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UK police arrest Hollywood reporter over hacking

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British police investigating a phone-hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch's defunct News of the World have arrested a senior Hollywood reporter at the tabloid, James Desborough, a source with knowledge of the situation said.
Edie Wasserman (L), widow of the late MCA/Universal head Lew Wasserman, talks to Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of DreamWorks Animation SKG, before ceremonies honoring her husband with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California

Edie Wasserman dies at 95

Edie Wasserman, a Hollywood philanthropist and the wife of legendary mogul Lew Wasserman, has died of natural causes, family spokeswoman Melissa Zukerman told TheWrap.
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Box office heading toward record despite economy

A popular boy wizard, comic-book heroes and some foul-mouthed women are leading Hollywood toward a record-breaking summer despite the sour economy and high unemployment resulting in tightened consumer spending.
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Dutch Team Makes Bulletproof Skin from Spider Silk and Human Skin Cells [VIDEO]

Bulletproof skin has been preserved in Hollywood movies, but a team of Dutch scientists has claimed to have bridge the gap between science and science fiction by making such skin a reality. Dutch artist Jalila Essaïdi along with the Forensic Genomics Consortium Netherlands (FGCN) said they have made a piece of bulletproof skin from spider silk and human skin cells.
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Gerard Butler, Laura Prepon, Danny Masterson Sued Over Shin BBQ

Two former employees of the celebrity-owned Shin BBQ are suing the Hollywood restaurant, which is backed by several stars of the big and small screen. They are accusing the restaurant of failing to pay overtime, failing to pay for rest periods, failing to pay for meal periods and failing to pay minimum wage, as well as for unfair competition and violating the fair labor standards act.
Taylor Armstrong, from the Bravo reality TV series 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills', arrives at the unveiling of artist Jack Armstrong's 'Cosmic Starship' Harley-Davidson motorcycle at Bartels Harley-Davidson in Marina Del R

'Real Housewives' death exposes stress of reality TV

The apparent suicide of a husband on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" again showed the dark side of reality TV and the stress that unrelenting media coverage can place on people, experts said on Tuesday.
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Mike Myers Bringing Back 'Austin Powers'

The fourth installment in the "Austin Powers" franchise is coming closer to becoming a reality. The first film in the Powers franchise arrived in 1997 with "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" and followed with "The Spy Who Shagged Me" in 1999 and "Austin Powers in Goldmember" in 2002.
Elvis Presley and The Beatles

Elvis Presley: The Day He Met The Beatles

The Beatles, all of whom worshipped Elvis while they were teenagers in Liverpool (especially John Lennon), always said they sought to match and even surpass the fame of the man from Tupelo.
Renee Zellweger and Bradley Cooper

Its Official: 'Bridget Jones 3' Coming Soon

It has been seven years since the second installment of "Bridget Jones' Diary" hit the screens. Renee Zellweger is once again going to fill the shoes of the overweight single who is always unlucky in love.
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Disney Drops Big Budget 'Lone Ranger'

Disney's reboot of the western adventure "The Lone Ranger" has been dropped by the studio. The film, which was to star Armie Hammer (The Social Network) as the Lone Ranger and Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean) as his Native American sidekick Tonto, seemed to be too big-budget for the studio's liking.
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SETI Donation Boost Revives Hunt For Alien Life in Outer Space

Mountain View-based SETI (Search of Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute got a massive financial boost from donors that will enable its 42 radio telescope dishes near Mount Shasta to resume search for sounds of intelligent life form in the Universe.

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