MTV VMAs find few surprises as Britney steals show
By JAKE COYLE
AP Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES -- No Madonna kiss. No Michael Jackson cameo. No flying Howard Stern. Not even a Kanye tantrum.
MTV has set a high standard for the unexpected at its Video Music Awards, but on the show's 25 ...
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Divorce papers reveal Hulk Hogan's net worth
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -- Hulk Hogan and his estranged wife are wrangling over how much money the celebrity wrestler is worth.
According to financial affidavits filed in divorce court near Tampa, Florida, Hogan claims his net worth is $32 million; his ...
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Michael Moore to release new film online for free
By JAKE COYLE
AP Entertainment Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- Inspired by Neil Young and Radiohead, Michael Moore will release his new film online and for free.
The film, "Slacker Uprising," follows Moore's 62-city tour during the 2004 election to ...
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Russell Brand brings a British twist to MTV awards
By SANDY COHEN
AP Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- America, meet Russell Brand.
In his native England, he's a comedy giant -- instantly identifiable by his Einstein-like tousle of black hair and formfitting, chest-baring, glam-rock ...
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Jacksons reunite at BMI Urban Awards
By DERRIK J. LANG
AP Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Jacksons were crowned icons at the BMI Urban Awards, but the King of Pop was an absentee.
Janet Jackson presented her music-making brothers -- Michael, Tito, Jackie, Marlon, Jermaine and R ...
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Country singer Jimmy Wayne scores No. 1 hit
By JOHN GEROME
AP Entertainment Writer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Jimmy Wayne was down and out a few years ago. His record label had been bought out, and it looked like his shot at being a country star was over.
But Wayne got another chance with The ...
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More than 40 million people see Palin speech
By DAVID BAUDER
AP Television Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- Barack Obama apparently isn't the only "rock star" in presidential politics this year.
After days of intense media coverage about Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's qualifica ...
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Aguilera does exclusive deal with Target
NEW YORK (AP) -- Christina Aguilera has become the latest musical act to release an album exclusively through one retailer.
The multiplatinum singer announced Wednesday that her greatest hits CD "Keeps Gettin' Better -- A Decade of Hits" will be released ...
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Akon plans on trial in New York fan-toss case
By JESSICA M. PASKO
Associated Press Writer
FISHKILL, N.Y. (AP) -- Akon is headed to trial on criminal charges he tossed a fan offstage at an upstate concert last summer.
The 35-year-old singer is accused of tossing a teenager off the stage duri ...
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Letterman wants to call sunset for late-night gig
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- David Letterman wants to stick with CBS' "Late Show" through his contract -- and maybe longer -- as rival Jay Leno prepares to surrender the "Tonight" reins next year.
"The way I feel now, I would like to go beyond 2010, not ...
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'Peanuts' animator Bill Melendez dies at 91
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) -- Bill Melendez, the animator who gave life to Snoopy, Charlie Brown and other "Peanuts" characters in scores of movies and TV specials, has died. He was 91.
Melendez died of natural causes Tuesday at St. John's Health Cente ...
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Spears to open MTV Video Music Awards
By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY
AP Music Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- It's Britney, baby, one more time.
Despite her train-wreck performance at the MTV Video Music Awards last year, the network confirms Spears will kick off the show once again.
But it won't be a per ...
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Mackenzie Phillips charged with drug possession
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Mackenzie Phillips was charged Wednesday with felony possession of drugs for allegedly carrying narcotics at Los Angeles International Airport.
District attorney's spokeswoman Jane Robison said the former teen star was charged ...
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Judge nixes claims in Heath Ledger tape lawsuit
By ANTHONY McCARTNEY
AP Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A judge on Wednesday dealt a serious but possibly temporary blow to a lawsuit filed by a celebrity magazine reporter who has accused a paparazzi agency of secretly filming Heath Le ...
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Aguilera does exclusive deal with Target
NEW YORK (AP) -- Christina Aguilera has become the latest musical act to release an album exclusively through one retailer.
The multiplatinum singer announced Wednesday that her greatest hits CD "Keeps Gettin' Better -- A Decade of Hits" will be released ...
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Obama's speech seen by 38 million-plus viewers
By DAVID BAUDER
AP Television Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- Barack Obama's audience for his acceptance speech likely topped 40 million people, and the Democratic gathering that nominated him was a more popular television event than any other political ...
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Lindsay Lohan lashes out at father on blog
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Lindsay Lohan had words for her father on her blog.
The 22-year-old actress lashed out at father Michael by calling him a "public embarrassment" and a "bully" in a MySpace blog entry posted Thursday. Earlier in the week, Michael sai ...
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Stars over the moon about Obama's speech
By RYAN PEARSON
AP Entertainment Writer
DENVER (AP) -- First word on Barack Obama's historic nomination acceptance speech from a bevy of celebrities in attendance was decidedly partisan: "It was excellent," Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie said. "It was a ...
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David Duchovny in rehab for sex addiction
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- David Duchovny has entered a rehabilitation facility for sex addiction.
In a statement released Thursday by his lawyer, Stanton Stein, the actor said he did so voluntarily, adding: "I ask for respect and privacy for my wife and child ...
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Yearwood philosophical after emergency landing
By JOHN GEROME
AP Entertainment Writer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Trisha Yearwood had a harrowing experience on a recent flight to Oklahoma when her plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Baltimore because of a cracked windshield.
The s ...
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