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  • Jessica Alba, Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, and director Robert Rodriguez arrive at 20th Century Fox’s screening of ‘Machete’ at the Orpheum Theater on August 25, 2010 in Los Angeles, California
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    Violante Placido and George Clooney in Focus Features’ The American

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    Jessica Alba, Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, and director Robert Rodriguez arrive at 20th Century Fox’s screening of ‘Machete’ at the Orpheum Theater on August 25, 2010 in Los Angeles, California

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    Paul Walker attends the “Takers” premiere at Regal Atlantic Station in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 24, 2010

 
 

Hitman Clooney’s ‘American’ Wins Weekend With $16.4M; ‘Machete,’ ‘Takers’ Battle For No. 2

Violante Placido and George Clooney in Focus Features’ The American

September 06, 2010

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

George Clooney’s hitman tale “The American” has captured the top spot at the box office with a $16.4 million debut over the long Labor Day weekend.

The revenge romp “Machete” and the heist thriller “Takers” were in a duel for second-place.

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Clooney, Will Smith, Paltrow Join Anti-Cancer Telethon Airing Sept. 10 On Major Networks

George Clooney poses in the press room at the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on August 29, 2010

September 01, 2010

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

George Clooney, Will Smith and Gwyneth Paltrow will join an impressive list of stars taking part in September’s “Stand Up to Cancer” telethon airing on major networks.

Other celebrities announced Wednesday include Denzel Washington, Renee Zellweger, Kathy Bates and Richard Branson. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lance Armstrong and Elizabeth Edwards were previously announced as participants.

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Denis O’Hare On ‘True Blood’s’ Most Shocking Scene & Playing An Unhinged Vampire King

Denis O’Hare as Mississippi vampire king Russell Edgington in “True Blood,” 2010

August 20, 2010

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

For “True Blood” junkies, Season 3 has been a major fix thanks to one jaw-dropping scene after another.

Denis O’Hare, who plays newly-unhinged Mississippi vampire king Russell Edgington, spoke to AccessHollywood.com about the show’s most shocking moment to date, what’s next for his scene-stealing bloodsucker & the surprising new fitness routine he’s tackling.

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Larry Birkhead Tearful As He Testifies In Calif. About Anna Nicole Smith And Drugs

Larry Birkhead and daughter Dannielynn Birkhead attend a game between the New Orleans Hornets and the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on November 8, 2009 in Los Angeles, California

August 20, 2010

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

The father of Anna Nicole Smith’s daughter fought back tears in a Los Angeles courtroom while describing the late model’s ailments, including seizures.

Larry Birkhead resumed testifying Friday in the drug conspiracy trial of two doctors and Smith’s former boyfriend-lawyer Howard K. Stern.

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Howard K. Stern’s Sister Testifies She Doesn’t Recall Anna Nicole Smith Drug Shipments

Anna Nicole Smith hits the red carpet for the ‘Be Cool’ premiere, Los Angeles, February 14, 2005

August 20, 2010

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Larry Birkhead, one of the central figures in the Anna Nicole Smith drama, is returning to the witness stand to give jurors the inside story of his life with the late Playboy model and her drug use.

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Armstrong, Wonder Among Celebrities Joining Multi-Network Telethon To Fight Cancer

Champion cyclist Lance Armstrong smiles for the cameras at the ‘We Are Marshall’ premiere

August 19, 2010

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Lance Armstrong, Robin Roberts and Michael C. Hall are among the celebrities affected by cancer who will take part in a TV fundraiser next month.

“Stand Up to Cancer” announced Thursday appearances by other actors, athletes and musicians who have faced the disease, including Maura Tierney, Christina Applegate and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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