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LATEST: JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS faces another embarrassment about his drunken behaviour at the weekend (18Nov07) - he’s featured in the new issue of men’s magazine Details insisting his boozing days are over.
The Irish actor was arrested by police after a drunken clash with airport staff at Dublin airport on Sunday after he was told he was "unfit to travel".
The incident took place after the 30-year-old, who entered rehab to battle his alcoholism earlier this year (07), spent months telling interviewers he was winning his battle with the bottle.
He tells Details, "I didn’t drink until I was 25, and I never drank every day, but when I did, it was bad. It would be a couple of days that just wouldn’t work out for me, waking up with a hangover.
"Drink doesn’t fit into the groove of where my life is going." In another recent interview with Complex magazine, the actor admitted not drinking is "difficult".
He said, "I’m 30 years old and Irish."

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SNOOP DOGG has cut ties from more than half of his entourage in a bid to avoid trouble from the law in 2008.
The rapper was banned from the U.K. in March (07) because of his drug convictions and had a San Francisco city honour withdrawn because of his past legal issues.
Snoop was also sentenced to serve 160 hours of community service in October (07) for illegal possession of a dangerous weapon.
The Gin & Juice hitmaker was arrested as he walked through security at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California with a collapsible baton in September 2006.
He pleaded no contest to felony gun and drug charges in April (07).
But the family man is determined to clean up his act in 2008 and he has started by severing links to troublemakers in his posse.
Longtime sidekick Bishop Don Magic Juan tells urban magazine Sister 2 Sister the rapper is concentrating on his friendships with ministers and "straight" friends.
He says, "He needs that support right now." And Snoop’s pal insists the changes have already brought the rapper more peace.
He adds, "It’s been amazing because it’s been a more peaceful thing for the champ." Don Juan claims Snoop has cut his entourage from 70 to 22.

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PAMELA ANDERSON’s new husband has discovered the former BAYWATCH babe can be dangerous in the bedroom.
Sporting a cut nose at the Las Vegas Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino’s grand re-opening celebration at the weekend (17Nov07), Rick Salomon confessed his new bride had caused his injury.
The couple, who wed in Sin City six weeks ago, refused to elaborate on the incident, but Anderson chuckled, "I sliced it… It was sexual."

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BRITNEY SPEARS is facing yet more legal trouble after allegedly trashing a $1.5 million (£750,000) apartment in Marina Del Rey, California.
Real-estate broker Amir E. Zagross is threatening to sue the pop star for damaging the condo she leased in August 2006 "beyond repair".
He tells Life & Style magazine, "I met Britney at the condo myself with her mother, brother, sons and her bodyguards. They assured me they were immaculate, nice people who would take care of the property. But the damage was significant." According to a source, the Spearses caused damage to the walls, flooring, balcony, doors, electrical outlets and air conditioning.
Zagross adds, "They destroyed it. We couldn’t re-rent the condo because of the state it was in."

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RIHANNA is holding off competition from BRITNEY SPEARS at the top of the European singles chart for a third week - her DON’T STOP THE MUSIC remains the continent’s number one song.
Spears’ Gimme More sits at two, while girl group Sugababes move up a place to three with About You Now.
Meanwhile, the Eagles’ Long Road Out Of Eden has replaced Spears’ Blackout as Europe’s number one album. The troubled pop superstar’s disc has fallen out of the top five completely.
At two is Eros Ramazotti’s E2, while Amy Winehouse’s Back To Black climbs a position to number three.

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BRITNEY SPEARS’ GIMME MORE video has been banned in France because it features unauthorised footage of Louis Vuitton material.
The French fashion house has been awarded 80,000 euros ($117,300/£58,650) after declaring the use of the brand in the promo was illegal.
A Paris tribunal has also ruled the Gimme More video van no longer play on MTV broadcasts in France.

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A videotape of GEORGE CLOONEY angrily confronting two photographers for driving dangerously has surfaced online.
The Ocean’s Eleven star was riding his motorcycle, with girlfriend Sarah Larson riding pillion, along Los Angeles’ Mulholland Drive when he pulled over to tell off the overly-aggressive paparazzi.
Clooney and Larson were injured when they were knocked off a Harley Davison motorcycle the actor had rented during a September (07) trip to New Jersey, and the actor was worried another accident would occur if he didn’t object to the photographers’ irresponsible driving.
In a video of the incident, obtained by website TMZ.com, an angry Clooney says, "You broke some laws, I want to find out what your licence plate number is.
"How many laws did you break, pal?… You cut me up… How many people did you put in danger? You drove like a maniac down here. At least understand that you’re putting people in danger…
"I’ve been down on a motorcycle and the last thing I want to do is get thumped." The two photographers involved then apologised to Clooney, before the actor drove off.
Clooney and Larson received hospital treatment after their September crash he was treated for a rib fracture and grazes, while Larson saw doctors for two broken toes.

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Ancient warrior epic BEOWULF has slaughtered its competition worldwide to claim the globe’s number one spot at the international box office.
The movie adaptation of the epic poem, featuring the voices and animated recreations of Angelina Jolie, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Ray Winstone, took $17 million (£8.5 million) in cinemas outside the U.S in its opening weekend. It took in $28.1 million (£14.05 million) during the same period in America.
American Gangster debuts at two internationally, with $14 million (£7 million), while Ben Stiller’s comedy The Heartbreak Kid climbs a place to three with $7.1 million (£3.6 million).

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JOSH BROLIN was surprised to receive a detailed telephone message from TOMMY LEE JONES praising his performance in their new movie NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN earlier this year (07).
Jones was so impressed with his co-star’s acting in the Coen Brothers film, he left him a lengthy voicemail critique.
Brolin recalls, "He just said, ‘Nice job, young man,’ and ‘extended moments of originality’. Stuff like that in his very west Texas laconic fashion."

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DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star DANA DELANY is keen to become a real-life desperate housewife for the first time - at 52.
The actress insists she has been more than happy leading the single life, despite romances with actors Treat Williams and Henry Czerny, but now she’s ready to wed.
She tells America’s More magazine, "Marriage has never been a big deal for me, but I think I’m ready now.
"Before, I wanted adventures. I feel like, in some ways, I was smarter than anybody - I got to have all the fun in the world, to experience a lot of people, and figure out what I really like.
"I got to evolve. Now I know what makes me happy." But Delany won’t be rushing up the aisle with the next guy she falls for she has a Mr. Right in mind.
She explains, "I like people who are still actively creating in their life, who aren’t set. I don’t feel like I’m set." And she’s convinced she’s a good catch: "I don’t have any baggage, for better or worse. I don’t have any plants or pets or kids. I can lock the door and go.
I need to be with somebody for whom that’s OK."

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Actress JENNIFER JASON LEIGH would have performed fellatio on actor VINCENT GALLO if she’d agreed to take the role CHLOE SEVIGNY played in controversial movie THE BROWN BUNNY.
Sevigny is reported to have actually performed oral sex on Gallo for a scene in the film, and Leigh admits she wouldn’t have flinched if she’d taken the role.
The Single White Female star turned the part down because "it just didn’t work out," but it had nothing to do with the potential controversy.
She says, "I think I would’ve done it if I weren’t in a relationship at the time. I don’t think there’s any stigma, really.
"I love that film In The Realm Of The Senses. I don’t think it’s pornographic in any way, but the actors are actually having sex.
"Those kinds of limits are interesting to me if it’s really well done."

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LATEST: Talks to resolve the crippling Broadway strike ended on Sunday (18Nov07) night with no agreement in place.
Stagehands and producers were locked in discussions in New York all weekend (17-18Nov07) in a bid to get shows including The Lion King, Chicago and Mamma Mia back up and running time for the Thanksgiving Day weekend (22-25Nov07) one of the theatre district’s busiest times.
No further talks are currently scheduled.
More than 25 plays and musicals have been cancelled due to the mass walkout by disgruntled stagehands that began on 10 November (07).

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Filmmaker FRANCINE PARKER has died of heart failure. She was 81.
Parker passed away at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on 8 November (07).
She is best known for directing the 1972 documentary F.T.A., which follows celebrities including Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland on an anti-Vietnam War tour.
F.T.A., which stands for Free The Army, was known by some as F**k The Army and was withdrawn from cinemas within a week of its release, for reasons still unconfirmed.
The movie, which has rarely been screened since, will be shown at the International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam in Holland on Thursday (22Nov07). Parker had been scheduled to attend.

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HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN once hit the headlines when an angry JOHN McENROE almost smacked him in the face with a tennis racquet.
Star Wars star Christensen was a keen tennis player as a child, and used to work as a ball boy during championship matches.
And during one match, the volatile McEnroe - famous for frequently losing his temper on court - nearly swiped the young Christensen’s head off.
The actor recalls, "He came close to hitting me with his tennis racquet, but it was all a big accident.
"I was one of those ball boys at the net that run across and grab the ball after it’s smacked into the net. I had good reflexes so as soon as a ball went into the net I was there two seconds later.
"And John McEnroe was wanting to take out his aggression on the ball still and didn’t see me coming. He pulled (his racquet away) inches from my head.
"That was my first time on TV, that made the news."

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Actor/models JERRY O’CONNELL and JASON LEWIS have teamed up to appear in a new pro-gay public service announcement campaign.
The two straight stars have shot a new PSA for the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) urging fans to become allies to homosexuals.
The 20-second Be An Ally & A Friend spot, which also features Ugly Betty star Eric Mabius, will debut on Saturday (24Nov07).
In total GLAAD’s new campaign features 22 public figures from television, film and sports all encouraging viewers to help combat homophobia.

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MICHAEL MOORE’s U.S. healthcare film SICKO has been named among the 15 documentaries shortlisted for a 2008 Oscar.
Officials at the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences originally considered 70 movies, but they’ve narrowed them down to a 15-strong shortlist, from which the five nominees will be announced in January (08).
As well as Sicko, the documentaries in contention are: Autism: The Musical, Body Of War, For The Bible Tells Me So, Lake Of Fire, Nanking, No End In Sight, Operation Homecoming: Writing The Wartime Experience, Please Vote For Me, The Price Of Sugar, A Promise To The Dead: The Exile Journey Of Ariel Dorfman, The Rape Of Europa, Taxi To The Dark Side, War/Dance and White Light/Black Rain.

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Former HAPPY DAYS star SCOTT BAIO is a first-time father at the age of 45.
The actor’s fiancee, Renee Sloan, 35, went into premature labour and gave birth to a daughter on 2 November (07), according to U.S. magazine Life & Style.
Sloan already has an 18-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.

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Rockers VAN HALEN stunned 14,000 employees of innovative communications firm Research In Motion when they performed a secret gig for them in Toronto, Canada on Thursday (15Nov07).
RIM boss Jim Balsillie organised the show as a thank you to his employees and asked two of his all-time favourite acts to perform.
Van Halen were joined by the Tragically Hip for the low-key surprise show at the Air Canada Center.
The gig came at the beginning of a week off for reunited Van Halen, who are currently on tour in North America.
Research In Motion is the company behind hip communications device the BlackBerry.

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