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Depardieu stars in new DSK film

The movie portraying former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's fall from grace has proved controversial from the start.
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A man speaks on the phone near the poster of the movie inspired by the story of former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn (DSK), 'Welcome to New York,' directed by Abel Ferrara and starring French actor Gerard Depardieu and British actress Jacqueline Bisset on May 16, 2013 during the 66th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes. (Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images)
We didn't know there was anything too raunchy for the internet, but apparently, the new movie about Dominique Strauss-Kahn's fall from grace is. The trailer for "Welcome to New York," which traces the former International Monetary Fund chief's sexual exploits, was released Thursday, only to be pulled later this morning. Indiewire, which got a sneak peak at the preview before it disappeared, called it "appropriately bombastic."
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Psy will perform on Dancing with the Stars (VIDEO)

Korean pop sensation Psy will appear on a May 21st episode of "Dancing With the Stars," continuing his inexorable march towards international super stardom.

Cannes Film Festival kicks off with 'Gatsby,' 'Heli'

The Cannes Film Festival kicked off Wednesday night with the European premier of Steven Spielberg and Baz Luhrmann’s page-to-screen adaptation of “The Great Gatsby,” already well known to American audiences as it opened to $51 million in the United States last week.

France's harsh contrast: glitzy Cannes opens, another recession sets in

BRUSSELS — It's hard to avoid the irony of the movie world's annual Riviera glamour fest opening in Cannes on the day France joined its southern European neighbors by slipping into recession.

Ashton Kutcher in Israel for spiritual, tech retreat

Kutcher, a follower of Kabbalah, is looking for investment opportunities with Israeli technology startups.
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Actor Ashton Kutcher is in Israel for a three day visit to meet with tech startups. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)
Ashton Kutcher is in Israel. Again.
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Psychologist Dr. Joyce Brothers dies at 85

Brothers gained fame when she won the popular television game show "The $64,000 Question" in 1955.

Seth Meyers to replace Jimmy Fallon as 'Late Night' host

'Saturday Night Live' star and head writer Seth Meyers will succeed Jimmy Fallon as host of NBC's 'Late Night' in 2014.
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Seth Meyers attends the Hulu NY Upfront event on April 30, 2013, in New York City. ( Brad Barket/Getty Images)
Seth Meyers is going from Saturday nights to every week night as the next "Late Night" host.
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A Friday In goes to Britain's Lingfield Park for a day at the races

There's nothing like a day at the races. GlobalPost's London correspondent Corinne Purtill took us on a wild trot over to Lingfield Park, Britain's answer to the Kentucky Derby (minus the pomp, circumstance, and hats). 

Is apartheid funny? South Africa’s new comedians think so

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — At a packed theater in downtown Johannesburg, a foul-mouthed brown puppet is berating his white ventriloquist “master” for putting words in his mouth.

Prince Harry, on the go

Prince Harry is quite the globetrotter. As he sets off on his US tour, we look back on some of his past adventures abroad. 
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