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ANGELINA JOLIE and BRAD PITT have moved their family to New Orleans, Louisiana to escape the constant media attention they are subjected to in Hollywood.
Pitt is currently filming THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON in Louisiana and the celebrity couple have recently purchased a home in the city’s historic French Quarter. Jolie confirms the movie to American publications Us Weekly, saying, "We love it there. The kids are going to go to school there. We’re really looking forward to it." While Pitt is working, sources say Jolie, 31, plans on being a low-key mother to the couple’s three children, MADDOX, five, ZAHARA, two, and seven-month-old SHILOH.
A source close to the actress says, "She’s interested in befriending normal moms so she can do things with the kids." Construction is set to start this month (JAN07) on the 20 environment-friendly homes Pitt jointly commissioned with Global Green USA. The couple also hope to raise awareness for the region, which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
A source adds, "They think it is important to be there right now."

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DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star EVA LONGORIA was so desperate to get hold of a TV presenter’s bow-tie at the Golden Globe Awards last night (15JAN07), she offered to buy it from him.
Former SAVED BY THE BELL star MARIO LOPEZ was making his debut as a presenter for news show EXTRA when Longoria challenged him about his smart bow-tie.
She told the stunned TV star, "I like your tie. I’ll buy it, but I want it now." But Lopez had already agreed to donate his tie to the Clothes Off Our Back charity auction, and insisted the actress would have to bid for it like everyone else.

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JIM CAVIEZEL, who starred in MEL GIBSON’s PASSION OF THE CHRIST, will reprise the role of JESUS in a star-studded audio edition of THE BIBLE.
The 25-hour edition of THE WORLD OF PROMISE: NEW TESTAMENT AUDIO BIBLE will be released in October (07) on 20 CDs.
The cast will also include RICHARD DREYFUSS as MOSES, MARISA TOMEI as MARY MAGDALENE, STACY KEACH as PAUL, LOUIS GOSSETT JR as JOHN and LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS as MARK.
TERRENCE STAMP will provide the voice of GOD.

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MERYL STREEP’s husband was thrilled while she was filming THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA because she got any nasty feelings out of her system while she was on set.
Streep picked up a Golden Globe Award for her performance as cold-hearted magazine editor MIRANDA PRIESTLY on Monday night (15JAN07) and said her husband received an unexpected benefit from her role in the film.
She explains, "I so over-compensated at home. He was thrilled, because I got all of my nasty rocks off at work!"

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Hit US makeover show QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY is to wrap up after the series’ fifth season this summer (07).
The show, which has spawned a number of foreign shows, features five gay stylists who transform culturally challenged heterosexuals into well-groomed trendsetters.
The programme has been a big hit on US cable network Bravo for the past four years.
The reality show will make way for new programmes featuring PAULA ABDUL, and PROJECT RUNWAY star TIM GUNN.
Abdul’s new series, which is tentatively titled HEY PAULA!, will follow the STRAIGHT UP singer in her professional and personal life.

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DAME HELEN MIRREN has played Queens ELIZABETH I and ELIZABETH II on screen, but insists she doesn’t have a royal air about her.
The 61-year-old won Golden Globe Awards on Monday night (15JAN07) for her performances in ELIZABETH I and THE QUEEN, but claims she is down to earth despite her aristocratic title. She explains, "I’m an Essex girl. You know how you know if an Essex girl has an orgasm? She drops her fries."

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SALMA HAYEK has persuaded best pal PENELOPE CRUZ to guest on an upcoming episode of her Golden Globe-winning TV comedy UGLY BETTY.
Hayek, who appears on the show as a vampish magazine writer, has been trying to find Cruz the right role since the show started last year (06).
The actress, who is also a producer of the series, says, "We’re going to do something with her, but maybe later."

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DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE singer/guitarist BEN GIBBARD is making the leap from indie rock star to indie film star. Gibbard has scored a role in the big-screen adaptation of DAVID FOSTER WALLACE’s short story collection BRIEF INTERVIEWS WITH HIDEOUS MEN.
The film will be directed by JOHN KRASINSKI, who plays JIM in the American version of THE OFFICE.
Other cast members include SNAKES ON A PLANE star BOBBY CANNAVALE, THAT ’70s SHOW star MILA KUNIS and Kransinski’s co-star from The Office, RASHIDA JONES.
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Singer FATS DOMINO will be the guest of honour at the 12th annual Best Of The Beat music awards at New Orleans, Louisiana’s House of Blues later this month (JAN07).
The singer, real name ANTOINE DOMINO, will receive a lifetime achievement award at the ceremony on 27 January (07).
Domino has returned to live in New Orleans after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Among those scheduled to appear at the tribute include DR JOHN, ALLEN TOUSSAINT, IRMA THOMAS and ART NEVILLE.
New Orleans mayor C RAY NAGIN will also proclaim 27 January (07) ‘Fats Domino Day’.

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LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE star TONI COLLETTE is putting her Hollywood career on hold in a bid to become a pop star.
The Australian actress jetted into Los Angeles this week (beg15JAN07) to attend the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, and she’ll also be searching for a record deal while she’s in town.
The actress-turned-singer has already enjoyed a little success in her native Australia, where she toured with her band TONI COLLETTE AND THE FINISH, and she’ll hit the road for a larger-scale tour in February (07).
THE SIXTH SENSE star released her debut album BEAUTIFUL AWKWARD PICTURES through her own small, independent Aussie label, Hoola Hoop Records, last year (06).
She tells Sydney’s Daily Telegraph, "When I am in LA, I will be having conversations about furthering the American side of things." The 34-year-old said a US tour was also being planned. Collette’s husband, DAVE GALAFASSI, who is a member of Australian band GELBISON, also plays drums in her band.

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One of the houses VICTORIA BECKHAM is considering making her home when she and husband DAVID start life in Los Angeles this summer (07) once belonged to soul star LIONEL RICHIE.
The British pop star-turned-socialite was spotted revisiting the $15 million (£7.7 million) home in the Hollywood Hills over the weekend (14JAN07) after flying in from Britain to hunt for houses.
Beckham first showed interest in the Mediterranean-style property last year (06).
The Beckhams and their three kids will move to Los Angeles in August (07) when soccer star David starts his new career with Major League Soccer team the LA Galaxy.

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Troubled country star KEITH URBAN is planning to make his first public appearance next month (FEB07), after battling his alcohol problems in rehab in Chicago, Illinois.
The singer, who has spent the past two months in rehab facilities after confessing he’d relapsed as an alcoholic, has decided his life as a recluse is nearing an end and he’s planning to face his fans again.
Urban has announced he’ll play a show at the Chicago Theatre on 8 February (07) as part of a local country radio station’s Live Country for Kids concert series.
The concert will benefit the St Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
The show was originally scheduled for 11 November (06), but Urban was forced to pull out of the concert to attend to his personal problems.

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Music legend DIANA ROSS hasn’t seen the hit film DREAMGIRLS, even though it was inspired by her 1960s supergroup THE SUPREMES.
The film picked up the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Musical/Comedy) last night (15JAN07), but the soul star admits she hasn’t had time to sit down and watch it.
She explains, "I haven’t seen it. I think I’ve got to go and see it quickly.
I’ve only heard what everyone has said, that it’s very much my image and likeness. "If I’ve had the opportunity to inspire any of these beautiful talented young people, then I’m excited about it. It’s a privilege." Joking about reports the film mirrors her early life, the singer added, "Maybe I should see it with my lawyer!"

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LATEST: AMERICAN IDOL judge PAULA ABDUL insists she behaved strangely during a series of TV appearances last week (ends12JAN06) due to audio difficulties during the live interviews.
The 44-year-old was promoting the upcoming season of the reality competition on a local Seattle, Washington TV station when she appeared to slur her words, sway in her seat and wink at the anchors.
Abdul appeared on THE TONIGHT SHOW last night (15JAN07) in an effort to clear up reports she was intoxicated.
When host JAY LENO asked her about her appearances, which have been widely circulated on the internet, she explained, "I did a big week of press all last week in New York, and, on the third day, I did one of those press junkets, where you’re in that one little room and you’re looking at one camera and there are 30 cities talking into your ear.
"I guess Alabama was in my ear and so was Seattle at the same time. So I’m answering questions to the wrong answers of the cities. "So they’re going, ‘What the heck… what is she saying?’" The STRAIGHT UP singer laughed off the incidents adding, "(It was) not my fault! I was having fun. I answered the right questions in one of the cities!"

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Rockers MUSE, pop star LILY ALLEN and GNARLS BARKLEY lead the nominations for next month’s (FEB07) Brit Awards with three apiece.
Muse will contest the Best British Group, Best Live Act and Best British Album, for BLACK HOLES AND REVELATIONS, categories at the awards ceremony in London on 14 February.
Allen is named in the Best British Solo Artist, Best British Breakthrough Act and Best British Album, for ALRIGHT, STILL, categories; while duo Gnarls Barkley are nominated for Best International Group, Best International Breakthrough Act and Best International Album for ST ELSEWHERE.
Acts nominated for two awards include BOB DYLAN, KASABIAN, SCISSOR SISTERS, ARCTIC MONKEYS and AMY WINEHOUSE.
OASIS have already been confirmed as the recipients of the Outstanding Contribution To Music Award.

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Actress SALMA HAYEK has appealed for "a man that has more balls than me" to whisk her off her feet.
The actress, who has previously dated EDWARD NORTON, is frustrated men keep falling below her high standards because they’re insecure.
Although she’d love to be in a relationship again, she refuses to compromise on her ideal man.
She says, "What confuses and scares me most about men is the way they are so weak. Well, most of them. That’s why they pretend to be detached and macho because they are very weak and fragile underneath. They structure their lives so they don’t have to deal with their emotions and feelings. That scares me.
"My mother always says, ‘When are you going to get married?’ And I say, ‘When I find a man that has more balls than I do!"

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Hollywood superstar WILL SMITH has named "good sex" as the secret ingredient to a happy and long-lasting marriage.
Smith, who has been wed to JADA PINKETT SMITH for nine years, is adamant being passionate in bed is the key to domestic bliss.
He says, "Really, really good sex. I’m really good at it.
"(Also) we talk a lot. Sometimes people hear us talking and think we over-talk situations but communication is everything." Smith was previously married to SHEREE SMITH, who he divorced in 1995 after three years of marriage.

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SALMA HAYEK has leaped to the defence of her new show UGLY BETTY, insisting it challenges traditional notions of beauty rather than enforces them.
The sexy screen star has come under a barrage of attack from critics who fear the programme, about a frumpy fashion assistant, is placing renewed pressure on girls to look good.
But Hayek maintains the show’s title and content are meant to be an ironic take on conventional views.
She says, "The title has a lot to do with the tone of the show - it’s sarcastic. I don’t think BETTY is really ugly, but what do we call ugly now? "Some people think that anybody who is not super-skinny and really tall is ugly. Not me. I personally have seen a lot of really skinny, tall models that are ugly and need to eat a little more to look healthy.
"So the title is actually sarcastic, we’re making fun of it - we’re not really calling her ugly, we’re making fun of the people that would think she’s ugly. Personally, I think she’s beautiful."

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