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2 years in prison in tax case

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Rapper and actor Ja Rule was sentenced Monday to more than two years in federal prison for failing to file income tax returns.

The multiplatinum-selling artist, whose real name is Jeffrey Atkins, admitted in March that he failed to pay taxes on more than $3 million that he earned between 2004 and 2006 while living in Saddle River, N.J.

Ja Rule was sentenced in New York City last month to up to two years in prison after he pleaded guilty to attempted criminal weapon possession.

Fonda canceled

Jane Fonda says she’s been banished from QVC amid concerns about her political past. The network says it was a routine programming change.

Fonda was set to appear Saturday to promote her new book, “Prime Time.” But the day before, she learned her segment had been canceled.

In a statement posted on her website, Fonda says QVC told her of receiving “a lot of calls” from viewers criticizing her opposition to the Vietnam War and threatening to boycott the show if she was allowed to appear.

Trump baby

Add mother to the list of Ivanka Trump’s job titles.

Trump announced the birth of her first child, Arabella Rose, on Sunday via Twitter.

She says she and husband, Jared Kushner, “welcomed a beautiful and healthy little girl into the world.”

‘Potter’ casts magic

The top five movies from the weekend box office:

1. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,” $169.2 million

2. “Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” $21.3 million

3. “Horrible Bosses,” $17.7 million

4. “Zookeeper,” $12.3 million

5. “Cars 2,” $8.4 million

‘Dog Days’

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Happy birthday

Among celebrity birthdays today: Singer Vikki Carr is 71. Guitarist Brian May is 64. Guitarist Bernie Leadon is 64. Actor Campbell Scott is 50. Actor Anthony Edwards is 49. Actress Clea Lewis is 46. Singer Urs Buhler is 40. Actor Jared Padalecki is 29.