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Christie's: Crocodile-Skin Handbag Sells for a Record $222,912

A fuchsia-colored crocodile-skin Hermes bag has broken the record for the most expensive handbag sold at auction, selling for U.S.$222,912 at a Christie's auction in Hong Kong. 

The shiny pink bag was sold to an Asian phone bidder in an auction that saw "fast-paced bidding from start to finish", Christie's said in a statement late Monday.

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Matt Dillon Puts Rare Celebrity Spotlight on Rohingya

American actor Matt Dillon put a rare star-powered spotlight on Myanmar's long-persecuted Rohingya Muslims, visiting a hot, squalid camp for tens of thousands displaced by violence and a port that has been one of the main launching pads for their exodus by sea.

It was "heartbreaking," he said after meeting a young man with a raw, open leg wound from a road accident and no means to treat it.

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Robin Williams Family at Odds over Actor's Estate

The family of the late Robin Williams is at odds over how to split the actor's estate after meeting with a mediator.

Court records show that the actor's widow, Susan Williams, and his three children remain divided over how much cash the widow should receive. The two sides have settled most of their differences over dividing the actor's personal effects.

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Nielsen: Super Bowl, 'Walking Dead' among Most-Tweeted Shows

Tweet this: Millions of viewers were firing off those 140-character texts while they watched TV in the season just past. And there were plenty of people reading them.

Nielsen Social has tracked all that digital back-and-forth, and Monday is releasing a report on television-related Twitter activity in the U.S. from Sept. 1, 2014 through May 24, 2015. And while CBS consistently tops the weekly Nielsen ratings for viewers, it's an also-ran when it comes to Twitter.

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Enrique Iglesias Slices Hand on Drone during Mexico Concert

Pop star Enrique Iglesias is being treated by a doctor in Los Angeles Sunday after cutting his hand on a drone used in his show in nearby Tijuana, Mexico, his representative told Agence France Presse.

The Grammy-winning singer, 40, was performing in front of thousands of fans in the northwestern Mexican city late Saturday when he tried to grab the camera-equipped drone -- something he frequently does as part of his show -- to give fans a closer look at what is happening on stage.

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Crowds Flock to Morocco Music Festival Tinged with Controversy

Morocco's Mawazine festival opened over the weekend to record crowds but faced some controversy, with 300,000 fans flocking to see star attractions such as Jennifer Lopez and Pharrell Williams, organizers said.

Last year's installment -- the festival's 13th -- drew 2.6 million people in Rabat and organizers said this year's edition saw 160,000 music fans turn out just to watch Lopez on opening night on Saturday.

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Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Expecting Second Child

Kimye are expecting another baby.

Kim Kardashian says she is pregnant with her second child with Kanye West.

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Actress Kelly Rutherford Can't yet Bring Children Back to U.S.

A court order that granted actress Kelly Rutherford temporary custody of her children to allow her to bring them back to Los Angeles from Monaco was halted Thursday.

Judge Maren E. Nelson, who presides over family law courts in Los Angeles, halted a ruling by another judge who expressed concerns that Rutherford's former husband violated terms of a 2013 custody order that allowed the children to live abroad.

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Carl's, Hardee's CEO: Not all Models Know How to Eat Burgers

Carl's Jr. and Hardee's ads starring nearly naked women have become a part of American culture, according to Andy Puzder, CEO of the chains' parent company.

"People watch for the ads, and want to know when the next one's coming out," he says.

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Jury Convicts TV Actor Diamond of Misdemeanors in Stabbing

TV actor Dustin Diamond was convicted Friday of two misdemeanors stemming from a barroom fight, but a Wisconsin jury cleared the former "Saved by the Bell" actor of the most serious felony charge.

The jury's verdict came just hours after the 38-year-old actor testified that he never intended to stab anyone in the fight last Christmas Day. He had pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of recklessly endangering public safety, plus two misdemeanors — carrying a concealed weapon and disorderly conduct.

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