Iconic singer Tony Bennett Wednesday apologized - again - for his controversial comments on The Howard Stern Show, in which he said the United States was responsible for the attacks on September 11, 2001.

"They flew the plane in, but we caused it," Bennett, 85, told the King of All Media Monday. "We were bombing them, and they told us to stop."

Bennet’s first apology came late Tuesday; he issued a statement that read: "There is simply no excuse for terrorism and the murder of the nearly 3,000 innocent victims of the 9/11 attacks on our country.

Alec Baldwin has been cut from the video that will open tonight's Emmy Awards show.

The video is a series of skits that are intended to be a comical look at the world of TV. Baldwin played the president of a fictional network in a bit that included a joke about the Rupert Murdoch phone hacking scandal.

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The Emmys are airing on the Murdoch-owned Fox TV, and the joke didn't sit well with the powers-that-be.

The phone hacking line, which Baldwin called "the funniest," was cut and when Alec found out, he asked that his entire skit be removed from the video, Deadline Hollywood Reports.

Producers made a last minute decision to re-tape the skit minus the offending phone hacking line with Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy.

Word from Fox is that the decision to cut the phone hacking line wasn't made out of fear it would offend Murdoch but because the company takes the matter "very seriously" and did not want to appear to be making light of it by including it in a comedy routine.

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Either way, Baldwin, a nominee for his starring role on 30 Rock, won't be at the ceremony tonight. He's attending the 85th birthday bash for Tony Bennett in New York.

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Though she died earlier this year, Amy Winehouse is not forgotten on what would have been her 28th birthday on Wednesday, as Twitter was flooded with messages honoring the soulful singer. 

RadarOnline.com has all the details, as well as a photos highlighting Amy’s life over the years.

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It’s a sad day for family, friends and the many fans of late Rehab singer Amy Winehouse -- Wednesday would have been her 28th birthday.

To mark the occasion,  Body and Soul -- the haunting song  Winehouse recorded as a duet with Tony Bennett
only a few months before her death  -- is being released today. Proceeds from the song will go to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, established by her family. The foundation is officially being launched today.

Meanwhile, in a new interview with the Associated Press, Amy’s father says his crusade to get her off drugs often turned physical, as he fought with those who were supplying his daughter with narcotics.

The home tragic singer Amy Winehouse was found dead is to become a the headquarters for her rehab charity, RadarOnline.com has learned.

The $4 million property in Camden, North London, has become like a shrine to the singer’s army of fans who have been camped outside since she died on July 23 at the age of 27.

Now it will become the HQ for the Amy Winehouse Foundation and will be boosted from profits from the forthcoming single featuring her along with jazz legend Tony Bennett.

A duet by jazz legend Tony Bennett and tragic singer Amy Winehouse is to be released to raise money to help young people fight addictions.

Winehouse, who was found dead at her Camden home on July 23, 2011, aged only 27, had battled drugs and alcohol for several years.

The singer is understood to have a lot of recorded material that will be released in the future but the jazz classic track Body And Soul which she recorded with Bennett is scheduled to be the first record her fans will hear since she died.

Only the Queen of Soul would sing at her own birthday party! But that is exactly what Aretha Franklin did Friday night as she celebrated turning 69 at a party in her honor, and RadarOnline.com has the pictures.

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At a bash held in New York City, Aretha took to the stage to perform in front of around 100 guests including Bette Midler, Tony Bennett, music mogul and producer Clive Davis and Motown icon Smokey Robinson.

Dressed in a flowing white and gold gown, Aretha blew out the candles on a huge cake as her well-wishers sang happy birthday.

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She then got to enjoy performances by jazz musician Roy Ayers and singer Nnenna Freelon.

The singing legend, who last month was honored for her  lifetime  of achievement at the Grammy Awards, has been showing off a noticeably thinner frame since being hospitalized for a mystery ailment last December.

She's said she's lost more than 80 pounds and feeling better than she has in years.

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