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A Minute With: Neil Patrick Harris about "Smurfs"

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Neil Patrick Harris may be the most versatile star in showbiz. The Emmy-award winner can sing and dance, perform voice-overs, host award shows, and still finds to act in the TV show "How I Met Your Mother."Now, he's ...

Timberlake to Gaga: Hollywood courts social media

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When you think of Bono or Lady Gaga, the term "Silicon Valley entrepreneur" hardly springs to mind.For now, at least. The U2 frontman and pop sensation join Justin Timberlake and Ashton Kutcher among the growing ranks of celebrities ...

Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood to host CMA Awards

NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will co-host the 45th annual Country Music Association Awards on November 9, sharing the duty for the fourth time, they said on Monday.The two made the announcement via Facebook from the set of ...

Man gets two years for Paris Hilton burglary attempt

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A man who tried to break into Paris Hilton's house while wielding two large knives was sentenced to two years in prison on Wednesday.Nathan Lee Parada, 32, has already spent about 10 months behind bars since being arrested ...

Clooney political drama to open Venice film festival

LONDON (Reuters) - George Clooney's "The Ides of March," about the U.S. presidential race set in the near future, will be the opening film at the 2011 Venice film festival, organizers announced Wednesday.The Hollywood star is a regular on the red carpet ...

Blake Lively "nude" pictures fake, publicist says

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A series of widely circulated photographs purporting to show "Gossip Girl" actress Blake Lively posing naked are "100 percent fake," her spokeswoman said on Tuesday.The Internet was abuzz late in the day as the five photos of a ...

UK lawmaker names soccer star Ryan Giggs in privacy row

LONDON (Reuters) - A British politician defied a court order on Monday by identifying Manchester United's Ryan Giggs as the soccer star fighting a legal battle to prevent newspapers from publishing allegations of an affair.The release of Giggs' name will be seen ...

Tweeting celebrities risk boring fans: survey

LONDON (Reuters) - Celebrities who bombard fans with Twitter updates are likely to have shorter careers than those who maintain an aura of mystique, according to a survey.Easy access to stars through social networking websites has made them less appealing and increases ...

Lady Gaga drives fans wild in surprise Cannes showing

CANNES, France (Reuters) - Pop star Lady Gaga showed up unexpectedly at the Cannes film festival on Wednesday, drawing screams of delight from her fans ahead of a concert on the beach.Gaga, 25, appeared wearing a black leather vest emblazoned with the ...

Hollywood actor Jackie Cooper dead at 88

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Jackie Cooper, who survived a tumultuous childhood as an Oscar-nominated star to enjoy a varied career as a TV executive, director and "Superman" sidekick, died near Los Angeles, his attorney said on Wednesday. He was 88.Cooper succumbed ...