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(Reuters) - Jerry Seinfeld will be one of the key celebrity pitchmen in Microsoft Corp's $300 million advertising campaign aimed at changing its image, the Wall Street Journal said on Thursday, citing people close to the situation.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Press-shy billionaire Kirk Kerkorian made a rare public appearance Wednesday in a Los Angeles courtroom to testify in the federal wiretapping trial of his longtime friend, attorney Terry Christensen.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Singer Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" at the Superbowl made headlines four years ago when her bustier ripped. Now, she really wants people to see her underwear, and is launching her own lingerie line.

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Disgraced glam rocker Gary Glitter returned to Bangkok on Thursday after Hong Kong barred him from entering following his release from three years' prison in Vietnam for child sex abuse.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Matt Damon and his wife welcomed their second daughter into the world on Wednesday, and all were "doing great," his spokeswoman said.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tired of living "la vida loca," Latin American singing sensation Ricky Martin has become the father of twin boys through a surrogate mother and will take time away from his career to raise them, his spokesman said in a statement on Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When she first set foot on a movie set as a child, Rumer Willis, daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, knew she wanted to be a part of the "family business," even though she didn't fit the image of a Hollywood celebrity.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Samantha Who?" star Christina Applegate, 36, is free of cancer after having both breasts removed to combat the disease, the actress told a U.S. television news show on Tuesday.

NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Rosanne Cash is tired of people using her late father's name to further their own political agendas.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning film star Elizabeth Taylor is back home and doing well following a recent stay of several weeks in a Los Angeles-area hospital for unspecified reasons, her spokesman said on Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rainn Wilson understands the luckless drummer he portrays in new movie "The Rocker" because they both spent so many years on the outskirts of fame.

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Spanish actress Penelope Cruz will receive a Gotham Award Tribute at the nonprofit Independent Feature Project's 18th annual Gotham Awards.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Stage and screen star Laurence Fishburne's last turn as a series regular on network television was the role of Cowboy Curtis on the 1980s kids show "Pee-wee's Playhouse."

BEIJING (Hollywood Reporter) - Michael Phelps is ready for his close-up.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - As Tom Cruise writes the next chapter in his career, he's developing an interest in comic-book movies.

LONDON (Reuters) - "Celebrity Big Brother" star Jade Goody has been diagnosed with cervical cancer, her spokesman said on Tuesday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Former Eurythmics singer Annie Lennox is recovering from spinal surgery after being forced by a back injury to return home early from an AIDS conference in Mexico, the star's Web site said on Monday.

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Former "Nightline" executive producer Leroy Sievers, who connected with a wide audience through his National Public Radio commentary and blog on his struggle with cancer, died Saturday at his home in Maryland. He was 53.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - America Ferrera was named the Chevy Entertainer of the Year for her role in "Ugly Betty" at the 2008 ALMA Awards, which recognize outstanding artistic achievement of Latinos in film, television and music.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Former NBA star Charles Barkley could be getting some golfing tips via a project in development at Golf Channel.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres married her long-time partner, actress Portia de Rossi, at their home in Los Angeles on Saturday, according to People magazine.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian singer-songwriter Dorival Caymmi, who rose to fame in the 1930s by writing a hit song for Carmen Miranda and became known as the grandfather of bossa nova, died on Saturday. He was 94.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone, mighty destroyer of Soviet opponents in the "Rambo" and "Rocky" movies, now plans to advertise Russian vodka.

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Rapper-actor LL Cool J finished his last album under a contract with Def Jam Records that spanned two decades, but told Reuters it was not likely to be his final music project.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A year after her calamitous comeback performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears has garnered a third nomination for this year's show, but it remained unclear whether she would dare a repeat appearance.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pioneering music executive Jerry Wexler, who helped build Atlantic Records into a rhythm and blues powerhouse in the 1950s and 1960s with artists like Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles, died in Florida on Friday at age 91, Atlantic Records said.

DETROIT (Billboard) - David Gilmour's upcoming concert album, "Live in Gdansk," turned out a little different than the Pink Floyd guitarist planned.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Billionaire businessman Donald Trump is offering to rescue TV personality Ed McMahon from foreclosure on his multimillion dollar Beverly Hills home.