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The brother of Harry Potter actress Afshan Azad was jailed on Friday for six months for attacking his sister after discovering she was dating a non-Muslim.
Azad, 22, who played Padma Patil in the hit film franchise, feared for her life during the three-hour ordeal last year, Manchester Crown Court heard.
According to the Press Association, she was punched, dragged around by her hair and strangled by her brother Ashraf Azad, 28, who threatened to kill her after he found her talking on the... |
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A revamped "American Idol" dominated U.S. television on its first outing but lost millions of viewers despite the addition of celebrity judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler.
Some 26.1 million Americans tuned in for the 10th season premiere of the singing contest, down 13 percent on last year's opening show when nearly 30 million watched, according to Nielsen ratings data on Thursday.
The numbers still crushed all other programing on Wednesday night. But after weeks of hype and curiosit... |
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A heavily revamped "American Idol" returns for a 10th season on Wednesday hoping to regain its mojo after losing audiences and its biggest star.
Airing for the first time without sharp-tongued British judge Simon Cowell, the TV singing contest has ramped up the star power with new judges Jennifer Lopez and rocker Steven Tyler in a bid to maintain its place as the dominant force on U.S. television.
And producers say they are putting new emphasis on supporting and mentoring contestants in ... |
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Anne Hathaway has nabbed the coveted female lead opposite Christian Bale in "The Dark Knight Rises."
Warners made the announcement Wednesday morning.
The studio also revealed which character Tom Hardy, who joined the cast last fall, will play: Bane.
"I am delighted to be working with Tom again and excited to watch him bring to life our new interpretation of one of Batman's most formidable enemies," Nolan said in a statement.
Hathaway was on the list of actresses which tested for th... |
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Tom Felton may be ending his days as as Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter franchise, but he’s still loving villainous roles — including one in Caesar: Rise of the Apes.
The 23-year-old British actor told the LA Times. “I love playing a villainous role, and I would happily be known for that. A lot of great English actors have been known for that, perhaps Ralph Fiennes and Alan Rickman and Anthony Hopkins being some of the finest.”
Tom continued about his role in the updcoming movie (... |
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As forecast after its massive first-day airplay, Britney Spears' "Hold It Against Me" roars to a record-setting debut on Billboard's Pop Songs chart.
The first single from Spears' forthcoming ninth album storms the survey at No. 16 with 4,071 plays, the highest detections total by a debuting title in the chart's 18-year history.
"Hold It Against Me" also ties Madonna's "Frozen" (No. 16, March 7, 1998) for second-highest launch in the list's archives. Only Mariah Carey's "Dreamlover" bega... |
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For Elijah Wood, shooting Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" is going to be like a Middle Earth family reunion.
Many of the actors who shot the original "Lord of the Rings" saga will return to New Zealand for the "Hobbit" shoot this winter. Wood himself confirmed he was reprising his character Frodo last week.
"(Ian) McKellen is back, Cate Blanchett is back, Andy Serkis, and Orlando (Bloom)," Wood told The Hollywood Reporter at the Art of Elysium 'Heaven' gala on Saturday. "It's going to be l... |
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Paris Hilton is fearless, and her new Oxygen docuseries, "The World According to Paris," will showcase that characteristic when the reality star goes skydiving -- for the third time.
"There are so many crazy things on the show, but one of the craziest is jumping out of a plane and skydiving," Hilton told The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday at NBC's TCA party.
Hilton said it was her idea to take her friends skydiving, and that's just one of the few outlandish things that will be featured ... |
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No one would have faulted Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler for hanging up his colorful scarves and taking a nice long vacation earlier this year. After all, he'd recently completed rehab, finished a lengthy tour, and mended fences with his bandmates following a 2009 war of the words.
Instead, Tyler signed up to be a judge on "American Idol," a show better-known for melisma and makeovers than hard rock. Despite questions about how the motley crew of Tyler, Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson wou... |
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Disney star Selena Gomez is the target of multiple death threats and general Internet troll ugliness after photos were released of her kissing Justin Bieber on a sultry beach vacation.
Similar to the reaction Kim Kardashian's beach photoshoot with the 16-year-old teen idol elicited, Twitter lit up with the vitriol of millions of Bieber fans.
Some choice ill-wishes of America's future include:
"@selenagomez I'll kill you I swear on GOD!!!!"
"@selenagomez If you are the Girlfriend of ... |
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Gwyneth Paltrow's "Country Strong" character Kelly Canter plays out an all-too-common tale in the music industry: fallen star, substance abuser and rehab graduate hell-bent on a return to their former glory.
In fact, it was only last year that we were celebrating "Crazy Heart," the male version of this drama, with Jeff Bridges in the lead role for which he won an Academy Award.
And while "Country Strong" also looked to Nashville for authenticity, shooting the bulk of the movie in Music C... |
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New judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler aren't the only changes in store for the 10th season of "American Idol," premiering January 19 on Fox. Here are eight other fixes designed to help the talent show recover from a disappointing 2010 outing.
1. UPDATED SET
The set is undergoing substantial modification, including the location of the band, led by musical director Ray Chew.
2. FASTER ELIMINATION
The elimination process is speeding up considerably; viewers at home will still sha... |
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Chris Colfer has won the 2010 Greggy Award for his portrayal of gay student Kurl Hummel on the Fox musical-comedy Glee.
The annual award is handed out by gay entertainment website GregInHollywood.com, which is edited by longtime Hollywood corresponded Greg Hernandez.
“Chris is just an utter breath of fresh air,” Hernandez wrote in a blog post announcing the winner.
“As a 20-year-old openly gay star of one of TV's hottest shows, the world is his oyster. He's an inspiration to you... |
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Among the changes for the upcoming tenth season of "American Idol" is a new music director to fill the seat Rickey Minor vacated when he left to lead "The Tonight Show" band at the end of Season 9.
The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Ray Chew, a veteran of television music shows, has been handed the title and is already hard at work coming up with arrangements for the new crop of contestants.
Chew has served as bandleader and musical director for such programs as NBC's "It's Showtime... |
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Taylor Swift returned to the No. 1 slot on the U.S. pop album chart on Wednesday, knocking reigning champ Susan Boyle to No. 2, and holding Michael Jackson's new album to a No. 3 debut.
Swift's "Speak Now" sold 259,000 copies during the week ended December 19, according to Nielsen SoundScan -- enough to give it a third nonconsecutive week at No. 1. With sales of 2.6 million after just eight weeks, "Speak Now" is the year's third-best selling set, behind Eminem's "Recovery" (3.2 million) an... |
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