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Ap/entertainment/ from www.tdn.com Updated : Cloris Leachman named Rose Parade grand marshal PASADENA, Calif. - Cloris Leachman has been chosen as grand marshal for next year's Rose Parade. Publ.Date : Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:45:07 -0700 Publication of 'Jewel of Medina' delayed in UK LONDON - A British company has delayed publication of a controversial novel about one of the Prophet Muhammad's wives after its offices were fire-bombed, a magazine reported Saturday. Publ.Date : Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:45:07 -0700 Automakers push key vehicles through fall TV shows NEW YORK - In this fall's TV season, a secret agent speeds around in a Chevrolet Camaro, a man tries to save the world with the help of a Dodge Ram pickup, and a famous talking car returns to the streets in the form of a Ford Mustang. Publ.Date : Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:45:11 -0700 Judge: Castroneves can race in Australia MIAMI - Helio Castroneves can leave the country for an IndyCar event this month in Australia after a federal judge agreed Friday to modify bail conditions on tax charges the driver's facing. Publ.Date : Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:45:09 -0700 Larry Hagman excited about 30th `Dallas' reunion PARKER, Texas - Larry Hagman was reluctant to be on a new TV show called "Dallas" when he first read the script in the late 1970s, figuring there wouldn't be any money in it. Publ.Date : Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:45:08 -0700 Accused John Cusack stalker accepts plea deal LOS ANGELES - A woman accused of stalking John Cusack accepted a plea deal Friday that will allow her to avoid state prison. Emily Leatherman pleaded no contest to a felony count of stalking Cusack. A judge immediately sentenced her to five years' probation and mandatory psychiatric counseling. Publ.Date : Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:45:16 -0700 Eileen Herlie of 'All My Children' dies at 90 NEW YORK - Eileen Herlie, a stage and TV actress who appeared on "All My Children" for more than three decades as the motherly Myrtle Fargate, has died at 90. Publ.Date : Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:45:16 -0700 `Paparazzo' may be bad word in Reeves case LOS ANGELES - A celebrity photographer wants to make "paparazzo" a four-letter word during his upcoming civil trial against Keanu Reeves. Publ.Date : Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:45:15 -0700 Rocker Meat Loaf hospitalized for 3 days in London LONDON - A publicist for Meat Loaf says the 57-year-old rocker was hospitalized in London for three days following an awards ceremony earlier this week. Publ.Date : Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:45:08 -0700 Jolie says Pitt changed her mind about pregnancy NEW YORK - Angelina Jolie, an advocate of adoption, credits partner Brad Pitt with her decision to have biological children. In an interview with W magazine, Jolie says: "One of the life-changing things that he did, one of many, is that I was absolutely never going to get pregnant. I never felt that it was the right thing to do." Publ.Date : Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:45:13 -0700