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Chelsea J. Carter / CNN:
14 dead, 50 wounded in shooting at Colorado theater, police chief says — (CNN) — A heavily armed gunman killed at least 14 people and wounded 50 more during an early Friday morning screening of the new Batman movie at an Aurora, Colorado, theater, police Chief Dan Oates told reporters.
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Rebecca Leffler / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Dark Knight Rises’ Paris Premiere Cancelled Due to Colorado Shootings — Christopher Nolan and cast members Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway and Morgan Freeman also scrapped press interviews after learning of the Denver movie theater attack. — Plans for The Dark Knight Rises have fallen through …
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Denver Post:
12 killed, dozens wounded at Aurora movie theater — AURORA — About 50 people were shot — 12 fatally — early Friday when a gunman opened fire at an Aurora movie theater during a premiere showing of the new Batman movie. — A 24-year-old man in is custody and an apartment building …
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Pierre Thomas / ABCNEWS:
Aurora ‘Dark Knight’ Shooting Suspect Identified: James Holmes — The young man who is in custody after allegedly gunning down 12 people in a mass shooting spree overnight in Aurora, Colorado has been identified as local resident James Holmes, according to federal authorities.
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Anthony Castellano / Yahoo! Good Morning America:
Mass Shooting at Colo. Movie Theater, 12 People Dead — @GMA on Twitter, become a fan on Facebook — A lone gunman dressed in riot gear burst into a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., at a midnight showing of the Batman film “The Dark Knight Rises” and methodically began shooting patrons …
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TMZ.com:
‘Dark Knight Rises’ Shooting Spree — 12 Dead, 50 Injured — 12 Dead, 50 Injured — BREAKING NEWS — A heavily armed gunman opened fire in the middle of a packed midnight screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” ... killing at least a dozen moviegoers and reportedly wounding at least 50 others …
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People.com:
At Least 12 Dead After Colorado Gunman Opens Fire at Dark Knight Rises — Century 16 Theater in the Town Center Mall in Aurora, Colo. — At least 12 fans attending a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises Friday morning were killed when a gunman opened fire on the audience in Aurora, Colo., a suburb of Denver.
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Police: Gunman Kills 12 at Colorado Screening of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’
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Elizabeth Jensen / ArtsBeat:
Fred Willard Loses PBS Job After Arrest — After the actor and comedian Fred Willard was arrested in Hollywood on a charge of lewd conduct, the fallout was swift. PBS said Thursday that Mr. Willard had lost his job as the wisecracking narrator of its new show “Market Warriors.”
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TMZ.com:
Fred Willard: 'It Didn't Happen' — 'IT DIDN'T HAPPEN' — EXCLUSIVE — Fred Willard says his lewd conduct arrest at an adult movie theater last night was a “big misunderstanding” and says flat out, “It didn't happen.” — The photog got Fred coming and going from his lawyer's office this afternoon.
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Fred Willard — I'm NOT GUILTY of Lewd Conduct
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Fred Willard — Fired from PBS
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Brent Lang / The Wrap:
Post-Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes Returning to Broadway — Katie Holmes is bouncing back from her failed marriage to Tom Cruise by returning to Broadway in “Dead Accounts,” playwright Theresa Rebeck told to TheWrap. — The “Batman Begins” actress made her Broadway debut in a 2008 revival of Arthur Miller's …
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Patrick Healy / ArtsBeat:
Katie Holmes Will Return to Broadway in ‘Dead Accounts’
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Stephanie Marcus / The Huffington Post:
Suri Cruise Enrolled In Catholic School, Katie Holmes Forbids Designer Clothes: REPORT
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Alanna Nuñez / Shape.com Blog:
Jordin Sparks Shows Off a Sleek New Figure on SHAPE! — Pin It — Superstar American Idol alum Jordin Sparks set the twitterverse abuzz last summer when she posted a photo of herself in a bikini, revealing a slimmed-down figure and the beginnings of a six-pack.
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TMZ.com:
Rapper A$AP Rocky — Arrested After Brawl with Photogs — Brawl with Photogs — EXCLUSIVE — Rapper A$AP Rocky was taken into NYPD custody tonight after he allegedly put the smackdown on 2 guys who took pics of him ... TMZ has learned. — According to law enforcement sources …
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Evan Lambert / People.com:
Jessica Simpson Buys Pedometers for Her Weight Watchers Group, Tweets About It — Jessica Simpson has been tackling her weight loss step by step - literally. — “Just bought all the girls in my @weightwatchers group pedometers to track their steps,” Simpson Tweeted Thursday. “10,000 steps a day = 5 miles!
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TMZ.com:
Randy, Jermaine Jackson Hatch Plot to Get Michael Jackson's Money — Allegation — RANDY, JERMAINE JACKSON — Plot to Get MJ's $$$ ... Allegedly — EXCLUSIVE — Randy and Jermaine Jackson are trying to get at Michael Jackson's money, by hatching a sinister plot involving Katherine Jackson …
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Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Steven Spielberg Wants Chris Hemsworth To Star In ‘Robopocalypse’ — EXCLUSIVE: This is one of the most coveted roles in Hollywood. And now, after critic- and fan-lauded star turns in Thor, The Avengers, and Snow White And The Huntsman, Chris Hemsworth will be working with Steven Spielberg.
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Douglas Martin / New York Times:
Tom Davis, Comedian and ‘SNL’ Sketch Writer, Dies at 59 — In 2004, contestants on “Jeopardy!” were stumped by the clue “He was the comedy partner of Al Franken.” — Tom Davis, that comedy partner, sighed as he watched. He was so inured to playing second fiddle to Mr. Franken …
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TMZ.com:
Seth Rogen's Wife — I Have an Unstable, Delusional Stalker — DELUSIONAL STALKER — EXCLUSIVE — Seth Rogen's wife says she's in constant fear of an “unstable” delusional stalker who claims he follows the orders of “voices” in his head ... this according to legal docs obtained by TMZ.
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