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Amanda Bynes was arrested Friday in West Hollywood on suspicion of driving under the influence and side-swiping a police car – according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The 26-year-old ‘Easy A’ star tried to pass a marked police car in her BMW at the intersection of Robertson and Santa Monica boulevards about 3 a.m. Friday, police said.
The BMW collided with the right-rear quarter panel of the radio car, according to deputies. Each vehicle suffered minor paint damage.
No injuries were reported.
The former Nikelodeon star was booked at the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station and held on 5,000 dollars bail.

Amanda Bynes.

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Kim Kardashian is technically still a married woman, but it looks as if she’s rebounding from her 72-day fling with wedded bliss by spending some time with the one and only Kanye West.
A report Thursday at www.tmz.com revealed that the ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ star and spotlight-craving hip-hop artist spent Wednesday evening together in New York City and saw ‘The Hunger Games.’ The news came just hours after new West single ‘Theraflu’ was leaked online. On the track, West opens up about falling in love with the reality TV queen at the same time she was falling for New Jersey Nets forward Kris Humphries.
As of Thursday afternoon, Humphries hadn’t responded to the heartbreaking news. Also as of Thursday afternoon, cable network E! hadn’t yet revealed any plans for a TV special to mark the Kim-Kanye love connection.

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian.

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Keith Olbermann said he “screwed up” by taking a job with Current TV, but he plans to make the channel pay for firing him.
In Olbermann’s first TV interview since he was dismissed last week by Current, he was asked by David Letterman to assess his chances of getting any money due him. After reportedly signing a five-year, 50 million dollars contract with Current, he was there less than a year.
Olbermann referred back to Conan O’Brien’s legal battle with NBC over “The Tonight Show,” which ended with a reported $45 million exit settlement for O’Brien. “She’s my lawyer” – Olbermann said, smiling.
Entertainment attorney Patricia Glaser represented O’Brien during his severance fight.
During his appearance Tuesday on CBS’ “Late Show,” Olbermann compared himself to an expensive chandelier that ended up without a good home because of problems at Current — and his failure to see them.
“I screwed up really big on this. Let’s just start there” – Olbermann said. But he wasn’t the only one, he indicated, offering a home-building analogy.

Keith Olbermann.

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Tornadoes have been violently spinning in the Dallas-Forth Worth area are collapsing roofs, ripping down power lines and tossing trailers around like toys – authorities say.
Weather service advisories issued Tuesday said storm spotters and radar shows separate “large and extremely dangerous” tornadoes south of Dallas and Fort Worth. The National Weather Service reported that as of 2pm CDT, DFW International Airport was in a direct path of a tornado.
The weather service says “considerable damage” has been reported near Cleburne, south of Fort Worth, and Lancaster, south of Dallas. Local television footage shows overturned and smashed semi-trailers on the ground in the southern portion of Dallas County. Dallas Police spokeswoman Sherri Jeffrey says twisters also have caused damage in the city limits.
A tornado watch (meaning that conditions are ripe for tornadoes to continue to form) was in place for 33 counties in north-central and northeastern Texas until 8 p.m. CDT – the National Weather Service reported.

Dallas tornado damages.

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They could have started to play ‘My Old Kentucky Home’ way early last night. Ashley Judd could have turned to Jay-Z and planned the after-party in the first half.
What Kentucky did not dunk, it blocked. What the Wildcats did not affect, they at least sent a signal that trouble was looming.
Kansas coach Bill Self had a resigned look on his face way before halftime. He had stolen his championship against John Calipari’s Memphis team 4 years before. He would always have that. He wasn’t getting this and he knew it when UK started raining in threes.
Kansas’ defense had been great during its last four second halves, holding Purdue, North Carolina State, North Carolina and Ohio State to just 24,2 percent shooting. The Jayhawks were going to have to pitch a shutout in the last second half of this season.
When Kentucky started playing the clock instead of the game, Kansas had a chance, closing to within five points as the clock ticked toward 60 seconds, the Mario Miracle lingering out there.
Alas, there would be no seminal Superdome championship moment like Michael Jordan’s jumper from the corner, Keith Smart’s baseline game-winner, Chris Webber’s timeout or Hakim Warrick’s block.
This looked for a long time like Secretariat in the Belmont Stakes, Chic Anderson’s proverbial ‘tremendous machine.’ This was Kentucky’s season from November to April. When it was over, it was the school’s eighth national championship, second only to UCLA’s 11. If this team stayed together, which it definitely will not, you could mark up No. 9 next season.

Kentucky Wildcats.

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There was little surprise when Taylor Swift won entertainer of the year at The Academy of Country Awards on Sunday night — except maybe in how little surprise the 22-year-old sensation showed when her name was called.
Swift displayed none of her normal expressions of astonishment after winning the academy’s top honor for the second year in a row. And, in fact, neither did her competitors, who gracefully if grimly acknowledged her as she hugged her way to the stage. With millions of albums sold and millions of new fans turned on to country music, and turning out to vote for her, the award had the feel of a coronation.
“She deserved it” – fellow nominee and show co-host Blake Shelton said. “When those announcements came out who was nominated, I remember saying right then: I don’t think I said I hope Taylor wins because I hoped I would win, but Taylor deserves it. I don’t think there is anyone with half a brain that would say otherwise. She has done a lot for us in country music. We are lucky enough in country music to call her one of us. But I am always going to make fun of her in my monologues so she might as well get used to that.”
Miranda Lambert and the duo of Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson were the top winners with two trophies each and their early victories overshadowed Swift initially. Lambert took her third consecutive female vocalist award, and was matched by husband Shelton, who ended Brad Paisley’s five-year run in the male vocalist category. She also won album of the year for a record-tying third time for “Four the Record.” Aldean and Clarkson won single record and vocal event of the year for their steamy duet “Don’t You Wanna Stay.”

Taylor Swift.

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Will Smith kicked off the 2012 Kids’ Choice Awards by parachuting onto the stage as First Lady Michelle Obama applauded in the audience.
The annual KCAs featured performances by boy band One Direction and singer Katy Perry who sang ‘Part of Me.’
Perry said that she was there because she has ‘never grown up.’
Other attendees included Nicki Minaj, Halle Berry, Josh Hutcherson, Emma Stone and Chris Rock.
Berry was the first star to get hit with the show’s traditional green slime.
The first award of the night for favorite music group went to Big Time Rush.
Adam Sandler won the award for favorite movie actor for ‘Jack and Jill.’
Favorite TV actress went to Selena Gomez of ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ – who also won for favorite female singer.
Favorite TV sidekick went to Jennette McCurdy of “iCarly.”
Favorite TV show was won by ‘Victorious.’
The First Lady presented the annual ‘Big Help Award’ for public service to Taylor Swift for such things as donating money to aid victims of natural disasters and taking on the issue of bullying in the song ‘Mean.’
The First Lady praised Swift because, despite her success, she ‘still keeps her feet on the ground.’
‘I’ve always wanted to meet you’ – Swift said as she accepted the award from The First Lady.

Kids' Choice Awards.

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Someone in Maryland is about to have a wildly euphoric weekend.
A winning ticket for the record-breaking 640 million dollars Mega Millions jackpot was sold in Baltimore County, the Maryland Lottery said Saturday.
Lottery officials are waiting for information on potential jackpot winners from other Mega Millions states.
The winning numbers in the Mega Millions lottery Friday night were 2, 4, 23, 38, 46 with a Mega Ball of 23.
California Lottery Commission spokesman Alex Traverso said 29 tickets sold in that state matched five of the six winning numbers. He said the payout will be about 125,000 dollars to 130,000 dollars.
The multistate jackpot caused long lines at convenience stores, with many dreaming of creative ways to quit their jobs if they get the lucky numbers.
Sales skyrocketed at Manhattan Tobacco, a New York convenience store – cashier Alex Shanahe said. He said the store has proved to be lucky before, having sold winning tickets of 3 million dollars and 5 million dollars.
“The sales have tripled. Everybody wants to win the Mega Millions” – Shanahe said before the drawing.

The Mega Millions jackpot.

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Earl Scruggs (who died Wednesday at age 88) was the banjo player of his time, right? Right. He defined the sound of a bluegrass band with his banjo style, right? Right. A bluegrass band without a Scruggs-style banjo isn’t a bluegrass band, right? It may be a country band, a folk band or some kind of jazz band, but it’s not a bluegrass band, is it? Right about that, too.
You’d think transforming the way people worldwide play, perceive and enjoy one instrument would be enough of a contribution for one musician. But with musicians as inspired as Scruggs, peeling back the sparkling outer layer often reveals more glowing layers within.
In Scruggs’ case, when you gently peel back the banjo layer of his musical persona, you find a guitar player as impressive as the banjo picker, as well as a gospel singer the equal of any in the finest Southern traditional quartet.
Scruggs’ finger-picked guitar (which often came front and center in the Foggy Mountain Boys’ religious numbers) was memorably powerful and fluid. Check it out here on this late-40′s Flatt & Scruggs recording of “God Loves His Children.” Bluegrass and acoustic musicians love to listen to and study his guitar work, which is easily the equal of his banjo playing in its sheer power, its creative noting and syncopation, rich tone and fluidity.

Earl Scruggs.

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Will Ferrell has announced he is to reprise his Ron Burgundy role in a sequel to cult classic Anchorman.
The actor made a surprise, in-character appearance on Conan O’Brien’s US talk show to confirm a deal with Paramount Pictures.
Ferrell entered playing the jazz flute before making the announcement.
A sequel to the 2004 hit comedy, Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy, has long been discussed.
And “Burgundy” told O’Brien: “I want to announce this to everyone in the Americas, to our friends in Spain, Turkey and the UK, including England.
“As of 0900 mountain time, Paramount Pictures and myself, Ronald Joseph Aaron Burgundy, have come to terms on a sequel to Anchorman.
“It is official, there will be a sequel to Anchorman.”
He had earlier directed some insults at the host, telling O’Brien – “You look like someone put a bright-red fright wig on a skeleton and chucked it out of a helicopter.”
A spoof of a 1970′s TV newsroom from San Diego, the film also starred Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner, Fred Willard and Christina Applegate.
It grossed ?56m at the box office and introduced catchphrases like “You stay classy, San Diego” and “I love lamp”.

Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy.

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