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Radcliffe admits to being drunk during ‘Harry Potter’ scenes

LOS ANGELES, Feb 4 — Daniel Radcliffe admitted he was drunk while filming some scenes for the “Harry Potter” movies during a period in his life when he was drinking “nightly”, the young star said in an interview.

“I have a very addictive personality,” Radcliffe said to British celebrity news magazine Heat earlier this week. “It was a problem. ... Read More

Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan stands in front of the new Embraer Legacy 650 executive jet he purchased, in Sao Jose dos Campos February 3, 2012. — Reuters pic
Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan stands in front of the new Embraer Legacy 650 executive jet he purchased, in Sao Jose dos Campos February 3, 2012. — Reuters pic

Actor Ben Gazzara dead at 81

LOS ANGELES, Feb 4 — Actor Ben Gazzara, known for his brooding tough-guy presence in dozens of films, television shows and stage productions over his long career, died of pancreatic cancer yesterday at a ... Read More

Egyptian film star gets jail for insulting Islam

CAIRO, Feb 3 — The Arab world’s most famous comic actor, Adel Imam, has received a three-month jail sentence for insulting Islam in films and plays, a court document showed yesterday.Imam, who has ... Read More

‘Idol’ judges toughen up, Jackson nixes ‘in it to win it’

LOS ANGELES, Feb 3 — “American Idol” judges Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez will be harder on contestants this year, and veteran Randy Jackson said he was retiring his “in it to win it” ... Read More

Madonna: Super Bowl show a ‘dream’ come true

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb 3 — Pop superstar Madonna said it was a dream come true to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, and conceded she was feeling pressure at the idea of singing in front of the ... Read More

‘Smash’ — Will it splash or crash for NBC?

LOS ANGELES, Feb 2 — NBC’s new musical drama “Smash” could hardly have a stronger pedigree: Idea by Steven Spielberg, songs by award-winning Broadway producers, stars including Anjelica Huston and Debra ... Read More

Kodak requests name be removed from Oscars venue

LOS ANGELES, Feb 2 — Eastman Kodak Co has asked the US bankruptcy court to void an estimated US$4 million (RM12.08 million)-a-year contract to have its name on the Hollywood theatre that hosts the Oscars ... Read More

Jolie, Pitt to visit Croatia, Bosnia to release her movie

ZAGREB, Feb 2 — Hollywood star Angelina Jolie and her partner Brad Pitt will visit Croatia and Bosnia this month for the launch of her directorial debut, a Bosnian wartime love story, a distributor said ... Read More

Avatar’s Cameron buys up land in NZ hobbit country

WELLINGTON, Feb 2 — Avatar is moving in next door to the Hobbit.Successful US film director James Cameron has snapped up more farmland near the New Zealand capital, Wellington, not far from Oscar-winning ... Read More

‘Soul Train’ creator Don Cornelius commits suicide

LOS ANGELES, Feb 2 —Don Cornelius, creator of iconic dance program "Soul Train" that helped introduce Americans to black culture on TV, died on Wednesday after shooting himself in the head, officials in ... Read More

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