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MBC singer survival program stirs dispute

Mar 21, 2011

MBC’s new singer survival program is mired in controversy as its participant Kim Gun-mo ― who was eliminated in the first cut on the episode televised on Sunday ― was given a special offer to compete...
Disaster images of Japan lend visual power

Mar 21, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― Sometimes it’s a fast-moving ooze: A street becomes a stream, grows into a river and then a raging mountain of moving debris. Sometimes, it’s a wet curtain of water crashing over a sh...
ATHENA’s Jung admits relationship with co-star

Mar 20, 2011

Actor Jung Woo-sung has admitted to having a special relationship with Lee Ji-ah, who played a former lover of Jung in the spy drama “ATHENA: Goddess of War.” Jung told his fans at a fan meeting on ...
Japan quake strikes a chord with celebrities

Mar 17, 2011

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US celebrities are rallying their fans to raise money for survivors of the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan, with Lady Gaga leading the charge and raising $250,000 in 48 hou...
Co-stars in “ATHENA” spotted dating in Paris: report

Mar 11, 2011

Two stars in “ATHENA: Goddess of War” were apparently spotted on a date in Paris, domestic news reports said Friday. The local Kyunghyang Shinmun revealed three photos of Jung Woo-sung and Lee Ji-ah...
Hyun Bin and Song Hye-kyo confirm break-up

Mar 8, 2011

Korean star actors Hyun Bin and Song Hye-kyo ended their relationship earlier this year, it was revealed Tuesday. Hyun Bin’s entertainment agency, AM Entertainment released an official statement con...
U.S. public media invests in investigative reporting

Mar 7, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― America’s national and local public broadcast stations are hiring more journalists and pumping millions of dollars into investigative news to make up for what they see as a lack of ...
Late actress was forced to provide sexual favors to 31 figures

Mar 7, 2011

A late rookie actress, who committed suicide in March 2009 after accusing her talent agency chief of abusing her, claimed in her posthumous letters disclosed by broadcaster SBS on Sunday that she was...
Sheen gains Twitter followers, loses kids

Mar 4, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― When Charlie Sheen threatened and maligned his bosses over “Two and a Half Men,” it was business and, to some people at least, bizarrely comic. When his estranged wife alleged that...
Jamie Oliver: Food for kids a civil rights issue

Feb 27, 2011

MIAMI BEACH, Florida (AP) ― British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver called Sarah Palin a “Froot Loop” for criticizing the Obama administration’s healthy eating initiatives, and said getting healthy foods...
Will Jang score another success with ‘Midas’?

Feb 21, 2011

‘The Slave Hunters’ star says he feels no pressure to live up to expectations Judging from the star-studded cast fronting SBS’ new Monday and Tuesday night series, “Midas” looks like a shoo-in for s...
Computer creams ‘Jeopardy!’ champs

Feb 17, 2011

CHICAGO (AFP) ― An IBM computer creamed two human champions on the popular U.S. television game show “Jeopardy!” Wednesday in a triumph of artificial intelligence. “I for one welcome our new compute...
Matthew Perry ready for zany ‘Mr. Sunshine’ sitcom

Feb 11, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― On his new ABC sitcom, “Mr. Sunshine,” Matthew Perry plays a chap whose life is clouded. He plays Ben Donovan, the manager of a big San Diego sports arena, the Sunshine Center, which...
Lohan to be charged with stealing necklace

Feb 9, 2011

Troubled US starlet Lindsay Lohan is to be formally charged Wednesday with stealing a 2,500 dollar necklace from a jewellery store, prosecutors said Tuesday. The actress, who is on probation after c...
Amanda Knox lawyers seek to stop film

Feb 6, 2011

ROME (AP) ― Lawyers for U.S. student Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend, who were found guilty of killing Knox’s British roommate in Italy, have formally demanded that U.S. television channel Lifetime ...