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Archive | September, 2009

Jackson film tickets sell out

Monday, September 28, 2009

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Advance tickets to the Michael Jackson documentary This is It sell out in hours in the US after fans queue for days.

Film prize for actor with Down’s

Monday, September 28, 2009

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A Spanish actor with Down’s syndrome picks up the best actor award at the San Sebastian film festival.

Outcry over Polanski’s detention

Monday, September 28, 2009

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French culture minister Frederic Mitterand says he is “dumbfounded” by the arrest of film-maker Roman Polanski.

Roman Polanski in Swiss detention

Sunday, September 27, 2009

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Film director Roman Polanski is in custody in Switzerland, facing extradition to the US on charges of having sex with a girl aged 13.

Madonna celebrates UK number one

Sunday, September 27, 2009

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Madonna’s third greatest hits collection, Celebration, tops the UK album chart, while Taio Cruz remains the number one single.

Roman Polanski detained in Zurich

Sunday, September 27, 2009

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Director Roman Polanski has been taken into custody on a 31-year-old US arrest warrant, Swiss police confirm.

Venezuela bans Family Guy cartoon

Sunday, September 27, 2009

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Authorities in Venezuela say they will fine TV stations if they continue to broadcast episodes of US animation Family Guy.

Jackson ‘didn’t want to grow old’

Sunday, September 27, 2009

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A book based on taped interviews with Michael Jackson provides first-hand detail about the late singer’s life.

Peas’ Malaysian show goes ahead

Saturday, September 26, 2009

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Hip-hop group the Black Eyed Peas play to a mixed audience in Malaysia after the government lifts a ban on Muslims attending the show.

Actor Randy Quaid freed on bail

Saturday, September 26, 2009

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Hollywood star Randy Quaid and his wife are freed on bail after being arrested for allegedly failing to pay a $10,000 hotel bill.