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Every little bit Phelps: Swimmer a VMA presenter
 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- He does comedy, writes books, mixes it up with the hottest stars in music and Hollywood. With all this, who needs swimming? Certainly not Michael Phelps - not anymore, at least. But as a presenter at the 2008 Video Music Awards, all that fresh Ol... |
Hilary Duff's dad to spend 10 days in Texas jail
HOUSTON (AP) -- A judge in Texas has ordered the father of actress and singer Hilary Duff to spend 10 days in jail for contempt of court. Bob Duff was led away in handcuffs Wednesday during a court hearing after Judge Thomas Stansbury in Houston determined he violat... |
Marion 'Suge' Knight posts bail after Vegas arrest
 LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Marion "Suge" Knight was jailed Wednesday on assault and drug charges after he was accused of beating his girlfriend while brandishing a knife near the Las Vegas Strip, police said. Knight, 43, posted $19,000 bail and was scheduled to be released l... |
Blogger arrested over leak of Guns N' Roses songs
 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A blogger suspected of streaming songs from the unreleased Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" on his Web site was arrested Wednesday and appeared in court, where his bail was set at $10,000. FBI agents arrested 27-year-old Kevin Cogill on We... |
Mackenzie Phillips arrested at LA airport
 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Former teen star Mackenzie Phillips has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance after she allegedly was found carrying drugs at Los Angeles International Airport. Airport police Sgt. Jim Holcomb said the co-star of the old... |
Venice Film Festival opens with Hollywood flash
 VENICE, Italy (AP) -- The Venice Film Festival opened Wednesday night with the premiere of the Coen brothers' dark comedy "Burn After Reading," giving a flash of Hollywood glamour to a festival lineup with a definite art house feel. The 21 films competing for the co... |
Fla. jury acquits man of songwriter shooting
MIAMI (AP) -- A jury acquitted a former handyman of attempted murder charges Wednesday in last year's near-fatal shooting of Latin songwriter Estefano, who had positively identified the man in court as his assailant. The wife and friends of 31-year-old Francisco Oli... |
Actors, advertisers extend commercials contract
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Two actors unions and the U.S. advertising industry said Monday they agreed to extend a contract covering commercials on TV, radio, the Internet and other new media by six months through March. The extension gives the Screen Actors Guild extra ti... |
Jailed Cuban punk rocker to stand trial Friday
HAVANA (AP) -- Cuba has ordered jailed punk rocker Gorki Aguila, an outspoken critic of Fidel Castro and the communist government, to stand trial on Friday for "social dangerousness," a charge that could carry up to four years in prison. Authorities arrested the 39-... |
Thousands of war protesters march in Denver
 DENVER (AP) -- Thousands of anti-war demonstrators converged near security gates outside the Democratic National Convention hall on Wednesday, chanting slogans and asking to talk to party officials about getting U.S. troops out of Iraq. Police in riot gear ordered t... |
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