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A US TV producer alleges she was fired after hiring British comedian SACHA BARON COHEN for her show.
DHARMA ARTHUR booked Baron Cohen to appear on her Mississippi TV channel as spoof Kazakh TV presenter BORAT SAGDIYEV, and she was axed after the comedian made his usual rude jokes gags and disrupted the weather forecast.
Arthur still regrets hiring Baron Cohen, saying, "Think of all the others who’ve probably been fired due to his antics."

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British actor JUDE LAW deliberately avoids romantic movies - because he hates shooting love scenes.
The TALENTED MR RIPLEY star found it difficult to deliver his love-laden lines convincingly on the set of romantic comedy THE HOLIDAY, in which he co-stars KATE WINSLET, CAMERON DIAZ and JACK BLACK. He says, "Now I’ve made one (a romantic comedy) - it was one of the hardest jobs I’ve ever done. "NANCY (MEYERS, the director) kept laughing at me, because I’d say, ‘I really love you’, and she’d say, ‘Stop frowning and say it like you mean it!’ I was constantly massaging my forehead." But Law insists starring in a rom-com was a career ambition for him. He says, "The past few years, I’ve been thinking, what the f**k am I doing? Go and do something you want to watch with popcorn and laugh. Go and do it, and have fun."

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Veteran actress ELLEN BURSTYN was baffled by her nomination for a Best Supporting Actress Emmy award this year (06), because she appeared on screen for a mere 14 seconds. The REQUIEM FOR A DREAM actress scored an Emmy nod for her cameo role in HBO drama MRS HARRIS, which told the story of DR HERMAN TARNOWER, the man who invented the Scarsdale diet, and JEAN HARRIS, the woman who murdered him. Burstyn lost the award to her co-star CLORIS LEACHMAN, but her nomination for such a brief role drew ridicule from the US media, with The New York Post writing her performance "required her to do nothing more than sit in a chair and speak three sentences of dialogue in a vaguely foreign accent".
Speaking publicly for the first time about her controversial nomination, Burstyn jokes, "When they told me I was nominated for that I went, ‘What, are you kidding?’ "I thought it was fabulous. My next ambition is to get nominated for seven seconds, and, ultimately, I want to be nominated for a picture in which I don’t even appear." However, the 73-year-old admits she was shocked by the criticism her nomination attracted, saying, "The brouhaha around it, you know, they tried to reach me for a statement. "I said, ‘This doesn’t have anything to do with me. I don’t even want to know about this. You people work it out yourself.’"

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Hollywood bad boy CHRISTIAN SLATER is praying new movie BOBBY will rescue his movie career, like PULP FICTION did for JOHN TRAVOLTA.
The 37-year-old actor believes the film, a biopic of slain US Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY, will become his "comeback movie".
He says, "People have comeback movies. I mean, everyone always talks about John Travolta - how his career was completely off the map and yet he was able to come back with Pulp Fiction.
"We all need that. I don’t know anybody who gets through their career completely unscathed. Even TOM CRUISE, the guy we all held up as the ultimate pinnacle, is having his issues to deal with in this business."

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Welsh singer DAME SHIRLEY BASSEY is starring in a Christmas TV ad for British chain store Marks & Spencer.
The DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER star has already shot the spy movie-themed ad, in which the chain’s existing models TWIGGY, ERIN O’CONNOR, LAURA BAILEY, NOEMIE LENOIR and ELIZABETH JAGGER play undercover agents given a secret mission to watch Bassey singing at a glamorous Christmas party. Bassey has also provided the soundtrack for the ad, recording a version of PINK’s GET THE PARTY STARTED especially for the campaign. STEVEN SHARP, marketing director for Marks & Spencer, boasts, "We wanted a really glam, gorgeous feel to the TV ad this year and who better to team up with our very stylish famous five than the ultimate British music and style icon, Shirley Bassey. "It’s a real all-singing, all-dancing ad with every element of Christmas you could possible imagine from party dresses to reindeer to champagne."

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Former JAMES BOND star ROGER MOORE insists it doesn’t take a "good actor" to play the world’s most famous secret agent.
Moore - who played the suave superspy in the early 1980s - insists criticism of the decision to cast DANIEL CRAIG as 007 was harsh, because the role doesn’t require much talent.
He says, "I am a great defender of Daniel Craig. He’s a good actor. People have been so beastly, he’s not even had a chance.
"Not that you have to be a good actor… you just have to be able to say, ‘My name’s Bond, James Bond’ But despite offering his support to Craig, the 79-year-old actor isn’t looking forward to Casino Royale’s cinema release later this month (17NOV06).
He says, "The other thing that happens when a new Bond film opens is that I get bad reviews.
"The critics say, ‘Thank God, he - whoever he is - wasn’t like Roger Moore’."

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British singer JAY KAY’s adopts an arrogant persona, because he secretly suffers stagefright when he’s promoting his music.
The JAMIROQUAI frontman has no problem performing but he hates having to promote his music in the press, and confesses he’s often unable to perform ‘on demand’ at photo shoots. He says, "Don’t get me wrong, I still love music. It’s all the c**p that goes with it that I don’t particularly like. "Television shows make me nervous. Interviews make me nervous. Photo-shoots make me nervous. You know, I’m smiling and I’m thinking I really want to look good in this picture, but I don’t feel good. I can’t help it. I wear my heart on my sleeve.
"I’m not a shiny American like Beyonce - ‘Ohhh’, big smiles, everything’s great."

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LATEST: Photographers have pledged to stop taking pictures of former SPICE GIRL VICTORIA BECKHAM’s son ROMEO, because camera flashes could trigger an epileptic fit.
Last week (ends05NOV06), Victoria was pushing the four-year-old in his pushchair through London’s Heathrow airport when the boy was forced to shield his eyes from an onslaught of camera flashes.
Victoria shouted, "Leave him alone. He’s got epilepsy. All that flashing will start an epileptic fit. You can’t do that." A spokesperson for picture agency Worldwide Entertainment News Network (WENN) says, "We will certainly stop taking flash pictures of Romeo if he suffers from epilepsy. There is no way we would want to harm someone just for the sake of a picture." A spokesperson for Victoria and her husband DAVID would not confirm Romeo’s illness but says, "We never comment on any medical matters to do with the children. But we’ve all worked hard to protect children from photographers it’s the parents who are newsworthy, not the kids."

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Former CULTURE CLUB frontman BOY GEORGE finds it hard to stay anonymous because his distinctive voice always gives him away.
The camp singer-turned-DJ isn’t often recognised when off-duty, until he opens his mouth.
He says, "I’m a real bloke, a bit of a builder. Weirdly people seem to think I’m quite girly, which I’m absolutely not. "If I’m not working, I hardly get recognised at all if I keep my head down, don’t wear make up and don’t speak, as my voice is quite distinctive."

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JAMIROQUAI frontman JAY KAY is quitting music for a year, in a bid to return to his creative peak.
The VIRTUAL INSANITY star feels Jamiroquai’s Greatest Hits album has given him a sense of closure and he wants to take a break before returning back to the basics he mastered with the group’s early material.
He says, "On the first album we had flugelhorn solos. I know we probably overdid it, but it was fun, it was good, it was creative. I want to get back to making music like that. "I like the sense of closure that the greatest hits album has to it. I’ve closed this chapter of my career at the right time and it’s great. "I’m ready to move on and see what comes next - a year off, that’s the plan."

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Sixties pop star MARIANNE FAITHFULL has beaten breast cancer and is already planning her singing comeback.
The 59-year-old cancelled a string of solo gigs after she was diagnosed with early stage cancer in September (06).
But after surgery, Faithfull’s spokesperson claims the star is making a "rapid return to full health" and doctors have given her the all-clear to resume her world tour next year - kicking off with dates in Europe in the Spring (07).
A statement from the singer reads, "It has been an extraordinary experience and, in many ways, extremely positive.
"I didn’t realise how many true friends I had. I feel so lucky and loved and thank everybody for all their good thoughts."

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Rapper THE GAME has leaked a taster of his new album on the internet, in a bid to beat illegal music downloaders and promote the forthcoming official release.
The DREAMS hitmaker admits he has released a clean version of upcoming album DOCTOR’S ADVOCATE on the internet deliberately, insisting the leaked tracks will leave fans lusting after the dirty version of the album when it hits stores on 14 November (06). The rapper, real name JAYCEON TAYLOR, claims he deliberately leaked his last album THE DOCUMENTARY as well, spurring it on towards sales of 5 million. He boasts, "I already leaked my album. I already leaked my s**t so n***as know what it is now. All they got to wait for is the dirty version. "You gotta do that. You gotta give people a sample. It’s like selling crack in the ‘hood, man. Anybody that ever sold drugs in the hood knows you gotta give a n***a a taste before they buy.
"I got a formula. I know what to do. They know what it is, people hear the joints is classic and you ain’t gonna hear s**t that you don’t like."

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The former Beatle - who is currently embroiled in a bitter divorce battle with the ex-model - insists he bears no ill-will towards his spouse, despite the nasty nature of the couple’s split.
Paul, 64, told BBC Radio 4’s ‘Today’ programme: "Life goes on, I do not hold grudges against anyone. I don’t blame anyone for the sad things that have happened to me. I am sad about them because it would stupid to be otherwise.
"There are certain things in life that are personal, and I think a relationship with a partner is intensely personal, and I prefer to keep it that way." Last month (17.10.06), Heather filed divorce papers which included allegations that Paul had been violent towards her during their marriage.
In his first interview since the contents of the papers was leaked Paul refused to be drawn into a public slanging match, insisting he intends to keep details of the divorce private - if he can.
He said: "It will put less noses out of joint and I think it is a more dignified way to go about things.
"When you are going through difficulties, I think the thing to do for the sake of all the people concerned is to keep a certain dignity and remember that it is a private affair, and that way you will probably get through it better.
"I think life goes on, and it is what you make of it, so I am pretty optimistic.
"I have had a lot of sadness in my life, and I think a lot of people are like me, so I don’t particularly feel alone.
"Even through difficult moments, I like to try and look to the other side and think there’ll come a time when I’ll feel better."

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The British actress has also revealed she refused to tone up for the nude scenes in her new movie, ‘Little Children’, because she wanted women to see that her body isn’t perfect.
Winslet said: "Having had two children, it is very important to me that women on film are portrayed as real women. Women that the audience can relate to and think, ‘I’m like that, she looks real - like me and my friends.’ "Nobody’s perfect - I’m certainly not. I don’t have a six pack, I’m not free of stretchmarks, I don’t have perfectly pert breasts - and neither does my character Sarah." The 31-year-old star - who became the first actress to get four Oscar nominations before the age of 30 - recently admitted that her role in ‘Little Children’ is the hardest acting part she has ever had.
She said: "I really love this film and I am so proud to be in it. It takes my breath away. My English humble muscle usually kicks in, and I tend not to express what I really feel, but it was the hardest thing I have done."

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Green - who plays sexy double agent Vesper Lynd opposite Daniel Craig in the latest 007 adventure - meets her end in the movie by drowning and admits the whole experience was "weird".
She told Arena magazine: "I rehearsed before - it was not like trying to drown. You have to swim underwater and gasp, it’s quite scary. I really wanted to cry when I was doing it. It was the weirdest moment of my life." The French actress has also revealed she loved working with new Bond Craig - because she thinks he is incredibly sexy.
She said: "Daniel’s quite dark. He’s intense and does not have any manners, he’s forthright and raw. Daniel’s quite scary and dangerous, which is sexy, I think."

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The ‘Dogma’ actor - who was named by Time magazine as "the funniest man in America" - has reportedly hired a high-powered divorce lawyer to represent him.
No reason has been given yet as to why the couple are splitting.
Rock - famous for his controversial hosting of last year’s Oscars when he repeatedly mocked Jude Law over his affair with his children’s nanny - married Malaak in November 1996. They have two daughters, four-year-old Lola and two-year-old Zahra, together Malaak is the founder and executive director of StyleWORKS, a non-profit salon that provides free services for women leaving welfare and entering the workforce.
Rock - who has just finished shooting new film ‘I Think I Love My Wife’ - once revealed in an interview that he felt his marriage had taken over his life.
He said: "Marriage is beautiful. But, if you’re a guy, your self is dead.
Get rid of you. Take yourself to the door, wave and say, ‘Hey, see you later.’ It sounds horrible. I’m happier than I’ve ever been now that I’ve shot myself in the head."

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The British jazz singer - best known for her hits ‘Rehab’ and ‘Take The Box - has impressed 007 bosses with her sultry voice and has been in talks with producers about the possibility of lending her voice to the next film.
She said "We’ve been in contact with the James Bond people and hopefully that will come off in the future." The next 007 adventure ‘Bond 22′ - which will see Daniel Craig reprise his role as the suave spy for the second time - is due to be released either late 2007 or early 2008.
Meanwhile, Amy, 23, has confessed she hates hearing her own music when out partying.
She said: "I can’t stand hearing my own music, so if it’s getting late I’ll put ‘Rehab’ on the jukebox to get me out of the door." Amy - who has previously confessed to problems with alcoholism and anorexia - returned to the charts this year after a two-year break.
Her album ‘Back To Black’ - the follow-up to her Nationwide Mercury Prize nominated 2003 album ‘Frank’ - reached number three in the UK album charts, while her single ‘Rehab’ is currently riding high in the top ten of the UK singles chart.

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PARIS HILTON was pushed into becoming a socialite celebrity, according to the writer of a new book documenting the rise of the wannabe pop star’s famous family.
JERRY OPPENHEIMER, author of HOUSE OF HILTON - FROM CONRAD TO PARIS: A DRAMA OF WEALTH, POWER AND PRIVILEGE says he pities Paris after uncovering details of her pressurised childhood.
He says, "Her mother, KATHY, put her in make-up and allowed her (into) nightclubs from a very young age. I feel sorry for her because in a way she had no chance to do anything else but live the dreams that her grandmother and her mother had for themselves." Oppenheimer worries Hilton’s unusual upbringing has affected her, saying, "Paris will say whatever comes into her head. She tends to make up stories and scenarios. I do wonder if she doesn’t live in a fantasy world herself." Oppenheimer also claims the Hilton clan reacted bizarrely towards the home video scandal that featured Paris and her then boyfriend Rick Salomon having sex in 2004.
He says, "Behind the scenes her parents were not opposed to (the sex video) because that totally launched her."

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