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Wind reveals 'Hermione's' legs; Soph dunks on LeBron

Emma Watson laughs off wardrobe malfunction
A gust of wind at the premiere of "Harry Potter" gave the world a good look at Emma Watson's legs and underpants. At least, the actress who plays Hermione can laugh about it with David Letterman. She quipped to the "Late Show" host, "At least I'm wearing underwear." Emma had a great reason to change the subject too: She plans to go to college in the US this fall. (Us/Huffington Post/People)

LeBron dunked on by college sophomore, confiscates all video
On Monday, Jordan Crawford, a sophomore at Xavier, reportedly dunked on LeBron during a pick-up game at the LeBron James Skills Academy. Apparently this embarrassed LeBron, who had Nike officials confiscate two videos taken at the game. (Rivals.com)

QUICK HITS:

-- Rachel Weisz thinks Botox 'should be banned for actors': If she hadn't won an Oscar for "The Constant Gardner" and remained only the pretty face we knew in "Mummy," would she still feel the same? (Us)

-- *Sniff* O-S-C-A-R is D-E-A-D: Oscar G. Mayer, retired chairman of the Wisconsin-based meat processing company that bears his name, died Thursday at the age of 95. (Huffington Post)

-- Lindsay Lohan responds to tanning spray suit: What medium does she use? The Internet. What service? Just guess. You got it... Twitter. "No formula was stolen for Sevin Nyne. It's a woman looking for a payday. That's it!" she wrote. (Parade)

-- Death by chocolate in New Jersey: The accident happened when Vincent Smith II, 29, a temporary worker at Coca Services Inc., in New Jersey was loading chocolate into a vat where it's melted and mixed before being shipped elsewhere to be made into candy. (AP)

-- Edward Furlong & wife divorcing: Terminator 2: Judgment Day star Edward Furlong and his actress wife Rachael Bella are ending their three-year marriage. Bella, 25, cites irreconcilable differences in her July 6 divorce filing.(People)

-- Whereabouts of Michael Jackson's body a closely guarded secret: No final decision has been made about a time or place for a burial, and the whereabouts of the body will remain, as it has been for more than a week, a closely guarded secret. (LA Times)

-- NY rep. stands by Michael Jackson 'pervert' video New York congressman who posted a YouTube video blasting Michael Jackson as a "pervert" and child molester is standing by his words. In an interview that aired Wednesday on Fox News Channel's "The O'Reilly Factor," Rep. Peter King denied that there was anything racist in his remarks. (AP)

-- Beyonce gets crazy, sexy, cool in 'Sweet Dreams' video: MTV analyzes the video while Cube Candy scored a 30-second clip on YouTube:

'Spamalot' Goes Hollywood
Former Monty Python star Eric Idle brings his Tony Award winning musical comedy 'Spamalot' to Los Angeles. (AP)

 

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