NEW YORK (AP) — The company behind Sean "Diddy" Combs' clothing line says it has a looming problem at its flagship New York City store — a scaffold that has been hanging over the shop for more than three years.

The company behind the rap impresario's Sean John label sued its Manhattan landlord on Wednesday.

The company, Christian Casey LLC, says the scaffold obscures the Fifth Avenue store's window displays, discouraging shoppers and cutting revenue in half.
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CLEVELAND (AP) -- Fresh off her triumph at the Country Music Association Awards, Taylor Swift has won a deal to create a line of greeting cards for American Greetings Corp.

American Greetings CEO Zev Weiss says Swift's abilities as a storyteller and songwriter make her a natural for writing cards that will appeal to all ages.

The Cleveland-based company said Tuesday that cards, gift wrap, stationery, online greetings

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DUBLIN (Reuters) – Some 3,000 people lined the streets on Saturday for the funeral of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately, who died on the island of Majorca a week ago.

The four remaining members of the Irish boy band sang and spoke at the service which fans listened to through speakers around St Laurence O'Toole Church where locals had swept pavements and painted fences in preparation on Friday.

Gately's Boyzone

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Disney star Selena Gomez is turning fashion designer to launch an environmentally-friendly clothing line for girls.

The actress has teamed up with Generra designer Tom Melillo and businesswoman Sandra Campos for the new venture, titled Dream Out Loud.

Gomez tells WWD.com, "With my line, I really want to give the customer options on how they can put their own looks together. I want the pieces that can be easy to dress up or down, and the fabrics being eco-friendly and more...

Stylish Katie Holmes is launching her own clothing line and plans to have her designs in American stores by the autumn. The actress teamed up with her stylist Jeanne Yang to design the dress she wore at last year's Tropic Thunder premiere - and she was so thrilled with the result, she has decided to create a whole range of clothes, a collaboration with fashion store Maxfield.

A representative for Holmes tells People.com "Her line will be sold at Maxfield in the fall."

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Rapper The Game is taking his Black Wall Street clothing line across the Atlantic and officially launching it in Europe.

The Dreams hit-maker, real name Jayceon Taylor, has been showing off items from his fashion brand - named after his crew - since rising to fame in 2005, but he has yet to release a full line of products in the U.S.

However, the hip-hop star has chosen to debut the brand's apparel in Europe on new website BWSEurope.com. But Black Wall Street president

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Pop star Katy Perry has refused to rush work on her new clothing line - insisting it will take years for her to complete her plans.

The I Kissed A Girl hit-maker has signed a deal to design her own fashion collection, based on her quirky sense of style. However, Perry wants to make sure the range is top quality and has set aside a lot of time to focus on the project.

She says, "It's been an ambition for some time and things are starting to shape up for me right

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