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Harvey Weinstein sues The Weinstein Co for company records

The Weinstein Co film company on Thursday was sued by its founder and former co-chairman Harvey Weinstein who is seeking information that could help defend himself against sexual assault allegations, and also help defend the company against potential liability... More »

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Weinstein Co faces lawsuit over Weinstein sexual assault claims

An actress who claims she was sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein has filed a negligence lawsuit against his former company, in what may be the first civil case brought against The Weinstein Co or Weinstein himself after reports that the Hollywood movie pro... More »

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Fats Domino, rock `n` roll pioneer, dead at 89

Fats Domino, who brought rolling New Orleans boogie-woogie piano to early rock 'n' roll in chart-topping hits such as "Blueberry Hill" and "Ain't That a Shame," has died at the age of 89, officials said on Wednesday. More »

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Colony Capital injects cash, in talks to buy Weinstein Co

The Weinstein Company has entered talks to sell the bulk of its assets to private equity firm Colony Capital, the companies said on Monday, as the film production company looks for stability after firing co-founder Harvey Weinstein. More »

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Harvey Weinstein expelled from Academy of Motion Pictures

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expelled producer Harvey Weinstein on Saturday, after allegations that he sexually harassed or assaulted a number of women over the past three decades, a sharp smack for a Hollywood mogul known for powering a st... More »

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France considers revoking Weinstein`s Legion of Honour

France has started the process of stripping Harvey Weinstein of his Legion of Honour, France's highest civilian distinction, after allegations of sexual harassment against the film producer, President Emmanuel Macron's office said on Saturday. More »

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Hachette Book Group terminates Weinstein books imprint

Hachette Book Group, the U.S. publishing house of French group Lagardere, has terminated the Weinstein Books imprint, the latest entity to distance itself from Harvey Weinstein after allegations of sexual harassment against the movie producer. More »

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Bollywood icon Aamir Khan says next film will be biggest yet

Aamir Khan, the Bollywood superstar with a conscience, says his next movie about a small town teenage girl who uses the Internet to become a singing sensation will be much bigger than his last film, which was India's highest grossing ever. More »

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Florida says it has no indication O.J. Simpson moving there

Florida corrections officials said on Thursday they had no indication from O.J. Simpson that he would move to the state after his upcoming release from a Nevada prison, amid speculation about the former "Trial of the Century" defendant's post-incarceration pla... More »

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Playboy founder Hugh Hefner dies at age 91

Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, who helped usher in the 1960s sexual revolution with his groundbreaking men's magazine and built a business empire around his libertine lifestyle, died on Wednesday at the age of 91, Playboy Enterprises said. More »

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Nancy Hatch Dupree `Grandmother of Afghanistan` dies in Kabul

Nancy Hatch Dupree, a historian from the United States who helped set up the Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University, has died in the country whose culture she worked for more than five decades to preserve, the university said on Sunday. She was 89. More »

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Celebrities pay tribute to comedy legend Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis, who parlayed his distinctive style of low-brow comedy into a long-running movie and stage career and became a fixture on the American calendar with his Labor Day charity telethon, died in Las Vegas on Sunday at the age of 91. More »

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Comedian, civil rights activist Dick Gregory dies at 84

Dick Gregory, a comedian who lambasted racism and played a prominent role in the 1960s civil rights movement after becoming one of the first black comics to perform for white audiences, died on Saturday at age 84, his son said. More »

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Colorado disc jockey`s suit against Taylor Swift dismissed

Pop star Taylor Swift on Friday won a preliminary round in a federal court trial stemming from her allegation that she was groped by a Colorado disc jockey, as the judge dismissed the DJ's rival claim accusing the singer of wrongfully getting him fired. More »

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Harvard Law alumni directory lists Scaramucci as dead

White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci speaks during an on air interview at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 26, 2017. Anthony Scaramucci is having a bad week. He was fired as President Donald Trump’s communications director – and list... More »

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Clooneys to help 3,000 Syrian refugees go to school in Lebanon

Cast member George Clooney and his wife Amal leave the Festival Palace after the screening of the film “Money Monster” out of competition at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 12, 2016. George and Amal Clooney said on Monday they would help 3... More »

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Actor and playwright Sam Shepard dies from ALS complications

FILE PHOTO: Actor Sam Shepard talks about Discovery Channel’s “Klondike” during the Winter 2014 TCA presentations in Pasadena, California, January 9, 2014. Actor and Pulitzer-winning playwright Sam Shepard has died from complications related to amyotrophic lat... More »

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French actress Jeanne Moreau dies at 89

FILE PHOTO – Actress Moreau waves during a photocall for French director Ozon’s film “Le Temps Qui Reste” at the 58th Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France, May 16, 2005. Jeanne Moreau, the quintessential French actress whose mother was an English cabaret cl... More »

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Clooney vows to sue French magazine over twins` photos

FILE PHOTO: George Clooney and his wife Amal pose on the red carpet as they arrive for the screening of the film “Money Monster” during the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 12, 2016. George Clooney on Friday said he would take legal action agai... More »

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Wagner-loving Merkel has night at opera with husband

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R), her husband Joachim Sauer (L) and Bayreuth’s Lord Mayor Brigitte Merk-Erbe arrive at the red carpet for the opening of the Bayreuth Wagner opera festival outside the Gruener Huegel (Green Hill) opera house in Bayreuth, Germ... More »

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BBC names first female `Doctor Who`

Actress Jodie Whittaker star of the series “Broadchurch” on the BBC America cable channel takes part in a panel discussion at the Television Critics Association Cable TV Summer press tour in Beverly Hills, California July 25, 2013. The lead role in British sci... More »

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Kremlin hopes U.S. finds `political wisdom` to solve diplomatic row

The Russian Embassy’s compound in Centreville, Maryland, U.S. is pictured in this still image taken December 30, 2016 from NBC4/WRC-TV helicopter video footage. MANDATORY CREDIT NBC4/WRC-TV/Handout via REUTERS The Kremlin said on Monday it hoped the Trump admi... More »

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George A. Romero, father of zombie movies, dies at 77

FILE PHOTO: Director George A. Romero poses for photographers before the screening of the film “Survival of the Dead” at the 66th Venice Film Festival September 9, 2009. George A. Romero, creator of the zombie film genre with “Night of the Living Dead” and a s... More »

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Oscar-winning actor Martin Landau dead at 89

FILE PHOTO – Actor Martin Landau smiles as he arrives at the 2012 Vanity Fair Oscar party in West Hollywood, California February 26, 2012. Martin Landau, a talented and prolific character actor who achieved TV stardom in “Mission: Impossible” and won an Oscar ... More »

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Singer Aaron Carter arrested in Georgia

FILE PHOTO: Singer Aaron Carter poses on the red carpet at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles January 31, 2010. Singer Aaron Carter was arrested on Saturday in Georgia and charged with driving under the influence and possession of marijuana, accordin... More »

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Jimmy Carter recovers from dehydration scare in Canada

REFILE – CORRECTING SPELLING OF ROSALYNN CARTER Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights during a closing ceremony for a Habitat for Humanity project in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, July 14, 2017. F... More »

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Rapper DMX pleads not guilty to U.S. tax evasion charges

Earl Simmons, also known as the rapper DMX, exits the U.S. Federal Court in Manhattan following his presentment on income tax evasion charges in New York City, U.S., July 14, 2017. Rap artist and Hollywood actor DMX pleaded not guilty on Friday to federal char... More »