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Chris Brown Due Back in U.S. Court for Plea Hearing

Singer Chris Brown is scheduled to appear in court for what would be a third attempt at a plea deal to resolve an assault case that dates to October 2013.

According to court filings, Brown was scheduled to appear Friday for a plea hearing but was unable due to travel issues. The hearing was rescheduled for Tuesday at 9 a.m.

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Slice of Princess Diana's Wedding Cake Auctioned

A 33-year-old slice of cake from Prince Charles and Princess Diana's 1981 wedding has sold at auction for $1,375.

The cake, still in its original white and silver presentation box, was sold online Thursday by Nate D. Sanders Auctions of Los Angeles.

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U.S. Singer Cee Lo Green Pleads no Contest to Ecstasy Charge

Grammy-winning U.S. singer Cee Lo Green pleaded no contest Friday to a charge of giving a woman ecstasy before going back to her hotel, but insisted he was innocent.

A judge sentenced Green to three years probation, 360 hours of community service, 52 Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous classes and ordered him to register as a controlled substance offender.

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Joan Rivers 'Serious' in New York Hospital

Joan Rivers, the acerbic U.S. stand-up comic and octogenarian television presenter, remained seriously ill in a New York hospital for a second day on Friday, her daughter said.

Brooklyn-born Rivers, 81, reportedly stopped breathing while undergoing a medical procedure on her vocal cords at a clinic in New York on Thursday and was rushed to Mount Sinai Hospital.

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Star-Studded Comedy 'She's Funny That Way' Charms Venice

Master of screwball comedy Peter Bogdanovich charmed audiences at the Venice film festival on Friday with his movie "She's Funny That Way", a delicious romantic farce with a star-studded cast.

Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston and Rhys Ifans star in the flick, which centers on a prostitute named Izzy (Britain's Imogen Poots) who dreams of becoming an actress.

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Chelsea Clinton Steps Down from TV Job

Chelsea Clinton announced Friday that she was stepping down from a part-time reporting job on U.S. television to focus on charity work as she prepares to give birth to her first child.

The former first daughter, 34, frequently tipped to follow her parents into politics, said she was leaving her position as NBC Special Correspondent in a message posted on Facebook and Twitter.

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'The One With the Free Coffee' - Central Perk Hits NY

It's been 20 years since "Friends" took the world by storm. And to celebrate, New Yorkers can indulge their love of comedy and coffee in their very own Central Perk.

It was the celluloid coffee shop where for 10 years Joey, Ross, Rachel, Phoebe, Monica and Chandler captivated millions with their revolving-door love lives, work traumas, make-ups and break-ups.

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Harry Belafonte to Receive Honorary Humanitarian Oscar

Oscar organizers announced Thursday they will give a prestigious humanitarian award to U.S. actor-producer-singer Harry Belafonte, whose work as an activist has helped shed light on racism and inequality.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences also announced honorary lifetime awards for Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki, French screenwriter/actor Jean-Claude Carriere and Irish actress Maureen O'Hara.

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Former Playboy Model Jailed over Australia Cocaine Ring

Former Playboy model Brandi Brandt was Friday jailed for at least three and a half years over her involvement with a syndicate which hid cocaine on flights between Sydney and Los Angeles.

Brandt, an ex-wife of Motley Crue bass player Nikki Sixx, was extradited from the United States in late 2013 on a charge of conspiring to import drugs.

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Miley Cyrus' Date Turns Self in, Posts Bail

The young homeless man who accompanied Miley Cyrus to the MTV Video Music Awards and who had been sought on an Oregon arrest warrant has turned himself in and posted bail, an Oregon official said.

Jesse Helt, 22, turned himself in at the Polk County Jail in the Willamette Valley community of Dallas, Oregon, was booked on a probation violation warrant and then posted $2,500 bail, said Martin Silbernagel, director of Polk County Community Corrections .

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