The executors of Sir Authur Conan Doyle's literary estate have threatened to withdraw Guy Ritchie's rights to the Sherlock Holmes story if the director hints at a homosexual relationship between the lead characters in his sequel.

Robert Downey, Jr., who plays the supersleuth in Ritchie's new movie adaption, recently appeared on David Letterman's talk show and hinted at a homoerotic subtext in the relationship between his character and Jude Law's Dr. Watson.

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NEW YORK – The John Lennon-Paul McCartney songwriting team broke up 40 years ago but their influence lives on in music, pop culture and now in two prominent new books about music.

Lennon is one of the five seminal artists who shape the backbone of "Corn Flakes With John Lennon," a memoir by Robert Hilburn, the influential former critic and reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Author Peter Ames Carlin focused on Lennon's partner

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Clueless star Alicia Silverstone can't wait to become a mom - so she can write children's books. The actress admits she has great ideas for kids books, but fears parents won't put her at the top of bestsellers lists until she's a mother herself.

The 32-year-old star, who is married to musician Chris Jarecki, insists she had "baby fever" since she was two and the couple is considering starting a family in 2010.

She says, "I think I might be ready maybe next year."
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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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Billy Bob Thornton is amazed his recent radio outburst in North America became a major news item - because he always attacks interviewers who ask questions they've agreed not to ask.

The Oscar winner claims CBC Radio host Jian Ghomeshi had promised not to ask Thornton about his movie career during a live chat about his music and group The Boxmasters.

And when the DJ questioned Thornton about how he finds time for music in between his acting jobs, the actor snapped,

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Juanita Stein and her trio of impossibly beautiful bandmates return with an album so formless it's barely recognisable as the product of one of the decade's most promising debutante bands.

Sydney's Howling Bells were one of the underrated treasures of 2006. Their self-titled debut album of haunting waltzes, country balladry, epic ambience and all-out indie rock was drowned in the swamp of bands emerging in the wake of Arctic Monkey

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NASHVILLE (Billboard) – Radio companies took a giant step forward in 2008 by embracing online and mobile applications like never before.

Clear Channel, with centralized Web site design services and such innovative Web programing as its "Stripped" concert series and "New" artist spotlight program, has long led the way, but other broadcast groups also made momentous strides.

No company increased its commitment to

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