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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Film director Tony Scott was buried on Friday at a Los Angeles cemetery as local media reported that the suicide note he left behind contained no mention of why the "Top Gun" maker would take his own life. The Los Angeles Times said on Friday that the note, along with other letters left by Scott …

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Jerry Nelson, a master of voices and puppetering who voiced Muppets including Count von Count during more than 40 years with "Sesame Street," has died. He was 78. Also a musician and actor, he took part in dozens of Muppet projects, from the 1971 TV movie "Tales From Muppetland: The Frog Prince," …

(Reuters) - The famous code has been broken, and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is out for revenge, Sin City style. "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" was breached this week when photos of Britain's Prince Harry, cavorting naked in a Las Vegas hotel suite, were published on celebrity news website TMZ, …

(Reuters) - Grammy-winning country star Randy Travis has been cited for assault in a fight outside a church in a Dallas suburb after the singer stepped into an argument between an estranged husband and wife, police said on Friday. The incident happened on Thursday night in the parking lot of Prestonwood Baptist Church in …

(Please note that the story contains strong language in the final paragraph) EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Elisabeth Murdoch denied on Friday she wanted to succeed her father as head of the News Corp media empire, but acknowledged her role in forcing out one of his favorite newspaper executives over a phone hacking scandal. Speaking …

LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's Sun tabloid on Friday became the first British newspaper to defy the royal family by printing pictures of Prince Harry cavorting naked in Las Vegas, stoking a debate about what papers can print in the name of press freedom. While newspapers across the globe have published the images of …

EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Elisabeth Murdoch urged the media industry on Thursday to embrace morality and reject her brother James's mantra of profit at all costs, in a speech seen as an attempt to distance herself from the scandal that has tarnished the family name. Addressing television executives, she said profit without …

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A previously unknown audio tape of an interview with slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was discovered recently in the attic of a Tennessee home, and a New York collector who bought the recording says he plans to offer it for sale next week. The 10-minute reel-to-reel recording was …

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The man who shot and killed former Beatle John Lennon 32 years ago, Mark David Chapman, was denied parole for a seventh time, New York State's Department of Corrections said on Thursday. Chapman, 57, is serving a prison sentence of 20 years to life for shooting Lennon four times in the back outside …

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Former boxing champion Mike Tyson will meet financiers in Hong Kong next month and while he might be able to offer advice on doing time, the bankers should probably be wary of any investment tips he might have. The boxer with the furious fists who has, in his own words, behaved like a "Neanderthal" …

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Grammy-winning rapper and TV actor LL Cool J fought a burglar in the kitchen of his Los Angeles house early on Wednesday and held him there until officers arrived to take the man into custody, police said. The 58-year-old prowler, whom LL Cool J caught in his house shortly before 1 a.m., appears …

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - With the departure of Patrick Goldstein, the Los Angeles Times loses an authoritative, insider's voice covering the entertainment industry, diminishing its relevancy in a brutally competitive news space. It's a curious choice for a paper that spends a good deal of energy selling itself to Hollywood …

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - A man accused of trying to extort film magnate Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on charges that he threatened to kill the relative of a coal company owner unless he received $13 million. Vivek Shah, 25, of West Hollywood, threatened to kill at least one member of Christopher Cline's family if …

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Canadian rockers Avril Lavigne and Nickleback frontman Chad Kroeger are engaged to be married, Lavigne's spokeswoman confirmed to Reuters on Wednesday as news of the impending nuptials spread online. People.com reported that Kroeger, 37, proposed to Lavigne, 27, on August 8 with a 14-carat diamond …

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles County coroner has amended the 30-year-old death certificate of actress Natalie Wood to change the official cause of her demise to "drowning and other undetermined factors" from accidental drowning, authorities said on Wednesday. The change was made a couple of weeks ago, and comes …

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Forbes magazine ranked German Chancellor Angela Merkel the most powerful woman in the world for the second year in a row in the annual list dominated by politicians, businesswomen and media figures. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton placed second, followed by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, …

LONDON (Reuters) - Almost exactly 20 years ago, Sarah Ferguson, then wife of Britain's Prince Andrew, was pictured topless on the front page of a British newspaper, having her toes sucked by a wealthy U.S. businessman by the pool of a French villa. Ignoring any concerns about privacy, the Daily Mirror ran 18 paparazzi long-range …

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge on Wednesday finalized an arrangement for Michael Jackson's nephew to serve as co-guardian of the late pop star's three children along with the kids' grandmother, who until recently had been solely responsible for their care. The decision by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff …

LONDON (Reuters) - Elisabeth Murdoch steps out of the shadows this week to deliver the biggest speech of her career, a chance to show her credentials to take over father Rupert's empire as her brothers' claims to lead it out of scandal have faded. While Rupert and James Murdoch both used the same forum of the annual Edinburgh …

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Richard Gere will receive the Golden Icon Award at this year's Zurich Film Festival, the festival's directors announced on Wednesday. The festival's award recognizes an actor or actress' lifetime achievements, as well as contributions outside of his or her acting career. "Richard Gere is an extraordinary …

MOSCOW (Reuters) - British singer Sarah Brightman may be the next paying passenger to ride a Russian rocket to the International Space Station, the Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday, citing an unidentified official in the space industry in Russia. If it happens, Brightman, 52, would make the journey in 2015 and …

LONDON (Reuters) - Pictures of a naked Prince Harry were published on a U.S. website on Wednesday, showing the grandson of Britain's Queen Elizabeth cavorting with a nude young woman in a hotel room in Las Vegas. A royal source confirmed to Reuters that the two photos published on the celebrity gossip website TMZ were of …

LONDON (Reuters) - British author Nina Bawden, who wrote novels for adults and children and was shortlisted for the coveted Booker Prize in 1987 for "Circles of Deceit", died on Wednesday. She was 87. Her agent said she passed away at her home in north London surrounded by family, and her publisher added that Bawden had …