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Country Weekly names Urban sexiest man
(AP)
 AP - Nicole Kidman's Aussie fiancé, Keith Urban, is country music's sexiest man, according to a reader poll to be released Friday in Country Weekly.
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'Idol' winner Studdard awarded $2M in suit
(AP)
 AP - American Idol winner Ruben Studdard has been awarded $2 million in his lawsuit against his ex-manager for misappropriating the singer's money and credit cards.
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Cruise tops Forbes' annual Celebrity list
(AP)
 AP - Never mind the couch-jumping and the depression-dismissing. Tom Cruise is the world's No. 1 star, according to Forbes' annual "Celebrity 100 Power List," which ranks famous folks based on earnings and buzz.
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Elvis tops Forbes' list of dead celebs
(AP)
 AP - Even in the afterlife, some celebrities remain big-time moneymakers. Elvis Presley, Albert Einstein, Kurt Cobain, Andy Warhol and Marilyn Monroe continue to earn enviable incomes from the grave, according to Forbes magazine.
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Rather apparently near end at CBS News
(AP)
 AP - Dan Rather, who has been working at "60 Minutes" since leaving as "CBS Evening News" anchor last year, apparently is in his final days at CBS News.
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Pitt Tops DiCaprio in "World" Domination
(E! Online)
 E! Online - And for an encore, Brad Pitt gets to eat Leonardo DiCaprio's brains...
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Country Weekly names Urban sexiest man
(AP)
AP - Nicole Kidman's Aussie fiancé, Keith Urban, is country music's sexiest man, according to a reader poll to be released Friday in Country Weekly.
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Michael Jordan named part-owner of Bobcats
(AP)
 AP - Michael Jordan is back in the NBA, resuming his basketball career in the state where it started.
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Cruise tops Forbes' celebrity power list
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Despite the jokes and sneers he
drew for hopping on couches and slamming psychiatry, actor Tom
Cruise on Thursday reclaimed his No. 1 spot on Forbes
magazine's annual list of the world's 100 most powerful stars.
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Sater & Sheik's 'Spring Awakening' Dawns in World Premiere at Atlantic Theater Co.
(Playbill)
Playbill - Composer Duncan Sheik's throbbing, evocative alternative pop music accompanies the hormonal rhythms of the adolescent heart in the new musical, Spring Awakening, opening Off-Broadway June 15.
Pitt Tops DiCaprio in "World" Domination
(E! Online)
E! Online - And for an encore, Brad Pitt gets to eat Leonardo DiCaprio's brains...
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Newman prepares to wind down film career
(AP)
 AP - Paul Newman is considering his final scene. "I will probably have one film left in me," the 81-year-old actor told The Associated Press on Thursday. "The last hurrah."
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Dustin Hoffman recalls audition
(AP)
 AP - Dustin Hoffman is a lucky guy. He got his big break in 1967's "The Graduate" — despite his audition.
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Blu-ray launches next week
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Blu-ray, one of two much-hyped
high-definition DVD formats, debuts next week, but the launch
is expected to be muted amid device delays and consumer
confusion, industry analysts said on Thursday.
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AFI Praises Spielberg, Snubs Jesus
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Jesus inspired Christians. Movie buffs, on the other hand...
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Missy Elliott Movie Under Construction
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Robert De Niro is going to help Missy Elliott get her freak
onscreen.
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World Cup stars score on the silver screen
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Ronaldinho and David Beckham are joining
Tom Hanks and Johnny Depp on the multiplex marquee this summer
as cinemas on both sides of the Atlantic try to reel in extra
customers by screening World Cup matches.
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Spielberg to defy gravity for Paramount
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Steven Spielberg is set
to defy gravity in a new film he will direct for Paramount
Pictures.
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'Polar Express' back on track after deal
(AP)
AP - A dispute between a railroad and a Hollywood studio has been settled, allowing the Polar Express to run this holiday season after all.
Deneuve to head Venice film festival jury
(Reuters)
 Reuters - French star Catherine Deneuve,
named best actress at 1998's Venice International Film
Festival, will head the main competition jury at the 63rd
edition of the event, organizers said on Wednesday.
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Country Weekly names Urban sexiest man
(AP)
AP - Nicole Kidman's Aussie fiancé, Keith Urban, is country music's sexiest man, according to a reader poll to be released Friday in Country Weekly.
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Old Damascus opens its doors for evening of music
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Syria opened its public
buildings in the old city of Damascus on Thursday for a series
of free musical concerts modeled after France's annual Fete de
la Musique.
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White Stripes win lawsuit over royalties
(AP)
 AP - A federal jury ruled Thursday that the White Stripes don't have to share royalties with a producer who worked on the rock band's first two albums and claimed he played a pivotal role in creating its signature sound.
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'Idol' winner Studdard awarded $2M in suit
(AP)
AP - American Idol winner Ruben Studdard has been awarded $2 million in his lawsuit against his ex-manager for misappropriating the singer's money and credit cards.
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Dat Franchize Boy Busted
(E! Online)
![In the chart-topping single 'Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It,' Dem
Franchize Boyz boast that they're 'gonna rock wit it, gonna lean wit it
[and] smoke some green with it.'](http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/eo/20060616/capt.c560076bb9244a66923f6d75413e09b1.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=SDBlBb8kaKQadP5WuUsbYg--) E! Online - In the chart-topping single "Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It," Dem
Franchize Boyz boast that they're "gonna rock wit it, gonna lean wit it
[and] smoke some green with it."
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Sheryl Crow gets back to music
(AP)
 AP - Sheryl Crow has made a few adjustments since returning to the stage after battling breast cancer. She still performs more than two hours each night, but the Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter is more apt to take a nap during the day. And she's added a private chef to her road crew to ensure she's eating healthy.
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Glitter Still Guilty
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Gary Glitter will have plenty of time to ponder the vast "plot"
against him. Three years to be exact.
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Rapper Jay-Z decides to boycott Cristal
(AP)
 AP - Rappers have long proclaimed their love for Cristal, frequently mentioning the high-end champagne in songs and popping the corks of the clear, gold-labeled bottles in music videos and at nightclubs.
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Jeweler nabbed on money laundering charges
(AP)
AP - Famed jeweler Jacob Arabov, referenced in songs by R. Kelly and Kanye West, has been arrested on money laundering charges, a spokeswoman for the Drug Enforcement Administration said Thursday.
Stones tour to go on despite Wood reports
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The Rolling Stones tour due to start in
Italy next month will go ahead on schedule, the band's
spokeswoman told Reuters, despite reports that guitarist Ronnie
Wood has been admitted to an alcohol rehab clinic.
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