De Laurentiis makes Italian fried olives at her parties because they are fun, tasty and bring everyone into the kitchen.

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Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis was quoted Friday as saying Benitez will take over as coach of his club from Walter Mazzarri, who left to replace Andrea Stramaccioni at Inter Milan.

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Further south, a studio on Queensland's Gold Coast, built in 1988 by Dino de Laurentiis, a Hollywood producer, churns out international television product for its joint proprietors: Village Roadshow, an Australian distributor, and Warner Brothers.

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He was Christopher, all right--Christopher Rocancourt, a convicted criminal in his native France wanted in Los Angeles for a passport bribery scheme and who reportedly had once posed as, among others, the nephew of filmmaker Dino De Laurentiis.

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"The president Aurelio de Laurentiis, the head coach Walter Mazzarri and the whole team are calm, being confident that no violation could be attributed to Napoli, " read a statement from Napoli, which is to appeal the Italian Football Federation's decision.

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