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Miss Piggy is busy a global star, but she took time out from her hectic schedule to have a chat with BBC Breakfast's Bill Turnbull about her latest film, The Muppets.

BBC News
Fox to end medical drama House after current series
BBC News
US medical drama House is to finish its eight-year run at the end of this series in April, it has been announced. The show's producers, including British star Hugh Laurie, said it was a "painful" decision but that the time had come to bring it to a ...
Hugh Laurie announces the end of television show HouseTelegraph.co.uk
Fox confirms 'House' will end after this seasonWashington Post (blog)
Hicks: 'House' is done after next seasonSan Jose Mercury News
Entertainment Weekly -Reuters
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China Daily
Did Kim Kardashian Divorce Turn Kris Humphries Off Women Forever?
Gather Celebs News Channel
The Kim Kardashian divorce has Kris Humphries wanting absolutely nothing to do with women. At least, not the other night, when the NBA star showed up at a swanky bar at the Gansevoort Park Avenue hotel in NYC. He was there to watch the Super Bowl game ...
Reality (TV) bites for HumphriesMinneapolis Star Tribune
Kim Kardashian Divorce Turns Ugly -- Reality TV On TrialTMZ.com
Kris Humphries targets Kim Kardashian, reality TV in divorce duelLos Angeles Times
MTV.com -E! Online -CBS News
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Zee News
Adele says throat surgery hasn't stopped her swearing
Telegraph.co.uk
Adele has broken an enforced silence to explain how she used an iPhone app to swear after doctors banned her from speaking. The popstar was told by doctors not to speak for the two months last year and resorted to scribbling notes on a pad and using a ...
Adele used phone app to curse during vocal restReuters
Adele on throat surgery: 'It was like someone put a curtain over my throat'New York Post
Adele Opens Up About Vocal Cord Surgery on '60 Minutes' (Video)Hollywood Reporter
MTV.com -The Daily Blabber from iVillage
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Telegraph.co.uk
Katy Perry and Russell brand divorce signed off by judge
Telegraph.co.uk
A judge has granted Katy Perry and Russell Brand a divorce, although the pair won't be legally split up until July. Superior Court Judge Marc Marmaro signed the judgment Wednesday, less than six weeks after Brand filed for divorce and one day after ...
Katy Perry and Russell Brand Reach Divorce SettlementPeople Magazine
Russell Brand won't take Katy Perry's money in splitNew York Daily News
Russell Brand not seeking Katy Perry's money in divorce: ReportCBS News
USA TODAY -Us Magazine
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USA TODAY
Dr. Rock, radio and music personalities pick likely Grammy winners
GoErie.com
By Dave Richards, Erie Times-News In 2011, the Grammy Awards surprised the world by giving Album of the Year honors to Arcade Fire. Don't expect another round of shock treatment on Sunday. Adele will win everything in sight after dominating the music ...
Look for Adele to be rolling in the GrammysUSA TODAY
Handing out hardware: Predictions for the 2012 Grammy AwardsThe Duquensne Duke
2012 Grammy Awards previewStudent Life
Reuters -Vancouver Sun -CNN
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Baltimore Sun
Watch 'American Idol''s Symone Black fall off the stage -- VIDEO
Entertainment Weekly
by Annie Barrett It's a terrible headline and a terrible request for the use of your time. But if you're as frustrated as I just was after Fox teased the heck out of one contestant's impressive Hollywood Week stage-to-floor story arc — only to let our ...
SPOILER: Did Jim Carrey's Daughter Survive Idol's Hollywood Week?People Magazine
'American Idol': Tension mounts as Hollywood round beginsSan Jose Mercury News
American Idol Recap: Favorites Rise, Symone Black Literally Falls As Hollywood ...Neon Limelight
E! Online -USA TODAY -Huffington Post
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NME.com
Memories of hip trips aboard 'Soul Train'
Post-Tribune
Richard Darryl Nichols on the platform where Don Cornelius would make his announcements and the famous “Soul Train” closing line. The photo was taken during a break from taping in 1981, when Nichols appeared on the show. | Photo Provided When I heard ...
What they say about the King of 'Soul Train'The South Florida Times
Friends, Fans Honor Don CorneliusNBC Chicago
'Soul Train' Creator Don Cornelius Did Not Appear Suicidal, Son SaysHollywood Reporter
Los Angeles Times -MTV.com -BBC News
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Cinema Blend
Roland Martin Suspended By CNN For Remarks On Super Bowl
Cinema Blend
Anything you say on Twitter can and will be used against you. At least that's the stance many large corporations have taken the last few years concerning employees' actions on the social media site. The latest victim of said policy is CNN political ...
CNN suspends Martin for 'offensive' commentsWall Street Journal
CNN suspends analyst Roland Martin for 'offensive' remarksCNN
CNN suspends Roland Martin for homophobic, violent tweetsCNET
MyBroadband -LubbockOnline.com
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New York Daily News
MTV's JWoww and Snooki spin into Jersey City
New York Daily News
By Richard Huff / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS After being denied by Hoboken, MTV has gotten permission to shoot a “Jersey Shore” spin-off in nearby Jersey City. “My view is the more people that see anything about Jersey City and see what we have in Jersey, ...
Situation to Snooki and JWoww: Stop hinting that I'm gayChicago Sun-Times
Snooki and JWoww's 'Jersey Shore' Spin-Off Allowed to Be Filmed in Jersey CityAceShowbiz
Snooki, JWoww: 'Jersey Shore' spinoff will be modern-day 'Laverne & Shirley'Fox News
E! Online -Us Magazine -The Daily Blabber from iVillage
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Stuff.co.nz
Billy Connolly to play dwarf warrior in "Hobbit"
Reuters
| WELLINGTON Feb 9 (Reuters) - Scottish actor and comedian Billy Connolly will join the world of Middle-earth to play a dwarf warrior in Peter Jackson's "Hobbit" films, the director said, completing the casting of the two long-awaited movies.
Billy Connolly to play dwarf warrior in "The Hobbit"Chicago Tribune
'The Hobbit' lands Billy Connolly as dwarf warrior Dain IronfootEntertainment Weekly
Billy Connolly Joins The Hobbit CastE! Online
AceShowbiz -UPI.com -HitFix
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AceShowbiz
Confirmed: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone to Reunite for 'The Tomb'
AceShowbiz
Arnie has officially signed on to join Sly in the upcoming Mikael Hafstrom-directed action film, which centers on the story of the world's foremost authority on structural security. Action veterans Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone will once ...
Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger Will Tackle The TombTheHDRoom
Schwarzenegger Joins Stallone in Summit Thriller 'The Tomb'San Francisco Chronicle
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone Pose Shirtless in HospitalPeople Magazine
Reuters -E! Online
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Dread Central
Producer's Preview of The Vampire Diaries Episode 3.14 and a Look at the Stars ...
Dread Central
By The Woman In Black There's regular eye candy, and then there's eye candy of "The Vampire Diaries" variety. EW has unveiled its three covers for this week's issue featuring Stefan, Damon, and Elena, and smokin' hot just begins to describe them.
'Vampire Diaries' vs. 'True Blood': Which Cast Has the Best Nude Cover? (POLL)Celebuzz
Nude Ian Somerhalder Cups Nina Dobrev's Breast for Racy Magazine CoverUs Magazine
Entertainment Weekly's Vampire Diaries Covers Are Supernaturally HotThe FABlife
Daily Mail -Entertainment Weekly -MTV.com
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One of the most enduring and colourful figures in modern art, Yayoi Kusama, reveals her exhibition at Tate Modern.

The Duchess of Cambridge carries out her first solo public engagement, attending a preview of a new Lucian Freud exhibition in central London.

E! Online
Ex-TV producer sent to Mexico to face murder charge
Reuters
| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A former producer of the reality TV show "Survivor" was extradited to Mexico on Wednesday to stand trial for the 2010 murder of his wife in the resort town of Cancun, attorneys in the case said. Bruce Beresford-Redman is ...
Former Survivor Producer Accused of Killing Wife Extradited to MexicoE! Online
Ex-'Survivor' producer extradited to Mexico on murder chargeCNN
Reality TV producer sent to Mexico in wife's deathBoston.com

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Los Angeles Times
Ryan Reynolds Relives His Last Fist Fight
MTV.com
'Safe House' actor details the 'quick little brawl' he got into in Amsterdam when he was 20. By Kara Warner (@karawarner) , with reporting by Josh Horowitz (@joshuahorowitz) Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington get plenty of action in their new thriller ...
Watch: Ryan Reynolds talks 'Safe House,' Denzel Washington and Black List scriptsHitFix
'Safe House' premiereLos Angeles Times
Review: 'Safe House' offers generic thrillsSan Francisco Chronicle
New York Magazine -Hollywood Reporter -The FABlife
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RollingStone.com
Metallica's new Orion festival not just for longtime metalheads
Green Bay Press Gazette
Lou Reed might not have been good enough to make the cut at Metallica's new Orion music festival, but you'll find Titus Andronicus, Best Coast, Gaslight Anthem and Lucero there, oddly enough. / Getty images Metallica has a message for metal fans coming ...
Metallica's new festival doesn't offer just metalUSA TODAY
Dan DeLuca, Inquirer Music CriticPhiladelphia Inquirer
Metallica Announce First-Ever Orion Music FestMTV.com
RollingStone.com -Wall Street Journal -The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
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Veteran singer June Tabor wins four prizes at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in Salford, three of which are shared with her collaborators The Oysterband.

The mysterious Russian street artist, 'Pavel 183', is being compared to Britain's Banksy.