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Founding member of 3 Doors Down leaves band

LOS ANGELES, May 25 — Matt Roberts, a founding member of Mississippi rock band 3 Doors Down, is leaving the group after nearly two decades due to health issues, the band said yesterday.

"3 Doors Down will always have a special place in my heart and it saddens me to take this time off ... But my health has to be my first priority," Roberts ... Read More

Actress Diane Kruger and German designer Karl Lagerfeld attend an auction at the amfAR’s Cinema Against AIDS 2012 event in Antibes during the 65th Cannes Film Festival May 24, 2012. — Reuters pic
Actress Diane Kruger and German designer Karl Lagerfeld attend an auction at the amfAR’s Cinema Against AIDS 2012 event in Antibes during the 65th Cannes Film Festival May 24, 2012. — Reuters pic

John Lydon boosts his Public Image with new album

LOS ANGELES, May 25 — As bad boy lead singer of the anarchic, trail-blazing and short-lived 1970s punk band the Sex Pistols, John Lydon (then Johnny Rotten) snarled and spat his way across a shocked ... Read More

Bersih 3.0 through the eyes of many

By Lydia Koh
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — While the authorities and organisers argue about the number of people who attended Bersih 3.0 and who started the violence that marred the generally peaceful protest that fateful ... Read More

Singer Doc Watson in critical condition, hospital says

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, May 25 — Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson is in critical condition at a North Carolina hospital, a representative for the medical facility said yesterday.The ... Read More

‘Idol’ finale slumps, but Phillips tops iTunes

LOS ANGELES, May 25 — The “American Idol” finale audience slumped to a record low, but the show’s newly crowned champion Phillip Phillips hit No.1 on iTunes yesterday with his first single “Home”.The ... Read More

Kidman ‘oversexed Barbie doll’ in gritty Cannes film

CANNES, May 24 — Nicole Kidman plays an "oversexed Barbie doll" in the hard-hitting murder drama "The Paperboy", premiering at the Cannes film festival on Thursday and notable for arresting scenes of sex, ... Read More

Phillip Phillips crowned ‘American Idol’

LOS ANGELES, May 24 — Indie artist Phillip Phillips won “American Idol” yesterday, becoming the fifth male singer in a row to take the title and a guaranteed recording contract.The 21-year-old guitar ... Read More

With kids and career, Pitt says no time to direct

CANNES, May 24 — Brad Pitt, in Cannes to promote his latest movie “Killing Them Softly”, has no intention of following fiancée Angelina Jolie into directing, he told Reuters yesterday.The 48-year-old, one ... Read More

Oprah expands online with Huffington Post

LOS ANGELES, May 24 — Media mogul Oprah Winfrey is expanding her online empire by teaming up with the Huffington Post for a section dedicated to the chat show host that will engage her audience, the Oprah ... Read More

Kerouac’s ‘On the Road’ hits screen in Cannes debut

CANNES, May 23 — The Bible of the Beat Generation, “On the Road” premiered at Cannes today, taking more than five decades for the frenetic tale of liberation, masculinity and post-War America to play out ... Read More

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