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  • Kate Winslet wins damages over exercise libel

    LONDON (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet accepted libel damages of 25,000 pounds ($41,000) on Tuesday over allegations she publicly lied about her exercise regime.

    November 4, 2009, 4:07 am
  • Hurler's gay admission spurs Irish lifestyle debate

    DUBLIN (Reuters) - One of Ireland's most loved sporting heroes has moved the goalposts on the debate about public attitudes towards homosexuality in the traditionally Catholic country by revealing he is gay.

    November 4, 2009, 1:24 am
  • Treasure on show in London as another trove found

    LONDON (Reuters) - The most important treasure trove found in Britain for decades went on display in London on Tuesday, the same day that another discovery valued at a million pounds was reported found in Scotland.

    November 4, 2009, 1:07 am
  • Michael Jackson film tops box office

    LONDON (Reuters) - The Michael Jackson concert movie "This Is It" topped the box office over the weekend, according to Screen International on Tuesday, knocking Disney's "Up" off the No. 1 spot after three weeks.

    November 4, 2009, 12:31 am
  • Iggy Pop, Ronnie Wood honoured at London awards

    LONDON (Reuters) - Punk rocker Iggy Pop won the living legend award late Monday at the Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards.

    November 3, 2009, 11:27 pm
  • Berlin holds MTV awards, 20 years after fall of Wall

    BERLIN (Reuters) - Berlin hosts the MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday, where German pop rock band Tokio Hotel will perform alongside U.S. rapper Jay-Z and Latin pop star Shakira.

    November 3, 2009, 9:57 pm
  • Big names from Hollywood on Obama's arts committee

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - "Sex and the City" star Sarah Jessica Parker, Oscar winner Forest Whitaker and talent agent Bryan Lourd were among big Hollywood names named on Monday as members of U.S. President Barack Obama's Committee on Arts and the Humanities.

    November 3, 2009, 8:36 pm
  • Mel Gibson sells UK cinema firm - report

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian-born tycoon Len Blavatnik has acquired a British cinema distribution business from Hollywood star Mel Gibson, Russian business daily Vedomosti reported on Tuesday.

    November 3, 2009, 6:59 pm
  • "Doctor Who" star lands NBC legal pilot

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - No longer will American TV audiences be asking doctor who?

    November 3, 2009, 4:40 pm