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Lady Gaga Cancels Tour to Have Hip Surgery

Lady Gaga has canceled the rest of her "Born This Way Ball" tour due to a hip problem that requires surgery, Live Nation Global Touring said Wednesday.

In a statement, the tour operator said the superstar singer has a labral tear of the right hip.

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Bee Gees' Gibb Says it Could Have Been a Life of Crime

The sole surviving member of the Bee Gees on Thursday revealed he and his brothers could easily have turned to crime rather than music as he unveiled a statue in their honor in Australia.

Barry Gibb, with brothers Robin and Maurice, grew up in Redcliffe in Queensland state, where the band was formed and they performed as the Bee Gees for the first time.

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Japan Women, Not Men, Throng Stores for Valentines

Japanese women packed out stores on Wednesday to buy Valentine's Day chocolates for all the men in their lives -- partners, friends and bosses -- while the men sat back with nothing expected in return.

The traffic in Japan is all one-way on February 14, with men free to sit back and wait for the boxes of goodies to pour in. A month from now, Japan celebrates White Day, when men are required to reciprocate with a white gift.

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Lady Gaga Unable to Walk, Postpones 4 Shows

Lady Gaga says she's "heartsick" to postpone four shows after sustaining an injury that's left her unable to walk.

A Tuesday news release says performances set for Feb. 13-14 in Chicago, Feb. 16 in Detroit and Feb. 17 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, have been postponed due to a case of synovitis, a severe joint inflammation.

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Beyonce Joined by Oprah at Documentary Premiere

Oprah Winfrey made a surprise appearance Tuesday night at the premiere of Beyonce's HBO documentary, 'Life is But a Dream,' posing with the star and speaking of the candor she showed in making it.

The film takes a no-holds-barred look at moments in the 31-year old singer's life, including her miscarriage, reports of faking her pregnancy, and firing her father as her manager.

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Handcuffed Hong Kongers Play Out Escapist Fantasies

Being blindfolded, handcuffed and locked in a dark room under the gaze of a surveillance camera is not everybody's idea of fun. But a new game in high-pressure Hong Kong is playing on people's escapist fantasies.

Freeing HK is a "real escape game" in which players are pitted against a ticking clock as they desperately try to work their way out of the room by finding clues, cracking codes, and solving puzzles.

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Australian Magazine Says Kate Bump Pictures 'Beautiful'

An Australian women's magazine Wednesday defended its decision to publish pictures of a bikini-clad Duchess of Cambridge which show her baby bump, saying they were a "beautiful" set of images.

Woman's Day is set to run shots of Prince William's wife Catherine taken while the royal couple were holidaying on the Caribbean island of Mustique in their next edition out Monday.

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'Identity Thief' Tops N. America Box Office

The comedy "Identity Thief" defied mediocre reviews by critics and topped the box office in the United States and Canada in its opening weekend, industry figures showed Monday.

The comedy, starring Jason Bateman from the TV series "Arrested Development" and "Bridesmaids" breakaway star Melissa McCarthy, pulled in $34.6 million from Friday to Sunday, according to tracking firm Exhibitor Relations.

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'Chicago' Cast to Join Musical Oscars Line-Up

The stars of "Chicago" will reunite as presenters at this year's Oscars show, on the 10th anniversary of the film's Academy Award win for best picture, organizers said Monday.

Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere and Queen Latifah will join already-announced presenters including "Avengers" stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Renner and Mark Ruffalo.

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Brazil's Carnival Reaches its Crescendo

Rio's Carnival festivities reached their crescendo late Monday with a final night of samba school parades, part of a contest appropriately dubbed the greatest show on earth.

The top dance schools showcased elaborate floats decked with scantily-clad beauty queens writhing to the beat of samba music blasted from giant speakers on flatbed trucks.

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