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• Britney Spears denies bodyguard harassment claims (AP)
• Austrian kidnap victim details ordeal in new book (AP)
• Bowersox finds out her files were checked in Ohio (AP)
• James Franco Talks Rumors: 'I Don't Smoke Pot - I'm Not Gay' (omg!)
• Viewers are Oprah's focus during 25th, last season (AP)
• Jessica Simpson is `Project Runway' finale judge (AP)
• Bowersox finds out her files were checked in Ohio (AP)
• Hokey hockey musical kicks off Toronto film fest (Reuters)
• Rascal Flatts' Rooney, wife welcome daughter (AP)
• Hokey hockey musical kicks off Toronto film fest (Reuters)
• "Waiting to Exhale" fans finally get sequel (Reuters)
• Actor Ian Somerhalder passionate about environment (Reuters)
• Declining Frankfurt book fair pins hopes on digital (AFP)
• Former LFO member Rich Cronin dies at 36 (AP)

Britney Spears denies bodyguard harassment claims (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:26 PM PDT AP - Britney Spears denied a bodyguard's accusations that she sexually harassed him and abused her children, saying Thursday in a statement on her website that authorities looked into his claims but found no reason to act.

Austrian kidnap victim details ordeal in new book (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:25 PM PDT AP - An Austrian woman kidnapped at age 10 says she was repeatedly beaten, starved and forced to do housework half-naked during her 8 1/2 years at the mercy of a man who admired Hitler and considered himself an Egyptian god.

Bowersox finds out her files were checked in Ohio (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 01:19 PM PDT AP - More than a half-dozen public employees snooped in confidential state records for personal information on "American Idol" runner-up Crystal Bowersox, officials said Thursday.

James Franco Talks Rumors: 'I Don't Smoke Pot - I'm Not Gay' (omg!) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 02:21 PM PDT omg! - LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- After taking roles in "Howl," "Milk" and "Pineapple Express," moviegoers have a few preconceived ideas about James Franco - and now the actor is setting the record straight.

Viewers are Oprah's focus during 25th, last season (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 11:23 AM PDT AP - The 25th and final season of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" starts airing Monday and the talk show host says she plans to focus on the people she thinks are responsible for the show's success: the viewers.

Jessica Simpson is `Project Runway' finale judge (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 10:47 AM PDT AP - Jessica Simpson took her seat as guest judge at Thursday's "Project Runway" show at New York Fashion Week in a super-short, sparkly silver minidress, but she had nothing on the models, who wore an extraordinary number of hot pants.

Bowersox finds out her files were checked in Ohio (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 01:20 PM PDT AP - More than a half-dozen public employees snooped in confidential state records for personal information on "American Idol" runner-up Crystal Bowersox, officials said Thursday.

Hokey hockey musical kicks off Toronto film fest (Reuters) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 01:33 PM PDT Reuters - "Score: A Hockey Musical", the movie that opens the Toronto Film Festival on Thursday, is both a departure and a return to tradition for one of Canada's signature cultural events.

Rascal Flatts' Rooney, wife welcome daughter (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 02:39 PM PDT AP - Rascal Flatts guitarist Joe Don Rooney and wife Tiffany Fallon have a new baby.

Hokey hockey musical kicks off Toronto film fest (Reuters) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 01:33 PM PDT Reuters - "Score: A Hockey Musical", the movie that opens the Toronto Film Festival on Thursday, is both a departure and a return to tradition for one of Canada's signature cultural events.

"Waiting to Exhale" fans finally get sequel (Reuters) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 08:40 AM PDT Reuters - Fans of the bestselling novel "Waiting to Exhale" may have been holding their breath for a sequel all these years, but author Terry McMillan never thought she would revisit her most famous characters.

Actor Ian Somerhalder passionate about environment (Reuters) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 02:16 PM PDT Reuters - He was best known for his breakout role as Boone Carlyle in "Lost", but these days, Ian Somerhalder is winning accolades for his turn as vampire Damon Salvatore in the TV show "The Vampire Diaries."

Declining Frankfurt book fair pins hopes on digital (AFP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 01:03 PM PDT AFP - The Frankfurt Book Fair, the world's largest, will focus this year on the digital sector, organisers said Thursday, as the show seeks to arrest a decline in exhibitor numbers.

Former LFO member Rich Cronin dies at 36 (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:48 PM PDT AP - Rich Cronin, whose band LFO sang the breezy summer hit "Summer Girls" that name-checked Abercrombie & Fitch, has died after struggling with health setbacks including leukemia and a stroke. He was 36.

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