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Depp Best, Diaz Worst for Autographs
(AP)
 AP - Johnny Depp has the write stuff when it comes to signing autographs while Cameron Diaz is the worst, according to a new list Friday from Autograph Collector magazine.
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Sheen, Richards OK Further Restraining Order
(AP)
 AP - Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards agreed Friday to extend a temporary restraining order requiring the actor to stay away from his estranged wife.
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Couric Urges Okla. Grads to Be Persistent
(AP)
 AP - Katie Couric told University of Oklahoma graduates that persistence and the ability to stay connected to friends and family can help a person make an impact on the world.
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Obama Jokes of Presidential Bid on 'Conan'
(AP)
 AP - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama has repeatedly said he doesn't plan to run for president in two years. Yet the freshman senator from Illinois says that if he did, he's already picked a late-night talk show host to appear on the ticket with him.
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L.A. High School Honors 'Idol' Finalist
(AP)
 AP - "McPhever" mania reached a fevered pitch Friday when "American Idol" finalist Katharine McPhee returned to her old high school.
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Stasi drama nets German film prize
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A powerful drama about how East
Germany's Stasi security police infiltrated and shattered the
lives of ordinary people swept the German Film Prize awards on
Friday, taking seven trophies in the world's most lucrative
film contest.
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Tearful Metallica singer recounts drugs battle
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Metallica frontman James Hetfield
fought back tears on Friday as he recounted his public battle
with addiction, and labeled the sex, drugs and rock' n' roll
ethos as a "horrible myth."
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Obama Jokes of Presidential Bid on 'Conan'
(AP)
AP - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama has repeatedly said he doesn't plan to run for president in two years. Yet the freshman senator from Illinois says that if he did, he's already picked a late-night talk show host to appear on the ticket with him.
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CBS defeats supersized rivals, 'X-Men' preview
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Fox got help from the X-Men
and NBC supersized its lineup, but all fell to CBS in primetime
battle Thursday.
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NY Drama Critics' Circle Awards Go to 'History Boys, Drowsy Chaperone, Sweeney Todd' and Ebersole
(Playbill)
Playbill - The History Boys, by Alan Bennett, was named Best Play of the 2005-06 season by the New York Drama Critics' Circle, the membership announced May 11.
Stasi drama nets German film prize
(Reuters)
Reuters - A powerful drama about how East
Germany's Stasi security police infiltrated and shattered the
lives of ordinary people swept the German Film Prize awards on
Friday, taking seven trophies in the world's most lucrative
film contest.
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"Da Vinci Code" leads Hollywood pack to Cannes
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Last year it was the final
installment of "Star Wars." This year it is "The Da Vinci
Code."
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Lawsuit Against Nolte and Son Advances
(AP)
 AP - A judge refused to throw out a lawsuit against Nick Nolte and his son filed by a woman who claimed a partygoer drugged and sexually assaulted her at the actor's home when she was 15.
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Depp Best, Diaz Worst for Autographs
(AP)
AP - Johnny Depp has the write stuff when it comes to signing autographs while Cameron Diaz is the worst, according to a new list Friday from Autograph Collector magazine.
U.S. watchdog targets bloated corporate audits
(Reuters)
Reuters - After over two years looking at
whether auditors do enough to watch over U.S. corporations, the
chief of the top auditing watchdog says examiners will now look
if audits go too far.
Diane Keaton Gets L'Oreal Paris Deal
(AP)
AP - Diane Keaton has a new role. The Oscar-winning actress, who is 60, will star as a spokesperson for L'Oreal Paris and its brands.
At the Movies: `Just My Luck'
(AP)
AP - Poor Lindsay Lohan.
'Poseidon' Sails Into Hollywood
(AP)
 AP - Survivors of "The Poseidon Adventure" were all aboard for the christening of director Wolfgang Petersen's "Poseidon" — a new take on the tale of a capsized ocean liner.
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At the Movies: 'Keeping Up With the Steins'
(AP)
AP - With its sitcommy dialogue, wacky family antics and good-natured ribbing of religious traditions, "Keeping Up With the Steins" plays like "My Big Fat L.A. Bar Mitzvah."
Philippine bishops issue their own "Da Vinci" guide
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Philippine Catholic bishops gave priests
and parishioners guidelines on Friday on how to refute the plot
of religious novel "The Da Vinci Code" as the Asian country
gears up for its cinema release.
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Tearful Metallica singer recounts drugs battle
(Reuters)
Reuters - Metallica frontman James Hetfield
fought back tears on Friday as he recounted his public battle
with addiction, and labeled the sex, drugs and rock' n' roll
ethos as a "horrible myth."
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Woman Charged With Theft of Gould Mementos
(AP)
AP - A woman was indicted for allegedly stealing memorabilia of late classical pianist Glenn Gould from a Canadian library and selling some of the items, prosecutors said.
L.A. High School Honors 'Idol' Finalist
(AP)
AP - "McPhever" mania reached a fevered pitch Friday when "American Idol" finalist Katharine McPhee returned to her old high school.
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'Idol' Finalist Hicks Visits Alabama
(AP)
 AP - "American Idol" finalist Taylor Hicks returned home to Alabama on Friday with a made-for-TV visit that included a parade, a visit with the governor and some down-home Southern food he just can't get while taping in Los Angeles.
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Lawsuits Filed by Spector Can Proceed
(AP)
 AP - Record producer Phil Spector lost a bid Friday to delay court proceedings on lawsuits involving his former assistant until his murder trial is over.
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Jewel to Perform on Daytime Soap Opera
(AP)
 AP - Jewel is hitting the daytime-TV soap world to promote her new CD.
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OutKast album, film set for August
(Reuters)
 Reuters - After numerous delays, the OutKast
film "Idlewild" is now slated to arrive August 25 in theaters,
three days after the release of its soundtrack.
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Jerry Lee Lewis boxed set boasts rare tracks
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Jerry Lee Lewis will inaugurate Time
Life's "Legends of American Music" with the three-disc boxed
set "Jerry Lee Lewis: A Half Century of Hits."
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Police Arrest DJ After Radio Rants
(AP)
AP - A syndicated hip-hop disc jockey was arrested Friday on charges of harassment and endangering the welfare of a child amid an uproar over his on-air racial and sexual rants about a radio rival's wife and 4-year-old daughter.
Bad Vibrations in Beach Boy Land
(E! Online)
 E! Online - The
Beach Boys have been blasted with a $20 million countersuit brought by
the man the seminal surf-rockers contend stole photos, recordings and
other band memorabilia with designs on hawking the valuable goods
online.
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