Issue: July 23, 2012   (Archive)
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Singer drives photo-chase charge
Prosecutors are weighing whether to charge a paparazzo with driving recklessly on a Los Angeles freeway to photograph pop star Justin Bieber in what could be the first use of a new anti-paparazzi law.

Dad's a star as Suri has auto scare
Tom Cruise has visited his daughter, Suri, in New York for the first time since his wife, actress Katie Holmes, announced that she wanted a divorce.

Ice Age turns up heat on Spidey at box office
Ice Age: Continental Drift entered at the top of the North American box office at the weekend, knocking The Amazing Spider-Man off the summit, industry estimates showed.

Drug tests taken in Stallone tragedy
An autopsy was carried out in Los Angeles on Sylvester Stallone's son Sage after his shock death at 36, but toxicology results will take about 10 weeks.

Oscar winner dies at home in New York aged 95
Stage and film actress Celeste Holm, who won an Oscar for her role in the 1947 movie Gentleman's Agreement, has died at home in New York at the age of 95.

Author hails altered cause of mystery death
The author of a book that called for the reopening of a probe into Hollywood icon Natalie Wood's mystery death in 1981 has welcomed a report that the official cause has been changed.

Rocker walks on the mild side
Hollywood rocked when former Guns N' Roses lead guitarist Slash received a star on the Walk of Fame, which seemed fitting for the musician who first won fans in the nightclubs along Los Angeles' Sunset Strip.

Screen legend 'chucks in sponge'
Veteran Irish actor Peter O'Toole, famous for films including Lawrence of Arabia, has announced his retirement, saying it is time to "chuck in the sponge" aged 79.



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