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Chris Brown returns to Grammys; Rihanna also to perform

LOS ANGELES, Feb 8 — Chris Brown will perform at the Grammy Awards on Sunday for the first time since beating his then girlfriend Rihanna in 2009 on the eve of the music industry’s biggest night, which threatened to derail his music career.

Rihanna also is among the stars performing live at the event, and rumours have flown among fans and ... Read More

Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor celebrates her 95th birthday at her home in Los Angeles, as husband Prince Frederic Von Anhalt presents her with a Black Forest birthday cake February 6, 2012. — Reuters pic
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor celebrates her 95th birthday at her home in Los Angeles, as husband Prince Frederic Von Anhalt presents her with a Black Forest birthday cake February 6, 2012. — Reuters pic

DeGeneres breaks silence on J.C. Penney furore

LOS ANGELES, Feb 8 — Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres said she was “proud and happy” that retail store J.C. Penney had stood by her in the face of a conservative anti-gay campaign, and said there was no ... Read More

Dierks Bentley new album brings country fans ‘Home’

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb 8 — If the single “Home” is the cornerstone of Dierks Bentley’s latest album of the same name, then the song “Thinking of You” is the CD’s hearth because the fire within it warms ... Read More

Madonna world tour to start on May 29

LONDON, Feb 7 — Madonna will go on tour from May for the first time in three years, starting in Israel before moving on to Europe, with legs in South America and Australia, where she has not performed for ... Read More

Strong opening for Thatcher movie in Argentina

Buenos Aires, Feb 7 — “The Iron Lady,” the Hollywood biopic of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, had a strong opening in Buenos Aires as the country approaches the 30th anniversary of the ... Read More

Jolie, Streep join Arab Spring at Berlin film fest

BERLIN, Feb 7 — The Arab Spring uprisings and political turmoil in the West will dominate the 62nd Berlin film festival starting Thursday, as Hollywood royalty sprinkles stardust in the frigid German ... Read More

Andrew Garfield ‘terrified’ to take on ‘Spider-Man’

LOS ANGELES, Feb 7 — Sony Pictures yesterday unveiled a first look at the upcoming reboot of the “Spider-Man” movie franchise, and the action-packed thriller has at least one person in the audience ... Read More

Oscar producers urge fans to celebrate movie memories

BEVERLY HILLS, Feb 7 — Facing a future where many movies will be seen in homes, Oscar organisers yesterday unveiled this year’s awards show theme at an annual luncheon honouring nominees by asking fans to ... Read More

‘Night of the Living Dead’ actor Bill Hinzman dies

LOS ANGELES, Feb 7 — Bill Hinzman, who was cast on the spot as a zombie in the 1968 cult film “Night of the Living Dead” in a role that earned him the long-lasting admiration of horror fans, has died at ... Read More

Country singer Travis charged with being drunk in public

SAN ANTONIO, Feb 7 — Grammy award-winning country singer Randy Travis was yesterday arrested and charged with public drunkenness in Sanger, Texas, after police found him sitting in his truck, apparently ... Read More

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