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No Fooling! Sacha Baron Cohen's Dictator Not Wanted at the Oscars - E! Online


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No Fooling! Sacha Baron Cohen's Dictator Not Wanted at the Oscars
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Well, what do you know? The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences doesn't want Sacha Baron Cohen showing up at the Oscars dressed as a nightmarish hybrid of Moammar Gadhafi and Idi Amin. But they're not so against…

'American Idol': Now the cuts get personal - USA TODAY


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'American Idol': Now the cuts get personal
USA TODAY
By Brian Mansfield, USA TODAY If you think the American Idol cuts have brutal so far this season, it's about to get more personal. Right now, we've got 42 contestants -- many of whom we've seen sing several times. By the end of next week, w…

This Week's Cover: An exclusive interview with Oscar host Billy Crystal - Entertainment Weekly (blog)


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This Week's Cover: An exclusive interview with Oscar host Billy Crystal
Entertainment Weekly (blog)
by EW staff No one knows the ins and outs of hosting the Academy Awards better than Billy Crystal. For the eight-time host, who will take the stage this Sunday to emcee Hollywood's biggest night f…

Simon Cowell says learned to keep his mouth shut - Reuters


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Simon Cowell says learned to keep his mouth shut
Reuters
| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Television entrepreneur Simon Cowell says he's learned one lesson from the US launch of his TV show "The X Factor". To keep his big mouth shut. That means he is not commenting on speculation that music stars such …

Jennifer Aniston Calls Justin Theroux 'Beautiful' - MTV.com


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Jennifer Aniston Calls Justin Theroux 'Beautiful'
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By Jocelyn Vena (@jocelyn1212) , with reporting by Josh Horowitz (@joshuahorowitz) When "Wanderlust" stars Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd sat down with MTV News' Josh Horowitz for "MTV First," the stars opened up about the film, …

African American history museum breaks ground in Washington - Los Angeles Times


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African American history museum breaks ground in Washington
Los Angeles Times
President Obama and other dignitaries celebrate the beginning of construction on the landmark project, set to open in 2015 on the National Mall. Former First Lady Laura Bush joins in the groundbreaking cerem…

Lindsay Lohan in probation 'home stretch,' judge says - Los Angeles Times


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Lindsay Lohan in probation 'home stretch,' judge says
Los Angeles Times
Lindsay Lohan had another positive day in court Wednesday, with Judge Stephanie Sautner saying she's in the "home stretch" of a probation saga that dates to 2007. Lohan has 14 days of community service — that's morgue dut…

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'Hunger Games' advance tickets released - Entertainment Weekly


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'Hunger Games' advance tickets released
Entertainment Weekly
by Michelle Profis Hunger Games advance tickets went on sale this morning with just a month left to go until the film's March 23 release — and it's dominating Fandango, accounting for 83 percent of the site's total sales today.
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Uganda investigates death of US TV producer - CNN


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Uganda investigates death of US TV producer
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By the CNN Wire Staff Jeff Rice worked as a production facilitator on "Destination Truth" worked on the third season of "Whale Wars." Kampala, Uganda (CNN) -- Authorities in Uganda were investigating the death of a US reality television produce…