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CBS cancels another daytime drama
AP – Tue Dec 8, 6:24 pm ET Sent 605 times

NEW YORK - Procter & Gamble, the company responsible for the phrase "soap operas," is out of the daytime drama business after 76 years now that CBS is making "As the World Turns" stop spinning. Full Story »
MTV's "Jersey Shore" gains protesters, loses ads
Reuters – Wed Dec 9, 2:11 am ET Sent 356 times

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The ruckus over MTV's "Jersey Shore" is getting as intense as the hot-headed dramatics on the show. Full Story »
Wiig to host `SNL' Christmas special as Gilly
AP – Tue Dec 8, 1:44 pm ET Sent 335 times

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NEW YORK - Kristen Wiig's recurring character Gilly might not seemed filled with holiday cheer, yet NBC is turning to her to host a "Saturday Night Live" Christmas special. Full Story »
Brian Bonsall due in court for alleged assault
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BOULDER, Colo. - A former cast member of the 1980s television show "Family Ties" is due in court in Boulder, Colo., on Wednesday. Full Story »
Bryant Gumbel says he's had cancer surgery
AP – Tue Dec 8, 5:27 pm ET Sent 160 times

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NEW YORK - Bryant Gumbel shocked a television audience with the news that he's recovering from cancer surgery and treatment. The former "Today" show anchor, 61, said a malignant tumor and part of his lung were removed two months ago. He revealed his condition to Kelly Ripa while subbing for Regis Philbin on Tuesday's edition of "Live With Regis and Kelly." (Philbin recently had hip replacement surgery.) Full Story »
Bruce Springsteen backs gay marriage in NJ
AP – Wed Dec 9, 7:09 am ET Sent 108 times

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TRENTON, N.J. - "The Boss" is backing gay marriage in the Garden State. Full Story »
SC first lady: I wouldn't have stood with governor
AP – Tue Dec 8, 11:51 am ET Sent 77 times

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CHARLESTON, S.C. - Even if her straying husband had asked her to, South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford says she wouldn't have stood with Gov. Mark Sanford when he faced cameras to tell the world about his affair with an Argentine woman. Full Story »
Can Cameron deliver Titanic results on `Avatar?'
AP – Tue Dec 8, 12:56 pm ET Sent 54 times

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LOS ANGELES - A colossal budget, visionary technology and a down-to-the-wire workload on a film whose fortunes are a real question mark. Full Story »
Vinyl's comeback makes musicians want to sing
Reuters – Tue Dec 8, 2:50 pm ET Sent 46 times

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TORONTO (Reuters) - As music lovers approach a new decade in this still-young century, a recording technology once considered old and obsolete -- vinyl -- has been making a strong comeback. Full Story »
Elton will support Ukrainian boy he can't adopt
AP – Tue Dec 8, 9:58 am ET Sent 45 times

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LONDON - Elton John's partner says the musician was devastated that he wasn't allowed to adopt an HIV-positive Ukrainian toddler, but plans to support the boy anyway. Full Story »
With familiarity, Letterman jokes about Woods
AP – Tue Dec 8, 9:31 am ET Sent 44 times

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NEW YORK - David Letterman, after a week off, dived right into material about Tiger Woods on the "Late Show," joking that he wishes the golfer would stop calling him to ask for advice. Full Story »
Movie producer Tyler Perry's mother dies
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ATLANTA - Movie producer Tyler Perry says his mother, Willie Maxine Perry, has died. Full Story »
French rocker Hallyday hospitalized in LA
AP – Wed Dec 9, 6:20 am ET Sent 28 times

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PARIS - France's biggest rock star, Johnny Hallyday, has been hospitalized in Los Angeles for an infection following back surgery. Full Story »
`Boom Boom Pow,' Kings of Leon CD top 2009 iTunes
AP – Tue Dec 8, 7:37 am ET Sent 25 times

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NEW YORK - The Kings of Leon are the kings of the iTunes album charts for 2009. Full Story »
ABC in talks with Cuomo for `20/20'
AP – Tue Dec 8, 12:41 pm ET Sent 25 times

NEW YORK - ABC News' Chris Cuomo is likely to move to the nighttime newsmagazine "20/20" as its co-host. Full Story »
Reality series `Basketball Wives' set for VH1
AP – Tue Dec 8, 8:23 am ET Sent 23 times

LOS ANGELES - A VH1 reality series that promises an inside look at the lives of NBA players' wives and girlfriends is set to air early next year. Full Story »
Autopsy finds overdose killed Springsteen's cousin
AP – Tue Dec 8, 10:51 pm ET Sent 21 times

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A medical examiner has found that the cousin of rock veteran Bruce Springsteen died from an accidental drug overdose. Full Story »
Colin Firth gets naked for "A Single Man"
Reuters – Tue Dec 8, 6:02 pm ET Sent 15 times

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - For more than 20 years, Colin Firth has been the movie industry's go-to, buttoned-up English man. Full Story »