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McCartney to Wed for Third Time on Sunday

Former Beatle Paul McCartney is set to marry his American fiancée Nancy Shevell in London on Sunday, media reports said.

It would be the 69-year-old pop legend's third marriage, and is thought to be taking place at the same office for civil ceremonies in Marylebone, central London, where he wed his first wife Linda in 1969.

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John Wayne Auction Fetches More than $5 Million

Organizers say a two-day auction of more than 700 costumes, scripts, awards and memorabilia from the estate of film star John Wayne brought in $5.4 million.

Heritage Auctions said Friday that the auction included items such as Wayne's last driver's license, a holster and gun belt from the film "El Dorado" and an eye patch from the 1969 movie, "True Grit."

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Michael Jackson Tribute Set to Go Despite Glitches

Fans of Michael Jackson are heading to Wales for a tribute concert that has divided the King of Pop's fans and family — a celebration of the late star's life overshadowed by the Los Angeles manslaughter trial of his doctor.

The genre- and generation-spanning lineup for the "Michael Forever" show at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium includes Christina Aguilera, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, Leona Lewis, British boyband JLS, Cee Lo Green — and, via video, Beyonce.

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Sony Buying Movie Rights to Steve Jobs Biography

Sony Corp.'s movie studio is in final talks to acquire the movie rights to the highly anticipated authorized biography of Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson.

According to a person familiar with the matter, the studio is negotiating to pay about $1 million for the rights to the project.

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International Animation Festival Opens in Bucharest

Anim'est, one of Eastern Europe's foremost animation festivals, opened late Friday in Bucharest with "Crulic-the path to beyond", the first Romanian animation feature in 20 years.

The Romanian-Polish coproduction directed by Anca Damian, which premiered at the Locarno Festival in August, tells the kafkaesque story of Daniel Crulic, a Romanian accused of theft and imprisoned in Warsaw.

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Woo Hoo! 'Simpsons' Saved after Pay Row

Fox Television has approved two more seasons of "The Simpsons," the broadcaster said Friday, ending a standoff after a pay row threatened to sink the long-running show.

Fox, a unit of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. had threatened to axe the hit cartoon show after 23 seasons if no deal was reached with the actors who voice Homer, Bart et al.

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Doctor Recounts Jackson Death, in Shock Court Tape

Michael Jackson's doctor claimed he was trying to wean the singer off a drug which he "loved" but that killed him, in a powerful blow-by-blow account of the star's last hours played in court Friday.

In a police interview recorded two days after the King of Pop's death, Conrad Murray insisted he was away from Jackson's bedside for only two minutes on June 25, 2009 when the star stopped breathing.

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Rosie Returns to TV Talk on Oprah's Network

It took Oprah Winfrey to lure Rosie O'Donnell back to TV talk.

Nearly a decade after she left her successful daily daytime show to take care of her children, O'Donnell's "The Rosie Show" premieres Monday on the Oprah Winfrey Network. O'Donnell made the decision after Winfrey visited her home for what became a four-hour meeting.

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Schwarzenegger Inaugurates His Museum in Austria

For a day at least, Arnold Schwarzenegger could forget about his messy divorce and bask in the adulation of a sympathetic crowd.

As an oom-pah band played, the action star-turned-politician inaugurated a museum dedicated to him in his native Austria, setting off cheers Friday as he pulled a string to unveil a bronze statue of a young Arnie flexing in the skintight trunks of his Mr. Universe days.

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Stars Must Align to Win a Place on Walk of Fame

Engelbert Humperdink has one. Clint Eastwood does not. John, George and Ringo — yes. Paul McCartney? Not yet. And George Clooney would be in the club if only someone could convince him to show up for the ceremony.

When it comes to receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the sidewalk tourist attraction that encompasses 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of intersecting Vine Street, it's not so much who you know, but whether you're willing to play by the rules.

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