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Olympic Torch Carried by Jenner up for Auction

An Olympic torch carried by decathlon champion Bruce Jenner -- now known as Caitlyn -- ahead of the 1984 Summer Games will go under the hammer this month, auctioneers said Tuesday.

It is the first major piece of Jenner memorabilia to hit the market since Jenner -- the winner of the 1976 decathlon gold medal -- made her public coming-out as a transgender woman, revealing a new name and look in early June.

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Netflix Announces Film Release Dates in Star-Studded Rollout

Netflix revealed its latest rollout of star-studded new films Tuesday, with movies featuring Idris Elba, Adam Sandler and Michelle Yeoh topping its list of releases in the coming months.

The online streaming titan will debut "Beasts of No Nation" -- the story of a boy abducted from his family to serve as a child soldier in Africa -- on October 16.

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To Some who Stood by Cosby, his Admission is Turning Point

As a chorus of sexual assault accusations against Bill Cosby resounded this winter, some fans and famous friends stood by him, calling the allegations unproven attacks on a comedy legend.

But for some, the breaking point came this week, when newly unsealed court documents revealed that the comedian has admitted to giving at least one woman quaaludes before sex — the kind of behavior long suspected by women who have accused him of drugging and abusing them.

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Morocco Won't Sanction TV over 'Scantily Dressed' J-Lo

A Moroccan regulator said Tuesday it rejected a request to sanction a television channel for broadcasting a "scantily dressed" American pop star Jennifer Lopez at a concert in the highly conservative Muslim country.

The request from Islamist Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane came after Lopez sparked controversy over her performance before record crowds at the annual Mawazine music festival in May.

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Al-Jazeera YouTube Channel Airs Satirical Video about U.S.

A video posted on an Al-Jazeera YouTube channel over the Fourth of July weekend mocks Americans for dubious "achievements" in obesity, pornography production and gun ownership.

The satirical item, under two minutes long, was produced out of San Francisco by a digital arm of the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera news network. It has not been seen on television, including on the beleaguered Al-Jazeera America channel.

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'Inside Out' Edges 'Jurassic' to Top N. American Box Office

Animated flick "Inside Out" edged out "Jurassic World" to top the North American box office over the weekend with a solid $29.8 million in ticket sales, figures released Monday showed.

The Pixar film features the voice of comedian Amy Poehler and follows young Riley as her emotions of joy, fear, anger, disgust and sadness battle it out internally as she copes with a move to a new city.

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'Ocean's Eleven' Producer Jerry Weintraub Dead at 77

Hollywood producer Jerry Weintraub, who made the "Ocean's Eleven" movies and managed artists including Frank Sinatra, has died aged 77, a spokeswoman said Monday.

George Clooney and former U.S. president George H.W. Bush were among the first to mourn Weintraub, whose credits also included "Diner," "The Karate Kid" and 1998's "The Avengers." 

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Cosby Admits Drugging Woman for Sex

Embattled U.S. comedian Bill Cosby admitted having drugged at least one woman with Quaaludes to have sex with her, in court documents unsealed Monday.

Cosby, accused of sexual assault by some 30 women over decades but who has so far escaped justice, made the admission in a deposition in 2005, talking about an incident from 1976.

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Vanessa Williams Weds Jim Skrip, Her 3rd Marriage

Vanessa Williams tied the knot with her fiance, Jim Skrip, on the Fourth of July.

A representative for the singer-actress said Sunday that Williams and Skrip wed a day earlier. No details of the ceremony were provided.

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'Jurassic World' Stomps Rivals at N. American Box Office

Dinosaur blockbuster "Jurassic World" showed no signs of extinction at North American movie theaters this weekend, taking the top spot for the fourth week running, according to industry estimates Sunday.

The fourth film in the popular "Jurassic Park" series brought in $30.9 million over the weekend, bringing total earnings to $558 million -- making it the fifth highest grossing film of all time, according to Rentrak media analysts.

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