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DeGeneres, de Rossi plan to marry, AP is told
 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Ellen DeGeneres is putting the California Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage into action - she and Portia de Rossi plan to wed, DeGeneres announced during a taping of her talk show. DeGeneres was taping the episode of "The Ellen DeGene... |
Taylor Hicks to play Teen Angel in Broadway's `Grease'
 NEW YORK (AP) -- Taylor Hicks is going from "Idol" to "Angel." The "American Idol" alum will join the Broadway cast of "Grease" on June 6, playing Teen Angel in the revival of the popular musical. The gray-haired singer - whose "Idol" fan base was called "The Soul P... |
Country star Shania Twain, husband splitting up
 TORONTO (AP) -- Shania Twain and husband-producer Robert "Mutt" Lange are splitting up after 14 years of marriage. The 42-year-old Canadian country superstar and 59-year-old Lange married in 1993 and have a 6-year-old son named Eja. Her publicist provided no further... |
Dennis Rodman charged with domestic violence in LA
 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Prosecutors say they have charged former NBA star Dennis Rodman with domestic violence for allegedly hitting his girlfriend at a hotel last month. Los Angeles City Attorney spokesman Nick Velasquez says Rodman was charged Wednesday with spousal b... |
Cannes balances glamor with `Blindness'
 CANNES, France (AP) -- Fernando Meirelles did boys with guns in "City of God" and murderous corporations in "The Constant Gardener." With "Blindness," the opening night entry at the Cannes Film Festival, the Brazilian director exposes the world's ultimate savages: y... |
Wiretap victims grateful private eye is convicted
 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The nine-week trial of Hollywood private investigator Anthony Pellicano often had seamy plot lines and suspense worthy of a movie: death threats, offers of murder and extramarital affairs. But for those who believe they were targets of Pellicano'... |
Jolie, pregnant with twins, stays cool at Cannes
 CANNES, France (AP) -- Angelina Jolie, pregnant with twins, has some secrets for staying serene at the Cannes Film Festival: get her partner, Brad Pitt, to baby-sit, and wear comfy shoes on the red carpet. Jolie was at the festival Thursday to promote DreamWorks' an... |
R. Kelly jury complete as sides argue racial makeup
 CHICAGO (AP) -- Jury selection was completed at R. Kelly's child pornography trial Thursday amid contentious exchanges between prosecutors and defense attorneys, who accused each other of trying to stack the panel along racial lines. Of the 12 jurors who will open t... |
Rapper DMX enters not guilty plea
 PHOENIX (AP) -- DMX has pleaded not guilty to felony drug possession and misdemeanor animal cruelty charges. A judge entered the plea for the musician-actor (real name: Earl Simmons) at a brief court hearing Thursday. Simmons was late for court. The 37-year-old rapp... |
USOC still working on TV network for Beijing
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- The U.S. Olympic Committee's aggressive plan to start its own cable network is moving forward, though officials are giving no indications that the network will be on the air before the Beijing Olympics, as the federation had once hope... |
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