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- - AP - Police believe a batch of drugs blamed in Michael Jackson's death was purchased by his personal physician at a Las Vegas pharmacy, U.S. court documents released Friday show.
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AP - Jennifer Lopez plans to include fireworks and an on-stage costume change in her performance at the American Music Awards. American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert will incorporate leather and chains into his.
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AP - Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying prayer and careful thought led her to her decision.
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Reuters - At what may be the height of her early career, teen sensation Taylor Swift finds herself facing the downside of stardom -- naysayers.
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AP - Wale wanted to infuse his debut album with a woman's touch, so the rapper recruited singing divas like Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Chrisette Michele and Jazmine Sullivan to get that feeling across.
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Reuters - The driver of a tour bus for Miley Cyrus died on Friday when the vehicle crashed in Virginia, but the teen singer was not on-board, police said.
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AP - Eminem's comeback year of 2009 was expected to include the release of two new albums.
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AP - The driver of a Miley Cyrus tour bus was killed Friday when the bus overturned, but the 16-year-old Hannah Montana star wasn't on board, Virginia State Police said.
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AFP - A tearful Oprah Winfrey on Friday announced that she will take her iconic talk show off the air in 2011 at the end of its 25th season, prompting an outpouring of emotional tributes from devoted fans.
- - AP - Britney Spears' ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib is being sent to jail for 45 days for leaving the scene of an accident.
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AP - An eastern Ohio police chief accused of breaking into the home of the woman who carried twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick says he never discussed selling items from the home.
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Reuters - Audrey Hepburn once declared her look was attainable and an upcoming auction of some of the fashionable film star's wardrobe will make that possible.
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AFP - A Los Angeles judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit against Miley Cyrus which accused the teen icon of discriminating against Asians after she was photographed making slant eyes.
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Reuters - Oprah Winfrey said on Friday that she will end her popular TV show in 2011 because it feels right in her bones after 25 years, and urged viewers not to believe rumors of why she's quitting.
- - Reuters - Back in early 1995 when Sheryl Crow won Grammy gold for her debut album, her bank account was hardly glistening.