Hilary Duff's Dad to Jail for 10 Days

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A judge in Texas has arranged the father of actress and isaac M. Singer Hilary Duff to expend 10 days in clink for contempt of court.

Bob Duff was led away in handcuffs Wednesday during a judicature hearing subsequently Judge Thomas Stansbury in Houston determined he violated an enjoinment against marketing assets without court approval.

The Houston Chronicle reported in its on-line edition that Bob Duff must pay into a court depositary $367,537 he earned from selling stocks last month.

Bob Duff's attorney Robert Piro said his client would post bond and file an appeal.

Bob and Susan Duff are in the midst of a bitter divorce.

Stansbury determined Bob Duff should pay Susan $12,five hundred for Hilary's birthday company, which was the subject of the hearing. Her mother cherished $25,000 to devote for a present and party.

Neither Hilary, whose 21st birthday is Sept. 28, nor her sister Haylie were in court.

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Ronnie Drew, a founding member of the Irish family group The Dubliners, died yesterday after a foresightful battle with cancer. He was 73.

Drew, born in Dublin in 1934, formed The Dubliners in 1962 with Luke Kelly, Ciaran Bourke and Barney McKenna. Their songs include "The Molly Maguires", "Dirty Old Town" and "Seven Drunken Nights". The Dubliners also recorded with The Pogues, and together they had a hit with "The Irish Rover". Drew also released a string of solo albums.

The Irish President Mary McAleese yesterday called Drew a "champion of traditional Irish music".

She said: "With The Dubliners, he re-energised and invigorated our unique musical heritage. He brought great pleasure to the people of Ireland and yet more around the world."

Drew's wife, Deirdre, died last year. He is survived by two children and quintet grandchildren.

Earlier this year musicians, including Bono of U2, Christy Moore, Shane MacGowan and Sinead O'Connor, released a strain called "The Ballad of Ronnie Drew". All win from the single went to the Irish Cancer Society.

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Snoop Dogg's wife arrested for DUI in S. Calif.

FULLERTON, Calif. —

Police say the wife of rapper Snoop Dogg has been arrested in California's Orange County for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol.

Fullerton police Lt. Craig Brower says officers stopped 32-year-old Shante (Shahn-taye) Broadus of Sherman Oaks about 12:15 a.m. Saturday and took her to jail. She was cited and then released pending a court appearance.

Brower says nobody else was in the car but he didn't have any other details.

Broadus and Snoop Dogg - whose real name is Calvin Broadus Jr. - were married in 1997 and have three children.

A message left with Snoop Dogg's publicist was not immediately returned.

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Artist: Laurent Garnier

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House
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 The Cloud Making Machine

   Year: 2005   
Tracks: 10


   
 Ministry Of Sound Session

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Tracks: 14


   
 The Man With Red Face 2004 Remixes

   Year: 2004   
Tracks: 2


   
 Excess Luggage. Pbb Late Night Mix.

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Tracks: 14


   
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Tracks: 14


   
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A former staff member at the embassy in London, Frenchman Laurent Garnier began DJing in Manchester during the late '80s and became by the following decennium one of the best all-round DJs in the world, able to span classical mysterious house and Detroit techno, the harder incline of acid/trance and surprisingly jazzy tracks as well. He added production make for to his schedule in the early '90s, and recorded several brilliant LPs with a like predilection for diverseness.


One of the first base Europeans to start intermixture American house music in Britain, Garnier was one of the prime cogs in the late-'80s Madchester prospect. His DJing at Manchester's legendary Haçienda clubhouse provided a major inspiration for the Stone Roses and Happy Mondays to start adding theatre rhythms to rock candy music. Garnier shifted his attention game to France in the other '90s, linear the Wake Up club in Paris for three age and gradually moving into recording as well. For the FNAC label, Garnier released "French Connection" and the Bout de Souffle EP; after the label went below, though, he formed the F Communications label with Eric Morand (a quaker world Health Organization had as well worked for FNAC). He had amassed quite a discography by the mid-'90s, but his first-class honours degree LP Shot in the Dark wasn't launched until 1995. His second, 30, appeared in 1997, followed by the retrospective Early Works. After trotting the globe with multiple DJ appearances during the late '90s, Garnier returned to the production kingdom with 2000's Inordinate Behaviour and 2005's Cloud Making Machine. He also put together a smattering of integrate albums: Excess Luggage, Life: Styles, and The Kings of Techno (a two-disc set divided with Carl Craig).

The Simpsons - The Simpsons Provokes Argetinian Protests

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The show sees main character Homer Simpson discussing Peron - who ruled for over ten years before his death in 1974 - with best friend Carl Carlson.

The pair call him a "military dictator" and insist "when he disappeared you, you stayed disappeared".

They go on, adding, "Plus his wife was Madonna" - referring to the 1996 film Evita, the story of Peron's second wife Eva, in which the singer played the title role.

But the comments have infuriated people in the Latin American country - with many calling for the cartoon to be censored.

Lorenzo Pepe, head of the Juan Domingo Peron Institute, called the episode "highly offensive, that part about Madonna was too much".

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The show was later reinstated.

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Winehouse helps Ronson through break-up

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Singer Amy Winehouse is serving DJ and musician Stain Ronson to set about through the recent epoch break up of a long-term relationship.
According to The Mirror, Ronson said that his supporter has been very supportive towards him in recent weeks.
The 32-year-old DJ said: "It's sad times for me at the moment. I was geological dating my girlfriend for three long time but we split up."
"I'm lucky I have good friends. Amy has been brilliant and is constantly there for me - and I'm in that location for her too."
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He added: "I am sick of talk some it. Amy is a champion."

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Winehouse unfit to work claims producer

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Ronson, world Health Organization produced Winehouse's reach bingle 'Rehab', added that the recording of her proposed report to the latest King James I Bond photographic film has been altogether only abandoned.
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Ronson added: "We did work on it just we never finished it so that's around it."
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Lost creator has leading lady for new series

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Tom Hanks - Hanks To Auction Off Theatre Role To Fan

Tom Hanks - Hanks To Auction Off Theatre Role To Fan

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The double Oscar winner has teamed up with the eBay Giving Works organisation and will auction off the chance to land a speaking role in the play when it airs as part of the Shakespeare Festival L.A. on 19 May (08).

The winning bidder will also get the chance to mingle with Wilson's co-stars Annette Bening, William Shatner, Zach Braff, Tim Allen, Christina Applegate, David Schwimmer and Sean Astin, and he or she will also be a part of the post-show cast party.

Hanks has also agreed to record a personal message for the winning bidder's answering machine.

The auction, which will be managed by Auction Cause, will go live on eBay.com on Thursday (08May08) and run until 14 May (08).

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