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Is Britney Ready for Reality TV?
Wed, 16 May 2012 04:23:56 -0400
Britney Spears and Demi Lovato are bound for the "The X Factor." But are they ready? They can learn from celebrity reality TV judges who've flourished, flailed, and failed.

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'Dictator' Fondles George Clooney's Ex
Wed, 16 May 2012 12:40:38 -0400
The stunts just never stop with Sacha Baron Cohen. At the Cannes Film Festival today, he paled around on a yacht with Elisabetta Canalis, the Italian model famous for once dating George Clooney. Dressed as the star of his new movie, “The Dictator,” Cohen oiled...

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Tiger Woods' Ex Single Again
Wed, 16 May 2012 14:38:40 -0400
Tiger Woods' ex has broken up with boyfriend Jamie Dingman.

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'Terminator 3' Star Nick Stahl Missing
Wed, 16 May 2012 11:04:36 -0400
Wife reported him missing last week, fears he's on LA's Skid Row.

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Comparing 'American Idol' Final Three
Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:35 -0400
Hollie Cavanagh, David Cook compare final three's strengths.

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Indonesia Bans Lady Gaga Concert
Wed, 16 May 2012 10:12:34 -0400
Lady Gaga’s June 3 concert in Jakarta, Indonesia — the subject of protests and complaints by that country’s hard-line Islamist organizations — will not go forward as scheduled. The Jakarta Globe reports a police spokesman as saying, “The National Police said verbally that [the concert] would not...

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'Dancing With the Stars': Maria Menounos and Derek Hough Voted Off in Week 9 of Season 14
Tue, 15 May 2012 22:20:45 -0400
Maria Menounos and Derek Hough were eliminated from ”Dancing With the Stars” tonight. Of the couples who performed Monday night, Menounos and Hough had the highest judges’ score, but contestants are eliminated based on a combination of judges’ scores as well as audience votes. “No matter...

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Tue, 15 May 2012 22:20:45 -0400
Halle Berry Vows to Take Her Anti-Paparazzi Crusade to Obama
Wed, 16 May 2012 07:52:30 -0400
Halle Berry says she will go directly to President Obama to seek help passing laws to protect children from paparazzi after an incident last week in which she lost her cool when photographers came uncomfortably close to her daughter, Nahla. The Oscar-winning actress was caught...

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Tom Cruise Reflects on Scientology
Tue, 15 May 2012 22:48:45 -0400
The actor, 49, opens up in a long interview with Playboy magazine.

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Film Review: 'The Dictator'
Wed, 16 May 2012 08:55:32 -0400
We’re going to keep this review short and to the point because I don’t want to give away the best jokes in “The Dictator.”  And when I started writing, I realized that’s what I was doing.  So let’s stick to the basics. Sacha Baron Cohen...

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Sanders to Pay Ex $10.5K per Month
Wed, 16 May 2012 07:28:29 -0400
Football legend Deion Sanders has been ordered by a Texas court to pay his estranged wife Pilar Sanders $10,500 per month in child support for their three children and $275,000 to cover her legal fees. Sanders learned in court Tuesday that despite the hefty monthly...

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'America's Got Talent': Calif. Auditions
Wed, 16 May 2012 00:44:49 -0400
NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” continued the opening week of its seventh season Tuesday with hopefuls at a San Francisco audition performing for judges Howard Stern, Sharon Osbourne and Howie Mandel. Nick Cannon was on hand to emcee the evening. The mix of singers, dancers, magicians...

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'Bold' Soap Star Reveals She's Gay
Tue, 15 May 2012 09:55:26 -0400
“The Bold and the Beautiful” actress Joanna Johnson has come out of the closet. The 50-year-old Johnson, who was first introduced to viewers as Caroline Spencer on the CBS soap in 1987 before going on to play Caroline’s twin sister Karen, told TV Guide that she is...

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Watch: Who 'Throws Like a Girl?'
Wed, 16 May 2012 17:49:02 -0400
Softball pitcher discusses her journey as a female athlete with Robin Roberts.

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Watch: Jennie Finch Puts You 'In the Game'
Wed, 16 May 2012 17:49:24 -0400
The Olympic medalist sits down with Robin Roberts.

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Watch: Belinda Carlisle: Her Lips Aren't Sealed
Wed, 16 May 2012 15:17:53 -0400
Singer talks about the Go-Go's and her new home accessories line.

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Watch: Nick Stahl Missing in California
Wed, 16 May 2012 13:25:07 -0400
32-year-old 'Terminator 3' actor was reported missing by his estranged wife.

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Watch: Jennie Finch Talks Softball
Wed, 16 May 2012 13:01:18 -0400
Learn "What's Next" for the influential Olympic pitcher.

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Watch: Lady Gaga Gets Gag Treatment in Indonesia
Wed, 16 May 2012 11:29:12 -0400
Lady Gaga's show is pulled as the singer is called 'Satan' by Muslim protesters.

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Watch: 'Dancing With the Stars' Week 9 Elimination
Wed, 16 May 2012 09:45:18 -0400
"DWTS" elimination of Derek Hough and Maria Menounos takes everyone by surprise.

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Watch: Kevin Rudolf Lets It Rock
Tue, 15 May 2012 14:54:18 -0400
Singer, songwriter, musician talks about his new single and career.

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Watch: 'Once Upon A Time' Star's Season Finale Scoop
Sun, 13 May 2012 17:03:57 -0400
Raphael Sbarge has Once Upon A Time season finale details.

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Watch: Paul Simon on 'Graceland' Controversy
Fri, 11 May 2012 18:18:47 -0400
The musician on why he felt compelled to journey to Africa.

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Watch: 'The View' on Ashton Kutcher's Popchips Ad
Thu, 03 May 2012 13:03:22 -0400
The co-hosts discuss the controversy surrounding the actor in brownface.

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Watch: Model Kate Upton Takes On Comedy
Wed, 02 May 2012 15:14:36 -0400
Sports Illustrated swimsuit model stars in Skullcandy ad with NBA players.

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Watch: Fire Damages Tyler Perry Studios
Wed, 02 May 2012 12:44:05 -0400
Cause of four-alarm blaze in Atlanta under investigation.

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Watch: Sean Hayes on Farrelly Brothers' 'Three Stooges'
Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:09:03 -0400
Actor discusses how they reinvented the Stooges for a new generation

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Watch: Prometheus' Guy Pearce Viral Video: Actor Discusses
Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:30:26 -0400
Actor explains creating a video vague enough to generate massive Internet buzz.

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Watch: Game On: 'Game Of Thrones'
Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:10:41 -0400
Get a sneak preview of "Game Of Thrones," Season 2.

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Watch: 'Mad Men' Season 5 Secrets!
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:42:30 -0400
ABCNews.com's Sheila Marikar has scoop from the season premiere.

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Watch: Oprah Shows Dark Side on 'Jimmy Kimmel'
Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:09:00 -0500
Talk show host steals and gets into fist fights on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'.

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Watch: Jimmy Kimmel's 'Movie: The Movie'
Mon, 27 Feb 2012 01:31:57 -0500
George Clooney, Matt Damon and Meryl Streep star in Kimmel's next film.

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Watch: Betsey Johnson's Red Carpet Dream
Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:23:56 -0500
At fashion week, the designer reveals the one star she'd love to dress.

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Watch: Guns N' Roses Rock Fashion Week
Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:58:46 -0500
Matt Damon, Justin Timberlake and more rocked out to Axl Rose.

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Photos: Rohan Marley, Isabeli Fontana Engaged
Wed, 16 May 2012 11:56:16 -0400
Bob Marley's son Rohan Marley and Brazilian model Isabeli Fontana are engaged.

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Photos: Kelly Clarkson Slims Down
Wed, 16 May 2012 15:15:13 -0400
Kelly Clarkson cuts a slimmer profile in time for her new show "Duets" and turning 30.

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Photos: Kate Displays Her Long Legs
Mon, 14 May 2012 12:06:47 -0400
The Duchess of Cambridge attends a polo match where her husband Prince William competed.

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Photos: Melissa Gilbert Through the Years
Wed, 09 May 2012 10:37:19 -0400
Melissa Gilbert Through the Years

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Photos: Hathaway Hits Miami Beach
Tue, 15 May 2012 05:14:50 -0400
Anne Hathaway had some fun in the sun with her mother and model Nacho Figueras.

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Photos: 'Octomom' Home Investigated
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:53:51 -0400
Octomom Nadya Suleman is reportedly being investigated after photos were leaked on the internet that purport to show the mother of 14 and her children living in "squalor."

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Watch: Paul Simon and Joe Berlinger's 'Under African Skies'
Fri, 11 May 2012 18:17:26 -0400
Musician and director talk about what brought them together to make documentary.

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 Word of the day 

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 17, 2012 is:

maffick • \MAF-ik\ • verb
: to celebrate with boisterous rejoicing and hilarious behavior

Examples:
Fans mafficked for hours outside the stadium, celebrating the team's dramatic victory in the division championship.

"In half an hour, after the mildest of mafficking, the last visitors of the exhibition's last day had gone out of the gates and the staff began their final acts of closing up shop." — From an article in The Guardian (London), October 1, 2011

Did you know?
"Maffick" is an alteration of Mafeking Night, the British celebration of the lifting of the siege of a British military outpost during the South African War at the town of Mafikeng (also spelled Mafeking) on May 17, 1900. The South African War was fought between the British and the Afrikaners, who were Dutch and Huguenot settlers originally called Boers, over the right to govern frontier territories. Though the war did not end until 1902, the lifting of the siege of Mafikeng was a significant victory for the British because they held out against a larger Afrikaner force for 217 days until reinforcements could arrive. The rejoicing in British cities on news of the rescue produced "maffick," a word that was popular for a while, especially in journalistic writing, but is now relatively uncommon.