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50 Cent sues Taco Bell over ad campaign (AP)

AP - NEW YORK (AP) — 50 Cent has sued Taco Bell, claiming the fast-food restaurant chain is using his name without permission in advertising that asks him to call himself 99 Cent.

Rapper DMX pleads not guilty to felony charges (AP)

AP - DMX rapped for reporters outside a Phoenix courtroom after pleading not guilty to felony charges of theft and identity theft.

Kanye West visits veterans on home turf (Reuters)

Reuters - Kanye West has joined forces with MTV for the documentary "Choose or Lose & Kanye West Present: Homecoming," the next installment of the "Choose or Lose" campaign, which tells the stories of war veterans and the difficulties they face once they return home.

New Pink Primed for Release (E! Online)

E! Online - Pink has garnered her fair share of headlines over the past year, none of which have been for her music. Until now.

Casting Couch: Wahlberg Saddles Up; Hairspray Sequel Spritzed Up; Burton Finds His Alice (E! Online)

E! Online - Today's installment finds Mark Wahlberg swapping those Boogie Nights for the Miami heat, John Waters breaking out the beehives again for a Hairspray sequel and Tim Burton finding a girl to take a spin through the looking-glass in his Alice in Wonderland.

50 Cent says Taco Bell stole his endorsement (Reuters)

Reuters - Rapper and hip-hop mogul 50 Cent sued Taco Bell on Wednesday, saying the restaurant chain made him the star of its hip-hop themed ad campaign without his permission and without paying him a fee.

Top 5 lists in entertainment (AP)

Tyminski gathers no moss during break from Krauss (AP)

AP - With Alison Krauss touring this summer with Robert Plant, the guys in her band, Union Station, had some time to kill, like enough to read biographies of all 43 presidents and maybe paint their houses and their neighbors' houses, too.

Ashanti Hired to Pimp Her Own Fantasy Island (E! Online)

E! Online - Ashanti knows how to put on a tour. And she was born on Long Island.

Mindy McCready in Crisis; Enters Rehab After O.D. (E! Online)

E! Online - Mindy McCready's hope for a comeback just got pushed back, after a drug and booze binge landed the troubled country songbird first in the emergency room of a Tennessee hospital and then in an Arizona rehab center.

Britain agrees plan to tackle online music piracy (Reuters)

Reuters - Britain's music and film industries launched a fight back against online piracy on Thursday, persuading the six biggest Internet providers to send warning letters to those suspected of illegal file-sharing.

Rappers, "Mamma Mia!" lead U.S. album chart (Reuters)

Reuters - One rapper replaced another atop the U.S. pop album chart Wednesday, while the soundtrack to the new movie "Mamma Mia!" soared four places to No. 3.

Katy Perry, Rihanna lead U.S. singles chart (Reuters)

Reuters - Katy Perry led the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for a fifth week on Thursday with "I Kissed a Girl," while Rihanna's former chart-topper, "Take a Bow," was No. 2 for a third week.

Weekly wrap-up of entertainment quotes (AP)

AP - "It's a deeply personal matter. I would ask you to respect my privacy in the matter." — Christian Bale, on allegations that he assaulted his mother and sister at a London hotel.

After success at R&B, Regina Belle turns to gospel (AP)