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AP - The wife of radio and TV host Danny Bonaduce has filed for divorce from the former "Partridge Family" child star after more than 16 years of marriage.

AP - Another TV talent contest is on the horizon, this one featuring members of the Jackson family.

AP - Marc Anthony has agreed to pay about $2.5 million in back taxes, interest and penalties because of his failure to file returns for five years, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Playbill - Whatever happened to the funky Off-Broadway musical Zanna, Don't!, the gay-friendly high-school-set show that spawned a cast album and once had its eye on Broadway? More Info...  

Fashion Wire Daily - Halle Berry looked gorgeous as usual in a glittery black minidress at the New York premiere of her new mystery thriller "Perfect Stranger" on Tuesday night at the Ziegfeld Theater, as she hugged her co-star Bruce Willis. Both were giddy about the release of the film on Friday the 13th, confident that it will be a lucky day for their cat-and-mouse drama to release.

AP - Bruce Gordon, former head of the NAACP and a director of CBS Corp., said Wednesday the broadcasting company needs a "zero tolerance policy" on racism and hopes talk-show host Don Imus is fired for his demeaning remarks about the mostly black Rutgers women's basketball team.

AP - Author Mitch Albom, the Borders superstore chain and the social media Web site Gather.com are all participating in a Mother's Day writing contest, with the winner receiving a seven-day cruise for two. More Info...  

AP - Don Cherry is bringing his loud mouth and louder outfits south of the border.

Reuters - Companies including Procter & Gamble Co. and Staples Inc. are pulling advertisements from Don Imus' show due to the shock jock's on-air racial slur about the Rutgers University women's basketball team.

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AP - DNA tests prove it: Larry Birkhead is the father of Anna Nicole Smith's million-dollar baby.

AP - He played ruthless oil baron J.R. Ewing on "Dallas," but in his own life, Larry Hagman is as green as they come.

Reuters - A man living in a graveyard in a rubbish-strewn, rundown Kabul district is the unlikely hero behind the scenes of one of Hollywood's most eagerly anticipated movies this year.

AP - Johnny Cash's longtime lakeside home, a showcase where he wrote much of his famous music and entertained U.S. presidents, music royalty and visiting fans, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday.

AP - Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are famous for having fun. The world first met them in photos from exclusive parties. Now dedicated packs of paparazzi track their every move, capturing each festive (and sometimes bizarre or law-breaking) moment.

AP - Gore Vidal has been named the first winner of the PEN/Borders Literary Service Award, given to "a truly distinguished American writer whose critically acclaimed work helps us to understand the human condition in original and powerful ways."

Fashion Wire Daily - Mikimoto has tapped fashion designer Yojhi Yamamoto to create a collection for the venerable jewelry house. The two Japanese houses will join forces and design a 20-piece collection that will focus on Mikimoto's star gemstone, the pearl, it was announced Tuesday. More Info...  

Reuters - Eugene O'Neill's "A Moon for the Misbegotten" has returned to Broadway after its last revival a mere six years ago, and the reason is simple: Kevin Spacey.

Reuters - Don Imus, one of the biggest U.S. radio stars, apologized to an unreceptive civil rights leader Al Sharpton on Monday for racist and sexist comments about a women's basketball team that have spurred nationwide calls for his firing and a boycott of his sponsors.

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AP - CBS Radio and MSNBC both said Monday they were suspending Don Imus' morning talk show for two weeks as a protest grew about his reference last week to members of the Rutgers women's basketball team as "nappy-headed hos."

AP - CBS Radio and MSNBC both said Monday they were suspending Don Imus' morning talk show for two weeks as a protest grew about his reference last week to members of the Rutgers women's basketball team as "nappy-headed hos."