AP - Italian movie director Marco Bellocchio is making a movie about a little-known chapter in the life of Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini — the story of a son he kept hidden in mental asylums until his early death.
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AFP - Julian Lennon, the son of late Beatles' star John Lennon, has reportedly sold a financial stake in the group's songs that were written by his father.
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Fashion Wire Daily - Former wild child Drew Barrymore has stepped into some pretty adult shoes. She joins the ranks of Cheryl Tiegs, Rachel Hunter, Christie Brinkley, and Tyra Banks to become the newest face of CoverGirl cosmetics.
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AP - After months of building Internet buzz, this can finally be reported as fact: Shia LaBeouf has been cast in the upcoming “Indiana Jones” movie.
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AP - Ex-Spice Girl Geri Halliwell is writing a series of children’s books for release next year, and has returned to the studio to record the series’ theme song.
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AP - Custody negotiations over Anna Nicole Smith’s baby daughter intensified behind the scenes as a court confrontation loomed Friday between the late Playboy Playmate’s mother and former boyfriend.
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AP - An auction planned for Saturday of two diaries written by Anna Nicole Smith in the early 1990s will go on despite a claim by her lawyer-turned-partner, Howard K. Stern, that they’re stolen property.
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AP - Rutgers women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer said Friday the team had accepted radio host Don Imus’ apology. She said he deserves a chance to move on but hopes the furor his racist and sexist insult caused will be a catalyst for change.
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