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• Seth MacFarlane tweets the Oscars won't see him host again

  he has been asked back, even if it flies in the face of conventional wisdom, since Seth effectively insulted roughly half of Hollywood with his performance in February.But there are also reasons to suggest that Seth is pulling our collective leg, as he is 5/20/13 Read more »

• At Cannes, Emma Watson says 'Harry Potter' feels long ago

  Thursday at the French Riviera festival. Watson plays a celebrity-obsessed Los Angeles teenager who, with a group of friends, burgles Hollywood stars.With a thick Valley Girl accent, it's a character far from the wise-beyond-her-years Hermione of " Harry Potter   Read more »

• Demi Lovato's 'Demi' review: Natural next step

  on her 2011 breakthrough album "Unbroken," is ready to prove herself as an artist and a worthy "X Factor" mentor with "Demi" ( Hollywood ).The new album builds on the successes of "Unbroken," with the inspirational ballads "Nightingale" and "In Case" following   Read more »

• Chris Brown's 'scary' house graffiti irks LA neighbors

  musician Chris Brown's neighbors are unhappy with the creepy art he's chosen to have painted along the curb of his Hollywood Hills home.A neighborhood group said the grimacing, sharp-toothed, red-eyed goblins painted along a retaining wall have been scaring   Read more »

• Lucasfilm: New 'Star Wars' movie to be shot in UK

  -- The next "Star Wars" movie will be shot in a galaxy far, far away from Hollywood -- Britain.Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy says the company has reached a deal with British Treasury chief George Osborne to make "Star Wars: Episode VII" in the U.K.She   Read more »

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• Hollywood or bust

  *I almost hate to post this after being glued to the news all day tracking the coverage of the killer tornadoes. My heart is with those who lost one of their precious babies today. I will continue to pray for all the victims and their families. A solemn re 41 m ago from BlogHer Read more »

• 'Home and Away's Steve Peacocke on Brax being 'out of action'

  and Away actor Steve Peacocke has spoken about his starring role in Hollywood film Hercules, and the impact it will have on his role in the soap. The actor, who is taking a hiatus from playing Brax in the Australian show, said that accepting the part of Stephanos 59 m ago from Digital Spy Read more »

• Seth MacFarlane announces he won't host Oscars again

  "Family Guy" creator earned mixed reviews as emcee of Hollywood's biggest night this past February but it was unclear until Monday whether he might try it again. Seth MacFarlane announced via Twitter he definitely won't be the host of next year's Oscar ceremony 5/20/13 from Reality T World: Reality TV News Read more »

• One of the Few in Hollywood Who Can Say ‘No’ to Harvey Weinstein

  of television at The Weinstein Co., New work Launching Rodeo Girls, Supermarket Superstar You’re known as one of the few people in Hollywood that can say “no” to Harvey Weinstein. Is that difficult? You know, I am who I am, and I’m a very honest person. Harvey 5/20/13 from MediaWeek Read more »

• How Republicans Can Raise Millions in Silicon Valley

  no particular ties to the area, few have made as much of a stir as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. A February swing through Hollywood and the Bay Area netted him nearly $700,000, with most of that coming from the latter, according to the Wall Street Journal. 5/20/13 from The New Republic Read more »