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Artist Thomas Kinkade Dies at Age 54

Artist Thomas Kinkade, whose brushwork paintings of idyllic landscapes, cottages and churches have been big sellers for dealers across the United States, died Friday, a family spokesman said.

Kinkade, 54, died at his home in Los Gatos in the San Francisco Bay Area of what appeared to be natural causes, David Satterfield said.

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Model Heidi Klum Files for Divorce from Singer Seal

German supermodel Heidi Klum filed for divorce Friday from her British singer husband Seal, two and a half months after the pair announced their separation, spokesmen for the pair said.

Klum cited "irreconcilable differences" in her divorce petition filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, which shows that the pair signed a post-nuptial agreement, according to the TMZ celebrity news website.

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French Star Delon Puts Watch Collection for Auction

Chinese buyers showed their economic clout in Paris Thursday at an auction of watches owned by French film idol Alain Delon, with prices going through the roof.

Auction house Cornette de Saint-Cyr told Agence France Presse that the sale brought in a total of 443,875 euros ($590,300) as collectors and fans thronged the room while many buyers, especially in China, took part by phone.

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Report: Nicole Kidman in Talks to Play Grace Kelly

Australian actress Nicole Kidman is in talks to play the late Grace Kelly, the screen legend who married the prince of Monaco, in a film by French director Olivier Dahan, Variety reported Thursday.

The report said Kidman, 44, is in negotiations to play Kelly in "Grace of Monaco," which Pierre-Ange Le Pogam is producing with writer Arash Amel.

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Anthony, Lopez to Perform Together for Q'Viva Show

Marc Anthony said that working with Jennifer Lopez is like second nature, which is good since the exes are uniting for one night in concert.

The pair have announced that they'll perform together on May 26 in Las Vegas as part of "Q'Viva! The Chosen Live," which will feature the top talent from their televised talent show.

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French Film-Maker Claude Miller Dies at 70

French film director, producer and screenwriter Claude Miller, whose works include "The Best Way to Walk" and "Class Trip", died at 70, his production company said Thursday.

Miller died Wednesday in Paris after a long illness, said Les Films du 24, one of his companies.

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Hollie Cavanaugh Fails to Ignite on 'Idol'

Hollie Cavanaugh didn't give the judges a good feeling on "American Idol."

The demure 18-year-old singer from McKinney, Texas, fizzled Wednesday with her rendition of "Flashdance" by Irene Cara during an evening of 1980s tunes on the Fox talent competition. After her performance, "Idol" judge Jennifer Lopez warned Cavanaugh to stop listening to everyone and "let it go" when she's performing on stage. Steven Tyler was more blunt.

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Coroner: Houston Drowned in Bath after Possible Overdose

Pop legend Whitney Houston may have overdosed on drugs and alcohol before drowning face-down in her bathtub, coroners said, giving grisly details of her shocking death in February.

The 48-year-old was found lying face down in her bathtub in the Beverly Hilton hotel, the Los Angeles County Coroner's office said in a full report on her death.

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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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