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Timberlake to Headline iTunes Festival

Justin Timberlake will be the headliner when the iTunes festival kicks off in September in London.

The superstar is among the acts slated for the annual music series, which will be held each night that month and streamed on Apple devices like the iPad, iPhone and Apple TV.

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George Michael Leaves Hospital after Car Accident

British pop singer George Michael has been discharged from hospital after he was injured in a motorway car accident, according to a statement on his website on Wednesday.

The 49-year-old star, who shot to fame with the 1980s duo Wham!, was airlifted to hospital two weeks ago with a head injury.

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Larry King Moves to Kremlin-Funded TV Channel

Veteran U.S. talk show host Larry King announced Wednesday that he is joining Russia Today, a Kremlin-funded English-language TV station that primarily broadcasts Moscow's views on world affairs.

Russia Today director Margarita Simonyan tweeted a link to a TV ad in which the suspenders-wearing veteran makes the grand announcement himself.

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Winfrey Calls Ripa and Strahan Talk-Show Royalty

Oprah Winfrey doesn't have a daily talk show anymore. But two years after abdicating her throne, the former talk-show queen is clear who she thinks now wear the crowns: Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan.

Winfrey declared the co-hosts "the reigning king and queen" during a surprise appearance on Tuesday's "Live with Kelly and Michael."

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Justin Bieber Investigated for Reckless Driving

Los Angeles County Sheriff's detectives are investigating Justin Bieber for reckless driving after witnesses — including former National Football League star Keyshawn Johnson — complained about the pop-star's alleged freeway speeds in their gated community in north Los Angeles County.

At about 8 p.m. Monday, Bieber allegedly drove his white Ferrari at freeway speeds in what is a 25 mph (40 kph) zone, Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said.

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Bollywood Star Shah Rukh Khan Undergoes Surgery

Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan has undergone surgery for a shoulder injury suffered while doing stunts for his new movie "Chennai Express."

Sanjay Desai, his doctor, said Khan's surgery in a Mumbai hospital on Tuesday was successful but he will need to rest for two months.

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Movie Review: The Hangover Part III (2013)

Written by Anthony Sargon

When the original Hangover came out back in 2009, it was an instant smash. People fell in love with the wolfpack and their drunken antics, and propelled the movie to a $277 million box office haul in the US alone. Two years later, Part II was released and was met with much less enthusiasm. Although it still printed money, people thought it was just a lazy rehash of the original, something that Part III hopes to address. While "The Hangover Part III" has some laughs and poignant character moments, it feels a little subdued for a trilogy capper.

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Cinema's Colorful Wildlife on View at Cannes

"Look at these people, this wildlife."

As the partying journalist of Paolo Sorrentino's "The Great Beauty," Toni Servillo was surveying Rome's colorful nightlife, but he might as well have been contemplating the Cannes Film Festival. The 66th edition of the Cote d'Azur extravaganza drew to a close Sunday, awarding the sensual, heartbreaking lesbian romance "Blue is the Warmest Color: The Life of Adele" the festival's top honor, the Palme d'Or.

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Longtime 'Tonight Show' Drummer Shaughnessy Dies

Ed Shaughnessy, the jazz drummer who for nearly three decades anchored the rhythm section of Doc Severinsen's "Tonight Show" band, has died in Southern California. He was 84.

William Selditz, a close family friend, tells the Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/1albfp7 ) that Shaughnessy had a heart attack Friday at his home in Calabasas, outside Los Angeles.

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Birkin Handbag Sells for Record 63,800 Euros at Auction

A crocodile-skin Birkin handbag made by luxury goods firm Hermes has sold for a record 63,800 euros ($82,600) at an auction in Paris, auction house Artcurial said on Monday.

The bag, manufactured in 2006 and marked by its unusual combination of orange, red and pink colors, was sold at above its estimate of 40,000-50,000 euros at the auction on May 21, Artcurial said.

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