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Simpson, Lachey Officially Separating (AP)
 AP - Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, who turned mid-level music careers into Hollywood superstardom by celebrating their marriage in an MTV reality show and television specials, are calling it quits after months of salacious breakup rumors.
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Cruise Buys Sonogram Machine for Katie (AP)
 AP - Tom Cruise has made an unusual purchase for his fiancee Katie Holmes — one that will let them see the development of their baby. "I bought a sonogram machine," Cruise says on ABC's "Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2005," to air Nov. 29 (10 p.m. EST).
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Teri Hatcher Sues Tabloid Over Sex Story (AP)
 AP - Teri Hatcher is suing a British tabloid newspaper for libel over its claims she had "sex romps" with men in a Volkswagen van, her lawyer said Wednesday.
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Britney Gives Public First Look at Baby (AP)
 AP - Britney Spears has given the world its first glimpse of her baby boy. The pop star appears with infant Sean Preston and husband Kevin Federline on the cover of the latest issue of People magazine, on newsstands Friday.
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'Silver Bells' another generic holiday TV movie (Reuters)
 Reuters - Over the years,
consumers have learned to count on Hallmark greeting cards for
the thoughtful way they use images to evoke sentiment. Given
the limitations of a card, that's a considerable
accomplishment.
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ABC's 'Alias' to end run after 5 years (Reuters)
 Reuters - "Alias," the ABC espionage drama
starring Jennifer Garner as a sexy, globe-trotting secret
agent, will end its prime-time run in May after five seasons on
the air, the network said on Wednesday.
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Simpson, Lachey Officially Separating (AP)
AP - Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, who turned mid-level music careers into Hollywood superstardom by celebrating their marriage in an MTV reality show and television specials, are calling it quits after months of salacious breakup rumors.
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'Tom Brown's Schooldays' gets an A (Reuters)
 Reuters - This new adaptation of
Thomas Hughes' perennial favorite comes up looking very
handsome and more intense than action-filled, offering a bit of
Charles Dickens aimed in large part at the "Harry Potter"
crowd.
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Supporters of condemned killer angry at campaign (Reuters)
 Reuters - Supporters of Stanley "Tookie"
Williams, the street gang leader and convicted killer facing
execution in three weeks, have filed a federal complaint
against a Los Angeles radio station for a "Tookie Must Die"
campaign by two talk-show hosts.
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Britney Spears may be heading to Broadway: report (Reuters)
 Reuters - Pop star Britney Spears is in talks to
play the lead role in the musical "Sweet Charity" on Broadway,
the New York Post reported on Wednesday.
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ABC's 'Alias' to end run after 5 years (Reuters)
Reuters - "Alias," the ABC espionage drama
starring Jennifer Garner as a sexy, globe-trotting secret
agent, will end its prime-time run in May after five seasons on
the air, the network said on Wednesday.
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Cruise buys sonogram machine to watch baby (Reuters)
 Reuters - Not every family can afford one at
a price tag of up to $200,000 but actor Tom Cruise says he
bought a sonogram machine for his pregnant fiance Katie Holmes
so that they can monitor the development of their child.
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Ventimiglia in ring for new 'Rocky' (Reuters)
 Reuters - Rocky Balboa has a new
bambino.
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Cruise Buys Sonogram Machine for Katie (AP)
AP - Tom Cruise has made an unusual purchase for his fiancee Katie Holmes — one that will let them see the development of their baby. "I bought a sonogram machine," Cruise says on ABC's "Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2005," to air Nov. 29 (10 p.m. EST). Excerpts of the interview are published in the latest issue of People magazine, on newsstands Friday.
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Beef Blamed in "Get Rich" Death (E! Online)
 E! Online - A Pittsburgh-area movie theater may have jumped the gun in
blaming rapper 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin' on a fatal
shooting at the multiplex.
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CORRECTED-Ferrell, Heder skating toward deal for 'Blades' (Reuters)
Reuters - (please read in 4th paragraph ... The casting of Arnett and
Poehler marks the first big-screen pairing of the
husband-and-wife team, who appeared together in the second
season of "Arrested Development" ... instead of ... The pairing
of Arnett and Poehler would mark the first time the
husband-and-wife team will act together onscreen.)
Pitt, Jolie Get Briefings on Refugees (AP)
 AP - United Nations' goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie was joined by actor Brad Pitt for private briefings about refugee situations around the world, a spokeswoman at the U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday.
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Hollywood Hopes to Reduce Movie Downloads (AP)
AP - Hollywood hopes that an agreement with the creator of BitTorrent software, popular for downloading pirated movies over the Internet, will reduce illegal traffic in online films.
DVD review: 'Unseen Cinema' (Reuters)
 Reuters - Old weird Americana
takes a bow in the sprawling and richly rewarding DVD set
"Unseen Cinema."
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Robinson joins Condon's cast in 'Dreamgirls' (Reuters)
Reuters - In another key piece of
casting, Keith Robinson has joined the lineup of the movie
version of the Broadway musical "Dreamgirls," the tale of a
'60s girl group loosely based on the Supremes.
Simpson, Lachey Officially Separating (AP)
AP - Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, who turned mid-level music careers into Hollywood superstardom by celebrating their marriage in an MTV reality show and television specials, are calling it quits after months of salacious breakup rumors.
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Escovedo recording new album with John Cale (Reuters)
Reuters - Acclaimed singer/songwriter
Alejandro Escovedo, whose career has been sidelined since 2003
by a battle with hepatitis C, is working on an album that is
being produced by Velvet Underground co-founder John Cale.
Madonna's "Confessions" Gobbled Up (E! Online)
 E! Online - As is her wont, Madonna will be stuffing plenty of stockings this
holiday season.
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Madonna's new album rules pop charts (Reuters)
 Reuters - Venerable pop icon Madonna danced
to the top of the U.S. pop album charts for the sixth time in
her career on Wednesday with her third consecutive No. 1
release, "Confessions on a Dance Floor."
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Warner Pays Up in Payola Probe (E! Online)
 E! Online - Think Green Day's monster hit record American Idiot didn't
need any help to top the charts and sell millions of copies? Think
again.
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AMAs Reward Destiny's Child, McGraw (E! Online)
 E! Online - The members of Destiny's Child may have gone their separate
ways, but that didn't stop the trio from picking up a pair of awards at
Tuesday's 33rd Annual American Music Awards.
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Condom campaign costs Brazilian singer pope gig (Reuters)
Reuters - The Vatican has withdrawn an
invitation for Brazilian singing star Daniela Mercury to
perform before the pope in a Christmas concert because she took
part in an anti-AIDS campaign promoting the use of condoms, the
singer said on Wednesday.
ADL Demands Michael Jackson Apology (AP)
 AP - The Anti-Defamation League on Wednesday demanded that Michael Jackson apologize for allegedly calling Jews "leeches" in a private telephone message that was recorded two years ago and has now surfaced in connection with a lawsuit against the pop star.
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Canada legislator seeks to bar U.S. rapper 50 Cent (Reuters)
 Reuters - The Canadian government should ban U.S.
rapper 50 Cent from touring Canada later this year because he
has a criminal record and glorifies gun violence, a legislator
from the ruling Liberal party said on Wednesday.
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Longing for more of Bonnie Raitt's bluesy rock (Reuters)
 Reuters - "That was then and this
is now," Bonnie Raitt sang at the beginning of "I Will Not Be
Broken," which opens her new album and was played early on
Monday at the Wiltern.
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