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Pop star JESSICA SIMPSON is so sick of men flirting with her, she walks around facing the floor and avoiding eye contact with members of the opposite sex.
The blonde beauty, who divorced from husband NICK LACHEY in June (30JUNE06), is tired of the attention she gets from men.
And the DUKES OF HAZZARD star is not enjoying the single life. Simpson complains, "There are the guys who try to make eye contact when you are out somewhere or whatever. Then when they get that eye contact they think they’re in. So I try to avoid that and keep my eyes on the floor at all times!"

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BEYONCE KNOWLES’ tears in her new RING THE ALARM video are for real - because the scenes reminded her of the heartaches she used to get emotional for her character in new movie DREAMGIRLS.
The girl power anthem features a segment where Beyonce’s video character mourns the loss of a loved one - and the quiet scene overwhelmed the singer.
But the cameras kept rolling and she insisted the scenes stayed in the video.
She says, "The video is so angry and aggressive and then there’s like this really vulnerable bridge and it’s really quiet. I cried in the video.
"I’d been doing Dreamgirls and I had to do emotional scenes and I was thinking about the same things that I had to think about in Dreamgirls."

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British pop star ROBBIE WILLIAMS has stepped up his war with former manager NIGEL MARTIN-SMITH by slamming him from the stage during a concert.
The ANGELS singer is currently involved in a feud with his ex TAKE THAT boss over a song on his new album, which lawyers believe could be libellous.
In outspoken track THE 90s, Williams reveals he fantasised about hurting the pop mogul during his time with the chart-topping boy band.
Martin-Smith has demanded the song be removed from William’s new album RUDEBOX.
But defiant Williams sang the words in front of 65,000 fans at the Milton Keynes Bowl in England on Thursday (14SEP06).

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American actress JULIANNE MOORE enjoys reading about celebrities in British tabloid newspapers because she has no idea who most of them are.
The BOOGIE NIGHTS star regularly stays in London while making movies and admits she likes nothing more than reading about UK reality TV stars she has never heard of.
Speaking to British TV chat show host JONATHAN ROSS, Moore said, "I like to read about people I don’t know. who I’m completely unfamiliar with. I have no reference at all.
"My favourite is (former BIG BROTHER contestant) JADE GOODY. I like her face.
She has a nice face. I like to admire her from afar."

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Actor ZACK BRAFF has secret plans to "disappear" on the canals of Amsterdam, The Netherlands after being charmed by the city during a recent photo shoot.
The SCRUBS star jumped at the chance to visit Amsterdam for a recent GQ fashion spread and took sitcom co-star and pal DONALD FAISON.
And now Braff dreams of renting a houseboat and living anonymously there.
He says, "It’s a beautiful city… (but) I think it gets a reputation (where) Americans think, ‘Oh, there’s prostitutes and drugs there,’ which there are.
"But that isn’t really my scene, so I wanted to explore the city in another way. The people could not be nicer and warmer." And because Scrubs isn’t aired in The Netherlands, no one knew who the model posing for the GQ spread was.
He adds, "We were in the middle of nowhere and no one bothered us at all."

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Hollywood star SCARLETT JOHANSSON developed an unusual taste for Nazi memorabilia while filming THE BLACK DAHLIA in Bulgaria.
The LOST IN TRANSLATION actress was fascinated by the amount of Nazi paraphernalia she found while browsing the markets in the historic capital of Sofia.
And she soon found herself deeply interested in the historic junk.
She says, "There are a lot of strange things. Like if you go to markets, there is all this Nazi paraphernalia you can buy. It’s really interesting. I really enjoyed my time there. It’s a fascinating city."

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British TV presenter NICK KNOWLES has been airlifted back to London after breaking his collarbone and dislocating his shoulder while filming a documentary in Kenya.
The star was in Africa shooting BBC show MISSION AFRICA, where he and co-presenter KEN HAMES oversee the construction of a game reserve in a Kenyan conservation area.
Knowles, 44, was knocked unconscious after falling head-first from a Range Rover while trying to move camera equipment. Onlookers say the presenter was in pain from severe whiplash as well as from his dislocated shoulder and broken collarbone.
He will undergo surgery today (16SEP06) in London.

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British TV presenter RAYMOND BAXTER died on Friday (15SEP06) at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, England. He was 84.
Baxter was famous for being the original presenter of BBC show TOMORROW’S WORLD. He presented the science programme for 12 years from its launch in 1965.
He is survived by a daughter and a son.

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Irish comedian GRAHAM NORTON has criticised U2 frontman BONO for avoiding paying tax in Ireland.
Norton is furious the band moved its business empire from Ireland to The Netherlands to avoid paying Irish taxes on royalties and accuses Bono of focusing on international charities while neglecting his responsibility to his native Ireland.
And the TV star, who is worth £25 million ($47 million), insists he will confront Bono on the issue.
Norton says, "People like Bono really annoy me. He goes to hell and back to avoid paying tax. He has a special accountant. He works out Irish tax loopholes. And then he’s asking me to buy a well for an African village.
"Tarmac the road outside your house, you tight-wad! Or pay for a school in Ireland. "I’ve never met Bono and now I probably never will. But if I do meet him I’ll ask him because I think it’s a really hard thing to justify.
"I pay a lot of tax. By most people’s standards I am rich so I should pay my tax because I can afford it. When I didn’t want to pay it was when I didn’t have any money." (FA/WNTMI/IG) " FASCINATING FACT: The huge underpants RENEE ZELLWEGER wore for her role as BRIDGET JONES have been auctioned in London for £2,000 ($3,700). They were signed by the film’s star HUGH GRANT. The money goes towards the UK’s Royal Parks Foundation.

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British actor PIERCE BROSNAN has joined a host of Hollywood celebrities protesting plans to build a liquified natural gas terminal off the coast of Southern California.
The $800 million (£425 million) terminal is being proposed by Australian-based BHP Billiton, one of the world’s largest energy companies.
The terminal would be located 14 miles (22 kilometres) off the coast of Malibu, causing concern to Southern California residents such as Brosnan.
The former JAMES BOND star says, "As a father and a concerned citizen and a resident of Malibu for 20-odd years, we are protesting this. Please let’s consider this and let’s look at it very clearly before we make any harsh moves." A letter on Brosnan’s website has been signed by Hollywood celebrities such as BARBRA STREISAND, CINDY CRAWFORD, MARTIN SHEEN, TOM HANKS, STING and CHARLIZE THERON.
A decision is expected to be made next year (07).

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British TV stars MATT LUCAS and DAVID WALLIAMS are set to take their hit BBC comedy show LITTLE BRITAIN to the big screen.
The eccentric funnymen are in talks with American film producers who want to create a film version of the cult TV hit.
Walliams says, "We’ve had some sort of interest from America. We’ve got a sort of film development deal out there and also we might do something for TV out there." Lucas and Walliams have already signed a deal with music mogul SIMON FULLER to make a US version of Little Britain for cable network HBO.

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Hollywood actor RUPERT EVERETT shocked British radio listeners this morning (16SEP06) by swearing and making lewd remarks live on air.
BBC Radio 2 presenter JONATHAN ROSS was forced to reprimand Everett after the MY BEST FRIEND’S WEDDING star, who was promoting his new book RED CARPETS AND OTHER BANANA SKINS, started to talk about "f***ing", and made references to getting into actresses’ underwear and masturbating as a Catholic.
He also discussed affairs he has had with female celebrities including SUSAN SARANDON and PAULA YATES, saying, "I was basically adventurous, I think I wanted to try everything." A BBC spokesperson has apologised after a number of listeners complained.

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SIR PAUL McCARTNEY and ALEC BALDWIN have become unlikely yoga buddies after finding themselves members of the same new age class as they relax amid ongoing spouse spats.
McCartney, who is in the middle of a messy divorce from wife HEATHER MILLS, and Baldwin, who has long been battling with ex-wife KIM BASINGER for custody of their daughter, met at a Hatha yoga class in East Hampton, New York recently.
McCartney has a retreat nearby and Baldwin owns a home there.

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The club where THE BEATLES played their first gig has been acknowledged as an English historical landmark and awarded protection from the threat of re-developers. The Casbah Coffee club, set up in the home of original Beatles’ drummer PETE BEST, has been listed as a Grade II building. The Liverpool foursome performed regularly there until it closed in 1962.
Bob Hawkins of the English heritage says, "The basement rooms are historically significant because they represent tangible evidence of The Beatles’ formation, their growth in popularity and their enduring cultural influence.
"The club survives in a remarkably well-preserved condition since its closure in 1962, with wall and ceiling paintings of spiders, dragons, rainbows and stars by original band members along with 1960s musical equipment, amplifiers and original chairs.

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XZIBIT is taking on the unofficial role of rap ambassador because he’s sick of the knocks the music genre gets for its violent lyrics and imagery.
The rapper, real name ALVIN JOINER, insists he and his peers are simply chronicling modern times and if society wasn’t so terrible, their lyrics wouldn’t be so controversial and violent.
He says, "Rap is a reflection of society. If society wasn’t violent, then hip-hop wouldn’t be violent.
"You can blame hip hop but we’re like reporters; we tell you what’s going on in the neighbourhood and we tell you how it is. I don’t think hip-hop should glorify the violence. I think with hip-hop music you have to have some kind of balance. When you take someone’s life you’re gonna end up losing yours.
"But we can’t be like ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER; he can kill 70 million people on the screen and still he’s a role model. But when you talk about slapping somebody, or shooting somebody on a rap tape, you are a criminal."

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R&B star-turned- Broadway sensation is planning to challenge SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS in the style stakes by bringing out a new clothing line and cologne.
The YEAH! singer, who is now wowing theatre fans as BILLY FLYNN in musical CHICAGO, is keen to get his scent and fashions on the market.
He says, "I’ve decided to work on a fragrance as well as a clothing line. I don’t have the names… It’s a work in progress."

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JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE delighted the members of Eighties pop group DURAN DURAN by agreeing to produce tracks on their new album.
The SEXYBACK star, who has collaborated with hip hop stars such as PHARRELL WILLIAMS and SNOOP DOGG in the past, has helped the HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF stars put together the new LP, due for release early next year (07).
Duran Duran Frontman SIMON LE BON says, "We had the most spectacular and amazing time - probably one of the best in our career."

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BEYONCE KNOWLES two-year-old nephew JULEZ made his television debut in America on Friday (15SEP06) when he joined his aunt, mum SOLANGE and grandmother TINA KNOWLES on model-turned-TV presenter TYRA BANKS’ talk show.
The cute little guy showed off his rhythm when he took to the floor to hip-hop dance with Banks.
Proud mum Solange giggled, "He’s a ham."

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