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LATEST: Desperate Housewives star JESSE METCALFE has confirmed reports he has split from his pop star girlfriend NADINE COYLE, insisting he is looking forward to the future single and sober.
Metcalfe and Girls Aloud singer Coyle, 21, were reported to have ended their 14 month long-distance relationship last week (ends20Apr07) after the 28-year-old actor was spotted holding hands with a mystery brunette.
Metcalfe has confirmed his newfound single status, but denied his alleged infidelity with the brunette woman ended the relationship.
His publicist says, "They have decided to part ways." Metcalfe was recently released from a month long stint at a California rehab clinic for "alcohol issues".
His publicist adds the actor "is out and feeling great".

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MADONNA and SIR ELTON JOHN have two nominations each for this year’s (07) Ivor Novello songwriting awards.
The Queen of Pop’s track Sorry, which appeared on her album Confessions on a Dance Floor, is up for International Hit Of The Year and Most Performed Work. The Scissor Sisters hit I Don’t Feel Like Dancing, written by John, has also been nominated in the same categories. Other nominees include Arctic Monkeys, Amy Winehouse, and Robbie Williams.
The winners will be announced at a ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House on 24 May (07).

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MILLA JOVOVICH praised the US prison system for changing her father for the "better" after he spent 20 years in jail for health insurance fraud.
The model/actress’ father, Yugoslavian doctor Bogic, was jailed shortly after he split with his movie actress wife Galina Loginova in 1981.
She says, "Prison was good for him. He’s become a much better person. It gave him a chance to stop and think."

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Actor MICHAEL BRANDON will make a TV comeback in popular British police drama DEMPSEY AND MAKEPEACE.
Brandon, who played Lieutenant James Dempsey in the Eighties show, will appear alongside wife and co-star Glynis Barber in a revival of the series, which ended in 1986.
He says, "We’ve got a script now and it’s going to be happening very soon.
We’re very excited about it."

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A ballet based on the life and death of Britain’s DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES will make its debut in Russia.
The Premera company has enrolled British dancer and director Gillian Lynne to choreograph the performance, which is expected to open at the Stanislavsky-Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theatre in Moscow later this year (07).
The lead role will be performed by renowned Russian dancer Ilze Liepa.

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Bollywood actress SHILPA SHETTY has denied reports she had an affair with Indian director ANUBHAV SUNHA.
The director’s wife, Ratna claims the beauty is the reason for the break-up of their 12 year marriage.
However, Shetty insists, "We are just close friends.
"It’s all been extremely embarrassing. I’m keeping my silence because he’s going through a bad marriage.
"People think my life is so glamorous. I am reported to be going out with different men, but the truth is I’ve had two dates in eight months.
"I’m always working. It’s pretty boring being Shilpa Shetty!"

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Murdered actress/filmmaker ADRIENNE SHELLY’s movie Waitress has won an award at the 9th annual Sarasota Film Festival in Florida.
The romantic comedy, which also stars Keri Russell, won the Narrative Feature Competition at a ceremony on Saturday (21Apr07).
Shelly was murdered in New York last year (06) by a construction worker who tried to make her death look like a suicide.

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KIM BASINGER has reportedly hired round-the-clock protection to keep ex-husband Alec Baldwin from their 11-year-old daughter.
According to the New York Post, the Oscar-winning actress stepped up security around her Los Angeles home after Baldwin called daughter Ireland a "rude, thoughtless little pig" during a recorded telephone conversation.
The actor has since apologised publicly and in private to his daughter after the conversion was leaked on the internet.
A friend of Baldwin’s tells the Post "This is a desperate plea for sympathy when the only danger to the child is inside her own home.
"What kind of parent leaks a voicemail that causes her daughter significant embarrassment and unneeded attention?" Baldwin has been barred from seeing his daughter until a 4 May (07) court date.
His spokesman says, "Alec truly cares about the best interests of his daughter."

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Former Russian president BORIS YELTSIN has died. He was 76.
Yeltsin died of heart failure today (23Apr07) in Moscow’s Central Clinical Center, according to Russian news agencies.
In 1991 he became Russia’s first democratically elected president - after winning international acclaim when he mounted a tank in Moscow, rallying the people to overthrow the then-Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev’s reign.
Yeltsin had a quintuple heart bypass operation following his re-election in 1996.
He announced his retirement on the last day of the 20th Century, before handing over to secret service chief Vladimir Putin.
His predecessor Gorbachev has paid tribute to Yeltin, saying, "(I send my) very deepest condolences to the family of the deceased on whose shoulders rest major events for the good of the country and serious mistakes." Yeltsin is survived by his wife of 50 years Naina and two daughters Tatyana and Yelena.

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Aussie singer-songwriter BEN LEE has enlisted his famous friends to work on his new album.
Pop star/actress Mandy Moore and Good Charlotte rocker Benji Madden will both contribute to the new release, called Ripe, which Lee hopes will emulate the success of his favourite Smashing Pumpkins album.
Lee says, "Went to the Smashing Pumpkins album-wrap party and heard their awesome newie. Seriously, the heaviest and most intense thing they have ever done. Really exceptional. Sounds like the world needs a record like that right now." (AT/WNWCNM/ES) WENN - FIFTH - HOLLYWOOD, SHOWBIZ & PEOPLE NEWS - 23 APRIL 2007

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R&B singer AMERIE is insuring her legs for $2 million (£1 million) because they are important for her singing and dancing career.
The star showed off her assets while performing her new single, Take Control at London club G.A.Y at the weekend (21-22Apr07).
Amerie says, "My legs are very important to my career so I’m insuring them. I love dancing as much as I do singing.

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US rockers THE JESUS AND MARYCHAIN are set to team up with Hollywood actress SCARLETT JOHANSSON for a special new show.
Johansson will be the celebrity guest on their Coachella warm-up date in Pomona, California and is reported to be singing back up.
The band will be reuniting for the tour on 26 April (07). It will be the first gig since they split in 1998.

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Singer SHERYL CROW wants global restrictions on using toilet paper in an attempt to save the environment.
The star, who is touring American colleges to raise awareness about global warming, has told students to only use "one square per restroom visit".
She says, "I have spent the better part of this tour trying to come up with easy ways for us all to become a part of the solution to global warming.
Although my ideas are in the earliest stages of development, they are, in my mind, worth investigating.
"I propose a limitation be put on how many squares of toilet paper can be used in any one sitting." The tour ended on Sunday at the George Washington University in Washington DC, where Crow performed with Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and Carole King.

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MIKEY WAY is temporarily leaving MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE to spend time with his new wife.
The bassist, who married Alicia Simmons in Las Vegas last month (08Mar07), will be replaced until his return.
Brother Gerard says, "The band has decided to give him and his wife a much needed break from the road to start a life and have a proper honeymoon and do all the things a newlywed couple should do.
"I’m very proud to announce my brother’s recent marriage. Watching him grow up into a man and finding love makes me the happiest brother alive. I know this is upsetting news, as it is for us, but we will continues to tour with a temporary replacement until he has situated himself in his new life."

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R&B star AKON has sparked controversy in Trinidad after taking part in a raunchy dance with a teenage girl.
According to AllHipHop.com, the Smack That singer engaged in a dance that "simulated aggressive sexual acts" with the 14-year-old.
The girl’s father, Pastor Dave Alleyne of the Flaming Word Ministry of Chaguanas, branded the dance "atrocious".
The Chaguanas ministry are calling for Akon to be banned from public performances in the area.
A spokesman for Akon was unavailable for comment.

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THE AZTECS guitarist LOBBY LOYDE has died from a brain tumour. He was 65.
The musician - real name John Baslington Lyde - had been suffering from lung cancer for several years. He passed away on Saturday (21Apr07).
He joined the band in the 60s and was often acknowledged as one of the most significant guitarists in Australian rock.
Speaking of his illness recently, he said, "A lot of people live till they’re 93 and they’re dribbling on themselves, and they’re full of tubes and everyone’s patting them on the head and the Alzheimer’s is so profoundly into them they don’t even know who’s talking to them.
"I don’t want to be there. It’s just not me. I’d rather know that just around the corner’s the brick wall and I’m going to slam into it, because it’s kinda intensely interesting." His former bandmate, singer Billy Thorpe died of a heart attack in Melbourne, Australia in February (07).

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Tina Brown - a close friend and confident of Diana’s - has sparked fury by dismissing the princess’s relationship with Dodi as frivolous and contrived in her tome ‘The Diana Chronicles’.
The author even implies Diana entered into the romance for monetary reasons, writing: ‘In August of 1997, Diana was seeking to replace what she had possessed as a princess with a superstar’s version. What she was really seeking was a guy with a Gulfstream.’ ‘Harrods’ owner Mohamed Al Fayed - whose son Dodi was killed with Diana in a 1997 Paris car crash - is outraged by the author’s claims.
He told Britain’s Daily Express newspaper: ‘This is a total disgrace. She is making money - a lot of money - telling stories which aren’t true. ‘Princess Diana and Dodi were in love and planning to spend the rest of their lives together.
‘You could see it in their faces and hear it in their voices and we have seen all the other evidence to prove it.’ Brown, a former Vanity Fair magazine editor, is reported to have been paid £1 million for penning the book, which is set to be released in time for the tenth anniversary of Diana’s death in August. The writer also alleges that Diana tried to attract other men while attached to Dodi, including US millionaire Teddy Forstman. Dodi’s tycoon father Mohamed - who believes that his son and his royal lover were killed as the result of a conspiracy engineered by the British Royal Family - says Brown’s book is just the latest attempt to smear Diana and Dodi’s memory. He said: ‘This is just part of the campaign against me and against everyone who loved Diana. I will carry on until we get to the truth.’ The book is said to be based on interviews from more than 250 people, including Prime Minister Tony Blair. A source said: ‘It is going to be controversial but this book isn’t based on myths that Diana created about herself and it certainly isn’t gossip.’

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The duchess - the second wife of Britain’s Prince Charles - features in a work by Russian artist Sergei Pavlenko to commemorate the commissioning of Prince Harry into the British Army.
The painting shows Queen Elizabeth on the steps of the Old College at the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy smiling at her grandsons Princes Harry and William, who are standing to her left in full military uniform.
Prince Charles and the queen’s husband Prince Philip are also depicted gazing proudly at William and Harry.
Camilla stands at the top of the steps behind the queen and partially obscured by former Commandant of Sandhurst Major General Andrew Ritchie’s cap - who is positioned on the steps above Charles.
Pavlenko told Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper: ‘Like all other human beings they are good subjects, I don’t differentiate people by who they are.
‘If you want to paint a good portrait it doesn’t matter if the person is old or young, a man, woman or child - from that point of view they were like all of us.
‘But because they are royal public figures it’s an interesting challenge and brings more interest to my work because it becomes historical.’ Harry - who graduated from Sandhurst last April - is now qualified as an armoured reconnaissance troop leader with the Blues and Royals regiment.
William is currently training with the same Household Calvary regiment.
The royal painting is to go on display at the London’s Mall Galleries from Thursday (26.04.07) to May 13.

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