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AP Exclusive: Academy president responds to Oscar firestorm

Saturday, 17 January 2015, 15:02 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Responding for the first time to the firestorm that erupted over the lack of diversity in this year's Oscar nominations, film academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs says the all-white acting slate...

La Dolce Vita actress Anita Ekberg dies at 83

Sunday, 11 January 2015, 14:08 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Anita Ekberg, the Swedish-born actress and sex-symbol of the 1950s and '60s who was immortalized bathing in the Trevi fountain in "La Dolce Vita," has died. She was 83. Ekberg's lawyer Patrizia...

Spears launches lingerie line, talks new album

Monday, 13 October 2014, 14:46 Last update: about 11 years ago

After 16 years in the music business and nearly 100 million record sales under her belt, the 32-year-old singer has added "designer" to her busy resume. The pop star launched her debut...

Robin Gibb shines on final album

Sunday, 12 October 2014, 14:45 Last update: about 11 years ago

As one third of the Bee Gees, Robin Gibb had a plaintive ache in his trembling, vibrato-filled voice that helped make such Brothers Gibb hits as "Holiday" and "I Started A Joke" so memorably...

Lady Antebellum regains altitude on '747'

Saturday, 11 October 2014, 14:44 Last update: about 11 years ago

Lady Antebellum took off at jet speed with back-to-back multi-platinum albums in 2008 and 2010. Since then, while continuing to score radio hits, the trio's sales leveled out and started drifting...

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