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Strong ratings for Leno's return to late-night
(AP)
AP - After a smashing return, Jay Leno appears headed to a battle with David Letterman for late-night television supremacy.
Corey Haim had Rx bottles, nothing illegal, authorities say
(AP)
AP - Authorities said Friday they had recovered four prescription drug bottles bearing the name of actor Corey Haim but found nothing illegal while investigating his death.
ABC's Kate Snow makes jump to NBC News
(AP)
AP - ABC News reporter and "Good Morning America" weekend host Kate Snow is jumping to NBC News.
The Stooges gain entry into Rock Hall — finally
(AP)
AP - Iggy Pop was starting to feel like the Susan Lucci of rock 'n' roll.
`American Idol' pares down to 12 finalists
(AP)
AP - And then there were 12 on "American Idol."
Michael Jackson's custom-made furniture for sale
(AP)
AP - The 22 pieces of custom-made furniture Michael Jackson commissioned for his London home are going on the auction block.
DioGuardi, dad of 'Idol' judge, to run for Senate
(AP)
AP - The father of "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi (KEHR'-uh dee-oh-GWAHR'-dee), former Republican congressman Joe DioGuardi, is set to announce he is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Kirsten Gillibrand.
Lions Gate adopts poison pill, rejects Icahn offer
(AP)
AP - Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. on Friday rejected a bid by activist shareholder Carl Icahn to boost his stake in the movie studio, and its board disclosed the adoption of a provision meant to keep him from buying more shares.
John Lydon taking PiL on the road, into the studio
(Reuters)
Reuters - With his Public Image Ltd. back in action on the road, John Lydon is also looking forward to recording new music with the band.
Lions Gate rejects Icahn offer to boost stake
(Reuters)
Reuters - Lions Gate Entertainment Corp rejected on Friday Carl Icahn's bid to increase his stake in the studio as too low, setting the stage for a battle with the billionaire investor.
U.S. theater stars sing "Happy Birthday" to Sondheim
(Reuters)
Reuters - The leading lights of U.S. musical theater will sing "Happy Birthday" to the great Broadway composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim on his 80th birthday in two New York Philharmonic concerts next week.
Disney to shut Zemeckis-run motion-capture studio
(AP)
AP - Disney is shutting down a facility in the San Francisco Bay area that was used to capture Jim Carrey's acting in "A Christmas Carol." It's a move to further cut costs at Disney's movie studio.
Miu Miu's Regal Pop
(Fashion Wire Daily)
Fashion Wire Daily - It was 1960s modernism meets Louis XIV at the latest collection of Miu Miu, the final show of Paris fashion week that ended Wednesday evening, March 10.
Author Lewis equates Wall St bonuses with "theft"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Author Michael Lewis, known for exposing the culture of excess at Solomon Brothers with his book "Liar's Poker," says Wall Street bonuses at banks bailed out by Washington are "a very elegant form of theft."
Fashion's latest fixation: 3D
(The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - Burberry has become the premiere brand to break through fashion week's fourth wall this season by staging the world's first-ever global 3D fashion show. (To note, the British fashion brand wasn't the only one to engage with the technology conceived more than half-a-century ago: Los Angeles tailored menswear label Native Son's New York Fashion Week presentation included a multi-dimensional video that required 3D glasses for viewing.)
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