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Judge praises Brown over Rihanna case
R&B singer Chris Brown was praised by a Los Angeles judge for making "favourable" progress following his sentence for assaulting ex-girlfriend Rihanna.
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Tom Cruise in Austria for film shoot
Tom Cruise has arrived in the Austrian city of Salzburg to shoot scenes for the new action comedy Knight & Day.
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'Twilight' sequel scores monster box office opening
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The hotly anticipated sequel to vampire romance "Twilight" scored a monster hit at the North American box office on Friday, shattering previous records for midnight openings, reports said.
November 21, 2009, 4:54 am -
Drug in Jackson case 'from Vegas firm'
Court documents show police linked a drug blamed in Michael Jackson's death to the pop singer's personal physician who bought it at a Las Vegas pharmacy.
November 21, 2009, 4:38 am -
Klum wows crowd at Victoria's Secret
Heidi Klum and her post-baby body led the parade at the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show, which returned to New York after four years on the road.
November 21, 2009, 4:38 am -
Kim Watkins' future at Ten uncertain
The future career of morning television host Kim Watkins is uncertain, with Network Ten unable to say if she'll return in 2010.
November 21, 2009, 4:37 am -
Judge dismisses Cyrus 'slant eyes' suit
A US judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Miley Cyrus which accused her of discriminating against Asians after she was photographed making "slant eyes".
November 21, 2009, 4:35 am -
Hero's welcome for boxer Pacquiao in Philippines
MANILA (AFP) - A bruised but smiling Manny Pacquiao enjoyed a hero's welcome as he returned home to the Philippines on Friday, with masses of people taking to the streets and hailing him as the best boxer of all time.
November 21, 2009, 4:18 am -
South Korean model found dead in Paris
Twenty-year-old South Korean supermodel Daul Kim has been found hanged in her central Paris apartment.
November 21, 2009, 2:47 am -
Da Vinci exhibit opens in Times Square
An interactive exhibit featuring life-size models of Leonardo da Vinci's 500-year-old inventions and machines is opening in New York City's Times Square.
November 20, 2009, 10:03 pm -
Shameem's Ella inspriation
Up-and-coming jazz singer Shameem Taheri-Lee had huge singing ambitions as a child growing up in Perth.
November 20, 2009, 4:00 pm -
Oprah to host final talk show in 2011
Oprah Winfrey will host her final talk show in 2011, ending a 25-year run.
November 20, 2009, 3:51 pm -
Buzzcock's pretty in punk
A graduate of punk's school of hard knocks, Steve Diggle is taking a badly rolled ankle in his stride.
November 20, 2009, 3:30 pm -
Susans in a box
After 20 years, the Blackeyed Susans' bassist and songwriter Phil Kakulas readily admits to still being perplexed by the band's commercial side. When a journalist asked him recently if he and songwriting partner Rob Snarski felt pressured to write hit singles, Kakulas told him they did.
November 20, 2009, 3:00 pm -
Living on the bright side
Simon Neil, the heavily tattooed front man of Scottish trio Biffy Clyro has channelled the bright side on his band's fifth studio album Only Revolutions; quickly pointing out that the dark themes of 2007's major label debut Puzzle are all but a distant memory.
November 20, 2009, 2:30 pm -
Klum hits the catwalk
Heidi Klum and her post-baby body led the parade at the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show, which returned to New York with some fresh faces after four years on the road.
November 20, 2009, 2:22 pm -
Review: Australian Chamber Orchestra
When it comes to producing ethereal, whispered intimacies, pianist Dejan Lazic is up there with the best of them. Whether in a faultlessly stated introduction to Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 4 or as a hushed, gently supplicating foil to brusque orchestral statements in the slow movement, Lazic was beyond criticism.
November 20, 2009, 2:00 pm -
Samson's surprising success
It has been a big two years for Alice Springs filmmaker Beck Cole.
November 20, 2009, 1:30 pm -
Rihanna back on track
Rihanna says recording the songs on her new album was such an emotional experience that she sometimes had to leave the studio to prevent herself from breaking down.
November 20, 2009, 1:00 pm -
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Belle Taylor
November 19, 2009, 1:33 pmFirst they came for the shirtless bogans...Welcome to this week's edition of: "What arbitrary rule will they think of next!" Today we take a look at the organisers of Stereosonic music festival who have banned blokes from taking their tops off.It's a move which seems to have been...
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Simon Collins
November 9, 2009, 11:20 amI'm not a hater, but Brit was just plain badBritney Spears' visit to Perth for two shows last weekend was a circus, and I'm not just talking about the three-ringed theme of her dire concerts.From the minute she stepped off the plane through to the media backlash that followed her pathetic...
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Tiffany Fox
November 20, 2009, 7:30 amTiff's Friday Timewaster: Beauty editionIt's Friday, and after days of cloudy and rainy weather the weekend has never looked so good.There has been some controversy this week over a poorly photoshopped picture of Demi Moore on the cover of W magazine. Is anyone really surprised by this? Just...
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