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NEW YORK - Author J.K. Rowling sued the Daily News for $100-million Wednesday after the newspaper obtained an early copy of her new Harry Potter novel and published a preview, the book's U.S. publisher said.
The News published details of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix after buying a copy from a Brooklyn health food store that had mistakenly put the book out for sale before its Saturday release.
The suit, prepared by lawyers for Rowling and Scholastic Inc., says the newspaper damaged Rowling's intellectual property rights and harmed Scholastic's $3-million worldwide marketing campaign.
Who's Bachelor No. 1 - Prince William or Kutcher?NEW YORK - People magazine wants readers to decide between Prince William or Ashton Kutcher for No. 1 bachelor honors.
The magazine released its list of the 25 hottest bachelors Wednesday, but is leaving the top spot open to an online vote. It's also issuing two different covers - one with the prince, who's second in line to the British throne, and one with the actor, who stars in Fox's That '70s Show and Punk'd on MTV.
A side-by-side comparison in the June 30 issue shows both men are 6-foot-3. William, who turns 21 on Saturday, wears baseball caps; Kutcher, 25, prefers trucker hats. William dates "blue-blooded babes," while Kutcher hangs out with "Hollywood hotties." (He's reportedly involved with Demi Moore)
Also on the bachelor list are choreographer Cris Judd, Jennifer Lopez's ex-husband; American Idol judge Simon Cowell; and North Carolina police Officer Jeffrey Postell, who arrested fugitive Eric Rudolph.
HBO, "The Sopranos' reach agreement for sixth seasonNEW YORK - HBO and producers of the award-winning drama, The Sopranos, have announced an agreement for a sixth season consisting of 10 episodes. The cast is currently wrapping up production on the fifth.
Fans have to wait, however. The series has been off the air since December and was expected to return this fall. But HBO now says the fifth season won't begin until March.
Carey tickets for Tampa show on sale SaturdayMariah Carey begins her first-ever theater tour in Las Vegas on July 26. The Charmbracelet tour, the name of her latest album, will stop in Tampa, Sept. 3.
Tickets for the concert in Morsani Hall at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center go on sale at noon Saturday. Tickets are $58.25-$128.25 and available at the center box office, 1010 N MacInnes Place, (813) 229-7827 or Ticketmaster (813) 287-8844 or (727) 898-2100.Tickets also go on sale at noon Saturday for B.B. King and Jeff Beck, appearing at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 9 at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa. Tickets are $25-$50 and are available at the Sun Dome ticket office or Ticketmaster.