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 City of Ember Smolders

Kids will enjoy nonsensical movie

(Newser) - Kids should enjoy the “rousing and action-packed and short” City of Ember, so long as they "haven't already been hopelessly corrupted by high-powered sci-fi on TV and video,” Roger Ebert writes for the Chicago Sun-Times. But for adults the movie may prove too nonsensical, and, for other critics, too dull. “I've had more fun trying to assemble an Ikea wardrobe,” writes Chris Tookey in the Daily Mail. More »

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 Murray 'Devastated' by Divorce 

Actor was 'just dead, just broken' since May

(Newser) - His divorce from his wife of 11 years and her accusations of abuse and addiction “were devastating…the worst thing that ever happened to me in my entire life," says Bill Murray. "I was just dead, just broken," a teary Murray told the AP of the months following the June settlement, which gave custody of the couple’s four kids to their mother. More »

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Who Ya
Gonna Call? Ghostbusters Gear Up Again

Original cast will return for second sequel

(Newser) - Mystical evildoers, beware: The Ghostbusters are back. A team of writers from The Office will provide the script for the third installment of the blockbuster franchise, Variety reports. The stars of the 1984 film and its 1989 sequel, including Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd, are slated to return, but disagreements over cast compensation could yet stall the production's progress. More »

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 Bill Murray Drops In on Air Show 

Actor hurls himself from 13,500 feet for perfect landing at Chicago show

(Newser) - Wisecracking comedian Bill Murray launched himself from 13,500 feet to start off the Chicago Air and Water Show yesterday, AP reports. "Is there some frequent flier program?" quipped the 57-year-old actor before leaping from a plane and executing several spins strapped to the belly of a sergeant from the Army's Golden Knights parachute team. "It was quite a kick," gushed Murray after a picture-perfect landing. More »

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 Murray's Divorce
 Settled in a Flash 

After allegations from both sides a month ago, comedian's wife gets custody, houses

(Newser) - Gossip hounds hoping for acrimonious divorce proceedings for Bill Murray aren't getting their wish, TMZ reports. The actor's divorce has already been settled, with papers signed June 13. Wife Jennifer Butler Murray, 42, gets custody of the four kids; Bill, 57, will have to pay child support. Jennifer, who also gets homes in California and South Carolina, had alleged that Murray was a sex-crazed, abusive drug addict. More »

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 Cops: Kids Fled
 Murray's 'Boozy' Ex 

Cops called when soon-to-be-ex got 'physical' with kids

(Newser) - Bill Murray's wife, who claims in their divorce that the actor is a violent alcoholic with cheating and sexual compulsions, had the police knocking on her door to investigate neighbors' complaints that she'd gotten “physical” with her children while drinking, the New York Post reports. Two of the couple’s children ran to a neighbor during the bizarre March incident. More »

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Murray's Wife Files for Divorce, Citing Abuse...

...Adultery, drugs, and she'd like a restraining order, please

(Newser) - Bill Murray is a spouse-abusing, drug-addicted adulterer, charges his soon-to-be-ex-wife. Jennifer Butler Murray filed for divorce recently, citing “adultery, addiction to marijuana and alcohol, abusive behavior, physical abuse, sexual addictions, and frequent abandonment.” She also asked for a restraining order against the comedian. More »

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Bill Murray's Perfect Day Ruined

Actor admits to driving golf cart under the influence in Sweden

(Newser) - Bill Murray stole a scene out of “Caddyshack” today by admitting to driving a golf cart through downtown Sweden while under the influence. When cops pulled him over, the lively thespian refused to take a breathalyzer test but did sign a statement admitting he had been drinking. Police said they had no idea how his new vehicle “ended up in this predicament.” More »

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