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Socialite PARIS HILTON treated her dad Rick to a Father’s Day surprise when her parents visited her Los Angeles prison on Sunday (17Jun07).
Hilton is currently incarcerated at the Century Regional Detention Center in Lynwood, California for violating her probation on a 2006 drink driving arrest.
The heiress’ mother, Kathy, says of their Sunday visit, "(Paris is) doing well, she’s doing very well. She’s doing much better. She made (her father, Rick) a beautiful Father’s Day card with his picture." Rick added, "It was (a very positive visit)."

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Singer MICHAEL JACKSON has accused his brother RANDY and advisors of attempting to steal money from him during his child molestation trial.
The Thriller hitmaker claims he was pressured to approve a multi-million dollar (pound) financing deal by an associate close to his older brother Randy during the trial in 2005.
Jackson insists his fortune was saved by the advice of long-time friend Reverend Jesse Jackson and supermarket billionaire Ron Burkle, reports the New York Daily News, He says, "(The entertainment industry is) full of sharks, charlatans and imposters. Because there’s a lot of money involved, there’s a bunch of schmucks in there.
"It’s the entertainment world, full of thieves and crooks. That’s not new.
Everybody knows that."

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Music legend SIR PAUL McCARTNEY has already planned his own funeral - he wants to be laid to rest in Ireland.
The former Beatle, who celebrates his 65th birthday today (18Jun07), confesses he was consumed with thoughts about his own death while writing new album Memory Almost Full.
He says, "I fancied looking at death as a subject for myself. And then I thought, I like the kind of Irish approach where you have a wake and it’s kind of celebratory.
"I remember an Irish woman wishing me well once and she said, ‘I wish you a good death.’ When I thought about that, that’s actually a great thing to wish someone."

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Veteran Hollywood actor MICKEY ROONEY has signed to star in a theatre production of Cinderella in England this Christmas (Dec07).
The 86-year-old will play Baron Hardup in the pantomime at the Sunderland Empire, alongside former pop star Michelle Heaton.
Rooney’s wife of 25 years, Jan, will play the Fairy Godmother.
The show will debut 8 December (07).

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Malaysian moviegoers rioted cinemas in the capital Kuala Lumpur on Thursday (14Jun) after unexpected delays and cancellations of SIVAJI: THE BOSS, a highly-anticipated Tamil film.
Police had to control hundreds of fans demanding refunds and travelling compensation after technical difficulties prevented the film’s showing.
One cinema had to close for repairs after a mob set fire to part of the theatre, as well as shattered lighting and sound equipment in the lobby, according to a receptionist.
Several were arrested after a cinema manager was left with a head injury after being attacked by rioters.

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Actress CALISTA FLOCKHART has lost her acting ambition and wants to spend all her time with her family.
The former Ally McBeal star is currently appearing in new TV drama Brothers & Sisters - but confesses she is already bored.
Flockhart - who has a five year old adopted son Liam with fiance Harrison Ford - says, "I used to be a workaholic and very ambitious. I don’t know why, but it’s all melted away.
"I have almost zero ambition. I want to do my work and then I just want to go home and be with my family."

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Director RIDLEY SCOTT is set to turn the board game Monopoly into a comedy thriller.
The Academy award-nominated filmmaker has been promised his pick of young actors for the film, including Scarlett Johansson and Kirsten Dunst, who are being considered for roles.
Hollywood agency WIlliam Morris promise Monopoly’s manufacturers, Hasbro, the best of the actors they represent to help to make the film into a blockbuster hit.
Hasbro wants "sexy young people" for the film in order to attract a teenage audience to the board game.

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Veteran British comedian BERNARD MANNING has died following a kidney problem.
He was 76.
The comic passed away at the North Manchester General Hospital today (18Jun07), where doctors had been treating him for two weeks.
Manning was taken into intensive care over the weekend (16/17Jun07) but only yesterday (17Jun07) his son Bernard Jr. said his condition was improving.
During a long career, the star of TV and stand-up comedy shows was famous for controversial jokes that often targetted ethnic minorities.
Showbiz agent Mickey Martin, a close friend of the comedian, says "I was going to visit him today but young Bernard called to say he’s gone.
"It’s come all of a sudden as we thought he was on the mend.
"He was the godfather of The Comedians and it’s a sad loss to the world of comedy."

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AL PACINO has called out to film maker WOODY ALLEN to cast him in his next movie.
The actor confesses working with the director is a secret ambition - and he’s waiting by the phone for Allen to call.
When asked who he dreamed of working with, Pacino told talk show host Larry King, "Woody Allen, of course, yes. I’ve been trying to tell everybody I’m funny for years. Nobody believes me.
"He’d be crazy to do that. Why would he call me to be funny when nobody thinks I’m funny. Woody, I’m here."

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LATEST: Controversial documentary maker MICHAEL MOORE faces jail after breaking U.S. trade laws to make parts of his hard-hitting new film, SICKO, in Cuba.
Moore hired a boat and took a group of ill 9/11 rescue workers to Guantanamo Bay in the hope of getting them the same healthcare as Al Qaeda detainees, after learning they get free teeth cleaning, eye care and nutrition counselling.
The filmmaker and the rescue workers were turned away and instead found a doctor in Havana, Cuba willing to treat each one.
Moore shot footage of their Cuban healthcare encounter for his film, which addresses problems with the U.S. health system - and now he could find himself behind bars for his tenacity.
He explains, "The Bush administration has now launched an investigation of me and they’ve warned me that they’re coming after me and I may have to pay civil fines or a criminal penalty of possible jail.
"There’s a law that says that we cannot, as citizens, travel to Cuba or do trade with Cuba… trading with the so-called enemy.
"What they’re saying is that because I went down there to make this film and that the film has value… that they could possibly confiscate (the film)." But Moore insists he’d still do what he did to make the movie even if he knew he’s be part of an investigation upon his return.
He adds, "It turns out Cuba has this incredible healthcare system for a very poor country. There’s a doctor on every block, they have a lower infant mortality rate than we do, they live longer… I was kinda disgusted by that."

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Singer ELVIS COSTELLO will team up with New Orleans singer ALLEN TOUSSAINT for a fundraising concert in England.
The duo hope to raise money to save popular music venue The New Picket, in Liverpool, from closure.
Grammy-award winning guitarist/songwriter Pete Townshend has also pledged his support to the gig on 5 July. (ALM/FRD/LJ) WENN - FIFTH - HOLLYWOOD, SHOWBIZ & PEOPLE NEWS - 18 JUNE 2007

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Keyboard wizard JEAN-MICHEL JARRE almost walked onstage at a concert half-naked, after forgetting to put his jeans on.
The French electronic star counts the gaffe as one of his most embarrassing experiences.
He tells Mojo magazine, "The last time I was embarrassed was recently. I was going on stage and I actually forgot my jeans. I was talking to someone backstage and it was time to go. I suddenly realised that I was just in these silly kind of sorts."

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AEROSMITH frontman STEVEN TYLER credits his rampant sexual appetite with keeping him in shape.
The rocker takes great pride in his appearance, but keeps his figure using an unconventional method.
He says, "I get shagged a lot. Most people call it the gym but it depends where you do it, right? "My girlfriend keeps me busy."

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French performer JEAN-MICHEL JARRE and his father Maurice have repaired the rift that has kept them apart for more than half a century.
Maurice, now 82, left France for Hollywood to become a movie composer when 59-year-old Jean-Michel was just five years old - and the pair have had little contact until they were recently reconciled.
Jarre Jr. tells Mojo, "Things are getting better with my dad. It was pretty heavy for a while, but for the last two years things have got better between us. It sounds banal because it happens generation after generation, but I suppose we’re just poor handicapped people trying to cope with the past."

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Musician ANDREA CORR is wary of returning to the music industry because she hates the celebrity lifestyle.
The former lead singer of Irish pop band The Corrs will release her debut solo album Ten Feet High on 21 June after taking a one-year break.
Corr says, "Celebrity only makes you self-conscious. It doesn’t make you feel great about yourself. It’s the really ironic thing about it.
"It looks like it makes people feel great about themselves, but pretty much across the board it makes you feel worse about yourself, I think."

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Grammy award-winning singer ANNIE LENNOX is set to headline London global peace concert Peace One Day.
The concert will be held at London’s Royal Albert Hall on 21 September (07) and will also feature performances from Corinne Bailey Rae and James Morrison.
The former Eurythmics star says, "Something that is of common interest to every man, woman or child on the planet must surely be the notion of peace.
"I’m thrilled and delighted to be part of it, and to contribute to making Peace One Day a reality. Without peace we cannot survive." Soccer star David Beckham and actor Jude Law will also record special video messages. Law adds, "I am immensely proud to be a part of this historic project. This process is about creating an annual moment of global unity. It can only work if we all become involved and it’s essential that we do."

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The 127-page souvenir brochure published for the Concert for Diana - which features a portrait of Diana shot by photographer Mario Testino on the cover - includes a heartfelt introduction jointly penned by William, 24 and Harry, 22.
It reads: ‘It is 10 years since our mother died, but her remarkable work, and her wonderful gift for touching the lives of so many people, live on. ‘This concert is our way of remembering her the way we knew her - full of fun and laughter, and full of a love for life. We know that if our mother was here today she’d be over the moon about how many people have given up their time to remember her, and that she’d be the first up out of her seat and dancing.’ The programme also features an article written by Diana’s brother Earl Spencer and her sisters Sarah McCorquodale and Jane Fellowes entitled ‘Diana our sister’.
The siblings describe Diana as ‘a golden girl taken from us when far too young’ in their toughing piece.
The concert takes place at Wembley Stadium on July 1, which would have been Diana’s 46th birthday. The event will include performances from Sir Elton John, Take That, Lily Allen, Kanye West and Will Young, as well as appearances from David Beckham and Kiefer Sutherland.

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Kate, 25, who was tipped to marry the prince before their shock split in April, is soaking up the Ibiza sun with Emilia d’Erlanger, who was romantically linked with William in the past. Brunette Kate and blonde Emilia, 24, who both studied at St Andrews University where Kate and William met, were seen sunbathing on the beach and sipping cocktails. Emilia, niece of the 10th Viscount of Exeter, reportedly had a brief fling with Prince William before he got together with Kate.
Kate’s trip to the sunny Spanish island is her first holiday since she and William, 24, split.
The pretty graduate, who works as a buyer for high street fashion and accessories chain Jigsaw, visited Ibiza with William last September.
Photos of the pair looking ‘loved up’ and enjoying intimate yacht cruises led bookies to slash the odds on an impending marriage proposal. This time round, William was 900 miles away in London, taking part in the Trooping the Colour ceremony.

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