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Posted 03/13/2010 2:21 AM

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Motion controls and social gaming were the hot topics at this week's Game Developers Conference, the annual convention of game designers, programmers and executives.

Sony shook up the conference with a splashy introduction of the PlayStation Move, a new wand-shaped PlayStation 3 motion controller system that will rival Nintendo's popular Wii.

Sony showed off several games that use the new system, which utilizes a PlayStation E… Click to Read More

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Posted 03/12/2010 4:59 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP Tweens probably don't know who Patsy Cline is, which is why Lilly Scott thinks she was voted off "American Idol" Thursday night.

Her last song was Cline's "I Fall to Pieces."

Scott joined her three fellow rejects in a Friday conference call with reporters and says her underground fan base probably supported her in their hearts but didn't actually vote.

Ousted singer Alex Lambert says he was just as surprised… Click to Read More

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Posted 03/12/2010 3:57 PM

NEW YORK (AP) Golf clubs in hands or not, the kids of "South Park" are ready to take on Tiger Woods.

Creators of the Comedy Central cartoon have long since proven that no subject is sacred to them. So for the opening of its 14th season on Wednesday, the troubled golfer encounters Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman in their animated Colorado town.

"It's such an important issue in America right now the sex addiction outbreak," Matt Stone, who makes… Click to Read More

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Posted 03/12/2010 2:40 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) Prosecutors say a man has pleaded no contest to receiving a Rolex watch stolen from Orlando Bloom's house during a spate of celebrity burglaries.

Los Angeles County District Attorney's spokeswoman Jane Robison says Jonathan Ajar entered the no contest plea Friday and will be sentenced on April 15.

Ajar also pleaded no contest to being a felon in possession of a firearm in possession of cocaine with the intent to sell.

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Posted 03/12/2010 11:48 AM

NEW YORK (AP) After a smashing return, Jay Leno appears headed to a battle with David Letterman for late-night television supremacy.

The Nielsen Co. says Leno averaged 5.6 million viewers last week, his first back at NBC's "The Tonight Show" following the ill-fated prime time experiment. Letterman had 3.7 million at CBS. Leno took advantage of curiosity over his return and a strong lineup of guests, including Olympic stars and Sarah Palin. It was a half-million more … Click to Read More

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Posted 03/12/2010 10:26 AM

NEW YORK (AP) ABC News reporter and "Good Morning America" weekend host Kate Snow is jumping to NBC News.

NBC announced Friday that Snow will begin work as a "Dateline NBC" correspondent later this spring. Snow has been with ABC since 2003 and one of its weekend morning anchors since the show launched in 2004. She covered Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign, and was one of ABC's reporters in Haiti after the earthquake.

Snow was a cont… Click to Read More

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Posted 03/12/2010 9:04 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) A coroner's official says authorities have recovered four prescription drug bottles bearing the name of actor Cory Haim but found nothing illegal while investigating his death.

Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter declined Friday to identify the drugs. Haim was battling flulike symptoms in the days before his death.

Winter says an autopsy was done Thursday, but his office is awaiting the results of toxicology tests that could take … Click to Read More

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Posted 03/12/2010 4:16 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) Authorities say actor Corey Haim had a fraudulent prescription when he died that was linked to a major drug ring.

The California Attorney General's Office said Friday it was investigating the drug ring and how Haim obtained the prescription.

The agency offered few details in a news release and a spokesperson did not immediately return a call seeking more information.

Coroner's officials in Los Angeles Count… Click to Read More

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Posted 03/13/2010 2:43 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) The name of the late actor Corey Haim was found on a fraudulent prescription for a powerful painkiller that authorities said Friday was obtained through a major drug ring.

California Attorney General Jerry Brown's office said records of the prescription in the name of the former teen heartthrob were found during an investigation of the ring that illegally obtained prescription pads and used the stolen identities of doctors to fill them out.

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Posted 03/12/2010 8:19 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) A federal court has upheld regulations that require cable TV companies to make channels they own available to satellite TV providers and other rivals on equal terms.

Friday's ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia leaves in place the Federal Communications Commission "program access" rules. The ruling marks a setback for Cablevision Systems Corp. and Comcast Corp., the cable companies that had challenged the rules in court.Click to Read More

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Posted 03/12/2010 7:09 AM

PRAGUE (AP) A documentary by two Tibetan filmmakers tracing a year in the life of the Dalai Lama has won the Vaclav Havel award for its contribution to the protection of human rights.

"The Sun Behind the Clouds" won the award at the 12th annual One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival on Friday.

Directors Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam will receive the prize from the former Czech president in Prague on Thursday.

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Posted 03/12/2010 6:45 AM

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. on Friday rejected an offer from activist shareholder Carl Icahn to boost his stake in the movie studio by buying up to 13.2 million shares.

The company's board called Icahn's unsolicited offer of $6 per share or up to $79 million "inadequate."

The billionaire was looking to raise his stake in Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. to as much as 30 percent. He currently holds a stake of ne… Click to Read More

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Posted 03/12/2010 11:50 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. on Friday rejected a bid by activist shareholder Carl Icahn to boost his stake in the movie studio, and its board disclosed the adoption of a provision meant to keep him from buying more shares.

The so-called poison pill, which takes effect Friday, triggers whenever any hostile acquirer gets a stake in the company exceeding 20 percent. Under a shareholders rights plan adopted by the company's board, which has been fendi… Click to Read More

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Posted 03/12/2010 4:08 AM

GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) A member of the pop group Girlicious has been charged in California with drug possession with the intent to sell after Glendale police allegedly found a dozen plastic bags of cocaine in her Gucci purse.

Prosecutors say 21-year-old Natalie Mejia (of Diamond Bar and 28-year-old Peter Asencio of Burbank were charged Thursday in Glendale Superior Court.

Asencio is accused of speeding in a 1998 Ford Mustang when he and Mejia wer… Click to Read More

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Posted 03/12/2010 3:44 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) The 22 pieces of custom-made furniture Michael Jackson commissioned for his London home are going on the auction block.

Darren Julien of Julien's Auctions says a gilded red velvet sofa that seats nine, a leopard-print chair trimmed with ostrich feathers and a pair of velvet armchairs embroidered with gold eagles are among the offerings.

Jackson intended to use the furnishings during his "This Is It" comeback concert run in Londo… Click to Read More

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Posted 03/12/2010 9:08 AM

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LOS ANGELES (AP) The 22 pieces of custom-made furniture Michael Jackson commissioned for his London home are going on the auction block.

Darren Julien of Julien's Auctions says a gilded red velvet sofa that seats nine, a leopard-print chair trimmed with ostrich feathers and a pair of velvet armchairs embroidered with gold eagles are among the offerings.

Jackson intended to use the furnishings during his… Click to Read More

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Posted 03/12/2010 4:58 AM

MADRID, Spain (AP) Miguel Delibes, an acclaimed and prolific novelist whose work featured gritty depictions of rural life in post-civil war Spain and psychological analyses of characters facing turning points, died Friday. He was 89.

Delibes, who had been fighting cancer of the colon for several years, died at his home in the north central city of Valladolid shortly around 7 a.m. (0800GMT), Spanish National Radio said, citing his family.

Speakin… Click to Read More

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Posted 03/12/2010 12:29 AM

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves" stole the show at the Game Developers Choice Awards.

The high-octane PlayStation 3 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog won five trophies at the Game Developers Conference ceremony Thursday, including game of the year. "Uncharted 2," which casts players in the role of globe-trotting treasure hunter Nathan Drake, was also honored Thursday evening for best writing, audio, technology and visual art.

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Posted 03/11/2010 9:29 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) And then there were 12 on "American Idol."

After the audience voted, the singing contest said goodbye Thursday to Alex Lambert of North Richland Hills, Texas; Todrick Hall of Arlington, Texas; Lilly Scott of Littleton, Colo. and Katelyn Epperly of West Des Moines, Iowa.

It was no surprise that the judge's favorite from previous weeks, Michael "Big Mike" Lynche, made the cut.

Lynche dazzled the judges with h… Click to Read More

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Posted 03/12/2010 12:41 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) And then there were 12 on "American Idol."

After the audience voted, the singing contest said goodbye Thursday to Alex Lambert of North Richland Hills, Texas; Todrick Hall of Arlington, Texas; Lilly Scott of Littleton, Colo. and Katelyn Epperly of West Des Moines, Iowa.

It was no surprise that the judge's favorite from previous weeks, Michael "Big Mike" Lynche, made the cut.

Lynche dazzled the judges with h… Click to Read More

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Posted 03/12/2010 4:06 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) Teen power won out on "American Idol" as Katie Stevens claimed a place in the top 12 while a more experienced singer got the ax.

Stevens, 17, earned viewer support even though the show's judges were disappointed earlier this week by her performance of "Breakaway" that Randy Jackson likened to karaoke.

Lilly Scott, despite earning praise for her artistry on "I Fall to Pieces," was among the four contestants dropped Thursday. They… Click to Read More

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Posted 03/12/2010 10:10 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) And then there were 12 on "American Idol."

After the audience voted, the singing contest said goodbye Thursday to Alex Lambert of North Richland Hills, Texas; Todrick Hall of Arlington, Texas; Lilly Scott of Littleton, Colo. and Katelyn Epperly of West Des Moines, Iowa.

It was no surprise that the judge's favorite from previous weeks, Michael "Big Mike" Lynche, made the cut.

Lynche dazzled the judges with h… Click to Read More

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Posted 03/12/2010 8:23 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) Teen power won out on "American Idol" as Katie Stevens claimed a place in the top 12 while a more experienced singer got the ax.

Stevens, 17, earned viewer support even though the show's judges were disappointed earlier this week by her performance of "Breakaway" that Randy Jackson likened to karaoke.

Lilly Scott, despite earning praise for her artistry on "I Fall to Pieces," was among the four contestants dropped Thursday. They… Click to Read More

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Posted 03/11/2010 8:56 PM

NEW YORK (AP) Madonna doesn't think a wife should withhold sex from a sloppy husband.

But she believes a wife should dispose of her late husband's prosthetic leg to spare the feelings of the wife's current mate.

This was some of her relationship advice on NBC's "Marriage Ref," where she joined actor-comedians Larry David and Ricky Gervais (jur-VAYS') as a guest panelist on Thursday's edition.

The show invites its "experts" … Click to Read More

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Posted 03/12/2010 9:11 AM

NEW YORK (AP) Madonna doesn't think a wife should withhold sex from a sloppy husband.

But she believes a wife should dispose of her late husband's prosthetic leg to spare the feelings of the wife's current mate.

This was some of Madonna's relationship advice on NBC's "The Marriage Ref," where she joined actor-comedians Larry David and Ricky Gervais as a guest panelist on Thursday's edition.

The show invites its panel of "ex… Click to Read More

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