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PORT DOUGLAS, Australia, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Pop singer Natalie Imbruglia married Silverchair singer Daniel Johns in a secret New Year's Eve wedding in Australia, e!online.com reported Wednesday.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A CBS spokesman Wednesday denied Michael Jackson was paid $1 million for his interview on the network's "60 Minutes," as reported by the New York Times.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Matt Damon is responsible for his pal Ben Affleck's current starring role in "Paycheck," the San Francisco Chronicle reported Wednesday.
SKOWHEGAN, Maine, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture is giving five U.S. museums recordings of more than 500 lectures by 20th century artists.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The United States and France are vying to be first to exhibit the hoard of Bactrian gold objects, Afghanistan's greatest archaeological treasure.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Bruce Springsteen was the top-grossing popular music concert attraction in the United States in 2003, according to a poll reported Wednesday.
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Willie Nelson has joined a number of other prominent U.S. anti-war musicians with a ballad called "Whatever Happened to Peace on Earth."
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Autopsy results following the death of Elliott Smith were unclear as to whether the musician committed suicide in Los Angeles, MTV.com reported Wednesday.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and other famous Disney friendships soon will be commemorated by the U.S. Postal Service, Zap2It.com reported Wednesday.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Best-selling author and film writer John Anthony Dunne died Tuesday at his New York home, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday. He was 71.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Reba McEntire, Smokey Robinson and LeAnn Rimes are among the music stars who will be featured in Dr. Pepper's 2004 "Be You" ad campaign.
LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Rockers Eric Clapton and Ray Davies, founder of the Kinks, were been selected Wednesday by the queen of England to receive royal honors, Billboard reported.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Hip hop's OutKast ends the year as the top selling group, holding the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 chart with its "Speakerboxx/The Love Below" release.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick have returned to "The Producers," the show they helped make one of the biggest hits in Broadway history.
PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Hugh Jackman follows up his portrayal of Wolverine in the "X-Men" movies with a turn as a monster hunter in the period film, "Van Helsing."
NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Charlize Theron said in New York she was grateful co-star Christina Ricci was there to lighten things up on the set of the new drama "Monster."
CAIRO, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Actress Angelina Jolie, as a United Nations goodwill ambassador, distributed gifts at a Sudanese refugee camp in Cairo, Zap2it.com reported Tuesday.
STAMFORD, Conn., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Actor Earl Hindman, best known as Tim Allen's neighbor "Wilson" on the show "Home Improvement," died Monday at a Stamford, Conn., hospital.
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Fox TV has added a further twist to reality programming with its new show "My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance," FoxNews.com reported Tuesday.
U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012 as former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, her husband Mark Kelly (R) and Vice President Joe Biden look on in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on February 10, 2012. UPI/Pat Benic...
