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Cirque du Soleil brings the circus to Africa

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The audience gasped as a performer in Cirque du Soleil's "Saltimbanco" circled up a brass-colored pole and stretched his body out into an extension perfectly perpendicular to the pole while his hands gripped it tightly. As the acrobat slid down 20 feet to the floor, in pranced…

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Broadway producer takes Dreamgirls to South Africa

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - As a top Broadway producer prepares to premier award-winning Dreamgirls in South Africa this week, the production's all-local cast worked out a few final kinks in the dress rehearsal. "My dear Effie, where are your shoes?" top Broadway director and choreographer Robert Longbottom, asked, exasperated, of the…

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Warner Bros. to Offer Movie Through Facebook

Warner Bros. will begin offering select movies through Facebook, a move that will enable the social-networking giant to compete in the online movie-rental market. Facebook is taking its first step to connect users with movies and TV shows, with Warner Bros' "The Dark Knight" now available to rent on Facebook's…

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Phil Collins Retires From Music

Phil Collins was one of the most talented and skilled musicians in his heydey, producing classic hits such as In The Air Tonight, Against All Odds, One More Night and Another Day In Paradise. Today, news has surfaced that Phil Collins has retired from music. The 60 year old cited…

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Mariah Carey Responds to Calls That Qaddafi Money Be Returned

Mariah Carey announced today she feels "horrible and embarrassed" for performing on behalf of Muatassim Qaddafi, son of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, who hired her to sing four songs on the Caribbean island of St. Bart's during New Year's Eve 2008. "I was naive and unaware of who I was…

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Lil Wayne Recalls First Taste Of Freedom: Our Exclusive Interview Here!

'To walk out of there that day with no handcuffs on,' Wayne tells MTV News. 'I was like wow, yeah, I'm gone.'On a frigid November morning, Lil Wayne walked out of New York's Rikers Island last year a free man. And though there would be lavish homecoming parties to attend,…