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    Former 1980s teen movie actor and heartthrob Corey Haim died early Wednesday, authorities said.

    Former “Full House” star John Stamos has been targeted in a failed extortion plot, his publicist said Tuesday.

    Kate Ryan’s fiancĂ© will not let her live down the fact that she chose a hotel for their weekend getaway from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to New York based on the teenage drama “Gossip Girl.”

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    Many authors can move readers with their words, but Frances Mayes has the power to actually make readers move.

    In his poem “Style,” Charles Bukowski says that it’s better to do a boring thing with style than a dangerous thing without it.

    Videotapes secretly recorded by John Travolta’s attorney were played Monday at the trial of two people accused of trying to extort millions of dollars from the actor after his son died in the Bahamas in January.

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    Just about everyone has a favorite holiday flick and stars are no different.

    Flip through YouTube for five minutes and beyond the bad “Star Wars” parodies and nose-picking tutorials, you’ll notice there are a lot of people out there who can sing. Really sing.

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    Geeks rock.

    “30 Rock” actor Alec Baldwin says he is prepared to leave the acting profession altogether in 2012.

    New York Fashion Week kicked off in a literal and figurative storm late last week, as a blizzard rolled through town and designer Alexander McQueen’s death shocked participants.

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    Charlie Sheen is set to return to the set of his sitcom “Two and a Half Men,” his publicist said.

    Thursday’s funeral service for British fashion designer Alexander McQueen at London’s St. Paul’s Church in Knightsbridge may have been billed “family-only,” but apparently that label also extended to his close friends Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Stella McCartney.

    Dr. Conrad Murray expects to surrender to Los Angeles authorities this week, his lawyer told CNN.

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    With tears in her eyes and her voice shaking at times, Marie Osmond donned her bravest face Tuesday night as she took to the stage for the first time since the death of her son for a show that she dedicated to him.

    In a business world that’s more uncertain than ever it pays to be able to think on your feet. That’s why some business schools are using improvisation classes to teach skills such as creativity and leadership.

    Minutes after Bill Clinton’s doctor divulged that the former president underwent a stenting procedure to restore blood flow through a coronary artery, CNN’s Larry King made a similar announcement.

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    Actor Corey Haim, who appeared in a number of movies during the 1980s, died early Wednesday of a possible drug overdose after being taken to a hospital, Los Angeles police said.

    The star-studded “Hope for Haiti” telethon raised a record $58 million, with more donations pouring in from around the world, the organizers say.

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    Tiger Woods has apologized for repeatedly cheating on his wife — and he’s getting some support from an old flame who believes the golfer can be redeemed.

    The debut album the Strokes has been named “album of the decade” by NME.

    Brittany Murphy’s husband, Simon Monjack, says his wife was “not that ill” when she died.

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    Despite John Mayer’s recent kiss-and-tell revelations about their sex life, Jessica Simpson says she remains, deep down, a trusting person.

    In a new interview, Lindsay Lohan admits she feared for her life while abusing substances including cocaine to deal with family problems.

    The best part of Tiger Woods’ appearance Friday was not that he showed up and apologized, but that someone else didn’t show up — Tiger’s wife, Elin Woods.

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    Jesse James may be a tough guy who builds motorcycles and performs death-defying stunts, but he’s not above the pomp of the Oscars — or being a plus-1 to the night’s most celebrated actress, his wife Sandra Bullock.

    Sandra Bullock and husband Jesse James are caught in the web of a messy — and increasingly public — custody battle.

    From the outside, it may not seem like Iraqis have much to laugh about. But many of them are tuning in to a popular new TV talent show, “Comedy Star,” that’s got viewers in stitches.