Celebrity Gossip and Entertainment News 21st August 2006
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21st August 2006 0:00
SIDEWAYS star PAUL GIAMATTI will play second US president JOHN ADAMS in a mini-series produced by Oscar winner TOM HANKS.
The seven-episode...
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news article: Giamatti Teams Up With Hanks To Play President
21st August 2006 0:00
MICHAEL CAINE movie SECONDHAND LIONS is to be adapted for the Broadway, New York stage as a new musical.
ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG) hitmaker...
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news article: Secondhand Lions Set For Broadway Bow
21st August 2006 0:00
Veteran actor ALAN ALDA was stunned presidential drama THE WEST WING attracted so many viewers, because he didn't realise how many Americans were...
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news article: Alda Stunned By West Wing Success
21st August 2006 0:00
"I really do believe that God has let me go through all those other relationships because he was prepping me for JERMAINE (DUPRI)." JANET JACKSON is...
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news article: The Things They Say 2705
21st August 2006 0:00
"(JESSICA) ALBA's got more tongue going on in there and (JESSICA) SIMPSON's got a little more smooch effect going!" Comedian DANE COOK is asked which...
news article: The Things They Say 2706
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DISTURBED frontman DAVID DRAIMAN underwent surgery on 15 August (06) to repair a deviated septum that had made breathing difficult for the singer.
...
news article: Draiman Recovering From Septum Surgery
21st August 2006 0:00
LATEST: Rap mogul JAY-Z will launch his comeback tour in Poland next month (09SEP06).
The rapper has confirmed dates for a seven-week world tour to...
news article: Jay-z Launches Tour In Poland
21st August 2006 0:00
ASHTON KUTCHER insists his days as a Hollywood party boy are long gone and describes his wild phase as "retarded".
The PUNK'D star ended his...
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news article: Kutcher Puts Party Past Behind Him
21st August 2006 0:00
Former BAYWATCH star DAVID CHARVET and ROCK STAR: SUPERNOVA host BROOKE BURKE are engaged and expecting a child together.
Charvet proposed during a...
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news article: Charvet And Burke Engaged
21st August 2006 0:00
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS will play its final performance on the Broadway, New York stage on 3 September (06).
The show will close after 36 preview...
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news article: Scoundrels To Close In September
21st August 2006 0:00
R+B star USHER is determined to silence critics who savaged his performance in the movie IN THE MIX when he takes on the role of BILLY FLYNN in the...
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news article: Usher Takes On Theater Role To Silence Critics
21st August 2006 0:00
Cold and wet conditions at England's V Festival rock event left 14 fans hospitalised over the weekend (19-20AUG06).
More than 130,000 music lovers...
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news article: 14 Festival-goers Hospitalised
21st August 2006 0:00
ME + U singer CASSIE has apologised to rappers BOW WOW and OMARION for saying the pair had tried to pick her up, live on a New York radio station.
...
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news article: Cassie Apologises To Bow Wow And Omarion
21st August 2006 0:00
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE's manager/mother has spoken of her ongoing love for her son's ex, BRITNEY SPEARS, confessing she fears she's going through hell in...
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news article: Timberlake's Mother: 'I Feel Sorry For Britney'
21st August 2006 0:00
"I'm so spoiled by newness that I may have to shop every day for the rest of my life!" JESSICA SIMPSON has become so used to designers giving her new...
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news article: The Things They Say 2703
21st August 2006 0:00
Three music fans on their way home from the V Festival in Chelmsford, England, were killed in a car crash early this morning (21AUG06).
According to...
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news article: Three Festival Fans Die In Car Crash
21st August 2006 0:00
"I'm very proud of him. He's faced so much negative criticism." CHRIS 'LUDACRIS' BRIDGES praises his pal KEVIN FEDERLINE after his debut performance...
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news article: The Things They Say 2704
21st August 2006 0:00
JANET JACKSON has discovered a new world of sex toys and stripping thanks to boyfriend JERMAINE DUPRI.
The shy superstar also films her sex acts...
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news article: Dupri Gets The Best Out Of Sexy Jackson
21st August 2006 0:00
LATEST: As US film critic ROGER EBERT recovers from cancer surgery, five guest hosts will fill-in alongside RICHARD ROPER on the pair's movie review...
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news article: Willard And Tyler To Sit In For Ebert
21st August 2006 0:00
Paranormalist URI GELLER has filed a lawsuit against the owners of ELVIS PRESLEY's first home, claiming breach of contract after they allegedly...
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news article: Geller Sues Owners Of Elvis House
21st August 2006 0:00
Country star TRACE ADKINS refuses to show off his toned torso in videos, because it's scarred from a near-death shooting incident.
The hunky CHROME...
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news article: Adkins' Scars Leave Him Unwilling To Go Topless
21st August 2006 0:00
Morose crooner MORRISSEY has slammed UK radio stations for refusing to give his latest tracks enough air time.
The former THE SMITHS singer...
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news article: Morrissey Slams UK Radio
21st August 2006 0:00
Actor DANIEL CRAIG loves doing his own dangerous stunts - because getting injured is an essential part of accurately portraying JAMES BOND.
The new...
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news article: Craig: 'Bond Must Get Bruised'
21st August 2006 0:00
M.A.S.H. legend ALAN ALDA managed to survive the 1960s without touching drugs - despite getting high by passively smoking among his pals.
Alda, 70,...
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news article: Clean-cut Alda
21st August 2006 0:00
Actress KATE HUDSON insists she has no plans to ever make a film with her Hollywood mother GOLDIE HAWN.
The YOU, ME AND DUPREE star thinks working...
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news article: Hudson Won't Work With Hawn
21st August 2006 0:00
Screen legend SIR SEAN CONNERY will debut in his first animated feature, a film called SIR BILLIE THE VET.
The Oscar winner will be playing a...
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news article: Connery To Voice Animated Film
21st August 2006 0:00
A huge police crackdown on drug offences has seen more than 80 UK festival-goers arrested in Stafford this weekend (19-20AUG06).
In all, 1,350...
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news article: Festival Crackdown Prompts 80 Arrests
21st August 2006 0:00
"I don't have a f**king idea! I'm too rich for that kind of question. Ask my people." Director TERRY GILLIAM hasn't got a clue how much a pint of...
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news article: The Things They Say 2702
21st August 2006 0:00
ALAN ALDA has laughed off reports he was jealous when WILLIAM SHATNER beat him to the Best Supporting Actor In A Drama Series gong at last summer's...
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news article: Alda Explains Emmy 'Tantrum'
21st August 2006 0:00
BEN AFFLECK, BILLY RAY CYRUS and JON CRYER are just a few of the celebrity names who have helped raise almost $3 million (GBP1.67 million) for...
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news article: Affleck, Cyrus And Cryer Join Forces For Cancer
21st August 2006 0:00
SCRUBS star ZACH BRAFF was great childhood friends with singer LAUREN HILL.
The unlikely pair grew up in the same New Jersey neighbourhood and Hill...
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news article: Braff: 'Lauryn Hill Was My Coke And Pepsi Partner'
21st August 2006 0:00
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES actor JAMES DENTON has blamed the hit show for missing out on an Emmy nomination for Best Comedy because it's too "dark".
The...
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news article: Denton: 'Housewives Too Dark To Pick Up Emmy'
21st August 2006 0:00
British rockers THE ORDINARY BOYS were forced to pull out of the second leg of their two-day V Festival appearance when bassist JAMES GREGORY fell...
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news article: Ordinary Boys Illness Ends Festival Appearance
21st August 2006 0:00
Legendary musician USTAD BISMILLAH KHAN died of a heart attack in the Indian town of Varanasi in the early hours of this morning (21AUG06). He was...
news article: Ustad Bismillah Khan Dies
21st August 2006 0:00
Pop princess BRITNEY SPEARS plans to take her son SEAN PRESTON on tour with her - because she can't bear to be separated from him.
The BABY ONE MORE...
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news article: Britney's Baby Blues
21st August 2006 0:00
The son of broadcasting legend JOHN PEEL is following in his late father's footsteps by becoming a radio DJ.
Pioneering BBC DJ John, who died in...
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news article: Peel's Son To Follows In His Footsteps
21st August 2006 0:00
AMERICAN IDOL judge PAULA ABDUL has leaped to the defence of BRITNEY SPEARS, after the pregnant pop star received a barrage of criticism for her...
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news article: Abdul's Sympathy For Spears
21st August 2006 0:00
"Oh, Jesus. It probably was in Prague when we were shooting Brothers Grimm. I got so paralytic that I was under the table casting demons out of...
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news article: The Things They Say 2700
21st August 2006 0:00
Outspoken singer MORRISSEY has launched a stinging attack on both US President GEORGE W BUSH and British Prime Minister TONY BLAIR for their...
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news article: Morrissey Blasts Bush And Blair
21st August 2006 0:00
NICK LACHEY felt uncomfortable picking up his Best Love Song award at the Teen Choice Awards last night (20AUG06) - because his ex-wife and the...
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news article: Lachey's 'Awkward' Teen Choice Moments With Simpson
21st August 2006 0:00
An angry partygoer is suing DAVID and VICTORIA BECKHAM after accusing the celebrity couple of 'snubbing' him at a party he paid to go to.
Nightclub...
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news article: Beckhams Sued By Angry Auction Winner
21st August 2006 0:00
LATEST: A German bishop has called on MADONNA fans to boycott the superstar's Confessions concerts in the country, after learning of her mock...
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news article: German Bishop Urges Madonna Boycott
21st August 2006 0:00
LATEST: Hip-hop star BUSTA RHYMES has been charged with assaulting a fan and illegal possession of a weapon, following his arrest on Saturday night...
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news article: Rhymes Charged With Assault
21st August 2006 0:00
Hollywood hunk MATT DILLON got a shock when he found a male pal pleasuring himself with one of his socks.
The CRASH actor admits he was disgusted...
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news article: Dillon's Sock-loving Pal
21st August 2006 0:00
LATEST: US film critic ROGER EBERT is temporarily unable to speak properly after undergoing cancer surgery involving the reconstruction of his jaw.
...
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news article: Ebert Debilitated By Cancer Therapy
21st August 2006 0:00
Hollywood screenwriter CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON has launched a scathing attack on director OLIVER STONE.
The DANGEROUS LIAISONS writer briefly worked...
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news article: Stone Slammed By Hampton
21st August 2006 0:00
Hollywood actress MORGAN FAIRCHILD may be a veteran in the industry - but she can still "kick butt" with the best of them.
Fairchild is starring as...
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news article: Feisty Fighting Fairchild
21st August 2006 0:00
"The first movie I saw was RAMBO. War and shooting people? Obviously, I didn't relate." EVA LONGORIA on her first cinema experience.
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news article: The Things They Say 2699
21st August 2006 0:00
THE DUKES OF HAZZARD star JOHNNY KNOXVILLE has laughed off his hardman image, insisting in reality he is a big softie who hates fighting.
The...
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news article: Wimpy Knoxville
21st August 2006 0:00
Hollywood actress EVANGELINE LILLY is glad LOST was overlooked at this year's (AUG06) Emmy Awards - because she doesn't want the show cast and crew...
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news article: Lost Lilly Happy With Emmy Snub
21st August 2006 0:00
SIR MICK JAGGER's former mistress LUCIANA GIMENEZ MORAD married Brazilian TV producer MARCELO DE CARVALHO on Saturday (19AUG06).
The Brazilian...
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news article: Ex Jagger Mistress Weds
21st August 2006 0:00
Legendary crooner TONY BENNETT found refuge in England after being dropped from Columbia Records in 1972 - and still calls it "paradise".
Bennett,...
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news article: Bennett: 'England Is Paradise'
21st August 2006 0:00
British pop star ROBBIE WILLIAMS has hit out at reality television shows for manipulating people with mental health problems.
The FEEL singer...
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news article: Williams Berates Reality Shows
21st August 2006 0:00
SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY's estranged wife HEATHER MILLS is facing possible court action after slamming Britain's National Dairy Council in an interview.
...
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news article: Mills Upsets Dairy Council
21st August 2006 0:00
SEAN COMBS has warned fans they better clear their schedule when they buy his new album - because it's so addictive they'll never turn it off.
The...
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news article: Diddy's New Album Is Dangerously Addictive
21st August 2006 0:00
Summer swashbuckling movie PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN and its stars lead the winners at Sunday night's Teen Choice Awards in Hollywood.
Sequel DEAD...
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news article: Depp And Bloom Reign At Teen Choice Awards
21st August 2006 0:00
A heavily pregnant BRITNEY SPEARS stunned fans at the Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles yesterday (20AUG06) when she took to the stage to introduce...
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news article: Pregnant Spears Thrills With Teen Choice Appearance
21st August 2006 0:00
KELIS has hit out at her record label, after it added a song to her new album against her wishes.
The star is angry Jive forced to her to include...
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news article: Kelis Attacks Label
21st August 2006 0:00
CHARLIZE THERON is ready to ditch her Los Angeles home and move to Scotland, after falling in love with Scotch whisky at the Edinburgh International...
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news article: Theron Wants To Move To Scotland
21st August 2006 0:00
Bollywood star AMISHA PATEL has been accused of abusing and threatening an airline worker after a friend was refused a flight upgrade.
An Air India...
news article: Bollywood Star In Flight Row
21st August 2006 0:00
GIRLS ALOUD singer SARAH HARDING has slammed the myth the girl band has made her wealthy, insisting she has made "no money" from it.
The singer...
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news article: Girls Aloud Star: 'There's No Money In Pop'
21st August 2006 0:00
Pop star ROBBIE WILLIAMS credits his love of soccer with saving him from a life of drug addiction.
Although the singer has been sober for more than...
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news article: Williams: 'Soccer Saves Me From Drug Hell'
21st August 2006 0:00
SEAN COMBS shows off his singing voice for the first time ever on his new album, after practicing for years in the shower.
The rapper croons on the...
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news article: Diddy Sings
21st August 2006 0:00
BEYONCE KNOWLES' little sister SOLANGE has launched a spin-off to the former DESTINY'S CHILD star's House of Dereon fashion line, called Dereon Girl.
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news article: Fascinating Fact 1981
21st August 2006 0:00
ROLLING STONE RONNIE WOOD is the biggest selling print artist in America.
The guitarist is an accomplished painter, but even he was astounded by his...
news article: Wood's Artist Accomplishment
21st August 2006 0:00
USHER has vowed to continue acting, despite the failure of movie IN THE MIX, his first big screen lead role.
The 2005 film was slated by critics and...
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news article: Usher: 'I'll Keep Acting'
21st August 2006 0:00
EDWARD NORTON forced himself to take a break from his film career to avoid burning out after intense roles in FIGHT CLUB and 25th HOUR left him...
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news article: Norton Took Break To Avoid Burnout
21st August 2006 0:00
EVA LONGORIA hopes her new documentary highlights the plight of Latin American immigrants trying to survive in the US, after spending a day working...
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news article: Longoria Stunned By Labour Conditions For Us Immigrants
21st August 2006 0:00
"I don't think anyone will give me a shot at SHAKESPEARE... I don't think they can see me like that - in the wig and the tie." Tough guy JASON...
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news article: The Things They Say 2697
21st August 2006 0:00
BEYONCE KNOWLES' manager father MATHEW is taking credit for the success of former DESTINY'S CHILD singer LeTOYA LUCKETT's debut album, claiming he...
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news article: Knowles Patriach Takes Credit For Luckett Success
21st August 2006 0:00
Pop star JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE has accused a British newspaper of twisting comments he made about drugs.
In a recent interview with Sunday newspaper The...
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news article: Timberlake Unhappy With Drug Interview
21st August 2006 0:00
"My husband's way smarter than the people I've dated before." CHRISTINA AGUILERA sings the praises of her new husband JORDAN BRATMAN.
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news article: The Things They Say 2696
21st August 2006 0:00
Celebrity couple ASHTON KUTCHER and DEMI MOORE's marriage works because they refuse to argue with each other.
The pair will celebrate their first...
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news article: Kutcher And Moore's Relationship Is Friction-free
21st August 2006 0:00
Legendary singer LIZA MINNELLI thrilled a fan when she stopped for a post-show snack in New York by giving him her leftover french fries.
Minnelli...
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news article: Minnelli Thrills Fan With Leftover Fries
21st August 2006 0:00
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star EVA LONGORIA was once hired as an extra on FRIENDS but the scene she was scheduled to appear in was scrapped before it was...
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news article: Fascinating Fact 1980
21st August 2006 0:00
HUGH JACKMAN insists he is happy to take on movie roles other actors have turned down - even though he knows he wasn't the first choice for the part....
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news article: Jackman Satisfied To Be Second Choice
21st August 2006 0:00
Rocker and humanitarian BONO is hoping to save lives in Lesotho, Africa by selling T-shirts.
The U2 star has recruited celebrities like LINDSAY...
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news article: Bono Launches T-shirt Line For Africa
21st August 2006 0:00
SAMUEL L JACKSON was stunned when he bought ROSEANNE BARR's former home and was told she had hidden naked pictures of herself all over the house.
...
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news article: Jackson Shocked By Barr's Naked Photos
21st August 2006 0:00
PENELOPE CRUZ has hit back at rumours she longs to settle down and start a family, claiming she is not sure she even believes in marriage.
The...
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news article: Cruz Not Ready For Marriage
21st August 2006 0:00
AMERICAN IDOL judge SIMON COWELL is struggling to keep his opinions to himself on his new US show AMERICA'S GOT TALENT.
The British music mogul has...
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news article: Cowell Struggles To Contain His Opinions
21st August 2006 0:00
SIR MICK JAGGER kicked off the British leg of THE ROLLING STONES' world tour last night (20AUG06), with a cheeky swipe at the venue fiasco that...
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news article: Jagger's Swipe At Stadium Fiasco
21st August 2006 0:00
ASHTON KUTCHER has rubbished claims he began dating DEMI MOORE as a publicity stunt and insists the two felt an immediate connection.
The couple...
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news article: Kutcher Felt Immediate Connection With Moore
21st August 2006 0:00
ZACH BRAFF loves making movies so much, he has quit his role in SCRUBS to concentrate on his film career.
Braff, who plays DR JOHN 'JD' DORIAN in...
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news article: Braff Leaving Scrubs For Big Screen
21st August 2006 0:00
Single pop heartthrob ROBBIE WILLIAMS has vowed never to marry, because he isn't capable of remaining faithful.
The singer has dated sexy...
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news article: Robbie Williams: 'I'll Never Marry'
21st August 2006 0:00
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE is set to raise temperatures in Las Vegas, Nevada after giving a risque late night revue permission to recreate his new hit...
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news article: Lopez's Ex Takes Justin's Sexyback To Vegas
21st August 2006 0:00
Hollywood PENELOPE CRUZ has attacked teenage magazines for promoting unhealthy role models for young girls.
The actress describes the influence such...
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news article: Cruz Wants Teen Mags Shut Down
21st August 2006 0:00
Actress TONI COLLETTE was relieved she missed out on the Best Supporting Oscar she was nominated for in 2000, because she was too nervous to have...
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news article: Collette Glad She Didn't Win Oscar
21st August 2006 0:00
KYLIE MINOGUE will celebrate beating cancer by starting a family with boyfriend OLIVIER MARTINEZ, her singer sister DANNII claims.
Dannii can't wait...
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news article: Kylie Ready For Kids
21st August 2006 0:00
Cancer survivor KYLIE MINOGUE has added extra dates to the UK leg of her SHOWGIRLS tour, after being overwhelmed by fans' response to her comeback.
...
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news article: Kylie Bows To Fan Pressure And Adds Tour Dates
21st August 2006 0:00
SECRETARY star MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL considered giving up acting after repeatedly being told she wasn't pretty or sexy enough to land roles.
The...
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news article: Gyllenhaal Contemplated Quitting Career
21st August 2006 0:00
ROBBIE WILLIAMS has defended pop pal GEORGE MICHAEL after the singer was caught at a notorious gay 'cruising' spot, insisting he'd do the same if he...
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news article: Robbie Williams Defends 'Cruising' Michael
21st August 2006 0:00
SIR SEAN CONNERY has abandoned plans to write an autobiography, because it would be impossible to right all the wrongs already written about him.
A...
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news article: A Lifetime Of Lies Puts Connery Off Autobiography
21st August 2006 0:00
DOCTOR WHO writer RUSSELL T DAVIS has scrapped plans for a spin-off featuring the Time Lord's sidekick ROSE TYLER, for fear it would "spoil" the...
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news article: Davies Scraps Doctor Who Spin-off
21st August 2006 0:00
"It's an island of women and NICOLAS CAGE; that sounds an evenly matched game to me." Director NEIL LaBUTE describes his remake of THE WICKER MAN.
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news article: The Things They Say 2695
21st August 2006 0:00
Religious queen of pop MADONNA has reportedly written to the British Government urging them to use Kabbalah water to clean radioactive waste.
...
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news article: Madonna's Nuclear Solution
21st August 2006 0:00
Rap peacemaker SNOOP DOGG is calling on the black and Hispanic communities to unite and end months of violence between them in Los Angeles.
Snoop's...
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news article: Snoop Calls For Racial Harmony
21st August 2006 0:00
CHARLIZE THERON has hit out at claims a new documentary made by her production company shows a pro-American view of Cuba.
EAST OF HAVANA tells the...
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news article: Theron Defends Her Cuba Movie
21st August 2006 0:00
LOST star EVANGELINE LILLY is dreading flying following the strict new security measures enforced to avert terrorist attacks on planes - because she...
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news article: Lilly Faces Plane Boredom
21st August 2006 0:00
"I thought God had blessed me in other ways and love wasn't meant to be for me. I was picturing myself as being, like, 85 and all alone. And I was...
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news article: The Things They Say 2698
21st August 2006 0:00
The uncle of VIVA LA BAM star BAM MARGERA has been arrested and charged with two counts of sexual assault on a child.
VINCENT 'DON VITO' MARGERA,...
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news article: Magera's Uncle Arrested For Child Sex Assault
21st August 2006 0:00
"I was expecting more dancing from the dude, you know. But he's OK. He's doing his thing." Reggae star SEAN PAUL rates KEVIN FEDERLINE's debut live...
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news article: The Things They Say 2701
21st August 2006 1:40
Pop superstars SIR ELTON JOHN and BEYONCE KNOWLES are being lined to become guest judges on British TV talent show THE X FACTOR.
Show bosses want...
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news article: Elton John And Beyonce To Be X Factor Judges?
21st August 2006 18:16
Long-circulating rumors that Amazon.com would soon launch a movie downloading service picked up momentum over the weekend as bloggers discovered what...
news article: Amazon Close To Launching Movie Download Service?
21st August 2006 18:16
The major studios are gambling that the public will be making the switch to high-definition DVD players by Christmas time and are aggressively...
news article: Studios Churning Out New High-definition Releases
21st August 2006 18:16
As Chicago Tribune TV columnist Phil Rosenthal put in on Sunday, "The old tradition of Chicago's two major daily newspapers challenging one another...
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news article: Tribune, Sun Times Critics To Face Off
21st August 2006 18:16
New Line Cinema landed on its asp over the weekend as the highly hyped Snakes on a Plane, which analysts had expected would take in more than $30...
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news article: Snakes Goes "Hisssss"
21st August 2006 18:16
EchoStar Communications, which operates the DISH satellite-TV service, was able to persuade a federal appeals court on Friday to block a district...
news article: Echostar Tries To Keep Dvr's From Being Shut Down
21st August 2006 18:16
With TV networks increasingly finding themselves at loggerheads with local affiliates over plans to make TV series available on the Internet, Fox is...
news article: Fox To Let Affiliates Air Hit Shows -- Free
21st August 2006 18:16
An episode of The Simpsons, "The Seemingly Neverending Story," beat out "Trapped in a Closet," the Tom Cruise/Scientology episode of South Park, to...
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news article: South Park Learns Not To Mess With Tom Cruise
21st August 2006 18:16
The story of the arrest of a suspect in the JonBenet Ramsey case pushed aside seemingly more important matters including Iran's test of long-range...
news article: "Breaking News" Broken?
21st August 2006 18:16
The face of Katie Couric will appear on every single bus in the city of New York as part of an unprecedented $10-million campaign to promote her...
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news article: Couric To Ride The Bus -- Every Bus