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Naomi Campbell charged with assault in NY
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Supermodel Naomi Campbell was arrested
at her Park Avenue home on Thursday and charged with assaulting
her housekeeper with a cell phone, New York City police said.
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U.S. rock magazine hits hurdle in China
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The fate of Rolling Stone in China
hangs in the balance weeks after the highly popular release of
the first issue, as a press watchdog cited problems with the
magazine's trade practices rather than controversial content.
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"Friends" star Matt LeBlanc files for divorce
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Hollywood actor Matt LeBlanc, who
played the good-humored ladies' man Joey on the smash hit
television comedy "Friends," filed for divorce on Thursday from
his wife of three years, Melissa Sue.
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LaBelle: Fans Left Due to Cold Weather
(AP)
 AP - Patti LaBelle said Thursday that she told fans at a weekend concert in Florida that they could leave because it was too cold, not because of a poor performance.
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Brando's Screen Test Part of DVD Set
(AP)
 AP - Fans of Marlon Brando will be treated to a nearly 60-year-old screen test the actor took for the lead role in "Rebel Without a Cause" that is being included in a new DVD collection.
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Dinklage gets evil for "Underdog"
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Peter Dinklage is set to
play the villainous Simon Bar Sinister in "Underdog," Walt
Disney Pictures' live-action adaptation of the 1960s cartoon.
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Paris, Three 6 Mafia Hit the Studio
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Three 6 Mafia just made it easier out there for an heiress.
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CBS replaces ailing rookies with "Amazing Race"
(Reuters)
Reuters - "The Amazing Race" has
come to the rescue at CBS, switching nights to replace a pair
of faltering Wednesday sitcoms.
News Corp. has grand plans for MySpace
(Reuters)
 Reuters - While News Corp.'s recently
acquired online community destination MySpace.com is thriving
in its current form, the media giant already is devising plans
to make the site even stickier and more profitable, possibly by
acquiring so-called "Web 2.0" properties, enabling transactions
between members and adding subscription offers.
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'Phantom-The Las Vegas Spectacular' Snags Broadway Stars Barrett and Crivello as Two Masked Men
(Playbill)
Playbill - When it begins performances in June at The Venetian Resort in the Nevada desert, the Andrew Lloyd Webber smashzilla won't be called The Phantom of the Opera, it'll be Phantom-The Las Vegas Spectacular.
Dinklage gets evil for "Underdog"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Peter Dinklage is set to
play the villainous Simon Bar Sinister in "Underdog," Walt
Disney Pictures' live-action adaptation of the 1960s cartoon.
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Beastie Boys concert film not that 'Awesome'
(Reuters)
 Reuters - There is nothing new
about moviemakers employing nonprofessionals.
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"Basic" flaw -- an unsexy erotic thriller
(Reuters)
 Reuters - You can't keep a bad
woman down. With a worldwide box office gross of $350 million
and a career-transforming role for Sharon Stone as the
seductive and possibly deadly novelist Catherine Tramell, work
on a sequel to 1992's "Basic Instinct" has been under way for
years.
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Superman Visits Another Dimension
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Superman is returning, and he's going to bust right through
the screen.
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"Ice Age" sequel set to heat up box office
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The early spring thaw
that drove the chill off the box office last weekend could
escalate into genuine global warming this go-round as the
animated sequel "Ice Age: The Meltdown" launches in North
America and a number of foreign territories.
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Brando's Screen Test Part of DVD Set
(AP)
AP - Fans of Marlon Brando will be treated to a nearly 60-year-old screen test the actor took for the lead role in "Rebel Without a Cause" that is being included in a new DVD collection.
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Authorities: Filmmaker 'Committed Crime'
(AP)
AP - Authorities say they are holding a Chinese filmmaker because he committed a crime, but they refuse to give any details or allow visitors, his sister said Thursday.
Filipino Star Pleads Guilty to Charge
(AP)
 AP - Filipino film and music star Nora Aunor pleaded guilty to a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance, a court official said Thursday.
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3-D "Superman Returns" to fly into Imax theaters
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Superman leaps tall buildings in a
single bound, flies faster than a speeding bullet and this
summer, will land in audience laps in a 3-D version of
"Superman Returns," set for Imax movie theaters.
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Stuntman Sues "Mission" Team
(E! Online)
 E! Online - A
stuntman who suffered serious burns while working on Mission:
Impossible III is suing Cruise's C/W Productions, distributor
Paramount Pictures and various crew members for negligence.
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Paris, Three 6 Mafia Hit the Studio
(E! Online)
E! Online - Three 6 Mafia just made it easier out there for an heiress.
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'Idol' Contestant Happy to Be Back Home
(AP)
 AP - Kevin Covais, the 16-year-old who became known as "Chicken Little" while competing to be the next "American Idol," received a hero's welcome home Thursday despite being voted off the talent contest.
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LaBelle: Fans Left Due to Cold Weather
(AP)
AP - Patti LaBelle said Thursday that she told fans at a weekend concert in Florida that they could leave because it was too cold, not because of a poor performance.
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Filipino Star Pleads Guilty to Charge
(AP)
AP - Filipino film and music star Nora Aunor pleaded guilty to a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance, a court official said Thursday.
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Filipino star Aunor pleads guilty to drug charge
(Reuters)
Reuters - Filipino superstar Nora Aunor has
pleaded guilty to methamphetamine possession and entered a
court-supervised drug treatment program to get the charges
dismissed, prosecutors said on Thursday.
Notorious B.I.G.'s Family to Get $1.1M
(AP)
 AP - The city has agreed to pay $1.1 million in legal costs to the family of slain rapper Notorious B.I.G. because of police errors during a wrongful death case brought against the city and the LAPD.
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Ne-Yo Focuses on Being on Singer
(AP)
 AP - After suffering a major disappointment when he first tried to make an album, singer-songwriter Ne-Yo decided to drop the "singer" off his resume and just focus on being a songwriter.
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NYC to Host Hip-Hop Honors Week
(AP)
 AP - A six-day celebration of hip-hop culture will be held in October along with VH1's third annual "Hip-Hop Honors" show, network and city officials announced Thursday.
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Bon Jovi Changes British Concert Venues
(AP)
AP - Bon Jovi said they have changed the venue for two live shows in Britain this summer because of concern the new national stadium at Wembley wouldn't be ready in time.
Lisa Tucker Voted Off 'American Idol'
(AP)
 AP - She chose the wrong song. Sixteen-year-old Lisa Tucker was voted off "American Idol" on Wednesday, with viewers clearly agreeing with judges who slammed her rendition of 2002 Idol winner Kelly Clarkson's ballad "Because of You."
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