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British royals PRINCE WILLIAM and PRINCE HARRY have been invited to perform alongside boy band TAKE THAT at the Diana Memorial Concert in London this summer (07).
The concert will be staged at Wembley Stadium in July to mark the tenth anniversary of their mother Princess Diana’s 1997 death in a car crash in Paris.
Singer Howard Donald says, "We are inviting them on stage to join in with our performance. We know their mum Diana loved us so it will be cool for them to do it."

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British pop star GEORGE MICHAEL was forced to scrap a concert in the Czech Republic on Saturday (02May07) when a vehicle carrying vital stage equipment crashed.
The former Wham! star was due to wow fans in Prague but the collision meant his stage could not be built on time.
Concert promoter Petr Novak says, "Unfortunately a large part of the special podium remained trapped in the truck and it was not possible to replace it." The vehicle careered off the road in Romania but no further details of either the accident or when the gig will be rescheduled have been given.

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Hollywood stars RUSSELL CROWE and ANTHONY LaPAGLIA are setting their sights on building a Sydney sports stadium to house their soccer and rugby sides.
Without A Trace star LaPaglia is a director and shareholder in soccer team Sydney FC while Crowe is co-owner of the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League.
The pair plan on building a 25,000-seat venue but negotiations over the last four months have yet to produce anything definite.
LaPaglia says, "He (Crowe) wants a stadium, I want a stadium and we think together there is a possibility we might be able to pull it off.
"I would say if we could get the right people in the room at the same time, it is something that could happen in two to three years."

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PARIS HILTON’s pop career has suffered another blow - just days after she was dropped by her record label she faces a plagiarism suit over her debut single STARS ARE BLIND.
V2 Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music and Hilton’s songwriter/producer Fernando Garibay are being sued by Sparta Florida Music Group, who allege parts of the track are lifted from UB40 classic Kingston Town.
The £250,000 ($500,000) writ, filed in London’s High Court, claims breach of copyright.
Sparta Florida intends to draw on evidence from a musicologist and on internet articles to prove their case.
Last week (ends01Jun07) a representative for Warner Brothers revealed "We are not expecting any new Paris Hilton material in the foreseeable future" after executives were left disappointed by lacklustre sales of debut pop album Paris.

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Crusading rocker BONO has lavished praise on American President George W. Bush for pledging $30 million (£15 million) toward the fight against AIDS in Africa.
The U2 singer is delighted by the decision to divert government funds towards combating the crisis in the poverty-stricken continent.
He says, "Some of my activist friends will be jumping on one leg rather than jumping on two because it’s never enough.
"But I’m standing up and I’m applauding the president and congress." Bono did, however, acknowledge that Bush’s programme requires up to a third of the funds to be spent on abstinence education instead of safe sex campaigns.
He adds, "Condoms are a part of the solution; they just are."

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LATEST: Troubled rocker PETE DOHERTY is planning to sue the organisers of a British music festival for repeatedly advertising an appearance by him despite not booking him for the event.
The Babyshambles frontman was criticised by fans for failing to appear at Gatecrasher’s Summer Sound System event in Leeds, England last Sunday (27May07).
However, the singer maintains he was never scheduled to perform and is demanding an apology for the incident.
A statement from his spokesperson reads, "Pete’s supposed non-show was reported extensively in the media and, despite an admission from Gatecrasher that Pete was never confirmed to appear, they have so far refused to issue a public apology."

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SYLVESTER STALLONE panicked when he quit working out to play a chubby ROCKY BALBOA in the ROCKY sequel - because he got so fat so fast he struggled to walk up the stairs.
Studio executives advised the star to give up his fierce workout regime as he prepared to reprise his movie boxing hero - because they feared he wouldn’t be believable as an ageing fighter.
But Stallone was shocked when he started piling on the pounds and immediately returned to the gym.
He says, "I could hardly walk up the stairs, that’s how fat I was. So I did everything I could to get in decent shape.
"I lived in the gym, I sucked down protein shakes, saunas, sweat."

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Troubled star LINDSAY LOHAN is facing further press embarrassment today (03Jun07) with the publication of photos showing her holding a knife to a pal’s throat.
Last month (May07) Lohan was reportedly left "inconsolable" when a tape leaked to British newspaper The News of The World appearing to show the actress snorting cocaine with friends in a Los Angeles club bathroom.
Now the same newspaper has printed disturbing photos of the star - currently in rehab - at a house party four months ago (Mar07). In some shots she slides a knife towards a friend’s neck, before holding the point towards her own mouth in others.
Last week (30May07) some of the actress’ close pals approached America’s Star magazine with tales of her increasingly bizarre behaviour, and fears she may be harbouring suicidal thoughts.

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British actress IMOGEN STUBBS has leaped to the defence of her director husband SIR TREVOR NUNN after critics panned him for delaying a press night for his Royal Shakespeare Company production of KING LEAR.
Nunn waited nine weeks before allowing journalists to see the show in Stratford-upon-Avon on Thursday (31May07). The original press night was abandoned when one of the lead actors was hospitalised following a road accident.
Nunn was branded a "fool" for the delay, but his Sense and Sensibility actress wife insists the reports were totally undeserved.
Stubbs says, "Incensed journalists up and down the country cried ‘outrage’ and there were headlines such as ‘Nunn on the run’.
"My husband hasn’t uttered a syllable in print and has done nothing to be worthy of such bile. These things hurt." Nunn says the decision to hold off on the press night for King Lear was made by the RSC’s artistic director, Michael Boyd.

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Former Sex and the City star KIM CATTRALL has ruled out marriage to her toyboy lover, despite being head-over-heels in love with the Canadian chef.
The 50-year-old beauty, who has been married three times already, claims boyfriend Alan Wyse, 29, is absolutely "terrific" but fears a formal commitment could jeopardise their present happiness.
Cattrall says, "I love him, he’s terrific. We have a really wonderful relationship and he cooks - he doesn’t clean up but he cooks.
"But no, I’ am not getting married and don’t think I will again.
"People say never say never but when that piece of paper gets involved sometimes it goes south. So I’m just having a lovely, lovely time."

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JACKASS prankster JOHNNY KNOXVILLE is facing legal action for allegedly convincing an actor to place his manhood in a mousetrap during a radio show.
Perry Caravello says he endured painful injuries during the stunt last September (06) and has yet to receive the $10 million (£5 million) Knoxville, talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and radio star Adam Corolla allegedly promised him for taking part.
He is also furious the prank was filmed without his permission and later posted on the internet, according to legal papers filed in Los Angeles alleging fraud and negligence.
The document reads, "Caravello was promised by Johnny Knoxville that he would be paid $10 million if he placed his penis in a mousetrap.
"He agreed to do so and, much to his emotional and physical harm, was severely injured when the trap literally went on his manhood.
"He had to seek medical assistance for injuries, pain and humiliation.
Caravello is also demanding payment from Kimmel for the 2003 TV comedy movie Windy City Heat that he appeared in and was promoting on the radio show.

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Veteran British pop star LEO SAYER has been dumped by his fiancee RISA TAKAYA, who pulled out of wedding plans just months after accepting his proposal.
The singer met the air hostess - who, at 24, is 34 years his junior - at a promotional event in Tokyo and he announced their engagement in April (07).
His former girlfriend Donatella Piccinetti reveals the singer is heartbroken by the split, and blames distance for the break-up.
She says, "Leo is absolutely devastated. It has been a roller-coaster year. I think the distance between them was no good. I am trying to look after him.
"These things happen and life goes on but I feel very sorry for Leo."

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Rocker COURTNEY LOVE made a triumphant return to performing on Friday night (01Jun07) when she teamed up with her producer LINDA PERRY on stage in Los Angeles.
The former Hole singer played a secret show at The House of Blues, performing four songs from her upcoming album Nobody’s Daughter.
The brief set interrupted a gig by former Non-Blonde Perry who, as well as producing Love’s new record, is also a co-songwriter and featured as co-frontwoman at the gig too, singing along and strumming an acoustic guitar during Love’s songs.
She introduced the star as a promising newcomer, joking, "She’s got a cool name and a rock star thing going." Singer/songwriter James Blunt, who has also worked with Perry, watched the show from the balcony.
Love recently revealed her desperation to return to performing to Spinner magazine, saying, "I’ve been writing this record since I’ve been sober almost two years now. I feel like a f**king caged panther. I just want to get out and rock. I’m just so antsy about it. I can’t eat, I can’t sleep - I need to play."

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Soul singer Tony Thompson was discovered dead on Friday (01Jun07) of a suspected drug overdose. He was 31.
The Hi-Five star was found outside an apartment complex at around 10:00 pm local time in his hometown of Waco, Texas.
The cause of death has yet to be confirmed.
Thompson and Hi-Five had a number one hit in 1990 with I Like The Way (The Kissing Game). The group split in 1994 but reunited and released a new album The Return in 2006 on Thompson’s record label N’Depth.
He was reportedly working on material for a solo album.

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