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'Potter' Author Contemplated Suicide

Posted: 2008-03-24 11:01:53

LONDON (March 24) - J.K. Rowling said she contemplated suicide as she suffered from depression before her rise to success, according to an interview with a student journalist.

The Harry Potter author said she had suicidal thoughts in her mid-20s, when she was a single mother and struggling to establish a literary career.

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J. K. Rowling, creator of the 'Harry Potter' series, told a school paper in the U.K. that she considered killing herself when she was a struggling single mother.

"Mid-20s life circumstances were poor and I really plummeted," Rowling said, according to an interview posted online by student journalist Adeel Amini.

Rowling said in the interview, parts of which were published in Edinburgh University's Student magazine, that she sought help from doctors and spent nine months receiving cognitive behavioral therapy, according to Amini.

"We're talking suicidal thoughts here, we're not talking, `I'm a little bit miserable,"' Rowling, 42, was quoted as saying.

Amini provided The Associated Press with an audio file of his 29-minute conversation with Rowling.

Christopher Little, Rowling's London-based agent, didn't immediately respond to requests Monday for comment.

Rowling has previously said she suffered depression before her Harry Potter series brought her international success. She has acknowledged that characters featured in the series called Dementors were inspired by her illness.

Harry Potter Nation

**FILE** Author J.K. Rowling signs copies of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' for 1,600 public school children in this Oct. 15, 2007 file photo at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. After being sued by J.K. Rowling, a publisher has agreed to delay its plans to release an encyclopedic reference work on the fictitious world of the Harry Potter novels. RDR Books Publisher Roger Rapoport said he volunteered to halt typesetting on the planned "Harry Potter Lexicon" until a judge rules on whether the work constitutes a violation of Rowling's intellectual property rights, or the copyright on her novels held by Warner Bros. (AP Photo/Ric Francis, file)
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People Magazine, a Time Warner publication, is seen on a newsstand, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007, in New York. Weak results from AOL tempered an otherwise strong quarter at Time Warner Inc., the company reported Wednesday, as gains from cable TV and the latest Harry Potter movie helped the media conglomerate meet Wall Street expectations. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
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People walk by the Time Warner building, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007, in New York. Weak results from AOL tempered an otherwise strong quarter at Time Warner Inc., the company reported Wednesday, as gains from cable TV and the latest Harry Potter movie helped the media conglomerate meet Wall Street expectations. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
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The Time Warner building is photographed Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007, in New York. Weak results from AOL tempered an otherwise strong quarter at Time Warner Inc., the company reported Wednesday, as gains from cable TV and the latest Harry Potter movie helped the media conglomerate meet Wall Street expectations. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
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The Time Warner building is photographed Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007, in New York. Weak results from AOL tempered an otherwise strong quarter at Time Warner Inc., the company reported Wednesday, as gains from cable TV and the latest Harry Potter movie helped the media conglomerate meet Wall Street expectations (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
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The Time Warner building is photographed Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007, in New York. Weak results from AOL tempered an otherwise strong quarter at Time Warner Inc., the company reported Wednesday, as gains from cable TV and the latest Harry Potter movie helped the media conglomerate meet Wall Street expectations. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
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** FILE** British author J.K. Rowling holds a copy of her latest book 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' at Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, for its world wide launch, Friday, July 15, 2005. A hand-written and hand-illustrated copy of 'The Tales Of Beedle The Bard' by JK Rowling, will be auctioned in December 2007 to raise money for a children's charity. It will be the first post-Harry Potter book by Rowling, and there will only be seven copies of the book printed, which are handwritten and extensively illustrated by the author, bound in brown morocco embellished on upper cover by Edinburgh silversmiths Hamilton and Inches, with a starting price of 30,000 pounds (US$62,000; euro43,000). One copy of this collection of wizarding fairy stories is to be auctioned, and the other copies of the book are to be given away by the author as gifts. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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The front cover of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" is seen in this undated photograph released by Sotheby's in London November 1, 2007. J.K. Rowling is to say goodbye to Harry Potter with a handwritten set of fairytales mentioned in her last wizard saga that she will auction for charity. REUTERS/Sotheby's/Handout (BRITAIN). EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
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**FILE** Author J.K. Rowling signs copies of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' for 1,600 public school children in this Oct. 15, 2007 file photo at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. Citing Rowley's intellectual property rights, she and the maker of the Harry Potter films, Warner Brothers, are suing a small publisher in Michigan over its plans to release a book version of a popular Web site dedicated to the boy wizard. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)
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A Chinese girl checks on the Chinese version "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" at Xinhua booksotre in Beijing Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007. Fans has line up in front of the bookstore as it went on sale at 7.00 a.m. The seventh and final volume of the Harry Potter series in Chinese version is on sale three month after the English released in July this year. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Snapshots of Christina

** FILE ** Singer Christina Aguilera arrives for the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards in this, Sept. 16, 2007, file photo at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Aguilera says she's expecting a baby, finally confirming what has become obvious over the past few months. The 26-year-old singer told Glamour's U.K. edition that her plans for New Year's Eve involve a new baby."That'll be about the time I enter into mommyhood so I'm hoping to have started a beautiful family with my husband" she is quoted as saying in a story posted on the magazine's Web site. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, file)
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Singer Christina Aguilera arrives at the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on September 16, 2007 in Los Angeles, California..The 59th Primetime EMMY Awards - Arrivals.Shrine Auditorium.Los Angeles, California United States.September 16, 2007.Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com..To license this image (14823339), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Where Ya' Ben?

LOS ANGELES - NOVEMBER 8: Screenwriter/actor/director Ben Affleck participates in the Hollywood Reporter Writer's Roundtable at the Hollywood Reporter's offices November 8, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES - NOVEMBER 8: Screenwriter/actor/director Ben Affleck participates in the Hollywood Reporter Writer's Roundtable at the Hollywood Reporter's offices November 8, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES - NOVEMBER 8: (L-R) Screenwriters Ben Affleck, Ronald Harwood, Diablo Cody, Paul Haggis and David Benioff pose after participating in the Hollywood Reporter Writer's Roundtable at the Hollywood Reporter's offices November 8, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES - NOVEMBER 8: Screenwriter/actor/director Ben Affleck participates in the Hollywood Reporter Writer's Roundtable at the Hollywood Reporter's offices November 8, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES - NOVEMBER 8: Screenwriter/actor/director Ben Affleck participates in the Hollywood Reporter Writer's Roundtable at the Hollywood Reporter's offices November 8, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 08: Screenwriter-actor-director Ben Affleck participates in the Hollywood Reporter Writer's Roundtable at the Hollywood Reporter's offices on November 8, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images)
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Actor Ben Affleck attends The Glamour Magazine 2007 Women of The Year Awards at Lincoln Center's Avery Hall on November 5, 2007 in New York, City..Glamour Magazine Honors The 2007 Women of The Year - Arrivals.Avery Fisher Hall - Lincoln Center.New York, NY United States.November 5, 2007.Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com..To license this image (15099285), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Actor Ben Affleck attends The Glamour Magazine 2007 Women of The Year Awards at Lincoln Center's Avery Hall on November 5, 2007 in New York, City..Glamour Magazine Honors The 2007 Women of The Year - Arrivals.Avery Fisher Hall - Lincoln Center.New York, NY United States.November 5, 2007.Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com..To license this image (15099277), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Actor Ben Affleck attends The Glamour Magazine 2007 Women of The Year Awards at Lincoln Center's Avery Hall on November 5, 2007 in New York, City..Glamour Magazine Honors The 2007 Women of The Year - Arrivals.Avery Fisher Hall - Lincoln Center.New York, NY United States.November 5, 2007.Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com..To license this image (15098602), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Actor Ben Affleck attends The Glamour Magazine 2007 Women of The Year Awards at Lincoln Center's Avery Hall on November 5, 2007 in New York, City..Glamour Magazine Honors The 2007 Women of The Year - Arrivals.Avery Fisher Hall - Lincoln Center.New York, NY United States.November 5, 2007.Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com..To license this image (15098560), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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George Clooney Snapshots

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: (L-R) Writer/director Tony Gilroy, actress Tilda Swinton, producer Steve Samuels, producer Jennifer Fox, actor Austin Williams, actor George Clooney and guests attend the "Michael Clayton" premiere at The Ziegfeld on September 24, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Wintrow/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: Actor George Clooney attends the "Michael Clayton" premiere at The Ziegfeld on eptember 24, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Wintrow/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: (L-R) Writer/director Tony Gilroy, actress Tilda Swinton and actor George Clooney attend the "Michael Clayton" premiere at The Ziegfeld on September 24, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Wintrow/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: Actress Tilda Swinton and actor George Clooney attend the "Michael Clayton" premiere at The Ziegfeld on September 24, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Wintrow/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: Actress Tilda Swinton and actor George Clooney attend the "Michael Clayton" premiere at The Ziegfeld on September 24, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Wintrow/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: Actress Tilda Swinton and actor George Clooney attend the "Michael Clayton" premiere at The Ziegfeld on September 24, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Wintrow/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: Actress Tilda Swinton and actor George Clooney attend the "Michael Clayton" premiere at The Ziegfeld on September 24, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Wintrow/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: Actress Tilda Swinton and actor George Clooney attend the "Michael Clayton" premiere at The Ziegfeld on September 24, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Wintrow/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: Actor George Clooney attends the "Michael Clayton" premiere at The Ziegfeld on eptember 24, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Wintrow/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: Actor George Clooney attends the "Michael Clayton" premiere at The Ziegfeld on September 24, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Wintrow/Getty Images)
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Beyonce on the Town

U.S. singer Beyonce Knowles performs during her concert in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 9, 2007.(AP Photo/Yonhap) **KOREA OUT**
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U.S. singer Beyonce Knowles performs during her concert in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 9, 2007.(AP Photo/Yonhap) **KOREA OUT**
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U.S. singer Beyonce Knowles smiles upon her arrival at Incheon international airport, west of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007. Beyonce will perform Saturday in Seoul.(AP Photo/Yonhap, Hwang Kwang-mo) **KOREA OUT**
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U.S. singer Beyonce Knowles waves upon her arrival at Incheon international airport, west of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007. Beyonce will perform Saturday in Seoul. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Hwang Kwang-mo) **KOREA OUT**
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U.S. singer Beyonce Knowles poses for photographers in front of her picture upon her arrival at Incheon international airport, west of Seoul November 8, 2007. Multi-Grammy award winner Knowles will stage a concert in Seoul on November 9-10. REUTERS/Han Jae-Ho (SOUTH KOREA)
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U.S. singer Beyonce Knowles smiles in front of her picture upon her arrival at Incheon international airport, west of Seoul November 8, 2007. Multi-Grammy award winner Knowles will stage a concert in Seoul on November 9-10. REUTERS/Han Jae-Ho (SOUTH KOREA)
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U.S. singer Beyonce Knowles waves as she arrives at Incheon international airport, west of Seoul November 8, 2007. Multi-Grammy award winner Knowles will stage a concert in Seoul on November 9-10. REUTERS/Han Jae-Ho (SOUTH KOREA)
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U.S. singer Beyonce Knowles is welcomed by a South Korean girl upon her arrival at Incheon international airport, west of Seoul November 8, 2007. Multi-Grammy award winner Knowles will stage a concert in Seoul on November 9-10. REUTERS/Han Jae-Ho (SOUTH KOREA)
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U.S. singer Beyonce Knowles smiles upon her arrival at Incheon international airport, west of Seoul November 8, 2007. Multi-Grammy award winner Knowles will stage a concert in Seoul on November 9-10. REUTERS/Han Jae-Ho (SOUTH KOREA)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 08: Singer Beyonce Knowles arrives at Incheon Airport on November 8, 2007, in Seoul, South Korea. Knowles is scheduled to play her first concerts in Korea on November 9 and 10 as part of her B'Day World Tour. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
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Out and About in Hollywood

** FILE ** California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger laughs during a speach to the Silicon Valley Leadership Group in San Jose, Calif., in this Nov. 2, 2007, file photo. Schwarzenegger said he has been talking to both sides and urging them to settle the strike that began on Monday. The dispute is having a major effect on the state economy, the governor said during a news conference Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007, in Sacramento. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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Screen Actors Guild (SAG) president Alan Rosenberg and actress Valerie Harper join thousands of Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers and others in the fifth day of their strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) in a rally at Fox Plaza in Los Angeles' Century City district Friday, Nov. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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Actor Billy Baldwin participates in a large strike rally by The Writers Guild of America outside the Fox studio in Los Angeles November 9, 2007. REUTERS/Chris Pizzello (UNITED STATES)
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Thousands of Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers and others in the fifth day of their strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) in a rally at Fox Plaza in Los Angeles' Century City district Friday, Nov. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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Bob Schiller, 89, who wrote for "I Love Lucy," joins thousands of Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers and others in the fifth day of their strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) in a rally at Fox Plaza in Los Angeles' Century City district Friday, Nov. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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Writer Peter Griffiths, left, and producer Norman Lear join in support of thousands of Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers and others in the fifth day of their strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) in a rally at Fox Plaza in Los Angeles' Century City district Friday, Nov. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, left, and guild president Patric Verrone raise their fists as thousands of Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers and others in the fifth day of their strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) in a rally at Fox Plaza in Los Angeles' Century City district Friday, Nov. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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Thousands of Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers and others march down Avenue Of The Stars in the fifth day of their strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) in a rally at Fox Plaza in Los Angeles' Century City district, Friday, Nov. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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Actors Roger Bart, (L) Sutton Foster (C) and Christopher Fitzgerald (R) perform in a scene from their Broadway play "Young Frankenstein" in this undated handout photo. Mel Brooks may have created a monster in the expectations for "Young Frankenstein," a musical comedy that opens on November 8, 2007 in his first return to Broadway since "The Producers." REUTERS/Paul Kolnik (UNITED STATES). EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO ARCHIVES. NO SALES.
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Actors Shuler Hensley (L) and Roger Bart perform in a scene from thier Broadway play "Young Frankenstein" in this undated handout photo. Mel Brooks may have created a monster in the expectations for "Young Frankenstein," a musical comedy that opens on November 8, 2007 in his first return to Broadway since "The Producers." REUTERS/Paul Kolnik (UNITED STATES). EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO ARCHIVES. NO SALES.
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Katherine Heigl on the Town

Paris Hilton Snapshots

U.S. socialite Paris Hilton listens to a reporter's question during a news conference promoting FILA clothing at the Hyatt Hotel in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 09: Socialite Paris Hilton attends a news conference at the Hyatt Hotel on November 9, 2007 in Seoul, South Korea. Hilton is in South Korea for a FILA advertising campaign. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 09: Socialite Paris Hilton poses at a fan meeting event at the Lotte Department store on November 9, 2007 in Seoul, South Korea. Hilton is in South Korea for a FILA advertising campaign. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 09: Socialite Paris Hilton laughs at a fan meeting event at the Lotte Department store on November 9, 2007 in Seoul, South Korea. Hilton is in South Korea for a FILA advertising campaign. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 09: Socialite Paris Hilton poses with a fan during a fan meeting event at the Lotte Department store on November 9, 2007 in Seoul, South Korea. Hilton is in South Korea for a FILA advertising campaign. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 09: Photographers take photos during a of Paris Hilton press conference at the Hyatt Hotel on November 9, 2007 in Seoul, South Korea. Hilton is in South Korea for a FILA advertising campaign. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
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U.S. socialite Paris Hilton poses for photographers during a news conference promoting FILA clothing at the Hyatt Hotel in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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U.S. socialite Paris Hilton poses for photographers during a news conference promoting FILA clothing at the Hyatt Hotel in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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U.S. socialite Paris Hilton answers a reporter's question during a news conference promoting FILA clothing at the Hyatt Hotel in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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U.S. celebrity Paris Hilton drinks water during a news conference to promote sports brand Fila at the Hyatt hotel in Seoul November 9, 2007. REUTERS/Han Jae-Ho (SOUTH KOREA)
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'Heroes' on the Town

(L-R) Actors Jack Coleman, Hayden Panettiere, Milo Ventimiglia, Masi Oka and guest attend the "Heroes" 2007 Pre-Emmy Party Hosted by Perry Ellis and Vanity Fair at the Chateau Marmont on September 14, 2007 in Los Angeles.."Heroes" 2007 Pre-Emmy Party Hosted by Perry Ellis and Vanity Fair.Chateau Marmont .Los Angeles, California United States.September 14, 2007.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (14803054), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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(L-R) Actors Jack Coleman, Hayden Panettiere, Milo Ventimiglia, Masi Oka and guest attend the "Heroes" 2007 Pre-Emmy Party Hosted by Perry Ellis and Vanity Fair at the Chateau Marmont on September 14, 2007 in Los Angeles.."Heroes" 2007 Pre-Emmy Party Hosted by Perry Ellis and Vanity Fair.Chateau Marmont .Los Angeles, California United States.September 14, 2007.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (14803053), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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(L-R) Actors Jack Coleman, Hayden Panettiere, Milo Ventimiglia, Masi Oka and guest attend the "Heroes" 2007 Pre-Emmy Party Hosted by Perry Ellis and Vanity Fair at the Chateau Marmont on September 14, 2007 in Los Angeles.."Heroes" 2007 Pre-Emmy Party Hosted by Perry Ellis and Vanity Fair.Chateau Marmont .Los Angeles, California United States.September 14, 2007.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (14803052), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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(L-R) Actors Milo Ventimiglia, Masi Oka, Zachary Quinto and Hayden Panettiere attend the "Heroes" 2007 Pre-Emmy Party Hosted by Perry Ellis and Vanity Fair at the Chateau Marmont on September 14, 2007 in Los Angeles.."Heroes" 2007 Pre-Emmy Party Hosted by Perry Ellis and Vanity Fair.Chateau Marmont .Los Angeles, California United States.September 14, 2007.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (14803025), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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(L-R) Actors Milo Ventimiglia, guest, Masi Oka, Zachary Quinto, Hayden Panettiere and Kristen Bell attend the "Heroes" 2007 Pre-Emmy Party Hosted by Perry Ellis and Vanity Fair at the Chateau Marmont on September 14, 2007 in Los Angeles.."Heroes" 2007 Pre-Emmy Party Hosted by Perry Ellis and Vanity Fair.Chateau Marmont .Los Angeles, California United States.September 14, 2007.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (14803024), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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(L-R) Actors Milo Ventimiglia, guest, Masi Oka, Zachary Quinto, Hayden Panettiere and Kristen Bell attend the "Heroes" 2007 Pre-Emmy Party Hosted by Perry Ellis and Vanity Fair at the Chateau Marmont on September 14, 2007 in Los Angeles.."Heroes" 2007 Pre-Emmy Party Hosted by Perry Ellis and Vanity Fair.Chateau Marmont .Los Angeles, California United States.September 14, 2007.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (14803009), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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(L-R) Actress' Dania Ramirez and Hayden Panettiere attend the "Heroes" 2007 Pre-Emmy Party Hosted by Perry Ellis and Vanity Fair at the Chateau Marmont on September 14, 2007 in Los Angeles.."Heroes" 2007 Pre-Emmy Party Hosted by Perry Ellis and Vanity Fair.Chateau Marmont .Los Angeles, California United States.September 14, 2007.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (14802970), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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(L-R) Actress' Adair Tishler and Hayden Panettiere attend the "Heroes" 2007 Pre-Emmy Party Hosted by Perry Ellis and Vanity Fair at the Chateau Marmont on September 14, 2007 in Los Angeles.."Heroes" 2007 Pre-Emmy Party Hosted by Perry Ellis and Vanity Fair.Chateau Marmont .Los Angeles, California United States.September 14, 2007.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (14802963), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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(L-R) Actress' Dania Ramirez and Hayden Panettiere attend the "Heroes" 2007 Pre-Emmy Party Hosted by Perry Ellis and Vanity Fair at the Chateau Marmont on September 14, 2007 in Los Angeles.."Heroes" 2007 Pre-Emmy Party Hosted by Perry Ellis and Vanity Fair.Chateau Marmont .Los Angeles, California United States.September 14, 2007.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (14802682), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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(L-R) Actor Zachary Quinto and actress Hayden Panettiere attend the "Heroes" 2007 Pre-Emmy Party Hosted by Perry Ellis and Vanity Fair at the Chateau Marmont on September 14, 2007 in Los Angeles.."Heroes" 2007 Pre-Emmy Party Hosted by Perry Ellis and Vanity Fair.Chateau Marmont .Los Angeles, California United States.September 14, 2007.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (14802676), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Kiefer Sutherland Snapshots

** FILE ** Actor Kiefer Sutherland, who plays Jack Bauer on Fox TV's "24" arrives at the Fox Fall Eco-Casino party in Los Angeles on in this Sept. 24, 2007, file photo. The planned January return of Fox's "24" has been postponed indefinitely because of the writers strike. Since only some of the series' 24 episodes have been shot, Fox didn't want to risk beginning a new season that might be interrupted. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)
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* EXCLUSIVE * .Kiefer Sutherland and ACTRA's Richard Hardacre at a reception honoring actor Kiefer Sutherland with the ACTRA Award of Excellence award at the residence of the Canadian Consulate General in Los Angeles on September 25, 2007 in Los Angeles, California..Kiefer Sutherland receives the ACTRA Award of Excellence.Canadian Consulate residence.Los Angeles, California United States.September 25, 2007.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (14867487), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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* EXCLUSIVE * .Kiefer Sutherland at a reception honoring actor Kiefer Sutherland with the ACTRA Award of Excellence award at the residence of the Canadian Consulate General in Los Angeles on September 25, 2007 in Los Angeles, California..Kiefer Sutherland receives the ACTRA Award of Excellence.Canadian Consulate residence.Los Angeles, California United States.September 25, 2007.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (14867601), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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* EXCLUSIVE * .Kiefer Sutherland and Leslie Hope at a reception honoring actor Kiefer Sutherland with the ACTRA Award of Excellence award at the residence of the Canadian Consulate General in Los Angeles on September 25, 2007 in Los Angeles, California..Kiefer Sutherland receives the ACTRA Award of Excellence.Canadian Consulate residence.Los Angeles, California United States.September 25, 2007.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (14867594), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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* EXCLUSIVE * .Kiefer Sutherland at a reception honoring actor Kiefer Sutherland with the ACTRA Award of Excellence award at the residence of the Canadian Consulate General in Los Angeles on September 25, 2007 in Los Angeles, California..Kiefer Sutherland receives the ACTRA Award of Excellence.Canadian Consulate residence.Los Angeles, California United States.September 25, 2007.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (14867497), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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* EXCLUSIVE * .Kiefer Sutherland at a reception honoring actor Kiefer Sutherland with the ACTRA Award of Excellence award at the residence of the Canadian Consulate General in Los Angeles on September 25, 2007 in Los Angeles, California..Kiefer Sutherland receives the ACTRA Award of Excellence.Canadian Consulate residence.Los Angeles, California United States.September 25, 2007.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (14867493), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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* EXCLUSIVE * .Kiefer Sutherland at a reception honoring actor Kiefer Sutherland with the ACTRA Award of Excellence award at the residence of the Canadian Consulate General in Los Angeles on September 25, 2007 in Los Angeles, California..Kiefer Sutherland receives the ACTRA Award of Excellence.Canadian Consulate residence.Los Angeles, CA USA.September 25, 2007.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (14867314), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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LOS ANGELES - SEPTEMBER 16: (FILE PHOTO) Actor Kiefer Sutherland arrives at the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium September 16, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. Sutherland was arrested early morning for a misdemeanor drunk driving charge September 25 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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Actor Kiefer Sutherland and Actress Ali Larter during the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on September 16, 2007 in Los Angeles, California.The 59th Primetime EMMY Awards - Show.Shrine Festival.Los Angeles , CA USA.September 16, 2007.Photo by John Shearer/WireImage.com..To license this image (14816255), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Actor Kiefer Sutherland and Actress Ali Larter during the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on September 16, 2007 in Los Angeles, California.The 59th Primetime EMMY Awards - Show.Shrine Festival.Los Angeles , CA USA.September 16, 2007.Photo by John Shearer/WireImage.com..To license this image (14813438), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Miley Cyrus Snapshots

Mileyworld Girl Rebecca Mines, bottom right, holds the microphone while fans of Miley Cyrus, star of The Disney Channel's series "Hannah Montana," sing karaoke as they participate in the Ultimate Miley Party Bus Tour 2007, on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)
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Actress Madison Pettis of The Disney Channel's series "Cory in the House" waves while singing with the crowd as fans of Miley Cyrus, star of The Disney Channel's series "Hannah Montana," participate in the Ultimate Miley Party Bus Tour 2007, on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)
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Actress Madison Pettis of The Disney Channel's series "Cory in the House" talks to the crowd as fans of Miley Cyrus, star of The Disney Channel's series "Hannah Montana," participate in the Ultimate Miley Party Bus Tour 2007, on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)
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Young fans of Miley Cyrus, star of The Disney Channel's series "Hannah Montana," wave to a television news camera as they participate in the Ultimate Miley Party Bus Tour 2007, on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)
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Eight year old Samantha Mahurin celebrates after spinning a prize wheel to win a "Hannah Montana" singing toothbrush and a Miley Cyrus autographed photo, as fans of Miley Cyrus, star of The Disney Channel's series "Hannah Montana," participate in the Ultimate Miley Party Bus Tour 2007, on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)
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Fans of Miley Cyrus, star of The Disney Channel's series "Hannah Montana," participate in the Ultimate Miley Party Bus Tour 2007, on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)
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Lilli Keeve, 11, of Culvery City, Calif, has temporary tattoos applied to her cheeks as fans of Miley Cyrus, star of The Disney Channel's series "Hannah Montana," participate in the Ultimate Miley Party Bus Tour 2007, on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)
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MileyWorld girls pose for a photo as fans of Miley Cyrus, star of The Disney Channel's series "Hannah Montana," participate in the Ultimate Miley Party Bus Tour 2007, on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)
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Mileyworld Girl Rebecca Mines holds the microphone while fans of Miley Cyrus, star of The Disney Channel's series "Hannah Montana," sing karaoke as they participate in the Ultimate Miley Party Bus Tour 2007, on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)
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