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Indiana Settles Up in Sugarland Stage Collapse

Sugarland, Jennifer Nettles, Kristian Bush Mike Coppola/Getty Images, Joey Foley/Getty Images

For those folks in harm's way that terrifying night last August when a storm caused Sugarland's stage to collapse at the Indiana State Fair, here's some financial solace at least.

The Indiana Attorney General's Office confirmed that, as of Monday, 64 of the 65 victims have accepted settlement offers from the state that will see them receive checks from the $5 million tort claim fund, the maximum allowable under state law.

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What's Up With All Those Hangover II Headaches?

Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zac Galifianakis, The Hangover 2 Courtesy of Warner Bros.

The Wolfpack are in the clear—and this time it wasn't for gambling, drinking or stealing a tiger.

Warner Bros. has resolved separate lawsuits filed against it in recent months over its hit sequel, The Hangover Part II: the first filed by a stuntman left with severe brain trauma after being injured on set; and the second brought by a guy who claimed the filmmakers stole his life story to use as the basis for the blockbuster's plot.

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Tobey Maguire Pays Up to Make Poker Lawsuit Disappear

Tobey Maguire Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Tobey Maguire knows when to fold 'em.

The star, currently filming Baz Luhrman's adaptation of The Great Gatsby with pal Leonardo DiCaprio, has reached a settlement in a lawsuit accusing him of winning more than $300,000 as part of an allegedly illicit poker ring organized by a currently imprisoned Beverly Hills hedge-fund manager.

So what did Maguire do to untangle himself from this complex legal web?

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Hulk and Linda Hogan's Divorce Settlement Revealed

Linda Hogan, Hulk Hogan Nancy Kaszerman/ZumaPress.com

 It's been almost four years since we first heard word of Hulk Hogan heading toward a divorce with wife Linda Bollea, and we're still learning new information about their settlement.

The champion wrestler, whose real name is Terry Bollea, managed to play nice with his soon-to-be ex-wife, pinning down an agreement over assets worth around $30 million back in 2009.

The settlement was confidential—until this week, when it was attached to a new motion filed in court records and became public.

So who got the short end of the stick?

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Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva's Custody Settlement: Who's Getting What?

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Aside from reaching a custody agreement over the raising of their daughter, the good news here is that Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva can finally get on with their lives.

The Braveheart star and his ex-girlfriend turned up in Los Angeles County Superior Court today where their attorneys officially informed Judge Peter Lichtman that the two have settled their financial child custody issues.

So what's the deal?

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Meg Ryan, You're in Luck! John Mellencamp a Free Man

Meg Ryan, John Mellencamp Elder Ordonez/INFphoto.com

It hurts so good all right.

John Mellencamp's divorce from his estranged supermodel-wife, Elaine Irwin Mellencamp, became final last Friday.

But it's not so bad. After all, he is officially free to pursue Meg Ryan now.

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Sienna Miller Gets Revenge in Phone-Tapping Scandal

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UPDATE: News of the World has issued a statement apologizing to Miller. "Past behavior at the News of the World in relation to voicemail interception is a matter of genuine regret," the statement read. "It is now apparent that our previous inquiries failed to uncover important evidence and we acknowledge our actions then were not sufficiently robust."

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Here's a news flash: Mess with Sienna Miller and expect to pay up big-time.

The British thesp won a decisive court judgment against News of the World that will see the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid pay her a whopping $162,000 in damages after it accepted all liability for hacking into her phone for scoops on her private life.

So is Sienna satisfied?

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Has ScarJo Mellowed Sean Penn? Here's Some Potential Evidence....

Sean Penn AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

Has Sean Penn been tamed? The formerly unapologetic hell-raiser has been making headlines lately for his ongoing stand-up work helping Haitian earthquake victims and attending A-list weddings on the arm of his new ladylove, Scarlett Johansson.

Now, he's even making nice with paparazzi. What gives?

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Courtney Love's Big Tweet Hole Costs Her Big Bucks

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When it comes to Twitter antics, Charlie Sheen is (duh) winning. Courtney Love, on the other hand, isn't.

On the bright side, someone not only managed to decipher what Love wrote on one of her nonsensical online rants, but thought that gibberish was influential enough to take seriously. But on the not so bright side, that influence is gonna cost her $430,000.

So, what's the deal?

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Ellen Barkin Makes Peace With Ex-Hubby (Finally)

ANOTHER HAPPY DAY, Ellen Barkin Wallace M. Chrouch / Mandalay Vision

It wasn't The Big Easy but it was easy enough.

Ellen Barkin has settled a three-year-old lawsuit brought by her ex-husband, billionaire financier Ron Perelman, who accused her of allegedly siphoning off funds from a film production company the couple had started.

So what happened?

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