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Troubled British pop star AMY WINEHOUSE isn’t planning to sober up anytime soon - if her rider backstage at the MOBO Awards in London is anything to go by.
The Rehab singer, who suffered health problems this summer (07) after an apparent drug overdose, hasn’t cut back on her heavy drinking ways.
Among the items she requested backstage before her performance at the MOBO Awards were two bottles of Rioja, two cases of 24-pack Heineken, one large bottle of vodka, two bottles of champagne (chilled with flutes) and two bottles of Jack Daniels.
But at least the singer is eating healthily - her rider also included fresh fruit, meat and cheese trays, a piece of root ginger, chicken drumsticks and a jar of honey.

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BETTE MIDLER and CARRIE FISHER have joined the cast of MICK JAGGER’s THE WOMEN remake.
The two stars will join Meg Ryan, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes and Candice Bergen in the film, which originally hit cinemas in 1939.
Rocker Jagger is co-producing the movie, which has started shooting in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Comedienne ELLEN DeGENERES has commissioned JESSICA ALBA to help develop her walk after learning the actress has the world’s sexiest stroll.
British experts claim Alba has the "perfect walk" after conducting a scientific study based on the ratio between her hips and waist.
So, when Alba appeared on DeGeneres’ talk show on Thursday (20Sep07), she insisted the embarrassed actress teach her how to develop a "sexy swagger".
Reluctant Alba, who has called the study "silly", agreed - and took a walk with DeGeneres, stating, "I don’t understand." In the study, the Cambridge boffins determined the "ratio" provides the body with "the right torso strength to produce a regular swing and bounce to the hips during the walking motion." They added, "Therefore a woman with a 25-inch (63.5 cenitmetres) waist, and 36-inch (91.4 centimetres) hips would have just the right proportions to carry out a sexy swagger as she walks."

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Italian movie star MARCELLO MASTROIANNI, DAVID BOWIE, STEVE McQUEEN, BOB DYLAN and GEORGE CLOONEY have been named among the 50 Most Stylish Men in the Past 50 Years by men’s magazine GQ.
Elvis Presley, Bryan Ferry, Paul Newman, Johnny Depp, Miles Davis, Cary Grant, Marlon Brando, Robert Redford, Al Pacino, Warren Beatty and Sean Connery also make the list.
A few surprises among the stylish 50 include filmmaker Woody Allen, Beck, punk icons The Ramones and British rocker Pete Doherty.

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BRITNEY SPEARS’ acting career has been given a boost - she’s among studio favourites to land a role opposite former FRIENDS star MATTHEW PERRY in a new sitcom.
In a remake of 1960s TV series, Perry will play a businessman who finds a pretty girl and asks her to pretend to be his wife to better his career.
Daily Variety columnist Liz Smith reports bosses at the NBC TV network like the idea of troubled Spears playing the part of the fake wife.
A TV source tells Smith, "There’s something about her that just connects with the audience."

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SINEAD O’CONNOR has offered to become troubled pop star BRITNEY SPEARS’ "bodyguard".
The Irish singer-turned-nun gave Spears a little unlikely support at a show in Los Angeles on Tuesday (18Sep07) when she dedicated her version of spiritual Rivers of Babylon to the struggling mum of two.
O’Connor told fans, "I’ve been keeping an eye on a girl who is getting a hard time in the media lately, and I just want her to know that if she needs a bodyguard, I’m her girl.
"I’d like to dedicate this song to Britney Spears."

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The bosses of fast food chain KFC have made JENNIFER LOPEZ and MARC ANTHONY a tasty offer after the couple revealed fried chicken will be a tourbus treat when they hit the road together in November (07).
In a TV interview with U.S. news show Access Hollywood earlier this week (beg17Sep07), Anthony revealed KFC is the only thing he eats after performing shows, explaining, "I can’t eat anything else." Lopez revealed that she’s also a fan - but she can’t eat the amount her husband does: "I mean every single freakin’ night with the Kentucky Fried Chicken." KFC President Gregg Dedrick saw the interview and has written to the couple, inviting them to host after-show parties at KFC restaurant locations.
Dedrick writes, "We would like to offer you, your entourage and a few VIP guests an all access pass to the KFC location of your choice.
"You have a bucketful of choices for after-party locations because KFC has more than 5,500 restaurants across the country. Hearing about your fondness for KFC was music to our ears, so just name the time and the place and we’ll open our doors to you for a post-concert feast."

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U.S. newswoman ROBIN ROBERTS underwent her first chemotherapy treatment in her ongoing breast cancer battle on Thursday (20Sep07).
The Good Morning America host announced she had been diagnosed with the disease on the breakfast show this summer.
She underwent surgery last month (Aug07).

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British actress BILLIE PIPER is desperate to become invisible - so she can spy on her friends.
The former Dr Who star would love to spend her life spying on people and reveals her nosy trait is the real reason she became an actress.
She says, "Other people’s lives fascinate me… The more I think about it, the more I think spying on my friends could be my next career move."

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GREY’S ANATOMY star KATHERINE HEIGL has gone brunette for a new magazine cover.
The blonde actress goes dark for one of three alternative InStyle covers, and admits she has always dreamed of adopting a new look.
Heigl says, "In a town of blondes, it makes me look a little more exotic but my producers won’t let me do it."

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Beloved U.S. TV star KEN OSMOND is suing the Screen Actors Guild union bosses for allegedly holding back more than $8 million (£4 million) in foreign royalties belonging to him and his peers.
The Leave It To Beaver star filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles on Tuesday (18Sep07), accusing SAG chiefs of "unjust enrichment" and "violations of the California business code".
The lawsuit seeks class-action status on behalf of at least 30,000 actors and others.
Osmond argues that since at least 1996, SAG has collected royalties for use of TV and movie productions outside the U.S. in the form of levies for video rentals, private copying, cable transmissions and other uses.
He says very little of the cash has been distributed to the actors, himself included.
The lawsuit contends that the guild has collected more than $8 million (£4 million) - but paid out only about $250,000 (£125,000).
In the documents, Osmond says, "SAG stated that paying out the monies was ‘complex,’ and that it did not have a system in place to pay out such monies."

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Sexy JENNIFER ALBA would prefer to stay at home and play games with her friends than hang out at Hollywood parties.
The Sin City star can’t understand why so many young stars hit the club scene in Los Angeles - because it seems too much like hard work to her.
She says, "I feel like if I’m in the public eye, I’m working, I’m not trying to let it all hang out at a premiere or at… any kind of awards show.
"I’d rather stay home and play Jenga with a twist, cook some pasta." So what’s this Jenga with a twist game? She adds, "We write really embarrassing things on the Jenga pieces, so that everytime someone picks it out, they get to do fun stuff, like put the person to the left of you’s toe in your mouth! "We also do this charades-type game and we play Pictionary."

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Thrifty SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR has quietly become the queen of the green celebrities by recycling shopping bags and cycling to work.
But the former Buffy The Vampire Slayer star admits it has more to do with saving cash that being environmentally conscious.
She tells Self magazine, "I take my reusable bag to Whole Foods so I get a discount.
"I go to Bloomingdale’s on double rewards day. And I always print my dry cleaning coupons before I go. My dry cleaner laughs. He’s like, ‘You don’t have to keep printing them out!’" But it’s her bright pink bicycle which earns her frowns from friends and neighbours now she lives in New York.
She adds, "Not only is it bright pink with the bell and streamers and the whole thing, but it has Hello Kitty tyres. Every time I leave my apartment, my doorman just shakes his head."

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CHRIS TUCKER is to play FRANK SINATRA’s longtime valet GEORGE JACOBS in a new movie by his RUSH HOUR director BRETT RATNER.
Tucker has been spending time with Jacobs in Las Vegas to prepare for his role in the movie adaptation of the valet’s memoirs Mr S: My Life With Frank Sinatra.
Jacobs was Sinatra’s right-hand man from 1953 to 1968.

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Former VAN HALEN star SAMMY HAGAR fears the group’s much-hyped reunion tour will fall flat without original bassist MICHAEL ANTHONY.
Anthony has been replaced by Eddie Van Halen’s teenage son Wolfgang for the upcoming tour, and the band’s Why Can’t This Be Love singer insists fans won’t appreciate the line-up change when shows begin.
Hagar tells website KNAC.COM he would have refused to tour without Anthony if he had been asked to join the reunion lineup.
He says, "If Eddie wants to play with his son, fine. I love my son too, but I got him a different job. I just think that it should be Mike.
"I just think the fans are gonna walk away with a little bit of a disappointment because Mike’s a big part of that band."

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Former DA BAND rapper DYLAN DILINJAH is set to make a career comeback - and promises to rekindle his friendship with hip-hop star SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS. The young rapper, discovered and then rejected by hitmaker Combs on MTV reality show Making The Band 2, has signed a deal with independent label Uprising Records.
Writing on his MySpace.com page, Dylan thanked the record company for giving him a second chance and pledged to put the much-publicised feud between him and Combs behind him.
He writes, "I’m on my own. And I thank you Diddy. Thank you MTV, thank you to the family at Uprising Records. This is day one of my real solo career, so let’s move forward."

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Country music star TAYLOR SWIFT is spearheading a campaign to protect children from online predators.
The 17-year-old singer, who launched her career through her MySpace.com page, has teamed up with Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen to combat internet sex crimes.
The teenager says, "Chatting with friends and surfing the internet is cool.
But it’s important to stay safe. Be smart about keeping your identity private online." The year-long campaign, launched in partnership with the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police, will distribute internet safety information and materials to parents and students across the state.

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COURTNEY LOVE has settled an ongoing dispute with attorneys who represented her in a legal battle against her late husband KURT COBAIN’s NIRVANA bandmates.
Lawyers Katherine Hendricks and Yale Lewis claimed Love owed them more than $340,000 (£170,000) for their work in a 2002 copyright battle, which the former Hole star won, picking up an estimated $9 million (£4.5 million).
In the case, Love sued Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Nirvana’s record company over their plans to release the band’s back catalogue as part of a box set.
The Seattle Weekly claims Love settled the case with her former lawyers for an undisclosed sum just before the case was scheduled to go to trial on Wednesday (19Sep07).

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