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Celeb and Box Office Round-Up

'Transformers' takes to sky with $112M weekend

Posted on Monday, June 29, 2009
by Associated Press

Alien robots have transformed into box-office superstars with $200 million in domestic ticket sales in just five days.

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Michael Jackson, 'King of Pop,' dead at 50

Posted on Friday, June 26, 2009
by Associated Press

Michael Jackson's 50-concert comeback bid in London next month was intended to wash away the taint of freakish scandals and restore him to glory as the "King of Pop." But the curtain will never rise.

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'Charlie's Angel' Farrah Fawcett dies at 62

Posted on Thursday, June 25, 2009
by Associated Press

Farrah Fawcett, whose luxurious tresses and blinding smile helped redefine sex appeal in the 1970s as one of TV's "Charlie's Angels," died Thursday after battling cancer. She was 62.

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Ed McMahon dies in LA at 86

Posted on Tuesday, June 23, 2009
by Associated Press

Ed McMahon, the loyal "Tonight Show" sidekick who bolstered boss Johnny Carson with guffaws and a resounding "H-e-e-e-e-e-ere's Johnny!" for 30 years, died early Tuesday. He was 86.

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Bullock's 'Proposal' woos date crowds with $34.1M

Posted on Monday, June 22, 2009
by Associated Press

Movie audiences accepted a proposal from Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, who scored the summer's first big romantic comedy hit.

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'Hangover' hangs on as No. 1 movie

Posted on Monday, June 15, 2009
by Associated Press

Hollywood nursed another big weekend hangover.

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