Reuters – Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney racked up yet another honor on Friday when he received the MusiCares’ 2012 Person of the Year award at a star-studded ceremony hosted by Grammy organizers ahead of this weekend’s major music awards.
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Music stars honor Paul McCartney at Grammy event
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Reuters – A man who was convicted in 1996 of stalking and threatening pop star Madonna was caught on Friday, one week after escaping from a Los Angeles-area mental hospital, police said.
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Convicted Madonna stalker who escaped hospital caught
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Reuters – The post-surgery voice of British singer Adele was heard by U.S. television audiences on Friday as she sang an impressive a cappella version of her hit song, “Rolling In The Deep.”
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Breaking silence, Adele’s voice returns on television
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Reuters – Two producers of Tom Cruise’s upcoming thriller “One Shot” were slapped by a breach of contract suit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday by a former producer on the project.
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Producers on Tom Cruise film sued for breach of contract
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Reuters – Actor Ben Gazzara, known for his brooding tough-guy presence in dozens of films, television shows and stage productions over his long career, died of pancreatic cancer on Friday at a Manhattan hospital, his lawyer said. He was 81.
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Actor Ben Gazzara dead at 81
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Reuters – Director Zalman King, best known for erotic film “9 1/2 Weeks” and television series “Red Shoe Diaries,” died on Friday in Santa Monica, Calif., after a long battle with cancer. He was 69.
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Erotica director Zalman King dies from cancer
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Reuters – J.C. Penney Co Inc said on Friday said it fully backs its partnership with chat show host Ellen DeGeneres after a conservative group urged the retailer to reconsider hiring DeGeneres as a spokeswoman because she is a lesbian.
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JC Penney stands by Ellen DeGeneres as spokeswoman
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Reuters – Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb said on Friday he had made a “spectacular” recovery from a serious illness, which was widely reported to be cancer.
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Bee Gee Robin Gibb makes "spectacular" recovery
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Reuters – Alex Da Silva, a former choreographer for Fox reality competition “So You Think You Can Dance,” was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday for raping a former dance student and assaulting another, TMZ reports.
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‘Dance’ choreographer gets 10 years for rape and assault
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Reuters – The doctor convicted of killing Michael Jackson asked on Friday to be released from jail, pending an appeal that could take a year to be heard.
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Convicted Jackson doctor seeks freedom pending appeal
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