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Kathy Griffin making vulgarity on CNN a New Year's Eve tradition with 2nd quip in 2 years
By Associated Press - January 1, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) For the second straight year, comedian Kathy Griffin ushered in the new year by saying something vulgar on CNN. During the network's live New Year's Eve broadcast from Times Square, Griffin was joking with co-host Anderson Cooper about how to pronounce the first name of "...
'You Light Up My Life' songwriter Joseph Brooks settles lawsuit with married ex-fiancee
JENNIFER PELTZ - January 1, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) The Academy Award-winning songwriter of "You Light Up My Life" has ended his six-figure fight with a former fiancee he accused of conning him out of cash and pricey gifts by hiding the fact that she was already married. A Manhattan judge last week approved a settlement...
Reports: Berlusconi working on new love songs as he recovers from attack
By Associated Press - January 1, 2010
ROME (AP) Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has returned to an old passion of his while recovering from last month's attack at a rally: writing Neapolitan love songs, news reports said. Berlusconi also made his first public appearance since the Dec. 13 attack, going to a shopping mall...
Police say man who appeared on 'Deadliest Catch' TV show arrested in Oregon bank robbery case
By Associated Press - January 1, 2010
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Police say a man who appeared in the Discovery Channel show "Deadliest Catch" is wanted for three bank robberies in Oregon and has been arrested in Illinois. Police in East Peoria, Ill., say they arrested 23-year-old Joshua Tel Warner early Thursday on the Oregon bank robbery...
Diddy's clothing line sues over lingering scaffold at flagship store on NYC's Fifth Avenue
By Associated Press - December 31, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) The company behind Sean "Diddy" Combs' clothing line says it has a looming problem at its flagship New York City store a scaffold that has been hanging over the shop for more than three years. The company behind the rap impresario's Sean John label sued its Manhattan...
Irish singer Van Morrison blames Web hacker for false claim of new baby
SANDY COHEN - January 1, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) Reclusive Irish singer Van Morrison said Thursday that a computer hacker planted a false report on his Web site claiming he had fathered a fourth child at the age of 64 with a new partner. The false report was disseminated Monday by a Los Angeles-based publicist for...
Correction: Van Morrison story
By Associated Press - December 31, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) In a Dec. 28 story, The Associated Press, relying on information from Van Morrison's Hollywood-based publicist and his official Web site, reported erroneously that the Irish singer had a new baby boy with a woman identified as "his wife, GiGi." Morrison said Thursday...
Obama family, friends head to movie theater on New Year's Eve to watch 'Avatar'
By Associated Press - December 31, 2009
KANEOHE, Hawaii (AP) President Barack Obama's family is spending part of the last day of 2009 watching the futuristic adventure film "Avatar." The Obamas visited a movie theater near their rented vacation home in Hawaii on Thursday morning for a screening of the 3-D hit. Officials say...
Candy Spelling makes a new life as television reality star, Broadway producer
LYNN ELBER - December 31, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) Candy Spelling is on a new path in life, one that's taken her into a reality TV series and to Broadway as a producer. Spelling is one of the celebrities giving away their money on E!'s new "Bank of Hollywood," in which people make the case for requests ranging from...
Patrick Stewart of "Star Trek" boldly goes into knighthood in UK's new year's honors list
ROBERT BARR - December 31, 2009
LONDON (AP) There's an especially starry knight in Britain's latest round of royal honors. Patrick Stewart "Star Trek: The Next Generation's" Capt. Jean-Luc Picard becomes Sir Patrick in Queen Elizabeth II's New Year honors list, which also includes a knighthood for theater and film...
