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"Kathy Griffin can do anything to me or say anything about me because, you know, she's kind of this - she's a 50-year-old adult bully.\\... I would just ask for respect of my children." - Responding to reports Griffin will play a Palin-type character on "Glee" Salsa star Anthony takes on TV show Marc Anthony is joining wife Jennifer Lopez as a TV regular, but he's taking the dramatic route.

The Grammy-winning salsa star will become a cast member on TNT's "Hawthorne," playing police detective Nick Renata. He appeared as the character in two episodes last season. The show returns for its third season in June. Lopez is already on Fox's "American Idol." lucas takes offensive in 'star wars' suit George Lucas' movie empire is striking back in Britain's Supreme Court against a prop designer over the iconic stormtrooper helmets from the "Star Wars" films.

So far, Lucasfilm Ltd. has failed in attempts to stop Andrew Ainsworth from selling replica costumes over the Internet. Ainsworth sculpted the white helmets for the original "Star Wars" film in 1977.

The Supreme Court ruled in 2008 that the costumes were not works of art and not covered by British copyright law. Now, Lucasfilm is asking the court to rule on whether U.S. copyrights can be enforced in England. Andrew's ex-wife, Sarah, Duchess of York, said in an interview published Monday in London's Evening Standard newspaper that she would repay the 15,000 pounds ($24,500) advanced by billionaire businessman Jeffrey Epstein to settle a debt to her former personal assistant, Johnny O'Sullivan.

The duchess is quoted as saying, "I am just so contrite I cannot say."

She says the payment was handled through Andrew's office and she was not directly involved. - The Associated Press Prince Andrew's former wife has confirmed that she received financial help from a convicted U.S. sex offender, but she says she knew nothing about his background and has vowed to return the money.

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