolis Colts who has the mileage to prove it. The actor watched the Colts win their playoff games for their Super Bowl berth, and now he and his family are going to celebrate by going to the championship.
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| Fri, Feb 05, 2010 |
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Venus Williams getting attached to football
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., There's nothing like part-ownership in a pro football team to get you excited about the sport. Venus Williams says she's becoming a bigger football fan since she and sister Serena became investors in the Miami Dolphins.
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Geoffrey Fletcher is `Precious'
NEW YORK, On Tuesday morning, just before the 2010 Academy Award nominations were announced, screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher couldn't get his TV to work. He scrambled to his computer and searched for the online broadcast of the nominations, his ears perking up for his name to be called.
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Sheen vehicle apparently stolen, crashed in ravine
LOS ANGELES, Actor Charlie Sheen's stolen Mercedes was found overturned hundreds of feet down a cliff near his Sherman Oaks home early Friday, but there's no evidence anyone was in the car when it went into the ravine, police said.
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Cast from 'Jersey Shore' to appear on 'The View'
NEW YORK, ABC says the housemates from 'Jersey Shore' are headed to 'The View' for some fist-pumping and outlandish talk. ABC says the unlikely stars from the hit MTV reality series about a group of 20-something Italian-Americans will be guests on the weekday talk show on Feb. 23.
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Philly violin shop closing signals death of an era
PHILADELPHIA, The closing of a renowned Philadelphia violin repair shop has sent ripples through the classical music community as a symbol of a dying trade. William Moennig (MOH'-nig) and Son quietly closed in mid-December after surviving the Great Depression, two world wars and an evolution in classical music as tastes changed.
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After 22 years, Mo. family finds slain sister
KANSAS CITY, Mo., The last time Stephanie Clack saw older sister Paula Beverly Davis they were sharing a pizza at a Kansas City-area restaurant and talking about getting tickets to a Bon Jovi concert. Later that night, she heard from a friend that Davis had gone missing.
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Mia Farrow criticizes illegal Haiti adoptions
GENEVA, UNICEF goodwill ambassador Mia Farrow has criticized as 'deplorable' attempts to take children out of Haiti illegally after last month's devastating earthquake. The U.S. actress says groups or individuals who want to help Haiti's children should rather support orphanages or their families inside the country.
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Johns' 'Flag' owned by Michael Crichton to be sold
LONDON, Christie's auction house is selling one of Jasper Johns' iconic American flag paintings from the collection of 'Jurassic Park' author Michael Crichton. Crichton was an avid art collector and an authority on pop art pioneer Johns. 'Flag' of 1960-1966 is one of a series of Stars and Stripes paintings by the artist.
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Strahan says parties real draw of Super Bowl
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., The Super Bowl is just an afterthought for Michael Strahan (STRAY'-han). The former Super Bowl champion says the real draw is the days of partying leading up to Sunday's game.
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Miranda Kerr: Banker shouldn't lose job over photo
SYDNEY, Miranda Kerr says an Australian banker left red-faced when a live TV broadcast showed him looking at her scantily clad photos at work shouldn't be fired. Macquarie Bank worker Dave Kiely was at his desk as a colleague was being interviewed about interest rates when the camera showed him apparently opening e-mail attachments of nearly nude photos of the model.
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| Thu, Feb 04, 2010 |
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Pete Townshend defends himself against criticism
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., The Who gave an energetic, acoustic preview of Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show Thursday- but things turned serious when Pete Townshend defended himself against some children's advocates who say he should not be performing.
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A revival of 'A Life in the Theatre' set for B'way
NEW YORK, There seems to be a David Mamet (MAM'-eht) play every year on Broadway. Next season now has its own. Producers Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel and Steve Traxler say a revival of Mamet's 'A Life in the Theatre' will open this fall in New York.
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`Days of Our Lives' star Frances Reid dies at 95
NEW YORK, NBC says Frances Reid, who played matriarch Alice Horton on 'Days of Our Lives' for four decades, has died in Los Angeles. She was 95. The network says Reid died Wednesday. She was among the original cast of the daytime soap opera, which premiered in 1965. Reid starred opposite Macdonald Carey, who played her husband until his death in 1994.
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Fight between Amazon and publisher may be ending
NEW YORK, A standoff between Amazon.com and a leading publisher that has limited the availability of Andrew Young's 'The Politician' and a wide range of other books may be ending. CEO John Sargent of Macmillan, which has been fighting Amazon over e-book prices, released a memo Thursday saying that a resolution was 'near at hand.'
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Cybill Shepherd's son in Pa. court on theft charge
PHILADELPHIA, Cybill Shepherd's son has appeared in court in Philadelphia on charges he stole money and other items from fellow airline passengers. Cyrus Shepherd-Oppenheim is a University of Pennsylvania student from Sebastopol, Calif. Police say he stole cash, a camera and other items from carry-on luggage during a cross-country United Airlines flight last month.
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