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A roundup of Friday morning’s arts and entertainment headlines:

Casey Affleck admits “I’m Still Here” was all in good fun. (Los Angeles Times)

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert announce rival events: “Rally to Restore Sanity” vs. “March to Keep Fear Alive.” (Huffington Post)

“40 Year-0ld Virgin” actor Shelley Malil is found guilty of attempted murder. (Los Angeles Times)

Comic book creators are nervous about California’s video game law. (Los Angeles Times)

“Paranormal Activity 2” will roll out in theaters the way the first film did. (Los Angeles Times)

Sacha Baron Cohen has been cast as Freddie Mercury. (Huffington Post)

A group of lucky, lucky “Lost” fans sat in a London theater for all 121 episodes back-to-back. (BBC)

“Memphis Beat” is coming back for another season on TNT. (Entertainment Weekly)

“Glee” creator Ryan Murphy is co-creating a supernatural procedural series. (Deadline)

Jennifer Love Hewitt wants to star in a female version of “The Big Bang Theory.” (Deadline)

Snooki charges $20,000 to walk the red carpet at your event. (Us Magazine)

Gabourey Sidibe says she’s happy with her controversial Elle cover. (Contact Music)

President Obama challenges kids to design educational video games. (Kotaku)

-- Patrick Kevin Day

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