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• Warner Bros.: New `Harry Potter' flick will be 2-D (AP)
• Defense wraps up final arguments in Smith case (AP)
• Facebook co-founders give $170K to pro-pot measure (AP)
• Source: Teen Mom's Amber Isn't Dating Sex Offender (omg!)
• Cleveland Rock Hall dedicates Lennon time capsule (AP)
• AP Interview: Salman Rushdie pens new kids' book (AP)
• Calif. station KCET leaving PBS to go independent (AP)
• No 3D magic for new Harry Potter movie (AFP)
• Cleveland Rock Hall dedicates Lennon time capsule (AP)
• Icahn, Lions Gate trade salvos in Canadian court (Reuters)
• Lawrence Clayton, Betsy Morgan, Andrew Varela Star in Re-Imagined 'Les Miz' for U.S. Tour (Playbill)
• Complicated: Denise Richards writing memoir (AP)
• Complicated: Denise Richards writing memoir (AP)
• Kathryn Erbe returns to `Law & Order: CI' (AP)
• Al Pacino to star in film as producer Phil Spector (AP)

Warner Bros.: New `Harry Potter' flick will be 2-D (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 01:19 PM PDT AP - The new "Harry Potter" film won't be as dimensional as it was supposed to be.

Defense wraps up final arguments in Smith case (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 01:38 PM PDT AP - Anna Nicole Smith's lawyer-boyfriend trusted the two doctors on trial with him to ease the suffering of the woman he loved with prescription drugs, his attorney told jurors Friday in closing arguments.

Facebook co-founders give $170K to pro-pot measure (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 03:31 PM PDT AP - California's ballot measure to legalize marijuana has a new friend: Facebook co-founder Sean Parker has given $100,000 to back the proposal.

Source: Teen Mom's Amber Isn't Dating Sex Offender (omg!) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 03:15 PM PDT omg! - The convicted felon "is not the 'Chris' featured on Teen Mom," the insider tells Us

Cleveland Rock Hall dedicates Lennon time capsule (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 03:08 PM PDT AP - On the eve of his 70th birthday, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has dedicated a time capsule in honor of John Lennon containing several CDs, DVDs and books and two notes written by widow Yoko Ono.

AP Interview: Salman Rushdie pens new kids' book (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:56 PM PDT AP - Salman Rushdie, the prize-winning Indian-born writer, has in the past based novels on the politics of India and Pakistan. But his latest book is for teenagers, and the inspiration — at least some of it — came from video games.

Calif. station KCET leaving PBS to go independent (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 03:29 PM PDT AP - Los Angeles PBS station KCET says it's leaving the Public Broadcasting System and going independent because of a dispute over fees and programming.

No 3D magic for new Harry Potter movie (AFP) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 02:50 PM PDT AFP - The new Harry Potter film will only be released in standard 2D next month, after the US studio making it said Friday it had abandoned efforts to convert the movie into a 3D version in time.

Cleveland Rock Hall dedicates Lennon time capsule (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 03:08 PM PDT AP - On the eve of his 70th birthday, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has dedicated a time capsule in honor of John Lennon containing several CDs, DVDs and books and two notes written by widow Yoko Ono.

Icahn, Lions Gate trade salvos in Canadian court (Reuters) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 02:34 PM PDT Reuters - Lions Gate Entertainment Corp's directors improperly schemed "in the dead of night" to block Carl Icahn's hostile takeover bid, the billionaire U.S. investor charges in new court filings.

Lawrence Clayton, Betsy Morgan, Andrew Varela Star in Re-Imagined 'Les Miz' for U.S. Tour (Playbill) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 02:52 PM PDT Playbill - The new U.S. tour of Les Misérables, newly directed and designed for its 25th anniversary, will feature Lawrence Clayton as Jean Valjean, Betsy Morgan as Fantine and Andrew Varela as Javert. Producer Cameron Mackintosh announced the cast on Oct. 8; the tour launches at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse Nov. 19.

Complicated: Denise Richards writing memoir (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 03:24 PM PDT AP - Denise Richards is writing a book for those who find life a little complicated.

Complicated: Denise Richards writing memoir (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 03:24 PM PDT AP - Denise Richards is writing a book for those who find life a little complicated.

Kathryn Erbe returns to `Law & Order: CI' (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 11:30 AM PDT AP - USA Network says Kathryn Erbe is coming back to "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" for the drama's 10th and final season.

Al Pacino to star in film as producer Phil Spector (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 02:21 PM PDT AP - HBO says Al Pacino is set to star as legendary record producer Phil Spector in a TV film to be written and directed by David Mamet (MAM'-eht).

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