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Lady Gaga's Indonesia Concert Cancelled

Pop diva Lady Gaga's show in Indonesia has been cancelled, her promoters said Sunday after Islamic hardliners threatened "chaos" if she entered the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation.

"Lady Gaga's management has considered the situation minute to minute, and with threats if the concert goes ahead, Lady Gaga's side is calling off the concert," Minola Sebayang, lawyer for promoters Big Daddy, told reporters.

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Miss Lebanon Emigrants USA Pageant Goes to Pascal Abi-Samra

Texas native Pascal Abi-Samra was crowned on Thursday Miss Lebanon Emigrants USA at a pageant which was held at the Greenfield Manor in Dearborn.

Abi-Samra won the title competing with 14 contestants from all over the country who participated in the pageant to represent Lebanon.

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Britney Spears Debuts on 'X Factor' Show

Britney Spears has been on the job just two days and she's already proving to be a popular judge on "The X Factor."

The pop queen is also growing into her role as critic on the Fox singing contest show.

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Katie Finneran to Join Cast of Broadway's 'Annie'

Katie Finneran is about to get evil — playing Miss Hannigan in the new production of "Annie" on Broadway.

Producers said Friday that the two-time Tony Award winner has been cast as the cruel head of Annie's orphanage in the show that begins reviews Oct. 3 at the Palace Theatre.

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Kidman's 'Hemingway and Gellhorn' Gets Red Carpet in Cannes

Nicole Kidman got a second major outing in Cannes on Friday, this time playing a war correspondent who waged her own battle against Ernest Hemingway as the literary lovers roamed the world.

Much of "Hemingway and Gellhorn" deals with the trip by the U.S. writer, played by British actor Clive Owen, and the journalist to Spain during that country's brutal civil war in the late 1930s.

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Giant Photo of UK Royals Unveiled on Thames for Jubilee

A giant photograph of Queen Elizabeth and her family, 100 meters (328 feet) wide and weighing two tons, was put up Friday beside London's Thames river ahead of celebrations for her diamond jubilee.

The 70-meter-high image of the queen, her husband Prince Philip and their children, dating from 35 years ago, was erected on the Sea Containers building to honor her 60 years on the throne -- and mask building work going on inside.

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Glamour at Cannes Charity Gala

Janet Jackson, Alec Baldwin and Adrien Brody have brought a touch of Hollywood glamour to the south of France for amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS gala.

Jackson and Baldwin co-chaired the annual event Thursday along with "The Artist" star Berenice Bejo, Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai and singer Kylie Minogue.

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Elton John Hospitalized, Cancels 3 Las Vegas Shows

Elton John is canceling three Las Vegas performances on doctors' orders after being hospitalized with a respiratory infection.

Officials with Caesars Entertainment say the Thursday, Saturday and Sunday performances of "The Million Dollar Piano" are being cancelled.

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Queen Marks Diamond Jubilee Riding Wave of Popularity

Millions of people will celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee in Britain as the monarch marks 60 years on the throne in the knowledge that the royal family has never been more popular.

The celebrations reach a climax over four days from June 2 to June 5 with a 1,000-boat river pageant on the Thames, a concert featuring some of pop's biggest names and the pomp and splendor of a ceremonial parade.

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Indonesian Police Consider Toned-Down Gaga Show

Indonesian police said Friday they were considering an offer from the promoters of an upcoming Lady Gaga show proposing to tone down the pop star's racy performance.

Jakarta police said last week it would not give the green-light to the June 3 show after Islamic hardliners threatened chaos if the star entered Indonesia, meaning she has so far been unable to obtain a permit to perform.

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