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Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva custody battle

Mel Gibson Settles for $750,000 with Grigorieva

Actor Mel Gibson will pay the mother of his 22 month-old daughter $750,000 and get joint custody of the child, ending a bitter custody and financial dispute that badly damaged his Hollywood career.

Madonna, Polanski Films Vie for Venice Limelight

Madonna arrives at the Venice airport during the 68th Venice Film Festival
The Venice film festival promises a pop superstar and a whiff of scandal Thursday, with Madonna presenting her second feature and Roman Polanski notable by his absence at the world premiere of his new picture.
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HIV-Positive Actor Halts LA Porn Filming: Industry Suffers Multi-Billion-Dollar Loss

The porn industry in Los Angeles, CA. came to a screeching halt Saturday, after an adult entertainer tested positive for HIV. LA officials ordered an immediate shutdown of the multi-billion-dollar adult entertainment industry by Monday, forcing a number porn sets across the San Fernando Valley to close losing a substantial amount of revenue.
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Porn film shoots Voluntarily Halted After HIV Case

Pornography film shoots across the United States have been largely shut down after an industry trade group called for a moratorium because an adult-film performer tested positive for HIV, officials with the organization said on Tuesday.
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Nationals Ace Strasburg set to Return Next Week

Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg, who dazzled fans in 2010 until injury ended his rookie campaign, is expected to make his first start in over a year next week, the team said on Tuesday.
U.S. actor Clooney arrives by speedboat in Venice

Clooney Kicks Off Star-powered Venice Film Fest

George Clooney kicks off the 2011 Venice film festival on Wednesday with the world premiere of his political drama The Ides of March, setting the tone for a star-studded 11 days on the Lido waterfront.

HIV-positive Performer Shuts Down LA Porn Industry, Identity Unclear

An adult actor who contracted HIV through unprotected sex shut down Los Angeles' adult film industry Monday night. An involuntary sexual health database was established less than a month ago in order to curtail the spread of sexually transmitted disease within the notoriously promiscuous community.
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HIV-Positive Performer Shuts Down L.A.’s Billion-dollar Porn Industry

An adult film performer has tested positive for HIV, prompting a temporary shutdown of the billion-dollar porn industry in Los Angeles on Monday night. Porn producers shut down the shoots in Southern California as the diagnosis is confirmed through retesting, an industry group told the media
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Michael Jackson Trial New Updates Released on His 53rd Birthday

Michael Jackson, the iconic pop star, would have celebrated his 53rd birthday on Aug. 29, if he didn't pass away mysteriously on June 25, 2009. Meanwhile, on Jackson's birthday, more updates on the forthcoming trial of murder-suspect Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's doctor, have been revealed - the judge has already barred the singer's dermatologist Arnold Klein from giving evidence.
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Lady Gaga VMA 2011: Jo Calderone 'Degraded' Awards Show

The people have spoken, and most are in agreement: Lady Gaga's performance as Jo Calderone did not impress.It seems that Gaga herself wasn't sold on her own peformance, if repeated references to Lady Gaga not being here and reminders that she was, in fact, a man are any indication. The fact that she was consistently introduced as Lady Gaga and not Jo Calderone probably didn't help matters.Gaga's shtick wore out its welcome in the first two minutes. In her effort t...
Worker carries a part of carpet in front of the Cinema Palace in Venice

Red Carpet out for Star-studded Venice Film Festival

The red carpet is out and builders are putting the finishing touches to the Venice film festival venue ahead of Wednesday's glitzy opening, when George Clooney's political drama The Ides of March has its world premiere.

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