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MAROON 5 star ADAM LEVINE and JAKE GYLLENHAAL have teamed up with U.S. comedian ANDY SAMBERG to poke fun at Iranian leader MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD in a hilarious new video.
Saturday Night Live regular Samberg, who recorded cult favourite Dick In A Box with Justin Timberlake, has penned a quirky love song to the Iranian President, called I Ran - and Levine has joined him for the chorus.
The pair premiered the quirky promo, which suggests Ahmadinejad is Samberg’s gay lover, on SNL at the weekend (29Sep07).
The video also features Gyllenhaal - because Samberg declared the Brokeback Mountain star looks like the Iranian leader.
In the song, Samberg sings, "I know you say that there are no gays in Iran, but you’re in New York now, baby!" The video comes after President Ahmadinejad gave a controversial speech at Columbia University last week (ends28Sep07), in which he made the claim, "In Iran, we don’t have homosexuals like in your country."

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AMERICAN IDOL judge PAULA ABDUL has refused to film a second series of her reality TV series Hey Paula! - because she found watching the first season "disturbing".
The Straight Up singer insists she was falsely portrayed as an insecure diva on the U.S. show and she’s determined never to put herself through such trauma again.
She says, "That was hard for me to watch. Disturbing.
"They’d put a camera on me when I got wind that my dog was in a coma, and they’d make it seem like it was about hair and make-up."

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BONO, SHAKIRA, ALICIA KEYS and WYCLEF JEAN were among the stars who joined former U.S. President BILL CLINTON for a roundtable discussion on youth activism in New York City on Saturday (29Sep07).
Clinton hosted the event at Harlem’s legendary Apollo Theatre, where he called on each young audience member to "be a citizen servant, a giver, because we have to have a vital society".
He added, "You know, I grew up playing music, and all my life I’ve wanted to play the Apollo." After the superstar panel took questions from the crowd, Keys and Jean both took the stage to perform short sets.

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LATEST: Actress TERI HATCHER has confirmed she and boyfriend STEPHEN KAYE have split after DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES creator MARC CHERRY announced the news last month (Sep07).
Cherry revealed, "Teri’s not with a guy right now" at a Los Angeles benefit in September, and now his star is talking about the break-up.
She says, "I’m dating again but there’s no him. There’s no one." Hatcher started dating Kaye - who is co-star Eva Longoria’s ex-boyfriend last year (06).

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ADAM SANDLER comedy I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY has laughed its way back up the international box-office chart to replace THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM as the world’s number one film.
I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry climbed two places to top the chart of cinema takings outside the U.S. over the weekend (28-30Sep07) with a weekly haul of $9.3 million (£4.65 million), bringing its global total to $38 million (£19 million).
After five weeks at number one, Matt Damon’s spy movie The Bourne Ultimatum drops to two with $8.7 million (£4.35 million), while Jodie Foster’s vigilante film The Brave One is at three with $6.7 million (£3.35 million).

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Oscar winner BENICIO DEL TORO has discovered he has an unspoken bond with homeless men after growing a long beard for his new film.
The actor has grown his facial hair for his role as late revolutionary Che Guevara in upcoming movie Guerilla.
And, though he quite likes the nods he gets from vagrants, he admits the look also presents some problems.
He says, "It makes airports tougher. There’s a different line for the dangerous-looking characters. Girls don’t check you out as much, and guys look down.
"But it’s funny the looks that I get from street people. Suddenly, I’m their brother."

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Naive UGLY BETTY star AMERICA FERRARA once shocked her publicist by revealing her home address in an online advertisement, selling furniture.
The 23-year-old admits she was completely unprepared for the level of fame starring in the hit U.S. TV show would bring, and carried on her life with little regards for extra security.
Ferrara says, "I was moving into a new apartment and I wanted to sell some furniture and I put it on (community website) Craig’s List.
"My publicist called me: ‘Did you post your furniture on Craig’s List?!’ I said, ‘Yes, is there something wrong with that?’ ‘You can’t post your furniture on Craig’s List, people know who you are and you’re giving them your address.’ "I just had no idea."

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Former BLINK-182 star TRAVIS BARKER and his estranged wife SHANNA MOAKLER are giving their marriage another chance - because the former beauty queen refuses to give up.
The couple went through a bitter split last year (06), and, after a brief reconciliation, they broke up again this summer (07).
But former Miss USA Moakler hopes it’s third-time lucky for the on/off couple - and their two kids.
She says, "My parents have been together for more than 40 years. I believe in my vows, and I’m working hard and will do everything to maintain them." Meanwhile, Moakler insists date nights will save her marriage: "I love seeing Travis with the children, but I love his romantic side best."

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Filmmakers JOEL and ETHAN COEN were forced to give their new movie NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN a period setting on the first day of shooting - when they realised they’d mistakenly cast JOSH BROLIN and not his father JAMES in a leading role.
No Country For Old Men was written as a contemporary production, but when the Coen brothers found out their leading man - who would be playing a Vietnam War veteran - was nearly 30 years younger than they’d expected, they set the picture in the late ’70s instead.
Writing in American magazine Esquire, the Coens say: "To round out the cast we hired - we thought - rugged everyman Jim Brolin as Llewelyn Moss, the ageing Vietnam vet caught in the middle.
"Well, there were some red faces on the set the first day of shooting when Jim Brolin’s son Josh showed up to play the part.
"Crossed wires, misunderstanding had resulted in our casting office offering the part to an actor who was patently thirty years too young. Talk about a boo-hoo… Too late now though - the contracts were all signed.
"Well, that’s show business. You roll with the punches. You make it work. How could Josh Brolin plausibly be a Vietnam vet? Simple - set the story in 1980 instead of the present day. A quick huddle with production designer Jess Gonchor and, bingo, we’re a period picture."

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Actress-turned-filmmaker SARAH POLLEY emerged the big winner at the 2008 Directors Guild Of Canada Awards on Saturday (29Sep07) - her movie AWAY FROM HER took home three honours, including Best Director.
The movie was also named Best Picture, while Polley’s husband David Wharnsby won the award for Best Picture Editing.
Elsewhere, Best Television Movie Or Miniseries went to Dragon Boys, while the prize for Best Television Drama was awarded to Slings And Arrows.

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Actor ADRIEN BRODY almost died during a night-off from shooting new movie THE DARJEELING LIMITED in India last Christmas (06), when he had an unexpected encounter with a low-hanging power cable.
The Oscar winner had been enjoying a mountain ride on the back of a pick-up truck when he suddenly had to fight for his life.
He says, "We had this wonderful dinner together. The whole cast and crew ate in front of a fireplace and we went out in these ox carts. It was really beautiful.
"On the way back, the oxes had gone home and I hopped a ride on the back of a pick-up truck and was riding back with my girlfriend.
"It was such a beautiful, wonderful night and I was looking in her eyes, standing on the back of this pick-up truck and a low-hanging power line went under my neck and caught me in the neck. I had this North Face jacket on and managed to get it out from under me.
"I literally almost died on Christmas last year looking into my girlfriend’s eyes. It was so profound, the moment was really beautiful and I survived it and that was a gift."

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Veteran rocker JOHN FOGERTY has a unique method of deciding if he’s happy with his new music - he listens to it while driving around in his car.
The former Credence Clearwater Revival frontman, whose new album Revival is out this month (Oct07), likes to literally road-test his new material.
He says, "The car is the coolest way to hear music anyway. I was a lot clearer in my decisions in the car."

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Punk icon JOHN LYDON has been left scarred for life after 6,000 mosquitoes were dumped on him as part of a documentary he narrated about bugs.
The Sex Pistols frontman told producers he had always hated mosquitoes when he signed up to front Discovery insect series MegaBugs - and they decided to test his dislike for the creatures.
He tells Spin magazine, "I went in a cage with 6,000 of the damn buggers… I punctured my eardrum, and I couldn’t walk for a week."

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British band THE PIPETTES have been forced to call-off 18 North American tour dates after experiencing a delay in getting their U.S. work visas issued.
The girl trio are now unable to play any concert up to and including the gig scheduled to take place at the Bluebird Theater in Denver, Colorado on 23 October (07).
However, The Pipettes expect to have their visas in time to fulfil the last seven concerts of the road trip, the first of which is scheduled to be held at Los Angeles’ Echoplex venue on 25 October (07).

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HIM rocker VILLE VALO is set to return to his sex shop roots by releasing a new line of dildos.
The Finish singer used to work in his father’s Helsinki sex aids store Toys For Adults - so he knows the value of a good fake penis.
He says, "We’re thinking about trying to sell HIM dildos." The group’s heartagram logo is already one of the most recognisable symbols in modern rock.

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BRITNEY SPEARS has lost physical custody of her sons.
Los Angeles County judge Scott Gordon ruled minutes ago that the boys’ father Kevin Federline will retain full custody from 3 October (07).
The news comes after Federline’s lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, presented his client’s case in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday morning (01Oct07).
Reports suggest Kaplan raised concerns about Spears’ qualities as a mother after she was spotted driving without a licence over the weekend (29/30Sep07) while her children were in the car.
Insiders claim Kaplan also brought up Spears’ driving without a licence charge from 6 August (07), when she was involved in an alleged hit-and-run motoring offence after crashing into a parked car in the San Fernando Valley.
The emergency hearing lasted an hour and took place behind closed doors.
Meanwhile, Spears could face more legal trouble if she fails a court-ordered, random drug test, administered twice weekly. (KL/WN/GES) WENN - BREAKING NEWS - 1 OCTOBER 2007 —————————————————————-

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British pop star ROBBIE WILLIAMS used soccer to help him get his life back on track following his stint in rehab.
The singer, who lives in Los Angeles, set up his own team which he has christened L.A. Vale and credits the sport with allowing him to regain his sense of normality.
He says, "Football gives me a bit of balance. I’m back to where I was before I went on tour. Football is a sort of poor man’s meditation." The singer checked into rehab for addiction to caffeine and prescribed drugs.(LR/WNSOBS/IG) WENN - FIFTH - HOLLYWOOD, SHOWBIZ & PEOPLE NEWS - 01 OCTOBER 2007

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Oscar-winning star KEVIN COSTNER loves basketball so much he wants to make a film about the sport.
The actor-turned-moviemaker has already made movies about baseball and golf and basketball is next on his list.
He says, "I’ve got my own court at home in California. Friends come over and play and my wife and I go to see the L.A. Lakers.
"I’ve made a lot of sports movies. Bull Durham and Field of Dreams really raised my profile. I haven’t done a basketball movie. I should."

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