Oklahoma country singer plans benefit for tornado victims
LOS ANGELES - Oklahoma country singer Blake Shelton is planning a televised benefit to raise money for victims of the massive tornado that swept through Moore, Oklahoma, this week, music magazine Billboard reported Wednesday.
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A Minute With: Pitbull on music, Jennifer Lopez and 'Epic'
LOS ANGELES - Rapper Pitbull has taken his blend of American pop music fused with Latin beats from the clubs of Miami to international pop charts, but he now is crossing into film with his first acting role as an animated character in the upcoming movie, "Epic."
Danish director Refn splatters Cannes festival with violence
CANNES - An ultra-violent thriller set in the Bangkok underworld of brothels and fight clubs came under attack at the Cannes film festival on Wednesday for its bloodletting which Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn defended as art.
Nerves of steel and hairspray are musts for Cannes red carpet
CANNES - Walking the red carpet of the world's most famous film showcase is a test of nerves for celebrities, not helped by wind, rain and the chaos of hundreds of photographers shouting their names.
Part of Marilyn Monroe exhibition stolen on way to Prague
PRAGUE - Part of an exhibition displaying outfits and photographs of Marilyn Monroe was stolen while being transported to the Czech Republic from Italy, the event's curator said on Wednesday.
James Salter breaks long silence with 'All That Is'
NEW YORK - Award-winning author James Salter, who completed his last full-length book more than 30 years ago, has released a new novel that chronicles a life drawn from many of his own experiences.
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