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Sharon Stone's ill-fated thriller Basic Instinct 2 and the Wayans brothers' comedy Little Man topped the nominations Monday for the 27th annual Razzie Awards with seven apiece. Both films were nominated for Worst Picture, along with the fantasies Bloodrayne and Lady in the Water, and the horror thriller The Wickerman. Sharon Stone was nominated for Worst Actress for reprising her role of a diabolical author -- and her "lopsided breasts" earned a nomination for earned a Worst Screen Couple. Also up for Worst Actress are sisters Hilary and Haylie Duff for Material Girls, Lindsay Lohan for Just My Luck, and Jessica Simpson for Employee of the Month. Little Man earned two Worst Actor nominations -- one for Shawn and Marlon Wayans, and the other for Rob Schneider. Other nominees include Nicolas Cage for The Wickerman and Larry, the Cable Guy for his unwatchable Health Inspector movie. Tim Allen is also up in the category for his work on The Santa Clause 3, The Shaggy Dog and Zoom. Picked by the Golden Raspberry Foundation, the Razzie nods traditionally come a day before the Oscar nominations. The Razzie dishonors will be announced Feb. 24, one day before the Oscars.

The Godfather of Soul's body has been moved. James Brown's coffin had been kept in a guarded, climate-controlled room at his South Carolina home since Dec. 30. The singer died of heart failure Christmas Day at age 73. Brown's longtime attorney, Buddy Dallas, isn't saying why the body was moved Thursday, or where it was moved to.

American Idol judges Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul said that they're no crueler than usual this year, and that people who audition should know what they're going to get. Cowell told television writers at a news conference Saturday, "If you don't want to hear that, don't show up."