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E! denies role in Kardashian wedding

NEW YORK

The E! television network says any insinuation that it orchestrated Kim Kardashian’s lavish wedding “is completely false.”

The network reacted to public questioning about the validity of the reality TV star’s marriage to Kris Humphries. The wedding, televised on E!, was the highlight of the marriage: Kardashian announced this week she was filing for divorce after 72 days.

E! said in a statement that “the Kardashians have authentically lived their lives on camera for a long time and Kim’s wedding is one of the many real-life events that the family has shared with viewers.”

Kardashian announced the divorce on her website, and some of the nearly 2,500 comments there Wednesday questioned whether the wedding was all for show.

Degas sculpture fails to sell at auction

NEW YORK

A bronze sculpture of a young ballerina by French Impressionist Edgar Degas has failed to find a buyer at Christie’s New York auction of impressionist and modern art.

“Little Dancer Aged Fourteen” had a pre-sale estimate of $25 million to $35 million. The auction was Tuesday night, but there were no bids.

The 40-inch high work depicts a standing ballerina wearing a satin hair ribbon and a fabric tutu.

The original was made of tinted wax. After his death in 1917, Degas’ heirs had 28 cast in bronze.

Most are in museums. Ten are in private hands, including the one that was offered at Christie’s.