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Dates: during 2000-2009
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That's because it's a pretty standard celebrity drama. In the beginning he was a tall, devastatingly handsome young man, with a polite, soft-spoken gift for ingratiation. This he employed to worm his way into the confidence of the Hell's Angels, the outlaw motorcycle gang, becoming a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Mixed Pleasures of Hunter S. Thompson | 7/3/2008 | See Source »

On the morning of June 9, Israel got into his GMC Envoy and drove 30 miles from his Westchester home to Bear Mountain Bridge. There, he left his car behind with the words “suicide is painless” scrawled in dust on the windshield. His next move...

Author: By Daniel E. Herz-roiphe | Title: Take the Money and Run | 7/1/2008 | See Source »

But the latest sex charges are sure to take Anwar's time away from wooing potential defectors. Anwar is now launching a defamation suit against his accuser and has planned a speech to supporters, presumably one of many he will need to give if he is to convince the public...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sex and the Malaysian Politician | 6/30/2008 | See Source »

It takes a while for the Fraternity to transform Wesley from dweeb to demi-deity. For the first third of the movie, he clings to his wimpiness, threatening to break the All-time Whining record held by the Justin Long character in Live Free and Die Hard. Moviegoers may start...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Holy Jolie! Wanted Delivers | 6/27/2008 | See Source »

In the middle of one impossible assignment, Wesley asks Fox, "Have you ever thought of being somebody else - somebody normal?" She ponders for a beat and replies, "No." The same question, and answer, might apply to Jolie. The contours of her face and body are improbable, arresting and unique; she...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Holy Jolie! Wanted Delivers | 6/27/2008 | See Source »

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