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18 November 2007

DION DREAMS OF WINNING OSCAR

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CELINE DION dreams of winning an Oscar for portraying the late opera star MARIA CALLAS in a Hollywood biopic of the soprano.
The My Heart Will Go On singer admits she has a recurring dream of her acceptance speech after winning an Oscar for her work on the big screen.
She says, "(In my dream) I am at the front row at the Academy Awards with my mother, husband and son and it’s announced I have won the Oscar for my role as opera star Maria Callas.
"First I thank the Academy in English, then I speak Maria’s language, Greek, then some French to thank the people at home. I look at the faces of mother, husband and son. Priceless."

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WINEHOUSE AND MOSS CRITICISED BY U.N. FOR ‘GLAMORISING’ DRUGS

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British stars AMY WINEHOUSE and KATE MOSS have been slammed by a United Nations drug enforcement official for "glamorising" the use of cocaine.
Antonio Maria Costa, head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, singled out the pair as he warned of the dangers Britain faces from the dealings of Colombian drug barons, which affect the lives of millions of Africans as the drugs are trafficked through the African continent.
He says, "Look at Kate Moss who still receives lucrative contracts after she was photographed sniffing (cocaine). Rock stars, like Amy Winehouse, become popular by singing ‘I ain’t going to rehab’ (the Winehouse song, Rehab) even though she badly needed, and eventually sought, treatment.
"A sniff here and a sniff there in Europe are causing another disaster in Africa, to add to its poverty, its mass unemployment and its pandemics." British supermodel Moss was snapped taking cocaine in a recording studio in September 2005, but rapidly bounced back from the scandal, winning contracts from designers like Christian Dior.
Winehouse suffered a drug overdose in August (07) and was briefly admitted to a rehabilitation centre to fight her drug demons.

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JOLIE-PITT BABY’S BIRTH MOTHER DENIES WANTING CHILD BACK

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The birth mother of ANGELINA JOLIE’s adopted Ethiopian daughter has dismissed reports she wants her child back, insisting she is happy for the Hollywood actress and her boyfriend BRAD PITT to raise her baby.
Little Zahara Jolie-Pitt was adopted by the couple in 2005, but reports surfaced last week (ends16Nov07) alleging the paperwork accompanying the adoption was wrong in stating the girl was an orphan - because her mother, Mentewab Dawit Lebiso, is still alive.
Lebiso is alleged to have told U.S. magazine In Touch, "I want my daughter to come home to see where she is from.
"Her grandmother and I both tried very hard to raise her, and I want her to come home to regain her identity." But Lebiso has denied making such comments, and says her words were misinterpreted by "so-called journalists" who claimed to be working for Jolie.
She added, "I have never disputed the adoption. It was something I never said.
"I have no ill feelings towards her (Jolie).
"I think my daughter is a very fortunate human being to be adopted by a world-famous lady. I wish them all the success they both deserve." The adoption of two-year-old Zahara was ruled legal on Friday (16Nov07) by the agency that first approved it in 2005. Dr Tsegaye Berthe, head of the Wide Horizons for Children Agency slammed the rumours Lebiso wanted the girl back as "media hype by unethical journalists".

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GERE HAPPY TO BE UNCLE RICHARD

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RICHARD GERE’s holiday season celebrations began early on Friday (16Nov07) after learning he had become an uncle to his youngest sister’s child.
The movie star took a moment during his appearance on U.S. morning chat show Live With Regis & Kelly to publicly welcome his four-hour-old niece into the world.
He said, "I don’t know if you’re watching Laura, but I love you and welcome Isabel."

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LOPEZ DISMISSES PREGNANCY PROBLEMS

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JENNIFER LOPEZ has reassured fans her pregnancy is going well after reports claimed she suffered a health scare earlier this month (Nov07).
The Love Don’t Cost A Thing hitmaker - who confirmed she is expecting last week (07Nov07) - was alleged to have been taken to a U.S. hospital after noticing spots of blood in her urine. She was also said to have been ordered to cut back on her busy schedule by doctors.
But a spokesperson for the 38-year-old singer/actress, who has just completed a North American tour with her husband Marc Anthony, insists there is no truth to the rumours.
The representative tells People.com, "Despite erroneous reports of Jennifer Lopez having difficulties with her pregnancy, we are happy to confirm she is very healthy and continuing with her schedule as planned."

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SARANDON CROSSES PICKET LINE FOR DIAMONDS

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Actress SUSAN SARANDON was met by angry protestors during a visit to a jewellery store in New York on Friday (16Nov07).
The Oscar winner was attending a cocktail party for the Leviev jewellery store in Manhattan when she was stopped by the group of picketers.
The group were carrying Palestinian flags in protest of the Finesse Diamond Corporations, which provides gems to Leviev, and the store’s construction of "illegal West Bank settlements." According to the New York Post’s gossip column PageSix, they told Sarandon, "You’re glitz, you’re glam, you’re building on Palestinian land. Occupation is a drag, just say no to your gift bag."

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FAWCETT PROVES SHE & O’NEAL ARE STILL TOGETHER

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Cancer fighter FARRAH FAWCETT has hit back at U.S. tabloid reports she has split from on/off partner RYAN O’NEAL by inviting the actor to join her for her latest round of treatments.
The actress is reported to have split up with O’Neal during a recent trip to Germany, where Fawcett has been receiving revolutionary new cancer aid.
But the couple was back together when Fawcett was spotted affectionately kissing O’Neal goodbye after a follow-up cancer treatment in Los Angeles.
Speaking to U.S. news show Extra, the former Charlie’s Angels pin-up says, "There are things that never go away, and we still got those." The actress admits recent tabloid articles that suggest she’s going blind, has split from O’Neal and is begging to die have hurt her during a vulnerable time in her life.

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MARTHA STEWART’S MOTHER DIES

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U.S. lifestyle queen MARTHA STEWART’s mother has died. She was 93.
Martha Kostyra - who was nicknamed ‘Big Martha’ - passed away at Norwalk Hospital near her home in Weston, Connecticut, on Friday (16Nov07) after suffering a stroke early last week (begs12Nov07).
Stewart, 66, has often credited Kostyra for teaching her all she knows about the tips and tricks of domestic work, and she frequently appeared alongside her daughter on her morning TV show, Martha.
Stewart broke the news of her mother’s death on her website on Saturday (17Nov07), where she posted video clips of the two together on her blog.
She writes: "I am very sad to tell you that my mom passed away. Here’s a tribute to Martha Kostyra - Big Martha." Widowed Kostyra, a retired teacher, is survived by her six children.

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GRANIER-DEFERRE DEAD AT 80

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French filmmaker PIERRE GRANIER-DEFERRE has died. He was 80.
The director had been hospitalised in Paris for some time before he passed away on Friday (16Nov07).
Granier-Deferre enjoyed a career spanning over three decades and is best known for 1971’s The Widow Couderc and 1973’s The Last Train.
He was also critically-acclaimed and won the Interfilm Award at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1982 for Une etrange affaire (A Strange Affair), while Etoile du Nord, L’ was honoured in 1983 with the Cesar Award in France for Best Writing.
He later moved into the TV industry and became renowned for the French TV series based on writer Georges Simenon’s Inspector Maigret books.
Granier-Deferre’s funeral will take place on Friday (23Nov07) at the Pere-Lachaise crematorium in Paris.

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MARGULIES WEDS

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Pregnant actress JULIANNA MARGULIES has married fiance KEITH LIEBERTHAL in a small ceremony in Lenox, Massachusetts.
The former ER star, 41, walked down the aisle last weekend (10Nov07) to exchange nuptials with lawyer Lieberthal.
He father, Paul, tells People.com, "It was all traditional. It was very touching. She was radiant. It was beautiful.
"We’re thrilled for her, and the young man she married is a wonderful person.
We’re proud to have him as a part of our family." And hardworking Margulies - who is seven months pregnant - skipped her honeymoon to return to work in California, where she is shooting new TV series, Canterbury’s Law.
Her dad adds, "They’re both very busy."

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SUPERMODEL ANDERTON EXPOSED AS DRUG-TAKING PROSTITUTE

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British supermodel SOPHIE ANDERTON has been exposed as a drug-taking prostitute, after attempting to charge an undercover reporter $20,000 (£10,000) for a night of cocaine-fuelled sex.
The former Gossard lingerie model, 30, was caught out on Friday night (16Nov07) after arranging to meet up with a man posing as a potential client at a posh hotel in Mayfair, London. But the man was, in fact, an undercover journalist working for British newspaper the News of the World, who snapped the disgraced catwalk star as she snorted cocaine and stripped down to her thong.
As she lay near-naked on the bed, she is alleged to have boasted about her sexual exploits and claimed she had to resort to selling her body in order to pay for a new house.
She said: "I’m great at sex. I’ll be a lot of fun. I’ll look great on your f**king arm. I’m a supermodel.
"I’m buying a place at the moment so things are tight. I just think short term and at the end of the day, nobody gets hurt." And Anderton, who has previously claimed to have kicked her drug habit, even called to have her dealer deliver some more of the $100 (£50)-a-gram drug to the hotel room.
She told the reporter, "It’s £50 a gram. And it’s in rocks as well - it’s not cut. (My dealer)’s very trustworthy. She’s a friend." Anderton’s exploits follow a recent News of the World expose on fellow supermodel Jodie Kidd, who was accused of supplying drugs to another undercover reporter. Kidd has lost various modelling contracts over the allegations since the article was printed in September (07).

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GELDOF WINS BID TO WORK ON HISTORIC HOUSE

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SIR BOB GELDOF has won permission to re-roof an historic English coach house for his father despite objections from neighbours and councillors.
The singer sparked controversy for applying for permission to use new tiles on the coach house - a converted barn - at Faversham’s Davington Priory, in Kent, England.
But he was granted planning permission earlier this week (ends16Nov07) and is now set to modernise the home for his ageing father, Robert.

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COWELL: ‘I DON’T HAVE PLASTIC SURGERY - JUST BOTOX’

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SIMON COWELL relies on regular Botox injections to keep a youthful appearance but denies having cosmetic surgery.
The music mogul’s co-judge on British TV talent show The X Factor, Louis Walsh, has accused Cowell of having as much surgery as Sharon Osbourne, who has undergone numerous cosmetic procedures including a facelift and boob job.
But Cowell refutes these claims.
He says, "No, absolutely not. I have not had cosmetic surgery. Yes, I’ve had Botox, but not in an obsessive way.
"I’ve never dyed my hair, ever and I wouldn’t."

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SPICE GIRLS MIMED IN FIRST REUNION GIG

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The SPICE GIRLS have attracted criticism after their first reunion performance last Thursday (15Nov07), because they failed to sing live.
Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell, Melanie Chisholm and Melanie Brown lip-synched their way through comeback single Headlines and Stop! in front of an audience of A-list stars in a preview of the group’s forthcoming world tour at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.
However, a spokesperson for the group reassured fans they will be singing live at all reunion concerts, which kicks off in Vancouver, Canada on 2 December (07).

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