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A little-known version of Mickey Mouse came before ‘Steamboat Willie’ — and he wasn’t very nice

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Before he became the biggest mouse in the biz, Mickey Mouse welcomed audiences to the movies. Beginning in 1928, the mischievous Walt Disney icon starred in short films that played before the main attractions at theaters across the US. He charmed moviegoers with his black-and-white antics and high-pitched squeak,

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Paula Abdul accuses ‘American Idol’ exec producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexual assault, harassment

By Dan Heching and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Paula Abdul, Grammy-winning entertainer and former judge on “American Idol” and “So You Think You Can Dance,” is suing the executive producer of those programs, Nigel Lythgoe, accusing him of sexual assault and harassment along with gender violence and negligence, according to a lawsuit filed Friday.

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‘Time Bomb Y2K’ ignites the media hysteria around the 20th century’s final freakout

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “Time Bomb Y2K,” an HBO documentary about the panic related to the calendar switch to 2000 and the pandemonium “experts” warned would ensue, possesses an “Everything old is new again” quality, a semi-comical reminder that conspiracies and media hysteria don’t end but merely recycle. The only negative aspect

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