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French Actor Alain Delon Hospitalized in Paris

Veteran French actor Alain Delon was hospitalized in Paris on Wednesday, the 76-year-old assistant said, after reports claimed he was being treated for heart problems.

French website Pure People reported that Delon was admitted to the American hospital in Neuilly, on the edge of Paris, to be treated for an irregular heartbeat.

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April’s Fool Leaves Cannes Festival Organizers Fuming

A French blog has admitted to posting a bogus line-up for next month's Cannes Film Festival, saying it was tricked by an April Fool's prank that left the organizers of the Riviera showcase fuming.

"It was an April Fool's stunt played by a couple of jokers," the festival's general delegate Thierry Fremaux, who is tasked with choosing films to compete in the May 16-27 festival, told Agence France Presse late Tuesday.

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McCartney's Son: Beatles' Kids Could Form a Band

A fresh wave of Beatlemania could sweep the world after Paul McCartney's son said four of the legendary British rock group's children were considering setting up a band together.

James McCartney told the BBC website that he and John Lennon's son Sean, George Harrison's son Dhani, and Ringo Starr's son Zak Starkey had mooted the idea of forming "The Beatles -- The Next Generation".

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Australian Star Dannii Minogue Splits With Partner

Australian singer and TV personality Dannii Minogue split from partner Kris Smith, a former British rugby league player and father of her baby son, the Agence France Presses reported Wednesday.

"It brings me great sadness to tell you that Kris & I have separated," the younger sister of pop star Kylie Minogue tweeted.

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Oprah Winfrey still Bullish on her Cable Network

Oprah Winfrey says she still has faith in her troubled cable network.

Appearing Monday on "CBS This Morning," Winfrey told the show's co-host — and her best friend — Gayle King that she believes the Oprah Winfrey Network will fulfill its mission of transforming viewers' lives.

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Sky to Launch Arabic TV News Channel in May

A new Arabic-language TV news channel, Sky News Arabia, with links to media magnate Rupert Murdoch said on Tuesday it plans to begin broadcasting next month.

The announcement of the May 6 launch comes after more than two years of preparation for Sky News Arabia to join the increasingly crowded Arabic news market. It is also a boost for Abu Dhabi's efforts to challenge Dubai as a regional media hub.

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'Titanic' Director: Ocean is an 'Alien World'

Fresh from his journey to the deepest point of the Pacific in a solo submarine dive, Hollywood director, James Cameron spoke to Australian schoolchildren, answering questions on how fast his craft could travel to how he went to the toilet, the Agence France Presse said Tuesday.

The "Titanic" filmmaker, who last month plunged seven miles (11 kilometers) to the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific, told students at Perth's Roseworth Primary School that science had been his favorite subject.

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Alec Baldwin, 53, Engaged to 28-Year-Old Yoga Instructor

The “30 Rock” movie star Alec Baldwin, of 53 years, got engaged over the weekend to 28-year-old yoga instructor Hilaria Thomas, the abc news said Tuesday.

Alec’s representative told the People magazine "Alec proposed to Hilaria this weekend,” saying “we're all excited for the newly engaged couple. Alec's birthday is tomorrow - great way to celebrate!"

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'Hunger Games' Box Office King for Second Week

Teen action film phenomenon "The Hunger Games" stayed on top of the North American box office for a second weekend, easily outsmarting Greek gods and Snow White, industry estimates showed Sunday.

The movie, which opened with a record $152.5 million last weekend, has surged to a total of $250 million in just 10 days in theaters, Exhibitor Relations said on its website. It made $60 million this weekend.

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Disneyland Paris Celebrates 20th After Rocky Childhood

Disneyland Paris celebrated its entry into adulthood in spectacular style this weekend, with a 20th birthday extravaganza replete with celebrities, parades and a new state-of-the-art show, the Associated Press said Monday.

The resort 35 kilometers (about 22 miles) east of Paris has a lot to celebrate. After overcoming a rocky childhood, the "Magic Kingdom" now makes up a chunk of the French economy and of Disney's own revenues.

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