Jury selection to start in R. Kelly's trial
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By MICHAEL TARM
Associated Press Writer
CHICAGO (AP) -- Attorneys in R&B superstar R. Kelly's child pornography trial are expected to beg ...
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Actor Farina arrested with gun in luggage at LAX
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Actor Dennis Farina was charged with a felony Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport after a loaded gun was found in his carry-on luggage.
When the weapon was discovered at a security checkpoint, the 64-year-old actor ...
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AP Exclusive: Ex-manager says OJ Simpson confessed
By LINDA DEUTSCH
AP Special Correspondent
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A memorabilia dealer who profited from O.J. Simpson for many years is the latest former crony to write a tell-all book, this one alleging a groggy Simpson, high on marijuana, co ...
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Jury selection begins in R. Kelly child pornography case
By MICHAEL TARM
Associated Press Writer
CHICAGO (AP) -- Until the last minute, it still wasn't clear that it would go ahead. But after nearly six years of delays, R. Kelly's child pornography trial finally got under way Friday as the ...
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Rapper DMX arrested for drugs, animal cruelty
By BOB CHRISTIE
Associated Press Writer
PHOENIX (AP) -- DMX was arrested on drug and animal-cruelty charges following an overnight raid on the rapper's house Friday, authorities said.
The 37-year-old rapper, whose given name is Earl Simmons, ...
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Judge sends wrestler's son to jail for 8 months for crash
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -- A judge in Florida says the 17-year-old son of wrestler Hulk Hogan should serve eight months in jail for reckless driving.
Nick Bollea was led off to begin his sentence immediately after Friday's ruling. He wi ...
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3 'Idol' finalists bask in adoration of hometown fans
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Everywhere they go, "American Idol" contestants attract a crowd of admirers, well-wishers, gushy handmade signs ...
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'CSI' star Gary Dourdan charged with felony drug possession
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) -- "CSI" co-star Gary Dourdan has been charged with felony possession of heroin, cocaine and ecstasy stemming from his arrest last month, prosecutors said.
The 41-year-old actor was arrested after police fo ...
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Biographer: Country superstar Eddy Arnold dies at 89
By JOHN GEROME
Associated Press Writer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs like "Make the World Go Away" made him one of the most successful country singers in history, died Thursday morning, days short o ...
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'American Idol' boots another finalist; 3 singers remain
By ERIN CARLSON
Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- Simon Cowell once told Jason Castro that his face would save him from elimination. Not this time.
The dreadlocked heartthrob was voted off "American Idol" Wednesday as the sh ...
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Star Jones lashes out at Barbara Walters about memoir
NEW YORK (AP) -- Nearly two years after Star Jones left "The View" on rocky terms, the 46-year-old TV personality has criticized former boss Barbara Walters for writing about her.
In Walters' new memoir, "Audition," she discusses how Jone ...
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Amy Winehouse arrested on suspicion of drugs possession
LONDON (AP) -- Amy Winehouse was arrested Wednesday in connection with a January video that allegedly shows her doing drugs at a party at her north London home.
London's Metropolitan Police said a 24-year-old woman was arrested on suspi ...
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Dina Lohan's 'Top Mom' honor brings bad press to mommy group
By ERIN CARLSON
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) -- The founder of an organization that honored Dina Lohan as a "Top Mom" says things "spun out of control" when the media focused all its attention on the tabloid magnet.
Mingling ...
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Take-Two's 'Grand Theft Auto IV' tops $500M in week 1 sales
By BARBARA ORTUTAY
AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- "Grand Theft Auto IV" raked in more than $500 million in its first week in stores, selling more than 6 million units worldwide, the video game's publisher said Wednesday.
Th ...
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R. Kelly pornography trial set to begin in Chicago
By MICHAEL TARM
Associated Press Writer
CHICAGO (AP) -- It seemed for a while as if R. Kelly's day in court might never come.
But after six years of repeated delays, jury selection is set to begin Friday in the Grammy-winning R&B sin ...
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K-Fed lawyer: Spears' expanded visits recognize 'progress'
By LINDA DEUTSCH
AP Special Correspondent
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Britney Spears will have expanded visits with her sons following a child-custody hearing that went off without a hitch Tuesday, capping a three-month period of relative ...
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Yet another 'American Idol' hopeful flubs lyrics to a song
NEW YORK (AP) -- "American Idol" hopeful Jason Castro became at least the third contestant this season to flub lyrics to a song.
The Dreadlocked One performed the Bob Dylan classic "Mr. Tambourine Man," and forgot the words to the se ...
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Hollywood producers suspend talks with Screen Actors Guild
By RYAN NAKASHIMA
AP Business Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Hollywood producers on Tuesday broke off contract talks with the Screen Actors Guild, calling its demands for higher fees from DVD sales and online content "unreason ...
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Fresh off quiet spell, Spears expected in court
By SANDY COHEN
AP Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Exactly three months have passed since Britney Spears slipped away from a psychiatric ward and promptly stirred up a paparazzi car chase, a scene that looked like the beginning of eve ...
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NYC jury considers stalking case involving Uma Thurman
By SAMUEL MAULL
Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- The attorney for a man accused of stalking actress Uma Thurman has conceded that his client's behavior was obsessive. A prosecutor went much further, saying the man's actions "te ...
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