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PARIS HILTON is delighted her pal NICOLE RICHIE is pregnant and predicts her fellow socialite will be "the best mom ever".
The hotel heiress says she was ecstatic to hear her former Simple Life co-star is expecting her first child with Good Charlotte rocker Joel Madden and has high hopes for the family’s future.
She tells People.com, "She’s really happy. I just got off the phone with her.
She’s so excited.
"(Nicole and Joel) are really in love. I know she’s going to be the best mom ever."

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Pop star ENRIQUE IGLESIAS has had his 14-week reign at the top of the Billboard Latin singles chart ended by CONJUNTO PRIMAVERA.
The group’s song Basta Ya has climbed from fifth to first place, causing Iglesias to drop one spot to number two with Dimelo.
Aventura remains at number three with Mi Corazoncito for another week, while La Arrolladora Banda’s De Ti Exclusivo and Casa De Leones’ No Te Veo round out the top five in fourth and fifth position respectively.
Meanwhile, in the Billboard Latin Album chart, singer/actor Marc Anthony remains in pole position for the second consecutive week with the soundtrack to his new movie, El Cantante.
Grupo Montez De Durango’s Agarrese stays in second place, with Daddy Yankee’s El Cartel just behind at number three.

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Veteran rocker BOB DYLAN will display a collection of his artworks at a museum in Germany later this year (07).
The exhibition, called The Drawn Blank Series, will display several sketches from a book created by the singer between 1989 and 1992. Dylan claims he was approached by Ingrid Moessinger, a curator of the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz museum, in east Germany, to showcase his work to the public.
He says, "I was fascinated to learn of Ingrid’s interest in my work, and it gave me the impetus to realise the vision I had for these drawings many years ago." "If not for this interest, I don’t know if I even would have revisited them." Dylan’s work will be displayed alongside the creations of European masters including Picasso, Munch and Toulouse-Lautrec until February 2008.

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Actress TORI SPELLING is planning for a second child - just five months after giving birth to baby LIAM.
The Beverly Hills 90210 star and her husband Dean McDermott welcomed their first child in March (07), but Spelling is already thinking of expanding her family.
She tells People magazine, "I’d love to have a little girl, but whatever is in the cards is fine.
"I want them to be close in age. I feel that’s important. So sooner rather than later." And Spelling admits young Liam is growing up so fast.
She adds, "He’s already had his first makeout session with a girl who’s a month older. She planted a kiss on his mouth and he loved it!"

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Veteran English actor BOB HOSKINS is constantly approached by fans in the street who are convinced they know him personally.
The Long Good Friday is baffled when members of the public believe he should know who they are - because they watch his films.
Hoskins, 64, says, "They always think they know me, they jabber on about their families and all the problems they have had with the law.
"One bloke said to me last week: ‘You know my sister? Course you do - she watches all of your films.’"

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Actress JULIA STILES contemplates suicide whenever she is stressed, as a way to calm her down.
The actress, who plays a suicidal young woman in new period movie The Bell Jar, confesses she uses the bizarre self-therapy method - despite having no intention of taking her life.
Stiles says, "I would never want to commit suicide, but I have thought about it. I find it a very comforting feeling, when you’re stressed out, to be able to say, ‘I could walk in front of that bus right now.’ "Why did I say that? I love my life. When you feel you’re in a rut or something’s not going right, it reminds you of the power you have, and why it’s very precious to be alive."

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GREY’S ANATOMY star ELLEN POMPEO has condemned Hollywood socialites "who are rich and famous for nothing" for setting a bad example to their young fans.
The actress accuses troubled stars Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan of leading young fans astray with their party lifestyle, but admits the Hollywood community is to blame for their antics.
She says, "I just think the media should take this country in a different direction
. We’re so focused on the wrong things
. "We’re teaching young girls that this is what they should be focusing on: rich and famous girls who are rich and famous for nothing.
"What are we doing to this younger generation? It’s not very responsible." Pompeo also slams the media for being "irresponsible" in speculating she has an eating disorder, adding, "I just worry about the girls who look up to me - I don’t want them to think I starve myself or don’t eat, and that to be like me that’s what they have to do."

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Civil rights activist REVEREND AL SHARPTON has once again called for a ban on all racist and derogatory lyrics from hip-hop, taking his protest to the streets in 20 cities across the U.S. on Tuesday (07Aug07).
The Day of Outrage rallies were part of Sharpton’s National Action Network’s Decency Initiative, and protests to clean up rap took place in areas such as New York City; Los Angeles; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan, and Dallas, Texas.
Sharpton is calling on the big companies in the entertainment industry to put pressure on artists to stop using words like ‘bitch’, ‘ho’ and ‘n**ger’ in their lyrics, or withdraw public investment in the genre.
He says, "We’re talking about Viacom, Time Warner, Vivendi. The opposition has tried to use the argument of free speech, but they don’t have the freedom to use peoples’ pension funds against their own will and interest." National Action Network spokeswoman, Rachel Noerdlinger, adds, "New York state has $3 billion (£1.5 billion) invested in companies that use words like n**ga, bitch and ho. They need to quit."

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Folk legend LINDA THOMPSON used the troubled life of British rocker PETE DOHERTY as inspiration for her new song.
The singer admits she wrote the tune, named after his band Babyshambles, after finding Doherty "touching" during a chance meeting at a work event.
And Thompson claims Doherty gets a "rotten rap" from the media and advises him to move on from his relationship with on/off lover Kate Moss.
She says, "Yeah, I did, a song called Babyshambles I think it’s going on some Japanese version of the album. I find him quite touching. He gets a rotten rap.
"I worked with him on a TV show and we hung out a bit. He’s not terribly well. He’s very talented. I think that talent is quickly being dissipated. It’s not going to be there much longer, probably. But you never know. He did enough good stuff with The Libertines to give him a stab at being remembered.
"And he’s very beautiful. He’s a real quintessential rock ‘n’ roll tragedy case. I feel for him. Everyone keeps saying Kate Moss should get rid of him. I think he should get rid of her." (LJ/WNWCNM/IG) WENN - FIFTH - HOLLYWOOD, SHOWBIZ & PEOPLE NEWS - 09 AUGUST 2007

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Rapper QUEEN PEN has written her third novel and is set to launch the new book next year (08).
The No Diggity MC has successfully transformed herself from a hip-hop star to an author with her previous book releases Situations and Blossom, which have sold in excess of 70,000 copies to date.
And Pen - real name Lynise Walters - is now readying herself for her third book release, Infiltrator, which will hit shelves in early 2008.

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SIMON COWELL mocked an AMERICAN IDOL hopeful as she went into labour during the show’s Texas auditions. Antoria Gillon was waiting to perform in front of the TV talent show’s judges; Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul, when her contractions began on Monday (06Aug07).
Gillon decided to continue with her audition and was mocked by Cowell, who joked her labour pains were "a little too Broadway", before sending her into the next round of the series.
The singer was rushed to hospital where she gave birth to son Jamil Labarron Idol McCowan on Tuesday (07Aug07).

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Hip-hop mogul SHAWN ‘JAY-Z’ CARTER is counter-suing two former employees of his 40/40 nightclub, claiming one woman cost the venue $20,000 (£10,000) in damages.
Carter and his sports bar The 40/40 Club filed their counter lawsuit in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday (07Aug07) in response to a lost wages claim brought forward by former assistants Kishma Pickering and Sheron Branch.
Pickering and Branch claim their wages were unfairly cut and overtime taken away by the club’s owners - allegations which have been strongly denied by Carter and his business partners.
Lawyers for Carter and The 40/40 Club say Branch was fired from her job after missing her Christmas shift in December 2006.
The suit alleges Branch "abandoned her employment… by failing to show up for work as scheduled, without calling in", according to the New York Post.
The legal papers go on to claim Branch used the club’s passwords on social networking sites YouTube and MySpace to access their accounts and delete promotional videos, causing an estimated $20,000-worth of damage.

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R&B star KELLY ROWLAND is thankful for the "great" experience she had writing the track STILL IN LOVE WITH MY EX, but is refusing to reveal the identity of the man who inspired the song.
The Destiny’s Child singer split from her fiance, American footballer Roy Williams, in March 2005, but she insists she will never say who was behind the song.
She says, "We don’t talk about him. He doesn’t even have a name; he’s just ‘the ex’. I got a great song out of (that experience). Thanks buddy!"

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Hollywood actress COURTENEY COX is so attached to her latest piece of jewellery - she needs a screwdriver to remove it.
The Dirt star was given a silver Cartier love bracelet by her husband David Arquette to mark their eighth wedding anniversary in June (07).
But she admits she has to use a screwdriver to prise the bracelet from her arm.
She says, "He gave me this for our eighth anniversary, I love it and am getting used to it, but the fact that I can’t just tear it off my arm, well…..I’m a Gemini; I like freedom, so it’s hard."

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American fans of LILY ALLEN have attacked their government for revoking the British singer’s U.S. visa.
Allen was allowed entry to the country when she landed at Los Angeles on Sunday (5Aug07), but her visa was revoked - reportedly because she attacked a photographer in London in March (08).
Although she wasn’t charged by police, she has been interrogated by immigration officers on every visit to America since.
And U.S. fans aren’t amused the government’s actions may cause Allen to miss performances stateside.
She has been inundated with messages of support on her blog, including "this visa thing is ridiculous", "pathetic", and "that’s our government for you.
Sorry!" from users registered to the U.S.

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LATEST: LILY ALLEN has "no idea" why her U.S. work visa was revoked, dismissing reports it’s a result of her March (07) arrest for attacking a photographer.
The Smile singer was detained by customs and immigration officials in Los Angeles on Sunday (05Aug07), as she flew in from Australia for the MTV Video Music Awards nominations party on Tuesday (07Aug07).
Early reports suggested officials were alerted by Allen’s arrest in London.
She was cautioned for the incident after voluntarily attending a police station in June.
But Allen insists the two events are unrelated.
A statement released by her record label EMI states the singer "has no idea why she was singled out for such treatment". EMI insists it is hopeful of securing her work visa in time for her scheduled U.S. gigs next month (Sep07).

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Superproducer TIMBALAND is convinced MADONNA’s new album will be as successful as JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE’s FUTURESEX/LOVESOUNDS, because the pop legend is "off the chain".
The beatmaker - real name Timothy Mosley - has teamed up with longtime collaborator Timberlake to produce tracks for the Like A Virgin star’s forthcoming album, which Mosley believes is "hot" because Madonna is so musically versatile.
He tells MTV.com, "I’m almost complete with Madonna. Me and Justin did the records. She’s great. We go back and listen to her album, she’s got a hot album. Her album is up there with Justin’s album." And Mosley reveals some tracks are so different, they don’t even have proper words in the chorus.
He adds, "There’s this one song, we taking it back to ‘You must be my luck-eee starrrr!’…Remember Ugly by Bubba Sparxxx? It’s got a beat similar to that. The hook is no words.
"It’s saying stuff named after coffee - all these different names for coffee - is the hook. The name of the song is La, La.
"Pharrell did a hot one for her too called Candy Shop. She’s off the chain."

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Pop superstar JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE has vowed to be more accepting of the paparazzi on his forthcoming tour of Australia, insisting he has grown more comfortable with his celebrity status.
The SexyBack singer last toured the country in 2004 with his then-girlfriend Cameron Diaz. The couple drew harsh criticism from local press when they shunned photographers, scowling and swearing at the press who followed their every move.
Timberlake has apologised for his bad behaviour and promised he’ll be nicer next time - as long as the paparazzi stay out of his "personal space".
He says, "I feel like I’ve made my peace with a lot of that stuff now. I apologise for some of the things I’ve done in that process, people I’ve hurt.
"I don’t feel like I’m going out of my way to avoid that attention. If you want to take a picture of me, sure, I don’t feel like I’m going out of my way to avoid it, I just don’t want them to get in my personal space." Timberlake, who is now dating actress Jessica Biel, will play at Sydney’s Acer Arena on 31 October (07).

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