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Hayes' Chef Sort of Returns on 'South Park'
(AP)
 AP - "South Park" creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker vowed vengeance last week in their running battle with Scientology — and Wednesday night's new-season premiere appears to be the start.
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Eva Longoria Gives Loving Props to Beau
(AP)
 AP - Eva Longoria, desperate to set the record straight, took to the entertainment-news shows Tuesday to tell the world that her beau, NBA star Tony Parker, is aces in the bedroom.
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Hank William Jr. Accused of Harrassment
(AP)
 AP - A 19-year-old waitress has accused Hank Williams Jr. of harassing her in a hotel bar.
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Aerosmith's Steven Tyler to Undergo Surgery
(AP)
 AP - Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler will undergo surgery this week for an undisclosed medical condition, forcing the band to cancel the remaining dates of its North American tour.
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Huffington Apologizes for Clooney Blog
(AP)
AP - Commentator Ariana Huffington apologized to readers for a blog posted on her Web site on March 13 that was attributed to actor George Clooney but was actually a compilation of his views.
Publisher Wins Fees in Monroe Photo Spat
(AP)
AP - A federal judge has awarded nearly $800,000 in attorney's fees to a book publisher named in a copyright lawsuit over its use of Marilyn Monroe photographs.
Hank William Jr. Accused of Harrassment
(AP)
AP - A 19-year-old waitress has accused Hank Williams Jr. of harassing her in a hotel bar.
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Women's game unveils 'reality TV' innovations in Miami
(Reuters)
Reuters - Women's tennis will embrace a new
technological era by introducing mid-match television
interviews, instant TV replays to decide line calls and
enhanced microphones at this week's Miami event.
"Idol" leads weekly ratings derby
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Boosted by a visit from
Stevie Wonder, "American Idol" gave Fox the top two shows in
both viewers and adults 18-49 for the week ending March 19.
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Bee Is a Bee Is a Bee: Broadway's 'Spelling Bee' to Host Real NY Bee; Winner Appears in Show
(Playbill)
Playbill - Broadway's salute to the wordy wonders, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, will serve as home to the 42nd Annual Daily News New York Citywide Spelling Bee, March 28 and 29.
Publisher Wins Fees in Monroe Photo Spat
(AP)
AP - A federal judge has awarded nearly $800,000 in attorney's fees to a book publisher named in a copyright lawsuit over its use of Marilyn Monroe photographs.
Huffington Apologizes for Clooney Blog
(AP)
AP - Commentator Ariana Huffington apologized to readers for a blog posted on her Web site on March 13 that was attributed to actor George Clooney but was actually a compilation of his views.
"Exile" marks Hong Kong director's return to film
(Reuters)
Reuters - Veteran Hong Kong director
Patrick Tam Ka-Ming has emerged from self-imposed exile to
shoot his first movie in 17 years.
"Akeelah and the Bee" lacks box office buzz
(Reuters)
 Reuters - During the half-dozen
years it has taken Doug Atchison's "Akeelah and the Bee" to go
from script to screen, that old schoolhouse standby known as
the spelling bee suddenly became hot property, informing
everything from the documentary "Spellbound" to the novel/film
"Bee Season" to the hit Broadway musical "The 25th Annual
Putnam County Spelling Bee."
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"Road to Guantanamo" leads to theaters
(Reuters)
Reuters - Independent movie
distributor Roadside Attractions has bought North American
rights to "The Road to Guantanamo," a docudrama about three
British citizens who traveled to a wedding in Pakistan and
ended up held as suspected terrorists by the United States for
two years.
"Chicago" producer sues Miramax for $10 million
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Producer Marty Richards won an Oscar
for the 2002 movie "Chicago" but claims to have lost millions
in royalties and is suing Miramax Films to get his hands on the
cash.
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"Brokeback" Rides Early to DVD
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Audiences will get their chance next month to bring Brokeback
Mountain home to the range. But they'll still have the opportunity
to turn around and appreciate the film's sweeping vistas from a
stadium-style seat.
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Pryor Bowl Nets More Than $7,000
(AP)
 AP - A ceramic bowl painted by Richard Pryor raised $7,099 in an online auction benefiting an Ohio animal rights group.
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"Vendetta" Bloodies Box Office
(E! Online)
 E! Online - The
Wachowski brothers' adaptation of Alan Moore and David Lloyd's classic
graphic novel about rebellion against a fascist regime pulled in $25.6
million to handily win the weekend box office.
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Aghdashloo to play Jesus' aunt
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Shohreh Aghdashloo is in
final negotiations to join Keisha Castle-Hughes in "Nativity,"
which revolves around Virgin Mary before the birth of Christ.
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Hank William Jr. Accused of Harrassment
(AP)
AP - A 19-year-old waitress has accused Hank Williams Jr. of harassing her in a hotel bar.
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Aerosmith singer faces surgery, band scraps tour
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler will
undergo throat surgery this week, forcing the veteran rock band
to scrap the remaining 12 dates on its North American tour, a
spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
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Aerosmith's Steven Tyler to Undergo Surgery
(AP)
AP - Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler will undergo surgery this week for an undisclosed medical condition, forcing the band to cancel the remaining dates of its North American tour.
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MTV Awards Return to New York This Year
(AP)
AP - The MTV Video Music Awards — perhaps a little homesick after spending the last two years in Miami — are heading back to the Big Apple this August.
Ice Cube to Debut Two New Tracks at Show
(AP)
 AP - Ice Cube loves cars — especially his new red Mercedes. But that's not the only reason he's hosting Spike TV's AutoRox awards in Las Vegas.
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Prince Surprises Waiting Fans With a Show
(AP)
 AP - Fans waiting to buy copies of Prince's highly anticipated new album, "3121," were greeted early Tuesday with something even better — a surprise performance by Prince himself.
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France moves forward with law challenging Apple
(Reuters)
 Reuters - France's lower house of parliament passed
a law on Tuesday that could challenge Apple Computer Inc.'s
dominance of the online digital music market by making it open
its iTunes store to portable music players other than Apple
iPods.
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Radiohead Tunes in Tour
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Radiohead is ready to take the show back on the road.
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Stipe, Moby rock against Iraq War
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Michael Stipe, Rufus Wainwright,
Moby and surprise guest James Iha marked the third anniversary
of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq Monday during a concert in New
York interspersed with speeches by anti-war advocates like
Public Enemy's Chuck D and activist Cindy Sheehan.
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Brown, New Edition to Reunite for a Night
(AP)
 AP - Bobby Brown and New Edition are getting back together — at least for one night, anyway. Brown and the rest of the old-school boy band are scheduled to perform together at the Essence Music Festival, which will be held July 1-3 in Houston.
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