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MADONNA is reportedly building a safari-themed nursery for her adopted Malawian baby DAVID BANDA.
The pop superstar has splashed out on a $28,000 bedroom fo the one year old, buying a $3,000 (=A31,600) cot, $950 (=A3500) bedding = and=20 $2,500 (=A31,300) changing table from trendy Los Angeles baby store Petit Tresor.
A store insider tells British newspaper The Sun, "She bought a load=20 of African-themed stuff under the name of Mrs Ritchie for her Beverly=20 Hills home.
"She also ordered some safari art, a dresser and lighting."=20

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SIR PAUL McCARTNEY has vowed to behave with dignity throughout his=20 divorce battle with HEATHER MILLS, and has urged everyone else involved=20 to follow suit.
The pair split earlier this year after four years of marriage, a=20 separation that has been played out in the pages of British tabloids.
But, speaking at the premiere of his classical album ECCE COR MEUM at = London’s Royal Albert Hall last night (3NOV06), McCartney insisted he=20 bears no grudge against Mills.
McCartney also revealed he has turned to music to help him through=20 troublesome times and that he is optimistic about the future.
He said, "There are certain things in life that are personal and I=20 think a relationship with a partner is intensely personal and I prefer=20 to keep it that way.
"I think when you are going through difficulties the thing to do, for = sake of all the people concerned, is to keep a certain dignity and=20 remember that it is a private affair "That way you will probably get through it better, you will put less=20 noses out of joint and I think it’s a more dignified way to go about it. = So that’s what I try to do.
"I don’t hold grudges against anyone. I don’t blame anyone for the=20 sadnesses that have happened to me.
"Even through difficult moments, I like to try and look to the other=20 side and think there’ll come a time when I’ll feel better."

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BACK TO THE FUTURE star MICHAEL J FOX was so staggered when he was first = diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease at 29, he didn’t really understand=20 what his doctor was talking about.
The actor knew something was amiss because he had an annoying=20 "twitch" but he had no idea he was about to receive the news that would=20 devastate his life.
Fox says, "It’s like somebody saying, ‘You’re gonna be hit by a bus=20 but it’s not going to be for about 10 years and we’re gonna glue you in=20 the road so you can totally see the bus coming but we can’t tell you=20 what’s gonna happen when it hits you.’ "It took some getting used to and you go through all those stages…=20 angry denial. But what’s true about that is once you get to acceptance=20 and you accept it, it unleashes a kind of truth in your life that is so=20 powerful."

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Former British boxing champion FRANK BRUNO has apologised for relapsing=20 into cocaine use.
Last year (05) Bruno, 44, admitted taking the Class A drug for six=20 months, pledging to stay clean in the future, but he has been caught=20 taking the drug again by a British tabloid expose.
The father of four’s agent, DAVID DAVIES, confirmed Bruno has=20 suffered a relapse, saying, "Frank has said that he is very sorry that=20 this has happened. He has apologised to his family, he would also like=20 to apologise to his friends and fans.
"This will not happen again."

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THE HULK star ERIC BANA is the frontrunner to play tragic CROCODILE=20 HUNTER STEVE IRWIN in a potential biopic, as far as the celebrity=20 conservationist’s best pal is concerned.
Irwin’s friend and manager JOHN STAINTON recalls Irwin asking his=20 fellow Aussie to play him if there was ever a film about his life.
Stainton says, "He (Irwin) raced up to him on the red carpet and said = ‘Eric, you have to promise me one thing, mate - you’ve got to play me=20 when I die.’ "If we ever do a movie I’d have to get Eric Bana." Irwin’s pal RUSSELL CROWE was the first name mentioned in relation to = a biopic.
He immediately played down the rumours, stating, "It’s appalling to=20 me and offends me very deeply. It’s so awful that I have to deal with=20 millions of people thinking I would dance on my friend’s grave."

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CASINO ROYALE star EVA GREEN is set to become the first BOND girl since=20 the 1960s to appear in more than one 007 film.
The 26-year-old beauty, who stars as VESPER LYND in the forthcoming=20 film, is rumoured to have signed to reprise her role in the next=20 installment, tentatively titled BOND 22.
BARBARA BROCCOLI, a co-producer of every Bond film since 1995’s=20 GOLDENEYE, hints, "We’re already thinking about (the sequel). It is an=20 original story, but it’s going to continue part of what the story is in=20 this film." A spokeswoman for Eon Productions, which owns the Bond film=20 franchise, adds, "You could speculate that (Eva Green) would need to=20 have a part in it because there are things that need to be explained,=20 but we haven’t made any casting decisions." The only Bond Girl to appear in more than one 007 film is SYLVIA=20 TRENCH, played by British actress EUNICE GAYSON, who meets James Bond in = 1962’s DR NO and is shown having a picnic with the spy in the following=20 year’s FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE.

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New JAMES BOND DANIEL CRAIG’s debut as the world’s most famous secret=20 agent has wowed critics in Britain.
Craig’s appointment as PIERCE BROSNAN’s successor for CASINO ROYALE=20 was controversial and fans and critics doubted his ability to match the=20 standards set by his predecessors.
But after a sneak preview, Craig’s performance has been described as=20 "terrific" and "simply brilliant".
The Daily Telegraph gushes that Craig "steps with full assuredness=20 into SEAN CONNERY’S old handmade shoes", while The Times adds, "Craig is = up there with the best - he combines Sean Connery’s athleticism and=20 cocksure swagger with TIMOTHY DALTON’S thrilling undercurrent of=20 stone-cold cruelty." The movie itself has also impressed critics, one of whom described it = as "easily the best film since GOLDENEYE".
The Daily Telegraph writes, "It’s Bond, but not as we’ve known it.=20 The guns and action are there… the girls are certainly there… but=20 the clonking double entendres of the old days are gone - in their place=20 is a much more teasing, smartly written prospect." Casino Royale hits cinemas in Britain and America on 17 November=20 (06).

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Actor NEIL PATRICK HARRIS has ended mounting speculation about his=20 sexuality, by revealing he is gay.
The HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER star was recently outed by a website, which = claimed he helped his alleged boyfriend land a role in the sitcom.
His publicist CRAIG SNYDER played down the reports, insisting "he’s=20 not of that persuasion".
But Harris has revealed all to People magazine’s website because of=20 "speculation and interest in my private life and relationships".
He says, "(I) am quite proud to say that I am a very content gay man=20 living my life to the fullest." Harris found fame as a young actor playing a teenage doctor in DOUGIE = HOWSER, MD.

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THE GAME has defended his decision to record his new album with BLACK=20 EYED PEAS star WILL.I.AM, insisting he brought the gangsta out in the=20 hip-hop hitmaker.
Will.I.Am was the surprise choice to produce tracks on The Game’s new = album THE DOCTOR’S ADVOCATE, but the rapper insists the collaboration=20 made perfect sense to him.
He says, "People forget that Will was down with Ruthless (Records)=20 back in the (NWA star) EAZY-E days, and he’s a talented dude. Trust me,=20 I brought back the gangsta side.
"Working with him really brought me to a place I haven’t been in a=20 long time. I could see the fire in his eyes… It was an incredible=20 experience."

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R&B star MYA brought her feuding, estranged parents back together again=20 when she gave them the job of managing her career.
After a series of flops, the LADY MARMALADE singer decided she needed = to chance her management and she moved back home to Washington and=20 invited her parents to take over her career.
But the family deal came with rules - her mum and dad would have to=20 get along.
Mya says, "I was like, ‘Look, I’m gonna come back home and y’all are=20 going to have to talk to each other. You’re going to be my manager,=20 she’s my business manager. I’m going to force y’all to grow up and = talk.’" Mya’s father has since moved on as the singer’s manager, according to = reports.

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NATALIE COLE has discovered the perfect way to stay in shape - she=20 juices fruit and vegetables whenever she feels like a snack.
The singer bought herself a juicer on a whim and now she’s powering=20 down fresh drinks throughout the day - and it’s helping her keep the=20 pounds off.
She says, "I was drinking 12 ounces a day, which is pretty powerful.=20 I had to cut back a little but it keeps my weight down.
"It’s great for your liver, it’s great for energy, it’s great for=20 blood pressure… I was just amazed at the difference it made in just a=20 week."

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British director KEN LOACH’s THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY will lead the way at the European Film Awards next month (DEC06) after landing five nominations.
The film, which won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, picked up nods in the European Film, European Director, European Actor, European Screenwriter and European Cinematographer categories.
MICHAEL WINTERBOTTOM and MAT WHITECROSS’s THE ROAD TO GUANTANAMO, NEIL JORDAN’s BREAKFAST ON PLUTO and PEDRO ALMADOVAR’s VOLVER were other leading nominees.

The ceremony will take place in Warsaw, Poland on 2 December (06).

The full list of nominations, announced today (4NOV06) at the Seville Film Festival, is as follows:

* EUROPEAN FILM 2006

BREAKFAST ON PLUTO
GRBAVICA
DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN (THE LIVES OF OTHERS)
THE ROAD TO GUANTANAMO
VOLVER
THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY

* EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2006

PEDRO ALMODóVAR for VOLVER
SUSANNE BIER for EFTER BRYLLUPPET (AFTER THE WEDDING)
EMANUELE CRIALESE for NUOVOMONDO (GOLDEN DOOR)
FLORIAN HENCKEL VON DONNERSMARCK for DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN (THE LIVES OF OTHERS)
KEN LOACH for THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY
MICHAEL WINTERBOTTOM and MAT WHITECROSS for THE ROAD TO GUANTANAMO

* EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2006

NATHALIE BAYE in LE PETIT LIEUTENANT
PENELOPE CRUZ in VOLVER
MARTINA GEDECK in DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN (THE LIVES OF OTHERS)
SANDRA HüLLER in REQUIEM
MIRJANA KARANOVIC in GRBAVICA
SARAH POLLEY in LA VIDA SECRETA DE LAS PALABRAS (THE SECRET LIFE OF WORDS)

* EUROPEAN ACTOR 2006

PATRICK CHESNAIS in JE NE SUIS PAS LÀ POUR ÊTRE AIMÉ (NOT HERE TO BE LOVED)
JESPER CHRISTENSEN in DRABET (MANSLAUGHTER)
MADS MIKKELSEN in EFTER BRYLLUPPET (AFTER THE WEDDING)
ULRICH MüHE in DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN (THE LIVES OF OTHERS)
CILLIAN MURPHY in BREAKFAST ON PLUTO & THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY
SILVIO ORLANDO in IL CAIMANO (THE CAIMAN)

* EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER 2006

BARRY ACKROYD for THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY
JOSé LUIS ALCAINE for VOLVER
ROMAN OSIN for PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
TIMO SALMINEN for LAITAKAUPUNGIN VALOT (LIGHTS IN THE DUSK)

* EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2006

PEDRO ALMODóVAR for VOLVER
FLORIAN HENCKEL VON DONNERSMARCK for DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN (THE LIVES OF OTHERS)
PAUL LAVERTY for THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY
CORNELIU PORUMBOIU for A FOST SAU N-A FOST (12:08 EAST OF BUCHAREST)

* EUROPEAN COMPOSER 2006

ALBERTO IGLESIAS for VOLVER
TUOMAS KANTELINEN for ÄIDEISTÄ PARHAIN (MOTHER OF MINE)
DARIO MARIANELLI for PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
GABRIEL YARED & STéPHANE MOUCHA for DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN (THE LIVES OF OTHERS).

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Rap superstar EMINEM has cancelled his retirement plans and is making a=20 new album, according to hip hop pal AKON.
The LONELY hitmaker collaborated with Eminem on new single SMACK=20 THAT, and claims the credit for convincing him to make a comeback.
Akon reveals, "Eminem told me he was getting bored with everything,=20 which is why he took a break. But he’s back working on an album and I’ve = got some records ready for him to use on it.
"I know him through (rapper) OBIE TRICE and we’ve talked about doing=20 something together for so long, but our schedules made it impossible. It = was our chemistry that got him out of retirement."

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Rap mogul SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS’ is giving up his extravagant jewellery=20 collection because he’s too famous to need to show off.
The COME TO ME hitmaker arrived at the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) = in Copenhagen on Thursday (02NOV06) wearing a three-piece suit and just=20 one diamond earring.
He says, "I’ve gone beyond bling. I’ve got nothing to prove with=20 jewellery.
"I am a level all on my own now."

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MADONNA passed over seven "genuine" orphans in favour of adopting her baby DAVID, according to the Malawian orphanage boss where she met her son.
LUCY CHIPETA, executive director of Home For Hope, claims the orphanage made a shortlist of 12 one-year-old boys suitable for adoption, but crew members from the pop superstar’s Raising Malawi charity were blown away when they saw baby David, who wasn’t on the list.
Chipeta recalls, "They all stopped in amazement and the cameras started clicking. Two women who were on the crew immediately lifted him up and loved this boy. We were not surprised because everyone who saw David just fell in love with him." After seeing the pictures, Madonna started to make inquiries about David, prompting Malawi’s director of child welfare PENSTON KILEMBE to contact the orphanage to ask for further details.
However, Chipeta expressed reservations before allowing the adoption to proceed, saying, "Of course this was a chance for David, but he had a parent.
There are other desperate children and we would have loved her to take one of them."

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Acclaimed director ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ INARRITU is more inspired on set by British musicians like SIR ELTON JOHN than the works of other legendary film-makers.
The 21 GRAMS director is bored of journalists and fans demanding which directors he tries to emulate, insisting most of his creativity is born from music instead.
He says, "I love British music. The first time I came to London I went to see a Prince’s Trust concert with people like Elton John performing. I was so excited I got hepatitis.
"People always ask what movies I aspire to but in reality it’s music that drives me and the artists here (England) make some of the best."

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Hollywood wildman MICKEY ROURKE has blasted TOM CRUISE for publicly criticising psychiatry, calling the superstar actor a "c**t".
SIN CITY star Rourke regularly sees a therapist, who he credits with saving both his life and career, to discuss his irrational dislike of certain actors, which has caused him to turn down a number of roles.
And Rourke was outraged by Cruise’s infamous appearance on US TV show TODAY last year (05), during which he criticised BROOKE SHIELDS’ use of anti-depressant medication when she was diagnosed with post-partum depression following the birth of her first child.
Cruise is a staunch follower of the Church of Scientology, which publicly opposes the study and practise of psychiatry.
Rourke says, "(My therapist) saved my f**king life and my career. I don’t care what Tom Cruise says about therapy. F**k him. C**t. Pick on poor Brooke Shields.
"People need medicine and they need therapists. Let the Scientologists go f**king live on a planet of their own."

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