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US Comedian Robert Schimmel Dies After Car Accident ABC News LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - US comedian Robert Schimmel died on Friday night in a Phoenix hospital from injuries he sustained in a car accident, his public relations firm said on Saturday. Schimmel, 60, was a passenger in his 19-year-old daughter's car on ... Robert Schimmel, Comic, Dies at 60New York Times Comedian Robert Schimmel dies at 60Kansas City Star Comedian Robert Schimmel deadEntertainment Weekly New York Daily News -Radar Online -Seattle Post Intelligencer all 373 news articles »

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Kanye West writes song for Taylor Swift USA Today Arienne Thompson here with a late-night note. Nearly a year after he ruined Taylor Swift's MTV Video Music Award acceptance speech, Kanye West is ready to be Mr. Nice Guy. The outspoken rapper says he's written a song for Swift, which he'd like for her ... Kanye West: 'I bled hard' over Swift debacleThe Associated Press Kanye West Apologizes To Taylor Swift For 2009 VMA InterruptionMTV.com Kanye West Tweets New Apology To Taylor Swift Ahead Of VMAsAccess Hollywood People Magazine -Seattle Post Intelligencer -Right Celebrity all 583 news articles »

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Kara DioGuardi leaves 'American Idol' USA Today It's official: Kara DioGuardi is off American Idol. With the exit of Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres, Kara's departure leaves only Randy Jackson on the judges' panel for the new season. "I felt like I won the lottery when I joined American Idol two ... Was Kara DioGuardi's American Idol Split Forced or Voluntary?E! Online (blog) Kara DioGuardi exits American IdolCBC.ca Kara DioGuardi Is Leaving American IdolPeople Magazine CBS News -MTV UK -Boston Herald all 912 news articles »

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Bristol Palin tells Jay Leno that Levi Johnston needs to go back to school New York Daily News Sarah Palin's daughter appeared on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" last night to talk about her upcoming appearance on "Dancing with the Stars," but the conversation inevitably turned to Bristol's former boyfriend, and Playgirl model, Levi Johnston. ... Bristol Palin: 'I'm Not Heartbroken' Over Levi – 'It's Sad To Watch'Access Hollywood Bristol Palin: I'm Not a Diva on DWTSUs Magazine Bristol Palin dances away with the buzzSan Jose Mercury News People Magazine -Seattle Post Intelligencer -msnbc.com all 423 news articles »

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'Machete' Slices Competition At Friday Box Office MTV.com "Machete" was a cut above the competition in a close Friday box-office race crowded with new releases. According toreports, the sexed-up, action-packed Robert Rodriguez-directed film took first place with $3.9 million on Friday. ... 'Machete' and 'The American' neck and neck at Friday box officeEntertainment Weekly 'Machete' beats 'American' by a sliver FridayHollywood Reporter Box Office: 'The American' out duels 'Machete' for no. 1 FridayHitFix TheHDRoom -newjerseynewsroom.com -RopeofSilicon.com all 66 news articles »

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Machete: Review By Metalsfury MovieWeb The film was what you'd expect from a Robert Rodriguez film. They are bloody and action packed...! Each hold their own and this one is no exception. The Acting is phenomenal by Robert De Niro and to my surprise, Steven "Above The Law" Seagal. ... The making of 'Machete'San Francisco Examiner 'Machete' (2010)Tucson Citizen Movie Review: MacheteThe Trades TV.com -New York Magazine -Hollywoodnews.com all 1,129 news articles »

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TI And Tiny Allegedly Caught With Ecstasy, Police Say MTV.com Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokesperson Nicole Nishida confirmed that lab tests on the pills found on both TI, 29, and Cottle, 36, tested positive for Ecstasy, a Schedule 1 narcotic noted for a euphoric high that mixes the ... LA Sheriff's Office: TI carrying ecstasyAtlanta Journal Constitution PHOTO: See Mugshots of Rapper TI and His WifePeople Magazine Pills Found on TI and Tiny During Traffic Stop were Reportedly EcstasyTheCelebrityCafe.com CBS News -The Guardian -CDInsight all 1,494 news articles »

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An American family Boston Globe The giant armadillo, the blue whale, and the Great American Novelist all have something in common. All of them, the watchers say, are critically endangered. Largely due to what's euphemistically called displacement. ... Next Week: Franzen Talks About 'Freedom'NPR Franzen's wit keeps hope alive in USASeacoastonline.com Review: 'Freedom'San Antonio Express Kansas City Star -Knoxville News Sentinel -New York Times all 41 news articles »

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Woo Gets Lifetime Prize at Venice Film Festival New York Times After facilitating the dispersal of countless bullet casings via the slow-motion shootouts he pioneered in his films, John Woo, below, was rewarded Friday with an estimable piece of metal that he gets to keep: the Venice Film Festival gave its Golden ... John Woo did not expect Venice honorHollywood Reporter Venice Festival Honors Chinese Director John WooABC News John Woo Honored at Venice Film FestivalWall Street Journal (blog) The Associated Press -AHN | All Headline News -Hollywood Today Newsmagazine all 255 news articles »

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'Harry Potter and the Deathly Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest that Never ... Seattle Times The Seattle Times' rambling list of fall movie openings, including "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I," "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest," "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps" and "Jackass 3D." By Moira Macdonald Chloë Grace Moretz, ... Hairy Potter: Stubbly Harry is a boy wizard no more in Deathly HallowsDaily Mail Daniel Radcliffe among best value actors in HollywoodTelegraph.co.uk Harry Potter Star Emma Watson Disses TwilightOK! Magazine Hollywoodnews.com -Deadbolt -ScreenCrave.com all 275 news articles »

AP - Hip-hop star Kanye West is still feeling the pain over his ambush of Taylor Swift last year — and he's expressing his pain all over Twitter.

AFP - The auction house that is putting Michael Jackson's memorabilia under the hammer in Macau has dismissed accusations that the sale goes against the singer's wishes, a report said Sunday.

AFP - French cinema icons Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu came together again at the Venice film festival on Saturday as the oddest of couples in a farce with attitude: "Potiche".

AFP - Chinese megastar Maggie Cheung, in Venice for the screening of Isaac Julien's art film "Better Life", has shunned the celluloid since becoming the first Asian actress to win in Cannes in 2004.

AP - Paul Conrad used his pencil like a weapon. His long lines and jagged angles seemed to point directly at the leaders he deemed charlatans and fools in need of deflating.

AFP - Angry protestors hurled plastic bottles and flip-flops at former British prime minister Tony Blair as he arrived at the first public signing of his memoirs in the Irish capital Dublin on Saturday.

AP - Kara DioGuardi is following Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell out the door at "American Idol."

Reuters - A man accused of breaking into the home of celebrity socialite Paris Hilton armed with knives pleaded not guilty on Friday to a charge of attempted burglary, officials said.

AP - A witness in the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial recanted statements Friday that he saw defendant Howard K. Stern give the celebrity model excessive drugs.

AP - A man accused of showing up at Paris Hilton's house wielding two knives has pleaded not guilty to attempted felony burglary.

AP - Paris Hilton may owe investors in her 2006 movie "Pledge This!" about $160,000 for failing to do enough promotion.

AP - Rap and rock will collide once again — this time in a video game.

AP - An appeals court has scheduled a hearing for lawyers for the father of Michael Jackson to argue that he deserves a role in decisions involving his son's multimillion dollar estate.

Reuters - Actor Chris Klein, who starred in the "American Pie" movies, pleaded no contest to drunken driving and will serve four years probation stemming from his arrest in June, court officials said on Friday.

Reuters - NBC might have summer's most-watched show in "America's Got Talent," but the network's late-night ratings aren't so hot.