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Swiss authorities to decide soon on Polanski's bail (Reuters)
Reuters - The Swiss authorities will decide soon on whether to allow Roman Polanski to be released on bail while the film director fights extradition to face U.S. sentencing over a 1970s case of sex with a 13-year-old girl.
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Swiss court grants Polanski bail (AFP)
AFP - Roman Polanski can leave prison but will have to fight extradition to the United States under house arrest and wearing an electronic surveillance tag, a Swiss court ruled in the latest twist in the director's child sex case.
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Ex-CNN host Lou Dobbs weighs Senate run in NJ (AP)
AP - Former CNN host Lou Dobbs is seriously considering running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey in 2012 as a stepping stone to a possible White House bid — a congressional matchup that would pit one of illegal immigration's biggest critics ...
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Swiss court grants Polanski bail (AFP)
AFP - Roman Polanski awaited release from a Swiss prison on Thursday after a court granted him a 4.5 million dollar bail pending a final decision on whether he should be extradited to the United States over a child sex case.
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Adam Lambert furor spreads to gay community (Reuters)
Reuters - "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert on Wednesday admitted he got carried away during his racy American Music Awards performance, as furor over his singing and dancing stoked a wider controversy in the U.S. gay community.
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Showbiz people briefs (Reuters)
Reuters - Alicia Witt will star in a Hallmark Channel movie tentatively titled "Backyard Wedding."
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Oprah to visit White House for Christmas special (Reuters)
Reuters - The queen of daytime will interview the president of the United States during an ABC holiday special that brings together Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama.
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Polanski wins $4.5M bail, house arrest likely (AP)
AP - Roman Polanski has been granted $4.5 million bail, clearing the way for the fugitive director to move within days from a Swiss jail to house arrest and electronic monitoring at his Alpine resort chalet.
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McCartney says he 'revisits' Beatles members in songs (AFP)
AFP - Paul McCartney said Wednesday his music was a way of making contact with other former members of the Beatles and his late wife Linda, as he launched his new album and DVD in London.
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Vicki Kennedy describes husband's cancer battle (AP)
AP - The widow of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy told Oprah Winfrey in an interview broadcast Wednesday that even as her husband knew he was dying of brain cancer he had been "in training" to make sure he had enough strength to attend President Barack ...
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Kirk Douglas delivers seasonal cheer to LA homeless (AFP)
AFP - Hollywood icon Kirk Douglas served up seasonal cheer to homeless people in Los Angeles on Wednesday, dishing up Thanksgiving turkey dinners to the needy for the fifth year in a row.
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TV Tidbits: Notes of Interest (Mediaweek.com)
Mediaweek.com - In support of upcoming holiday movie Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe, ABC Family will attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of Santa's elves together in one place. The event will take place at ABC Family's ...
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Lambert says he got carried away, but not sorry (AP)
AP - Adam Lambert admits he got carried away with his sexually charged American Music Awards performance, but he's offering no apology.
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Donny Osmond's 'Stars' partner goes to Broadway (AP)
AP - Donny Osmond may have been the celebrity winner on ABC's "Dancing With the Stars," but his professional dancing partner already has her next gig lined up — Broadway.
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Ex-CNN host Lou Dobbs weighs Senate run in NJ (AP)
AP - Former CNN host Lou Dobbs is seriously considering running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey in 2012 as a stepping stone to a possible White House bid — a congressional matchup that would pit one of illegal immigration's biggest critics ...
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Disney's "Princess and the Frog," with Rose, Goodman and Winfrey, Premieres (Playbill)
Playbill - Disney's new animated feature "The Princess and the Frog," featuring the voice of Caroline, or Change Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose, premieres in movie theatres in New York and Los Angeles Nov. 25.
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Spain's Princess Elena to divorce (AFP)
AFP - Spain's Princess Elena, the eldest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, and her husband have reached an agreement to divorce following a two-year separation, their lawyers said Wednesday.
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Nude photo of Polanski, Tate to be auctioned in NY (AP)
AP - A nude photo of filmmaker Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate taken just months before her death will be sold at auction next month.
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Vicki Kennedy describes husband's cancer battle (AP)
AP - The widow of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy told Oprah Winfrey in an interview broadcast Wednesday that even as her husband knew he was dying of brain cancer he had been "in training" to make sure he had enough strength to attend President Barack ...
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'No reason' to appeal Polanski release: Swiss justice minister (AFP)
AFP - Swiss Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf said Wednesday she sees "no reason" to challenge a federal criminal court decision earlier in the day to grant bail to film-maker Roman Polanski.
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Geldof in Ethiopia to mark 25 years since famine (AFP)
AFP - Twenty-five years after releasing a hit single to raise funds for victims of Ethiopia's infamous famine, Bob Geldof on Wednesday visited one of the then worst-affected villages in the north of the Horn of Africa country.
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19.2 million people watch Donny Osmond win (AP)
AP - An estimated 19.2 million people watched Donny Osmond win "Dancing With the Stars" — the smallest audience for the show's finale since the first season.
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Call girl says threatened after night with Berlusconi (AFP)
AFP - A call girl who claims she spent the night with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has said she faced threats after the alleged encounter with the embattled premier, in a book published Wednesday.
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Vicki Kennedy says she has no Senate plans (AP)
AP - The widow of Sen. Edward Kennedy tells Oprah Winfrey that she will never run for the seat in the U.S. Senate that was held by her husband for nearly a half century.
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Swiss court grants Roman Polanski bail (Reuters)
Reuters - A Swiss court has granted the release of film director Roman Polanski on bail of 4.5 million Swiss francs ($4.49 million), the Swiss SDA news agency reported Wednesday.
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Swiss court accepts Polanski bail bid: official (AFP)
AFP - Switzerland's top criminal court has accepted film-maker Roman Polanski's plea to be freed on bail from a Swiss jail where he is held for a 1977 US child sex case, an official told AFP Wednesday.
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Polanski wins bail in Switzerland, in jail for now (AP)
AP - A Swiss court has approved Roman Polanski's bail offer of $4.5 million to be released from prison and kept under house arrest and electronic monitoring at his Swiss chalet.
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Adam Lambert makes a splash, but risks losing fans (Reuters)
Reuters - Adam Lambert's racy public outing as a solo artist at Sunday's American Music Awards has grabbed headlines and helped send downloads of his debut album soaring worldwide.
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Berlusconi is named `Rockstar of the Year' (AP)
AP - He's Italian premier, media mogul and one of the country's richest men. Now Silvio Berlusconi can add "Rockstar of the Year" to his caps.
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Escaped ex-royal aide back in custody (AP)
AP - Police say a convicted murderer who once served as the personal assistant to the duchess of York is back in custody after she escaped from a low-security British prison.
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Kingsley to play Mogul emperor who built Taj Mahal (AP)
AP - Ben Kingsley, famous for his Oscar-winning portrayal of Indian independence hero Mohandas Gandhi, is reaching deeper into the country's history with a new role as the Mogul emperor who ordered the construction of the Taj Mahal.
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Pop star Williams rules out tour over drugs fears (AFP)
AFP - British pop star Robbie Williams on Wednesday ruled out any quick return to touring, fearing his "inbuilt" drug addiction could strike at any time.
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Singer Alicia Keys hopes to inspire with jewelry line (Reuters)
Reuters - Singer Alicia Keys has won fans with her music but now the Grammy-winning R&B; star is hoping to uplift them by launching her own jewelry collection inscribed with inspirational messages.
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AFP Somalia journalist wins key press award (AFP)
AFP - An AFP journalist who is among the few independent reporters still working in war-torn Mogadishu received Tuesday a key press award for his work, along with three other correspondents.
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Donny Osmond wins 'Dancing with the Stars' (AP)
AP - Donny Osmond is the new champion of "Dancing with Stars."
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Chef Paula Deen accidentally hit by charity ham (AP)
AP - Celebrity chef Paula Deen got an unexpected serving of ham — across her face. The Food Network star was helping unload 25,000 pounds of donated meat for an Atlanta food bank on Monday when someone threw one of the hams like a football ...
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"Princess" fractures fairy tale in vibrant style (Reuters)
Reuters - The narrative behind "The Princess and the Frog" is that Walt Disney Animation has rediscovered its traditional hand-drawn animation, which has been supplanted by computer-generated cartoons. But this misses the point about what allowed ...
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"Old Dogs" barks up the tree of ancient jokes (Reuters)
Reuters - Since they are old dogs, there are no new tricks in Walt Disney's "Old Dogs," a shamelessly predictable, overly broad comedy aimed at the family audience starting Thanksgiving weekend. One could debate whether John Travolta or Robin Williams ...
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Film director Tyler Perry gives $1 million to NAACP (Reuters)
Reuters - Director and comic actor Tyler Perry, whose films include the recent "I Can Do Bad All By Myself," has given $1 million to the NAACP in the largest gift ever by a single person to that civil rights group.
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'Dancing with the Stars' to crown new champ (AP)
AP - Mya, Danny Osmond and Kelly Osbourne will soon find out who is the new champion of "Dancing with the Stars."
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Nude photo of Sharon Tate, Roman Polanski set for auction (Reuters)
Reuters - A nude photo of film director Roman Polanski, who is now being held in a Swiss prison, and his wife Sharon Tate taken shortly before she was brutally murdered, will be sold at an upcoming auction where it could fetch more than $10,000, ...
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'A Little Night Music,' With Zeta-Jones and Lansbury, Begins on Broadway (Playbill)
Playbill - Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury head the cast of the new Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's A Little Night Music - the waltz-filled rumination on love - starting Nov. 24.
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Cristofer, Fontana, Hecht, Stoll Join Broadway's 'View From the Bridge' (Playbill)
Playbill - Jessica Hecht, Michael Cristofer, Santino Fontana and Corey Stoll will join the previously announced Tony Award winner Liev Schreiber and Golden Globe nominee Scarlett Johansson, in her
Broadway debut, in the new Broadway production of ...
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Sambora of Bon Jovi honored as NJ hometown hero (AP)
AP - The New Jersey town where Richie Sambora grew up says Bon Jovi's lead guitarist can come home whenever he wants.
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Winfrey's mother, retailer settle bill dispute (AP)
AP - A financial dispute between Oprah Winfrey's mother and a high-end fashion store in Wisconsin has been settled.
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Adam Lambert fallout begins, but album soars (Reuters)
Reuters - Singer Adam Lambert was kicked off one morning TV show and snapped up by a rival on Tuesday after his sexually-charged performance on a live music awards show made him one of the most risky and sought-after celebrities in the United States.
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A.R. Rahman, Jennifer Hudson headline state dinner (AP)
AP - It's an all-star lineup for Tuesday's first state dinner of the Obama White House: Oscar-winners Jennifer Hudson and A.R. Rahman headline the entertainment list.
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Store: Bill dispute with Winfrey's mother settled (AP)
AP - A high-end fashion retailer in Wisconsin says a financial dispute with Oprah Winfrey's mother has been settled.
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50 Cent poised to self destruct in latest album (AFP)
AFP - US rap star 50 Cent's fourth and latest album, titled "Before I Self Destruct" and featuring a much-awaited duo with Eminem, is getting mixed reviews from the critics.
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Warner Music posts surprise 4Q loss; shares tumble (AP)
AP - Warner Music Group Corp., one of the nation's largest record companies, on Tuesday posted an unexpected loss in the fourth quarter as severance costs weighed on results despite a strong slate of music releases from artists including Jay-Z and ...
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