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Major Hollywood studios said Wednesday they won't accept pay hikes sought by the Screen Actors Guild in contract talks, suggesting ...

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A former mental patient's note that his hands should be on Uma Thurman's body 'at all times' may be creepy but it is not criminal, ...

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Sometimes you da man, sometimes you da Speedo. I'm just sayin'.

Another week, and a fresh grind of Kirkland Signature Fair Trade cuppa joe sitting pretty beside my laptop's got me outta my Monday morning funk. Time to start snickering over today's headlines...

My first stop is the front page of MSNBC, where the news du jour is more Clinton-Obama smackage offset by an utterly unworthy...
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Another interesting tidbit from USA Today...

Wonder Woman, King Kong and Shrek are heading for the Persian Gulf as part of the rush to build what could become the world's ...

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A three-day trial over an unauthorized Harry Potter encyclopedia ended Wednesday with a flash of anger from J.K. Rowling. The ...

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A coroner's jury has ruled that Princess Diana and boyfriend Dodi Fayed were unlawfully killed through the reckless actions of ...

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Another shocking Hollywood passing - Anthony Minghella, the talented director behind blockbusters English Patient, Talented Mr. Ripley, and Cold Mountain is dead. Read USA Today's report...

Anthony Minghella, who won an Oscar for The English Patient and directed such hit movies as The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain ...

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Once again, a man is caught with his pants down. And once again, all eyes are on the woman. And we're not talking about "the other woman". We are scrutinizing the scorned wife. Why is she standing by him? Doesn't she have any self-respect? What will she do? Obviously we are talking about the recent prostitution debaucle involving disgraced former...
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We are shocked and devastated to learn that Heath Ledger has died. The cause of death is believed to be related to an overdose of over the counter medication, but they are calling it accidental (not suicide). The charming Aussie actor is the father of two year old Matilda and the ex-husband of Michelle Williams.

This is so horrible I don't even know what to say.

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Here's another reason to grumble about the ongoing writers' strike. It's not just the viewers who are suffering the injustice of sitting through rerun after rerun. The entire Hollywood service industry is taking a hit, from the florists who create the winners' bouquets to the hard working cabbies who drive tipsy stars home when the after-parties close down.

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