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JOHNNY DEPP, SCARLETT JOHANSSON, DAME HELEN MIRREN and NICOLAS CAGE are serving up a Christmas treat for US moviegoers - they’re blockbuster new movies will hit cinemas on 21 December (07).
Depp’s SWEENEY TODD musical, Johansson’s period film THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL and action adventure NATIONAL TREASURE: THE BOOK OF SECRETS, starring Cage and Mirren, will be released on the same day.

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GOLDIE HAWN is hoping to turn her new movie, ASHES TO ASHES, into a family film after asking longtime partner KURT RUSSELL to share the screen with her.
The bubbly blonde has written the film’s screenplay and will direct and star in the project.
Russell says, "She has asked me to be in it, so hopefully that’ll be the next thing I do." Hawn and Russell last starred together in a movie back in 1987 when they played the leads in romantic comedy OVERBOARD.

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Hollywood couple DAVID DUCHOVNY and TEA LEONI have bought up the movie rights to the lifestory of Reader’s Digest founders DeWITTand LILA ACHESON WALLACE.
The couple plans to produce an adaptation of former Reader’s Digest editor PETER CANNING’s AMERICAN DREAMERS, but it’s unlikely Duchovny and Leoni will star in the film.

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Property tycoon-turned-reality TV star DONALD TRUMP has challenged fellow billionaire and World Wrestling Entertainment boss VINCE McMAHON to a fight and the loser loses his hair.
Both heavyweights will pick a wrestler to represent them in the ring at a forthcoming WrestleMania bout in Detroit, Michigan on Sunday (01APR07) and the winner will shave the loser’s head.
The billionaires squared off in a taped head-to-head for wrestling’s weekly RAW show on 13 February (07), where contracts about the fight were drawn up and Trump pushed McMahon over a desk in a staged stand-off.
As WENN went to press, both Trump and McMahon’s aides insisted the wrestling match and the hair-shaving bonus was not part of an April Fool’s Day joke.

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Married US TV stars HARRY HAMLIN and LISA RINNA are giving Broadway musical CHICAGO a family flavour after signing on to star in the show.
The celebrity couple, who have both competed on TV contest DANCING WITH THE STARS, will dance their way onto Broadway as ROXIE HART and BILLY FLYNN.
Both stars will be making their Broadway debuts when they hit the stage in June (07).
Rinna will prepare for her Broadway debut by taking to the road with the show’s US tour in May (07).
This is the second husband and wife team to star in Chicago - AMY SPANGER and MICHAEL C. HALL joined the cast in 2002.

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LATEST: Officials at the Motion Picture Association of America have slapped strict sanctions on upcoming marketing plans for horror movie CAPTIVITY after disturbing billboards erected in New York and Los Angeles prompted parents to complain.
People felt the images of the abduction, torture and death of a young woman, portrayed by 24 star ELISHA CUTHBERT, were too graphic and insisted they be ripped down.
Producers at After Dark Films insisted the posters went up by mistake, and they agreed to remove every single one.
After Dark CEO COURTNEY SOLOMON released a statement to the press, saying, "This was not a malicious act, not a PR stunt. We’re truly sorry for anyone we offended." But his apology isn’t enough for the MPAA bosses, who now want to vet all advertising the horror film studio plans to release in the near future.
This marks the first time the US censors have required a studio to clear locations and venues of ads.
The MPAA chiefs have also suspended the ratings process for the ROLAND JOFFE film, which means the movie could be released in May (07) without a rating something that will restrict the amount of cinemas which book Captivity.

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Hit French movie CONFIDENCES TROP INTIMES is to be remade in Hollywood, starring HILARY SWANK.
The double Oscar winner will play a woman who shares her innermost feelings to an accountant after mistaking him for a therapist.
The 2004 movie, directed by PATRICE LECONTE, starred SANDRINE BONNAIRE and FABRICE LUCHINI.

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Movie star ALEC BALDWIN has offered to pay for a teenage soldier’s education after being moved by her story.
The PEARL HARBOR star is to help pay for RESHA KANE’s college education after she completes her military service in Iraq.
Baldwin made the decision after reading a New York Times story about the 18 year old’s final day with family and friends before signing up for pre-Iraq training.
The actor then tracked down Kane’s mother at her workplace to personally offer his assistance.
Baldwin’s spokesman, MATTHEW HILTZIK, claims his client plans to meet the Kane family and hand over a cheque.
Hiltzik says, "It’s a great example that people of different backgrounds can agree on the importance of supporting our troops." Speaking from Fort Hood, Texas, where she is in training, the Arizona soldier says, "It’s very generous."

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Punk star TRAVIS BARKER is taking a very hands-on approach to marketing his new ladies swimwear line - he’s giving it away in hotel lobbies.
The former BLINK-182 star was spotted handing out bathing suits at the Sagamore Hotel in Miami, Florida hours before performing at the Heineken Premium Light Winter Music Conference at the weekend (24MAR07).

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Movie star JARED LETO has scored his first number one as a rock star - the LORD OF WAR actor’s band 30 SECONDS TO MARS have hit number one on Billboard’s Modern Rock radio chart with hit single FROM YESTERDAY.
The song’s video, which was recently voted the Greatest EpicVideo on Yahoo! Music Australia’s website, was the first American promo shot in the People’s Republic of China.
Leto directed the video under the name BARTHOLOMEW CUBBINS.

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DONNY OSMOND’s new US dream show has turned into a nightmare for the aging pop star - it has been cancelled after just two episodes.
Osmond launched the show, THE GREAT AMERICAN DREAM, on Tuesday night (27MAR07) and it aired again the following night - but US TV viewers didn’t tune in.
The show presented American dreamers to viewers, who then had to vote for the best dream, which would then be turned into reality by programme producers.

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ASHLEE SIMPSON has given sister JESSICA’s romance with guitarist JOHN MAYER the thumbs up, insisting the DAUGHTERS singer is "great" for the divorced blonde.
Simpson and Mayer have reportedly been an item for the past eight months, despite initial denials they were dating.
The couple recently enjoyed a romantic vacation in Rome, Italy together and Ashlee Simpson insists her big sister is very happy with her new man.
A pal tells People magazine, "Ashlee loves John. She thinks he is great for her. More importantly, Jess is happy." Meanwhile, celebrity pal CHRISTINA MILIAN is thrilled for the couple: "This is a relationship that’s not for the cameras. It’s not about celebrity. It seems like they truly have an attraction to each other."

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WYNONNA JUDD has something to smile about after filing papers to divorce her husband this week (beg26MAR07) - she has landed on the Music City Walk of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee.
The country star will be among the second group of stars and dignitaries inducted into the landmark next month (22APR07).
EMMYLOU HARRIS and songwriter JOHN HIATT will also be inducted during the unveiling ceremony at the Hall of Fame Park.

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Pop star RICKY MARTIN is urging gay stars to stop hiding their sexuality - and celebrate it.
The singer, who has often been the subject of gossip linked to his sexuality, has applauded Mexican pin-up CHRISTIAN CHAVEZ for ‘coming out of the closet’ recently - and insists all gay stars should feel good about telling fans the truth.
He says, "Life is too short to live closed up, guarding what you say."

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Rockers R.E.M will kickstart their first tour since 2005 by hosting a five-night residency at Dublin, Ireland’s Olympia Theatre this summer (07).
The group will use the five shows, which begin on 30 June (07), to test new songs for their upcoming 14th studio album.
Bandmate MIKE MILLS says the band chose the Olympia, a historic music hall built in 1879, because of all the great shows they’ve seen there over the years.
In a statement, he writes, "From the WATERBOYS to LOU REED. I am thrilled to play at this wonderful venue, and in front of some of the best fans in the world."

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Country star PHILLIP SWEET has married Nashville, Tennessee fashion queen REBECCA ARTHUR in a private ceremony.
The couple wed at a guesthouse in Lebanon, Tennessee, according to a publicist for LITTLE BIG TOWN - Sweet’s band.
The country star admits love was a long time coming for himself and his new bride: "Because neither of us wanted to be in a serious relationship, we tried to avoid each other for a long time.
"But once we got together, we were inseparable. Sometimes I feel like we are five years old and each other’s best friend." Sweet’s Little Big Town bandmates KAREN FAIRCHILD, KIMBERLY ROADS and JIMI WESTBROOK attended the low-key nuptials.
It has been 12 months of weddings for the group - Westbrook and Roads wed their respective partners in May and November (06).

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THE WHO rocker PETE TOWNSHEND has revealed he was sexually abused as a child.
In a new excerpt from his upcoming autobiography, WHO HE?, which the guitarist has posted on his blog PeteTownshendWhoHe.Blogspot.com, Townshend recalls he was forced to shower naked before two men when he was 10 - as part of a Sea Scouts initiation.
He also implies that further sexual abuse followed, writing only that, "What followed needs no description." Townshend goes on to reveal the experience has affected him ever since.
In an earlier excerpt, the rocker revealed he was physically abused by his mentally ill grandmother at the age of six.
In January 2003, Townshend was arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography, while researching his memoirs. He was cleared of the charges four months later.
Who He? is set to hit book stores in 2008.

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American actress CAMERON DIAZ became hooked on British food while filming THE HOLIDAY in the UK.
During filming, the svelte stunner shot a scene where she gorged on scones a British bread and raisin cake eaten with cream and jam - and she now can’t leave them alone.
Diaz says, "When the scones were all gone but there’s still cream and preserves left, I’d scoop that all up with the knife and make a knife scone! Then I’d eat it all." "There was a scene that got cut out of the film when I am in a cafe and there is this big thing of scones and clotted cream in front of me. We shot it for a week. I’d take the top off the cream ever time!"

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