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Rapper DMX Faces Prison After Guilty Plea (AP)
 AP - The rapper DMX faces 60 days in prison after he pleaded guilty Tuesday to violating the conditions of his release following a car crash last year at John F. Kennedy International Airport, officials said.
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Man Arrested After Tonya Harding Run-In (AP)
 AP - Tonya Harding tussled in her home with a man she described as her boyfriend, prompting an emergency call by the figure skater-turned-boxer and an arrest of the man.
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Stern Interrupts Replacement Announcement (AP)
 AP - In the middle of a Tuesday conference call announcing Infinity Broadcasting's plans to replace Howard Stern, a familiar voice appeared: Beetlejuice, the diminutive, snaggle-toothed fixture from the shock jock's nationally syndicated morning show.
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Jackson Daughter Claim Sets Off Chatter (AP)
 AP - A secret child is usually the stuff of soap operas and romance novels — which makes it a perfect fit for the Jackson family.
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Slumping "Housewives" (E! Online)
 E! Online - What do Hollywood's struggling box office and Desperate
Housewives have in common? Not much, actually. The box office, for
example, has been down four straight weekends. ABC's campy soap has been
down five straight weekends.
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Man Shot Near Set of 'Miami Vice' (AP)
AP - An armed man fired several shots near a film set for a "Miami Vice" movie, and a soldier standing guard shot and wounded him, the film's studio said Tuesday.
Rolling Stones dig up rare songs for Starbucks CD (Reuters)
 Reuters - The Rolling Stones will release an
album of rare tracks next month in partnership with coffee
retailer Starbucks Corp. and the group's Virgin Records label,
the partners said on Tuesday.
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Filmmaker Ross is NBC's newest 'Invisible' man (Reuters)
Reuters - Oscar-nominated
filmmaker Gary Ross has signed up for television duty, teaming
with producer Jerry Bruckheimer for a drama project dubbed
"Invisible" that has landed a pilot commitment at NBC.
A&E documenting kids for big screen (Reuters)
Reuters - Cable channel A&E's
independent film documentary unit is in production on two
feature-length documentaries targeted for theatrical release.
I Still Call Australia Home: Aussie Star Hugh Jackman to Reprise 'Boy From Oz' for Tour (Playbill)
Playbill - Hugh Jackman has been confirmed to star in his Tony Award-winning role as Peter Allen for an Australian tour of The Boy From Oz in 2006.
Man Shot Near Set of 'Miami Vice' (AP)
AP - An armed man fired several shots near a film set for a "Miami Vice" movie, and a soldier standing guard shot and wounded him, the film's studio said Tuesday.
Latest Hollywood script deals (Reuters)
Reuters - Summit Entertainment and
Mandalay Pictures have acquired the rights to Richard
Matheson's "Deathship," a short story and extended episode of
"The Twilight Zone" from 1963 penned by Matheson. The project,
now called "Countdown," is being rewritten.
A&E documenting kids for big screen (Reuters)
Reuters - Cable channel A&E's
independent film documentary unit is in production on two
feature-length documentaries targeted for theatrical release.
Johnny Depp hooked on heroin tale (Reuters)
Reuters - Johnny Depp is attached
to star in "Shantaram," a fact-based tale about the adventures
of a heroin addict on the run.
Emily Mortimer finds order in 'Chaos' (Reuters)
Reuters - English actress Emily
Mortimer is in negotiations to star opposite Ryan Reynolds in
the romantic comedy "Chaos Theory," which is set to start
shooting in January in Vancouver.
Five good reasons to stay home on Halloween (Reuters)
Reuters - "Death is good,"
producer Val Lewton said when asked what he was trying to say
with one of his classy but creepy B-movies. Like a busted
clock, he's right once in a while -- notably on that darkest of
nights, October 31.
Industry lobbyists cautiously upbeat at conference (Reuters)
 Reuters - As Hurricane
Wilma's clouds cleared over the movie theater industry's annual
ShowEast conference Tuesday, top lobbyists presented bright
forecasts, downplaying recent box office drops as "cyclical"
while acknowledging that the industry faces such hurdles as
piracy and digital distribution.
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Blake Dines Out (E! Online)
 E! Online - Robert Blake returned to the scene of the last supper Tuesday
morning.
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Warner Bros. Reorganizes, Creates New Unit (AP)
AP - Warner Bros. Entertainment has reorganized its home video and digital distribution efforts, creating a new group that will encompass games, wireless, Internet strategy and anti-piracy efforts.
Oscars Get Record Foreign-Language Entries (AP)
AP - Movies from a record 58 countries are in contention for this year's foreign-language Academy Award, including the first entries ever from Iraq, Costa Rica and Fiji.
Rolling Stones dig up rare songs for Starbucks CD (Reuters)
Reuters - The Rolling Stones will release an
album of rare tracks next month in partnership with coffee
retailer Starbucks Corp. and the group's Virgin Records label,
the partners said on Tuesday.
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IMesh Rolls Out New File-Sharing Software (AP)
AP - Popular peer-to-peer, file-sharing service iMesh introduced new software Tuesday that allows users to legally share and buy music online.
"Harry," Pulp & Radiohead's Wyrd World (E! Online)
 E! Online - Pulp's Jarvis Cocker is a Harry Potter fan. Canadian folk band the
Wyrd Sisters--not so much.
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Voice of Jolly Green Giant Dies at 80 (AP)
 AP - Elmer "Len" Dresslar Jr., who extolled vegetables to generations of TV watchers as the booming voice of the Jolly Green Giant, has died. He was 80.
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Poison Guitarist Headed to Pen (E! Online)
 E! Online - Nothin' but a good time is going cost C.C. DeVille some jail
time.
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Judge Disses Auntie Em Suit (E! Online)
 E! Online - Eminem's latest family feud is almost history--at least as far as
the legal system is concerned.
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'Jewish Dave Matthews' Gaining Fans (AP)
 AP - Rehearsing in his basement recording studio, Rick Recht looks every bit the rocker with his retro T-shirt, worn jeans and medium-brown hair tucked behind his ears. His left foot taps the beat while he strums an acoustic guitar and sings in ... Hebrew?
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Cam'ron Talks Smack Post-Carjacking (E! Online)
 E! Online - Cam'ron took a bullet and then unloaded on all would-be assailants.
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Celine's Spawn Will Go On (E! Online)
 E! Online - With the big 4-0 looming, Celine Dion is ready to "bring to life"
another baby.
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Rocker Liz Phair powers up for podcasts (Reuters)
 Reuters - Currently touring in support of her
latest album, "Somebody's Miracle," Liz Phair says she's found
a positive outlet for downtime while on the road.
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