Reuters - Oscar-winning British actor Daniel Day-Lewis has been tapped to play U.S. president Abraham Lincoln in an upcoming film directed by Steven Spielberg, the DreamWorks movie studio said on Friday.
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Actor Wesley Snipes headed to prison for tax evasion (Reuters)
Reuters - Actor Wesley Snipes was ordered on Friday to start serving a three-year prison sentence for failing to file income tax returns by a federal judge who rejected the Hollywood star's bid for a new trial.
Emusic adds major labels, higher price tiers (AP)
AP - Digital music subscription club eMusic launched a new pricing plan this week that charges more for new music but adds tunes from major labels in an effort to broaden its appeal.
Calif. mayor: Publicist shot from SUV my theory (AP)
AP - A California mayor now says it's his theory, not police's, that the shots that killed a veteran Hollywood publicist were fired from an SUV.
Justin Bieber announces first U.K. arena tour (Reuters)
Reuters - Justin Bieber's march to global domination shows no sign of slowing down. The 16-year-old singer set to bring his "My World Tour" to U.K. arenas next year.
Rapper DMX is back in an Arizona jail (Reuters)
Reuters - Troubled rapper DMX is back in an Arizona jail for drug-related probation violations including cocaine use, court officials said on Friday.
New Harry Potter film casts $24 mln midnight spell (Reuters)
Reuters - "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1" conjured up box office magic at midnight screenings early Friday with $24 million in ticket sales, but it fell short of the $30 million record held by "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse."
MSNBC suspends another host for political gifts (Reuters)
Reuters - MSNBC television suspended conservative morning host Joe Scarborough for two days for giving money to political candidates, meting out the same punishment given to liberal host Keith Olbermann two weeks ago for a similar offense.
MSNBC suspends host Scarborough for GOP donations (AP)
AP - MSNBC said Friday that "Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough will be suspended for donating to four Republican candidates in local Florida races, two weeks after Keith Olbermann was suspended for making political contributions to Democrats.
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