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The British charity which raises funds for the orphanage where MADONNA met her baby DAVID has blasted the superstar, claiming her comments during a recent TV interview could lead to a drop off in donations.
ROSEMARY LOWDON, the charity’s secretary, is petrified people will stop donating after hearing Madonna’s comments, putting the lives of orphans at the Home for Help in Malawi in danger.
Speaking on BBC current affairs show NEWSNIGHT last week (02NOV06), Madonna claimed she decided to adopt her the one-year-old because he didn’t receive much attention at the orphanage, saying, "If somebody had said to me, ‘Oh, his dad comes every week’, or, you know, ‘His granny visits on a regular basis and he’s well looked after,’ I would not even have given it another thought." Lowdon is so upset by these comments she’s written to Newsnight, insisting, "We must stress that no money has come to the Home as a result of this adoption, and the financial resources at the Home are very limited.
"We are desperately worried that people will cease donating as a result of Madonna’s comments, and that this will make a difference between life and death for some of the most vulnerable children at the Home." She also claims the REVEREND THOMSON CHIPETA, the 77-year-old Presbyterian minister who runs the orphanage, was shocked by Madonna’s comments during the interview, saying, "He was very shaken, he was very upset. He said to me, ‘Why is she saying this?’" A BBC representative said, "We have yet to receive any correspondence from the Malawi Orphan Fund about the nature or content of the interview, but would consider it carefully were we to do so."

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Award-winning actress THANDIE NEWTON agreed to put on weight for her role in RUN, FAT BOY, RUN, because she mistakenly thought her British co-star SIMON PEGG had to do the same.
However the CRASH star realised too late that SHAUN OF THE DEAD actor Pegg was in fact going to pad himself up with a special costume.
Newton says, "The producers asked me to put on weight, and, because I thought Simon was having to put on masses, I agreed.
"But when I turned up, Simon hadn’t put on any weight at all. He just wore a fat suit.
"His rippling six-pack was intact beneath it."

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LATEST: Producers of reality show I’M A CELEBRITY… GET ME OUT OF HERE! claim contestant DAVID GEST is not at all prepared for his time in the Australian jungle.
The show’s organisers say Gest, estranged husband of LIZA MINNELLI, has never once watched the show, and has no idea what he will have to deal with.
Executive producer BETH HART says, "He told us he hasn’t seen I’m A Celebrity. We’ve told him he’ll be living in a rainforest, sleeping in a sleeping bag and eating rice and beans.
"We’ve told him quite a few times now and we’re still not completely sure it’s sunk in." Gest has reportedly angered his jungle co-stars already, by making superior demands and refusing to take part in the required trials.
After refusing to take off his sunglasses except for while swimming, Hart claims Gest will now be allowed to keep them.
She explains, "I think they are prescription glasses and, if so, they won’t be his luxury item. He’d be blundering around otherwise." The sixth series of the reality show will see 10 British-known celebrities battle it out to become king or queen of the jungle.
Other contestants include Australian actor and singer JASON DONOVAN and British Prime Minister TONY BLAIR’s sister-in-law LAUREN BOOTH.

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New JAMES BOND star DANIEL CRAIG is fed up of being offered a Martini drink every time he walks into a bar.
The 38-year-old actor, who can soon be seen in new Bond movie CASINO ROYALE, is bored of fans using the superspy’s infamous catchphrase and asking him if he likes the beverage "shaken or stirred".
He says, "I want to chin people who ask me that.
"I’m in a bar sometimes and there’s suddenly three drinks in front of me and I go, ‘Thanks, but I’m only here for one.’"

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LATEST: DENISE RICHARDS regrets throwing a laptop off a balcony in Canada on Wednesday (08NOV06), calling the incident "a big mistake".
The actress grabbed a photographer’s laptop and threw it over the balcony of the set of BLONDE AND BLONDER at the River Rock Casino and Hotel in Richmond, British Columbia, where it landed on an 80-year-old pensioner in a wheelchair, leaving her slightly bruised.
In an interview airing on US TV show ACCESS HOLLYWOOD tomorrow (13NOV06), Richards says, "I am not justifying my behaviour. It was wrong.
"I saw one of the photographers, went up to him and offered to give him a few nice shots and asked him to please leave so we can focus on our scene.
"He wouldn’t and he got really belligerent and he was saying vulgar, nasty things to me and made a derogatory remark about my family. I just did what I did and I feel terrible.
"Over the balcony it went. It was a big mistake on my part. I’m not volatile at all. I’m not aggressive. I’ve never been with the paparazzi. I feel bad that I ended up doing that." CORPORAL PETER THIESSEN, a media relations officer for the Richmond Royal Canadian Mounted Police, says no criminal charges have been filed and Richards is paying for the damage to the computer.
Thiessen says, "The photographers, Denise Richards and her management company have agreed to settle the matter civilly regarding the damages to the photographers’ laptops. It is not in the public interest to forward criminal charges regarding this matter."

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Australian soap actress BELINDA EMMETT, best known for her role in HOME AND AWAY, has lost her battle with cancer. She was just 32.
Emmett was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 24. She went into remission, but was diagnosed with secondary bone cancer in 2001.
She passed away at a hospital in Sydney, Australia yesterday (11NOV06) with her TV host husband ROVE McMANUS and other members of her family by her side.
In a statement, her family said, "It is with great sadness we advise that Belinda’s battle with cancer has ended." Emmett played REBECCA FISHER, later REBECCA NASH, in Home And Away between 1996 and 1999. She went on to play nurse JODI HORNER in hospital drama ALL SAINTS.

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British royal PRINCESS BEATRICE is set to be the first of her family to travel to space.
The 18-year-old daughter of the PRINCE ANDREW, DUKE OF YORK and SARAH FERGUSON has signed up to be a passenger on SIR RICHARD BRANSON’s Virgin Galactic Mission - the first commercial spacecraft - in 2008.
The Princess’ boyfriend DAVID CLARK, who works in the sales and marketing division of Branson’s space travel project, claims she was apprehensive about the idea at first.
Clark says, "I’ve been on at her about it and she took some persuasion, but she has agreed to do it." Clark would not reveal whether or not the Princess would be paying for the $190,000 (£100,000) ticket.

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SPIDER-MAN star TOBEY MAGUIRE is celebrating after his fiancee JENNIFER MEYER gave birth to the couple’s first child.
The 31-year-old jewellery designer - daughter of Universal Studios executive RON MEYER - gave birth to a baby girl at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Saturday (11NOV06).
The couple started dating in early 2003 and became engaged earlier this year (06).

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Former BLUE star ANTHONY COSTA has split from his girlfriend of two years, ADELE SILVA.
The British singer and TV actress decided to separate after their relationship became strained from busy work schedules and spending so much time apart.
Costa tells British newspaper the Sunday Mirror, "Adele and I have split.
It’s very sad. But we will always remain the best of friends.
"No one else is involved. It’s an amicable split."

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British supermodel NAOMI CAMPBELL has been reportedly charged with assaulting an actress friend last year (05).
The alleged assault took place in a Rome, Italy hotel in July 2005, with Campbell’s friend, YVONNE SCIO claiming she needed hospital treatment for cuts and bruises to her face, according to British newspaper The Mail On Sunday.
In an interview with Italian magazine Chi, Scio describes what she insists was a horrific attack.
She says, "She (Campbell) insulted me and said I was just an Italian starlet.
"She pushed me against a wall and tried to scratch my face. Then she punched me two of three times in the face really violently and there was blood everywhere.
"I was petrified. I couldn’t even cry because I was in such pain. I was stunned. She was like MIKE TYSON." The case will be heard next month (DEC06), however Campbell’s lawyer, NADIA ALLECI, said, "It’s a very small matter." Campbell was arrested last month (OCT06) on suspicion of assaulting her drugs counsellor in London.
The British beauty is currently fighting three legal battles with former employees, who all claim the model assaulted them.

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OASIS star NOEL GALLAGHER insists he has no plans to marry his girlfriend of six years, SARA MacDONALD.
Recent media reports claimed the LYLA hitmaker had arranged a ceremony in his home city of Manchester, northern England, but he is adamant this is not true.
Gallagher tells Scottish newspaper the Sunday Mail, "I’ve got no marriage plans at the minute. It infuriates Sara when I say this cos I love that girl dearly… I just can’t be a**ed with a wedding. She says I need a slap.
"You ask me when I’m getting married all the time. Ask me a question on sport instead."

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British girl band ALL SAINTS are refusing to back down after reigniting their feud with younger rivals GIRLS ALOUD.
The row began when Girls Aloud’s CHERYL COLE said the new All Saints single ROCK STEADY sounded just like her band.
All Saint SHAZNAY LEWIS says, "We say what we want. As long as we stand true and say what we really believe, it’s fine. I stand by it and I mean it.
"If you say things about people for any other reason you have to be careful because you will bump into them. So you’d better mean what you say.
"We are four feisty women with a lot of attitude. We’re confident because we’re older now.
"People forget they’re not talking Girls Aloud or SUGABABES - we’re 30-odd-year-old women so we aren’t dizzy anymore.
"It’s not cockiness, it’s maturity. The industry is so false and we know that but when you’re younger you think it’s the be all and end all." However, Girls Aloud star SARAH HARDING has rubbished reports of the feud, insisting it’s all been exaggerated.
She said, "It’s all b**locks. It was taken out of proportion, twisted and they retaliated.
"I actually had a drink with NATALIE APPLETON and LIAM GALLAGHER the other week as we have a mutual friend - everything is fine, honestly."

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SIR ELTON JOHN has blasted the religions of the world, claiming followers are encouraged to hate gays.
The veteran singer/songwriter, who ‘married’ his longtime partner DAVID FURNISH in a civil ceremony in December (05), claims organised religion only works to chastise homosexuality and convince people it’s wrong.
He says, "I think religion has always tried to turn hatred towards gay people. Religion promotes the hatred and spite against gays.
"I would ban religion completely. Organised religion doesn’t seem to work.
"It turns people into really hateful lemmings and it’s not really compassionate."

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A spokesperson for the Hark Rock Hotel in Las Vegas has slammed tabloid reports KEVIN FEDERLINE took drugs and invited strippers to his suite during his marriage to BRITNEY SPEARS.
America’s National Enquirer and Britain’s News Of The World report prostitute DANIELLE COAKLEY spent a weekend with the aspiring rapper in the hotel in January (06), while stripper VANESSA HULIHAN claims Federline wanted to leave Spears to be with her.
Coakley, 20, says she partied with Federline while Spears was pregnant with their second child JAYDEN JAMES.
She says, "Kevin was a real party animal. We went to two casinos then went back to his hotel suite in Vegas. There were lots of drugs - cocaine, weed and ecstasy.
"We shared an E in his limo on the way then passed out on his bed." Hulihan explains, "Kevin said we could be together if he wasn’t married.
Another time I went to his hotel suite and the tub was full of strippers.
However, Hard Rock representative JEFF BEACHER denies the women’s claims, telling the Las Vegas Review Journal, "Anyone that can take a stripper and a hooker seriously obviously has their own issues.
"We were with Kevin all weekend - no drugs and no girls." Spears filed for divorce from Federline on Tuesday (07NOV06) after two years of marriage.

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LATEST: SIR MICK JAGGER’s father JOE JAGGER died on Saturday night (11NOV06).
He was 93.
Joe was admitted into hospital last week (03NOV06) after injuring himself in a fall at his Surrey, southern England home. He died of pneumonia.
THE ROLLING STONES frontman, 63, abandoned the band’s American tour to be at his father’s bedside, but has returned to Las Vegas where he is performed last night.
Jagger’s spokesman says, "Mr (Joe) Jagger was admitted to Kingston Hospital, Surrey, just over a week ago and died of pneumonia.
"The family would like to thank the hospital for their care and support."

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