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Elite Polish cops sacked for protecting Paris Hilton

WARSAW (Reuters) - Protecting Paris Hilton on the side could put you in danger of losing your real job.Three Polish police commandos will lose their posts in an elite anti-terrorist unit for serving as bodyguards for the controversial celebrity during a recent ...

Officials make arrest of celebrity phone hacker

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Federal officials on Wednesday said they have made an arrest in a celebrity phone-hacking case that follows recent reports of stars including actress Scarlett Johansson having private photos posted on the Internet.Officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation ...

Scarlett Johansson says privacy invasion is unjust, wrong

(Reuters) - Actress Scarlett Johansson on Wednesday spoke out for the first time since leaked nude photos of her appeared on several websites, saying that being a celebrity does not give others the right to invade her privacy.Earlier this month, the "Iron ...

Lebanese war film wins top Toronto film fest prize

TORONTO (Reuters) - A film about the struggles of a village in war-torn Lebanon took the People's Choice award at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, an audience trophy that has often been a harbinger of Oscar glory."Where Do We Go ...

U2 to descend onto red carpet at Toronto film fest

TORONTO (Reuters) - Rock 'n' roll icons U2 descend onto the red carpet in Toronto on Thursday for the premier of "From the Sky Down", the first documentary to open the Toronto International Film Festival in its 36-year history.The festival, a widely-watched ...

A-listers not spared in pandemic film "Contagion"

VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - Not even the A-listers are spared in "Contagion," a star-studded movie directed by Steven Soderbergh that recreates the outbreak of a global pandemic.Audiences used to seeing the most famous faces last longest will be in for a surprise ...

Bonham Carter, Neeson join new Gervais TV comedy

LONDON (Reuters) - English actress Helena Bonham Carter and Irish actor Liam Neeson have joined the cast of comedian Ricky Gervais's new series "Life's Too Short," the BBC said on Friday.The comedy is about a dwarf actor, played by Warwick Davis, who ...

Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez win big at Teen Choice

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country sensation Taylor Swift and actress/singer Selena Gomez caught major waves at the Teen Choice awards on Sunday, with Swift scooping up six surfboard trophies including one for Ultimate Teen Choice.Swift, who soared to popularity in 2006 at ...

A Minute With: Rachel Weisz on being a "Whistleblower"

NEW YORK (Reuters) - British actress Rachel Weisz won an Oscar for her role in "The Constant Gardner," playing a passionate activist whose husband sets out to discover the truth behind her murder.Now, in "The Whistleblower," she portrays real-life law enforcement officer ...

Celebrities take up cause of paralyzed Houston brothers

DALLAS (Reuters) - When two Houston brothers were orphaned and paralyzed in a car crash that left their sister with a collection of broken bones, attention from celebrities including pop star Justin Bieber triggered an outpouring of support.Fund-raising efforts for the long-term ...