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Santas on the run
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Indiana man accused of sending lewd text messages about Ashanti to her mom's cell phone
By Associated Press - December 9, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) Authorities say an Indiana man deluged Ashanti's mother with crude text messages about the singer and also sent a photograph of the mother's home. Devar Hurd could go to trial in Manhattan next week on stalking and aggravated harassment charges. Authorities...
Hollywood breaks revenue record of $9.68 billion, with holiday blockbusters still to come
By Associated Press - December 9, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) Hollywood has set a new box-office record as the year's domestic ticket sales head beyond $10 billion for the first time. Revenues for the year have inched ahead of the previous record of $9.68 billion set in 2007, according to Hollywood.com box-office analyst Paul...
Photos: 50 famous faces from Second City
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PICTURE GALLERY: Girls With Tattoos
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Palestinian sues Sacha Baron Cohen, Letterman, others for 'terrorist' label in 'Bruno' movie
BRETT ZONGKER - December 9, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) A Palestinian shopkeeper and father portrayed as a terrorist in the movie "Bruno" is suing film star Sacha Baron Cohen, David Letterman and others for libel and slander. The lawsuit filed last week by Ayman Abu Aita in District of Columbia federal court seeks $110...
'New Moon' director defends Illinois woman accused of illegally taping film in theater
By Associated Press - December 9, 2009
CHICAGO (AP) The director of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" is coming to the defense of a Chicago woman facing prison time for videotaping part of the film. Director Chris Weitz told the Chicago Sun-Times that he was dismayed to hear about Samantha Tumpach's Nov. 28 arrest at a...
PICTURE GALLERY: Really Funny T-Shirts
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Danny Cahill is biggest loser in history of NBC's 'The Biggest Loser,' dropping 239 pounds
By Associated Press - December 9, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) The latest winner of NBC's "The Biggest Loser" is the biggest loser in the show's history. Danny Cahill, a 40-year-old land surveyor and musician from Broken Arrow, Okla., lost 239 pounds to win the $250,000 grand prize. Cahill went from 430 pounds to 191...
Nicolas Cage's ex-girlfriend sues actor and his former manager for $13 million, house
ANTHONY MCCARTNEY - December 9, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) Nicolas Cage's ex-girlfriend is suing the actor and his former business manager, claiming she is owed more than $13 million and a house the actor promised her. Christina Fulton, who is the mother of Cage's adult son, Weston, sued the Oscar-winner in Los Angeles on...
