Category Archives: Released

Paris Hilton released after S. Africa pot bust

By doris | Published: July 6, 2010

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com JOHANNESBURG — Hollywood socialite Paris Hilton was arrested after a World Cup match in South Africa Friday on suspicion of marijuana possession but subsequently released without charge. The 29-year old great-granddaughter of Hilton hotels founder Conrad Hilton and her friend Jennifer Rovero were taken into custody after the Brazil-Netherlands World Cup [...]

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CNN broadcasting legend Larry King to step down

By doris | Published: June 30, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Los Angeles, California (CNN) — Larry King, the iconic TV interviewer, will step aside from hosting of his prime time CNN show later this year, he said Tuesday. King, 76, made the announcement with a short posting to his Twitter account, citing his desire to spend more time with his wife [...]

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Hall & Oates joins Arizona boycott

By doris | Published: June 9, 2010

Full Story at Marquee.Blogs.CNN.com The legendary duo has canceled a performance in Phoenix that was scheduled for next month because of the state’s recently signed law that requires police to determine the immigration status of individuals suspected of being in the country illegally

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Kate Gosselin eliminated from ‘Dancing’

By doris | Published: April 22, 2010

Full Story at marquee.blogs.cnn.com Kate Gosselin, one of the most talked-about contestants in the history of “Dancing With the Stars,” was kicked off the show Tuesday night after weeks of drama and not-so-great performances that riled up fans. Say what you will about Gosselin’s dancing – which often looked more like walking and which the [...]

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Carly Simon reveals ‘You’re So Vain’ clue

By doris | Published: February 27, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Has Carly Simon finally told the world the subject of “You’re So Vain”? In a new version of the 1972 hit song from her album “Never Been Gone,” the singer whispers a name during an instrumental break. Played backward, the name is revealed to be “David.” Simon, 64, gave [...]

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O’Brien seals $45 million deal to quit ‘Tonight’

By doris | Published: January 22, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com NEW YORK – NBC said Thursday it has reached a $45 million deal with Conan O’Brien for his exit from the “Tonight Show,” allowing Jay Leno to return to the late-night program he hosted for 17 years. Under the deal, which came less than eight months after O’Brien took the reins [...]

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Battle over new Warren Beatty biography

By doris | Published: January 7, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com In his prime, Warren Beatty may have been known as one of Hollywood’s most famous Casanovas. But did he really sleep with more than 12,000 women, as an upcoming biography claims? Not so, said Beatty’s attorney, Bertram Fields, who told CNN that figure is “baloney.” Though some news reports called the [...]

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‘Avatar’ No. 1 again, surpasses $1 billion

By doris | Published: January 5, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Thanks to astronomic word-of-mouth, inflated 3-D ticket prices, and consecutive holiday weekends that began on a Friday, “Avatar” continued its seemingly unstoppable climb to the Hallelujah Mountains of U.S. and global box office. According to estimates from Hollywood.com Box Office, James Cameron’s sci-fi opus grossed $68.3 million over New Years weekend, [...]

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FBI files on Michael Jackson published online

By doris | Published: December 23, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com Los Angeles, California (CNN) — The FBI released files it collected over the past 17 years on Michael Jackson on Tuesday, most of them from the federal agency’s support of the California investigations of child molestation allegations against the entertainer. Journalists began scouring the 333 heavily redacted pages — published on [...]

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David Hasselhoff hospitalized

By doris | Published: December 5, 2009

Full Story CNN.com (PEOPLE.com) — It’s the stuff country songs are made of. David Hasselhoff and his ex-wife Pamela Bach are having a troubled start to the holiday season — one landing in the hospital, the other in jail over the Thanksgiving weekend. Hasselhoff was hospitalized for two days, PEOPLE has confirmed, though his attorney [...]

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