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Hollywood action man-turned-California Governor ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER turned his attention to football last night (11SEP06) when he joined the commentary team reporting on the Oakland Raiders clash with the San Diego Chargers.
Schwarzenegger, who appears in a new futuristic, Terminator-style TV ad for US sports network ESPN’s coverage of American football, refused to take sides in the field battle, which the Chargers won 27-0.
The California Governor did take time to acknowledge the firefighters who risked their lives on 9/11 on what was the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks, calling them “the real action men.” Schwarzenegger also used his time onscreen to campaign for America’s National Football League to put a new team in Los Angeles, the only major US city without a football team.

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BRAD PITT has been give the presidential seal of approval from the American public after 74 per cent of In Touch magazine readers polled admitted they’d vote for the movie star and humanitarian if he ran for the US’ top office.

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ISABELLA ROSSELLINI’s 23-year-old daughter ELETTRA ROSSELLINI WIEDEMANN is the new face of Lancome cosmetics. Isabella was the Lancome spokeswoman from 1982-1996. Elettra’s ads will begin running in January 2007.

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BABE star JAMES CROMWELL will join the cast of 24 as JACK BAUER’S (KIEFER SUTHERLAND) estranged father. EDDIE IZZARD also will appear as a villainous accomplice to an unnamed character in the show’s sixth season.

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Comedienne-turned-US TV host ELLEN DEGENERES has issued a warning to fans of her television talk show not to drink and drive after she was rear-ended by a Porsche last week (ends08SEP06).
DeGeneres told her studio audience during a taped show which aired today (12SEP06) that she’s still suffering from neck pain following the crash.
But she admitted she’s still struggling to come to terms that anyone is driving around Hollywood drunk at 2pm during the week.
She said, "Just don’t drink and drive because it affects people’s lives."

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JAMES WOODS appeared on THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO on Monday (11SEP06) to reminisce about the loss of his brother, MICHAEL, who recently died, and to discuss his connection to the 9/11 terror attacks.
Michael died on 26 July (06), at the age of 49 of a heart attack, shortly after the brothers had bonded while taking a cross-country road trip together and stopped at the World Poker Tournament.
Woods has an unusual connection to the 9/11 tragedy - he was flying from Boston, Massachusetts to New York City shortly before the World Trade Center was attacked on a "test flight" with two terrorists who eventually died hijacking flights on September 11.
The actor spoke with the cabin crew at the time of the flight and voiced his suspicions. Reports were filed with the Federal Aviation Administration once the plane landed, but no action was taken.
He explains, "As I flew back this time, I was talking about it to some of the flight attendants and I brought up something that one of the FBI agents slipped and told me, he said, ‘It was great that PRESIDENT BUSH grounded the aircraft so quickly because of those other planes at Logan (Airport in Boston) that had box cutters taped under the seats.
"The flight attendants said to me, yeah, we’ve been hearing a lot about this.
There was a rumour that there may have been other planes that were set to go and because the planes were grounded so quickly those planes never got off the ground with perhaps other terrorist cells on them." The actor stressed the need for tolerance and kindness and thanked Leno for allowing him to talk about his brother adding, "Thank you for honouring him, I appreciate the opportunity to kind of share who he was with the world."

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LATEST: ANNA NICOLE SMITH’s 20-year-old son DANIEL died of an apparent drug overdose, according to media reports in the Bahamas. Anna Nicole gave birth to a daughter on Thursday (07SEP06) and Daniel had flown in to celebrate with his mother when he died unexpectedly on Sunday (10SEP06).
Sources close to the case say preliminary investigations reveal that various medications, along with drugs, were found in his system.
According to The Nassau Guardian, Daniel was reportedly vomiting uncontrollably shortly before he collapsed and died.
According to one source, "All we know right now is that he was on anti-depressants. Some things indicate that he probably overdosed on those drugs." The source said that his mother helplessly tried to revive her son, adding that the hospital room where Daniel was found "was a total mess" with vomit and blood splattered everywhere.
The source also alleges that the medical team were unable to find the proper oxygen supply needed to resuscitate him at the time.
Anna Nicole had recently been granted residency in the Bahamas and has reportedly purchased a home there.
An autopsy was completed Monday (11SEP06) night on Daniel’s body and the results have not yet been released.

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A bathroom sex session with SEX PISTOLS star STEVE JONES led vegetarian rocker CHRISSIE HYNDE to gobble chicken at a party.
Hynde confirmed Jones’ boasts that the punk icons were casual lovers in the mid 1970s when she appeared on his Los Angeles radio show JONESY’S JUKEBOX recently.
And now the couple’s seedy encounter in a bathroom at a London party has made the pages of Playboy magazine, where the couple’s on-air banter has been turned into a piece about Jones’ sordid sex life and his battle with sex addiction.
Hynde confessed, "I think when I didn’t have a place to live and I used to come around to the studio on Denmark (Street, London), I think you used to give me one." But Jones had a better memory, recalling, "I remember another spot as well.
It was at a party in the bathroom." Vegetarian Hynde vaguely recalled the party, admitting it was one of the last times she ate chicken.
She added, "It (eating chicken) was a huge violation for me, but I was so hungry, and after what I’d just been up to in the bathroom with you, I thought, you know, I was already working with the Man Downstairs (oral sex), and I thought, ‘F**k the chicken.’" And after turning Hynde to chicken, Jones now fears his past sexploits prompted a drastic change for another ex JOAN JETT - she turned gay after they split.
In another recent radio interview, the guitarist told guest ROSANNA ARQUETTE, "Do you know who else I had sex with? This is a shocker, though. Joan Jett…
She was a big fan. And ever since she’s been with ladies."

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Rocker EDDIE VAN HALEN has been making secret medical breakthroughs in cancer research after being diagnosed with cancer of the tongue.
In an interview with satellite radio talkshow king HOWARD STERN last week (08SEP06), the VAN HALEN founder claimed he and "a partner" had found their own cancer treatment, which has cured him of the disease.
A puzzled Stern tried to get more information about Van Halen’s cancer miracle, but the rocker refused to go into details. According to RollingStone.com, Van Halen is currently working on an album with his brother ALEX and his son WOLFGANG.

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Lawyers for the BEATLES’ publisher, EMI, have been instructed to thwart producer CLAYTON COUNTS from recording and releasing mashups of Fab Four and BEACH BOYS records.
Counts has been hit with a multi-million dollar lawsuit in response to his experimental album SGT PETSOUNDS, which he released under alter-ego THE BEACHLES.
EMI bosses are demanding that Counts alerts them to everyone who has downloaded a copy of his recording. They claim that hundreds of thousands of Beatles fans have bought the unauthorised material online.
In a statement, a defiant Counts says, "In your face, come and get me. You cannot take my life, Capitol Recordings."

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Cult rockers the ARCTIC MONKEYS and IMOGEN HEAP have topped the list of nominees for the third annual MTV Woodie Awards.
The two acts each garnered three nods for the upcoming New York awards ceremony (25OCT06), which annually honours groups and performers beloved by college students across America.
Arctic Monkeys and Imogen Heap will compete for both the Most Downloaded and Best Emerging Artist crowns.
The night’s big prize, Woodie Artist of The Year, will be fought for by PANIC! AT THE DISCO, THREE FUELED BY RAMEN, GYM CLASS HEROES and THE ACADEMY IS.

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Drummer BRANDEN STEINECKERT has been kicked out of US rockers THE USED midway through the recording of the group’s third album.
In a joint statement, bandmates BERT McCRACKEN, who briefly dated KELLY OSBOURNE, JEPH HOWARD and QUINN ALLMAN have confirmed Steineckert’s departure, explaining they felt the need to move forward without him.
The statement reads, "We wish Branden well, and owe a great deal of gratitude towards him for his hard work over the years. We could not have gotten this far without him.
"We all wish much happiness and success in Branden’s future endeavours (sic) - wherever they may lead." The Utah-based group insists the drummer’s departure won’t halt their plans to release a new album early next year (07).

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AVRIL LAVIGNE insists she will tone things down when she tours next year (07), after enduring two solid years on the road promoting her last album.
The singer endured a crazy schedule while promoting her second album UNDER MY SKIN and now that she’s newly married to SUM 41 singer DERYCK WHIBLEY she wants more balance in her life.
She says of her last tour, "That was too exhausting. It’s so abnormal to be in a different city every day and not have a sense of home or comfort of the same bed to go to every night.
"And when you’re away too long it’s really hard to adjust when you get back.
"It’s like, ‘OK, now what do I do when I wake up?’ or ‘Oh, I can’t just pick up the phone and order room service, I have to go downstairs and f**king make it?!’ "Even now that I’ve been off tour for months, I have piles of laundry…" She adds jokingly, "Maybe I need my mom to do it!"

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LIONEL RICHIE was thrilled when a holistic doctor diagnosed that he simply had acid reflux, after he endured four painful throat surgeries and feared he would never sing again.
The DANCING ON THE CEILING star was devastated when doctors told him he might lose his voice, essentially ending his career.
He tells US news show 20/20 when doctors told him he may never sing again, "It was the end of the world.
"I know this may sound strange, but if your father’s dying you write a song.
If your divorce is going bad, you write a song. If your voice goes out…" Richie had four surgeries in four years that were unsuccessful and eventually turned to a holistic doctor for help.
The doctor asked him what he was eating before bed and the answer - ice cream, protein powder, weight gaining shakes - were found to have caused acid reflux disease, with the acid from his stomach going into his oesophagus and causing his throat problems.
He adds, "I was the happiest brother on the planet when I found out that was all it was!"

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A visibly uncomfortable JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE made his first appearance on LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN last night (11SEP06), where the talk show host grilled him relentlessly about girlfriend CAMERON DIAZ, smoking pot and the JANET JACKSON "wardrobe malfunction" in quick succession.
Timberlake performed his hit single SEXYBACK with TIMBALAND and then sat down for what was supposed to be a short, light-hearted chat.
Letterman started off by saying, "You said you don’t mind talking about Cameron Diaz." Timberlake said, "We can talk about her. She’s lovely. I mean, I don’t want to go into details…" Letterman shot back, "But that’s what we want - the details!" The talk show host then proceeded to interrogate him, asking how long they had been dating, how they met and what they did on their first date.
Letterman then asked him about a Rolling Stone magazine cover story where he smoked marijuana with the reporter while he was on tour in Amsterdam saying, "And in it you’re smoking weed with the guy, is that true? During the interview?" A stunned Timberlake tried to come up with an answer, eventually saying, "Um, I make a promise to you that I try not to do drugs while I’m doing interviews." Without missing a beat Letterman continued with, "Now tell me about the Superbowl thing with Janet Jackson." An exasperated Timberlake kept shaking his head and putting his hand in his heads, saying disbelievingly, "My first time on the damn show!" Letterman insisted the whole Superbowl incident where Jackson’s breast was exposed on live TV looked like it was premeditated, with Timberlake defending himself saying, "I don’t think we meant for it to go like it did. But the actual choreography was obviously planned. I think it’s fair to say that was not a well thought out performance." Letterman shot back, "Yeah, it’s a small gig, don’t put any thought into that!" When the talk show host shook his hand and thanked him for coming on, Timberlake said sarcastically, "Hey, it was a lot of fun."

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The ‘Toxic’ singer, who is married to Kevin Federline, delivered the baby via Caesarean section at a Los Angeles hospital just before 2am on Tuesday (12.09.06).
The tot weighed in at a healthy 6lbs 11ounces and both mother and baby are said to be doing well.
A source told the National Enquirer: "Kevin took Britney to the hospital in the evening hours of September 11 to prepare for the Caesarean birth." As well as Kevin, Britney’s mother Lynn and her sister Jamie Lynn were present at the birth. None of Kevin’s family were at the hospital when the tot was delivered.
The source added: "Kevin sent a text message over his cell phone to all the Federline family members to let them know." Britney, 24, was rumoured to have wanted to have the tot via C-section on September 14, the same birthday as the couple’s first son, Sean Preston.
Kevin allegedly put a stop to her plans because he didn’t want his children sharing a birthday.

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Pop queen MADONNA is terrified her debut concert in Moscow tonight (12SEP06) will be stormed by up to 200,000 gatecrashers. The LIKE A VIRGIN hitmaker is set to entertain 55,000 at the Russian capital’s Luzhniki Stadium, but promoters fear desperate fans - unable to afford the high ticket prices - will try to gain access to the venue.
The concert marks the end of her European Confession tour.

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Hollywood beauty KATE WINSLET is bemused by the current trend for skinny celebrities, insisting she is simply glad she is a "normal size".
The FINDING NEVERLAND actress would rather carry on eating well and staying happy than trying to lose her famous curves in the name of fashion.
She says, "I’m very glad I’m a normal-sized person, and I shall continue to be a normal sized person, enjoying my food."

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