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Sarah Kennedy to leave BBC Radio 2

Kennedy, who has been at the station for 17 years, is leaving, BBC spokeswoman confirms Sarah Kennedy, the BBC Radio 2 DJ, will not be returning to the station, MediaGuardian.co.uk can reveal. Kennedy, who has had a long career in TV and radio, has been away from the station for some time. Lynn Parsons is currently presenting her 5am-7am daily Radio 2 show. A BBC spokeswoman confirmed this day that Kennedy was leaving Radio 2. Kennedy, who first rose to prominence on the 1980s ITV show Game for a Laugh, has been at the station for 17 years.

Fashion kudos

Victoria Beckham’s autumn/winter collection from New York fashion week earlier this year Victoria Beckham’s reincarnation from fake-tanned style cul-de-sac to leading fashion designer was finished yesterday when British Fashion Council revealed that her eponymous label had been shortlisted for its Designer Brand of the Year award, sitting alongside fashion heavyweights Mulberry, Burberry and Pringle.

Nicolas Cage’s boss shows him the money

Nicolas Cage has settled with his former business manager who he states led him to “financial ruin” / AP Source: AP NICOLAS Cage settled a lawsuit with his former business manager who he alleged was responsible for leading him “down a path toward financial ruin”. In a lawsuit filed in October 2009, the Leaving Las Vegas star had claimed his business manager Sam Levin made reckless investments that incurred a tax debt to the tune of $US14 million, TMZ said. The Oscar-winner, who Forbes magazine estimated earned $US40 million between June 2008 and June 2009, stated he had to sell ...

Diddy sued by ex-employee for age bias

A New York woman has sued Sean “Diddy” Combs, saying he fired herbecause of her age two decades after she helped launch hiscareer. Fifty-one-year-old Francesca Spero filed the age discriminationlawsuit Sept. 1 in federal court in Manhattan. The lawsuit states the Malverne resident introduced Combs to hip-hopmogul Russell Simmons and Uptown Records after meeting Combs in1988. It states she worked at Combs’ Bad Boy Entertainment recordlabel as an executive for 12 years before being fired inMarch.

Apple unveils new iPods, TV show rental

Steve Jobs kicked off Apple’s yearly September keynote this afternoon by unveiling an updated iOS and newly redesigned iPods. “It’s the biggest change in the iPod line ever,” Jobs said. Shuffles are going back to button-based navigation, and it’ll come in five colors, each $49 (for 2GB). The iPod Nano is now a multitouch, which looks like a little square iPhone, and will be $149 for 8GB and $179 for 16GB.

Hugh Grant dreads turning 50

Actor Hugh Grant admits that he is scared of turning 50. The British actor who turns 50 Sep 9, jokes he would end his life at a euthanasia clinic once he reaches the milestone, reports femalefirst. “I’m dreading it. There is this place in Switzerland called Dignitas. I’m going to go to Dignitas on my 50th birthday – 50 is enough!” he said. The ” Four Weddings and A Funeral” star states that he lost his sense of humour when he started exercising more in a bid to escape crippling panic attacks which often struck him while he worked.

A national obsession

An assortment of crisps. Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian/PR/Photomontage We do not half love crisps. We consume, in Britain, around 6bn packets of them (plus 4.4bn bags of other assorted savoury snacks) annually – that is more than everyone else in Europe put together, around 150 packets for each and every one of us each year.

I thought Newton would kill me – Taylor

Matt Newton with Rachael Taylor in Sydney. She claims she suffered serious injury at his hands. Picture: Damian Shaw Source: Herald Sun BATTERED actress Rachael Taylor feared her lover Matthew Newton would kill her during a year of shocking physical, verbal and mental abuse, court documents reveal. The attacks culminated in shocking violence at a Rome hotel last month, in which Taylor allegedly suffered “concussion”, “bruising” and a “sprained jaw”. Taylor’s application for an apprehended domestic violence order, tendered to a magistrate yesterday, details explosive new claims that she suffered serious injury at Newton’s hands in three says during eight ...

Review: The American is Too Quiet

Laremy Legel, Sep 01, 2010 The American may be the most deceiving title of the year. Made by a Dutch director, set in Italy, and featuring loads of European sensuality paired with a very non-American sense of guilt over violence — this is a film that would have been better off calling itself The UnAmerican. Or The Not Very American. Of course, none of this is a dealbreaker, and the film still could have added up to something substantial with the listed ingredients. It doesn’t, but it could have.

Apple introduces ‘Ping,’ revamping iPod lineup

SAN FRANCISCO — Signaling the growing importance of both theover-the-top market place and the role of Netflix in Hollywood,Apple rebooted its TV strategy on Wednesday via deals to streamNetflix content as well TV shows from ABC and Fox on a revampedAppleTV device. At a press event in San Francisco, Apple CEO Steve Jobs stated Appleis ditching its buy options for the Apple TV, turning thedevice into a rental store only. Also, the price will drop from to$99 from $229 and the device will be available to consumers inabout four weeks.