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Banana Peel Hits Comedian Dave Chappelle on Stage

A man tossed a banana peel at Dave Chappelle during a standup show, hitting in the comedian in the leg, police said.

Christian Englander, 30, was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor disorderly conduct and battery after the fruit throw Monday night in Santa Fe, New Mexico, police Lt. Andrea Dobyns said.

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'Silver Porn' Shows Fifty Shades of Greying Japan

Dressed in a kimono and kneeling silently on a tatami mat floor, 61-year-old Yasue Tomita looks as if she might be about to perform a Japanese tea ceremony -- instead she's debuting as a porn actress.

Fluttering her eyelashes demurely as the cameras prepare to roll, Tomita is proof that in Japan's greying society you're never too old to chase your dreams, however racy or unorthodox.

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Rolling Stones Announce Live Shows in U.S.

Veteran British rockers the Rolling Stones on Tuesday announced a 15-date stadium tour of North America.

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts will kick off the Zip Code tour on May 24 in San Diego.

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Jamie Oliver Regrets Heating up Gordon Ramsay Food Feud

British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver said Tuesday he regretted saying rival cook Gordon Ramsay was jealous of his success and brushed off their simmering food feud as "no big deal".

Both are successful celebrity television chefs and have traded barbs before -- with Ramsay recently chiding the younger Oliver for not attending the launch of his own Hong Kong eatery, Jamie's Italian.

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Jay Z Leads Stars in Rebranded Tidal Streaming Service

Rap mogul Jay Z on Monday launched the rebranded Tidal music streaming service with major star backing, hoping to shake up the growing industry through high sound quality and artist control.

With veiled swipes at streaming leader Spotify, Jay Z brought out musicians including Madonna, Kanye West and the masked electronic duo Daft Punk, who will all be equity partners in the new Tidal.

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Robin Williams Heirs Agree to Negotiate over Belongings

Robin Williams' widow and his three children have agreed to out-of-court negotiations in a battle over parts of the late actor's estate -- including movie awards such as his 1998 Oscar for "Good Will Hunting."

A judge in San Francisco delayed until June a hearing on a suit filed in December by Susan Schneider, with whom the comedian and movie star had been married for five years when he committed suicide in August of last year at the age of 63. 

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South African Comedian to Replace Stewart on 'Daily Show'

South African comedian Trevor Noah will host iconic U.S. late-night news satire "The Daily Show," whose anchor Jon Stewart announced last month he would step down, the program said Monday.

The 31-year-old is relatively unknown in the United States -- he has appeared a handful of times as the show's "senior international correspondent" -- but has a big following online and in his homeland.

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Taylor Swift Wins Artist of the Year at iHeartRadio Awards

The iHeartRadio Music Awards should be called the iHeartTaylorSwift Awards.

The pop singer cleaned house at the show Sunday, winning artist of the year and song of the year for "Shake It Off," and even assisted Madonna by strumming her guitar onstage while the pop icon sang a new song.

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'Mad Men' Creator Knew How Series Would End from Start

Matthew Weiner, the creator of "Mad Men" -- whose final run of episodes premieres next weekend -- says he knew how the series would end, even before it had started.

At a Beverly Hills press conference, he said the series, which has occupied nearly a third of his life, had exceeded his wildest dreams.

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DR Congo Chef Reaches Stardom after Return to Roots

Racism and the financial meltdown kept Congolese master chef Christian Yumbi down and out in Belgium. Back at home, the gourmet innovator has finally won the stardom he fought for.

"I did my best (in Belgium): I studied, opened my own business, married a Belgian woman, and spoke Flemish. But despite all that, I always felt like a foreigner there," said Yumbi, who in 2014 won the pan-African television contest "Star Chef".

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