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Ivana Trump escorted off planePolice say Ivana Trump has been escorted off a plane in Florida after she became belligerent when children were running and screaming in the aisles.
Charlie Sheen out of jail after domestic incidentActor Charlie Sheen, star of the hit sitcom "Two and a Half Men," has been released from jail in the Colorado ski resort city of Aspen after his Christmas Day arrest on domestic violence charges, police said.

�Avatar,� the colossal space adventure from James Cameron and 20th Century Fox that has been billed as a cinematic game-changer
Brittany Murphy Dies
Brittany Murphy died early this morning after she went into full cardiac arrest and could not be revived, multiple sources tell TMZ.
Murphy starred in such films as "Clueless," "8 Mile," and "Don't Say a Word." "King of the Hill"
TV evangelist Oral Roberts dead at 91
Oral Roberts, a U.S. evangelist who rose from humble tent revivals to found a multimillion-dollar ministry and a university bearing his name, died Tuesday at age 91.
Diane Sawyer signs off Good Morning America
Diane Sawyer exited ABC's Good Morning America on Friday with an emotional moment that recalled the biggest story of her nearly 11 years on the show: meeting the children born after their fathers were killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Oscar insiders take their movie chat onlineAdam Shankman has a Twitter habit, and it's making Academy officials nervous.
Although the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has nothing against publicity, it likes to dole out its news about the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, set for March 7, o
Avatar's brave new world leaves reviewer queasyThe reviewer, however, begs to differ, describing the film as "alienating"
and "weird". Moreover, he/she argues that its pioneering visual technology
is liable to induce nausea in the viewer. "The problem is with cutting in
between 3D focus points and
Will Ferrell is Hollywood's most overpaid star: ForbesFunnyman Will Ferrell and British actor Ewan McGregor on Wednesday headed a Forbes.com list of Hollywood's most overpaid stars when looking at the financial returns of their movies.
Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Cruise and Jim Carrey also made the top 10 tal
Comedian Colbert offered job at Olympic Oval
The city that will play host to long-track speedskating during the 2010 Winter Olympics has waded into a cross-border confrontation, offering satirical talk-show host Stephen Colbert a job for the Games � monitoring the ice time of the U.S. speedskating t
Hollywood rethinks use of A-list actorsHollywood studios are now thinking twice about splurging on A-list movie stars and costly productions in reaction to the poor economy, but also because of the surprising success of recent films with unknown actors.
After buddy comedy "The Hangover," a
Nicolas Cage Loses Homes To Foreclosure AuctionThe latest blow in Nicolas Cage's financial battles was dealt on Thursday when two of his New Orleans homes were sold at auction.
The star of films including "Leaving Las Vegas," and "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" owes over $6 million in back tax
Geminis presented Saturday night
The Gemini Awards, honouring the best in Canadian television, will be broadcast live from Calgary Saturday night on Global and Showcase starting at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Lou Dobbs QUITS CNNLongtime CNN host Lou Dobbs shocked his viewers Wednesday by announcing that he would be leaving the network effective immediately.
Bachman, Turner sued by rest of BTO band
VANCOUVER � Randy Bachman and Fred Turner fronted one of the hottest rock bands of the 1970's, selling millions of albums under the name Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
This is it Makes $20 Million in One DayThe Michael Jackson concert documentary This Is It earned $20.1m (�12.1m) at worldwide box offices in its first day, the studio that made the film has said.
Comedian Soupy Sales dies at 83
Soupy Sales, the rubber-faced comedian whose anything-for-a-chuckle career was built on 20,000 pies to the face and 5,000 live TV appearances across a half-century of laughs, died Thursday. He was 83.
Move over CNN; CBC rebrands itself
TORONTO � Newshounds already get their headlines from CNN, while business junkies learn the latest from BNN. Now, Canadians can get ready for CBC NN.
CBC grabs 5 B.C. journalism awards
CBC and Radio-Canada's Vancouver newsroom won in five categories of the annual Jack Webster Awards handed out in Vancouver on Tuesday evening, including the first Webster award for excellence in online journalism.
Oprah Winfrey to interview Sarah PalinHarpo Productions announced Tuesday that the former governor of Alaska and Republican vice presidential candidate will appear on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on Monday, Nov. 16.
Jackson 'didn't want to grow old'
A new book based on taped interviews with Michael Jackson reveals the star thought he looked like "a lizard" and "didn't want to grow old".
Precious Film Takes Toronto PrizePrecious, a gritty movie produced by Oprah Winfrey and featuring singer Mariah Carey, has won the main prize at the Toronto Film Festival
Wolf Blitzer Bombs On 'Jeopardy!'In a scene seemingly taken from the "Saturday Night Live" parody, the "Situation Room" host had trouble with a number of questions on an episode of "Jeopardy! Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational Tournament" on Thursday, landing at a score of negative $4
US folk singer Mary Travers diesMary Travers, one third of the hugely popular 1960s US folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, has died after a battle with leukaemia aged 72.
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