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Charlie Sheen demands 50 percent raise for ‘Men’ — In an interview with NBC's Jeff Rossen that aired on TODAY Monday morning, the combative star of “Two and a Half Men” demanded a raise from approximately $2 million to $3 million per episode to come back to the set of the show.
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RADAR EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW: Charlie Sheen: I'm Not An Addict, The Show Will Be Back & My Father Is Wrong — Charlie Sheen takes aim at his screen legend father's recent comments comparing addiction to cancer, vows there will be another season of Two and a Half Men and states unequivocally …
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Don Kaplan / New York Post:
Charlie Sheen set to sue CBS for $320M for ‘mental anguish’ — It's Charlie's war now. — Swaggering actor Charlie Sheen plans to return fire at CBS, Warner Bros. and “Two and a Half Men” creator Chuck Lorre — by slapping them with a $320 million “mental anguish” lawsuit, The Post has learned.
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James Franco Snubs His Own Party After Bombing at Oscars — James Franco couldn't wait to get out of there. — After the star severely disappointed many fans and critics as co-host of Sunday's Academy Awards, Franco bailed on his own after-party, held at L.A.'s Supper Club.
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James Franco a ‘Disaster’ at Oscars; ‘Draft Billy Crystal’ Movement Begins — The reviews are rolling in for James Franco's hosting performance at last night's Oscars, and they aren't good: “Distracted and blasé,” writes The New York Times, while The Hollywood Reporter comes right out and says he straight-up “bombed.”
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Tim Goodman / Hollywood Reporter:
83rd Annual Academy Awards: Television Review … In what could go down as one of the worst Oscar telecasts in history, a bad and risky idea — letting two actors host — proved out in spectacularly unwatchable fashion on the biggest of all nights for the film world.
Simon Reynolds / Digital Spy:
Video: Franco, Hathaway open 2011 Oscars
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Allie Merriam / PopSugar:
Natalie, Colin, Christian, and Melissa Win Big at the Star-Studded Oscars!
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Melissa Leo Held in Suspense By Kirk Douglas Before Winning Best Supporting Actress Oscar — Melissa Leo had become the frontrunner for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her work in ‘The Fighter.’ But she still had to sit on the edge of her seat as Kirk Douglas kept stalling from reading the winner's name from the envelope.
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'The King's Speech,' Colin Firth, Natalie Portman Take Top Honors at 2011 Academy Awards — The 83rd Annual Academy Awards awarded Best Picture to 'The King's Speech,' giving the period piece its fourth win of the night. Tom Hooper's film tied fellow Best Picture nominee ‘Inception’ in total Oscars …
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Leo takes supporting-actress Oscar for ‘Fighter’
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‘Alice’ claims night's first prize at Oscars
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Mila Kunis Flashes Cleavage on Oscar Red Carpet — Mila Kunis wasn't nominated for an Oscar, but she'll be sure to make the best dressed lists thanks to a stunning lavender Elie Saab dress. — All eyes were on Kunis and her daring decolletage as she strutted her stuff on the red carpet.
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ScarJo went to the Oscars with a guy named Joe! — Scarlett Johansson fans were scratching their heads when the actress, 26, walked Sunday's red carpet at the Oscars with a mysterious, handsome man in a tux. — The star's rep confirms to UsMagazine.com that her date was her agent Joe Machota.
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Rob Pattinson, Kristen Stewart Kiss, Go “Nuts” on Dance Floor — Twilight dance party! — Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart threw their hands in the air like they didn't care all night long at a Friday/Saturday pre-Oscar bash at the Chateau Marmont in Hollywood.
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Shirley Halperin / Hollywood Reporter:
Elton John To Host ‘Saturday Night Live’ … Sir Elton John will play double duty on April 2 when he hosts Saturday Night Live and appears as the show's musical guest with Leon Russell. It will be his first time back on the SNL stage since 1982, when he performed the songs “Empty Garden” and “Ball And Chain.”
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Lindsay Lohan Takes On First Role Since Rehab — On ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Faux Infomercial — LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Lindsay Lohan took on her first role since being released from rehab — on Sunday night's “Jimmy Kimmel Live! After the Academy Awards” - and she made fun of her current court case during her appearance.
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