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Today's Entertainment - Reuters Celebrity/Gossip News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Video shows new judge Nicki Minaj in heated exchange at "Idol" auditions L.A.'s richest man ups the ante for city, cancer fight Grohl says Foo Fighters not splitting, on hiatus Magician David Blaine readies for million-volt stunt in New York Clark Gregg casts Amanda Peet, Allison Janney, Sam Rockwell in "Trust Me" Movie buzz more likely to spread by word-of-mouth than social networks Lena Dunham vows to put some color into "Girls" Jerry Seinfeld really irritated With NY Times column about "Really?" Show Some Respect: Sports leagues, ESPN give Hollywood a blueprint for success Seth MacFarlane on a "Classy" Oscars, a "Family Guy" Movie - and Stewie "RuPaul's Drag Race" star Sahara Davenport dies Boardwalk Empire' renewed for Season 4 "Hands on a Hardbody" musical sets Broadway opening Natalie Portman mulling several film roles BFI to invest $810 million in UK film over 5 years Film composer Williams wins two UK classical awards Fresh air at Chanel's Paris fashion show and Queen Bee at McQueen NBC breaks TV losing streak, orders more "Revolution" Albert Einstein's "God Letter" to be auctioned online Chinese dissident artist Ai launches first big U.S. show Major League Baseball renews deals with Fox, Turner Dolan says Dish had been happy with Voom HD channels "Deadhouse" art show unites paintings, headstones "Sweet Magnolias" cookbook takes favorites from fiction to fact 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay' Has a Writer: Danny Strong Mandolinist, neurosurgeon among winners of 2012 "Genius" grants "Beasts of the Southern Wild" cast ineligible for SAG awards Slim's Internet TV plans a costly mistake: Salinas Drew Barrymore gives birth to baby girl Don Johnson's Payout in Nash Bridges Case Reduced by $35M Frank Gehry to pilot remake of Toronto's theater district "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane to host Oscars Butch Cassidy's gun draws $175,000 in California auction Films and funny puppets vie for Turner art prize Kenny Rogers opens up about childhood, career in memoir Adele lends sultry voice to Bond theme for "Skyfall" Reality TV: The Invisible Front in Hollywood's Labor Wars Country star Jason Aldean apologizes for "Idol" flirt Korean singer Psy tops UK charts with Internet hit Russian court adjourns punk band appeal hearing Video shows new judge Nicki Minaj in heated exchange at "Idol" auditions Tue,2 Oct 2012 09:20 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The controversial rap star Nicki Minaj, who recently joined the "American Idol" judging panel, is shown yelling and making heated comments toward her fellow judge Mariah Carey, in a video posted to celebrity website TMZ on Tuesday. The release of the video, which TMZ reported was recorded during an audition of "Idol" hopefuls in Charlotte, North Carolina, follows rumors that Minaj and Carey had been feuding. ... Full Story Top L.A.'s richest man ups the ante for city, cancer fight Tue,2 Oct 2012 09:08 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As owner of 5 percent of the Los Angeles Lakers, Patrick Soon-Shiong could walk into the locker room of the storied basketball franchise any time for a chat with stars like Kobe Bryant. But the richest man in Los Angeles chooses to sit with the rest of his team's fans. "He's not one of those owners who wants to be seen everywhere. He's just one of the fans," said Bryant. The NBA star gives his owner a hug before every game for luck "and maybe some of the success" of the slender Los Angles surgeon who built a fortune exceeding $7 billion as a biotechnology entrepreneur. ... Full Story Top Grohl says Foo Fighters not splitting, on hiatus Tue,2 Oct 2012 06:55 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lead singer Dave Grohl of Grammy-winning rock band Foo Fighters said on Tuesday the band was not splitting up but was taking a break. Grohl, 43, fueled speculation about a split by telling fans at a New York festival on Saturday that "this is the show where we come out and we play as many songs as we can ... I don't know when we're going to do it again," according to MTV News. But in a public letter sent by Foo Fighters' representative Dana West, Grohl said the band was taking a break but had no intentions of disbanding. "I can't give up this band. And I never will. ... Full Story Top Magician David Blaine readies for million-volt stunt in New York Tue,2 Oct 2012 06:19 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Magician David Blaine climbed atop a wobbling platform above a high-voltage Tesla coil in a tent on a Manhattan pier on Tuesday, dressed in a 20-pound chain-mail suit, and proceeded to shoot purplish arcs of lightning out of his hands and the top of his head. ... Full Story Top Clark Gregg casts Amanda Peet, Allison Janney, Sam Rockwell in "Trust Me" Tue,2 Oct 2012 05:32 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Amanda Peet, Allison Janney, William H. Macy and Sam Rockwell are just a few of the respected character actors filling out the cast of "Trust Me," a new film from Clark Gregg. The dark comedy depicts the world of child stars and their obsession with attaining and maintaining stardom. Gregg plays a former child-star-turned-agent for young actors who finds a prodigal young actress and tries to make her a star. The ensemble cast also includes Felicity Huffman, Paul Sparks, Molly Shannon, Niecy Nash and Sam Rockwell. ... Full Story Top Movie buzz more likely to spread by word-of-mouth than social networks Tue,2 Oct 2012 05:32 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - In an increasingly interconnected world, people still favor good old fashioned word-of-mouth to Twitter and Facebook to share their thoughts about upcoming movies, according to a new study on social media buzz by Ipsos MediaCT's Motion Picture Group. Surprisingly, those who do use the internet to vent or rave about movies tend to be those over 25 years old, not the younger set who grew up with an iPad or iPhone in their mitts. To come up with its numbers, the research company surveyed 1,200 people nationwide between the ages of 13 to 49. ... Full Story Top Lena Dunham vows to put some color into "Girls" Tue,2 Oct 2012 05:09 PM PDT Reuters - LAGUNA NIGUEL, California (Reuters) - "Girls" writer, director and actress Lena Dunham said on Tuesday she was adding new, more diverse characters for the next season of her HBO show, after criticism that the first season failed to portray the rich culture of its New York City setting. And the 26-year-old, who often sheds her own clothes on the show, also acknowledged that, most of the time, "it's not a good idea to be naked on television. ... Full Story Top Jerry Seinfeld really irritated With NY Times column about "Really?" Tue,2 Oct 2012 05:06 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jerry Seinfeld read Neil Genzlinger's story in the New York Times Monday and asked himself one thing: Really? The arts and entertainment reporter wrote a column bemoaning the overuse of the snarky "Really?" in scripted television, hyperbolically claiming it's "undoing 2,000 years' worth of human progress." This struck the comedian as remarkably inane. "Really, Neil? Really? You're upset about too many people saying 'Really?'? I mean, really," Seinfeld wrote in a letter to the editor, published Tuesday morning. ... Full Story Top Show Some Respect: Sports leagues, ESPN give Hollywood a blueprint for success Tue,2 Oct 2012 05:04 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Paging Rodney Dangerfield - sports just can't get any respect. The sports industry has set the standard for the rest of the entertainment industry, embracing digital, luring billions in rights fees and satisfying the consumer above all else. Yet Geoff Reiss and Ed Desser bemoaned that the industry operates without the esteem bestowed upon another prominent entertainment sector - Hollywood. ... Full Story Top Seth MacFarlane on a "Classy" Oscars, a "Family Guy" Movie - and Stewie Tue,2 Oct 2012 04:50 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Seth MacFarlane, "Family Guy" honcho and newly designated Oscars host, held court at TheWrap's annual industry conference TheGrill on Tuesday, offering his thoughts on his upcoming go at presiding over the Academy Awards, the future of his flagship series "Family Guy" (and whether fans will finally get the long-discussed "Family Guy" movie), and, oh yeah, who's going to win the upcoming presidential election. ... Full Story Top "RuPaul's Drag Race" star Sahara Davenport dies Tue,2 Oct 2012 04:36 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Antoine Ashley, a singer, dancer and drag queen who competed on the second season of "RuPaul's Drag Race" using the name Sahara Davenport, has died, Logo said. He was 27. No cause of death has been released. "Logo is profoundly saddened by the passing of Antoine Ashley who fans around the world knew and loved as Sahara Davenport. He was an amazing artist and entertainer who'll be deeply missed by his Logo family. Our hearts and prayers go out to his family, especially his boyfriend Karl, in their time of need. ... Full Story Top Boardwalk Empire' renewed for Season 4 Tue,2 Oct 2012 04:35 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - At the rate "Boardwalk Empire" is going, it may not have any living characters by the end of this season. But HBO is renewing it anyway. The show, now in its third season, will be back for a fourth, HBO president of programming Michael Lombardo announced Tuesday. The Prohibition-era drama stars Steve Buscemi as Atlantic City power broker Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, who bounces between the underworld and sober society despite his insistence that "you can't be half a gangster." Its executive producers include Martin Scorsese and showrunner Terry Winter. ... Full Story Top "Hands on a Hardbody" musical sets Broadway opening Tue,2 Oct 2012 04:33 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Hands on a Hardbody," the new musical about 10 down-on-their-luck Texans vying to win a new truck by being the last to keep a hand on the vehicle, is set to open on Broadway March 21, 2013, at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Inspired by true events and based on S.R. Bindler's 1997 documentary of the same name, the musical features a book by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Doug Wright ("I Am My Own Wife"), lyrics by Amanda Green ("Bring It On: The Musical") and music by Green and Trey Anastasio of Phish. ... Full Story Top Natalie Portman mulling several film roles Tue,2 Oct 2012 04:29 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - So what isn't Natalie Portman being courted for these days? There are several roles on offer to the "Black Swan" actress, include "Code Name Sasha," which is being described as a female "Training Day" meets "La Femme Nikita" and "Last Witness," among others. "Code Name Sasha" revolves around a single mother who has been engaged in criminal activity since she was a teenager. She is given a chance to get out when the FBI asks her to go under cover to bring down the world's largest gun-running organization. Alexandra Milchan is producing for Paramount. ... Full Story Top BFI to invest $810 million in UK film over 5 years Tue,2 Oct 2012 04:19 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The British Film Institute (BFI) will invest nearly 500 million pounds ($810 million) over the next five years in a bid to boost the industry and build audiences, it announced on Wednesday. Under the title "Film Forever: Supporting UK Film 2012-2017", the initiative will involve spending 44.2 million pounds a year on education and audiences, 32.3 million annually on film and film making and 9.9 million a year on film heritage. ... Full Story Top Film composer Williams wins two UK classical awards Tue,2 Oct 2012 03:34 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Veteran film composer John Williams picked up two Classic BRIT Awards in London on Tuesday, adding a best composer honour to the lifetime achievement prize which had been previously announced. The classical music awards, held at the Royal Albert Hall, also saw 20-year-old British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor become the youngest male recipient of a Classic BRIT Award, winning the critics' prize for the album "Chopin, Liszt and Ravel". ... Full Story Top Fresh air at Chanel's Paris fashion show and Queen Bee at McQueen Tue,2 Oct 2012 02:15 PM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Fashion changes as quickly as the wind, and maybe that's what Karl Lagerfeld had in mind on Tuesday at Chanel, where enormous wind turbines greeted guests at his spring/summer 2013 show in Paris. But with the floors of the expansive Grand Palais made to resemble solar panels, one might have thought the prolific German designer was instead making a statement on going green. "I started to sketch in St. Tropez over the summer and it was so hot I wanted some fresh air," Lagerfeld explained after the show. Voila. ... Full Story Top NBC breaks TV losing streak, orders more "Revolution" Tue,2 Oct 2012 02:07 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBC won U.S. television's official premiere week with key viewers for the first time since 2003, and swiftly announced full season orders on Tuesday for three of its new shows. Boosted by "Sunday Night Football - the nation's most watched program - singing contest "The Voice" and futuristic new drama "Revolution," NBC was first in the 18-49 age group prized by advertisers and showed a 12 percent increase in that demographic compared to the 2011 TV premiere week, Nielsen data showed. ... Full Story Top Albert Einstein's "God Letter" to be auctioned online Tue,2 Oct 2012 01:57 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A letter handwritten by physicist Albert Einstein a year before his death, expressing his views on religion, will be sold on eBay this month with an opening bid of $3 million, an auction agency said on Tuesday. Known as the "God Letter," the correspondence offers insights into the private thoughts about religion, God and tribalism of one of the world's most brilliant minds. ... Full Story Top Chinese dissident artist Ai launches first big U.S. show Tue,2 Oct 2012 12:33 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's most famous political dissident, Ai Weiwei, launches his first major U.S. art exhibition on Sunday with some unflinchingly political works, including an image of his brain bleeding from a police beating. The show, "Ai Weiwei: According to What?" at Washington's Hirshhorn Museum groups sculpture, photography, video, audio and installation work. The choice of the Hirshhorn on the National Mall reflects Ai's desire to connect with political leaders, hundreds of foreign diplomats and the network of think tanks in the U.S. ... Full Story Top Major League Baseball renews deals with Fox, Turner Tue,2 Oct 2012 10:56 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Major League Baseball said it reached an 8-year agreement with Fox Sports and Turner Broadcasting on Tuesday, in a deal a source said was worth up to $7.4 billion. The league and the two broadcast companies did not disclose financial details on Tuesday. The league said in a statement that the two agreements combined with a recent deal with ESPN will boost the league's annual rights fees by 100 percent. ... Full Story Top Dolan says Dish had been happy with Voom HD channels Tue,2 Oct 2012 10:51 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cablevision Systems Corp founder Charles Dolan testified on Monday that it was "quite a reversal" when Dish Network Corp abruptly ended their contract for high-definition programming, a dispute at the center of a long-running legal feud between the two pay TV providers. Dolan, Cablevision's billionaire chairman, was the first witness in the trial in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan. Voom HD, a former Cablevision unit, sued Dish in 2008, saying Dish violated a 15-year deal to carry HD programming and should pay $2.4 billion in damages. ... Full Story Top "Deadhouse" art show unites paintings, headstones Tue,2 Oct 2012 09:57 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Above ground Somerset House boasts one of London's most famous courtyards, a neo-classical gem used for film sets, fashion shows and a glamorous skating venue in the winter. Beneath the spectacular square are little-known underground passageways called the "Deadhouse", which this week open to the public for the first exhibition of paintings ever to be held there. ... Full Story Top "Sweet Magnolias" cookbook takes favorites from fiction to fact Tue,2 Oct 2012 01:14 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The town of Serenity, South Carolina, the imaginary setting for author Sherryl Woods's "Sweet Magnolias" novels, now has real food in it. "The Sweet Magnolias Cookbook" contains 150 recipes inspired by the popular series which follows a coterie of women friends, the sweet magnolias of the title, through life's trials and triumphs, family barbeque days and margarita nights. Dana Sue's Killer Guacamole, Helen's Lethal Margaritas and Sullivan's Crab Cakes are among the fictional staples made real by chef Teddi Wohlford, who takes a gourmet approach to Southern classics. ... Full Story Top 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay' Has a Writer: Danny Strong Mon,1 Oct 2012 09:05 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Danny Strong has been selected to write the final two installments of "The Hunger Games" for Lionsgate, according to an individual with knowledge of the studio's plans. No papers have been signed, but Strong, who won two 2012 Emmys for his work on HBO's "Game Change," is the studio's choice - though the studio declined to comment on the record. Lionsgate decided earlier this year to turn Suzanne Collins' third and final book in the young adult series, "Mockingjay," into two films. The first film will debut November 21, 2014, and the second November 20, 2015. ... Full Story Top Mandolinist, neurosurgeon among winners of 2012 "Genius" grants Mon,1 Oct 2012 07:12 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A bluegrass musician and a pediatric surgeon were among 23 of the world's most creative and original thinkers to be awarded no-strings-attached $500,000 "genius" grants this year, a U.S. charitable organization said on Monday. Also among the 2012 MacArthur Foundation fellows are a celebrated fiction writer, a Washington Post reporter and a Boston man who makes some of the finest violin bows the modern world has ever seen. Since the program was initiated in 1981, the John D. and Catherine T. ... Full Story Top "Beasts of the Southern Wild" cast ineligible for SAG awards Mon,1 Oct 2012 06:27 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The cast of "Beasts of the Southern Wild" has been declared ineligible for the Screen Actors Guild Awards, but could that actually help their chances for Oscar notice? The ruling was made because director Benh Zeitlin's critically acclaimed independent film - it won major awards at the Sundance Film Festival and at Cannes - used local, non-professional actors. That's contrary to the SAG Low Budget Feature Agreement, which requires the use of professional actors. ... Full Story Top Slim's Internet TV plans a costly mistake: Salinas Mon,1 Oct 2012 04:53 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Carlos Slim's plans to broadcast Mexican soccer via his Internet television service is a costly gamble that should be halted by regulators, Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas said on Monday. Slim, the world's richest man, bought a controlling stake in two leading Mexican soccer teams last month and the billionaire intends to broadcast the teams' games through third-party cable contracts and his online web 'channel' Uno TV. ... Full Story Top Drew Barrymore gives birth to baby girl Mon,1 Oct 2012 04:31 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Drew Barrymore has given birth to a daughter named Olive, her first child with husband Will Kopelman, the actress said in a statement on Monday. "We are proud to announce the birth of our daughter, Olive Barrymore Kopelman, born September 26th, healthy, happy and welcomed by the whole family. Thank you for respecting our privacy during this most special time in our lives," Barrymore said. The "Charlie's Angels" actress, 37, wed art dealer Kopelman in a Jewish ceremony at their estate in Montecito, Southern California in June. The former child star of "E.T. ... Full Story Top Don Johnson's Payout in Nash Bridges Case Reduced by $35M Mon,1 Oct 2012 04:19 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Don Johnson's award in a lawsuit over "Nash Bridges" has been cut from more than $50 million to $15 million, plus interest. Johnson was awarded $23 million in 2010 from Rysher Productions, which produced the cop drama. He was also awarded $28.5 million in interest. But Rysher appealed, alleging jury misconduct and that the amount of interest to which Johnson was entitled was calculated incorrectly. Jurors had initially decided to award Johnson $15 million before deciding, through their calculations, that he was entitled to far more. ... Full Story Top Frank Gehry to pilot remake of Toronto's theater district Mon,1 Oct 2012 03:43 PM PDT Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's theater district and the skyline of Canada's biggest city will be transformed by star architect Frank Gehry as a tribute to the city in which he spent his childhood under an ambitious plan unveiled on Monday. The project, the brainchild of Canadian theater impresario and arts patron David Mirvish, involves erecting three condominium towers 80 to 85 stories tall. "These towers can become a symbol of what Toronto can be," Mirvish told a news conference. "I'm not building condominiums. I'm building sculptures for people to live in. ... Full Story Top "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane to host Oscars Mon,1 Oct 2012 03:23 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Outspoken comedian Seth MacFarlane, creator of "Family Guy", will host the Oscars ceremony in February in a choice seen aimed at attracting younger viewers to the movie industry's biggest night. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, which produces the Oscars, announced the selection on Monday of first-time host MacFarlane, known for his no-holds-barred humor and cultural satire on "Family Guy". ... Full Story Top Butch Cassidy's gun draws $175,000 in California auction Mon,1 Oct 2012 03:13 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A gun the Wild West outlaw Butch Cassidy wielded in the late 19th century and later tried to exchange for amnesty has drawn a $175,000 bid at a California auction house, the owner of the company said on Monday. The Colt revolver was turned over to a sheriff in Utah in 1899 as part of Cassidy's failed attempt to obtain amnesty from the state's governor, said John Eubanks of California Auctioneers & Appraisers. "He tried to become a regular citizen by turning over his guns," Eubanks said. ... Full Story Top Films and funny puppets vie for Turner art prize Mon,1 Oct 2012 03:09 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - What do a nudist, an inflatable slide, an oracle and Barabbas have in common? They're all part of just one finalist's exhibition in the running for Britain's most controversial annual art prize. Turner Prize finalist Spartacus Chetwynd's "Odd Man Out" show comprises two theatrical performances using poorly constructed homemade costumes and puppets with paper backdrops in a deliberate effort to shy away from "professional" art. ... Full Story Top Kenny Rogers opens up about childhood, career in memoir Mon,1 Oct 2012 02:23 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Country music star Kenny Rogers offers a revealing look into his life and five-decade-long musical career in "Luck or Something Like It," his memoir that will be released on Tuesday. From his humble beginnings in Depression-era Texas, the Grammy-winning singer paints a portrait of his road to success and how he became one of the world's best-selling musicians with more than 120 million albums sold worldwide. ... Full Story Top Adele lends sultry voice to Bond theme for "Skyfall" Mon,1 Oct 2012 02:11 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Grammy-winning British singer Adele is adding Bond girl to her superstar resume by signing on to write and sing the theme of the latest James Bond film "Skyfall" - her first song to be released since her best-selling heartbreak album "21" - Columbia Records said in a statement on Monday. Adele, 24, who swept the Grammy Awards earlier this year with accolades in six categories, will release the song on Friday on her official website, to coincide with the Bond film franchise's 50th anniversary and Global James Bond Day. ... Full Story Top Reality TV: The Invisible Front in Hollywood's Labor Wars Mon,1 Oct 2012 12:29 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Reality TV is the invisible front in Hollywood's labor wars. Though reality TV workers once made it as far as the bargaining table, most are as far as ever from winning union representation. Under its former president, the strongly pro-organizing Patric Verrone, the Writers Guild West tried to shine a public spotlight on the sector with its "Reality Rights" campaign. But the issue was knocked out at the finish line in the guild's last contract negotiations with the studios and networks. ... Full Story Top Country star Jason Aldean apologizes for "Idol" flirt Mon,1 Oct 2012 11:14 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Married country singer Jason Aldean has apologized to fans after photos on a celebrity website showed him getting up close and personal with a former "American Idol" hopeful in a bar in Los Angeles. Photos posted to TMZ.com showed Aldean, 35, hugging and putting his hands on Brittany Kerr, who was seen on television earlier this year trying out for the 2012 season of "American Idol." "The truth is that I screwed up," Aldean said in a statement on his Facebook page on Sunday. "I had too much to drink, let the party get out of hand and acted inappropriately at a bar. ... Full Story Top Korean singer Psy tops UK charts with Internet hit Mon,1 Oct 2012 11:01 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - South Korean singer Psy jumped to the top of the British pop charts on Sunday with the quirky dance track "Gangnam Style", an Internet phenomenon that has clocked up more than 300 million views on YouTube. The 34-year-old became the first Korean artist to top the weekly UK chart, helped by the success of a video shot in locations around Gangnam, an upmarket neighborhood in the South Korean capital, Seoul. Psy, whose real name is Park Jai-sang, spawned hundreds of online imitators with his unusual dance move, where he pretends to ride an invisible horse. It topped the U.S. ... Full Story Top Russian court adjourns punk band appeal hearing Mon,1 Oct 2012 09:47 AM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Monday adjourned until October 10 an appeal hearing for the three members of the Pussy Riot punk band jailed over a profanity-laced anti-Kremlin protest in a church after one of the trio dismissed her lawyers. Supporters of the group in colorful T-shirts let off red, white and blue balloons saying "Pussy Riot" outside the court as Russian Orthodox Christians sang hymns and accused the women of blasphemy. ... Full Story Top

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