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Published: 2012-05-17 13:24:13.0

Disco Queen Donna Summer dies at 63

• Like the King of Pop or the Queen of Soul, Donna Summer was bestowed a title fitting of musical royalty — the Queen of Disco.

  
  

PHOTOS: Last Dance, Donna Summer's life

• Twirling her leopard-print dress on stage in the '70s, proudly holding many of her music awards and performing in recent years on "American Idol", Donna Summer was the ultimate disco queen

  
  

TV's Joey Lawrence joins Chippendales for 3 weeks

• Joey Lawrence is shedding his clothes: The actor has joined the male erotic dancing troupe Chippendales.

  
  

Struggling CW network offers big schedule revamp

• The young CW network is hoping to turn around a year of disappointing ratings by making changes this fall on each of the five nights it broadcasts.

AP Photos: Glamour is ageless at Cannes

• Jane Fonda gave the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival one of its best looks on Thursday in a stretch, form-fitting, two-tone gown by Stella McCartney.

  
  

Judge gives boost to ex-stunt man at 'Spider-Man'

• Producers of Broadway's "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" were ordered Thursday to turn over any relevant information to a stuntman who claims he suffered a concussion, whiplash and two holes in his knees while performing as the comic book hero.

  
  

'Game' star Pooch Hall not returning for season 6

• BET's hit series "The Game" has lost another star: Pooch Hall isn't returning for the show's sixth season.

  
  

Fan Bingbing shows off dynasty dress at Cannes

• There's vintage fashion and there's ancient fashion — and Chinese actress Fan Bingbing tapped into the latter for the opening of the Cannes Film Festival.

  
  

Influential banjo player Doug Dillard passes away

• Doug Dillard, an influential banjo player who helped shape rock 'n' roll and introduce the nation to bluegrass music during a popular run on "The Andy Griffith Show," died Wednesday in Nashville. He was 75.

Essence fest adds 4th day to spotlight new talent

• The next generation moves to the forefront at this year's Essence Music Festival, which expands to four days of concerts and sets aside a day of activities geared toward emerging talent.

Prosecutors charge man with stalking Mila Kunis

• Prosecutors have charged a man with stalking Mila Kunis and violating a restraining order that was issued after he broke into a vacant condo owned by the actress.

S.Africa's ANC fumes over art ridiculing president

• South Africa's governing party said Thursday it will demand the removal of a painting from an exhibition by one of the nation's best-known artists that ridicules the party and the president with graphic and provocative imagery.

Marion Cotillard in Cannes film 'Rust and Bone'

• Jacques Audiard's new movie features poverty, bare-knuckle fighting and a killer whale attack. The French director says it's a sunny romance.

  
  

Bluegrass awards show moving to Raleigh

• The International Bluegrass Music Association is bringing its weeklong convention and awards show to Raleigh from Nashville for three years, beginning in 2013.

'Three Cups' readers take case to appeals court

• Three people who bought Greg Mortenson's books are taking their claims of fraud against the humanitarian to a federal appeals court.

'Terminator 3' actor Nick Stahl missing in LA

• Los Angeles police say "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" actor Nick Stahl has been reported missing by his wife.

  
  

Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, dies at 63

• Disco queen Donna Summer, whose pulsing anthems such as "Last Dance," ''Love to Love You Baby" and "Bad Girls" became the soundtrack for a glittery age of sex, drugs, dance and flashy clothes, has died. She was 63.

  
  

Purple, Red and Yellow Wiggles leaving Aussie band

• Three members of the children's music quartet The Wiggles will be hanging up their colorful outfits and leaving the Australian band this year, with the Blue Wiggle the lone original member left dancing.

  
  

Hal Holbrook wins Twain Lifetime Achievement Award

• Actor Hal Holbrook has been performing as Mark Twain for six decades. Now, he's getting an award named after the author and humorist.

  
  

Finalists announced for new literary prize

• A Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Malcolm X and a best-seller about Catherine the Great are among the finalists for a new literary prize.

A clown at Cannes: Bill Murray at the Riviera fest

• Clad in a plaid jacket that could have come out of Rodney Dangerfield's wardrobe in "Caddyshack," Bill Murray clashed with traditional Cannes fashion but made the most of the film festival in every other way.

  
  

'American Idol' judges spread the love for final 3

• The three "American Idol" finalists earned nearly uniform votes of confidence Wednesday from the Fox show's judges. Now it's the audience tally that will determine which two compete for glory in next week's finale.

  
  

Detroit pastor Marvin Winans assaulted, carjacked

• Popular Detroit pastor and gospel singer Marvin Winans was assaulted and carjacked Wednesday afternoon at a gas station on the city's west side.

  
  

Cannes opens with Anderson's 'Moonrise,' camel

• Wes Anderson opened the 65th Cannes Film Festival with his meticulously composed ode to young love, "Moonrise Kingdom," while less mannered theatrics surrounded the annual French Riviera extravaganza.

  
  

Swift gives $4M to Country Hall of Fame expansion

• Taylor Swift has taught a generation of kids to appreciate country music over the last five years. Now, she's donating $4 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to make sure that education continues.

  
  

Coroner: Reality TV star died of natural causes

• Authorities in Louisiana say a man who starred in the reality television show "Swamp People" died from natural causes.

  
  

Activision, EA settle lawsuit over execs' leaving

• The legal battle between gaming giants Activision Blizzard Inc. and Electronic Arts Inc. is over, with the companies announcing they have settled a case that accused EA of improperly recruiting two executives who oversaw the creation of the smash videogame "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2."

  
  

Huge Marilyn Monroe statue arrives in Palm Springs

• A massive statue of Marilyn Monroe has arrived in the desert resort city of Palm Springs.

Cannes' female-free directors line-up criticized

• At this year's Cannes Film Festival, there are directors in their 30s and their 80s, directors from Europe and North America, directors from Asia and the Middle East — but no women.

  
  

Game over: Tia Mowry not returning to BET's 'Game'

• The game is over for Tia Mowry: The star of the hit BET series "The Game" won't appear in the show's sixth season.

  
  

Pavarotti manager Herbert Breslin dead at 87

• Herbert Breslin, the hard-driving manager who helped propel Luciano Pavarotti to international fame during the 36 years they worked together, has died, his wife said Thursday. He was 87.

Obamas praise Summer, voice sorrow over her death

• President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are expressing sadness over the death of Donna Summer, the Queen of Disco who succumbed to cancer at the age of 63.

Egyptian director sends defiant Cannes message

• Egyptian director Yousry Nasrallah, in Cannes with an Arab Spring drama, defiantly vowed Thursday that the Islamists jockeying for power back home would never succeed in stifling art.

  
  

Celebrities react to the death of Donna Summer

• Reaction to the death Thursday of singer Donna Summer, who was 63:

  
  

Algerian singer Warda dies in Cairo at 72

• The Algerian singer Warda, whose sultry voice and range helped make her one of the giants of Arab song, has died. She was 72.

AP NewsAlert

• Autopsy: Evidence of marijuana found in Trayvon Martin's urine and blood. .

  
  

Cotillard packs Cannes punch in 'Rust and Bone'

• Jacques Audiard's "Rust and Bone" packed the first heavyweight punch of the Cannes race Thursday, starring Marion Cotillard as a killer-whale trainer who loses both legs in a tragic accident.

  
  

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