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ROMAN POLANSKI - TO BE FREED MONDAY AT THE EARLIEST
GENEVA (AP) — Monday at the earliest. That's when Roman Polanski might be freed from his Swiss jail cell. A spokesman for the Swiss Justice Ministry says Polanski hasn't taken care of all requirements to ensure that he stays in his chalet while on house arrest. Polanski is posting $4.5 million bail so he can stay in his house in Gstaad (guh-SHTAHD'), Switzerland instead of the jail where he's been for about two months. Before he can move to house arrest Polanski has to give up his identity papers, so he can't leave the country, and be fitted with a monitoring bracelet, so he can't leave his house. The Swiss still are deciding whether to extradite him to the United States. Fearing the judge would go back on a plea bargain, Polanski had run from the U.S. before sentencing. He had pleaded to having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977.
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BLACK FRIDAY - CELEBRITIES
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robin Williams used to shop online but now he goes out in person to buy his gifts. He says he was trouble when he shopped online. That's when he was drinking and he says "that's not a good combination." He says when you drink and shop online, you end up "up to your ass with George Foreman Grills." Blake Lively loves to go to the stores to shop. Drinking has nothing to do with it. She likes to be in the middle of excitement. She says "it's thrilling" to "walk around New York City and hear music and the twinkling lights."
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<<CUT …013 (11/27/09)>> 00:06 "George Foreman Grills"
Robin Williams
Robin Williams says no more online shopping for him. ((Note language, cut uses "ass"))
<<CUT …012 (11/27/09)>> 00:13 "in the store"
Blake Lively
Blake Lively says her spirits are brightened by being in a crowd of holiday shoppers in the city where "Gossip Girl" is filmed.
<<CUT …009 (11/27/09)>> 00:14 "to the mall"
Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Johnson says it's usually a mistake for him to go to a mall because there's often a lot of commotion making it hard to get shopping done.
<<CUT …010 (11/27/09)>> 00:09 "it on sale (laughs)"
Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Johnson says now he hardly ever goes into stores.
<<CUT …011 (11/27/09)>> 00:18 "lot of it"
Robin Tunney
Robin Tunney says online shopping doesn't work for her. ((note length of cut))
MEMBER OF "THE FOUR ACES" DIES
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A founding member of the 1950s singing group The Four Aces has died. Al Alberts was 87. His son says he died of complications from kidney failure. The Four Aces had huge hits with "Three Coins in the Fountain" in 1954 and "Love is a Many Splendored Thing" in 1955. They were known for their tight harmonies and smooth vocals. Alberts also hosted a TV talent show in Philadelphia.
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SCHOLARSHIP NAMED FOR PATRICK SWAYZE
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Horse lovers who are into the performing arts could have some of their training financed by a scholarship named for Patrick Swayze and his wife. The Arabian Horse Foundation is setting up the scholarship in honor of Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi (NEE'-mee). Both of them owned Arabian horses and competed in shows for several years. The foundation is the charitable arm of the Arabian Horse Association, based in Denver. The foundation's president says the scholarship "creates a lasting testimony to their careers in dancing, theater and movies, love of the Arabian breed and contributions over the years to AHA youth programs." The scholarship will be awarded each spring to a young person involved with Arabian horses who wants a performing arts career. It was launched with a pledge from Iron Horse Farms in Canton, Georgia. Swayze died in September of pancreatic cancer at age 57.
SUSAN LUCCI, GILES MARINI, - HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS PARADE
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Susan Lucci (LOO'-chee) is getting ready to spend this Sunday waving to fans in Hollywood. She's grand marshal of the annual Hollywood Christmas Parade. Lucci will ride in the two-and-a-half-mile parade down Hollywood Boulevard. Also in Sunday night's parade are Giles (ZHEEL) Marini, Oscar Nunez and Kate Flannery of "The Office," Kim and Shawn Wayans, Montel Williams, Cindy Williams, Ross "The Intern" Matthews, and many others including the casts of several soaps. Plus, there are marching bands, floats and equestrians. The parade is being taped and will be shown as a two-hour primetime special Dec. 10 on MyNetworkTV. It'll air again on Christmas Eve.
''SUPERIOR DONUTS" TO CLOSE ON BROADWAY
NEW YORK (AP) — "Superior Donuts" is closing its doors right after the New Year. The dramedy's final performance on Broadway will be Jan. 3. By then, it will have had a three-month run. The play stars Michael McKean (mih-KEE'-in) as the owner of a rundown Chicago doughnut shop and Jon Michael Hill as his young employee who wants to jump-start the fading business. It premiered at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company last year. "Superior Donuts" was written by Tracy Letts, who also wrote the more famous play "August: Osage County." That one won the Tony and Pulitzer Prize.
by Rosalie Fox
