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Russell Simmons, Kimora Lee Break Up
(AP)
 AP - The marriage of hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons and his model-turned-entrepreneur wife, Kimora Lee, has come to an end.
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Clooney Takes Aim at 'Gawker Stalker' Site
(AP)
 AP - George Clooney is known as a prankster, but his plan to undermine a Web site that posts celebrity sightings is no joke, his publicist said Friday.
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Howard Stern Lashes Out at Some Fans
(AP)
 AP - Howard Stern is angry more fans haven't followed him to satellite radio. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the 52-year-old shock jock lashes out at those of his fan base who haven't made the transition to Sirius Satellite Radio.
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Sotheby's Sells Chinese Contemporary Art
(AP)
 AP - A portrait of a young man sold for nearly a million dollars Friday at Sotheby's first-ever New York auction of contemporary Chinese art, which brought in more than $13 million.
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Yanni Won't Face Domestic Battery Charge
(AP)
 AP - Musician Yanni won't be charged with domestic battery in an alleged dispute with his girlfriend, authorities said Friday.
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Blanchard is Lee's "Inside Man" for music
(Reuters)
 Reuters - You can hear Terence Blanchard's
latest music at your nearest movie theater.
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Country Great Jones Hospitalized, Recovering
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Even hard-livin' country music legends have to take it easy
once in a while.
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Spelling's Private Life Goes Public
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Tori isn't the only member of the Spelling clan that's going to
be notorious.
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Radio in talks to settle FCC payola probe: sources
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Four big radio station
chains have been in talks with U.S. regulators to settle their
investigation into secret payments made in exchange for
airplay, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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"Hair" the musical returns with hints of Iraq war
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The musical "Hair" has opened in
Toronto for the first time in more than 30 years with producers
hoping its anti-war "Age of Aquarius" message will be as
relevant now as it was during the Vietnam war.
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Blanchard is Lee's "Inside Man" for music
(Reuters)
Reuters - You can hear Terence Blanchard's
latest music at your nearest movie theater.
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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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Fans get taste of "The Simpsons" movie
(Reuters)
 Reuters - To learn some long-awaited news
about "The Simpsons," television's most popular cartoon family,
fans had to go to the movies on Friday.
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CORRECTED: "Simpsons" movie revealed in trailer
(Reuters)
Reuters - Homer Simpson hit the
big screen on Friday in a short teaser trailer announcing "The
Simpsons" movie.
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Clooney Takes Aim at 'Gawker Stalker' Site
(AP)
AP - George Clooney is known as a prankster, but his plan to undermine a Web site that posts celebrity sightings is no joke, his publicist said Friday.
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Corrupt Spanish cop coming to American precincts
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A hit comedy franchise
about a corrupt Spanish cop is getting the remake treatment
from New Line Cinema.
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Stars Celebrate '9 to 5,' 25 Years Later
(AP)
 AP - Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton were back on the job, working the arrivals line at a party celebrating the 25th anniversary of their 1980 workplace-comedy smash, "9 to 5."
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'Superman Returns' to Hit Theaters in 3-D
(AP)
 AP - The new Superman is going to be flying at moviegoers in 3-D on huge Imax screens.
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'Raw Feed' movies on direct-to-video diet
(Reuters)
Reuters - Taking the concept of
direct-to-video a step further than the flurry of recent
sequels to theatrical movies, Warner Home Video on Thursday
announced a branded line of video premieres.
'Superman' in a fortress of 3-D
(Reuters)
 Reuters - "Superman Returns" will
leap onto Imax screens in 3-D in the summer.
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Country Great Jones Hospitalized, Recovering
(E! Online)
E! Online - Even hard-livin' country music legends have to take it easy
once in a while.
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Marsalis stirs up concert season, mixed feelings
(Reuters)
Reuters - Little did the jazz world know back
in 1981 what a speeding locomotive and lightning rod Wynton
Marsalis would become. Then, while a member of drummer Art
Blakey's band, the 19-year-old trumpeter recorded his
self-titled debut as leader on Columbia Records. Twenty-five
years later, Marsalis is inarguably the most powerful figure in
jazz as well as its most controversial statesman.
Gill's good works honored by country academy
(Reuters)
Reuters - Long known in the industry for his
generous spirit and charitable work, Vince Gill will be named
the winner of the Academy of Country Music's Home Depot
Humanitarian Award, Billboard has learned.
Jazz Saxophonist Jackie McLean Dies at 73
(AP)
AP - Jazz saxophonist Jackie McLean, a performer and teacher who played with legendary musicians including Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins, died Friday. He was 73.
Flaming Lips go to "War" on new set
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Wayne Coyne says he will forever
douse his audience with confetti, but make no mistake about it,
the Flaming Lips frontman is angry.
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Q&A: Chrissie Hynde takes to the road again, briefly
(Reuters)
 Reuters - With unmistakable vocals, deft
songwriting skills and a cocksure guitar stance, Pretenders
frontwoman Chrissie Hynde has inspired many -- just as she has
surely pissed a few people off.
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Yanni in the Clear
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Cue the synths, Yanni is ready to make some happy music.
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Courtney & Nirvana: Smells Like a Sellout
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit"--coming soon to a soap ad
near you?
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Janet Jackson single on course for May release
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The first single from Janet
Jackson's as-yet-untitled new album is expected to hit U.S.
radio outlets in May, Virgin Urban president Jermaine Dupri
told Billboard. The album likely will follow at the end of
September.
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Russell Simmons and Kimora split
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Hip-hop power couple Russell Simmons
and Kimora Lee Simmons, a model and head of the Baby Phat
fashion label, have separated after seven years of marriage,
Russell Simmons' agent said on Friday.
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