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AMY WINEHOUSE’s father has explained his fury over JEAN PAUL GAULTIER’s decision to take the star’s iconic image as inspiration for his latest catwalk show, accusing the couturier of using the tragic singer to boost his profits.
The flamboyant French designer paid tribute to the late Back to Black hitmaker during his show at Paris Fashion Week on Wednesday (25Jan12) by sending his models down the runway sporting the Winehouse’s iconic beehive hairstyle and heavy eyeliner. Several girls were also smoking cigarettes as they strutted down the catwalk.
Mitch took to Twitter on Thursday (26Jan12) to dismiss the stunt as "bad taste", and insisted that he did not support Gaultier’s show.
He has taken aim at the designer again, describing how his mourning family was left in "shock" after seeing the late singer’s image used "wholesale" for profit so close to the six-month anniversary of her death.
He tells Britain’s The Sun, "The family was upset to see those pictures, they were a total shock.
"We’re still grieving for her loss, and we’ve had a difficult week with the six-month anniversary of Amy’s death. To see her image lifted wholesale to sell clothes was a wrench we were not expecting or consulted on.
"We’re proud of her influence on fashion but find black veils on models, smoking cigarettes with a barbershop quartet singing her music in bad taste. It portrays a view of Amy when she was not at her best, and glamorises some of the more upsetting times in her life. That’s upsetting for her family.
"No one asked us for permission or offered to make a donation to the foundation. This is purely about Gaultier making money, and that’s wrong." Winehouse died last July (11) at the age of 27 after drinking too much alcohol.

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SEAN PENN was hailed a real-life hero when he reportedly stepped in to stop a drunk reveller verbally abusing a bartender during a recent trip to California.
The Mystic River star was enjoying a drink with a female companion at the Shade Hotel in Manhattan Beach on Thursday (26Jan12) when an intoxicated customer began shouting at the barman, interrupting other patrons’ evening out.
An annoyed Penn approached the man to ask him to stop his rant, according to EOnline.
An onlooker tells the website, "This guy was drunk and yelling at the bartender. He wasn’t making much sense, but he was loud and just kept screaming.
"Sean came over to the bar and said, ‘Is everything OK over here?’ The guy was a smart alec and said to Sean, ‘Stay out of it, Sparky!’" The website reports the man left the bar after his run-in with Penn.

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The stars of the original LES MISERABLES London stage show are set to join HUGH JACKMAN, ANNE HATHAWAY, TAYLOR SWIFT and RUSSELL CROWE in director TOM HOOPER’s blockbuster movie update.
Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle, who played Jean Valjean and Eponine onstage at the Barbican in 1985 and later transferred to Broadway, have landed speaking roles in the new film, which starts pre-production next week (beg30Jan12).
According to the Daily Mail, Wilkinson will play the Bishop of Digne and Ruffelle a whore.

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Music legend PHIL COLLINS jetted into London on Thursday (26Jan12) to attend a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace where his cartoonist brother was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).
The former Genesis drummer, who now resides in Switzerland, returned to his native U.K. as a guest of his sibling Clive, who was honoured with the medal for his career as an artist and newspaper cartoonist.
Charles, Prince of Wales decorated Clive with the honour, as his more famous brother watched on. Collins’ nephew was supposed to attend with his father, but had to pull out.
Clive Collins told reporters outside Queen Elizabeth II’s London residence, "(Phil’s) been incredibly chuffed (pleased) about me receiving this award and been absolutely marvellous, he’s been so supportive.
"My brother stepped in and flew over from Switzerland to join me after my son, also called Phil, couldn’t make it." The musician added, "I shared a bedroom with him when we were boys and he was always drawing. He used to do Christmas cards and birthdays cards for the family."

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Singer KELLY CLARKSON is convinced her parents’ divorce has affected her chances of settling down, because she constantly worries about her relationships breaking down.
The 29-year-old star, who has been dogged by questions about her sexuality, has always insisted her pop career has been the reason she can’t find a steady boyfriend.
The American Idol winner’s parents, Jeanne and Stephen, split when she was five, and her mother’s second marriage broke down when she was 19, and Clarkson is convinced a lack of stability growing up means she struggles with her own romances.
She tells Britain’s Daily Mirror, "Divorce isn’t fun. It affects relationships you get into when you are older. I think you have to work a little harder because you’re constantly thinking it’s probably not going to work out in the end.
"Also, I travel a lot and work a lot. The way I live it’s hard for me to even find someone."

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GEORGE CLOONEY is desperate to get his hands on tickets to this year’s (12) Olympics in London.
The Ocean’s Eleven star’s schedule is booked up for the next few weeks as he attends a series of Hollywood awards shows, which come to an end after next month’s (Feb12) Oscars ceremony, where he is nominated for a Best Actor prize.
Once awards season wraps up, Clooney has set his sights on attending the biggest sporting extravaganza in the world, which comes to the British capital in the summer (12).
He tells Britain’s The Sun, "I think it’s fantastic that the Olympics are coming to London. I think you should always try to take politics out of sport and the London bid did that.
"Track and field is something that I really want to come back and see. I’m trying to see if I can get some tickets. I’m a big fan of London. There are only a handful of great cities in the world and it’s one of them.
"There are some cities that are made for the world, not just the country they are in and London is definitely one of them."

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LEONARDO DiCAPRIO’s signed J. EDGAR script and a baseball autographed by Oscar-nominated MONEYBALL co-stars BRAD PITT and JONAH HILL are to be auctioned off to benefit the Screen Actors Guild Foundation ahead of the annual awards show on Sunday (29Jan12).
A ukulele signed by the cast of The Descendants and a replica of the Scorpion jacket Ryan Gosling wore in Drive will also be going under the hammer at the online sale, which began on Thursday evening (26Jan12). The auction will run for seven days.
Also up for grabs are memorabilia from TV shows like Game of Thrones, Dexter, Glee and Modern Family.

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"Mom helping w/ (with) taxes. ‘You got out $840 at Deja Vu Strip Club?’ ‘Yeah. I made it rain’. ‘Ok. I’ll file that under entertainment.’" Rocker JARED FOLLOWILL isn’t embarrassed to let his mother know about his night time activities while checking through his finances.

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Wrestler-turned-reality TV star HULK HOGAN has sensationally revealed he was once asked to consider joining METALLICA.
The beloved WWF star was a session musician before he turned to the ring, and he admits his career almost took a very different path.
He tells The Sun newspaper, "I played bass guitar. I was big pals with Lars Ulrich and he asked me if I wanted to play bass with Metallica in their early days but it didn’t work out." His love for music never left him and Hogan admits he has always been a huge fan of reunited British group the Stone Roses, revealing he used to work out to their songs.
He adds, "I love the Stone Roses. They’re getting back together, right? That’s cool, man."

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British pop rockers MCFLY have locked themselves away on an isolated island to work on their next album so they can’t get distracted.
The Obviously hitmakers are currently working on their sixth disc, after taking 2011 off to concentrate on solo projects.
To ensure they concentrate on their new material, the musicians have been working on tracks in a studio which is cut off from the Welsh coast when the tide comes in.
Guitarist Dougie Poynter tells Britain’s Daily Mirror, "It’s great. There’s no way out when the tide’s in. We don’t get distracted. Then as soon as the tide goes out we can go to the shops."

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MOLLY MELDRUM’s family members are determined to celebrate the Australian music mogul’s upcoming 66th birthday as he recovers from a serious accident.
The veteran record executive is currently undergoing treatment in a rehabilitation centre as he battles to recover from a fall at his home before Christmas (11).
He was placed in an induced coma and underwent several operations to treat a fractured skull, a broken collar bone, a punctured lung and extensive breaks and fractures to his ribcage.
Meldrum received a boost earlier this week (begs23Jan12) when he was honoured with a Rolling Stone Award for his contribution to music, and his relatives want to raise his spirits further by throwing him a birthday bash on Sunday (29Jan12).
His brother Brian tells the Sydney Herald Sun, "We will be celebrating that he is here to have a birthday because that fall was very close to being fatal."

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Sexy French actress MYLENE JAMPANOI has signed on as the new face - and body - of lingerie firm Agent Provocateur.
The 31-year-old star will pick up where beauties like Dita Von Teese, Kate Moss and Transformers: Dark of the Moon star Rosie Huntington-Whiteley left off as ambassadors for the racy firm.
The Martyrs star will model lacy bras, panties and garter belts from the company’s 2012 spring/summer line in upcoming ads.

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Actress MARGO MARTINDALE is set to embark on a career as a screenwriter with a new script about her former job at a mental institution in Texas.
The Million Dollar Baby star is calling on her personal expediences working with the criminally insane to pen her first screenplay.
The 2011 Emmy Award winner tells New York Magazine, "I’m going to Jacksonville, Texas, for a family reunion, and while I’m there, I want to go take pictures of the place where I had my first job, as a teenager, because I’m writing a script about it. When I was 16, I worked at a mental institution for the criminally insane, teaching drama.
"It was the only job I could get at the time! I liked theatre, so I volunteered to work with the men there, and I thought I could make a movie about it. It’s an interesting story.
"I don’t think I’ll be in it, but maybe I’ll make a cameo. But I want to take pictures to help me remember everything, because I’m in the really early stages of writing. Then I’ll give it to someone else to shape up."

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Actress LINDSAY SLOANE is a new mother to a baby girl.
The Horrible Bosses star and her husband, talent agent Dar Rollins, welcomed Maxwell Lue on 19 January (11), and the proud parents are overawed by the love they feel for their first child.
They tell People.com, "We thought we knew what love was until we met her." Sloane, who married Rollins in 2004, has appeared in TV hits Weeds and Sabrina the Teenage Witch.

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GOSSIP GIRL star KAYLEE DEFER has called off her engagement to jewellery designer MIKE PEREIRA.
The 25-year-old actress, who plays sneaky Ivy Dickens on the hit U.S. TV show, and her former beau decided to end their longtime relationship earlier this year (12).
She tells Us Weekly, "We just separated. It’s OK. It really is. I was engaged for a long time and this is me being single. I’m totally OK with it, so I’m spreading my love now.
"I think sometimes you just realise it’s time to move on. So now I’m spreading my love and being single, and it’s fine. Really."

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Bisexual actress EVAN RACHEL WOOD has blasted editors at a U.S. tabloid for printing "lies" about her relationship with boyfriend JAMIE BELL.
A gossip item in the new National Enquirer suggests The Wrestler star, who went public with her sexual orientation in a magazine interview last year (11), had agreed to wed Billy Elliot actor Bell on the condition their marriage would be an open one.
A source told the publication, "Evan says Jamie’s as open-minded as she is, so if she wants to pursue a girl she fancies, he’ll have no problem." But the false report has infuriated Wood and she addressed the tabloid rumour in a Twitter.com post on Wednesday (25Jan12).
She tweets, "FYI (for your information) the national enquirer makes me sick. I do not have an open marriage. They can take their lies and shove it. Sorry ladies." Marilyn Manson’s ex-girlfriend Wood and Bell dated for a year before their split in 2006, but they rekindled their romance last summer (11).

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MARIAH CAREY’s husband NICK CANNON returned to hospital on Wednesday (25Jan12) to undergo further treatment for acute kidney failure.
The America’s Got Talent host was taken ill during a family vacation in Aspen, Colorado in December (11) and he underwent surgery in early January (12).
He bounced back with an appearance at the recent BET Honours in Washington, D.C. but visited doctors again this week for a routine procedure.
In a series of Twitter.com posts on Wednesday, he writes, "Back at the hospital, but no worries its (sic) only for the day. I will be back at work tomorrow! "Not an emergency. This was a scheduled procedure. I just dislike hospitals."

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Punk icon IGGY POP is giving a boost to struggling music stores as the newly-appointed ambassador of Record Store Day 2012.
The Stooges star is championing small shops ahead of the celebration on 21 April (12), which is held annually to help independent retail outlets.
Pop, real name James Newell Osterberg, Jr., insists he owes his rock star persona to the time he spent working in a record store as a youngster - and he hopes the shops will one day experience a revival in popularity.
In a statement, he says, "I got my name, my musical education and my personality all from working at a record store during my tender years. In the 50s and 60s the teen kids used to gather after school at these places to listen free to the latest singles and see if they liked the beat. You could buy the disc you liked for 79 cents and if you were lucky meet a chick. Clerks in these places became managers, (like Brian Epstein), label heads, (Jack Holzman) and Faces on album covers (like me).
"Personally I feel best in a store that, while staying small and socially relaxed, still keeps a complete variety of music types and non musical recordings on offer… All of this is cool and has a much bigger future than most people realize today.
"As Record Store Day Ambassador for 2012 I feel like a representative from some exotic jungle full of life and death and sex and anger, called upon to wear a leopard skin and translate joy to the world of the dead."

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