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Zooey Deschanel Receives Apology After Being Misidentified as Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect
Originally posted 04/25/2013 10:55AM
After being misidentified as a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings in a closed captioning error, Zooey Deschanel has received a formal apology.
Caption Solutions, the Kansas-based company behind the typo, "deeply" regrets the error and they "sincerely apologize," President Kala J. Patterson said in a statement, first received by the New York Post.
The mistake occurred while the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings was being pursued by investigators during a manhunt on April 19.
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Zooey Deschanel Misidentified as Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect in Closed Captioning Error
Originally posted 04/22/2013 11:25AM
With a name like Zooey Deschanel, chances are the actress has suffered her fair share of mix-ups and mispronunciations – but nothing like quite like this.
While the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings was being pursued by investigators during a manhunt on Friday, Dallas-Fort Worth's Fox 4 had a closed caption fail for the record books.
As a news anchor read aloud the name of 19-year-old suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, closed captioning on screen read, "He is 19-year-old Zooey Deschanel."
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Zooey Deschanel Adopts 'Greatest, Sweetest' Dogs from L.A. Rescue
Originally posted 03/14/2013 12:25PM
Looks like the New Girl took home some new girls of her own.
Zooey Deschanel rescued a pair of pooches from Los Angeles's Bill Foundation, she announced on Twitter Wednesday.
"I have to thank the #billfoundation for the greatest, sweetest, most wonderful dogs in the world," she wrote of her canine companions, whom she named Zelda and Dot. "Apples of my eye!"
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Zooey Deschanel's Night Out with Roasted Octopus in West Hollywood
Originally posted 01/31/2013 06:00AM
From New Girl to cover girl!
On Monday night, friends and guests of Zooey Deschanel celebrated the actress's Glamour cover at the new eatery RivaBella in West Hollywood.
In the restaurant's "wine cave" private dining room, guests enjoyed signature Bella Bellinis made with Belvedere vodka, housemade peach puree, peach bitters and Mionetto Prosecco.
Hosted by Cindi Leive, the magazine's editor-in-chief, the soiree featured dishes like roasted octopus salad with potatoes, Taggiasche olives and salsa verde, and beef tenderloin tagliata with arugula.
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Zooey Deschanel: Expect the Return of the New Girl Drinking Game
Originally posted 01/22/2013 04:20AM
Plus: The actress and Jake Johnson tease that one of their costars will "find his groove sexually" this season
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Zooey Deschanel Nails It with Another Cute Red Carpet Manicure
Originally posted 01/13/2013 07:10PM
Check out the New Girl star's movie-inspired manicure!
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The Best Viral Videos of 2012
Originally posted 12/20/2012 02:05PM
Everybody danced like a galloping horse, thanks to "Gangnam Style."
Everyone sang "Call Me Maybe" – even Barack Obama. (Well, sort of.)
And everyone wondered why Zooey Deschanel asked, "Siri, is that rain?" when she was standing by a window in an iPhone commercial.
These and more were the viral videos of the year – the clips you posted on Facebook, shared on Twitter and clustered around your coworker's computer to watch over and over.
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Zooey Deschanel and Ben Gibbard Are Divorced
Originally posted 12/17/2012 06:15PM
A year after Zooey Deschanel filed for divorce from Ben Gibbard, the pair's marriage is officially over.
The New Girl star, 32, and Death Cab for Cutie crooner, 36, were divorced on Dec. 12, according to court documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court.
According to the papers, "Unhappy and irreconcilable differences have arisen between the parties, which have caused the irremediable breakdown of their marriage. There is no possibility that counseling … or mediation could save the marriage."
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Emmy Nominees on Facebook: Who Has the Most Likes?
Originally posted 09/22/2012 04:30PM
Only the accountants at Ernst & Young – the official vote-counters for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences – know who will take home an Emmy during Sunday's ceremony.
Until then it's anyone's guess. But we can tell you which Emmy nominees are getting the most buzz among 170.89 million Facebook users in the U.S.
Based on the number of "Likes" and the number of mentions on the social networking site, it seems Sofia Vergara is a fan favorite. The Modern Family star leads over Kristen Wiig, Mayim Bialik, Julie Bowen, Merritt Wever and Kathryn Joosten for the supporting comedy actress category.
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PEOPLE Recommends: Top 5 Celebs to Follow on Facebook
Originally posted 08/22/2012 10:00AM
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