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Rapper The Game Arrested at N.C. Mall (AP)
 AP - The Game has been arrested, accused of causing a scene at a mall and refusing to remove a Halloween mask.
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Studio Takes Down Some 50 Cent Billboards (AP)
 AP - Paramount Pictures is removing some billboards promoting the upcoming 50 Cent film "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" after community activists complained they promoted gun violence. The billboards depict the rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, holding a gun in his left hand and a microphone in his right. At least two were near schools.
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Stallone in 'Rambo IV' After Next 'Rocky' (AP)
 AP - Rambo is back in business. Sylvester Stallone will reprise his role as gun-toting John Rambo in the upcoming "Rambo IV," said Ben Nedivi of Millennium Films, which is producing the project with Emmett/Furla Films.
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Judge Won't Dismiss R. Kelly Sex Charges (AP)
 AP - Singer R. Kelly is a step closer to trial after a judge refused Friday to dismiss charges in a three-year old case against him for allegedly engaging in videotaped sex acts with an underage girl.
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Live 8 yields $12 million windfall (Reuters)
 Reuters - The Live 8 series of 10 free concerts
this past July were not meant to be fund-raisers, but they have
generated a surplus of more than $12 million, Billboard has
learned. The money will be put toward relief projects in
Africa.
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Fiddy Billboards Removed (E! Online)
 E! Online - Paramount Pictures has
responded to public protests and has removed some controversial
billboards for the studio's forthcoming 50 Cent film, Get Rich or Die
Tryin'.
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Rapper The Game Arrested at N.C. Mall (AP)
AP - The Game has been arrested, accused of causing a scene at a mall and refusing to remove a Halloween mask.
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Xena takes on 'Vampire Bats' (Reuters)
 Reuters - "Vampire Bats" doesn't
exactly have the makings of classic horror (or even Halloween)
fare, but it's decent enough for a spell or two.
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Studio Takes Down Some 50 Cent Billboards (AP)
AP - Paramount Pictures is removing some billboards promoting the upcoming 50 Cent film "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" after community activists complained they promoted gun violence. The billboards depict the rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, holding a gun in his left hand and a microphone in his right. At least two were near schools.
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Reviewers cool on Broadway's hot "Odd Couple" (Reuters)
 Reuters - Broadway's golden duo of Nathan Lane
and Matthew Broderick set a record of $20 million in advance
bookings for their return to Broadway as "The Odd Couple" but
the opening night drew mixed reviews.
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Fiddy Billboards Removed (E! Online)
E! Online - Paramount Pictures has
responded to public protests and has removed some controversial
billboards for the studio's forthcoming 50 Cent film, Get Rich or Die
Tryin'.
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"Harry Potter" Carjacked (E! Online)
 E! Online - Here's a new book title for J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the
Thief of the Anglia.
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"King Kong" Super-Sized (E! Online)
 E! Online - The original King
Kong ran 90 minutes long. That relatively tame length is just a
warm-up to what Peter Jackson has in store for his remake of the great
ape epic.
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Studio Takes Down Some 50 Cent Billboards (AP)
AP - Paramount Pictures is removing some billboards promoting the upcoming 50 Cent film "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" after community activists complained they promoted gun violence. The billboards depict the rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, holding a gun in his left hand and a microphone in his right. At least two were near schools.
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Fourth Ghostbuster Doesn't Mind Obscurity (AP)
 AP - When it comes to naming the guys in the title roles of the 1980s comedy "Ghostbusters," who ya gonna remember? Let's see: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis ... right? And? And?
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Mel Gibson to shoot epic movie in Mayan language (Reuters)
 Reuters - Actor Mel Gibson, who turned a
Latin script on the crucifixion of Christ into box office gold
last year, is in Mexico to shoot his latest film: an action
movie shot entirely in an ancient Mayan tongue.
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Stallone in 'Rambo IV' After Next 'Rocky' (AP)
AP - Rambo is back in business. Sylvester Stallone will reprise his role as gun-toting John Rambo in the upcoming "Rambo IV," said Ben Nedivi of Millennium Films, which is producing the project with Emmett/Furla Films.
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Ex-Husband of Jennifer Lopez Drops Lawsuit (AP)
AP - Jennifer Lopez's first ex-husband has dropped his lawsuit claiming she fired him as manager of her Pasadena restaurant without cause.
Docu 'New York Doll' spotlights citizen Kane (Reuters)
Reuters - There is little about the sweetly
unassuming 55-year-old with the wispy yellow hair that hints at
Arthur "Killer" Kane's days as a hard-partying bass player with
1970s rock legends the New York Dolls.
Mel Gibson's Next Movie a Mythic Adventure (AP)
 AP - Mel Gibson says a fascination with ancient cultures and great civilizations is what led him to make his upcoming movie "Apocalypto," starring unknown Mexican actors speaking in an ancient tongue.
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Rapper The Game Arrested at N.C. Mall (AP)
AP - The Game has been arrested, accused of causing a scene at a mall and refusing to remove a Halloween mask.
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R. Kelly Can't Escape Trial (E! Online)
 E! Online - Looks like R. Kelly's kiddie porn trial will fly, after all.
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Team Spector's Setback (E! Online)
 E! Online - Defending Phil Spector just got a lot harder, after his
defense team was dealt a potentially devastating decision Thursday.
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Studio Takes Down Some 50 Cent Billboards (AP)
AP - Paramount Pictures is removing some billboards promoting the upcoming 50 Cent film "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" after community activists complained they promoted gun violence. The billboards depict the rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, holding a gun in his left hand and a microphone in his right. At least two were near schools.
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Diamond in the rough: Pop star pares down (Reuters)
 Reuters - It is among the least likely of
musical marriages. Neil Diamond, pop-rock hitmaker of the '60s,
'70s and '80s, has paired with producer Rick Rubin for his
newest album, "12 Songs," due November 8 from Columbia Records.
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Exec-turned-artist Jones launches gospel label (Reuters)
Reuters - It's a long way from an executive
office at high-profile label Island Def Jam to a pulpit in
Georgia, but the artist known only as Jones has made the
journey.
As Stern splits, big markets lose rock radio (Reuters)
 Reuters - Infinity Broadcasting's preparations
for the imminent departure of franchise morning host Howard
Stern could leave rock music radio a collateral casualty.
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Phish's Anastasio sheds the past on new solo set (Reuters)
Reuters - During a break from recording his
first album since his band Phish called it quits,
guitarist/vocalist Trey Anastasio received some sage advice
from Bruce Springsteen: "As soon as you become celebrated for
something, that's the point where it becomes crystallized," the
Boss said. "And that's when you have to change."
Beach Boys Memorabilia Stolen in L.A. (AP)
 AP - An auction of Beach Boys memorabilia was canceled after representatives of the band told the auction house the items had been stolen from a North Hollywood warehouse.
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Elvis Could Get Own License Plate in Tenn. (AP)
 AP - The folks who keep the world supplied with Elvis T-shirts and coffee mugs have a new project in the works — an Elvis Presley license plate.
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