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Investigators seek answers to Whitney Houston’s death
February 13, 2012
Investigators worked Sunday to piece together what killed Whitney Houston as the music industry’s biggest names gathered for a Grammy Awards show that at times felt as much like a memorial as a celebration.
Miranda Cosgrove breaks ankle in tour bus accident; was to perform in Wichita Friday
August 11, 2011
Actress and singer Miranda Cosgrove has broken her ankle in a tour bus accident in southern Illinois.
Troubled singer Amy Winehouse dead at 27
July 23, 2011
Singer Amy Winehouse was found dead Saturday at age 27 by ambulance crews called to her home in north London’s Camden area, a youth-culture mecca known for its music scene, its pubs — and the availability of illegal drugs.
Review: I Love You Phillip Morris
January 28, 2011
As you may be able to tell from its title, the new comedy “I Love You Phillip Morris” is a love story. It’s about infatuation, obsession, and the insane lengths people will go to when they are deep in love’s sway. It just so happens that the lovers in question are two gay men who fall in love in prison.
Fans remember John Lennon on 30th anniversary of his death
December 9, 2010
John Lennon’s fans celebrated his life Wednesday by visiting Strawberry Fields, the Central Park garden dedicated in his honor, while a newly released interview he gave shortly before his death showed he was optimistic about his future.
Actor Leslie Nielsen dies at age 84
November 29, 2010
Leslie Nielsen, the dramatic lead in “Forbidden Planet” and “The Poseidon Adventure” and the bumbling detective in “The Naked Gun” comedies, died on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was 84.
Bristol Palin on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ provokes Wisconsin man to shoot TV
November 18, 2010
A rural Wisconsin man apparently enraged by Bristol Palin’s “Dancing with the Stars” routine blasted his television with a shotgun, leading to an all-night standoff with a SWAT team, investigators said.
20 years of mayhem for Jerry Springer
October 27, 2010
Thanks to Jerry Springer, the idea of a midget standing on a table to start a food fight or passionately kissing her sister on a daytime TV show doesn’t seem so shocking anymore. Springer’s theater of the absurd is like video wallpaper now, as he celebrates his 20th season on the air today with an episode filmed in New York’s Times Square that plays back some of the memorable wig-pulling, chin-smacking and turkey-tossing moments of the past.
Brand, Perry wed at tiger reserve in India
October 24, 2010
Comedian Russell Brand and pop star Katy Perry were married Saturday in northwestern India, the couple confirmed in a statement.
Russell Brand, Katy Perry to wed near tiger sanctuary in India
October 21, 2010
Russell Brand and Katy Perry are getting married this weekend at a luxury resort outside the Ranthambhore tiger sanctuary in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
Robert Duvall: A lifetime of commanding roles
August 8, 2010
Everything Robert Duvall says, whether it’s about meeting his wife or doing a play or making a crab cake, tends to turn into a yarn worthy of a Robert Duvall movie.
Confetti punctuates circus around Lohan surrender
July 21, 2010
Hitting bottom under Hollywood’s glare, Lindsay Lohan began serving jail time Tuesday for a probation violation that underlined the starlet’s inability to put a 2007 drug case behind her.
Lohan staying at substance abuse facility, hires Shapiro
July 18, 2010
Lindsay Lohan has moved to a substance abuse facility and signed legal papers hiring celebrity lawyer Robert Shapiro to represent her as she prepares to head to jail for violating probation in a 2007 drug case.
Clooney radiates cool on the stand
July 17, 2010
It’s no wonder the Italian businessmen claimed George Clooney was behind their fashion line — the actor knows how to wow an audience whether he’s on the red carpet or the witness stand.
Couple convicted in extortion case
July 16, 2010
A Michigan couple were convicted Thursday of trying to extort $680,000 from actor John Stamos by threatening to sell old photos of him with strippers and cocaine to the tabloids unless he paid up.

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