Inside the court, Kaelin displayed the colorful style that has made him a minor celebrity in the case.

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It also comes almost three years after the U.S. exposed a network of Russian sleeper agents that included the redheaded Anna Chapman, who later returned to Russia to become a model and minor celebrity.

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About 3, 350 Strava users have raced Harlem Hill a combined total of about 90, 000 times, making a minor celebrity of Chad Butts, a local cycling coach who has held the Harlem Hill KOM since June 2011.

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The expulsion of Mr. Fogle comes almost three years after the U.S. exposed a network of Russian sleeper operatives that included the redheaded Anna Chapman, who later returned to Russia to become a model and minor celebrity.

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The last high-profile case was the 2010 U.S. arrest of 11 Russian spies who has been operating under deep cover for years, including the redheaded Anna Chapman, who later returned to Russia to become a model and minor celebrity.

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Mr. D'Aloisio became a minor tech celebrity, and his efforts garnered numerous print-media articles and TV appearances.

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The sex life of any celebrity - however minor - is of interest to the tabloids.

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Some punters, of course, still drool over simple snaps of the home life of minor royalty, but the growth in the celebrity industry is elsewhere.

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I'm a Celebrity... has gripped the viewing public and media since the minor celebrities were dropped off in the middle of the Australian Outback in the name of charity.

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