Celeb News Aggregate
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Britney Spears is determined to get her career back on track--after losing her place in a select group of Hollywood's richest women.
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Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has won a court battle to ban the publication of pictures of her son David taken when he was 18 months old.
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A judge overseeing the legal battle between Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling and superfan Steven Vander Ark has advised the pair to settle the dispute out of court
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Harry Potter superfan Steven Vander Ark wept in court on the second day of his legal battle with author J.K. Rowling, over his plans to publish an encyclopedia about the fantasy series.
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Author J.K. Rowling told a court on Monday that a fan's plans to publish a Harry Potter encyclopedia "constitutes wholesale theft" of 17 years of work.
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Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling arrived at a New York courthouse on Monday to begin her battle with a fan hoping to release an encyclopedia about the fantasy series.
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Moviemakers have confirmed the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows adaptation will be split into two separate full-length films--a decision approved by author J.K. Rowling.
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The last installment in the Harry Potter movie franchise will be released in two parts--because one edit of The Deathly Hallows will leave out too much information about the boy wizard's final adventures.
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Online bookseller Amazon has revealed it was the buyer behind the purchase of J.K. Rowling's unique volume of fairytales--as a "thank you" for her contribution to literature.
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Actress Emma Watson has ended speculation about her future as Harry Potter's pal Hermione Granger by confirming to movie executives she'll be by the boy wizard's side for all seven films.
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Harry Potter star Emma Watson has reportedly refused to sign a new contract to star in the last two movies in the J.K. Rowling fantasy series--despite being offered $3.9 million to continue her role as Hermione Granger.
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British actor Daniel Radcliffe's representative has confirmed he has signed on to star in the final two films in the Harry Potter series.
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Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe can't wait to get his hands on J.K. Rowling's final book in the fantasy series--and he hopes his character has been killed off.
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Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling finished writing the final book in the fantasy franchise three weeks ago--and marked the occasion by leaving graffiti in a Scottish hotel.
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Oprah Winfrey has topped the first Forbes magazine Richest Women Entertainers List.
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Author J.K. Rowling has selected a title for the seventh book in the Harry Potter series and is challenging fans to visit her website to play a game of hangman to find out what it is.
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The Olsen Twins: College Bound. No, it's not the name of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's next feature-length, straight-to-video release. Also: Paris Hilton Nicole Richie Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Torque Elton John World Idol Janet Jackson The Source Eminem Nas
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Jerry Lewis in Rehab, American Cinematheque Honors Nicole Kidman, Final Word on Screener Ban Harry Potter David Beckham Victoria Beckham
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Sky TV has pulled the plug on the reality dating show There's Something About Miriam, which was scheduled to air Nov. 16, after several of its contestants threatened to sue over the program's surprise twist.
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Jerry Bruckheimer tops Entertainment Weekly's most power people in Hollywood list. Others on the list included Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Ron Howard and Brian Grazer, author J.K. Rowling, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Cruise, director Peter Jackson, Eminem and Nicole Kidman. Last year's No. 1, Denzel Washington, fell to No. 22.
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Jennifer Aniston ousts Britney Spears on Forbes Top 100 Celebrity List. Also includes Eminem Dr. Dre Jennifer Lopez Ben Affleck Steven Spielberg Tiger Woods Oprah Winfrey Tom Hanks
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Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling sues NY tabloid for printing excerpts from her new book Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
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Liv Tyler, the daughter of Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, has added a new rocker to her life. Also: Edwin Starr Jerry Bruckheimer Tom Green Linkin Park Celine Dion Radiohead J.K Rowling Karl Urban The Chronicles of Riddick Pitch Black 2 Don Cheadle Sean Penn The Assassination of Richard Nixon
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What a year 2002 has been for Eminem. His new album, The Eminem Show, sold 7.4 million copies and his feature film debut 8 Mile has been one of the successful pop music films in history. Also: JK Rowling Justin Timberlake Ricky Slick Rick Walters Queen Latifah Eva Mendes Denzel Washington Out of Time Percy Master P Miller
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The body of what police believe to be the mother of Dr. Laura Schlessinger was found badly decomposed with murder the cause of death Also: Steven Spielberg Kill Bill Quentin Tarantino Oliver Stone Alexander the Great Baz Luhrmann Elijah Wood The eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind The Italian Job F Gary Gray Harry Potter Pamela Stephenson Billy Bono Nelsson Mandela SOS concert
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Entertainment Weekly has named Academy Award winning actor Denzel Washington 2002's top entertainer. Also: Moby Kelly Clarkson Robert Blake Bowling for Columbine Alexander the Great Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix
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Show business trade magazine The Hollywood Reporter unveiled Tuesday its annual list of the 100 most powerful women in Hollywood. Topping this year's list is Paramount Pictures chairwoman Sherry Lansing, who became the studio's first female chairman in 1992.
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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts will honor director Spike Lee with a Special Award. Also: Corey Feldman Justin Timberlake Maria Shriver Annie Awards Marvin Mirisch Snoop Dogg Starsky and Hutch American Music Awards Harrt Potter
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Martin Grove's box office analysis for the weekend of Nov. 15, 2002. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 8 Mile The Santa Clause 2 The Ring Half Past Dead
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Actor Richard Harris, who starred in films such as This Sporting Life, and recently reprised the role of Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, died at a London hospital following a battle against cancer, The Associated Press reports. He was 72.
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