(Reuters) – Actress Amanda Bynes was arrested early Friday morning in the Los Angeles-area community of West Hollywood on suspicion of drunk driving after her car struck a sheriff’s vehicle, a police spokesman said. Bynes, 26, was taken into custody around 3 a.m. after her black BMW apparently struck a Los Angeles County sheriff’s patrol car that was stopped at an intersection, according to Lt
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Amanda Bynes arrested in LA for drunk driving
AP – Black actors who have won Academy Awards:
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List of black winners of acting Oscars
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AP – “The Artist” won best picture and three other prizes Saturday at the Spirit Awards honoring independent film, a possible prelude to a big night at the Academy Awards for the black-and-white silent movie.
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‘Artist’ wins best-picture at indie Spirit Awards
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Reuters – Veteran British rockers Black Sabbath have been forced to scale back plans to tour this year as guitarist Tony Iommi continues treatment for lymphoma, the band said on its website.
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Iommi illness forces Black Sabbath tour changes
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Reuters – It was a pretty big deal when George Clooney agreed to perform in Dustin Lance Black’s play “8.”
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Jane Lynch, Matthew Morrison join Clooney in "8"
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AP – For anyone who missed the star-studded, one-night-only Broadway debut of the gay marriage play “8″ or can’t get to Los Angeles this spring to see George Clooney lead a West Coast version, there’s hope: The play is coming to a theater near you.
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Gay marriage play ’8′ goes national during 2012
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Reuters – First Lady Michelle Obama took the stage at an awards ceremony Saturday with poet Maya Angelou, performers Stevie Wonder and Mariah Carey, and other African American celebrities who called the black community to civic action, starting with voting in the 2012 presidential election.
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Michelle Obama stresses service at BET honors
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AP – Everyone wants to be a multi-hyphenate. No one wants to be pigeonholed. And so basketball players try to be rappers and rappers try to be basketball players.
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5 music stars who became movie stars
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AP – The Black Keys, Radiohead, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg will headline two weekends of concerts at The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
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Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Radiohead headline Coachella
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Reuters – Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has been diagnosed with the early stages of lymphoma, according to a statement on his website on Monday.
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Black Sabbath guitarist Iommi diagnosed with cancer
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