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Rocker Glitter Sentenced for Obscene Acts
(AP)
 AP - A Vietnamese court Friday sentenced former British rocker Gary Glitter to three years in prison for obscene acts with two young Vietnamese girls, and a melee erupted in the courtroom when Glitter shouted "I'm innocent" after the verdict.
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Springsteen Honors Folk Legend With Album
(AP)
 AP - Pete Seeger will have an extra gift when he celebrates his birthday this spring: a new album by Bruce Springsteen that was inspired by the folk music legend.
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Feds to Query Labels About Online Prices
(AP)
 AP - The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday it has launched an inquiry into possible price fixing in the burgeoning online music industry.
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Four Eliminated From 'American Idol'
(AP)
 AP - "American Idol" said goodbye to four more contestants Thursday night, cutting loose two guys and two gals.
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Kid Rock: Stapp 'Idiot' for Losing Tape
(AP)
 AP - Kid Rock blames Scott Stapp for losing a sex video showing them with several strippers, but appreciates Stapp for one thing. "What perfect timing," Rock told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday. "I got a record coming up ... Maybe I should thank him."
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Box office set to be overshadowed by Oscar
(Reuters)
Reuters - Although several films
are vying for the top spots at the box office this Academy
Awards weekend, there is no absolute front-runner, and none
looks likely to crack the $20 million mark.
Rocker Glitter Sentenced for Obscene Acts
(AP)
AP - A Vietnamese court Friday sentenced former British rocker Gary Glitter to three years in prison for obscene acts with two young Vietnamese girls, and a melee erupted in the courtroom when Glitter shouted "I'm innocent" after the verdict.
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Shepard, Whaley saddle up for "Ruffian"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Sam Shepard and Frank
Whaley have been cast in "Ruffian," an ESPN-produced TV movie
based on the true story of the legendary racehorse.
Ex-Manager Ordered to Pay Leonard Cohen
(AP)
AP - Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen may never see the $9.5 million a court ordered his former business manager to pay after she failed to respond to allegations of stealing from his retirement savings, Cohen's attorney said.
Jack Wild, Original Artful Dodger in 'Oliver! ', Is Dead at 53
(Playbill)
Playbill - Jack Wild, who won acclaim as the Artful Dodger in both the original London production of the 1960 Lionel Bart musical Oliver! as well as the subsequent film, died late March 1, BBC News reported. The former child star was 53 and had been battling mouth cancer since 2000.
Box office set to be overshadowed by Oscar
(Reuters)
Reuters - Although several films
are vying for the top spots at the box office this Academy
Awards weekend, there is no absolute front-runner, and none
looks likely to crack the $20 million mark.
Asian Filmmakers Fight Back Vs. Hollywood
(AP)
AP - Faced with the threat of big-budget Hollywood productions, ethnic Chinese filmmakers are fighting back by closing ranks and pooling talent, money and ideas with their Asian counterparts.
"The Hills" are alive with the sound of death
(Reuters)
Reuters - When it was released
last year, "High Tension," French filmmaker Alexandre Aja's
highly visceral ode to '70s American horror movies, got the
clammy, dread-soaked atmosphere down cold, but it was
ultimately done in by glaring plot logic issues.
Oscars Red Carpet Gets Royal Treatment
(AP)
 AP - Oscar's red carpet — Hollywood's celebrated route of royalty and runway for the world's most-watched fashion show — arrives very humbly: split into dozens of rolls, wrapped in plastic and freighted on two flatbed trucks.
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A "Crash" Pileup in Court
(E! Online)
 E! Online - The producers of Crash are on a collision course in court.
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"Crash" producer sues Oscars for recognition
(Reuters)
Reuters - A producer of Oscar-nominated
"Crash" has sued the Academy Awards and a key producers' group
in a new round in Hollywood's battle over who gets film
production credits during Oscar season.
Clarification: Michael Douglas Story
(AP)
AP - In a story Feb. 27, The Associated Press reported that actor Michael Douglas had sued two companies over the alleged misuse of his name and image in two segments of a television production. The story should have made clear that Douglas shot footage for the openings and closings of multiple segments, not the segments themselves.
"Elvis" dreams of walking Oscars red carpet
(Reuters)
Reuters - Impersonating a fat Elvis from the
1970s, Michael Romeo stood on Hollywood Boulevard on Thursday
in a white jumpsuit and cape and dreamed of walking the red
carpet as an Oscar nominee.
Actress Alba demands Playboy pull issue over cover
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Film star Jessica Alba demanded
that Playboy magazine pull its March issue, saying on Thursday
that its editors made her an unwitting cover girl and misled
readers into thinking they could see her nude inside.
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Some Facts About Oscar's Regal Rug
(AP)
AP - Some facts about the famously fabulous welcome mat for Oscar:
Rocker Glitter Sentenced for Obscene Acts
(AP)
AP - A Vietnamese court Friday sentenced former British rocker Gary Glitter to three years in prison for obscene acts with two young Vietnamese girls, and a melee erupted in the courtroom when Glitter shouted "I'm innocent" after the verdict.
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Glitter gets 3 years in Vietnam jail for child sex
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A Vietnamese court sentenced
British "glam rocker" Gary Glitter to three years in jail on
Friday for molesting two 11-year-old girls, although if he wins
early parole he could be free by Christmas.
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Feds to Query Labels About Online Prices
(AP)
AP - The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday it has launched an inquiry into possible price fixing in the burgeoning online music industry.
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Ex-Manager Ordered to Pay Leonard Cohen
(AP)
AP - Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen may never see the $9.5 million a court ordered his former business manager to pay after she failed to respond to allegations of stealing from his retirement savings, Cohen's attorney said.
Springsteen Honors Folk Legend With Album
(AP)
AP - Pete Seeger will have an extra gift when he celebrates his birthday this spring: a new album by Bruce Springsteen that was inspired by the folk music legend.
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Bono Salutes Mothers of the Plaza De Mayo
(AP)
 AP - Bono and the band U2 saluted the human rights group Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo during their final concert here Thursday night.
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Glitter Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
(AP)
 AP - A Vietnamese court Friday convicted former British glam rocker Gary Glitter of obscene acts with two young Vietnamese girls and sentenced him to three years in prison followed by deportation from Vietnam.
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Four Eliminated From 'American Idol'
(AP)
AP - "American Idol" said goodbye to four more contestants Thursday night, cutting loose two guys and two gals.
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Kid Rock: Stapp 'Idiot' for Losing Tape
(AP)
AP - Kid Rock blames Scott Stapp for losing a sex video showing them with several strippers, but appreciates Stapp for one thing. "What perfect timing," Rock told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday. "I got a record coming up ... Maybe I should thank him."
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DOJ opens probe into online music pricing: sources
(Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. Department of Justice has
opened an investigation into online music pricing at the
world's major music labels, sources familiar with the matter
said on Thursday.
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