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LEONARDO DiCAPRIO, WILL FERRELL and SHAWN ‘JAY-Z’ CARTER have all been selected by men’s magazine GQ as its 11th annual Men of the Year.
The stars will be featured on the covers of three separate issues, distributed to subscribers randomly and sold on US newsstands nationally from 21 November (06).
DiCaprio was selected for his "leading man" talents, while Ferrell was named "seriously funny" and Carter was dubbed a "Renaissance mogul".
After creating a huge stir last year (05) by featuring JENNIFER ANISTON on the cover as the first "woman of the year" for the issue, the magazine decided to stick with men, although LINDSAY LOHAN is featured inside as 2006’s Obsession of the Year.

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HUGH JACKMAN has dared his closest pal to turn his back on his beloved Australia and follow England in the upcoming Ashes cricket clash between the two nations.
Jackman came up with the idea as part of his new Australian reality TV series AN AUSSIE GOES BARMY.
The show, which debuts at the end of the month (29NOV06) in Australia, is the first TV series for Jackman’s Seed Productions.
According to movieline.net, the five-part reality series will follow 37-year-old GUS WORLAND as he puts his patriotism on the line and joins the Barmy Army, England’s most loyal and passionate cricket supporters’ club.
And to make Worland’s job even more difficult, Jackman has insisted his mate will sit among the English faithful, wearing his Aussie team’s green and gold colours proudly.
Worland, who lives in England and has an English wife, has been Jackman’s best friend since their kindergarten days.
Cameras will follow Worland as he attends not only the test match in each city, but also takes part in wild parties, the organised tours and the cricket matches between the Barmy Army and Australia’s The Fanatics.

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BRAD PITT and ANGELINA JOLIE have sparked new reports they’re planning to adopt an Indian child after visiting an orphanage in Pune on Friday (10NOV06).
The couple spent over an hour meeting children at the Bharatiya Samaj Seva Kendra family adoption centre, and handed out toys to the excited kids.
Pitt and Jolie have been living in Pune for a month (06); Jolie is shooting a new movie, A MIGHTY HEART, there.
ROXANA KALYANVALA, the orphanage’s executive director, tells American publication In Touch, "Brad and Angelina were lovely and genuinely adore kids.
"Every move and every look of the couple was filled with love for our children and we were floored with their genuine affection.
"It was great excitement not only for our kids but for our staff as well." Pitt filed to become the legal father of Jolie’s adopted children MADDOX and ZAHARA earlier this year (06). The couple has a biological child, SHILOH, who was born in May (06).

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ANGELINA JOLIE and BRAD PITT are to wed in Las Vegas on Wednesday (15NOV06) or at least their waxworks figures are.
The hot Hollywood couple’s Madame Tussauds figures will be ‘married’ by California’s Crystal Cathedral pastor ROBERT SHULLER in a new chapel setting at the famous waxworks museum. GEORGE CLOONEY’s wax double will serve as best man.
A spokesman for Madame Tussauds Las Vegas, which is housed at The Venetian Resort, says, "A Pitt-Jolie wedding is an event that Hollywood and their millions of fans have anticipated. Now, Madame Tussauds Las Vegas is creating it in wax."

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Supermodel CINDY CRAWFORD has hit back at criticism she received earlier this year (06) for allowing her young daughter to be photographed in a bikini and insists the photos were entirely innocent.
Crawford’s then four-year-old daughter KAYA posed for the swimsuit shots and she and husband RANDE GERBER came under fire after some critics labeled the photos inappropriate.
She explains, "My friend has a swimwear line and she makes little girls’ suits, so she had a bunch of her friends bring their daughters over and we did a little photo shoot, just for like their look book on their website. I was there and it was so innocent. Kaya’s wearing shorts and she’s kind of like from the back peeking over her shoulder.
"Some blog site called it a topless photo. I’m like how can you even talk about a four-year-old being topless! "She’s a little girl, it wasn’t even, like, makeup or pageanty, or anything, it was truly just like little girls playing." Crawford doesn’t think she did anything wrong by allowing her daughter to participate in the shoot, but decided against having her pose a second time.
She adds, "I will put it this way, they just had the shoot again and she didn’t do it this time. More because my husband was like, ‘Why do we want to put ourselves in that situation?’ It’s too bad, because one of my best girlfriends shot the pictures this time and she knows Kaya and it would have been great and I would have gotten great family photos."

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GREY’S ANATOMY star ELLEN POMPEO and her boyfriend, record producer CHRIS IVERY, are engaged.
Ivery proposed to the actress on Friday (10NOV06), which was also her 37th birthday, after breakfast at their home.
According to Pompeo’s representative, "She was surprised and thrilled." Ivery presented her with a 3.5-carat emerald-cut diamond in a platinum setting from jewellery designer Tacori.
Pompeo and Ivery, 37, are both natives of Boston, Massachusetts and grew up minutes away from each other, but didn’t meet until a pal introduced them in Los Angeles in 2003.
The pair began dating six months after their initial meeting, after developing a close friendship.
According to her representative, no wedding date has been set.

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Doll-faced 1930s movie star MARIAN MARSH HENDERSON has died. She was 93.
Henderson, best known as the teen milkmaid TRILBY mesmerised by JOHN BARRYMORE in SVENGALI, died of natural causes in her sleep at her home in Palm Desert, California.
The wide-eyed actress appeared in more than 40 films in the 1930s and early 1940s, starring mostly in damsel-in-distress roles opposite Hollywood greats like EDWARD G ROBINSON, WILLIAM POWELL and BORIS KARLOFF.
Her movie credits include A GIRL OF THE LIMBERLOST, IN SPITE OF DANGER, THE MAN WHO LIVED TWICE, THE GREAT GAMBINI and WHEN’S YOUR BIRTHDAY.
Born VIOLET ETHELRED KRAUTH on the island of Trinidad, she moved to California during World War I and followed her sister JEANNE MORGAN into show business.
She was selected to star in Svengali after Barrymore said she resembled his wife. She married businessman ALBERT P SCOTT in 1938, then retired for several years to raise their two children.
The couple divorced in the 1950s and in 1960 she married aviation pioneer CLIFFORD HENDERSON and moved to Palm Desert where she founded the non-profit Desert Beautiful conservation group.
Henderson is survived by a daughter CATHY SCOTT and a son, ALBERT P SCOTT JR.

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ELTON JOHN insists new song BLUES NEVER FADE AWAY is one of his masterpieces because it’s a personal tribute to dead friends JOHN LENNON and GIANNI VERSACE.
The ROCKET MAN admits the song, which appears on his new album THE CAPTAIN & THE KID, is about "coping with loss," adding he feels it’s "probably my best vocal on a record ever." He says, "I miss John Lennon’s laugh, and, God, could we do with a John Lennon in the world today.
"You celebrate these people who were close to you in other ways, but the pain of losing them doesn’t go away. Blues Never Fade Away is just a reflection on that.
"I’m happy with the vocals on the whole album, but the one (song) I sing with a special intensity.
"I’ve had two of my best friends shot on their front doorsteps in America Gianni Versace and John Lennon. And God knows how many friends of mine died of AIDS before the government started to do anything about it. You have to feel something when you’re singing those lyrics."

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British rocker PAUL WELLER will celebrate the release of his career-spanning boxed set, HIT PARADE, with a three-night stand at New York’s Irving Plaza in January (07).
Each night will feature music from Weller’s past - the first night (29JAN06) will be a must for fans of THE JAM, the second night (30JAN06) will feature music from THE STYLE COUNCIL and the final night (31JAN07) will include tracks from Weller’s solo career.
Next year (07) also marks the 30th anniversary of The Jam’s debut IN THE CITY.

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The four-bedroom Memphis, Tennessee home that once belonged to country star JOHNNY CASH is up for auction.
The Walnut Grove Place house, where Cash and his first wife VIVIAN lived from 1957 to 1960, was placed under the hammer on Internet auction site eBay on Friday (10NOV06).
The residence includes the guitar-shaped mailbox Cash erected outside and other little bits of Cash memorabilia.
The current bid stands at $100,000 (£55,500). The auction continues until 10 December (06).
The sale of the home is being facilitated by the Honky Tonk Hall of Fame, which also helped to sell one of Cash’s ex-Sun Records labelmates ELVIS PRESLEY’s former houses before he moved into Graceland.

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NORAH JONES’ movie debut in Hong Kong director WONG KAR WAI’s romantic comedy MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS is set to make waves after it was picked up by Hollywood heavyweights BOB and HARVEY WEINSTEIN’s production company.
The Weinstein Co has claimed the rights to the film in America and Australasia.
The road movie features Jones as a young woman out to find true love, and also features JUDE LAW and NATALIE PORTMAN.

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Singer/actor NICK CANNON was thrilled when legendary star HARRY BELAFONTE took him under his wing while shooting the film BOBBY.
The 26-year-old is trying to emulate Belafonte’s success and is releasing a new album next year (07) and appearing in three upcoming films.
The pair became close while shooting EMILIO ESTEVEZ’s feature that’s set on the day of ROBERT F KENNEDY’s assassination.
Cannon says the 79-year-old "downloaded me with so much wisdom - this man who was one of the cornerstones of the civil rights movement, the first man to ever sell a million records.
"We have spent time together, absolutely. When I say that Harry Belafonte changed my life, I mean it!"

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ALICIA KEYS joined DAVID BOWIE for a showstopping jam session to close the Keep a Child Alive organisation benefit concert in New York on Thursday night (09NOV06).
Keys, the charity’s ambassador, acted as musical director for the event at Hammerstein Ballroom, and thrilled music fans when she duetted with Bowie on his hit CHANGES to end the show.
Keys also shared the stage with DAMIAN ‘JR GONG’ MARLEY and ANGELIQUE KIDJO.
It was a family event for Bowie - his wife IMAN co-hosted the show at the Hammerstein Ballroom.
Others taking part in the star-studded black tie gala included hip-hop mogul RUSSELL SIMMONS and ELIJAH WOOD.
Keys also filmed a video in Africa, which was premiered at the event. In the film, the FALLIN’ singer visited a Keep a Child Alive clinic, where she talked to teenagers who lost their parents to AIDS.
She brought three of the children featured in the video onstage, allowing one of them to meet his hero, LORD OF THE RINGS star Wood.

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Singer MARIO MEROLA has died in a hospital near Naples after suffering a series of heart attacks on Sunday (12NOV06). He was 72.
The star, famous for his dramatic renditions of traditional songs from his native Naples, had been admitted a few days earlier to a hospital in Castellammare di Stabia because of worsening cardiac problems.
Italy’s Sky TG24 TV reported that police had to help control thousands of fans who went to the hospital to view his body and pay respects after hearing of his death.
The body was later taken to a church in Naples for a second wake and the funeral will also be held there.
Merola mixed dialogue and singing in stage and TV performances. His voice, melodramatic, sometimes verging on wailing and ripe with passion, reflected the vibrant personality of his native city.
Born in Naples in 1934, he began helping his family by taking a variety of jobs when he was young, including longshoreman, and his humble origins endeared him to fans.
He influenced many Italian singers and performers, including MASSIMO RANIERI, and more recently GIGI D’ALESSIO, and was considered an excellent talent scout.
Merola also appeared in films in the 1970s and 1980s.

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LEANNE RIMES has come to the defence of fellow country singer FAITH HILL, whose shocked reaction was caught on camera at the Country Music Awards last Monday (06NOV06) when CARRIE UNDERWOOD beat her.
Hill appeared to be angry when she lost out on the Best Female Artist prize to the AMERICAN IDOL star and was seen mouthing a shocked "What?" before walking off.
Rimes writes on her official website, "Okay, I usually keep quiet on topics like this, but I feel I need to stand up for my friend, Faith.
"She was just being honest and emotional like every other person sitting at home with an opinion.
"These awards shows are so political and we all get fed up with them.
"We all work very hard and have for many years so to see someone come in and win Female Vocalist that has been here for a very short time, is a little disheartening." "She probably felt, as I did, that Carrie has not paid her dues long enough to fully deserve that award.
"As artists and public figures, we have to keep our feelings so repressed so we don’t get called ungrateful. Please cut her some slack!"

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Pop singer CHRISTINA AGUILERA is finding married life with JORDAN BRATMAN tough - even though they’ve only been married 12 months.
The DIRRTY singer, who wed Bratman last November (05), has revealed their relationship is far from perfect.
She says, "I think it is hard. You are surprised and disappointed by certain things in your first year.
"I think the biggest misconception is that everything is going to be perfect and nothing will go wrong." However, the diminutive pop star won’t be following her rival BRITNEY SPEARS by divorcing her husband, insisting, "We have a strong bond. I’m prepared to grow old with this man. We look forward to the ups and downs."

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Socialite PARIS HILTON is on the prowl for a gorgeous Irish boyfriend and brought Dublin’s Grafton Street to a standstill last weekend (11-12NOV06) announcing her plans.
The SIMPLE LIFE star, who has previously been linked to Irish bad boy COLIN FARRELL, was in the capital to launch her new perfume Heiress when she voiced her romantic preferences.
She gushed, "Irish guys are hot. Colin Farrell is definitely hot and CILLIAN MURPHY has the sexiest eyes. I’d like an Irish guy.
"I just love Ireland. I’ve got Irish roots. That’s why I wanted (the launch) here."

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American actor JACK BLACK has ruled out crash dieting simply to secure a movie role, insisting Hollywood’s obsession with weight is stupid.
The portly star, 37, who recently admitted to "selling out" when he made the 2001 comedy SHALLOW HAL alongside Oscar winner GWYNETH PALTROW, remains unmoved by Tinseltown’s preoccupation with svelte stars.
He says, "I don’t get hung up on weight. If a director said I’d get a role but I’d have to lose five pounds (2.3 kilograms), I could do that by tomorrow losing the first few pounds is easy.
"But if someone asked me to lose, say, 30 pounds (13.6 kilograms) for a film, it’d have to be an awfully cool part. And nothing’s coming to mind right now."

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