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Jennifer Lawrence: Privacy Loss Takes Heavy Toll

Jennifer Lawrence says she knew being a movie star would bring with it a certain loss of privacy. What she didn't know, she says, was the deep emotional and even physical toll it would take.

"I knew the paparazzi were going to be a reality in my life," the 24-year-old Oscar winner said in an interview Saturday. "But I didn't know that I would feel anxiety every time I open my front door, or that being chased by 10 men you don't know, or being surrounded, feels invasive and makes me feel scared and gets my adrenaline going every day."

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Solange Knowles Weds Video Director

Solange Knowles' is known for her fashion as much as her music, and her weekend wedding did not disappoint.

The 28-year-old singer (and sister of Beyonce) wed video director Alan Ferguson, 51, over the weekend, her publicist confirmed on Sunday. The bride and groom both wore ivory, and the color scheme also was worn by key attendees, including the bride's mother Tina, brother-in-law Jay Z and niece Blue Ivy.

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Lebanon Bans Film on Iran's 'Green Movement' Protests

Lebanese authorities have banned the screening of a film depicting the 2009 post-election "Green Movement" protests in Iran, organizers of a local film festival said on Sunday.

"'The Silent Majority Speaks', the admirable visual essay of filmmaker Bani Khoshnoudi, has been censored in Beirut," a statement from the Cultural Resistance International Film Festival organizers said.

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Report: Hasbro Ends Bid to Take over DreamWorks

U.S. toymaker Hasbro has ended talks to buy DreamWorks Animation, the film studio which produced the blockbuster series "Shrek," the New York Times reported Saturday.

The newspaper said the talks ended after Hasbro shares nose-dived this week amid rumors of the potential merger.

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Stars Record New Charity Band Aid Single to Fight Ebola

Bob Geldof, One Direction, Bono and some 30 other stars gathered in a studio in London on Saturday to record a 30th anniversary version of the Band Aid charity single to raise money to fight Ebola.

Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant, Coldplay's Chris Martin and Sinead O'Connor were also among the rockers brought together by Geldof to sing the fourth version of "Do They Know It's Christmas?"

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'Far Cry' Video Game Aims for New Height - the Himalayas

Ubisoft is out to build on the success of its "Far Cry" video game franchise with a new installment promising players more choices and smarter enemies in an expansive world.

The action-adventure game set for release on Tuesday will be the fourth edition in the series, which has sold a reported 20 million copies since the first version was released in early 2004.

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Law Gets Fashionable as Labels Learn to Love Litigation

Long considered "too fluffy" for serious lawyers, fashion law has emerged in recent years as one of the most lucrative -– and occasionally absurd -– new battlegrounds for the legal profession.

For example, a blink-and-you-miss-it shot of a basketball with what looked like Louis Vuitton symbols on it appeared for just one second in a Hyundai commercial shown during the 2010 Superbowl in the United States.

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Bill Cosby's Guest Shot with Letterman Canceled

Bill Cosby's upcoming appearance on CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman" has been canceled amid a growing uproar over allegations that he sexually assaulted several women in past decades.

Cosby representative David Brokaw confirmed Friday night that Cosby would not appear as previously scheduled next Wednesday. He did not say why. A "Late Show" representative could not be reached for comment.

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Oscar Buzz Swirls around MLK Film 'Selma'

"Selma," a powerful new film about civil rights icon Martin Luther King, triumphed at its premiere in Los Angeles this week -- while critics are predicting awards season glory.

Co-starring Oprah Winfrey and rising British star David Oyelowo, the film received a standing ovation in Hollywood as industry journal Variety forecast "considerable box-office and awards-season gold."

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Cumberbatch, 'Gone Girl' Win Hollywood Honors

Britain's Benedict Cumberbatch and A-list veteran Julianne Moore took top honors Friday at the Hollywood Film Awards, billed as the official start of Tinseltown's annual prizes season.

The best film award went to thriller "Gone Girl" starring Ben Affleck as a husband accused of murdering his wife, played by Rosamund Pike.

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