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Film producer Richard D. Zanuck dies at age 77
LOS ANGELES - Veteran Hollywood executive Richard D. Zanuck, the prolific producer behind the blockbuster shark thriller "Jaws," the best-picture Oscar-winner "Driving Miss Daisy" and a string of Tim Burton fantasies, died on Friday of a heart attack at age 77.
Sylvester Stallone's son found dead at Hollywood home
LOS ANGELES - Aspiring actor and filmmaker Sage Stallone, the son of action movie star Sylvester Stallone, was found dead on Friday at his home in Hollywood, authorities and his attorney said.
"Green Mile" actor Michael Clarke Duncan hospitalized
LOS ANGELES - "The Green Mile" actor Michael Clarke Duncan has been hospitalized in Los Angeles, a spokeswoman for his reality TV star girlfriend said on Friday.
Stallone, Schwarzenegger in fighting form for "Expendables 2"
SAN DIEGO - Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and their fellow aging action heroes are back in fighting form for new movie "The Expendables 2," thrilling crowds at the giant Comic-Con pop culture event with footage from the upcoming film.
Kelsey Grammer, wife welcome baby girl
LOS ANGELES - Actor Kelsey Grammer and his wife Kayte, who had been expecting twins, welcomed a baby girl on Friday, but the news came with the sad announcement of a miscarriage of the couple's son.
DC officer investigated over alleged remark about first lady: report
WASHINGTON - Authorities were investigating a Washington police officer on Thursday over a possibly threatening remark he allegedly made about first lady Michelle Obama, reports said.
Sigourney Weaver turns political animal for new TV show
NEW YORK - In new TV series "Political Animals," Secretary of State Elaine Barrish Hammond, who has just lost a presidential bid, laments that the country just doesn't adore her as much as her womanizing husband and former President.
Hank Williams, Jr.'s new music takes on Obama
NASHVILLE - Hank Williams, Jr. is a country singer, record executive and political pundit, and he wears all those hats on his new CD, "Old School, New Rules". He picks up on politics where he left off last year with some more fighting words for President Barack Obama.
Tom Cruise attorney threatens National Enquirer with lawsuit
- Tom Cruise's attorney has threatened the parent company of the National Enquirer with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit over a new issue asserting it has details of the actor's recent split with wife Katie Holmes, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
U.S. food writer Marion Cunningham dies, age 90
LOS ANGELES - Award-winning cookbook writer Marion Cunningham, an advocate of home cooking who also hosted a U.S. television series, has died in California after suffering from Alzheimer's disease. She was 90.