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1.Michael Jackson
2.Elvis Presley
3.J.R.R. Tolkien
4.Charles Schulz
5.John Lennon
6.Stieg Larsson
7.Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)
8.Albert Einstein
9.George Steinbrenner
10.Richard Rodgers
11.(tie)Jimi Hendrix
11.(tie)Steve McQueen
13.Aaron Spelling

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Sony has announced it will retire the Walkman tape player in Japan, marking the end of one of the most successful consumer gadgets of all time.

It was announced on October 18, 2010 that a singer Celine Dion (42) had checked into St. Mary's Medical Centre in West Palm Beach, Florida  "to prevent the early delivery of her babies which is the standard of care for any patient with twin pregnancy in this clinical setting."

In August 2009, Celine Dion's spokesperson announced that she was pregnant with her second child, further stating that she was due to give birth in May 2010. However, in November 2009, it was announced that her pregnancy had failed, but that she was still trying for another child via fertility treatments. After six In vitro fertilisation treatments and a miscarriage, it was announced by Dion's publicist on May 30, 2010 that she was pregnant with twins. She is due to give birth in November 2010.

Dion gave birth to a son, René-Charles Dion Angélil, on January 25, 2001 in Florida.

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Toni Braxton has filed for bankruptcy a second time, citing millions of dollars in debt and financial problems exacerbated by a heart condition that forced her to cancel a series of Las Vegas shows.

The filing will likely result in the six-time Grammy Award winner having to sell some of her assets to pay off debts listed in court records as ranging between $10 million and $50 million.

Toni Michelle Braxton (born October 7, 1967) is an American R&B singer-songwriter. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards in her career and has sold 40 million records worldwide.

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Actress and musician Juliette Lewis, 37, was hospitalized Wednesday night following a car crash in Burbank, Calif. The hit-and-run accident occurred when a Honda T-boned Lewis's Town Car

Joseph Gordon-Levitt's brother has died, from unknown causes,  suddenly at the age of 36.

Dan Gordon-Levitt,  who went by the moniker,  Burning Dan,  worked professionally as a performer in Venice Beach, California.

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Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt  (born February 17, 1981) is an American actor whose career as both a child and adult has included successful television series, acclaimed theatrical films, and stage performances.

In 2009, he played the lead role in the well-reviewed (500) Days of Summer, which gained him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. He recently starred in the Christopher Nolan film Inception alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Caine, Marion Cotillard, and Ellen Page. He runs an online collaborative production company titled HitRECord.

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Rick Sanchez, a daytime anchor at CNN, was fired on Friday, a day after telling a radio interviewer that Jon Stewart was a bigot and that “everybody that runs CNN is a lot like Stewart.”

The latter comment was made shortly after Mr. Stewart’s faith, Judaism, was invoked.

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CNN said in a statement Friday evening, “Rick Sanchez is no longer with the company.

Audio -  (Audio) CNN Rick Sanchez fired for calling Jon Stewart a Bigot.

on September 17, Lohan confirmed via Twitter that she failed a drug test. She said she is "prepared to face the consequences".

After a hearing on September 24, where the judge ordered a preliminary revocation of Lohan's probation, she was denied bail and sent back to jail. She will remain in custody until a probation revocation hearing scheduled for October 22

UPDATE

Lindsay Lohan was released the same day at about 11:40 p.m. after posting $300,000 bail.  She is due back in court on Oct. 22

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Poison frontman Bret Michaels will undergo heart surgery this January, according to E! News.

Michael's publicist told E! that the procedure is "for the hole in his heart,"

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Aretha Franklin's middle-aged son was undergoing emergency surgery on Tuesday after being severely beaten at a gas station in Detroit on Monday night (September 20, 2010).

Bench warrant issued for Lindsay Lohan

A bench warrant was issued Monday for actress Lindsay Lohan  after she tested positive for drugs, but court officials said she won't be taken into custody until at least Friday after a hearing.

Beverly Hills Superior Court Judge Eldon Fox will decide at that time whether Lohan violated her probation and should be sent back to jail or back into locked-down drug rehabilitation.

Paris Hilton given suspended sentence in Las Vegas drug case

On July 17, 2010, Hilton was detained and released after being caught in possession of cannabis at Figari airport, Corsica.

On August 28, 2010 she was arrested on suspicion of cocaine possession in Las Vegas.  Initially her defence claimed that the handbag containing 0.8g of cocaine was not hers as "This purse in question was a high street brand - and by no means up to her high fashion standards."  Later she claimed some of the personal items (like cash and credit cards) from the bag acknowledging it was hers.

In order to avoid being convicted on felony, Paris Hilton pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors on September 17, 2010. Under the terms of the plea bargain, she was sentenced to one year probation, 200 hours community service, $2,000 fine and ordered to complete a drug abuse program. Clark County District Attorney David Roger said that: "If she is arrested for anything besides a minor traffic violation she will spend a year in jail. There will be no discussion. The court will have no discretion."

Boxer Floyd Mayweather could face 34 years in prison

On September 9, 2010, it was reported that Mayweather was being sought by police for questioning after his former girlfriend, Josie Harris, filed a domestic battery report against him. Harris has accused Mayweather of battery in the past, but those charges were later dropped in July 2005 after Harris testified that she had lied and that Mayweather had not, in fact, assaulted her.  Mayweather was taken into custody on September 10, 2010, but was released after posting $3000 bail. Initially, Mayweather was charged with felony theft stemming from the disappearance of Harris's iPhone, but on September 16, 2010, two felony coercion charges and one felony robbery charge were added to the case, along with one misdemeanor domestic battery charge and three misdemeanor harassment charges. If convicted of all charges, Mayweather could face up to 34 years in prison.

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American TV legend Bob Barker said he was "in top-notch condition" less than a week after he fainted at a Los Angeles shooting range, Access Hollywood reported Monday.

The 86-year-old former host of "The Price Is Right" was shooting when he collapsed on September 16, a witness said. He was taken by ambulance to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. but was released later in the day.

“My healthy young body has bounced back,” the Barker told Access Hollywood Monday.

Robert William "Bob" Barker (born December 12, 1923, 86 years old) is an American former television game show host. He is best known for hosting CBS's The Price Is Right from 1972 to 2007, making it the longest-running daytime game show in North American television history, and for hosting Truth or Consequences from 1956 to 1975. After holding the "Price is Right" job for 35 years and being in television for 50 years, Barker retired in June 2007.

Randall Rudy "Randy" Quaid (October 1, 1950) is an American actor best known for his role as Cousin Eddie in the National Lampoon's Vacation movies, as well as his numerous supporting roles in films such as The Last Detail, Independence Day, Kingpin and Brokeback Mountain. He has won a Golden Globe Award, and has been nominated for an Academy Award, an Emmy Award and a BAFTA Award.

On September 18, 2010, in Santa Barbara, California, Randy Quaid and his wife faced burglary charges. They were reported as living in a guest house without permission. They claimed that they had owned the property since the 1990s although a representative of the property owner had called the sheriff's department and produced documents that showed the house as being sold to the current owner in 2007. The previous owner had purchased the property from the Quaids several years earlier. The Quaids are being accused of more than $5,000 worth of damage that is claimed they caused to the guest house.

They have been arrested on charges of felony residential burglary and entering a noncommercial building without consent, a misdemeanour. Their bail was set at $50,000 each.

Past Arrest

On September 24, 2009, Quaid and his wife were arrested in Texas for allegedly defrauding an innkeeper, burglary, and conspiracy in California. The arrest stemmed from an incident earlier in which the Quaids had allegedly left a Santa Barbara, California hotel with a balance due of approximately $10,000. Even though they had later paid the entire bill, the two were still arrested on September 24 and released on bail later that evening. The Quaids made arrangements to appear in court in Santa Barbara but failed to show up. On October 29, the Santa Barbara District Attorney's Office requested bench warrants for their arrest and extradition from Texas.  Although subsequent arrest warrants were quashed, after failing to appear at court on April 12 and 13, 2010, $40,000 in bail was forfeited and arrest warrants for the couple were issued again on April 14, 2010.

The Quaids appeared in court with their attorney Robert Sanger on April 26, 2010 after missing several other court appearances. The Quaids were briefly detained in custody on April 26, 2010 and released after processing. On April 28, 2010, Sanger resolved the case with Senior Deputy District Attorney Arnis Tolks. The case was dismissed against Randy Quaid for lack of evidence. Evi Quaid pled no contest to a misdemeanor count of defrauding an innkeeper. She was granted probation for three years. She will also be required to serve 240 hours of community service