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Billy Wilder's career in film spanned decades, and produced the following:

A man has been found dead in the pool of British-based actor Art Malik.

The next James Bond film, in which Pierce Brosnan makes his fourth appearance as 007, will be called Die Another Day.

U2 singer Bono has appeared in court to defend R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck, who is charged over an alleged air rage rampage.

A gritty film about life in war-torn Bosnia scooped one of the top awards at this year's Oscars ceremony.

Pop star Britney Spears was booed by fans in London as she arrived for the British premiere of her debut film.

Britney Spears was whisked past waiting fans at the London premiere of her movie because of safety fears, according to a spokeswoman for her film company.

God, according to that noted expert on the deity, Carl Reiner, hates talking to anyone wearing a tongue ring.

Carolyn Condit, wife of U.S. Rep. Gary Condit, has demanded an apology from the NBC TV series Law & Order, alleging an episode apparently drawn from the Chandra Levy case defamed her.

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A civil lawsuit claims Rene Angelil -- the husband and manager of pop diva Celine Dion -- raped a woman in her Las Vegas hotel room two years ago and threatened to kill her if my wife finds out about this.

Here are some classic quotations from Oscars past, many taken from that bible of Oscar lore, Mason Wiley and Damien Bona's Inside Oscar (Ballantine):

Rep. Gary Condit's wife, Carolyn, is demanding an apology from the NBC show Law & Order, saying the episode that aired February 6 defamed her.

Actor Russell Crowe has suffered a double blow after a poem he wanted aired was cut from a broadcast in his native Australia.

Actor Robert De Niro has co-founded a film festival to help stimulate cultural life in Lower Manhattan, devastated by the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.

In 1998, gay college student Matthew Shepard was murdered in Laramie, Wyoming. Shepard's death focused national attention on crimes of hate, and moved a New York theater group to explore the crime and the town where it happened by conducting extensive interviews with Laramie citizens. The result was the play The Laramie Project, now an HBO movie.

Dudley Moore was a pint-size comic who achieved world-wide stardom for his 1960s partnership with the late Peter Cook and a brief career as one of Hollywood's most unlikely leading men.

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He will forever be linked to the irascible newsroom boss he played on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its dramatic spinoff, Lou Grant.

Four days after his failed attempt to lure David Letterman incurred the wrath of ABC News' Nightline host Ted Koppel, Disney's chief Friday praised the program. But Michael Eisner stopped short of offering the reassurance or long-term commitment the show's executives have sought.

Ed Turner, a veteran television executive and one of the founding fathers of CNN, died Saturday evening at the age of 66.

Facing accusations that she is guilty of plagiarism, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin has decided not to participate as a judge for this year's Pulitzer Prizes.

After a four-year hiatus, it looks like the Grammys may be returning to New York.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Isaac Hayes kicked off the 17th annual ceremony by singing the theme song from 'Shaft' on Monday night.

Actor Robert Downey Jr. won praise from the judge when he returned to court Tuesday to hear a probation report on his progress in a drug rehabilitation program.

The widow of John Lennon has unveiled a statue of the Beatles icon to mark the renaming of Liverpool airport in his honour.

Relations between David Letterman and his current network CBS are warming up a bit, according to reports.

After much handwringing, late-night talk show host David Letterman said Monday he will remain at CBS.

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Robbers tried to snatch a diamond necklace from Liza Minnelli while she was honeymooning in London with her new husband David Gest, her spokesman said.

Supermodel Naomi Campbell has won a groundbreaking privacy action in a British court against one of the country's biggest-selling daily newspapers.

Three months after ending its network ban on commercials from liquor distributors, NBC announced Wednesday it has reconsidered the policy and will not air any new liquor ads.

The 10th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar party co-sponsored by In Style to celebrate the 74th Academy Awards was, yet again, the hot ticket to have on Hollywood's biggest night.

Some years, the Academy Awards outcome seems so predictable that the only reason to watch is to find out who Whoopi Goldberg's going to dis or what Cher's going to wear.

Some years, the Academy Awards outcome seems so predictable that the only reason to watch is to find out who Whoopi Goldberg's going to dis or what Cher's going to wear.

The Oscar night of best-actor nominee Will Smith was cut short due to his daughter's illness.

Actress Pamela Anderson disclosed Wednesday she has hepatitis C and said she contracted the serious liver disease from sharing a tattoo needle with her ex-husband, rock musician Tommy Lee.

UK manufactured popstar Will Young hit the record books when his first CD became the fastest selling single debut of all time.

Guitarist Peter Buck from rock group R.E.M. turned into a drunken lout on a flight, assaulting cabin staff and breaking crockery, a London court has heard.

R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck ransacked the first class cabin of a transatlantic flight while allegedly drunk, a court has been told during his continuing trial.

Rock star Peter Buck denied inventing a tale about taking a sleeping pill to avoid accusations of drunkenness after an alleged rampage aboard a plane.

A rock star accused of being drunk on board a plane told his trial jury that he had no recollection of the alleged rampage during a transatlantic flight.

R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck has been described as a kind gentleman by his wife and friends at his trial for being drunk on a plane.

David Letterman could be close to packing up his Top 10 lists and hauling them over to ABC.

British pop band S Club 7 will be reduced to S Club after Paul Cattermole announced he is to leave the group to pursue a solo career.

Halle Berry says she's on a mission to be a transcending black actress while Will Smith touts his Oscar nomination as a breakthrough for black performers.

Madonna will make her West End debut in May, starring in an Australian comedy called Up For Grabs.