St. Louis, MO (WFN) -- Rap star Nelly's nationwide bone marrow search is attracting lots of potential donors -- and lots of thieves. Reports in Los Angeles and St. Louis suggest some scam artists are pretending to solicit funds for Nelly's charity, Jes Us 4 Jackie.

NEW YORK -- Disney has announced it will start renting DVDs that deteriorate after two days. The corporation compares the technology to that of metal rusting that renders the DVD un-viewable and un-hackable after it expires.

NEW YORK -- Leave it to Charlize Theron to make gaining weight sexy. The actress tells "Elle" magazine that when she packed on pounds to play serial killer Aileen Wournos in an upcoming movie, her boyfriend "started liking it "a lot"" -- even when she got so big she couldn't fit her bod into his pants, much less her own.

HOLLYWOOD -- What the world needs now is...a biopic on "Peter Rabbit" author Beatrix Potter? Like it or not, a film is in the works with Cate Blanchett starring as the writer of children's classics like "Jemima Puddle-Duck," reports "Screen Daily."

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