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Timbaland Denies Suicide Attempt- Taylor Swift Leak- HIV Singer Guilty- Katy Perry and Fantasia To Beat Eminem- Miley Break Up- NBC Muzzling Conan?- more

08/26/2010
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The Day in Pop Digest for 8/26/10: (Billboard) Timbaland appeared on Ryan Seacrest's syndicated radio show yesterday (Aug. 25) to deny reports that he had attempted suicide. [An online tabloid] reports that the producer went missing last night and a police report listed the incident as a "possible suicide attempt," but Timbaland told "On Air with Ryan Seacrest" that he only decided to "take a drive" and was surprised by the attention. more

(ASB) Taylor Swift's new music video was supposed to premiere on August 27 with an introduction from the country music singer herself in a TV special. However, the Toby Hemingway-starring clip hits the web on late Wednesday, August 25. more

(Yahoo) A German court has found a girl-band singer Nadja Benaissa guilty of causing bodily harm to an ex-boyfriend by having unprotected sex with him despite knowing she was infected with HIV but she won't spend any time in prison. more

(Billboard) Eminem's "Recovery" will likely relinquish the No. 1 position on the Billboard 200 albums chart next week -- after a total of seven weeks atop the list -- to Katy Perry's new "Teenage Dream." "American Idol" champ Fantasia is looking for a big week too. Her third set, "Back To Me," is on track for a record-high No. 2 debut more

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Miley Cyrus is ending the summer as a single lady. The teen queen has split from her boyfriend Liam Hemsworth after more than a year of dating. more

(ASB) After taking inspiration from her old crushes like a guy named Drew in "Teardrops on My Guitar" and Joe Jonas in "Forever & Always", Taylor Swift continues to bare her past love story in her song. This time around, she admitted that her new single "Mine" also talks about one of the guys she used to like. more

(Yahoo) Authorities are investigating a claim by rapper Timbaland that someone stole a $2 million watch from his Malibu home. But the story is a bit sketchy with some big questions. Read about that here

(Jam!) Kelly Osbourne has hinted she'll be looking for hundreds of thousands of dollars from a U.S. tabloid over new reports she's back on drugs more

(Yahoo) A Maryland judge has ordered R&B singer Ne-Yo and his booking agent to pay more than $156,000 in damages because the performer failed to appear at a 2008 New Year's Eve concert in Washington state. more

Anorak has published emails related to Marc Mysterio's case against Brandy Norwood, which reportedly show that a deal was struck for Brandy to appear on Mysterio's recording. more

(Hollywood Reporter) If O'Brien wins Sunday night in the variety, music or comedy series category for his aborted "The Tonight Show" -- a distinct possibility given the strong Hollywood and populist sentiment behind him in his public separation from NBC -- the host is legally prohibited from saying whatever he wants about his former bosses during an acceptance speech. more

(Yahoo) Susan Boyle said Wednesday she feels humbled and honored by the opportunity to sing for Pope Benedict XVI during his tour of Britain. more

(ASB) Eminem still stays strong atop Billboard Hot 200. With additional 116,000 copies (down 12%), his latest studio album "Recovery" more

(ASB) France's First Lady Carla Bruni and Duran Duran have submitted covers of David Bowie songs for a new charity compilation. more

(Gibson) Country music superstar Dolly Parton will co-star with Queen Latifah in a new movie, Joyful Noise. The movie sees Parton and Latifah attempting to save a small-town gospel choir from closure due to budget cutbacks. Parton will play the widow of the recently deceased choir director who has her own plans to lead the choir despite Latifah being put in charge. more

(Yahoo) Acclaimed Japanese animated film director Satoshi Kon, known for "Tokyo Godfathers," "Millennium Actress" and other prize-winning movies, has died of pancreatic cancer. more

(ASB) Selena Gomez has announced when she is going to reveal "A Year Without Rain" music video. The "Wizards of Waverly Place" actress took it to her Facebook to share with fans that the visual accompaniment of the second single will be out next week on September 3. more

(Yahoo) Actor Paul Hogan, star of the "Crocodile Dundee" movie trilogy, has been barred from leaving Australia until he pays a disputed tax bill, his lawyer said on Thursday. more

(ASB) Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow team up in a music video for their joint track "Shame", marking their first on-screen reunion since Williams left Take That fifteen years ago. more

(Yahoo) Sandra Bullock will be talking about education and health in New Orleans on NBC's "Today" show. more

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