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Entertainment: Actor Michael Jace pleads not guilty to killing wife -prosecutors

Actor Michael Jace appears at an arraignment hearing for a murder charge in Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, May 22, 2014. REUTERS/David McNew/Pool

(Reuters) – Actor Michael Jace, who played a conflicted cop in the cable television drama The Shield, pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday to a charge of murdering his wife, prosecutors said.

Actor Michael Jace appears at an arraignment hearing for a murder charge in Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, May 22, 2014. REUTERS/David McNew/Pool

Jace, 51, is accused of shooting and killing his 40-year-old wife April on May 19 in their South Los Angeles home before placing an emergency call himself. The actor, who has appeared mostly in supporting roles on TV in the past 20 years, has been held on $2 million bail.
(Reporting by Eric Kelsey; Editing by Susan Heavey)

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