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BBC News - Entertainment & Arts
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The latest stories from the Entertainment & Arts section of the BBC News web site.
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HBO attacked over death of horses
Animal rights group Peta calls for TV and film safety rules to be tightened after two horses were put down during filming for HBO racing drama Luck, starring Dustin Hoffman.
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Joyce children's book sparks feud
A children's story by James Joyce is published for the first time in Dublin to the dismay of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation.
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World Press Photo winner 2011
Spanish photographer Samuel Aranda wins the 2011 World Press Photo of the Year with an image of a veiled woman holding a wounded relative in her arms after a demonstration in Yemen.
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Guardian gong for Gleeson's Guard
Irish comedy The Guard, starring Brendan Gleeson as an unorthodox Galway policeman, beats nine other contenders to win the Guardian's annual First Film award.
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'Violent' Madonna stalker escapes
A man with "violent tendencies" who was convicted of stalking Madonna has escaped from a mental hospital, Los Angeles police say.
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Video game sales slump in January
US video games suffer a 34% annual drop for January, according to analysts at NPD. The figures come less than a fortnight before the PlayStation Vita launches.
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Suge Knight arrested in Las Vegas
The Death Row Records co-founder is arrested and released from jail after being found with cannabis in his car in Las Vegas.
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Lagerfeld clarifies Adele remark
Designer Karl Lagerfeld says his comments about Adele being "too fat" were taken out of context.
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Alicia Keys Broadway play closing
A Broadway play co-produced by R&B singer Alicia Keys is to close after three months.
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Watts lands Princess Diana role
British-born actress Naomi Watts is to portray Princess Diana in a new film believed to explore her relationship with the heart surgeon Hasnat Khan.
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Medical drama House to end run
The show, which stars British actor Hugh Laurie, will finish after the current eighth season ends.
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Chris Brown to stay on probation
The American R&B star is told by a judge that he is doing well but must remain on probation for attacking Rihanna in 2009.
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VIDEO: Sir Paul McCartney gets his star
Sir Paul McCartney has been honoured with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
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Connolly lands Hobbit dwarf role
Scottish comedian and actor Billy Connolly will play a dwarf warrior in Peter Jackson's Hobbit films, the director announces.
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No takers for Miro at London sale
A 1933 work by the Spanish artist Joan Miro fails to sell in a week that has seen other pieces sold for record prices at London auctions.
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