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Entertainment News Headlines - Yahoo! News
Jury gets first glimpse of defense in Jackson case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live LLC, and what is expected at court in the week ahead:


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Hot off the press: Seen and heard in Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) — Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival:


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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:
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Largest Spoleto season to unfold next week in SC
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — From comic book art to Shakespeare and Japanese opera, the new season of the Spoleto Festival USA will be the largest ever, offering 160 performances during the 17 days the festival lights up stages across this seaside city.


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Documentary is an ode to NYC playground basketball
NEW YORK (AP) — Half-moon hoops, double rims, chain-linked fences for out-of-bounds lines and no net that anyone can recall.


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A Native American tale with international pedigree
CANNES, France (AP) — It took an international production starring a Puerto Rican and a Frenchman to bring the Native American tale "Jimmy P.: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian" to the big screen.


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Denmark favorite to win Eurovision Song Contest
MALMO, Sweden (AP) — An ethno-inspired flute and drum tune from Denmark is the bookmakers' favorite to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, which also features a bizarre opera pop number from Romania and an Armenian rock song written by the guitarist of Black Sabbath.


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Blinking skirts, fake tans: It must be Eurovision
MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Flashy skirts, fake tans, fur and feathers: It's the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest.


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Lawyer for accused singer: steroids had ill effect
VISTA, Calif. (AP) — The lawyer for a California heavy metal singer accused of trying to hire someone to kill his estranged wife says the singer's mind has been ravaged by steroid use.
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'Sonic' video games coming to Nintendo
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sonic the Hedgehog is rolling with Nintendo.


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Jordan finally front and center in 'Fruitvale'
CANNES, France (AP) — Before "Fruitvale Station," Michael B. Jordan was glimpsed sporadically in supporting roles on TV shows like "The Wire" and "Friday Night Lights," and in films like "Chronicle" and "Red Tails."


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'The Voice' brings back Aguilera, Cee Lo Green
NEW YORK (AP) — "The Voice" is leaving the judging drama to its rivals.


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Weinstein showcases Grace Kelly, Mandela flicks
CANNES, France (AP) — The Weinstein Company's fall slate of awards contenders will feature a glamorous Grace Kelly, a brawny Nelson Mandela and a mysterious J.D. Salinger.


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'The Audience' to be shown in NJ nursing home
NEW YORK (AP) — A special audience will get to see Helen Mirren onstage next month in London in the play "The Audience" — some retired show business veterans in a New Jersey nursing home.


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Iran's Farhadi and China's Jia make Cannes splash
CANNES, France (AP) — Two directors from countries with tough film censorship brought bold and probing movies to the Cannes Film Festival on Friday — one exploring China's social problems, the other delving into the mysteries of the human heart.


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NYers furious over photos taken through windows
NEW YORK (AP) — In one photo, a woman is on all fours, presumably picking something up, her posterior pressed against a glass window. Another photo shows a couple in bathrobes, their feet touching beneath a table. And there is one of a man, in jeans and a T-shirt, lying on his side as he takes a nap.


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Former lawyer says OJ Simpson knew about guns
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The lawyer who defended O.J. Simpson on armed robbery charges delivered a potentially heavy blow to the former football star's bid for a new trial Friday, testifying that Simpson knew his buddies had guns on them when he went to a hotel room to reclaim some sports memorabilia.
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$1 million in jewelry stolen near Cannes film fest
PARIS (AP) — Thieves ripped a safe from the wall of a hotel room near the Cannes Film Festival and made off with around $1 million worth of jewelry, in a brazen late-night burglary just hours after the screening of a film about break-ins at the homes of Hollywood celebrities, French officials said Friday.


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'American Idol' finale draws record low ratings
NEW YORK (AP) — Ratings for the "American Idol" finale plunged to a record low for the 12-year-old show.


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Retirement tests if Beckham built lasting brand
PARIS (AP) — David Beckham's pecs are at least as much a part of his brand as his kick; his brand of shoes ultimately more lucrative than the game he's giving up. Listed as the world's highest-earning athlete for 2013, Beckham's retirement from play still leaves him with valuable endorsements and unparalleled celebrity. The question is whether he can maintain it.


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'Mad Men' Vincent Kartheiser finds a new role
NEW YORK (AP) — To find their Mr. Darcy, the Guthrie Theater in Minnesota has turned to a Mad Man.


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Sugarland's Nettles signs up Rubin, goes solo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles is releasing a solo album.


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'Mad Men' Vincent Kartheiser aims for Minn. stage
NEW YORK (AP) — To find their Mr. Darcy, the Guthrie Theater in Minnesota has turned to a Mad Man.
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Obama to host concert honoring Carole King
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is putting on a show at the White House next week for singer-songwriter Carole King.


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Bieber will have to pay for German monkey business
BERLIN (AP) — Justin Bieber will face a bill for thousands of euros (dollars) for his pet monkey's two-month stay at an animal shelter since it was seized by German customs, officials said Friday as a deadline expired for him to reclaim the animal.
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Former OJ lawyer denies OK'ing hotel room plan
LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson's former lawyer said Friday he was surprised when the former football hero told him over dinner at a Las Vegas hotel that he and several other men were planning a "sting" to take back items he believed had been stolen from him in Los Angeles.


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$1 million in jewels stolen near Cannes film fest
PARIS (AP) — Suspected thieves ripped out a small safe from the wall of a hotel room near the Cannes Film Festival and made off with about $1 million worth of jewelry inside, a French police official said Friday.


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George Michael injured in another car crash
LONDON (AP) — George Michael was being treated at a hospital Friday for what his publicist called minor injuries after being a passenger in a car crash near London.


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'Sonic the Hedgehog' vid games coming to Nintendo
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sonic the Hedgehog is rolling with Nintendo.


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'Scandal' cast performs finale live for Academy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forget the DVR.


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How Candice Glover won 'American Idol'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — With a flawless voice that recalled past "American Idol" finalist Jennifer Hudson and a sense of determination after not making it in previous seasons, Candice Glover did the one thing Hudson wasn't able to do: She won the title of "American Idol."


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Paper wrap: 'The Office' ends its 8-year run
NEW YORK (AP) — That's a wrap!


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