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Faith Hill Inspired Taylor Swift to Sing

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To have sold over 20 million albums and 34.3 million singles worldwide, Taylor Swift is one of the most popular singers at just 21. Ask the young lady who inspired her? And she names Faith Hill.
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Matt Damon and his wife arrive at the premiere of "Contagion" in New York City

Contagion Catches Box Office Lead

Contagion gripped filmgoers as the thriller about the race to contain a deadly virus took hold of the top spot at the domestic box office and knocked hit drama The Help to second place.
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Clooney Charms Toronto Playing a Family Man

Calling acting just his day job, George Clooney is winning over movie critics and audiences in Toronto with a nuanced performance as a father forced to rethink his life after his wife suffers a debilitating accident.
Sokurov, director of "Faust", poses for photographers as he arrives to attend the closing ceremony of the 68th Venice Film Festival

Highbrow Trumps Hollywood at Venice Film Festival

Highbrow trumped Hollywood at the Venice film festival this year, with Russian director Alexander Sokurov's demanding German-language Faust taking top prize and Roman Polanski and George Clooney overlooked.
Sheen is interviewed as he arrives for the taping of the television show "The Comedy Central's Roast of Charlie Sheen" at Sony studios in Culver City

Charlie Sheen's Winning Ways Get Roasted on TV

He may have looked like he was winning, but actor Charlie Sheen took it on the chin on Saturday night at a Comedy Central TV roast where his sex life, drug use and talent drew punches -- and punch lines.
Actor Cliff Robertson

Oscar-Winning Actor Cliff Robertson Dies at 88

Actor Cliff Robertson, who won an Oscar playing a mentally disabled janitor in Charly and worked in movies ranging from PT 109 to Spider-Man 3, died in New York Saturday, the day after his 88th birthday.
Actor Cliff Robertson

Oscar Winner Cliff Robertson Died a Day After His 88th Birthday

American actor, Cliff Robertson who was best known for his Oscar-winning performance as Charly Gordon in the 1968 film Charly, died of natural causes a day after his 88th birthday on Saturday in Stony Brook, N.Y., Evelyn Christel, his longtime personal secretary said.
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Actor Gets Life in Prison for Gang Rape

Joseph Son, who appeared in the first ‘Austin Powers’ movie, has been sentenced to life in prison in the 1990 gang rape of a Southern California woman.
Actress and singer Miley Cyrus poses during a photo call in Mexico City.

Miley Cyrus Defends Raunchy Behavior Saying She is 'Exploring Sexuality'

It was reported that the Miley Cyrus was seen dancing seductively for her boyfriend, Liam Hemsworth. The New York Post claims that on Sept. 7, Cyrus, Hemsworth, and her mother Tish, were at a launch party in Chicago. Liam was sitting down while Miley was dancing playfully and seductively, a witness claims. Nothing too over the top, though, as she was under the watchful eye of her mom. There was a very relaxed, good energy.
Amy Winehouse

Seizure Killed Amy Winehouse, Says Father

Singer Amy Winehouse's father said that his daughter had the prescribed medication Librium in her system when she died of a seizure, caused by alcohol detoxification, said media reports on Friday.
U.S. actor George Clooney arrives on the "The Ides of March" red carpet at the 68th Venice Film Festival in Venice

Venice Film Festival Nears End, Contest Wide Open

The Venice film festival ends on Saturday with the award of the coveted Golden Lion for best picture, but critics struggled to name their favorite in a year that had plenty of good films but few, if any, great ones.
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High-Profile Women Look Back on Life in Tanner Hall

Tatiana von Furstenberg and Francesca Gregorini may be first-time filmmakers telling a tale of growing up as privileged kids at boarding school, but their backgrounds suggest they know what they are talking about.
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Artists Set to Win European Music Copyright Battle

Musicians are likely to win longer copyright protection of their work in Europe next week, helping artists and record labels as music revenues decline, and bringing Europe closer into line with the United States.
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Analysis: Plenty of Backstage Drama in TV Season

This fall's TV schedule will be full of twenty-somethings looking for love, singers searching out fame and dinosaurs hunting down dinner -- and if that's not enough, there promises to be a heap of drama behind the scenes.
Ali Lohan

Ali Lohan Has Changed From Head to Toe

Ali Lohan, the 17-year-old sister of Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan, has dramatically changed her look after she signed a contract with famous agency models.
Jonah Hill

Jonah Hill Weight Loss On Display as 'Moneyball' Screens at Toronto Film Festival [PHOTOS]

The incredible shrinking Johah Hill mugged for cameras at the Toronto International Film Festival with this Moneyball co-star -- and good buddy -- Brad Pitt.Moneyball gives the comedic actor a chance to show off his dramatic chops in a Steven Soderbergh adaptation of the book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game. Hill plays a recent Yale grad who helps Brad Pitt's character -- a baseball coach -- build a winning team made up of players who don't command...
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Documentary Brings Egypt's Revolt to Venice Fest

The 18-day uprising that ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is at the center of Tahrir 2011, a documentary named after the Cairo square that became a gathering point for protesters which premieres at the Venice film festival.

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