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• Prosecution, defense rest cases in Smith trial (AP)
• Judge declares mistrial in Buju Banton drug case (AP)
• 'Titanic' co-star Gloria Stuart dies at 100 (AP)
• Ken Burns Adds to Baseball History with The Tenth Inning (omg!)
• Max Weinberg splits as Conan O'Brien's bandleader (AP)
• Wyclef Jean hospitalized, suffering from 'stress' (AP)
• O'Donnell gets his shot on MSNBC (AP)
• Tickets for Broadway's 'Elling', with Brendan Fraser, Go on Sale Sept. 27; Shamos Joins Cast (Playbill)
• Placido Domingo to leave Washington National Opera (AP)
• Disney's ABC looks inside and outside for ABC News chief (Reuters)
• Casting Announced for Musicals Tonight Concert of Cole Porter's 'Panama Hattie' (Playbill)
• Attorneys rest case in Anna Nicole drug trial (Reuters)
• Dolce & Gabbana - Barely Innocent Brides (Fashion Wire Daily)
• Barnes & Noble, Burkle fight nears end (AP)
• 'Sound of Music' cast to reunite on Oprah show (AP)
• `Jersey' cast supports 'Situation's' 'DWTS' effort (AP)

Prosecution, defense rest cases in Smith trial (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2010 02:34 PM PDT AP - Prosecution and defense attorneys rested their cases Monday in the seven-week drug conspiracy trial of Anna Nicole Smith's lawyer-boyfriend and two doctors charged with providing her with excessive amounts of opiates and sedatives while knowing she was an addict.

Judge declares mistrial in Buju Banton drug case (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2010 02:30 PM PDT AP - A Florida judge on Monday declared a mistrial for Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton, who was accused of conspiring to buy cocaine from an undercover police officer last year.

'Titanic' co-star Gloria Stuart dies at 100 (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2010 01:49 PM PDT AP - Gloria Stuart, the 1930s Hollywood beauty who gave up acting for 30 years and later became the oldest Academy Award acting nominee as the spunky survivor in "Titanic," has died. She was 100.

Ken Burns Adds to Baseball History with The Tenth Inning (omg!) Posted: 27 Sep 2010 03:30 PM PDT omg! - The star of Ken Burns' The Tenth Inning — besides baseball itself — is Barry Bonds. "He had to be," Burns says. While Babe Ruth did it on hot dogs and beer and Hank Aaron on a diet no one ever questioned, Bonds is suspected to have set baseball's all-time home-run record on steroids. So Bonds looms large throughout the four hours of Burns' follow-up to his Emmy-winning 1994 documentary series Baseball. ...

Max Weinberg splits as Conan O'Brien's bandleader (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2010 01:06 PM PDT AP - Conan O'Brien's longtime bandleader Max Weinberg isn't following him to TBS.

Wyclef Jean hospitalized, suffering from 'stress' (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2010 10:46 AM PDT AP - A representative for hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean (WY'-klef zhahn) says he has been hospitalized at an undisclosed location.

O'Donnell gets his shot on MSNBC (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2010 01:53 PM PDT AP - As Lawrence O'Donnell prepares to join MSNBC's prime-time lineup, he's proven that his years in politics have taught him the art of lowering expectations.

Tickets for Broadway's 'Elling', with Brendan Fraser, Go on Sale Sept. 27; Shamos Joins Cast (Playbill) Posted: 27 Sep 2010 03:08 PM PDT Playbill - Following an exclusive offer for American Express cardholders, tickets for the upcoming production of Simon Bent's Elling, which will mark the Broadway debut of film star Brendan Fraser, go on sale to the general public Sept. 27.

Placido Domingo to leave Washington National Opera (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2010 03:43 PM PDT AP - Placido Domingo said Monday he will leave the Washington National Opera when his contract expires next year, leaving a company with a higher artistic profile that is still struggling to support itself.

Disney's ABC looks inside and outside for ABC News chief (Reuters) Posted: 27 Sep 2010 03:19 PM PDT Reuters - Will Silicon Valley digerati shape the destiny of Walt Disney Co's ABC News?

Casting Announced for Musicals Tonight Concert of Cole Porter's 'Panama Hattie' (Playbill) Posted: 27 Sep 2010 03:08 PM PDT Playbill - Julie Cardia and Paul Anthony Stewart will be buddies in Cole Porter's 1940 musical Panama Hattie, which will get a rare presentation by Musicals Tonight in October.

Attorneys rest case in Anna Nicole drug trial (Reuters) Posted: 27 Sep 2010 03:25 PM PDT Reuters - Prosecutors and defense attorneys on Monday rested their cases in the trial of three defendants accused of plying actress Anna Nicole Smith with prescription drugs ahead of her untimely death.

Dolce & Gabbana - Barely Innocent Brides (Fashion Wire Daily) Posted: 27 Sep 2010 01:21 PM PDT Fashion Wire Daily - After witnessing a Dolce & Gabbana show, it's hard to imagine where else in Western Europe do models look prettier than on their catwalk, especially in this truly beautiful spring 2011 fantasy bride, hyper Sicilian collection presented Sunday, Sept. 26, in Milan.

Barnes & Noble, Burkle fight nears end (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2010 02:05 PM PDT AP - As proxy fights go, the one between bookseller Barnes & Noble and billionaire investor Ron Burkle has been a page turner, and it could come with a cliff-hanger ending Tuesday.

'Sound of Music' cast to reunite on Oprah show (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2010 11:19 AM PDT AP - The hills are alive again 45 years later, this time on the small screen.

`Jersey' cast supports 'Situation's' 'DWTS' effort (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2010 11:35 AM PDT AP - Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino survived his first ballroom dance and he of the etched abs says he's determined to shine on "Dancing With the Stars" — especially with his "Jersey Shore" cast mates cheering him on.

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