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Rapper Kanye West led the field of Grammy contenders on Wednesday (Dec01) with seven nominations, including ones for his album "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy."
But British singer Adele -- whose album "21" is the biggest-selling of 2011 -- and R&B artist Bruno Mars were close behind with six apiece, including nods for the three big awards of album, song and record of the year.
Oscar-nominee, actor Tom Cruise kicked off on Thursday (December 1) the rollout of the fourth installment of the "Mission Impossible" franchise with a limited "fan screening" in Japan, ahead of its world premiere next week.
Hundreds of fans braved chilly weather to get a glimpse of Cruise as he walked down the red carpet before talking to fans.
Robert Pattinson, the English actor who shot to Hollywood fame as a brooding vampire in blockbuster franchise, "Twilight," has some serious competition. A wax statuette of the star was unveiled in Shanghai as Chinese fans got up close and personal with his new wax look a like at Madame Tussaud's. Pattinson already has wax figures of himself on display at the Madame Tussaud's collections in London and New York City.
A copy of the first issue of Action Comics, in which Superman was unveiled to the world, has sold in an online auction for a record 2.16 million dollars (USD). It cost 10 cents when it was published in 1938.
John Russell, Reuters.
