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Chris Brown Investigated for Possible Assault

Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown is under investigation for an alleged assault in a West Hollywood parking lot, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said early Monday, and fellow singer Frank Ocean tweeted that he had been attacked.

Deputies responding to a report of six men fighting Sunday night found the scene clear, but witnesses told them there had been a brief fight over a parking space.

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Dick Van Dyke Honored for Lifetime Achievement

He's acted, danced and sang his way through movies, television and the stage, making Dick Van Dyke an entertainment triple-threat long before Hollywood used such hyphenates.

The 87-year-old actor, best known for the 1960s hit comedy "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and Disney's big-screen musical "Mary Poppins," can now add lifetime achievement honoree. He added that honor to his resume at Sunday night's 19th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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'Argo' Wins Top SAG Award, in Latest Pre-Oscar Boost

Iran hostage crisis drama "Argo" won the best film drama prize at the Screen Actors Guild awards Sunday, in yet another boost for its prospects at next month's all-important Oscars.

Steven Spielberg's top-tipped presidential drama "Lincoln" also scored successes with best actor for Daniel Day-Lewis in the title role, and supporting actor Tommy Lee Jones.

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Thanks to Psy, S. Korea Dreams of Conquering Music World

Thanks to Psy's "Gangnam Style" smash hit, the South Korean music industry's long-held dream to make it big in Europe and the USA with its K-pop boy bands has taken a giant leap forward.

But Psy's international success looks unlikely to have a big knock-on effect in other Asian countries, experts said at the MIDEM music industry gathering in Cannes.

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Lebanese-Made Supercar at Qatar Motor Show, the Priciest on the Market

A Lebanese-made supercar, the LykanHypersport, will be unveiled at the Qatar motor show this year and will become the most expensive motor in the world to be sold at £2.2 million, reports said.

The car becomes the world's most expensive above the Bugatti Veyron, which costs a mere £1.5 million.

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Disney Says JJ Abrams to Direct Next 'Star Wars'

It's official. The force is with J.J. Abrams.

The Walt Disney Co. issued a statement Friday night confirming reports that had been circulating for two days that Abrams, Emmy-award-winning creator of TV's "Lost" and director of 2009's "Star Trek" movie, has been pegged to direct the seventh installment of the "Star Wars" franchise.

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Actress Miriam Margolyes Becomes an Australian

British actress Miriam Margolyes, best known for her work in the Harry Potter films, became an Australian citizen on Saturday, saying she felt that the rest of her life would be "joyous".

Margolyes was one of 100 people taking the pledge at a ceremony in Canberra attended by Prime Minister Julia Gillard, and one of a record 17,059 people from 145 countries to become citizens on Australia Day.

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Apple's Wozniak Questions Accuracy as Jobs Film Opens

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak questioned the accuracy of a long-awaited film about Steve Jobs as the movie opened with a red carpet premiere Friday, while its makers stressed it was not a documentary.

Wozniak said the movie "jOBS -- which opened at the Sundance Film Festival -- erred in its depiction of the characters as well as the relationships between them -- especially the one between him and computer icon Jobs.

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Sundance Film Seeks to Show Real Bin Laden 'Manhunt'

While Hollywood-style Osama bin Laden manhunt movie "Zero Dark Thirty" has garnered controversy and awards, a lower-profile film seeks to tell the real story of finding the al Qaida chief.

"Manhunt," a documentary by U.S. director Greg Barker, was presented at the Sundance Film Festival this week, days after Oscar-winner Kathryn Bigelow's dramatization won best actress Golden Globe for Jessica Chastain.

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Movie Review: A Haunted House (2013)

Written by Anthony Sargon

The spoof genre hasn't exactly been thriving as of late. It's been milked to death in recent years with endless "Scary Movie" sequels and spinoffs like "Date Movie", "Epic Movie", and "Meet the Spartans". "A Haunted House" does little to reinvigorate the genre, and it's let down by an abundant amount of crudeness and lack of wit. You'll laugh, just not very often.

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