U.S. agency says Michael Jackson estate owes $702 million in taxes
(Reuters) – The estate of pop music legend Michael Jackson owes $702 million in federal taxes and penalties, the Internal Revenue Service charged in U.S....
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Stalker found living in Jennifer Lopez’ Hamptons estate
(Reuters) – A stalker lived in the pool house of Jennifer Lopez’s Southampton, New York, mansion for a week while the entertainer was away, according...
Filmmaker Edgar Wright wraps apocalyptic trilogy at ‘World’s End’
(Reuters) – After tackling zombies and killer cops, film director Edgar Wright melds British small town pub culture with a large scale alien invasion, an...
Actor Wentworth Miller says he’s gay, turns down Russian festival invite
(Reuters) – Actor and screenwriter Wentworth Miller, best known for his leading role in Fox television drama “Prison Break,” came out as a gay man...
U.S. actor David Cassidy charged with drunken driving
(Reuters) – Former teenage idol David Cassidy of 1970s U.S. television series “The Partridge Family” was arrested and charged with felony drunken driving on Wednesday,...
Rapper DMX arrested on marijuana charge in South Carolina
(Reuters) – Rapper DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was arrested on Tuesday in South Carolina and charged with possession of marijuana, two days...
U.S. crime writer Elmore Leonard dead at 87
(Reuters) – American author Elmore Leonard, whose ear for gritty, realistic dialogue helped bring dozens of hard-bitten crooks, cops and cowboys to life in nearly...
Oprah’s ‘Butler’ cleans up with $25 million at box office
(Reuters) – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” a civil rights drama starring Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey, surpassed expectations and easily won the weekend box office...
For ‘Biggest Loser’ trainer, diet trumps exercise in weight loss
(Reuters) – Celebrity trainer Bob Harper, of the weight-loss TV show “The Biggest Loser,” has built a career putting very obese people through some grueling...
R&B singer Brown pulls out of Canada festival, shows canceled
(Reuters) – A four-concert festival in Canada has been canceled after its headliner, R&B singer Chris Brown, had to pull out for personal and health...