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Rapper T.I. testifies in Ohio murder trial (AP)

AP - Rapper T.I. testified Friday that he believes the bullets fired at his entourage during a wild vehicle chase two years ago were meant for him.
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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce (AP)

AP - After the wedding in a Scottish castle, the mansion on a green English estate and the drinks in their own pub, Madonna and Guy Ritchie's eight-year marriage ended Friday in a dreary London courtroom.

Inside Scoop on Arrested Movie Deal! (E! Online)

E! Online - It's true! An Arrested Development movie will happen.

Madonna, Guy Granted Quickie Divorce (E! Online)

E! Online - On the off chance she wasn't already, Madonna was just given carte blanche—by the British courts, if not her now ex-hubby—to pursue Alex Rodriguez as blatantly as she wants.

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz Births a Fall Out Baby Boy (E! Online)

E! Online - The pop star has finally popped.

Sienna Miller wins damages from photo agency (AP)

AP - British actress Sienna Miller has won 53,000 pounds ($79,000) from a photo agency she was suing on grounds of harassment.

Hard times demand good music, conductor Gergiev says (Reuters)

Reuters - It's better to tackle tough times with a song in your heart -- especially a tune from the classical repertoire, Russian conductor Valery Gergiev says.
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Teen wins 'Twilight' car on 'Tyra Banks Show' (AP)

AP - Sometimes it pays to have your heart broken.

"Twilight" publisher sees film boosting book sales (Reuters)

Reuters - Described in publishing circles as America's answer to Harry Potter, the teen-age vampires of "Twilight" may reach a wider audience when the movie of the book comes out Friday with the publisher hoping for a surge in book sales.

Songs From Altman's "Nashville" Find New Life in NYC Cabaret (Playbill)

Playbill - The musical world of the classic 1975 film, "Nashville," will come to life Dec. 20-21 in the Manhattan cabaret show Daryl Glenn & Jo Lynn Burks Play and Sing Robert Altman's "Nashville" at the Metropolitan Room.
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Sienna Miller wins damages from photo agency (AP)

AP - British actress Sienna Miller has won 53,000 pounds ($79,000) from a photo agency she was suing on grounds of harassment.

Christmas Comes Early to Tinseltown (Fashion Wire Daily)

Fashion Wire Daily - It may not even be Thanksgiving yet, but in the make-believe world of the movies, Christmas is already here. It came to Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood on Thursday night, as the new comedy "Four Christmases" rolled out the red carpet for its gala premiere.

Gladwell gives his take on achievement (AP)

AP - "Outliers: The Story of Success (Little, Brown and Company, $27.99), by Malcolm Gladwell: If the old saw is that you should always remember where you came from, Malcolm Gladwell has an addendum: Don't just remember it ? study it.
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