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This film image released by HBO shows Michael Douglas, left, as Liberace, and Matt Damon, as Scott Thorson in a scene from "Behind the Candalabra," premiering Sunday at 9 p.m. EDT on HBO. (AP Photo/HBO, Claudette Barius)

Douglas, Damon dramatize a steamy show-biz affair

The idea of Michael Douglas playing Liberace might seem nearly as outrageous as Liberace himself. Liberace, forever hailed as "Mr. Showmanship," was the excess-to-the-max pianist-personality whose onstage and offstage extravagance were legendary, and who wowed audiences in Las Vegas and worldwide to become the best-paid entertainer on the planet during ...

Deputy mayor urges mayor to address crack video

A close ally of Toronto mayor Rob Ford said Wednesday that Ford has followed legal advice in remaining silent about a purported video that appears to show him smoking crack cocaine. Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday said he's been told by Ford and his aides that lawyers have advised the mayor ...

FILE - This April 9 , 2013 file photo shows singer Nick Jonas, posing for a portrait in New York. Jonas will join TV personality Giuliana Rancic as co-hosts for the Miss USA pageant on June 16. (Photo by Dan Hallman/Invision/AP, file)

Nick Jonas, Giuliana Rancic to host Miss USA

Donald Trump's Miss USA pageant will be hosted by a Jonas brother and an E! News personality. Pageant officials announced Tuesday that Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers pop act and Giuliana Rancic, co-anchor of "E! News," will host the June 16 pageant. The winner of the 62nd annual pageant ...

This book cover image released by Riverhead Books shows "And the Mountains Echoed," by Khaled Hosseini. (AP Photo/Riverhead Books)

Hosseini discusses new novel at NYC reading

Khaled Hosseini, whose novels have sold more than 38 million copies worldwide, knows what a lucky man he is. "What separates me from someone in the streets of Kabul is such a thin line," says the Afghan-American author of "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns." ''What I have ...

Closings arguments begin at Donald Trump trial

An attorney for an 87-year-old grandmother who accuses Donald Trump of cheating her in a condo deal has told jurors the "Apprentice" star lied on the witness stand. The accusation came as closing arguments began Wednesday in the week-old trial in Chicago. Plaintiff attorney Shelly Kulwin told jurors Trump stepped ...

FILE - This May 7, 2013 file photo shows Piers Morgan at the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence Los Angeles Gala in Beverly Hills, Calif. ”  Morgan has a deal with Gallery Books for "Shooting Straight: Guns, Gays, God, and George Clooney." Gallery, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced Wednesday, May 22, that the book is scheduled for October.  (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, file)

Piers Morgan writing book about life at CNN

Piers Morgan is going behind the scenes. The host of CNN's "Piers Morgan Live" has a deal with Gallery Books for "Shooting Straight: Guns, Gays, God, and George Clooney." Gallery, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced Wednesday that the book is scheduled for October. Morgan, in a statement issued ...

Supporters of former Pakistani cricket star and chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI)  Imran Khan attend a sit-in-protest to condemn the killing of Zohra Shahid, a senior member of PTI in Karachi, Monday, May 20, 2013 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Police said gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed Shahid outside her home on Saturday.  (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

Pakistani cricket star politician leaves hospital

Pakistani cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan left a hospital Wednesday, more than two weeks after he suffered serious back injuries in a fall from a forklift at a campaign event, a spokesman said. Khan will remain at his home in the eastern city of Lahore for a while so that doctors ...

Janelle Arthur, on stage from left, Angie Miller, Candice Glover, Kree Harrison and Amber Holcomb perform with Aretha Franklin, seen on screen, at the "American Idol" finale at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live on Thursday, May 16, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

Aretha Franklin taking June off, postponing shows

Aretha Franklin is taking off the month of June. A spokesman for the 71-year-old singer says Franklin will reschedule two shows and resume her touring schedule in July. Publicist David Brokaw provided no other details Tuesday. Franklin announced earlier this month that she would cancel scheduled performances in Chicago and ...

A poster advertising an upcoming Marilyn Monroe exhibition is seen on a tram in, Prague, Czech Republic, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Alice Titzova of the PR agency 2media organizing the exhibition at the Prague Castle said some of the photographs of the star together with mannequins and display cases for the exhibition were stolen late Monday.  There was no word Wednesday whether the exhibition will be delayed or canceled. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Monroe's photos for Prague exhibition stolen

A publicist for an upcoming Marilyn Monroe exhibition in Prague says that photographs of the star have been stolen. Alice Titzova of the PR agency 2media says the photos, stolen late Monday, were to be on display starting May 30 at the Prague Castle. Titzova says mannequins and display cases ...

Cannes festival director Thierry Fremaux, right, reads a letter from actor Ryan Gosling explaining why he could not attend the festival, as director Nicolas Winding Refn, centre, and actress Kristen Scott Thomas listen during a press conference for the film Only God Forgives at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Ryan Gosling breaks Cannes' heart, misses premiere

The Cannes Film Festival is missing one of its biggest stars of this year's festival: Ryan Gosling. The 32-year-old Canadian actor was unable to attend the premiere Wednesday of director Nicolas Winding Refn's film "Only God Forgives." Gosling stars in the Bangkok noir about a boxing club owner pressured by ...

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