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Pop star BRITNEY SPEARS and her new pal PARIS HILTON are sharing the number one spot on MR BLACKWELL’s 47th annual Worst Dressed Women List.
The designer unveiled his selection today (09JAN07), branding the pair "two peas in an over-exposed pod" and "style-free and fashion deprived".
Scoring the third spot was 20-year-old LINDSAY LOHAN, who Blackwell said went "from adorable to deplorable".
Also targeted was 57-year-old MERYL STREEP, who played a fashion editor in THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA.
Blackwell’s selections for best-dressed include KATE WINSLET, ANGELINA JOLIE and DAME HELEN MIRREN.

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Pop star BRITNEY SPEARS has wasted no time jumping back into the dating scene since separating from husband KEVIN FEDERLINE and has been spotted with a new mystery man.
The TOXIC singer was photographed over the weekend (ends07JAN06) enjoying herself on a boat with a hunky tattooed companion.
The party carried on into Monday (09JAN07), where the pop star was spotted at the W Hotel in Westwood, California where she was seen kissing a dark haired man.
According to a source, "She entered in a short black and white dress with a long black wig. Britney was making out with a dark haired, bearded man outside in a cabana." After their very public display of affection, the couple then reportedly went to the reception desk where they checked into a room in the hotel.

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LATEST: ANGELINA JOLIE has slammed claims she criticised pop star MADONNA for adopting a child from Malawi and insists she was misquoted.
The MR & MRS SMITH star made comments in a French magazine which appeared to be critical of the singer’s efforts to adopt from the African nation where there are no clear legal procedures.
Jolie explains, "The article included many falsehoods. I said many positive things that were omitted.
"I feel we must focus on the present and I encourage everyone to be supportive so that every child can adjust nicely to their new home." Jolie was quoted in Gala magazine saying of Madonna’s efforts to adopt one-year-old DAVID BANDA, "Madonna knew the situation in Malawi, where (David) was born. It’s a country where there is no real legal framework for adoption.
Personally I prefer to stay on the right side of the law. I would never take a child away from a place where adoption is illegal." The actress and partner BRAD PITT have two adopted children, MADDOX, five, and ZAHARA, two, and she claims she has sympathy for the singer, saying, "I have been horrified by the attacks she’s been subjected to."

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Pop star BEYONCE KNOWLES and boyfriend SHAWN ‘JAY-Z’ CARTER have denied reports they are walking down the aisle anytime soon, but the couple did shop for a home together during a recent holiday.
The celebrity pair did some browsing for real estate in the Dominican Republic while they were vacationing over the holidays.
According to E! Online, they were particularly fond of one home they had visited for lunch and asked about buying it, but were told it wasn’t for sale.
However, the owners of the home suggested the couple check out designer OSCAR DE LA RENTA’s Casa de Campo development because the luxury resort featured similar villas for sale.
According to Casa de Campo sales agent CHRISTOPHER ENCIA, the posh private community features its own doctors, police and fire departments, four golf courses, 20 swimming pools, 19 tennis courts, two private beaches and three polo fields.
If the pair do decide to buy, price tags for the villas range from $3 million-$6 million (£1.5 million-£3 million).

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LATEST: PARIS HILTON pleaded not guilty to drink driving charges today (09JAN07) in Los Angeles.
The STARS ARE BLIND singer was not required to appear in court because the charges are misdemeanours and her attorney made an appearance on her behalf.
Hilton was pulled over by police in September (06) for driving erratically and told officers at the time that she had one drink on an empty stomach and was on her way to get a hamburger at a nearby fast food restaurant.
Hilton has no prior drink driving arrests. If convicted, she could be sentenced to six months in jail and fined $1000 (£513).
The minimum penalty for a first-time offender is a fine, probation and rehab.
Her next court date is slated for 23 January (07).

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DAVID ARQUETTE was mortified when he tried to prepare his daughter’s Christmas presents only to find out he was unable to assemble them in time for the big day.
Arquette had purchased gifts for his two-and-a-half-year-old daughter COCO with wife COURTENEY COX, but found he didn’t allow enough time to get anything ready.
He explains, "Christmas was big this year. It was like the first year she kind of got that Santa Claus was coming. It was a really exciting time.
"We got her a bunch of presents and went home to assemble them and I got her this Barbie dream house. Once I got home and I opened it up and the instructions said ‘allow six to eight hours (to assemble).’ "And this is the night of Christmas! It was a disaster!" The SCREAM star decided to keep the present for another occasion adding, "We’re going to save it for her birthday and hire a professional contractor to put it together."

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British movie hunk CLIVE OWEN has signed on as the face of a new Lancome anti-ageing cream for men.
The CLOSER star, 42, will also be named the new spokesman of the cosmetics firm’s new Hypnose Homme fragrance.
ODILE ROUJOL, the general manager of Lancome International, insists Owen is the perfect choice to front the new campaign.
He says, "Clive Owen is an incredibly talented, intelligent and appealing man." The Hypnose Homme and Lancome Men anti-ageing skin care range advertising campaigns, featuring the actor, will be released this spring (07).

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US news anchor BOB WOODRUFF will return to TV in February (07) for the first time since the bomb attack that nearly killed him in Iraq in January 2006.
The former ABC World News anchor will tell the story of his year-long ordeal through interviews with the ABC news team that was with him at the time of the blast, other soldiers on the fateful patrol and the medical team that saved his life.
Woodruff will return to Bethesda Naval Hospital for the first time since his six-week stay there to visit the staff that helped him recover from severe head, neck and torso wounds.
TO IRAQ AND BACK: BOB WOODRUFF REPORTS will air 27 February (07) in the US.

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ONE TREE HILL star SOPHIA BUSH has joined the race to play WONDER WOMAN on the big screen, according to new internet reports.
The pretty actress is favoured to land the coveted role in BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER creator JOSH WHEDON’s new big film comic book adaptation, according to cinematical.com.
Bush refused to dismiss the rumours during a recent interview, stating just "Maybe," when asked if she had signed up to play the comic book heroine.
She joins a long list of hopefuls, including CHARISMA CARPENTER, JESSICA BIEL and RACHEL BILSON, who have all been linked to the role.

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Oscar winner HILARY SWANK is adjusting to living on her own for the first time in her life since separating from husband CHAD LOWE.
The MILLION DOLLAR BABY star announced last May (06) that the couple were divorcing after eight years of marriage.
She explains, "I’ve never lived alone before, ever. I went from living with my mom right to living with Chad.
"Now, with travelling a lot and not staying any place for long, I have a box filled with floating receipts, makeup I’ll never wear, random dog toys and a stack of greeting cards I pick out for friends, which inevitably end up in some storage unit." Although the actress is living alone at the moment, she isn’t lonely and has been romantically linked with her agent, JOHN CAMPISI.

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APOCALYPTO, comedy CLICK, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST and magical fairytale PAN’S LABYRINTH head up the shortlist for this year’s (07) Best Make-Up Oscar.
Seven films make the grade for the upcoming 79th Academy Awards. The other three are THE PRESTIGE, THE SANTA CLAUSE 3: THE ESCAPE CLAUSE and X-MEN: THE LAST STAND.
The Academy’s Make-Up Award Nominating Committee will view 10 minutes of excerpts from each of the seven shortlisted films on 20 January (07), before naming three nominations when the Oscar hopefuls are announced on 23 January (07).

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LATEST: An Atlanta, Georgia man accused of targeting OPRAH WINFREY in an alleged $1.5 million (£769,000) extortion plot has waived his right to appear before a federal magistrate at a preliminary hearing.
KEIFER BONVILLAIN, 36, decided against appearing at a hearing on Monday (08JAN07) and the case will most likely go directly to a grand jury who will be asked to determine whether there is enough evidence to warrant a trial.
Bonvillain was arrested in Atlanta on 15 December (06) and released on $20,000 bail (£10,000).
According to the criminal complaint filed in US District Court, he is accused of approaching "a public figure and the owner of a Chicago-based company" and threatening to release potentially damaging recorded phone conversations.
Bonvillain’s attorney, KENT CARLSON, insists the whole thing is a misunderstanding, saying, "There is nothing to it. It’s nothing. It was a big mix-up."

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LATEST: The home of beloved US TV star-turned-fitness and lifestyle guru SUZANNE SOMERS has been destroyed by a wildfire in Malibu, California.
The THREE’S COMPANY star’s house was one of several multimillion dollar properties destroyed by the fire yesterday (08JAN07).
Somers’ home has an estimated value of $2 to $3 million (£1 to £1.53 million), according to website TMZ.com.
The blaze put many celebrities who live near the exclusive Malibu Colony on high alert.
Somers, who was not at home when the fire ravaged her home, is being philosophical about the blaze, stating today (09JAN07), "My nature is to look at the glass half-full. I don’t have a son or daughter in Iraq. I haven’t lost a loved one. We will rebuild, and I truly believe we will learn something great from this experience."

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MARTIN SCORSESE and BILL CONDON are among the five moviemakers who will fight for this year’s (07) Directors Guild of America top prize.
The filmmakers, who shot THE DEPARTED and DREAMGIRLS respectively, join BABEL director ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ INARRITU, STEPHEN FREARS (THE QUEEN) and JONATHAN DAYTON & VALERIE FARIS - the husband and wife team behind LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE - on the newly-announced shortlist.
The winner of the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2006 will be announced at the organisation’s 59th Annual Awards Dinner on 3 February (07).
Of the 58 times the DGA Award has been handed out, only six winners did not go on to pick up the Best Director Oscar.

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MARIAH CAREY insists the media is responsible for her overtly sexual image because she is just copying what she sees on magazine covers.
The 37-year-old claims the media helps to determine what’s sexy and she’s always just gone along with what she’s been exposed to.
She explains, "I think that a lot of women are just trying to live up to the stereotypes and to the standard that’s set on TV and in magazines, which is airbrushed women who weigh three pounds (1.4 kilograms). And it’s not fair.
It’s not easy. But everybody gets really protective of me. They’re like, ‘Be less sexy.’" Carey says if she does go overboard when it comes to her sultry image "It’s not intentional. If you film my body a certain way, it’s gonna look like a certain way.
"But honestly, I’ve been the same way since I was a little kid. Like, I’m just emulating whatever’s on a magazine." (SS/US/SH) WENN - SIXTH - HOLLYWOOD, SHOWBIZ & PEOPLE NEWS - 09 JANUARY 2007

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Mexican music legends LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE are to be honoured with the annual Icon accolade at the upcoming Broadcast Music, Inc (BMI) Latin Awards in Las Vegas.
Latino music stars will pay tribute to the group - longtime leaders of the norteno music genre - at the 14th annual prizegiving on 23 March (07).
Los Tigres Del Norte will join a list of BMI Latin Icons that includes JUAN LUIS GUERRA and CARLOS SANTANA.
The group formed in 1968. They are the longest-running and most influential norteno act. They’re renowned for their ‘corridos,’ which depict timeless stories of Mexican people and culture, as well as the lives and struggles of Hispanic immigrants in the United States.
Los Tigres have recorded more than 55 albums and achieved worldwide sales in excess of 32 million copies.

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The professional blackjack player who was rudely awoken by KID ROCK’s bouncers, looking for rocker TOMMY LEE, is challenging the Detroit, Michigan-based musician to a high-stakes card game as he seeks payback for his Las Vegas scare.
DAVE STANN was sleeping in his suite at the Hard Rock Hotel when Rock’s minders insisted he let them in on New Year’s Eve (31DEC07) so they could make sure Lee wasn’t a guest of his.
Angry Stann still has no idea why Rock’s heavies were looking for Lee, who was once married to his estranged wife PAMELA ANDERSON, but he can’t imagine they were interested in a nice chat.
Representatives from the Hard Rock Hotel stated that Kid Rock was with the minders - a claim Stann refutes.
But Stann does want to set up a meeting across a blackjack table with Kid Rock, so the rocker can apologise for his minders’ heavy-handed methods - they eventually kicked his door down.
The card shark has challenged Rock to a $10,000 (£5,130) game of Elimination Blackjack, a new blackjack/poker hybrid that counts Stann among one of its top players.
Stann says, "We received neither an apology nor an autograph from Kid Rock, but I am way past the age of wanting autographs from passion-driven rock stars and think there is a better way to even the score." The card table challenge, which has the loser giving $10,000 to a charity of the winner’s choosing, is a standing offer: "He already owes the Hard Rock casino for the door; why not tack on an extra few dollars for a good cause?"

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LATEST: Singer/rapper TYRESE GIBSON’s pregnant girlfriend is trying to play down the domestic fight that prompted her to call police last week (04JAN07), insisting reports were distorted.
The 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS star reportedly punched the unnamed woman twice in the stomach during a row.
Police and paramedics were called to the Hancock Park, Los Angeles home Gibson shares with his girlfriend and took the pregnant woman to hospital after she started "throwing up".
Gibson had fled the scene before the authorities arrived and they immediately launched an investigation.
Now, speaking through her attorney, the woman, who has not filed charges against Gibson, insists that although she was "emotional and distressed" during the argument and called the emergency services, the police report about the incident was overblown.
In a statement, obtained by website TMZ.com, her lawyer says, "Reports that Tyrese punched my client in the arm, thigh or anywhere else are false. It is true, Mr Gibson and his girlfriend had been arguing.
"When the paramedics arrived, concerned about the baby, they took her to the hospital. Fortunately, she was fine. Once at the hospital, she was asked by a nurse whether she had been assaulted. She said no… She then discharged herself.
"Mr Gibson and his girlfriend are very much still in love… She is quite saddened that this event was so distorted."

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