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Sunday, April 24, 2011

Yahoo! News: Entertainment News

Yahoo! News: Entertainment News


Rap music inspires Libyan rebels to defeat Gadhafi (AP)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 11:24 AM PDT

In this photo taken Tuesday, April 19, 2011, Mohammed Madani, a.k.a. Madani Lion, 22, left, and Milad Faraway, a.k.a. Dark Man, 20, right, of the Music Masters rap group perform during a recording session in a small rooftop studio on top of a residential building in Benghazi, Libya. The freewheeling rap scene developing in Benghazi indicates how much has changed in eastern Libya in the past two months with a growing cadre of amateur rappers whose powerful songs have helped define the revolution, capturing the anger and frustration young Libyans feel at decades of repressive rule under Moammar Gadhafi. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)AP - Libyan rebel fighter Jaad Jumaa Hashmi cranks up the volume on his pickup truck's stereo when he heads into battle against Moammar Gadhafi's forces.


'Rio' speaks louder than 'Madea,' repeats at No. 1 (AP)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 10:32 AM PDT

In this publicity image released by 20th Century Fox, animated characters, from left, Raphael, voiced by George Lopez, Blu, voiced by Jesse Eisenberg, and Jewel, voiced by Anne Hathaway, are shown in a scene from 'Rio.'  (AP Photo/20th Century Fox)AP - Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eisenberg's talking birds have edged out Tyler Perry's sass-talking grandma at the weekend box office.


Remarried LeAnn Rimes Tweets About "First Easter As A Wife" (omg!)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 04:21 PM PDT

omg! - She writes of her ecstatic first holiday as Eddie Cibrian's bride

Rio Tops Box Office, Breaks Record for 2011 (omg!)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 02:36 PM PDT

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Rio soared to the top spot at the box office for a second week, making it the top-grossing release of 2011 so far, Box Office Mojo reports.

The Fox animated film, featuring the voices of Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eisenberg, took in $26.8 million in its second weekend, bringing its worldwide total to $286 million. Rio fended off new release Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family, which brought in $25.8 million and took second place for the weekend.

Lindsay Lohan Reportedly 'Upset' & 'Angry' & Over Latest Jail Sentence (omg!)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 01:30 PM PDT

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Following Lindsay Lohan's roller coaster ride on Friday, which included an appearance in court for her felony grand theft case, a judge sentencing her to 120 days in jail and 480 hours of community service and then leaving jail hours later after posting bail, the actress is reportedly "upset" and "angry."

"She is fine," producer Nathan Folks and friend of Lohan told People. "Obviously, she is upset about [being sentenced to four months in jail]."

Paris, Bieber, Diddy & More Tweet Their Easter Joy To Fans (omg!)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 10:37 AM PDT

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Many of Hollywood's biggest names got into the holiday spirit on Sunday sending Easter celebration messages to their fans on Twitter.

Paris Hilton feel asleep early Sunday morning with the holiday on her mind.

"Going to bed. Sweet dreams everyone. Excited for the Easter Bunny," the reality star wrote early Sunday morning.

Rio Beats Madea, Water for Elephants at Weekend Box Office (omg!)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 09:55 AM PDT

omg! - The animated family film holds on to the top spot, also beating out Hop and Scream 4

Indian spiritual guru Sai Baba dies (omg!)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 08:28 AM PDT

omg! - Reuters - Indian spiritual guru Sri Sathya Sai Baba, revered by millions of followers as a living god, died Sunday in a hospital in southern India. He was 86.

Law & Order: Criminal Intent to Take on Spider-Man Musical (omg!)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 07:25 AM PDT

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The Law & Order franchise continues its headline-ripping ways: Law & Order: Criminal Intent will take on the troubled Broadway production Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark in an upcoming episode, TVLine reports.

The story will focus on a high-flying, fast-crashing show called Icarus, which detectives begin investigating when a botched stunt leads to one of the actor's death. Suspects include a "high-strung and larger than life" director possibly modeled after Spider-Man's one-time director Julie Taymor. The episode also features a bisexual rock-star composer named Arno. ...

Crowe pays homage to Elton John, Leon Russell (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 03:07 PM PDT

Reuters - At the end of Cameron Crowe's moving and eloquently simple documentary, "The Union," Elton John sings "You're never too old to hold somebody."

Adele returns to No. 1 on UK album chart (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 03:00 PM PDT

Reuters - English pop singer Adele regained the top spot in the British album charts to earn a 12th week at No. 1 for her second album "21," the Official Charts Company said on Sunday.

Cheap Royal Wedding Memorabilia Out, Collectables In (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 12:42 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - The wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, affectionately called Kate by everyone, due to take place on Friday, has caused a virtual frenzy of creation of royal wedding memorabilia. Union Jacks, pictures of the happy couple and references to the royal wedding adorn a mind-boggling array of items, from the most humble coffee mug to the most bizarre condoms, as retailers rush to capitalize on the event. While the internet is awash with these items, they are rather curiously and surprisingly missing from the places where one would most expect to see them -- the streets and market stalls of Central London.

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