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Penn Backs Out and Declines to Give Reason. A rep for Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn has confirmed that he will back out of his two current movie roles, in The Three Stooges and Cartel, the BBC reports. No reason was given; the wires speculate that Penn is aiming to resolve his marriage to actress Robin Wright-Penn. He withdrew a petition to divorce her earlier this year. [BBC News]

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Bob Bogle, Dead at 75. Guitarist for The Ventures Bob Bogle has died after a fight against non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, the rest of the band confirmed. Bogle and The Ventures had hits with "Walk Don't Run" and "Hawaii Five-O" back in their 1960s heyday. They were inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame last year. [Reuters]

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