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Front Page: Jury Finds Producer Phil Spector Guilty of Murder

CitizenSugar — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:05:32 PDT

A Los Angeles jury found music producer Phil Spector guilty of the second-degree murder of actress Lana Clakson Monday, after a previous jury could not reach an unanimous verdict. He was taken into custody and faces at least 15 years in prison.- AP

A Minnesota court has decided that Democrat Al Franken has won the state's Senate seat. - Huffington Post

North Korea has vowed to restore its nuclear program, after the UN Security Council condemned its missile launch. - Christian Science Monitor

The US may drop demands for Iran to rapidly shut down nuclear facilities during early phases of negotiations, previously a key condition for talks. - New York Times

President Obama will give a speech on the economy today, updating the public on his administration's progress. - AP

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas opened up to a group of students last weekend, telling them that he had an uneasy relationship with the whole idea of rights. - New York Times

Spike TV has greenlit a pilot for a documentary series titled Pirate Hunters: USN that "will focus on the US Navy's antipiracy operations in the Gulf of Aden." - BuzzSugar

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Sugar Bits - Will Ferrell Raises Money, Makes Dreams Come True

PopSugar — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:34:11 PDT

The role Will Ferrell auctioned off for charity went for $47,000 and will be given to the anonymous winner's 10-year-old son. Sounds like Will's idea was a huge success. - BuzzSugar
A mistrial was declared in Phil Spector's murder case yesterday. Somehow we still don't think this case is anywhere near closed. - AP
A contestant on the British version of American Idol, X Factor, was diagnosed with a lung disease after Simon Cowell commented on the strange sound of her raspy voice and she felt the need to have it checked out. Simon may have saved her life, but does that mean he's off the hook for crushing the dreams of thousands of singers worldwide?- The Mirror
Jury selection has begun for the inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed. We can't even imagine how difficult it will be to remain impartial on this case. - AP
David Hasselhoff is getting his very own comedy show on E! called Tales From The Hoff and Ryan Seacrest is going to produce it. Doesn't Ryan have enough projects to let him pass on this one? - BuzzSugar

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Link Time! 3/20

BuzzSugar — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:09:18 PDT

TVgasm asks: Is that Phil Spector or "American Idol" contestant Sanjaya Malakar?
Popwatch imagines the Simon Cowell vs. Bruce Springsteen smackdown.
TV Squad reflects on Billy Ray Cyrus' mullet malfunction on "Dancing with the Stars." Don't worry, you can watch the clip online if you missed it.
Idolator's weird celebrity sighting: Kirsten Dunst and Har Mar Superstar at SXSW.
Best Week Ever finds a hilarious Comic Relief contribution from Ricky Gervais.
Cinematical watches the trailer for No Reservations and wonders when Catherine Zeta-Jones went from hot mama to just mama.
YumSugar serves up the Food Network's 2007 programming additions.
The 19th season of "The Real World" hasn't aired yet, but they're already casting for No. 20, says TV with MeeVee.
Stereogum shows us a new music video from the Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan.
Give Me My Remote ponders who got left off TV Guide's "sexiest stars" list.
I Guess I'm Floating tells the Modest Mouse naysayers to shut up.
While Merry Swankster says nay to some overhyped albums.
Film Experience celebrates Holly Hunter's birthday by listing her best ten movie performances.

Phil Spector's Spin on "White Christmas"

BuzzSugar — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:50:29 PST

In recent years, producer Phil Spector has been more infamous than famous, but the signature sound he created is still irresistible. As proof, check out this Darlene Love version of "White Christmas," from the album A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector. It's got all the elements of classic Spector, including bells, strings, and sultry spoken-word interludes.

Link Time - Rhys Ifans Cast as Spider-Man Villain

BuzzSugar — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 13:30:09 PDT

British actor Rhys Ifans will play the villain in the upcoming Spider-Man movie - Deadline
ABC is moving Dana Delany's Body of Proof to midseason - TV Squad
Matt Damon won't star in The Bourne Legacy, nor will it be about Jason Bourne - Vulture
Al Pacino will play Phil Spector in an HBO films biopic - PopWatch
5 video games that should be made into movies - MTV Movies Blog
The Gilmore Girls celebrates its 10th anniversary; see where they are now - TV.com
The seven best hockey movies (The Mighty Ducks!) - Moviefone
First pics from The Hangover 2 - PopSugar