Celebrity Gossip and Entertainment News 17th May 2004

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Coppola Sells Old Family Home

17th May 2004 13:49

OSCAR-winning director FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA has sold the longtime California home of his mother ITALIA PENNINO COPPOLA, who died in January (04)...

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Everybody Loves Raymond To Return For Final Season

17th May 2004 13:49

EMMY-winning sitcom EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND will return to screens for its ninth and final season this autumn (04). Producer and star RAY ROMANO...

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Bronson's Home Goes Up For Sale

17th May 2004 13:49

Late actor CHARLES BRONSON's former home has been placed on the market for $6 million (GBP3.3 million) by his widow KIM. The luxury house, which...

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Union Failed To See Significance In Landmark Friends Role

17th May 2004 13:49

Screen beauty GABRIELLE UNION failed to realise the significance of becoming the first African-American actress to appear in FRIENDS - because she...

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Olsen Twins Hold Their Own Prom

17th May 2004 13:49

Millionaire acting twins MARY-KATE and ASHLEY OLSEN made up for missing their senior prom in favour of hosting SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE by holding their...

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Smith's Sneeze Trick

17th May 2004 13:49

Hollywood actor WILL SMITH often leaves his pals horrified by pretending to sneeze mucous all over their necks. Sexy actress GABRIELLE UNION...

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Springer Named Democratic Delegate

17th May 2004 13:49

Talk show host JERRY SPRINGER is at the centre of controversy after he was chosen by Ohio Democrats to be an at-large delegate for the DEMOCRATIC...

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Murray Gets Jacksonville Festival Award

17th May 2004 13:49

LOST IN TRANSLATION star BILL MURRAY has received a lifetime achievement award at Florida's JACKSONVILLE FILM FESTIVAL. Murray, 53, picked up...

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Pitt's Troy Dominates Box Office

17th May 2004 13:49

BRAD PITT's ancient epic TROY is sat atop the American box office, after raking in $45.6 million (GBP25.3 million) during its opening weekend. ...

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Usher Eyes Gabrielle Union

17th May 2004 13:49

R+B hunk USHER has declared his admiration for sexy actress GABRIELLE UNION - despite her marriage to American football ace CHRIS HOWARD. The...

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Clapton Quits California

17th May 2004 13:49

British rocker ERIC CLAPTON is quitting southern California, after putting his Venice beach house up for sale. The LAYLA singer also has homes...

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Dash Selling New York Pad

17th May 2004 13:49

Hip-hop mogul DAMON DASH has put his luxury condominium in New York's TriBeCa district on the market for $5.5 million (GBP3 million). The pad,...

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Jackson's Nephew Planning Chart Debut

17th May 2004 13:49

Troubled superstar MICHAEL JACKSON has a new contender hoping to claim his self-titled King of Pop status - his 18-year-old nephew. AUSTIN...

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Usher Likens Mother Relationship To Marriage

17th May 2004 13:49

R+B hunk USHER feels like he's married to his mother JONNETTA PATTON - because she's so protective of him. The YEAH! singer's mother, who also...

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Diddy's Celebrity Audiences Make Him Nervous

17th May 2004 13:49

Rap mogul SEAN 'P DIDDY' COMBS is a bag of nerves before each performance of hit Broadway play A RAISIN IN THE SUN - because celebrities are often...

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Dion Cancels More Las Vegas Shows

17th May 2004 13:49

Singing superstar CELINE DION cancelled two more Las Vegas concerts over the weekend (15/16MAY04), because she needed more time to recover from a...

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Izzard To Make Transvestism Documentary

17th May 2004 20:53

British star EDDIE IZZARD is to make a documentary about his life story - focusing on his transvestism. The cross-dressing comic is working on...

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Stars Remember Spalding Gray

17th May 2004 20:53

Tragic actor SPALDING GRAY has been remembered by friends and family at an emotional memorial service on Saturday (15MAY04). The KATE AND...

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Crowe's Cigarette Assistant

17th May 2004 20:53

Movie hardman RUSSELL CROWE is such a huge star he has been given an assistant - whose job is to hold cigarettes for him. The GLADIATOR hunk is...

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Campbell Sets Lawyers On Mocking Novel

17th May 2004 20:53

Fiery supermodel NAOMI CAMPBELL is threatening legal action against a new novel which appears to mock the highly-strung beauty. Author ERICA...

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Diaz Has Cannes Acne Emergency

17th May 2004 20:53

Screen beauty CAMERON DIAZ had a skin-care crisis at the CANNES FILM FESTIVAL this weekend (15-16MAY04) - when her face broke out in acne. The...

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Dreamworks Boss Stuns Cannes With Stiller Comedy Apology

17th May 2004 20:53

DREAMWORKS boss JEFFREY KATZENBERG stunned the press at the CANNES FILM FESTIVAL - by apologising for critically-panned BEN STILLER comedy ENVY. ...

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Perry Declared A Hero After Theatre Catastrophe

17th May 2004 20:53

Hunky actor LUKE PERRY has been labelled "a hero" after helping rescue people trapped by a fallen ceiling in the theatre he was performing in. ...

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Friends Stars To Reunite For The Simpsons?

17th May 2004 20:53

The cast of recently-concluded sitcom FRIENDS are reportedly reuniting for one more project together - they will voice six gay characters in hit...

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Christian Singer Slams Sexy Spears

17th May 2004 20:53

Pop beauty BRITNEY SPEARS's raunchy image has come under fire once again - this time from GRAMMY-winning Christian singer REBECCA ST. JAMES. The...

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Darkness: We Don't Have Time For Groupies

17th May 2004 20:53

Rock gods THE DARKNESS are so busy conquering the world with their music - they've had no time to enjoy the sexual offerings of their legion of...

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Bedingfield's Parents Had Crash Premonition

17th May 2004 20:53

The parents of recovering singer DANIEL BEDINGFIELD had a premonition their son would be involved in a horror car smash - just weeks before their...

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Cowell Will Never Settle Down - Brother

17th May 2004 20:53

Music mogul SIMON COWELL is unlikely to ever settle down and get married - according to his own brother. The AMERICAN IDOL judge has a...

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Paradis: I Trust Johnny Implicitly

17th May 2004 20:53

French singer VANESSA PARADIS never worries lover JOHNNY DEPP will fall for another woman - because she trusts him implicitly. The JOE LE TAXI...

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Kravitz: I Never Cheated On Nicole Kidman

17th May 2004 20:53

Rock hunk LENNY KRAVITZ has slammed reports he cheated on former girlfriend NICOLE KIDMAN as a "bold-face lie". The ARE YOU GONNA GO MY WAY?...

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Jackson And Rowe To Have Private Custody Battle

17th May 2004 20:53

Troubled superstar MICHAEL JACKSON will fight former wife DEBBIE ROWE in a bitter custody trial behind closed doors. According to insiders, the...

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Timberlake Forms Movie Supergroup

17th May 2004 20:53

Pop hunk JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE has found a glitzy new trio of bandmates - in the form of CAMERON DIAZ, MIKE MYERS and JACK BLACK. The LIKE I LOVE...

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