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Depp at 50: 'Just happy to still be around'

Posted: 02 Jul 2013 07:30 AM PDT

In this Saturday, June 22, 2013 photo, actor Johnny Depp arrives at the world premiere of "The Lone Ranger" at Disney California Adventure, in Anaheim, Calif. The Golden Globe-winning actor plays iconic Native American, Tonto, in the upcoming Disney reboot opening July 3. He said his children, Lily-Rose, 14, and Jack, 11, can't wait to see it. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP)SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — It may be difficult to separate Johnny Depp from his "Pirates" character Jack Sparrow, but the actor recalls a time before the boozy buccaneer became a household name.

Pierce Brosnan's daughter dies of ovarian cancer

Posted: 02 Jul 2013 08:06 AM PDT

FILE - This Sept. 9, 2012 file photo shows actor Pierce Brosnan during a photo shoot to promote the movie "Love is All You Need" at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto. Brosnan's daughter Charlotte died in London on June 28, after battling ovarian cancer, his publicist confirms. She was 41. Brosnan's first wife Cassandra Harris, Charlotte's mother, also died from ovarian cancer in 1991. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Michelle Siu, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Pierce Brosnan's daughter has died from ovarian cancer, his publicist confirms.

UK Jewish Museum explores the real Amy Winehouse

Posted: 02 Jul 2013 08:33 AM PDT

An exhibition entitled "Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait" in London's Jewish Museum, Tuesday, July 2, 2013. The exhibition aims to reveal an intimate side of the late soul diva. She was, in the words of her older brother Alex, "simply a little Jewish kid from North London with a big talent." It includes a trove of items from the singer's London childhood, her stage-school years and her short but stratospheric career in music _ from her first guitar to a posthumous Grammy Award. By the time she died in 2011 at the age of 27, Winehouse was a star, a larger-than-life figure whose battles with drugs and alcohol, splashed across front pages around world, sometimes seemed to overshadow her talent. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)LONDON (AP) — Amy Winehouse seemed to live in public, but her fans never knew the private person.

2 win National High School Musical Theater Awards

Posted: 02 Jul 2013 09:11 AM PDT

In this July 1, 2013 photo released by Dan Dutcher Public Relations, Sarah Lynn Marion, from Fullerton, Calif., performs at the fifth annual National High School Musical Theater Awards at the Minskoff Theatre in New York. Marion was named best actress at the awards. Taylor Varga from Newtown, Conn., won the best actor crown. (AP Photo/Dan Dutcher Public Relations, Henry McGee)NEW YORK (AP) — One brought leading man grace. One brought a little raunch. Together they left New York with the top National High School Musical Theater Awards.

Nigerian woman launches entertainment TV network

Posted: 02 Jul 2013 07:14 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Friday, June 28, 2013, Mo Abudu, chief executive officer of EbonyLife TV, speaks to Associated Press during an interview in Lagos, Nigeria. Mo Abudu, who could be considered Africa's Oprah Winfrey, is launching an entertainment network that will be beamed into nearly every country on the continent with programs showcasing its burgeoning middle class. Mosunmola "Mo" Abudu wants EbonyLife TV to inspire Africans and the rest of the world, and change how viewers perceive the continent. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A woman who could be considered Africa's Oprah Winfrey is launching an entertainment network that will be beamed into nearly every country on the continent with programs showcasing its burgeoning middle class.

NBC announces sequel to 'The Bible' miniseries

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 06:21 PM PDT

FILE - This publicity file image released by History shows Roma Downey as Mother Mary in a scene from "The Bible," on History. NBC says it will air a sequel to the hit cable miniseries "The Bible." The network said Monday, July 1, 2013, that it will join with producer Mark Burnett and his actress-wife, Roma Downey, on the sequel. (AP Photo/History, Casey Crawford, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBC says it will air a sequel to the hit cable miniseries "The Bible."

Pharrell wants legal decision in trademark issue

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 08:15 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Pharrell Williams wants a judge to rule that a trademark for his "I am OTHER" company is not infringing on Will.i.am's "I AM" trademark.

Hit 'Antiques Roadshow' keeps on trucking for PBS

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 04:15 PM PDT

This June 22, 2013 photo released by PBS shows a man named Joe holding a Max Brother prop duck during the taping of the popular appraisal show "Antiques Roadshow," in Anaheim, Calif. Top-rated PBS series "Antiques Roadshow" is on the move, taping programs in eight U.S. cities for its upcoming 18th season. (AP Photo/PBS)ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The items arrive by the thousands, borne on furniture dollies, in Radio Flyer wagons or nestled carefully in owners' arms. The hodge-podge parade consists of paintings, teapots, firearms, mannequins decked out in military uniforms and more. Much more.

BET apologies to fashion blogger over attire clash

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 08:08 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — BET is apologizing to a fashion blogger who says it made him tone down his feminine look to appear on the network's pre-awards show.

Cirque 'devastated' by acrobat's fatal Vegas fall

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 03:41 PM PDT

Cirque du Soleil performer falls to her deathLAS VEGAS (AP) — The founder of Cirque du Soleil says his tight-knit performance company, renowned for extravagant shows that challenge the boundaries of the body and the stage, is "completely devastated" after a veteran acrobat died in Las Vegas in a fall witnessed by the audience.

Chanel's couture glitters among decayed rubble

Posted: 02 Jul 2013 07:38 AM PDT

Singer Rihanna, right, and Mel Ottenberg pose for photographers as they arrive to for Chanel's Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2013-2014 collection, presented Tuesday, July 2, 2013 in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)PARIS (AP) — A once-grand opera house that's now a scene of decaying rubble was the latest remarkable venue for Chanel's haute couture.

Fred Armisen confirms his exit from 'SNL'

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 04:01 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2013 file photo, actor Fred Armisen arrives at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. Armisen has confirmed that he has left NEW YORK (AP) — Fred Armisen has confirmed he has left "Saturday Night Live" after 11 years.

Vertigo: Neil Gaiman returns for new 'Sandman'

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 10:31 AM PDT

This comic book image released by DC Entertainment shows the character The Sandman. The character is returning for a new series "The Sandman: Overture," appear bi-monthly starting Oct. 30 in comic shops and digitally. (AP Photo/DC Entertainment)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Sandman is returning to Vertigo comics under the influence of writer Neil Gaiman.

1 dead after drug overdoses at Wash. concert venue

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 10:07 PM PDT

SEATTLE (AP) — One man died and dozens of people were treated after overdosing on a mixture of drugs at a weekend music festival at the Gorge Amphitheatre in central Washington, authorities said.

Soledad O'Brien to do work for Al Jazeera America

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 02:50 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Former CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien will be contributing reports to the new Al Jazeera America network when it debuts in August.

'Monsters' scares up another $45.6M at box office

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 01:15 PM PDT

"The Heat" is hot, but it was "Monsters University" who came out on top at the weekend box office.

Ex-Elmo actor welcomes dismissal of 2 NY lawsuits

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 12:48 PM PDT

FILE - This Aug 16, 2006 file photo shows Kevin Clash, who was the voice and movements behind Sesame Street's Elmo, posing for a picture with Elmo in New York. Three lawsuits brought by men who said Clash sexually abused them when they were underage were tossed out by a federal judge who said in a decision published Monday, July 1, 2013, that the men waited too long to sue. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Former Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash says through a lawyer that he's pleased a New York judge has tossed out three lawsuits accusing him of sexually abusing teenage boys.

Audience witnesses acrobat's fatal Las Vegas fall

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 10:25 AM PDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Audience members in Las Vegas say they realized a Cirque du Soleil acrobat's fall was an accident when they heard the cries of the performer and other cast members.

Audience heard acrobat's cries in fatal Vegas fall

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 09:20 AM PDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Audience members in Las Vegas say they realized a Cirque du Soleil acrobat's fall was an accident when they heard the cries of the performer and other cast members.

Ga. medical official: Rapper died of drug overdose

Posted: 02 Jul 2013 07:41 AM PDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Kelly of the '90s rap duo Kris Kross died of a drug overdose, a medical office investigator said Monday.

Jazz pianist, music arranger Paul Smith dies at 91

Posted: 02 Jul 2013 06:15 AM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Smith, a jazz pianist, composer and arranger who worked with such greats as Bing Crosby, Nat "King" Cole and Dizzy Gillespie, has died at 91.
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