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Michael Douglas impresses at Cannes with HBO Liberace pic

Michael Douglas's faaaaabulous portrayal of Liberace won't be eligible for an Oscar, since the droll Steven Soderbergh-directed biopic "Behind the Candelabra" debuts Sunday on HBO before playing theatrically (and talk about theatrically!) overseas.

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CELEBRITIES

ND ad agency sues creators of Cartoon Network show

A North Dakota advertising agency is suing the creators of a Cartoon Network show, alleging that they copied a state marketing campaign.
CELEBRITIES

Douglas, Damon dramatize a steamy showbiz affair

The idea of Michael Douglas playing Liberace might seem nearly as outrageous as Liberace himself.
TELEVISION

10 new summer TV shows that will keep your remote working overtimeï¿½

Summer television used to be a wasteland, nothing but reruns and a handful of originals that weren't worthy of airing during the fall, winter or spring. But thanks largely to the ambitious and inventive offerings on cable, the TV landscape has transformed into a bountiful programming paradise.
TECHNOLOGY

Fox show brings messy workplaces to television

This time "you're fired" is more than a Donald Trump catchphrase. Fox is turning the firing of real people from real jobs into prime-time entertainment starting this week.
CELEBRITIES

Blake Shelton putting together Okla. benefit show

Blake Shelton and NBC are putting together a benefit for Oklahoma tornado victims.
CELEBRITIES

Piers Morgan writing book about life at CNN

Piers Morgan is going behind the scenes.
TELEVISION

'Arrested Development' keeps everyone ï¿½ even the actors ï¿½ guessing

LOS ANGELES - Just two days before "Arrested Development" would release its first new episodes in seven years, creator Mitchell Hurwitz called David Cross with a frantic request: Could the actor do a quick reshoot? Cross, however, was sporting a full, dyed beard for another project and looked nothing...
TELEVISION

Netflix path could lead to a movie

Just about every time one of the nine regular "Arrested Development" cast members has been interviewed over the last six or so years, there comes that moment, usually awkward, where the reporter pauses, shifts gears and meekly begins, "So I just have to ask ..."
CELEBRITIES

'GMA' host Roberts to write memoir about illness

Robin Roberts will tell the story of her battle with a life-threatening illness in a new memoir.
CELEBRITIES

Nick Jonas, Giuliana Rancic to host Miss USA

Donald Trump's Miss USA pageant will be hosted by a Jonas brother and an E! News personality.