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Reuters - Monday, September 22

Samuel L. Jackson film tops box office

LOS ANGELES - Samuel L. Jackson ruled the weekend box office in North America for the second time this year with his crazy cop thriller "Lakeview Terrace," while moviegoers largely ignored three other new releases. According to studio estimates issued on Sunday, "Lakeview Terrace" sold a modest $15.6 million worth of tickets during its first three days of release. It barely surpassed the $14 million opening for Jackson's 2006 bomb "Snakes on a Plane."

Natalie Cole hospitalized in Hepatitis C setback

LOS ANGELES - Grammy Award-winning singer Natalie Cole has been hospitalized in New York after suffering a setback in her battle against Hepatitis C, her spokeswoman said on Friday. Cole, the 58-year-old daughter of legendary singer Nat King Cole, has canceled her tour dates for October but is expected to make a full recovery, the spokeswoman told Reuters. Cole's unexpected hospitalization was first reported by Entertainment Tonight.

George Michael cautioned over drugs: reports

LONDON - Pop star George Michael has been cautioned by police after being arrested for possession of drugs, news media reported on Sunday. The Sunday People newspaper said Michael, 45, was arrested in a public toilet in the north London suburb of Hampstead on Friday afternoon after being found in possession of crack cocaine and cannabis.

"Mad Men" and "John Adams" go for Emmy record books

LOS ANGELES - Two period dramas set roughly 200 years apart in American history -- "Mad Men" and and "John Adams" -- will make a run for the Emmy record books as U.S. television's highest honors are handed out on Sunday. "Mad Men," the critically acclaimed new AMC series set in New York's advertising industry at the cusp of the 1960s social revolution, is heavily favored to become the first show from a cable network other than HBO to win the Emmy for best drama.

Pussycat Dolls' solo work on hold for "Domination"

NEW YORK - With their 2005 debut album, the Pussycat Dolls showed they can deliver a successful album. "PCD" has sold 2.9 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and spawned such chart-topping hits as "Don't Cha" and "Buttons" featuring Snoop Dogg.

Harry Potter author makes big political donation

LONDON - Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling has donated 1 million pounds to Britain's ruling Labor Party to provide a much-needed boost to Prime Minister Gordon Brown as he fights for political survival. A single mother when she wrote the first Potter book, Rowling said she believed Labor would protect poor families much better than David Cameron's opposition Conservative Party.

Eminem recording new material, but no release set

NEW YORK - After several years away from the limelight, rapper Eminem may release a new album this year. During a recent appearance on his Sirius XM satellite radio station, Shade 45, the MC admitted that he has been producing tracks for his Shady Records artists and himself. Eminem also interviewed MC Masta Ace, who he's long noted as an influence.

After 18 months, "Hounddog" howls in movie theaters

LOS ANGELES - In 2007, "Hounddog" went to the Sundance Film Festival carrying a controversy that made it the hottest ticket in town, but it left that January after getting a cold shoulder from film distributors and critics. But now, "Hounddog," starring young Dakota Fanning, is howling again with Friday's debut in U.S. theatres roughly 18 months after its difficult Sundance premiere, and few people are as happy as its writer and director Deborah Kampmeier.

Oprah picks novel of boy and his dog for book club

LOS ANGELES - Debut author David Wroblewski took more than 10 years writing his first novel but now looks destined for overnight success, chosen by influential U.S. talk show host Oprah Winfrey as her latest book club pick. Oprah on Friday named "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" by Wroblewski as the 62nd pick for her book club, saying the debut novel was "right up there with the greatest American novels ever written."

Katie Holmes debuts on Broadway amid protests

NEW YORK - Actress Katie Holmes won praise for her debut on Broadway on Thursday night, where she was cheered on by actor husband Tom Cruise and shouted at by anti-Scientology protesters outside the theater. The drama started before the curtains went up in the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater with a group of about 20 protesters, some masked, chanting "Scientology is a cult" and "Free Katie," according to the New York Daily News.

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