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Today's buzz stories:
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Harrelson
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BOSTON (CNN) -- Actor Woody Harrelson told jurors he was only after film when he wrestled a photographer to the ground in a 1995 Martha's Vineyard incident. Harrelson is on trial in a civil lawsuit accusing him of assaulting Star magazine photographer Steven Connolly and freelance cameraman Paul Adao.
The former "Cheers" actor said he had asked the pair not to take pictures of his daughter, then two years old, and went after them only to get the film. The photographers have charged that Harrelson violated their constitutional right to work.
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Rinna (left)
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LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- "Melrose Place" actress Lisa Rinna and husband Harry Hamlin are the proud parents of a baby girl, born Wednesday. Rinna's publicists said the child is named Delilah Belle Hamlin. Delilah is the first child for Rinna, who plays Taylor McBride on the show. Hamlin, formerly of "L.A. Law," has an 18-year-old son from a previous marriage.
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Collins
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LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Writer Jackie Collins says the guests on her upcoming television talk show appear as friends rather than interviewees, so the show is a prime opportunity to eavesdrop on Hollywood insiders. Collins, sister of actress Joan Collins, is set to debut the syndicated program June 22 for a 13-week run.
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"The Full Monty"
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HOLLYWOOD (CNN) -- A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed a $100 million copyright infringement lawsuit filed by two New Zealand playwrights against the makers of the Academy Award-winning film "The Full Monty." Judge Gary Taylor said the lawsuit would be more appropriate in Great Britain, since the movie was developed and filmed in England, and most of its principles are English. The plaintiffs claim that the film is "strikingly similar" to their 1987 play "Ladies Night."
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Lewis
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NEW YORK -- Al Lewis, who played Grandpa Munster on the original 1960s sitcom "The Munsters," is taking a turn in politics. He is expected to be named a New York gubernatorial candidate by the state's Green Party. Lewis has already taken New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani to task for welfare proposals he says would undercut poor families.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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