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DiCaprio dethrones Depp as highest paid

NEW YORK: Leonardo DiCaprios role Inception has made him Hollywoods highest paid actor of the year,dethroning Alice In Wonderland star Johnny Depp. DiCaprio,36,earned 77 million in 2010 to claim the top spot on the Forbes magazine list of the highest paid actor. Depp earned 50 million. DiCaprio earned twice as much as Angelina Jolie and Sarah Jessica Parker,who tied for top earning female stars.

Marvel to introduce new Spider-Man in series

PHILADELPHIA: Peter Parker is dead,but Spider-Mans still slinging webs. And its not just a new teenager climbing buildings,its a new crime-fighter. Meet Miles Morales,a half-black,half-Hispanic teenager who,inspired to do good after the death of Parker,has his first fight in pages of Marvel Comics Ultimate Fallout No. 4. The Ultimates imprint is separate from Marvels bigger universe,where Parker is alive.