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Justin Bieber Fan Disrupts Dubai Concert

A fan jumped on stage at a Justin Bieber concert in Dubai, sparking a scramble as guards tackled the youth and toppled a piano over in the process, video footage showed on Monday.

The YouTube video shows a boy dressed in shorts and white shirt running across the stage and approaching the Canadian pop star as he performed on the piano.

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Aerosmith Cancels Jakarta Concert

U.S. rock band Aerosmith has cancelled a concert scheduled this week in Jakarta on safety concerns, a concert promoter said Sunday, following threats to bomb the Myanmar embassy in the Indonesian capital.

"We received the official confirmation yesterday from the Aerosmith management canceling the May 11 concert in Jakarta over safety concerns," said Sarah Deshita, spokeswoman for co-promoter Ismaya Live.

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Keira Knightley Marries in South of France

British actress Keira Knightley married singer James Righton in a discreet ceremony in the southern French village of Mazan on Saturday, according to the mayor.

Mayor Aime Navello told Agence France Presse the small civil ceremony was attended by "about 15 people", mostly family.

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Author Murakami Sends Message to Boston

Japanese author and keen runner Haruki Murakami sent a "personal message" to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing and said he also felt wounded by the attack on his favorite race.

"So, even from far away, I can imagine how devastated and discouraged the people of Boston feel about the tragedy of this year's race," he wrote in a piece for the New Yorker magazine titled: "Boston, From One Citizen Of The World Who Calls Himself A Runner."

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'Star Wars' Finds a Navajo Voice

Members of the Navajo tribe in the southwestern United States are hoping the force will be with them as they dub "Star Wars" into their native Dine language.

Two days of auditions began Friday at the Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock, Arizona for Navajo wishing to lend their voices to Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Princess Leia, Han Solo, C-3PO, Obi Wan Kenobi and Grand Moff Tarkin.

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Usher Gets Ready for Role as Sugar Ray Leonard

Grammy-winning singer Usher believes his dancing skills will help him in his upcoming role as Sugar Ray Leonard in "Hands of Stone," a new boxing film about the great brawler Roberto Duran.

Usher said he has been preparing to play Leonard — a fighter with fast hands, smooth feet and a wide smile — for more than a year and still needs to lose nearly 25 pounds (11 kilograms) before shooting begins in October.

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TED Tailors 'Ideas Worth Spreading' for TV

The prestigious TED gathering known for perspective-shifting presentations by the brilliant and famous is tailoring "ideas worth spreading" for a television audience.

TED teamed with the U.S. Corporation for Public Broadcasting to create an education-focused version of its real-world conferences for a show set to air on PBS stations nationally on Tuesday and again on Thursday.

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Movie Review: Iron Man 3 (2013)

Written by Anthony Sargon

How do you follow the immensely popular "The Avengers" without leaving audiences feeling a little empty? It was the first movie of its kind after all, and it basically spoiled us to the point of no return. Lucky for us, Robert Downey Jr. is the perfect man to kick-off Marvel's second phase of movies, which will eventually lead us to "The Avengers 2". "Iron Man 3" is a great addition to the Marvel canon that offers loads of entertainment while keeping the series from going stale.

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Witherspoon Pleads No Contest, Fined after Arrest

A lawyer for Reese Witherspoon says the actress has pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge resulting from a heated confrontation with a state trooper in Atlanta.

Municipal Court of Atlanta Deputy Solicitor Ronda Graham said in a statement Friday that Witherspoon entered the plea and paid a $100 fine, resolving the case.

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Hollywood Star Will Smith Eyes Comedy with Son

Hollywood star Will Smith said Friday that he will probably shoot a comedy with his son Jaden when they team up for the third time in film-making.

Smith, who arrived in Taiwan on Thursday on a promotional tour, said it was "fantastic" to work with the 15-year-old in their second movie together, the sci-fi flick "After Earth", set to hit cinemas in June.

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