Star watch: Jay Z, Alicia Silverstone, Timbaland

Alicia Silverstone  attends  the Los Angeles Premiere of "Room" in West Hollywood. (AFP)

Joan Allen (AFP)

Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay (AFP)

Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy (AFP)

Felicity Huffman (AFP)

Jay Z leaves a United States District Court after opening statements and jury selection in downtown Los Angeles, California. (Reuters)

Jay Z and producer Timbaland had no right to use a decades-old Egyptian recording as the hook for their hip-hop hit "Big Pimpin','' an attorney told a Los Angeles federal jury on Tuesday, but the defense countered that the 1957 flute melody was paid for and the lawsuit alleging copyright violations has no merit. (Reuters)

Defense lawyers Andrew Bart (L) and Daniel Rozansky (R) for rappers and record producers Jay Z and Timbaland arrive at United States District Court for opening statements and jury selection in downtown Los Angeles. (Reuters)

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