Bench warrant issued for Shia LaBeouf
AP - Shia LaBeouf could pay a hefty price for smoking. A $1,000 bench warrant was issued for the 21-year-old actor after he failed to appear in court Tuesday on an unlawful smoking charge.
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Writer Arthur C. Clarke dies at 90
AP - Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who wrote “2001: A Space Odyssey” and won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday, an aide said. He was 90.
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Alley inks TV pact with Winfrey’s company
Reuters - Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Prods. has signed a development deal with Kirstie Alley for TV projects. It’s unclear whether the deal might include a syndicated daytime talk show or a program for Winfrey’s new cable channel.
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Van Dyke sings ‘Supercali … ‘ etc.
AP - Dick Van Dyke may be 82, but he can still get 14 syllables into a single word. Van Dyke sang “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” on Monday night at the Geffen Playhouse during a tribute to actress Annette Bening and studio chief Robert A. Iger. The ceremony honored their efforts to support the arts — live theater in particular.
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‘Hogan’s Heroes’ actor Ivan Dixon dies
AP - Ivan Dixon, an actor, director and producer best known for his role as Kinchloe on the 1960s television series “Hogan’s Heroes,” has died. He was 76.
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Spears’ friend objects to commissioner
AP - Britney Spears’ friend Osama “Sam” Lutfi has filed papers objecting to the Superior Court commissioner assigned to the pop star’s conservatorship case.
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A Hard Day’s Night For ‘Idol’: Fan Faves Fumble
Many contestants failed to impress the judges as week two of Beatle mania continued on ‘American Idol.’ Check out some of the best and the worst of Wednesday’s show. (March 18)
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Berry names daughter Nahla Ariela Aubry
AP - Halle Berry’s newborn daughter is named Nahla Ariela Aubry, her publicist Meredith O’Sullivan told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Nahla was born Sunday to Berry, 41, and her beau, model Gabriel Aubry, 32. It’s Berry’s first child.
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Spitzer call girl already gone ‘Wild’
AP - Stop that $1 million check: It turns out the call girl linked to Eliot Spitzer had already shed her clothes for “Girls Gone Wild” as an 18-year-old while partying in Miami, the video company’s founder said Tuesday.
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Sci-fi guru Arthur C. Clarke dies
Reuters - Pioneering science fiction writer and visionary Arthur C. Clarke, best known for his work on the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey,” has died in his adopted home of Sri Lanka at the age of 90.
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