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BRAD PITT’s family have defended their close relationship with his ex-wife JENNIFER ANISTON, insisting the actor remains on good terms with her too.
The couple divorced in 2005 after four and half years of marriage and, despite the fact Pitt has since started a family with Angelina Jolie, both his parents Jane and William and his siblings remain friendly with his former spouse.
Jane even paid a visit to Aniston’s Malibu house on Father’s Day (17Jun07) for an afternoon chat, but Pitt’s brother Doug is adamant there’s nothing unusual about their continued contact.
He says, "Jennifer is a friend of Brad’s. Why wouldn’t she be a friend of ours?" The odd family dynamic is reported to have infuriated Jolie, but earlier this month (Jun07) she denied reports of a rift. In fact, the mum-of-four maintained she was stunned at how welcoming Pitt’s family were - both to her and her young brood.
She says, "When I first met them I came in with two adopted children from other countries and I didn’t know how they were going to be. But they are equally loving with them."

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Actress LIV TYLER is planning to undergo plastic surgery in an attempt to keep up with rival Hollywood leading ladies.
The Armageddon star has previously blasted actresses who go under the knife as "creepy looking", adding, "I don’t want to ever have cosmetic surgery. I hate that look where people’s faces have just changed." But the 29-year-old has had a change of heart and admits she is starting to feel the pressure of looking good as a job requirement.
She says, "I’m definitely going to have (plastic surgery), I’m sure.
Especially when you see what happens to your body after you have a baby.
"I have to make a living. I guess I could sell my house and go live a really simple life in a trailer somewhere."

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Rappers 50 CENT & SNOOP DOGG have come under fire in a new ad campaign against the degradation of women. Chicago-based church The Faith Community of Saint Sabina has attacked ten of the most popular rap artists in the U.S. for "demean(ing) women and perpetuat(ing) violence," according to AllHipHop.com.
The group has put up twenty billboards throughout Chicago urging people to "stop listening to trash".
Reverend Michael Pfleger says, "If we are going to end the violence and the disrespect of women, we must fight every form of negativity, including the music industry." Other "negative rappers" targeted in the campaign include Nelly and Ludacris.

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Hollywood hardman BRUCE WILLIS had a lucky escape filming the latest DIE HARD movie - he nearly lost an eye in a fight.
The action star was filming a fight scene against a stuntwoman in Live Free Or Die Hard - which is being released internationally as Die Hard 4.0 - when a mistimed kick nearly left Willis part-blind.
He recalls, "There’s a scene where I have to let Maggie Q really beat me up while waiting for Justin (Long) who’s taking a long time doing something - and I took a kick to the head from the stunt girl.
"If she’d kick me half a second earlier, it would have taken my eye out."

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Music legend SIR PAUL McCARTNEY has laughed off claims he is dating heiress SABRINA GUINNESS and is supporting her bid to sue a British magazine that claims he is.
The 65-year-old former Beatle blasted reports he has a "deepening friendship" with Guinness, 52, but admits he doesn’t have the time to sue all of Britain’s magazines and newspapers for "printing lies".
Guinness, however, is taking action against Hello! magazine for wrongfully reporting she’s been on dates with the singer, insisting she has only met him once.
He says, "Courting! Well it’s not the world (who thinks that), it’s the bloody newspapers. It’s just not true. They make it up. I thought this had gone away months ago and now it’s back in Hello! magazine. And there’s nothing you can do. They print the bloody thing.
"You can’t ring them up: ‘Excuse me, could you not print your latest issue because it’s not true?’ What are you gonna do? Spend your life suing people?"

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DANIEL RADCLIFFE struggled to film his first HARRY POTTER kiss in private - the entire film crew wanted to see the landmark occasion.
The teen wizard landed his first kiss in the forthcoming movie Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix - and it was a proud moment for crewmembers.
Director David Yates recalls, "You have to understand some of these people have been working with Dan since he was so high.
"They needed to experience it because Dan was really a son to them; they’ve seen him go through all these changes as he’s grown up. They got quite emotional watching this first kiss, which was interesting to observe."

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Bollywood movie star IRRFAN KHAN is urging directors to embrace stories about "everyday issues" - instead of celebrity happenings.
The actor, who appears in A Mighty Heart with Angelina Jolie, wants film bosses to bring reality to the big screen as the trappings of fame are unimportant.
He says, "It’s really not important to walk the red carpet with the stars in Cannes or New York.
"What’s important in this case are the issues that are addressed. Global terrorism and individual loss are subjects that affect all of us."

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STEVE McQUEEN’s widow BARBARA was shocked when she went on her first date with the Hollywood tough guy - he started to disco dance.
Model Barbara met the Great Escape star in the late 1970s and was delighted to be taken on a date with the screen icon - but she didn’t expect McQueen to be so expressive on the dance floor.
Speaking at her Steve McQueen - Photographs From The Last Mile exhibition in London - she recalls, "When we first got together, he took me dancing. I had my hair in a pony tail, no make up, an antique dress and funky shoes.
"He said ‘Let’s go dancing. And I’m thinking, like getting down, having some fun. But he took me to a club called the Daisy, and he’s wearing white disco trousers and a flowery shirt. I was like ‘Oh no’ and he said ‘Let’s dance.’ And he was doing (mimes doing disco moves).
"I don’t know whether it was the funniest or most embarrassing memory of Steve."

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Veteran TV executive ED FRIENDLY has died at the age of 85.
Friendly died at his home near San Diego, California, on Tuesday (19Jun07) after a year-long battle with cancer.
He was best known as co-creator of the 1960s comedy series Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In and producer of family drama Little House on the Prairie. He also worked for major broadcast networks ABC, CBS and NBC but later formed his own production company Ed Friendly Productions.

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LATEST: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END has recorded box office takings of over 80 million yuan ($19.54 million; £5.27 million) since its release in China last week - despite being drastically cut by the country’s censors.
The third installment of the swashbuckling franchise has posted the profits since its 12 June (07) release in the country which saw scenes featuring Chow Yun-Fat as a bald, scarred pirate cut from 20 minutes to 10 minutes for allegedly "vilifying and defacing the Chinese", according to local press reports.
The movie’s takings have surpassed those of Spider-Man 3 - which sits atop China’s box office takings chart for 2007, with 100 million yuan ($13.18 million; £6.59 million) earned since its release.

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Famed comic book writer FRANK MILLER almost quit Hollywood for good after his experience working on the screenplays for ROBOCOP 2 & 3.
The 300 comic book writer worked on the 1990 and 1993 movies, but interference from the film studio drove him away.
He recalls, "There was a lot of interference in the writing process. It wasn’t ideal.
"After working on the two Robocop movies, I really thought that was it for me in the business of film." Miller is currently working on his solo directing debut The Spirit - after co-directing 2005’s Sin City with Robert Rodriguez.

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Pregnant TV star DREA DE MATTEO predicts she will give birth to a girl because she is rapidly gaining weight.
The former Sopranos star and boyfriend Shooter Jennings are expecting their first child this December (07).
And The Emmy-award winning actress is convinced she is having a girl because she is piling on the pounds thanks to an unusual craving for Italian food.
De Matteo says, "It’s weird because I’m Italian and I never eat Italian food normally. I guess I’m getting back to my roots, getting ready to cook!" "I just feel fat, but I feel great. I feel like I’m carrying the baby in my (behind), it’s so big.
"We don’t know what we’re having yet. But I use ’she,’ because I’m getting so fat, I think it’s a girl!"

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American tenor NEIL SHICOFF has pulled out of Austria’s Salzburg Festival to distance himself from "intrigues and disappointments".
The singer was recently overlooked for the position of director of Vienna’s State Opera, and Shicoff confesses the rejection has hit him hard.
He’s now taking time out of performing to reassess his priorities and come to terms with his disappointment.
Shicoff, 58, was clear favourite to secure the directorial position, but lost out to Dominique Meyer earlier this month (Jun07).
In a letter to festival director Juergen Flimm, Shicoff admits the decision was a "big surprise" and cancels his part in a new production of Berlioz’s Benvenuto Cellini in Salzburg on 10 August (07).
He will be replaced by German tenor Burkhard Fritz.

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BJORK hopes to be joined on joined on stage with ANTONY HEGARTY, of ANTONY & THE JOHNSONS at this year’s (07) Glastonbury festival.
The Icelandic singer plays the Other Stage at the legendary English festival on Friday night (22Jun07), and is hoping she can wow the crowds by teaming up with the much-lauded musician Hegarty.
When asked if she wanted to collaborate with anyone at the festival, she said, "Possibly Antony, from Antony & the Johnsons, is going to join me. I don’t know yet…" The famed British music festival kicks off on Friday and ends on Sunday night. (MEH/FRD/JC) WENN - FIFTH - HOLLYWOOD, SHOWBIZ & PEOPLE NEWS - 20 JUNE 2007

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Singer JACK WHITE is dedicated to both his bands, insisting THE WHITE STRIPES and THE RACONTEURS are equally important to him.
Despite forming The Raconteurs as a side project with Brendon Benson, White claims he has big ambitions for both groups.
Currently recording The Raconteurs’ second album while promoting The White Stripes latest LP, the rocker says, "I don’t think I ever really had a home band. Right now, I’m equally compelled to think about and create for The Raconteurs.
"We wanted that first album (Broken Boy Soldiers) to be off the top of our heads, written and recorded immediately. We’ve been recording the second album for the last couple of weeks, and man, these songs are nothing like that! They’re monsters. The whole album’s a lot more intricate than anything I’ve done before."

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NEW ORDER’s split was due to personal reasons - according to the band’s former bassist PETER HOOK.
The legendary musician announced the split last month (May07), but it’s only now that he has given the first hint for the band’s demise - personal problems within the group.
However, he admits life without former bandmates Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris has been harder than he first thought.
He says, "It has been very sad actually, and it has been very difficult to live with, but that is life, isn’t it? "But you pick yourself up, you dust yourself off, and you start all over again."

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KORN’s new album Untitled was inspired by frontman JONATHAN DAVIS’ battle with a deadly disease.
Last year (06) the rocker was struck down with idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura, which stopped his blood from clotting.
It almost killed him and now Davis used the experience to create the new LP.
He says, "I almost died. Death was completely on my mind when I was writing the lyrics for the new record. It really made me think about life, where it’s been and where it’s going.
"While I was sick, all I could think about was that I might die and then my sons would be growing up without a dad. That was really hard."

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SEPULTURA guitarist ANDREAS KISSER is recovering at home after catching dengue fever from a mosquito bite.
The Brazilian rocker was hospitalised until the painful virus - also known as break-bone fever - passed.
Kisser says, "It attacks the muscles and brings you down. I was in a lot of pain but I’m getting better now."

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