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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock singer Courtney Love lost legal control of her daughter with late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain after a court gave temporary guardianship of the 17 year-old to Cobain's mother and sister, court papers showed on Monday. Full Story »

LONDON (Reuters) - A schizophrenic man who admitted punching British pop star Leona Lewis as she signed copies of her autobiography in a London bookstore was ordered by a court on Monday to be detained indefinitely under mental health regulations. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Golfer Tiger Woods underestimated the pervasive power of the celebrity media in exposing his double life and his renewed pleas for privacy are unlikely to be honored in an era when scandal is big business, media experts said on Saturday. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Hollywood studio behind the "Twilight" teen franchise said on Friday it has acquired North American rights to distribute jailed director Roman Polanski's latest film, "The Ghost Writer". Full Story »

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday he was relieved that veteran French rocker Johnny Hallyday appeared to be getting better after undergoing an operation this week at a Los Angeles hospital. Full Story »

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday he was relieved that veteran French rocker Johnny Hallyday appeared to be getting better after undergoing an operation this week at a Los Angeles hospital. Full Story »

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish singer Sinead O'Connor called on Friday for Pope Benedict to step down over a Irish government report that said church leaders covered up widespread sexual abuse of children for 30 years. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Rose Kaufman, who with her husband, filmmaker Philip Kaufman, co-wrote "Henry & June," the first NC-17 rated film, died December 7 at her San Francisco home after a four-year battle with cancer. She was 70. Full Story »

PANAJI, India (Reuters) - Gurinder Chadha, the director behind the hit "Bend it Like Beckham," is one of a trio of Indian-origin women directors wowing the world with their unique style. But unlike Deepa Mehta or Mira Nair, Chadha makes films with a distinctly earthy feel. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Bruce Springsteen has come out in support of gay marriage in his home state of New Jersey, where a marriage equality bill will go to vote this week. The rocker released a statement via his official Web site Wednesday backing the legislation. Full Story »