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Jun
26 2001

Whitney Houston to receive BET award

By: Noah Davis
6:22am EDT
Grammy-winning singer and actress Whitney Houston will receive Black Entertainment Television's first Lifetime Achievement Award at the BET Awards in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Houston is receiving the award because of her many accomplishments in the...
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Jun
26 2001

DJs behind Spears hoax canned

By: Noah Davis
6:22am EDT
Keith Kramer and Tony "Twitch" Longo, disc jockeys based in San Jose, Calif., whose show aired on KEGL-FM in Dallas, have been fired after they reportedly claimed that pop stars Britney Spears and boyfriend Justin Timberlake were killed in a...
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Jun
26 2001

MGM combines marketing, distribution

By: Erika Gimenes
6:22am EDT
MGM will merge its marketing and distribution roles into one, with an appointment expected within the next day or two. Marketing chief Gerry Rich and his distribution counterpart Larry Gleason, the only executives remaining on the regime of former...
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Jun
26 2001

Quote of the Day: Timberlake on hoax

By: Erika Gimenes
6:21am EDT
'N Sync's Justin Timberlake, to ABCNews.com, on the hoax created by two disc jockeys that a car crash killed girlfriend Britney Spears and left him in a coma : "Since the beginning, people knew about our relationship there's always been things...
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Jun
26 2001

Carroll O'Connor dead

By: Guylaine Cadorette
6:21am EDT
Carroll O'Connor Actor Carroll O'Connor, best known for his role as Archie Bunker on the 1970s television series All in the Family, died of a heart attack Thursday at Brotman Medical Center in Culver City, Calif., Reuters reports. The heart...
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Jun
26 2001

Quote of the Day: Perry on surviving rock

By: Erika Gimenes
6:21am EDT
Aerosmith's co-founder and guitarist Joe Perry, to The Associated Press, on how happy he is to have survived three decades of rock 'n' roll by simply playing his guitar and performing in front of audiences: "I'd like to think that we're living...
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Jun
26 2001

DJs fired for Spears-Timberlake hoax

By: Erika Gimenes
6:20am EDT
Sometimes taking a joke too far can cause harm. Just ask disc jockeys Kramer and Twitch of the Dallas hard-rock radio station KEGL-FM, who were fired Monday after reporting on their night show that teen heartthrobs Britney Spears and Justin...
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Jun
25 2001

Tooning up for Oscar gold

By: Erika Gimenes
1:31pm EDT
That big green ogre Shrek might find himself far from alone next year should he have to trudge down the media-besieged red carpet of Hollywood's Kodak Theatre. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors has approved final...
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Jun
25 2001

"Witch" company targets Lion's Gate

By: Lew Irwin
12:04pm EDT
Artisan Entertainment, which established its place in the Hollywood sun with The Blair Witch Project, is in talks to acquire the Canadian indie Lion's Gate Entertainment, the New York Post reported Monday. The deal is reportedly worth between $100...
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Jun
25 2001

Shea set for third DGA term

By: Guylaine Cadorette
10:42am EDT
The Directors Guild of America has voted to keep Jack Shea on for a third two-year term, Variety reports. The news comes as the DGA is preparing for contact bargaining with studios and networks. The guild's current three-year agreement expires June...
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Jun
25 2001

Sinead O'Connor to wed again

By: Guylaine Cadorette
10:42am EDT
Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has accepted a marriage proposal from Nick Sommerlad, a Dublin-based correspondent for Britain's Press Association, according to The Associated Press. The two met a few months ago after being introduced by mutual...
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Jun
25 2001

Bob Dylan's home sold on eBay

By: Guylaine Cadorette
10:42am EDT
Bob Dylan's boyhood home was sold last month on the online auction service eBay for a reported $94,600, according to Variety. The owner of the house, Kathy Burns, opened the bidding at $85,000. She bought the property near downtown Minneapolis in...
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Jun
25 2001

Trick Daddy sued for his lyrics

By: Guylaine Cadorette
10:41am EDT
A Maryland mother is suing Trick Daddy, AOL Time Warner and Atlantic Records, claiming that the album Thugs Are Us, labeled as "clean," actually contained explicit lyrics, Launch.com reports. The plaintiff is alleging misrepresentation to consumers...
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