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OCALA, Fla. (AP) John Travolta and his family have helped raise money for charities in their home state of Florida with a screening of his new comedy The actor, his wife Kelly Preston and their daughter Ella Bleu greeted hundreds of fans on the red carpet Friday for Disney's 'Old Dogs.' The family expressed its appreciation to the community, ending their thanks with.

NEW YORK (AP) The shimmering, white glove Michael Jackson wore when he premiered his trademark moonwalk dance in 1983 was auctioned off for $350,000 plus tax on Saturday.

Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: ___ ABC's "This Week" Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Ben Nelson, D-Neb.; Reps. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla. ___ CBS' "Face the Nation" Sens. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. ___ NBC's "Meet the Press" Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.

A French attorney for Roman Polanski who said the film director would not return voluntarily to the United States to face child sex charges is not authorized to speak in the case, Polanski's U.S. attorneys said on Friday.

London, Nov 21 (PTI) After playing dad to his nephews, nieces and godchildren for long, Hollywood actor Hugh Grant has now expressed a wish to be a father and raise his own kids.

London, Nov 21 (PTI) Hollywood actress Kate Hudson has said that her six-year-old son Ryder has developed a crush on her 'Nine' co-star Penelope Cruz.

Los Angeles, Nov 21 (PTI) After showering Hollywood actor Matt Damon with praises in her latest song, singer Shakira is now planning to apologise to his wife.

London, Nov 21 (PTI) Grammy-award-winning singer Ricky Martin has decided to host a charity telethon on German TV to raise money for kids in his homeland, Puerto Rico.

London, Nov 21 (PTI) Hollywood bombshell Eva Mendes is planning to scribble a love letter for her idol Kate Winslet appreciating her acting talents.

Collecting fine art is more than just a hobby for savvy investors who see the art world as a $50 billion vehicle for generating wealth, storing it and passing on to their heirs.

Shop 'till you drop it's not, but U.S. women are finally starting to buy clothes again.
Even before the U.S. economy headed south over a year ago, many U.S. women eschewed clothing purchases for themselves, given tight budgets, a clampdown on credit limits and merchandise that offered little dazzle.

Back in early 1995 when Sheryl Crow won Grammy gold for her debut album, her bank account was hardly glistening.

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (AP) The jury in the trial of an Ohio police chief accused of breaking into the home of a woman who carried twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick ended five hours of deliberations Friday without a verdict.

LAS VEGAS (AP) A powerful anesthetic recovered from Michael Jackson's bedside after he died had been purchased in Nevada by his doctor who had it shipped to California, court documents show.

London, Nov 20 (PTI) Looks like 'Britain's Got Talent'first runner-up Susan Boyle will shoot straight to the top of the album charts next week after pre-orders for her debut disc beat all previous records.

London, Nov 20 (ANI): Move over spatulas, scoops, ladles and scrapers, for a new utensil known as scrudle is set to revolutionise British kitchens.

Bollywood's handsome hunk John Abraham's passion for bikes and cars was recently once again evident.

Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): A new study has shown that the habit of blaming someone in an organisation, even if he or she is innocent, greatly increases the odds that the practice of blaming others will spread with the tenacity of the H1N1 flu.

HONG KONG (AP) A prominent mainland Chinese director banned by Beijing from making movies brought his new gay romance film to Hong Kong on Friday for what is likely the last of a handful of screenings on his home soil.

Roman Polanski will not agree voluntarily to being extradited to the United States over a 1970s child sex case, the film director's lawyer said in an interview with French daily Le Figaro published on Friday.