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Chaz Bono
Chaz Bono, 42, is mostly known as the only child of Sonny & Cher. However, he is also known as an LGBT activist. Bono was born as Chasity, a female. In 1995, Bono came out as a lesbian. In 2008, he began a female to male gender transition process. The legal transition of name and gender was completed in May 2010. A year later, a documentary was released entitled Becoming Chaz that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and debuted on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network later in May. The document...
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Chaz Bono, Fans Cause An Uproar Over 'Dancing With The Stars' 'Homosexual Agenda'

Dancing With The Stars announced their new line up of celebrity participants. The cast includes athletes like NBA star Ron Artest, actors including David Arquette, and...former lawyer and television journalist, Nancy Grace. Beyond the cluster of reality stars and talk show hosts, ABC has a new variety of contestants with Chaz Bono joining the gang.
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Russian Police Raid BP's Moscow Office

Bailiffs raided BP's Moscow offices Wednesday, a new blow to the British oil company a day after ExxonMobil signed an agreement that ended BP's hopes of developing Arctic offshore oil fields with Russia.
Pop entertainer Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson Trial New Updates Released on His 53rd Birthday

Michael Jackson, the iconic pop star, would have celebrated his 53rd birthday on Aug. 29, if he didn't pass away mysteriously on June 25, 2009. Meanwhile, on Jackson's birthday, more updates on the forthcoming trial of murder-suspect Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's doctor, have been revealed - the judge has already barred the singer's dermatologist Arnold Klein from giving evidence.
Jared Lee Loughner

Appeals Court Weighs Forced Medication of Jared Loughner

A federal appeals court Tuesday will consider whether prison officials have the authority to forcibly medicate Jared Loughner, the Arizona man accused of targeting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in a January rampage at a Tucson supermarket, killing six and wounding 13.
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Judge Dismisses ‘Bad Mom’ Lawsuit in Illinois

A judge dismissed a case against Illinois mom Kimberly Garrity, who was slammed with a $50,000 lawsuit from her two children who claimed they suffered from emotional distress as the result of her bad mothering.
Private investigator Mulcaire leaves the Old Bailey court in central London

Murdoch Tabloid Private Eye Delivers Hacking Names

A private detective jailed for illegally intercepting voicemail messages on behalf of a journalist at one of Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids on Friday gave lawyers the names of the people he says ordered him to carry out the phone hacking.
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Idiots messed up promising Our Idiot Brother

From the poster, you might think Our Idiot Brother has all the elements for a great comedy -- Paul Rudd starring as a sweet, stoned doofus, opposite a cast of hilarious heavyweights like Elizabeth Banks, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan, Zooey Deschanel, Rashida Jones and Adam Scott.
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TCW kept Gundlach in dark before termination

Trust Co of the West worked for months in secret to acquire an entire firm to replace its star bond fund manager Jeffrey Gundlach and his mortgage-backed securities department before terminating him, TCW's chief executive testified in court.
Combo of former International Monetary Fund Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn (L) and Nafissatou Diallo(R)

Strauss-Kahn accuser lies torpedo case

The sexual assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who hoped to be the next French president, collapsed because what prosecutors believed was strong testimony deteriorated into a fabric of lies.
Combo of former International Monetary Fund Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn (L) and Nafissatou Diallo(R)

Prosecutors Tell NY Judge to Drop Strauss-Kahn Case

New York prosecutors asked a judge to dismiss sexual assault charges against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Monday, a stunning reversal that could revive the political future of a man many had seen as the next president of France.
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Goldman CEO hires prominent defense lawyer

Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein has hired high-profile Washington defense attorney Reid Weingarten, according to a government source, as the Justice Department continues to investigate the bank.
Former New York governor Spitzer speaks at the Reuters Global Financial Regulation Summit in New York

Spitzer Sued for Libel Over His Slate Column

Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer was hit with two libel lawsuits seeking $90 million by former Marsh & McLennan Cos executives over a column posted on Slate.com about an insurance bid-rigging scandal.

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