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VOICE-OVER:

ACTOR COMEDIAN ROBIN WILLIAMS COMMITTED SUICIDE BY HANGING HIMSELF...

...IN HIS SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HOME.

OFFICIALS MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT TUESDAY_A DAY AFTER HIS PERSONAL ASSISTANT DISCOVERED HIS BODY.

SOUNDBITE (English) Lt. Keith Boyd, Marin County Sheriff's Department

"Entered the bedroom to find Mr. Williams clothed, in a seated position unresponsive with a belt secured around his neck."

THE ACTOR-COMEDIAN HAD BEEN TREATED FOR DEPRESSION RECENTLY...AND HAD A LONG HISTORY WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

SOUNDBITE (English) Lt. Keith Boyd, Marin County Sheriff's Department

"Toxicology testing will be conducted to determine if Mr. Williams had any chemical substances in his system at the time of his death."

SOUNDBITE (English) Haven Daley, Associated Press

"Meanwhile, here at the San Francisco home featured in the movie "Mrs. Doubtfire," fans have been stopping by to pay their respect."

SOUNDBITE (English) Marion Blumberg, Fan from San Francisco

"His son went to school with my sons. We would see him at school functions. He was just a regular dad. Loved his kids."

FANS ALSO SHOWED UP AT THE OSCAR-WINNING ACTOR'S FORMER SAN FRANCISCO HOME.

SOUNDBITE (English) Regina Singh, Fan from Sacramento

"Since I've been in this country, all I do is watch his movies. So I'm a very big fan, big time."

THEY'RE ALSO REMEMBERING WILLIAMS AT COMEDY CLUBS IN NEW YORK CITY...

SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Ross, Fan from New York

"I think everyone's very sad, nobody has a bad thing to say about Robin Williams. You can't find anybody who's going to. You know, he was a great, great guy."

...AND IN COLORADO -- AT THE HOME USED FOR HIS BREAK-THROUGH TV SHOW "MORK & MINDY.".

SOUNDBITE: (English) Rose Widera, Boulder Fan

"It was just our way of coming out and paying tribute and saying goodbye.''

WILLIAMS LEAVES BEHIND A WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE STILL PENDING.

HAVEN DALEY, ASSOCIATED PRESS, SAN FRANCISCO.

CELEBRITY FOOTAGE

Beverly Hills - July 29, 2013

1. Various of Robin Williams at CBS party

AP ENTERTAINMENT

Tiburon, California - August 12, 2014

2. Various of small memorial outside Robin Williams' home where he was found dead

ABC NEWS - NO ACCESS NORTH AMERICA

San Rafael, California - August 12, 2014

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Lt. Keith Boyd, Marin County Sheriff's Department (transcript below)

AP ENTERTAINMENT

Los Angeles - October 4, 2006

4. Shot of robin williams being interviewed at movie premiere

CELEBRITY FOOTAGE

Beverly Hills - July 29, 2013

5. Robin Williams at CBS party

AP ENTERTAINMENT

Los Angeles - October 4, 2006

6. Wide of Robin Williams at film premiere

AP ENTERTAINMENT

San Francisco - August 12, 2014

7. Wide of home where 'Mrs. Doubtfire' was filmed

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Haven Daley, Associated Press (transcript below)

9. Various of memorial at 'Mrs. Doubtfire' home

10. SOUNDBITE (English) Marion Blumberg, Robin Williams fan from San Francisco (transcript below)

11. Various shots of memorial set up at former San Francisco home of Robin Williams

12. SOUNDBITE (English) Regina Singh, Robin Williams fan (transcript below)

AP ENTERTAINMENT

New York - August 12, 2014

13. Various of memorial outside Caroline's on Broadway comedy club

14. SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Ross, Robin Williams fan (transcript below)

AP ENTERTAINMENT

Boulder, Colorado - August 12, 2014

15. Various of memorial set up outside the fictional home of 'Mork and Mindy' from the sitcom starring Robin Williams

AP ENTERTAINMENT

San Francisco - August 12, 2014

16. Various cards left at memorials outside 'Mrs. Doubtfire' home

VOICE-OVER:

ACTOR COMEDIAN ROBIN WILLIAMS COMMITTED SUICIDE BY HANGING HIMSELF...

...IN HIS SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HOME.

OFFICIALS MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT TUESDAY_A DAY AFTER HIS PERSONAL ASSISTANT DISCOVERED HIS BODY.

SOUNDBITE (English) Lt. Keith Boyd, Marin County Sheriff's Department

"Entered the bedroom to find Mr. Williams clothed, in a seated position unresponsive with a belt secured around his neck."

THE ACTOR-COMEDIAN HAD BEEN TREATED FOR DEPRESSION RECENTLY...AND HAD A LONG HISTORY WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

SOUNDBITE (English) Lt. Keith Boyd, Marin County Sheriff's Department

"Toxicology testing will be conducted to determine if Mr. Williams had any chemical substances in his system at the time of his death."

SOUNDBITE (English) Haven Daley, Associated Press

"Meanwhile, here at the San Francisco home featured in the movie "Mrs. Doubtfire," fans have been stopping by to pay their respect."

SOUNDBITE (English) Marion Blumberg, Fan from San Francisco

"His son went to school with my sons. We would see him at school functions. He was just a regular dad. Loved his kids."

FANS ALSO SHOWED UP AT THE OSCAR-WINNING ACTOR'S FORMER SAN FRANCISCO HOME.

SOUNDBITE (English) Regina Singh, Fan from Sacramento

"Since I've been in this country, all I do is watch his movies. So I'm a very big fan, big time."

THEY'RE ALSO REMEMBERING WILLIAMS AT COMEDY CLUBS IN NEW YORK CITY...

SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Ross, Fan from New York

"I think everyone's very sad, nobody has a bad thing to say about Robin Williams. You can't find anybody who's going to. You know, he was a great, great guy."

...AND IN COLORADO -- AT THE HOME USED FOR HIS BREAK-THROUGH TV SHOW "MORK & MINDY.".

SOUNDBITE: (English) Rose Widera, Boulder Fan

"It was just our way of coming out and paying tribute and saying goodbye.''

WILLIAMS LEAVES BEHIND A WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE STILL PENDING.

HAVEN DALEY, ASSOCIATED PRESS, SAN FRANCISCO.

CELEBRITY FOOTAGE

Beverly Hills - July 29, 2013

1. Various of Robin Williams at CBS party

AP ENTERTAINMENT

Tiburon, California - August 12, 2014

2. Various of small memorial outside Robin Williams' home where he was found dead

ABC NEWS - NO ACCESS NORTH AMERICA

San Rafael, California - August 12, 2014

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Lt. Keith Boyd, Marin County Sheriff's Department (transcript below)

AP ENTERTAINMENT

Los Angeles - October 4, 2006

4. Shot of robin williams being interviewed at movie premiere

CELEBRITY FOOTAGE

Beverly Hills - July 29, 2013

5. Robin Williams at CBS party

AP ENTERTAINMENT

Los Angeles - October 4, 2006

6. Wide of Robin Williams at film premiere

AP ENTERTAINMENT

San Francisco - August 12, 2014

7. Wide of home where 'Mrs. Doubtfire' was filmed

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Haven Daley, Associated Press (transcript below)

9. Various of memorial at 'Mrs. Doubtfire' home

10. SOUNDBITE (English) Marion Blumberg, Robin Williams fan from San Francisco (transcript below)

11. Various shots of memorial set up at former San Francisco home of Robin Williams

12. SOUNDBITE (English) Regina Singh, Robin Williams fan (transcript below)

AP ENTERTAINMENT

New York - August 12, 2014

13. Various of memorial outside Caroline's on Broadway comedy club

14. SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Ross, Robin Williams fan (transcript below)

AP ENTERTAINMENT

Boulder, Colorado - August 12, 2014

15. Various of memorial set up outside the fictional home of 'Mork and Mindy' from the sitcom starring Robin Williams

AP ENTERTAINMENT

San Francisco - August 12, 2014

16. Various cards left at memorials outside 'Mrs. Doubtfire' home

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ARCHIVE: New York, 14 July 2008

1. Still image: Morgan Freeman and step-granddaughter E'Dena Hines attend premiere of "The Dark Knight"

2. Still image: Morgan Freeman and step-granddaughter E'Dena Hines attend premiere of "The Dark Knight"

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3. Wide shot Morgan Freeman and .. at "Ted 2" premiere

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ARCHIVE: Las Vegas, 27 March 2014

4. Wide Morgan Freeman and director Wally Pfister talk with reporter at CinemaCon event promoting their film "Transcendence"

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ARCHIVE: Los Angeles, 10 April 2014

5. Medium of Morgan Freeman speaking to a reporter

STORYLINE:

MAN SENTENCED IN FATAL STABBING OF MORGAN FREEMAN'S GRANDDAUGHTER

A man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of actor Morgan Freeman's step-granddaughter in New York City.

Prosecutors say 33-year-old Lamar Davenport stabbed his girlfriend E'Dena Hines multiple times while under the influence of alcohol and drugs in August 2015.

Davenport issued an apology during his sentencing hearing Thursday, and said, ``I don't remember what happened.''

Davenport was convicted of first-degree manslaughter in May.

Hines was an aspiring actress and played a small role in the movie ``5 Flights Up'' along with Freeman and Diane Keaton.

Freeman said in a statement after her death that ``the world will never know her artistry and talent.''

His publicist previously said that while Hines was Freeman's step-granddaughter, he referred to her as his granddaughter.

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STEPHEN COLLINS DENIES HE'S A PEDOPHILE IN INTERVIEW

Embattled actor Stephen Collins says he's not a pedophile and insists he has inappropriately touched a minor on only one occasion.

In an interview with Yahoo's Katie Couric, the "7th Heaven" star described himself instead as someone suffering from "exhibitionist urges" and "big boundary issues."

Those issues prompted a physical encounter with an underage girl in 1973.

According to Collins, the girl had come to visit and stay with him and his first wife. After his wife had gone to sleep, he and the girl were watching TV together.

"I took her hand and moved it in such a way that she was touching me inappropriately," he said. "I knew that something unthinkably wrong had just happened that I couldn't take back."

He also said he exposed himself to a teenage girl in 1982 and another in 1994.

He said he has had no such urges since 1994.

Collins, who is being investigated by the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department on molestation allegations but has not been charged with any crime, characterized his actions with the girl and the two teens as "terrible, and I regret them deeply," adding, "I'm absolutely not attracted, physically or sexually attracted, to children. I'm just not."

In response to Couric's direct question, Collins said he has never been attracted to young boys.

Collins said he's been in treatment and religious counseling for 20 years.

"I'm a human being with flaws," he said. "I have dealt with them very, very strongly and commitedly in my private life."

In October, TMZ released a 2012 audio recording of Collins purportedly acknowledging molesting underage girls during a marriage-counseling session with his estranged wife, actress Faye Grant. Collins said Grant recorded the session without his or the therapist's consent. Grant has said she gave police the audio only after Collins refused to seek appropriate treatment. But she has denied giving the recording to TMZ.

Within hours of TMZ posting its story, two TV networks announced they were canceling scheduled re-runs of "7th Heaven," and Collins lost roles in the upcoming film "Ted 2" and this season of the ABC series "Scandal." Collins had played a devoted family man and pastor on the wholesome drama "7th Heaven" for 11 seasons.

Los Angeles police investigated him in 2012 and reviewed their case in October but a spokeswoman said Friday there were no updates on its status. Los Angeles Sheriff's Department detectives also opened an investigation into Collins over an early 1980s incident, but as of Friday had not presented their case to prosecutors.

Collins and Grant remain in divorce proceedings.

Excerpts from the interview were released on the Yahoo website and aired on ABC News programs Friday (19 DEC. 2014).

CELEBRITY FOOTAGE

Los Angeles, 20 January 2007

1. Medium of Stephen Collins arriving at an event to promote the final season of "7th Heaven"

2. Zoom in on Stephen Collins

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Los Angeles, 31 January 2007

3. Medium of Stephen Collins and Faye Grant arriving at a movie premiere

SHOTLIST:

AP Television

Washington, DC - March 18, 2010

1. Tilt down shot of neon ''Elvis'' sign to workers finishing exhibit

2. Wide screen in auditorium, showing film of Elvis performing

3. Close-up newspaper headlines

4. Close-up Presley photograph

5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ken Paulson, President, Newseum:

"You know, it is hard to imagine in an era of Lady Gaga, but this man stood on stage, shook his hips and startled America. "

6. Tilt up shot of jumpsuit from Presley''s 1973 Aloha from Hawaii TV concert

7. Various workers putting up photographs

8. Close-up record

9. Mid shot, Elvis performing

10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ken Paulson, President, Newseum:

"The press coverage was highly critical. They talked about his threat to the morals of this country and how if this were not stopped young people would be subjected to all kinds of immoral thoughts and sexual thoughts."

11. Push in to newspaper headlines

12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ken Paulson, President, Newseum:

"Now, the interesting thing about that is that until then he was a regional performer, he had been a truck driver, he was popular in maybe 3 of the 50 states and then suddenly overnight, you tell America this man is too dirty to be on stage, suddenly everyone looks and pays attention. The press may have turned him into the King of Rock and Roll."

Video exhibit, June 9, 1972

13. Mid shot of news conference Presley is giving in Madison Square Garden, in New York

AP Television

Washington, DC - March 18, 2010

14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ken Paulson, President, Newseum:

"We''ve got a lot of rare archival photos of him sparring with the press and press conferences. They often asked Elvis''s personal feelings on political issues and he steered clear of it - which set him apart from his contemporaries like The Beatles. Elvis wanted to make music, he didn''t necessarily want to make headlines and he certainly didn''t want to make controversy, as ironic as that is from a man who was very controversial when he came on the scene."

15. Images from the exhibit of Presley shaking hands with President Richard Nixon

16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ken Paulson, President, Newseum:

"Apparently, if you are the king of Rock and Roll you can get into the Oval Office on short notice. And that is what happened that day, there was actually Elvis fans inside the White House who made it happen. Elvis walked in, met Nixon and offered his services to help fight the war on drugs. Which obviously has more than a little bit of irony to it."

17. Various photograph of Nixon and Presley, FBI badge Presley requested

18. Close-up cufflinks Nixon gave Presley

19. Wide shot, Presley''s 1957 Harley Davidson Hydra Glide

20. Mid shot display

21. Mid shot people looking at display of when Lisa Marie Presley was born

22. Push into baby outfit

23. Footprints from ''Girl Presley'' that have never been displayed before

24. Various champagne bottle signed by Priscilla Presley

25. SOUNDBITE: (English) Diane Lewis, from Hattiesburg, Mississippi:

"Well, a couple of the items I''d never, that''s never been on display, the champagne bottle with Priscilla''s original signature, I liked the fact the ring receipt - that was all interesting to see, the cost, and of course there is several items here - even though I have been to Graceland, there are several items that are interesting."

25. Walking shot of Paulson in front of movie screen

26. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ken Paulson, President, Newseum:

"When Presley died in 1977 a photograph was taken of him in his casket at the morgue, I think it was about 17,000 dollars the National Enquirer paid for that photograph and it became their biggest selling issue to date. But you know, you talk about celebrity journalism and having no shame, we see a lot of it today, it really began in the Elvis 70s era and he was the victim of it."

27. Mid shot, National Enquirer newspaper front page showing the photograph of Elvis in casket

28. Mid shot, Elvis neon sign and poster

LEADIN

The hip-swinging, generation-defining career of Elvis Presley is the subject of a new exhibition in the US.

On show are rare possessions from the Presley estate, including his daughter''s footprints and a signed champagne bottle.

STORYLINE

In what would have been Elvis Aaron Presley''s 75th birthday year, the Newseum in Washington D.C. is retelling the story of the music sensation as he was portrayed in the news media.

The exhibit examines how Presley''s music and physicality pushed the boundaries of U.S. mainstream taste and free expression.

Ken Paulson, Newseum''s President, says the young performer was controversial as soon as he landed on stage.

"You know, it is hard to imagine in an era of Lady Gaga, but this man stood on stage, shook his hips and startled America. "

Paulson says the exhibit traces Presley''s rise to prominence from a regional star to a global icon, who combined traditionally black rhythm and blues with white country music and a swivel of his hips, bringing teenage girls screaming to his concerts.

"Press coverage was highly critical, they talked about his threat to the morals of this country and how if this were not stopped young people would be subjected to all kinds of immoral thoughts and sexual thoughts." says Paulson.

It seems the negative press helped turn Presley into the "King of Rock and Roll".

The exhibit also shows rarely seen photographs and film footage of news conferences.

At a 1972 news conference in Madison Square Gardens, just before performing in four sell-out concerts, Presley avoids answering a reporters question about the Vietnam War draft.

"They (reporters) often asked Elvis''s personal feelings on political issues and he steered clear of it - which set him apart from his contemporaries like The Beatles," Paulson says.

There is also memorabilia from Presley''s notorious visit to the White House during President Richard Nixon''s tenure.

Without an appointment, Presley drove up to the White House gates and asked to see the president.

Within hours he was in the Oval Office offering his help in an anti-drug campaign and asking for a Federal badge to inspire him.

Not only does the exhibit show a photograph of the encounter, it also displays the badge and a pair of cufflinks Nixon presented to Presley.

Designed in conjunction with Elvis Presley Enterprises, the exhibit includes a number of rare objects from the vaults of Graceland that have never been publicly displayed.

The private memorabilia on display for the first time includes the footprints of ''Girl Presley'' as Lisa Marie Presley was known at birth, as well as a champagne bottle signed by the newly weds from the Aladdin Hotel - a gift for Presley''s parents.

Ardent Presley fan, Diane Lewis from Mississippi, delayed her return home by a day to get a sneak peak as workers raced against the clock to finish the displays in time for the opening.

Although she''s visited Graceland, Presley''s home, Lewis enjoyed seeing some of the personal artifacts for the first time.

Even Presley''s death foreshadowed a new era in tabloid news standards, Paulson believes.

"When Presley died in 1977 a photograph was taken of him in his casket at the morgue, I think it was about 17,000 dollars the National Enquirer paid for that photograph and it became their biggest selling issues to date. But you know, you talk about celebrity journalism and having no shame, we see a lot of it today, it really became in the Elvis 70s era and he was the victim of it."

The exhibit runs through to February 14, 2011.

Leona Lewis,

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MORGAN FREEMAN PAYS TRIBUTE TO SLAIN GRANDDAUGHTER

Actor Morgan Freeman is mourning the death of his step-granddaughter. She was found stabbed to death Sunday on a Manhattan street.

Police responding to a 911 call at about 3 a.m. found 33-year-old E'dena (eh-DEEH'-nah) Hines lying on the street with multiple stab wounds to the chest. She was pronounced dead at Harlem Hospital.

A 30-year-old man was taken into police custody at the scene - in front of Hines' apartment on West 162nd Street.

Freeman issued a statement saying that "The world will never know her artistry and talent, and how much she had to offer."

Hines had studied acting and was involved with teaching urban youth. She is the granddaughter of Freeman's first wife.

No charges have been filed. Police are investigating the stabbing.

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++FILE++ New York, 24 June 2015

1. Wide shot Morgan Freeman

2. Medium shot Morgan Freeman

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++FILE++Las Vegas, 27 March 2014

3. Wide Morgan Freeman and director Wally Pfister talk with reporter

4. Wide Morgan Freeman and director Wally Pfister talk with reporter

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++FILE++Los Angeles, 10 April 2014

5. Medium of Morgan Freeman speaking to a reporter

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