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Can Oscars help jailed doc?

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    Group urges Oscar winners to throw light on plight of jailed doc who helped find Usama Bin Laden

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I'm -- to market with today's box for online dot com entertainment news rounds out.

Activists are hoping to use the spotlight on the Oscars and awards buzz over zero dark thirty to bring attention to the plight of doctor -- -- afridi.

As our pop -- com reports.

The free doctor a pre campaign is focused.

I'm getting blisters vocal as they head into the industry's biggest night and has taken out -- full page ad in -- Hollywood reporter.

Any add the group calls a pretty close America's abandoned hero it's states afridi is the man who verified Osama bin Laden's location in Pakistan.

And continues quote he was a bandit captured and is still being tortured in Pakistan.

According to our column the group isn't just calling on the cast and crew -- Kathryn Bigelow film.

But teens behind all best picture nominated -- Read more about their campaign doctor three and stay with us on -- for a one line.

As we continue our coverage on the story as we go Oscars weekend of course as we going Oscars weekend we will keep bringing Unionists of what's in store for the big night including our preview of what Seth MacFarlane has in store as opposed.

The Family Guy creator told us he actually sought out on top not tonight from past host Billy Crystal.

Nicest guy in the world and took a lot of time out of his schedule -- them and and and came away with some very very actually.

No -- -- a lot of very practical.

Advice.

We also asked if he could pick one Family Guy character to make a cameo or would it be -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Stupid and guards and -- thing is defensive.

So we'll see we get to -- on Hollywood how about his other creations had it.

He would step -- -- on fox or online dot com today.

And will keep all our Oscars coverage rolling out here they're out the weekend for you things are collecting.