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BBC News - Entertainment

The man whose bad break-up gave Madonna her breakthrough hit Like A Virgin -- Billy Steinberg, who has died at the age of 75, co-wrote Madonna's 1984 chart-topper Like a Virgin.

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Logan Paul's Pokémon card smashes record in $16m sale -- Venture capitalist AJ Scaramucci buys the card to kick off his plan for a "planetary treasure hunt".

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Harry Styles named curator of 2026 Meltdown Festival -- Harry Styles will join the list of artists that have overseen the annual London event.

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'One of the greatest actors we ever had': Hollywood mourns Robert Duvall -- Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, Duvall's co-stars from The Godfather films, lead tributes to the Oscar winner.

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Oasis v Blur rivalry revived in new play as cast take sides -- The 1995 chart battle is recreated for a new play - and the rivalry is rekindled as the cast take sides.

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How Robert Duvall became a Hollywood great -- A look at the life of the prolific actor whose many films included Apocalypse Now and The Godfather.

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YouTube star Markiplier says film's success is 'win' for independent creators -- US creator Markiplier opens up about the multi-million dollar box office success of his debut film Iron Lung.

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Bear Grylls helps families repair rifts in Welsh wilderness -- Grylls will front a BBC show looking to resolve relationship issues via a series of physical challenges.

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Heated Rivalry TV drama sparks new wave of ice hockey fans -- Fans of the hit show about two male players in a secret relationship have become hooked on the sport.

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ByteDance to curb AI video app after Disney legal threat -- Videos featuring Spider-Man and other characters which are Disney's intellectual property have gone viral since Seedance's update.

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Woman admits selling fake Taylor Swift tickets -- The total amount of the fraud was nearly £3,000 and involved 12 victims, Cardiff magistrates hear.

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America's Next Top Model shaped reality TV, but should it ever have been made? -- A new Netflix documentary will finally see Tyra Banks and her fellow judges address some of the most controversial scandals from the reality show.

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What the Nigella Lawson effect will mean for the Great British Bake Off -- What joining Channel 4's famous tent could mean for the TV cook's career and the baking show.

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Why Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi's 'mutual obsession' is giving some fans the ick -- Romance rumours have swirled around the Wuthering Heights co-stars. But is all as it seems?

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He was once a teen 'superstar'. Why did James Van Der Beek need help to pay his medical bills? -- A fundraiser was set up to help the actor's family after expensive cancer treatments devastated their finances.

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Why writer Arundhati Roy's cult classic film is still relevant in India -- Nearly 40 years on, the Booker prize-winning writer's debut campus satire is set to be screened in Berlin.

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Singer and YouTuber who makes music with Furbys and Game Boys picked for UK at Eurovision -- Synth artist Look Mum No Computer is described as "a bold and brave choice" to represent the UK.

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Your Voice – on your local BBC -- Tell your local BBC team about the issues you would like to see them investigate.

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Amy Adams is Oscar-worthy in new film At the Sea -- The actress makes a return to form in this hard-hitting film from Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó about a middle-aged woman facing up to addiction – and her traumatic childhood.

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10 early photographic 'fakes' that trick the eye -- A century and a half before today's AI deep fakes, photographers created remarkable image manipulations. Here are 10 images from the 19th and 20th Centuries that tricked the viewer.

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