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04 Feb 12, 02:02:08

Actor Ben Gazzara dead at 81 (Reuters)

Reuters - Actor Ben Gazzara, known for his brooding tough-guy presence in dozens of films, television shows and stage productions over his long career, died of pancreatic cancer on Friday at a Manhattan hospital, his lawyer said. He was 81.

04 Feb 12, 01:02:36
Comedian Mike Epps promotes hometown at Super Bowl (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/celebrity/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120204/ap_en_ce/us_super_bowl_mike_epps"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120203/capt.3522402092064baa9fa804f46ef0372d-3522402092064baa9fa804f46ef0372d-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=Xlw7Cl5iF9Cm4Cve6rtb3Q--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Actor-comedian Mike Epps poses with his family, wife Mechelle, and daughters Mariah, left, and Maddie at an event launching the Michael and Mechelle Epps Foundation, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 in Epps hometown of Indianapolis. The foundation is aimed at promoting literacy for youngsters. (AP Photo/Nekesa Moody)" border="0" /></a>AP - Comedian Mike Epps has been singing the praises of his hometown for years. Now, he is glad his celebrity friends such as Snoop Dogg and rapper Wiz Khalifa are finally get to experience the city while in Indianapolis for the Super Bowl. 

04 Feb 12, 01:02:47
Director, writer, producer Zalman King dead at 70 (AP)
AP - Actor and filmmaker Zalman King, who became known for his erotic work after writing and producing his breakthrough film 9 1/2 Weeks, has died. He was 70.

04 Feb 12, 12:02:26
Son of actor Ryan O'Neal gets 16 months in prison (AP)
AP - A San Diego judge has sentenced the son of actor Ryan O'Neal to 16 months in prison for his involvement in a drug-fueled, head-on car crash last year that left another driver injured.

03 Feb 12, 11:02:55
Erotica director Zalman King dies from cancer (Reuters)
Reuters - Director Zalman King, best known for erotic film 9 1/2 Weeks and television series Red Shoe Diaries, died on Friday in Santa Monica, Calif., after a long battle with cancer. He was 69.

03 Feb 12, 09:02:53
JC Penney stands by Ellen DeGeneres as spokeswoman (Reuters)
Reuters - J.C. Penney Co Inc said on Friday said it fully backs its partnership with chat show host Ellen DeGeneres after a conservative group urged the retailer to reconsider hiring DeGeneres as a spokeswoman because she is a lesbian.

03 Feb 12, 09:02:32
Mel Gibson may be witness in discrimination trial (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/celebrity/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120203/ap_en_mo/us_mel_gibson_deputy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120203/capt.a5df3426f28d4d28b724629e4bcbcd05-a5df3426f28d4d28b724629e4bcbcd05-0.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=FwTY30YzZoq6aME4Wnp8Lw--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="FILE - In this July 31, 2006 file photo, Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy James Mee speaks to a reporter, as he arrived at his home in Calabasas, Calif. Attorneys for the deputy who arrested Gibson in 2006 want to call the actor-director to testify during the deputy's upcoming workplace discrimination lawsuit. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Attorneys for a deputy who arrested Mel Gibson on suspicion of drunken driving want to call the Oscar-winner as a witness during an upcoming trial to determine if the officer suffered discrimination because of the case. 

03 Feb 12, 07:02:20
Men's underwear getting a little extra attention (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/celebrity/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120203/ap_en_ce/us_fea_fashion_men_s_under_there"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120203/capt.bcd983e4c5bd41e4a84241a22f014d0c-bcd983e4c5bd41e4a84241a22f014d0c-0.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=Syu9dRIcDCo3usHLoVUulg--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="This undated photo provided by H&M shows a look from the new collection created and modeled by David Beckham. Evolving trends in fashion are having an effect on undergarment styles offered by brands such as A/X Armani Exchange and H&M. (AP Photo/H&M, Alasdair McLellan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Some things are fashion, and some are necessity. Where do men's undergarments fall? Increasingly, right in the middle. 

03 Feb 12, 06:02:41
Radcliffe admits being drunk during Harry Potter scenes (Reuters)
Reuters - Daniel Radcliffe admitted he was drunk while filming some scenes for the Harry Potter movies during a period in his life where he was drinking nightly, the young star said in an interview.

03 Feb 12, 06:02:46
Bee Gee Robin Gibb makes spectacular recovery (Reuters)
Reuters - Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb said on Friday he had made a spectacular recovery from a serious illness, which was widely reported to be cancer.

03 Feb 12, 04:02:45
Melissa McCarthy, Chris Rock getting hitched for rom-com? (Reuters)
Reuters - This is the best potential pairing since news that Chris Rock might launch a joint comedy tour with Dave Chappelle: Rock is writing a script for a romantic comedy he hopes will star him and Bridesmaids Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy.

03 Feb 12, 12:02:48
Madonna launching video on billboards, online (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/celebrity/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120203/ap_en_mu/us_madonna_clear_channel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120202/capt.738809902eb54f75b09343e4d8a805c7-738809902eb54f75b09343e4d8a805c7-0.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=d3na2h7Nf5jCornQDiSfFg--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Madonna arrives for a news conference for NFL footbal's Super Bowl XLVI's halftime show Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)" border="0" /></a>AP - Clear Channel is giving Madonna all its luvin'. 

03 Feb 12, 05:02:37
Pilot Prince William in Falklands for 6-week tour (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/celebrity/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120203/ap_on_en_ot/eu_britain_prince_william"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120131/capt.73199d73e4604e8990a1dde47491164c-73199d73e4604e8990a1dde47491164c-0.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=LiwzeoFT3N5VPNMyWvkw8Q--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="FILE - In this March 31, 2011 file photo, Britain's Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge and a Royal Air Force helicopter pilot, sits at the controls of a Sea King helicopter. Prince William will be deployed to the politically sensitive Falkland Islands in 2012 as an air force search and rescue pilot, according to Britain's defense ministry. Prince William's deployment is a sore point for Argentina, whose foreign ministry complained on Tuesday Jan. 31, 2012 that the royal 'will arrive on our soil in the uniform of a conquistador, and not with the wisdom of a statesman who works for peace and dialogue between nations,' after Britain announced that it is sending an advanced warship to the disputed South Atlantic archipelago, which Argentina claims as the Malvinas Islands. (AP Photo/John Stillwell/PA, File) UNITED KINGDOM OUT" border="0" /></a>AP - Prince William arrived in the Falkland Islands on Thursday for a six-week deployment as a search and rescue helicopter pilot, British officials said, amid an escalating sovereignty dispute with Argentina over the territory. 

03 Feb 12, 04:02:25
Billy Ray Cyrus signs with Amazon (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/celebrity/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120203/ap_en_ot/us_books_cyrus"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120203/capt.840b79f1c09941ea84e0725807365c3d-840b79f1c09941ea84e0725807365c3d-0.jpg?x=99&y=130&q=85&sig=5pRLwezMkEXXXPMuN3p4uA--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2011 file photo, singer Billy Ray Cyrus attends a special screening of 'Albert Nobbs', hosted by the Cinema Society and Giorgio Armani at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The singer of 'Achy Breaky Heart' and father and former co-star of Miley Cyrus has a memoir, 'Hillbilly Heart,' coming in spring 2013. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Billy Ray Cyrus is the latest celebrity to sign up with Amazon.com 

03 Feb 12, 01:02:50
Madonna channels Victor Cruz with salsa dance (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/celebrity/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120203/ap_en_mu/us_super_bowl_madonna"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120202/capt.fa5d3895f26545faad00fd802cd300a0-fa5d3895f26545faad00fd802cd300a0-0.jpg?x=61&y=130&q=85&sig=nutZ01MCz0i.mDgrJgmvaw--" align="left" height="130" width="61" alt="Madonna dances a salsa during a news conference for NFL footbal's Super Bowl XLVI's halftime show Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)" border="0" /></a>AP - Madonna won't explicitly say who she's rooting for, but her spot-on salsa dance in honor of the New York Giants Victor Cruz may have revealed where her allegiance lies. 

03 Feb 12, 12:02:44
Review: Madonna's W.E. begs the question, why? (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/celebrity/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120203/ap_en_mo/us_film_review_we"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120201/capt.2d23108bd3bb48a0a222a0f06e63d649-e25bcd2892f54e42a5aa7b1697c6c89d-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=o831Z.UsHQBUqdLKOs7Jcg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this film image released by The Weinstein Company, James D'Arcy, left, and Andrea Riseborough are shown in a scene from 'W.E.' (AP Photo/The Weinstein Company, Anthony Souza)" border="0" /></a>AP - The question that needs to be asked about Madonna's W.E. is why? 

02 Feb 12, 11:02:36
Madonna: Super Bowl show a dream come true (Reuters)
Reuters - Pop superstar Madonna said it was a dream come true to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday and conceded she was feeling pressure at the idea of singing in front of the huge live television audience.

03 Feb 12, 03:02:52
Royal party and read-a-thon mark big day for Dickens (Reuters)
Reuters - Queen Elizabeth is throwing a star-studded party for him at Buckingham Palace and in Buenos Aires, leading cultural figures will gather in an old orphanage to read from his works.

02 Feb 12, 10:02:21
Idol judges toughen up, Jackson nixes in it to win it (Reuters)
Reuters - American Idol judges Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez will be harder on contestants this year, and veteran Randy Jackson said he's retiring his in it to win it catchphrase.

03 Feb 12, 02:02:20
Schwarzenegger visits Taj Mahal, finds it closed (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/celebrity/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120203/ap_en_ce/as_india_people_schwarzenegger"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120203/capt.9ee5fdc29bae4b279bc0c5546900d1ec-9ee5fdc29bae4b279bc0c5546900d1ec-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=vLYOdfCL1zsMqRUkKcVZxw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Austrian born Hollywood star and former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger, right, stands in front of the historic Taj Mahal, in Agra, India, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. Schwarzenegger, who is in the country attending a conference, was unable to visit the inside of the compound of the world famous site as it is closed Fridays. (AP Photo/Pawan Sharma)" border="0" /></a>AP - Arnold Schwarzenegger's dream of visiting the Taj Mahal has been dashed. 

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