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Court documents released Friday reveal that Michael Jackson’s doctor Conrad Murray bought the sedative propofol in Nevada and had it shipped to California. The AP reports that Murray’s Las Vegas office had receipts showing that he purchased the powerful drug, which was found near the singer’s ...
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People reports that Nick Lachey is set to host a new singing competition show, The Sing-Off, for NBC. The four-night series will premiere Dec. 14. Eight singing groups will compete for an Epic/Sony contract. Most striking in the age of Auto Tune, the show will require acts to perform a cappella. ...
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Heidi Klum has now legally taken her husband Seal’s last name, People reports. On Friday, a Los Angeles commissioner approved Klum’s legal name change to Heidi Samuel. The couple has been married for more than four years and she gave birth to their fourth child six weeks ago. It’s not yet known ...
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Outgoing CNN television news host and commentator Lou Dobbs said on Thursday that, among other career possibilities, he is considering possible runs for the White House or U.S. Senate, according to Reuters. “Right now I feel exhilaration at the wide range of choices before me as to what I ...
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Doctor Who fans will soon get to see the finale of David Tennant as The Doctor. BBC America will air Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars on Dec. 19, and Doctor Who: The End of Time, Part One will premiere on Dec. 26. The second half of The End of Time special will premiere on
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Nicole Richie has checked out a Beverly Hills hospital after a bout of pneumonia and is at home resting, according to People. Her boyfriend Joel Madden wrote on his band Good Charlotte’s website that “I stepped off the plane after a month out of the country, and basically went ...
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People.com is reporting that a Miley Cyrus tour bus was involved in a deadly crash outside Richmond, Va. today. Members of her crew were on board, but the 16-year-old star was not. One person (presumed to be the driver) died and nine other people sustained injuries. An investigation is underway ...
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Oprah Winfrey made it official on a live episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show today that she’ll end her run in daytime on Sept. 9, 2011, 25 years after it first went on the air. “I love this show. This show has been my life. And I love it enough to know when it’s
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Obsessed star Idris Elba is the latest actor to join the cast of Marvel Studios’ upcoming film Thor, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The movie’s cast already includes Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, and Natalie Portman; Elba is set to play the guardian of Asgard in the flick, ...
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Premium cable channel Epix has cast Sam Shepard in its first original pilot Tough Trade, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Trade will be a one-hour drama about the Tucker family of which Shepard will play the patriarch. The family is a Nashville music dynasty that has troubles with drinking, ...
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Patriot Games screenwriter Peter Iliff has been hired to write a big-screen, live-action version of the 1980s TV show American Gladiators, reports Variety. The story is expected to follow the beefcake Gladiators, who are now superheroes.
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Scream Queens is coming back to VH1 for a second season, according to Variety. The cable network has picked up another season of the reality-compeition show that, just like in the first season, promises the winner a spot in the next Saw film, after a creatures- and gore-laced boot camp. Actress ...
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Scriptwriter and former Amazing Race contestant Mike White is set to pen the script for comedy Santa Wars, according to Variety. The movie, which is based off a segment from Ira Glass’ public radio show This American Life, is set to be based on an uprising within a union of professional ...
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Avatar and Terminator Salvation star Sam Worthington isn’t straying far from the sci-fi world for his next big project that he’s just signed on for, The Last Days of American Crime, according to Variety. The movie is set in the near future and concerns the U.S. government’s ...
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Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender are in talks to star in a new adaptation of the Charlotte Bronte novel Jane Eyre as Jane and Mr. Rochester, reports Variety. Wasikowska will appear as Alice in Tim Burton’s upcoming version of Alice in Wonderland starring Johnny Depp. And Fassbender ...
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Steven Spielberg and Stephen King are joining forces, Variety reports. DreamWorks TV has optioned King’s new supernatural thriller Under the Dome and is eyeing an adaptation as an event series, most likely for cable TV. DreamWorks’ Stacey Snider and Spielberg will executive produce ...
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Project Runway host Heidi Klum made a surprise trip down the runway Thursday night, People reports. At the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, which she was hosting, Klum drew cheers from the audience with her surprise stroll down the runway in a corset and full skirt. The supermodel gave ...
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Robert Pattinson has a new co-star: Uma Thurman. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Thurman has joined the Twilight star in the film adaptation of Guy de Maupassant’s short story Bel Ami. Kristin Scott Thomas has also joined the cast. Pattinson plays a young journalist who sleeps his way ...
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Brad Pitt and his Plan B production company have partnered with Indian media conglomerate Reliance Big Pictures to buy the movie rights to Capcom’s video game Dark Void, which is set to debut in January. The rights are being set up as a potential franchise and starring role for Pitt, ...
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Actor James Caan has filed for divorce from his wife of fourteen years, claiming irreconcilable differences, according to the Associated Press. It is the second time he has sought a divorce from Linda Caan, whom he married in 1995; the first filing, in 2005, was not pursued. The couple has two ...
