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Trump offers to help Ed McMahon avert foreclosure
LOS ANGELES - Billionaire businessman Donald Trump is offering to rescue TV personality Ed McMahon from foreclosure on his multimillion ...

Luke Wilson trades booze for miracles in new movie
By Iain Blair LOS ANGELES - Miracles and booze -- an unlikely pairing that immediately attracted star Luke Wilson when he first r...

Britney Spears garners third MTV award nomination
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES - A year after her calamitous comeback performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears has ...

License to economize: Ford Ka gets Bond debut
DETROIT - James Bond has outrun evildoers in a BMW with rocket launchers, a high-performance Mustang and an Aston Martin with an ejector...

MGM chief says Tom Cruise "full partner" at UA
LOS ANGELES - Seeking to end speculation that superstar Tom Cruise may soon leave Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 's United Artists film label, MGM ...

Jackson Browne sues McCain over song use
By Jonathan Cohen NEW YORK (Billboard) - Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne is suing Republican presidential nominee John McCain and...

Just a Minute With: Woody Allen for "Vicky Cristina"
By Bob Tourtellotte LOS ANGELES - Woody Allen has long been considered a genius of U.S. cinema with a list of writing credits dat...

"Tropic Thunder" set to dethrone Batman
By Carl DiOrio LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - There 's likely to be a bit of mayhem both on movie screens and in the box-offic...

Batman star Bale escapes charges in family row
LONDON - Batman movie star Christian Bale will not face charges after his mother and sister alleged he had assaulted them in a London ho...

Vaughn bringing ultraviolent comic to big screen
By Borys Kit LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The pieces are starting to fall into place for a feature version of "Kick-Ass, " ...