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Julio Iglesias: 'I'm not in Vogue, but I'm in Demand'

Ageing Spanish crooner Julio Iglesias Monday said he may never be "in" but at least he can still draw a crowd, as he was given an award in Beijing as the world's best-selling male Latin artist.

The 69-year-old, who has sold more than 300 million records worldwide, was in China ahead of a three-show tour of the country, where he remains hugely popular due to his inoffensive, idealistic brand of singing.

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U.S. Reality TV Star Found Dead on Logging Road

Officials in West Virginia are investigating the death of a 21-year-old reality TV star after his body was found Monday in a vehicle on an remote logging road.

Cable network MTV said on its website that Shain Gandee, 21, from its hit series "Buckwild," was among three people found dead inside a Ford Bronco a day after he went missing.

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Supermodel Heidi Klum Saves Son from Drowning

Supermodel Heidi Klum plunged into the ocean to save her seven-year-old son from drowning during their vacation in Hawaii, U.S. media reported Monday.

The German model, also well-known for her reality television show "Project Runway," said her son, Henry, and two nannies were swept away by a big wave on the beach in Oahu on March 31.

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Film Director Martin Scorsese Appeals for 'Visual Literacy'

Film director Martin Scorsese urged Americans on Monday to pay greater heed to "visual literacy" and to embrace their rich cinema heritage before it literally fades away.

Scorsese appealed for a greater national commitment to film restoration and preservation when he delivered the annual Jefferson humanities lecture at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington.

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Barbara Walters Laughs Off Talk of Retirement

U.S. television news icon Barbara Walters, 83, laughed off reports of her imminent retirement Monday, indicating she has no immediate plans to draw a line under her long and storied career.

Chatting with Whoopi Goldberg and other fellow co-hosts of her ABC daytime talk show "The View," a vivacious Walters said "nothing is going on" regarding her future after more than a half-century on U.S. television.

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Madonna Quietly Jets into Malawi with Son David, Daughter Mercy

American pop queen Madonna discreetly flew into Malawi on Monday with her adopted children from the southern African nation, an airport official said.

"I saw Madonna, her adopted two children David Banda and Mercy James, plus an entourage of 10, come through the VIP," Peter Botha, a spokesman for the Lilongwe airport police, told Agence France Presse.

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Tom Cruise Makes Visit to Maracana Stadium

Tom Cruise took time off from promoting his latest movie in Brazil by visiting Maracana Stadium and meeting former Brazilian football star Zico.

Cruise posed for photos at the stadium's newly installed pitch holding a Brazil jersey with his name on the back.

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Report: Monteith of 'Glee' Heads to Rehab

"Glee" star Cory Monteith is heading to rehab, according to People.

Monteith's rep told the magazine that the actor has "voluntarily admitted himself to a treatment facility for substance addiction."

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Report: Beatles Album Sells for $290,500 at Auction

A rare, signed copy of The Beatles' album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" has been sold for a record $290,500 at auction, The Hollywood Reporter said.

The entertainment magazine reported on its website that the album, signed by all four members of the famous band, was purchased Saturday through Dallas-based Heritage Auctions by an unnamed buyer from the Midwest.

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Promoter AEG Faces U.S. Trial over Jackson Death

King of Pop Michael Jackson's mother is seeking billions of dollars from tour promoter AEG Live over her son's 2009 death, in a trial that will finally get underway in Los Angeles in April.

Jury selection begins Tuesday for the trial, in which Katherine Jackson accuses AEG of negligently hiring doctor Conrad Murray to look after her son as he prepared for a doomed series of London shows.

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