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Associated Press:
Singer James Brown dies at 73 — 'Godfather of Soul' had been hospitalized in Atlanta with pneumonia — ATLANTA - James Brown, the dynamic, pompadoured "Godfather of Soul," whose rasping vocals and revolutionary rhythms made him a founder of rap, funk and disco as well, died early Monday, his agent said.
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'Disco is James Brown, hip-hop is James Brown, rap is James Brown' — He triumphed despite an often unhappy personal life. Brown, who lived in Beech Island near the Georgia line, spent more than two years in a South Carolina prison for aggravated assault and failing to stop for a police officer.
Harry R. Weber / Associated Press:
Legendary singer James Brown dies at 73 — ATLANTA - James Brown, who "made soul music a world music" in a hard-driving career that influenced generations of musicians from rock to rap, died Christmas morning at the age of 73. — The pompadoured dynamo whose classic singles include …
TMZ.com:
James Brown, Godfather of Soul, Dies at 73 — James Brown, a musical giant and one of the most breathakingly dynamic performers in all of entertainment, died early Christmas morning in Atlanta at the age of 73. — Brown, the self-described "Hardest Working Man in Show Business," …
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Las Vegas Review-Journal:
NORM: Michael Jackson landing on Strip? — Reclusive superstar Michael Jackson arrived in Las Vegas late Saturday to begin a comeback in a city famous for reviving careers. Jackson and his three children arrived by private plane about 10:30 p.m. Saturday after a flight from Dublin, Ireland.
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Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Us Exclusive: Michael Jackson's New House — Michael Jackson, 48, has moved into a house in Las Vegas and plans to live there while working on a deal to do a live show on the Strip, a la Celine Dion, a source tells Us Weekly. — A veil-clad Jacko arrived at McCarron airport's private hangar …
PerezHilton.com:
Not Quite Neverland — Michael Jackson landed in Las Vegas this past weekend and set up shop in this new house, which he (presumably) bought with someone else's money. — The cash-strapped entertainer is planning a "comeback" in Las Vegas and hopes to launch a show on the strip.
Caroline Graham / Daily Mail:
How Nicole's new husband cheated on her with a party girl — Nicole Kidman must have been in a state of emotional turmoil last week as she left behind her family and friends in Australia and boarded her private plane to fly to Los Angeles for Christmas. — Only a year ago …
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Model says she had affair with Urban — An American model says she was having an affair with Keith Urban while he was engaged to Australian actress Nicole Kidman and has spoken of the country star's drug habit. — Amanda Wyatt, a 23-year-old part-time model who met Urban at a bar …
Associated Press:
Henner weds college roommate's ex-beau — NEW YORK - Actress Marilu Henner, best known for her role in the hit TV series "Taxi," has married a former college classmate who proposed from his hospital bed after surgery for cancer. — Henner, 54, married Michael Brown, also 54 …
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Trump sues town in American flag flap — PALM BEACH, Fla. - Donald Trump is suing this oceanside town for $10 million after being cited for flying an oversized American flag over his Mar-a-Lago Club. — Attorneys for the club filed a complaint Thursday, saying that flying the flag …
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News of the World:
We reveal how dumped mum-to-be Mel B will voodoo anything to win back lover Eddie Murphy. — The desperate singer even hired a WITCH DOCTOR to revive her relationship with the Hollywood actor. — Distraught Mel, 31, who is five months pregnant with Eddie's child, shelled out £450 …
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Steve Helling / People.com:
Dethroned Miss Nevada USA: 'I Am So Sorry' — Katie Rees is apologizing for racy pictures of her that circulated on the Web - and cost her to be stripped of her Miss Nevada crown. — In a press conference held Saturday in Clearwater Beach, Fla., Rees, 22, said, "These images …
Scott Collins / Los Angeles Times:
Past, present and ... future? — Are Carson Daly and Ryan Seacrest engaged in a fizzy rivalry to replace you-know-who? — Carson Daly and Ryan Seacrest are roughly the same age (early 30s), have similar job descriptions (broadcasters/emcees-turned- producers with a pop-music bent) …
NY Daily News:
Hanging with the Trumps — Donald Trump needed some family help Monday at the glitzy opening of his Trump Park Avenue. — A friend who used the coat check tells me: "I tried to tip the guy and he said, 'Oh, no thanks - we're his nephews. We're just helping out.'"
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X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Lindsay Takes Off — • WTF is She Wearing? — Lindsay didn't say whether or not she was going home for the holidays when we got these XCLUSIVE pix and video of her at LAX yesterday, but wherever she's going, looks like she's going there in bad style...What's with that crazy fur jumper she's got on?
