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AP - The trust handling James Brown's estate owes more than $70,000 for his elaborate funeral and care of his body for nearly three months before it was laid to rest in March, according to the funeral director who handled the soul singer's arrangements.

AP - Joan Rivers is being replaced by Lisa Rinna as TV Guide Channel's leading red-carpet host. The actress will make her debut at the Emmy Awards on Sept. 16, the network said Wednesday.

AP - An annoyed look from "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell as a contestant expressed sadness over the Virginia Tech shootings was drastically misinterpreted, Cowell and the show said Wednesday.

Reuters - British singer Bryan Ferry has apologized for remarks he made in an interview with a German newspaper in which he praised Nazi iconography as "just amazing" and "really beautiful." More Info...  

AP - A summer cruise for gay and lesbian families organized by Rosie O'Donnell has cut Bermuda from its planned itinerary because of possible protests by church groups in the British island territory.

AP - The phone rang, loud. I could tell from my editor's tough tone that something big was afoot. What's going on with that kid, he asked. The one with the hair. What's the real story? Is someone gonna end up in the slammer? The boss didn't have to drop any more clues. He was talking about Sanjaya.

AP - Paris Hilton was ordered Tuesday to appear in court May 4 for allegedly violating her probation in a reckless driving case by driving with a suspended driver's license. City prosecutors are seeking to revoke Hilton's probation on grounds that she violated its conditions, which could result in a sentence of up to 90 days in jail.

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AP - Now that he's back on the standup circuit, Dave Chappelle has a lot to say. The comic, who walked out on a $50 million deal to continue his TV show and briefly took a respite in South Africa, shattered the Laugh Factory's endurance record by taking to the comedy club's stage for six hours and seven minutes on Sunday.

AdWeek.com - NEW YORK Before CBS dropped Imus in the Morning from its radio schedule last Thursday--in response to the rising tide of anger at host Don Imus' April 5 "racist" and "sexist" description of the Rutgers University women's basketball team--advertisers large and small, expressing indignation, had pulled their ads from the syndicated radio talk show and MSNBC simulcast (cancelled mid-week). More Info...  

AP - Adam Brody graduates from "The O.C." and proves he can carry a film — or at least struggle to carry a film with his charm intact, even when it descends into sudsy melodrama — with "In the Land of Women." More Info...  

Playbill - Casting has been announced for Signature Theatre's world premiere commission, Nest, by British-born playwright Bathsheba Doran, starting April 24 in Arlington, VA. More Info...  

AP - So many brides say they want to look like a princess on their wedding day — and now we're about to find out if they really mean it.

AP - Federal prosecutors have alleged that a low-level career bandit may hold the key to one of the more high-profile mysteries of the hip-hop world: Who killed rap pioneer Jam Master Jay?

Reuters - Best-selling Canadian author Yann Martel, worried about Prime Minister Stephen Harper's apparent lack of interest in the arts, sent him a book on Monday and said he would continue doing so once a fortnight.

AP - Phil Spector on Monday faced a panel of prospective jurors who were warned by the judge that the murder trial of the music legend is not an opportunity for them to have their "15 minutes of fame."

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AP - Barry Gibb, the former Bee Gee who bought the house that Johnny Cash and his wife, June Carter Cash, lived in for decades before their deaths in 2003, said on Monday he plans to build a new home near where the house stood before burning down last week.

AP - Barry Gibb, the former Bee Gee who bought the house that Johnny Cash and his wife, June Carter Cash, lived in for decades before their deaths in 2003, said on Monday he plans to build a new home near where the house stood before burning down last week.

AP - In an effort to get more people to notice its new vehicles, Ford Motor Co. has enlisted the help of filmmaker and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet to direct some of its commercials. More Info...  

AP - Forest Whitaker snagged Oscar, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild trophies this year for his role as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland." On Monday he cemented his winning streak with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Reuters - Yahoo Inc. said on Monday it has expanded an online advertising partnership with U.S. newspapers to include McClatchy Co., while two large publishers said they would not join the group.