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No pepper spray found in Puerto Rico pageant case

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - Police probing allegations that someone put pepper spray on a Puerto Rican beauty contestant's clothing said Saturday they would investigate whether anyone lied to them after tests found no traces of the substance on the woman's belongings.

No "Pains," no gains for Blige

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Mary J. Blige, anointed "the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" in 1992, is on a 15-year multiplatinum run as one of the most electric performers in the urban world, with a wide-ranging crossover base that straddles the R&B, hip-hop, pop and even adult contemporary markets.

Bale to segue from "Dark Knight" to "Terminator"

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Christian Bale is in negotiations to star in "Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins," the fourth installment of the hit science fiction series.

Leno to pay salaries of laid-off staffers

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - A day after they learned that they would be laid off, employees of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" have received news that might ease the blow.

Osbourne charity sale reaps $800,000

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sharon Osbourne and her Black Sabbath frontman husband, Ozzy, raised more than $800,000 for charity after heavy metal enthusiasts turned out en masse for their Beverly Hills-style garage sale, auction manager Darren Julien said on Saturday.

Radio host Imus returns after firing

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Radio personality Don Imus returned to the airwaves on Monday promising to keep his edgy tone but refrain from the kind of racist and sexist comments that got him fired earlier this year.

Billy Joel, newcomer go to war with Christmas song

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Billy Joel has broken his self-imposed retirement from pop for the second time in a year, but he'd almost rather you didn't know that.

Singer Akon pleads not guilty after tossing fan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - American hip-hop and R&B singer and rapper Akon pleaded not guilty to minor criminal charges on Monday after being accused of tossing a teenage fan off the stage during a concert in upstate New York earlier this year.

Washington elite fetes Hollywood stars

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington's elite swayed to Motown and The Beach Boys as Hollywood descended on the capital on Sunday to pay tribute to five superstars who earned Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime contributions to the arts.