Architecture writer Ada Louise Huxtable, awarded first Pulitzer for criticism, dead at 91

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Ada Louise Huxtable, the architecture critic who was awarded the first Pulitzer Prize for criticism, has died. She was 91. Huxtable, who was the architecture critic for the New York Times from 1963 to 1982 and, later, the...

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"Snakes on a Plane" director David R. Ellis dies in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - David R. Ellis, the child actor and former stuntman who went on to direct gory films including "Snakes on a Plane", has been found dead in a Johannesburg hotel. Ellis, 60, was last seen alive in a restaurant on Saturday. His...

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Prolific sex abuser Savile "groomed a nation": UK police

LONDON (Reuters) - The late British TV presenter Jimmy Savile, honored by both the queen and the pope, sexually assaulted hundreds of people, mainly children, at BBC premises and hospitals over six decades of unparalleled abuse, a police-led report said...

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Evan Connell, U.S. author of Custer history, dead at 88: publisher

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. writer Evan S. Connell, a versatile author whose widely acclaimed non-fiction account of Custer's Last Stand, "Son of the Morning Star," became a best seller, has died at 88, his publisher said. Connell, who lived and worked...

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Evan Rachel Wood expecting first child with actor Jamie Bell

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Evan Rachel Wood said on Friday that she and her husband, British actor Jamie Bell, are expecting their first child. "Thanks for all your warm wishes," Wood, 25, wrote on her Twitter account. "We are very happy. I'm gonna...

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Singer Randy Travis charged with drunken driving in crash

DALLAS (Reuters) - Grammy-winning country music singer Randy Travis had a blood alcohol level nearly twice the state's legal limit when he was arrested last summer after a Texas state trooper found him lying naked on a road after crashing his car, authorities...

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Britney Spears says quitting

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop star Britney Spears confirmed on Friday she was leaving "The X Factor" talent show after just one year as a celebrity judge, saying it was time to get back to making music. Calling it a "very difficult decision," Spears said...

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Justin Bieber pummeled his ex-bodyguard, lawsuit claims

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Justin Bieber is apparently as adept at delivering hits behind the scenes as well as on the music charts. That is, if the allegations in a new lawsuit are to be believed. In a suit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday,...

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Gawker editor A.J. Daulerio leaving, John Cook to replace him

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Gawker editor-in-chief A.J. Daulerio is leaving the site and reporter John Cook will replace him, Cook told TheWrap on Thursday. Daulerio, who started at Gawker Media's sports site Deadspin, oversaw the network's flagship...

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