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Joe Jackson Seeks Money From Son's Estate
Michael Jackson's father is seeking an allowance from his son's estate to help cover expenses that exceed $15,000 a month, according to court documents filed Friday. The request seeking an unspecified amount for Joe Jackson was filed by lawyer Brian Oxman, who said there was no apparent reason for the administrators of the estate to not seek an allowance for the 81-year-old Jackson family patriarch.
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Calle 13 Nabs 5 Latin Grammy Awards
Puerto Rican duo Calle 13 won all five awards it was nominated for
Thursday at the Latin Grammys in Las Vegas, including two of the top
awards of the night and honors in both urban and alternative categories. Calle 13 won album of the year for its innovative collaborations and
politically charged reggaeton. Left with little time to accept the
golden gramophone for the top honor, lead singer Rene Perez, who raps
as "Residente," dedicated the award to Argentine folk singer Mercedes
Sosa, who died in October at age 74.
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Rihanna: No One Was There When I Looked At Him
Rihanna on Friday described the horror she felt as her ex-boyfriend
Chris Brown was biting and punching her during a violent argument in
February, saying she saw "no soul in his eyes." "There was no
person when I looked at him," the 21-year-old singer recalled during
the second installment of an interview airing on ABC's "Good Morning
America." "He had no soul in his eyes. Just blank."
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Oprah Drops Winans From Show Amid Abuse Case
Oprah Winfrey is removing gospel singer BeBe Winans from her show's
"karaoke challenge" until charges against him for allegedly pushing his
ex-wife to the ground are resolved.
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Suicide Prevention Groups Protest 'The Office'
Some suicide prevention groups aren't laughing over a scene in "The Office" where Steve Carell's character tries to scare young children by struggling in a hangman's noose. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and other mental health organizations say NBC and other entertainers should stop using suicide as a punchline.
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Mickey Kicks Butt & Takes Names In New Video Game
Everyone knows Mickey Mouse, but they don't know him like this. A new video game, set to be released in the fall of 2010, is changing the iconic Disney character's demeanor.
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Did Sex Tape Cause Miss Calif. Lawsuit To Implode?
Former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean sued pageant officials Monday
for libel, slander and religious discrimination, accusing them of
telling her to stop mentioning God even before her controversial
remarks against gay marriage.
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Rihanna 'Embarrassed' For Going Back To Brown
Rihanna said Thursday that she feels "embarrassed" for returning to
ex-boyfriend Chris Brown after he beat her in April and warned other
women struggling with domestic violence to not let themselves be
blinded by love.
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Group Urges CW Stations Not To Air 'Gossip Girl'
On-air promos for a sexual threesome on an upcoming episode of "Gossip Girl" have spurred the Parents Television Council to ask affiliates of the CW network to pre-empt the show.
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Colbert Sponsors U.S. Speedskating Team
Imagine the possibilities for this strange new relationship between Stephen Colbert and America's speedskaters. Maybe we'll be seeing a new segment, "Better Know A Speedskater." Or perhaps Colbert can take a few lessons from Shani Davis or Chad Hedrick, just enough to give us an Ice Capades-like redux of that memorable dance down a hallway behind none-too-amused congressman Barney Frank.
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Rihanna: Brown's Assault, Aftermath 'Humiliating'
Rihanna says dealing with the media attention after being assaulted in
February by ex-boyfriend Chris Brown was humiliating. But she now hopes
to speak for young women who are afraid to talk openly about domestic
violence.
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President Obama's Brother Reveals Abusive Father
President Obama's half brother has broken his media silence to
discuss his new novel the semi-autobiographical story of an abusive
parent patterned on their late father, the mostly absent figure Obama
wrote about in his own memoir. For the past seven years, Mark Ndesandjo has been living in the booming
southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, near Hong Kong, and has refused all
interview requests until now.
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Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin To Co-Host Oscars
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will co-host the Oscars. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says the two Hollywood veterans will share hosting duties at the 82nd Academy Awards ceremony. Telecast producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman said in a statement the two actors are "the perfect pair of hosts for the Oscars."
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Review: 'The Men Who Stare At Goats'
A fun tone is undermined by disjointed storytelling in George Clooney's
"The Men Who Stare at Goats," and it all starts with the disclaimer
that opens the movie: "More of this is true than what you might
imagine." This wry comment serves as a nod and a wink from the
filmmakers, a license to do what they will to Jon Ronson's amusing
nonfiction account of the U.S. military's hush-hush research into
psychic warfare and espionage.
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Ryan Seacrest's Alleged Stalker Pleads Not Guilty
A man arrested outside Ryan Seacrest's workplace has pleaded not guilty to a felony stalking charge. Chidi Benjamin Uzomah Jr. entered the plea Tuesday through an attorney.
A court commissioner ordered Uzomah to stay 500 yards away from
Seacrest if he is released from jail on $150,000 bail.
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Swiss To Reconsider Polanki's Bail Bid Appeal
Roman Polanski has re-appealed to the Swiss courts to be released from prison on bail, officials said Tuesday, the latest step in the director's protracted legal battle to avoid extradition to the United States. The Swiss Criminal Court declined to comment on the contents of the appeal, but the Justice Ministry said it was an offer that the government has already turned down in part because it lacked a cash guarantee.
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Man Could Face 4 Years For Stalking Ryan Seacrest
Prosecutors brought felony charges Monday against an Army reservist who
allegedly stalked Ryan Seacrest, including showing up at the "American
Idol" host's studio and attacking one of his bodyguards. Chidi Benjamin Uzomah Jr., 25, faces up to four years in prison if convicted of the stalking charge.
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ABC To Air Rihanna Interviews On Assault
The first interview with Rihanna about Chris Brown's assault on her is airing this week on ABC. The network says the pop star's one-on-one with Diane Sawyer will air Thursday and Friday on "Good Morning America" and Friday evening on the news magazine "20/20."
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Mel Gibson And Girlfriend Welcome Baby Girl
Mel Gibson and his girlfriend are welcoming the birth of the couple's first child -- making the Oscar-winner a father for the eighth time. Gibson's publicist Alan Nierob said Monday that Oksana Grigorieva gave birth to a baby girl named Lucia on Friday at a hospital in Los Angeles.
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Elton John Hospitalized For E-Coli, Cancels Show
Elton John's spokesman says the singer has been hospitalized after suffering from a case of E. coli bacterial infection and the flu. Gary Farrow said Monday that the pop star hopes to be released soon but has been forced to cancel concerts in England, Ireland and the United States.