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Bono & Angelina Jolie Inspired Brad Pitt To Become More Charitable

Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt has credited Bono with giving him humanitarian advice that helped him become the man he is today. In a candid new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the movie star admits he "sought...


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Defiant Bono Ignores Kidnap Threats To Perform In Mali

Bono

U2 star Bono gave Mali's annual Desert Festival a big boost on Thursday night by appearing onstage to launch the three-day event. The Timbuktu-based festival is located in a former warzone, close...


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Sean Penn Named Ambassador To Haiti

Sean Penn

Actor-turned-activist Sean Penn is celebrating after he was made an official ambassador to Haiti on Saturday. The Milk star has worked tirelessly to raise money and awareness for the impoverished...


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January Jones & Gwyneth Paltrow Named The 'Least Influential People Of 2011'

Gwyneth Paltrow

Actresses January Jones and Gwyneth Paltrow have been spoofed as two of the Least Influential People of 2011. Editors at GQ magazine have followed up Barbara Walters' annual list of "The 10 Most ...


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Bono Feared Dysfunction In The Bedroom Following Back Surgery

Bono

The German doctor who repaired rocker Bono's back last year told the U2 star that his pioneering operation might wreck his performance in the bedroom. Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt was candid...


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Bono: 'My Voice Annoys Me'

Bono

Rocker Bono is tired of his own voice and rarely listens to U2 songs when they are played on the radio. The Irish star admits he's particularly turned off when he hears songs U2 recorded at the b...


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Director Anton Corbijn Lands Top Culture Prize

Anton Corbijn

Dutch filmmaker Anton Corbijn was honored with a top culture award in Holland on Monday night, as Bono and Chris Martin sang tributes to the director. Corbijn, who is also a celebrated photograph...


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Bono: 'I Was Wearing The Wrong Shoes'

Bono

U2 star Bono has confessed he was left disappointed by the band's prestigious headline set at this year's Glastonbury festival, blaming driving rain and "the wrong shoes" for their subdued performa...


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Bono Compares Steve Jobs To Elvis; Says He 'Invented The 21st Century'

Bono

Bono has compared Steve Jobs to rocker Elvis Presley, insisting the late Apple Inc. co-founder "changed music." The computer entrepreneur, who was the brains behind the iPhone, iPod and iPad, pass...


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Bono's Rep Slams Hospitalization Reports

Bono

Bono's representative has reacted quickly to shoot down reports the U2 star was hospitalized after suffering heart palpitations and pains while on vacation in the south of France. According to ed...


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U2 To Donate $7 Million To Irish Schools

U2

Rockers U2 have pledged more than $7 million for schools in their native Ireland. The cash will be dripped into the education system between now and 2015, according to reports. The donation fro...


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Bono Set To Earn $1Billion From His Facebook Investment

Bono

U2 rocker Bono looks set to become a billionaire thanks to his shares in Facebook.com. The frontman's investment company Elevation Partners, which he co-founded with former Apple boss Fred Ander...


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Happy 50th Birthday, The Edge!

The Edge

U2 rocker The Edge has plenty of reason to celebrate - he turns the big 5-0 on Monday. The Irish band recently wrapped up its mammoth 360 Tour and marked the end of the 25-month trek with an all ...


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U2 Documentary Set To Open Toronto Film Festival

U2

Rock band U2's documentary has been selected to open the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada in September. The film, From The Sky Down, is directed by Oscar winner Davis Guggenheim and c...


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U2 Dedicate A Song To Amy Winehouse

U2

U2 have honored Amy Winehouse by dedicating a song to the tragic singer during a gig in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The band was playing at the city's TCF Stadium on Saturday, the day the tragic Reha...


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Bono And K'Naan Address African Famine

Bono

Rocker Bono and Somalian rapper K'Naan joined forces in Minneapolis over the weekend to "sound the alarm bell" about the drought and famine spreading across Africa. The philanthropic U2 star, foun...


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Bono Dismisses 'Wrong' Glastonbury Protesters

Bono

U2 frontman Bono has shrugged off the scenes of violence during the band's set at Britain's Glastonbury festival on Friday, insisting he is "glad" the protesters had their say, but branded their ca...


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U2 Hits The Stage In Glastonbury After Year Long Absence (Photos)

U2 Hits The Stage In Glastonbury

Rock legends U2 set Britain's Glastonbury festival alight with a triumphant headline set on Friday night, a year after axing their planned performance at the event. The band took to the stage and...


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Bono: 'Spider-Man Is 90% Perfect'

Bono

U2 stars Bono and The Edge have revealed their Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark is only 90 per cent finished as the curtain rises on the much-maligned spectacular. The show closed in...


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65th Annual Tony Awards Round-Up: Winners, Fashion & More

Neil Patrick Harris

"South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone's hit musical "The Book Of Mormon" swept the board at the 2011 Tony Awards on Sunday, scooping nine top honors including the prestigious Best Musica...


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Protests Planned For U2's Glastonbury Set

U2

Campaigners in Britain are planning to target U2 during the band's set at the upcoming Glastonbury festival as part of a protest over the band's tax issues. The Irish group is set to headline the ...


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Hockey Star Picks Up Hitchhiking Bono In Canada

Bono

U2 star Bono was forced to hitchhike in Canada earlier this week after he was caught out by a storm. The rocker and his assistant were walking through West Vancouver on Tuesday when the weather t...


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Bono Defends 'American Idol'

Bono

U2 rocker Bono has bucked the trend of celebrities criticizing TV talent shows by throwing his support behind American Idol.


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First Single 'Rise Above 1' Released From 'SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark' (Listen)

From the upcoming Broadway show SPIDER-MAN Turn Off the Dark comes “Rise Above 1” performed by Spider-Man himself, Reeve Carney, featuring U2’s Bono and The Edge. Reeve performed the single last ni...


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Bono Insists 'Spider-Man' Musical Is Not Cancelled

Bono

U2 frontman Bono is adamant his beleaguered Spider-Man musical has been not been axed and is still set to meet its June deadline for opening night. "Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark," which features...


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Bono And The Edge To Perform On 'American Idol' Finale

U2

U2 rockers Bono and The Edge will introduce their Spider-Man musical to the U.S. by performing with the cast on the upcoming American Idol finale. The Irish musicians have created the score for S...


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Selena Gomez Sizzles At Billboard Music Awards; See Tons Of Celebrity Red Carpet Photos

Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez attended Sunday night's Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas in a sexy side cut-out dress in support of her boyfriend Justin Bieber, who took home eight trophies.


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Celebrity Birthdays - May 10, 2011

Bono

Happy Birthday to: U2 singer Bono (1960) Actress Odette Yustman (1985) "Kenan and Kel" star Kenan Thompson (1978) Canadian supermodel Linda Evangelista (1965) Sex Pistols bassist Sid Viciou...


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The '20 Most Effective Political Celebrities' Include Angelina Jolie, George Clooney

Angelina Jolie

Washington political news organization National Journal has named the "The 20 Most Politically Effective Celebrities of All Time." The list, released online and in the April 30 issue of National J...


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'Spider-Man' Musical Set For June Return To Broadway

Spider-Man

U2 stars Bono and The Edge's troubled Spider-Man musical will relaunch in June. The producers of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark have announced the show will return to the New York stage on June 14 ...


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