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Will Smith gets 10-year Oscars ban over Chris Rock slap

by Andrew DaltonApril 8, 2022April 8, 2022

By ANDREW DALTON, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The motion picture academy on Friday banned Will Smith from attending the Oscars or any other academy event for 10 […]

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Grammys postpone ceremony, citing omicron variant risks

by Andrew DaltonJanuary 8, 2022January 8, 2022

By Andrew Dalton Associated Press The Grammy Awards were postponed Wednesday weeks before the planned Los Angeles ceremony over what organizers called “too many risks” from the omicron variant, signaling […]

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Michael Jackson Sex Abuse Lawsuit Dismissed

by Andrew DaltonDecember 20, 2017January 25, 2022

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Tuesday dismissed the lawsuit brought by a choreographer who alleged Michael Jackson molested him as a child, resolving one of the last major […]

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Prosecutors: ‘Suge’ Knight, Lawyer Discussed Witness Bribery

by Andrew DaltonAugust 10, 2017January 25, 2022

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors say former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight and his lawyer discussed bribing witnesses in his upcoming murder case. FILE – In this March 9, 2015, […]

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Reports: Kanye West Hospitalized in Los Angeles

by Andrew DaltonNovember 22, 2016January 25, 2022

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kanye West has been hospitalized in Los Angeles after abruptly canceling the last 21 dates of his national tour. E! News, which is part of the […]

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Pacquiao's LA Home Burglarized; 4 Arrested

by Andrew DaltonSeptember 17, 2011January 25, 2022

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four people were arrested after detectives discovered a burglary in progress at the home of champion boxer Manny Pacquiao while he was in his native Philippines […]

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