British actor Frank Thornton of "Are you Being Served?" dies, 92

LONDON (Reuters) - British actor Frank Thornton, who played the pompous Captain Peacock in the television department store sitcom "Are You Being Served?", has died aged 92, his agent said on Monday. David Daly said Thornton died peacefully in his sleep...

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Paternity suit dropped against basketball legend Michael Jordan

By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - An Atlanta woman who says basketball legend Michael Jordan is the father of her 16-year-old son has dropped her paternity suit against him. Pamela Smith, 48, filed a paternity suit against Jordan last month seeking...

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Justin Timberlake releases new album, announces follow-up

By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Justin Timberlake celebrated the release of his first album since 2006 with a lively show in Los Angeles, whetting fans' appetites by confirming media reports that he would release more new music soon. At an...

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Rapper Lil Wayne released from Los Angeles hospital

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Lil Wayne has been released from a Los Angeles hospital after a mystery health scare and was returning home, the president of the singer's record label said. "Thanks to Cedar Sinai (sic) for everything!!! (Lil Wayne) has...

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Benjamin Alire Sáenz wins 2013 Faulkner Award for fiction

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Author Benjamin Alire Sáenz won the 2013 PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction for his collection of stories, "Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club," the PEN/Faulkner Foundation said on Tuesday. Sáenz, a poet, essayist and American...

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Henry Brommel, writer-producer on 'Homeland,' 'Homicide,' dies at 65

By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Emmy-winning writer-producer Henry Brommel, who worked on "Homeland," "Homicide" and other shows, has died of a heart-related ailment. He was 65. Brommel, who shared in the Emmy win last year when "Homeland" was...

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Danny Boyle on "Trance" and keeping sane during London Olympics

By Zorianna Kit LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After Danny Boyle's prominent role at last year's London Summer Olympics, the British filmmaker is back in the spotlight with his first film since 2010's "127 Hours." "Trance," which had its world premiere in...

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A Minute With: Selena Gomez about growing up with "Spring Breakers"

By Zorianna Kit LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress and singer Selena Gomez breaks out of her squeaky clean Disney Channel image to star in the independent film "Spring Breakers" for filmmaker Harmony Korine. In the film, which opens in wide release Friday,...

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David Bowie exhibition breaks box office records

By Mike Collett-White LONDON (Reuters) - Ziggy played guitar. But as a new exhibition devoted to singer David Bowie's long and innovative career makes clear, he also wrote lyrics, checked every detail of his outlandish costumes, appeared in movies and...

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Lindsay Lohan avoids jail in plea deal, gets 90 days in rehab

By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Lindsay Lohan avoided jail on Monday but was ordered to spend three months in a locked rehabilitation facility and undertake 30 days of community labor in a plea bargain over charges arising from a June...

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