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LINDSAY LOHAN’s father is looking to set his famous daughter up as Hollywood’s latest restaurateur.
The actress, who once dated Los Angeles celebrity restaurant king Wilmer Valderrama, has been interested in starting her own place for years, and now her father Michael is hoping to make her diner dreams come true.
He says, "I have some people in the restaurant business that were interested in opening a restaurant in L.A. and we’re going to open one for Lindsay out there."

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KEVIN FEDERLINE’s lawyer has suggested the rapper’s ex, BRITNEY SPEARS, stop taking their kids out in public - if she wants to avoid upsetting his client.
Attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan admits his recent emergency court hearing requests, which have stripped Spears of custody rights in recent weeks, came about after he and Federline saw footage of the pop star acting erratically with her young sons.
The most recent film that upset the lawyer and his client featured Spears running a red light with her kids in the backseat.
Kaplan says, "No one feels good about anyone running a red light. The unfortunate thing is when that kind of overwhelming presence of paparazzi happens with some frequency, people tend to make judgment calls which may or may not be the best.
"I think the best idea is to do whatever one can to avoid the opportunity for that to occur.
"My client (Federline) takes great means to not having the children with him in public and having paparazzi surround him."

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BEYONCE KNOWLES’ younger sister SOLANGE has moved into Hollywood’s swanky Lofts complex.
The singer/actress has moved to Los Angeles to complete her latest album, and has taken up residence in one of the city’s hottest new addresses on Hollywood & Vine.
Single mum Solange, who recently split from husband Daniel Smith, hosted a house-warming party, which her sister attended, after the American Music Awards on Sunday (18Nov07). (KL/WN/GES) WENN - SIXTH - HOLLYWOOD, SHOWBIZ & PEOPLE NEWS - 20 NOVEMBER 2007

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GEORGE CLOONEY has defended troubled singer BRITNEY SPEARS for recently running a red light - blaming her erratic driving on the overzealous paparazzi chasing her.
Clooney claims Spears was distracted by the photographers surrounding her car, adding he thinks it’s unlikely she would have driven through the red traffic signal otherwise.
He tells U.S. TV show Entertainment Tonight, "You look at the footage of Britney running the red light - there’s eight guys with cameras at night in the middle of the street.
"There are no rules now. It’s getting to a point where people that are not involved are getting hurt." On Monday (19Nov07), a videotape of Clooney angrily confronting two photographers for driving dangerously surfaced online.

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Two movies starring JOHNNY DEPP and PENELOPE CRUZ have become the latest casualties of the Hollywood writers’ strike.
Depp was due to have started filming director Mira Nair’s Shantaram in February (08), but the production start date has now been called off.
And Cruz was to have teamed up with reported boyfriend Javier Bardem, Sophia Loren, Marion Cotillard and director Rob Marshall for Nine, which has had its start date postponed from March (08).
Members of the Writers Guild Of America (WGA) began their industrial action on 5 November (07) after failing to negotiate a better financial deal for royalties from DVD and internet sales with producers and movie executives.

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Movie mogul STEVEN SPIELBERG’s movie company will produce all its animated movies in 3-D from 2009.
Following the success of the 3-D movie Beowulf, which is currently the world’s number one movie, Dreamworks SKG bosses are going full-steam ahead with three-dimensional film projects.
Spielberg’s partner Jeffrey Katzenberg says, "Everything we’re doing, starting in 2009, will be in 3-D. Our first movie is Monsters Vs. Aliens." Katzenberg tells website MovieHole.net, the 3-D films will include the fourth Shrek film, adding, "That’ll be (out in) 2010 - and it’ll be in 3-D. It’s called Shrek Goes Fourth - it’s a little play on words."

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Actresses SELMA BLAIR and STANA KATIC staged a marathon same-sex kiss-off to prepare for their lesbian love scene in new movie FEAST OF LOVE.
The two heterosexuals were initially nervous about the awkward scene, but prepared for it by kissing each other in private.
Heroes star Katic says, "We rehearsed our love scene quite a bit in a private room together. We both looked at the bed, looked at each other and walked into the room and went at it." And the kissing connection, though very pleasant, made the 29-year-old Canadian realise she has no lesbian fantasy.
She adds, "As a kisser, I would say Selma was very titillating. It was my first time kissing a woman and I had a great time with her. But I reconfirmed to myself that I’m 100 per cent heterosexual." It’s not the first time Blair has shared a same-sex kiss on the big screen she locked lips with Sarah Michelle Gellar in 1999 movie Cruel Intentions.

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Actor/director EDWARD BURNS made cinematic history on Tuesday (20Nov07) when his new movie, PURPLE VIOLETS, became the first feature film to premiere exclusively on iTunes.
Burns’ film is available on the download website for $14.99 (£7.50), and the filmmaker is pleased the two-hour film can reach a large audience via cyberspace.
He says, "You don’t need to be sitting in a massive theatre to experience two people sitting on a park bench trying to figure their lives out."

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Veteran actor DICK WILSON has died at the age of 91.
Wilson, who appeared in TV shows including Hogan’s Heroes, passed away at the Motion Picture And Television Hospital in Woodland Hills, California.
He is best known for starring in over 500 U.S. television advertisements for toilet roll Charmin as Mr. Whipple between 1964 and 1985.
In a career spanning more than 70 years, Wilson also had role in theatre, movies and on the radio.
Wilson is the second Hogan’s Heroes star to die this month - actress Sigrid Valdis, who played sexy secretary Hilda on the beloved TV comedy, lost her battle with lung cancer at the age of 72 last week (ends16Nov07).

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Actress CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG has vowed to never play any "sliding sports" again after suffering a brain haemorrhage following a water-skiing accident in August (07).
The 36-year-old was operated on by a brain specialist in September (07), after suffering from headaches for several weeks after the accident.
As Gainsbourg, who has since made a full recovery, has previously injured herself snowboarding. She has decided to quit similar sports.
She says, "Two years ago, I broke a vertebrae doing snowboarding. So my entourage is saying, `Please stop sliding sports.’ "I was going to go surfing, but I’m not sure now. I don’t think I’m really made for that. Because I had this accident, I had to take it slowly. It’s quite nice."

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Controversial movie DEATH OF A PRESIDENT won the International Emmy Award for Best TV Movie/Mini-Series on Monday (19Nov07).
The British film attracted strong criticism for featuring doctored footage of the fictitious assassination of U.S. leader George W. Bush and was snubbed by America’s biggest cinema chain, Regal Entertainment Group, when it was released late last year (06).
Elsewhere at the industry event in New York, Poland won its first prize in the 35-year history of the International Emmy Awards, collecting Best Children’s Programme for The Magic Tree.

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ELIZABETH TAYLOR is convinced she can end the Hollywood writer’s strike because protestors wouldn’t dare hold up her AIDS benefit performance of A.R.
GURNEY’s play LOVE LETTERS next month (Dec07).
Taylor insists striking TV and film writers will put down their picket signs on the Paramount Pictures lot as a mark of respect to the aged actress.
But the 75-year-old star says she won’t cross picket lines if they are still up around the Paramount lot.
She wants protestors to put down their placards for one night, so that she and her celebrity friends can raise money for AIDS research with a clear conscience on 1 December (07), World Aids Day.
In a statement, Taylor says, "The Writers Guild Of America has shown great humanity, empathy and courage by allowing our little evening to move forward." But she insists she’s thoroughly behind the striking writers: "Without the gifts of writers, the world would be rather empty. I beseech those in power to treat members of the Writers Guild Of America with fairness and decency." Writers and studios are scheduled to resume contract talks next week (26Nov07). The strike began on 5 November (07).
Taylor and James Earl Jones will appear in the charity performance of Love Letters.

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Veteran singer NEIL DIAMOND has confirmed speculation his classic song SWEET CAROLINE was inspired by late U.S. President JOHN F. KENNEDY’s daughter.
Diamond performed the 1969 track live via satellite at Caroline Kennedy’s 50th birthday party last week (ends16Nov07), and gave the hostess a magical gift - revealing she was his muse for the song.
He explained how she had inspired him, as a girl, after he saw a picture of her riding a pony.
Diamond says, "I’ve never discussed it with anybody before - intentionally. I thought maybe I would tell it to Caroline when I met her someday.
"I’m happy to have gotten it off my chest and to have expressed it to Caroline. I thought she might be embarrassed, but she seemed to be struck by it and really, really happy."

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KANYE WEST’s mother was unresponsive upon arrival at Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center in Marina del Rey, California, according to new information from the hospital.
In a media statement released on Tuesday (20Nov07), a hospital spokesman insisted Donda West did not receive the cosmetic surgery, which reportedly caused her death, at the medical centre, but doctors there did try to save her life.
Spokeswoman Cyndee Woelfle says, "Dondra (sic) West was transported from her home by ambulance to the emergency room on Saturday, November 10, 2007. She was unresponsive upon arrival at 8.20pm.
"The hospital’s emergency room physicians attempted to resuscitate her for approximately 10 minutes before pronouncing her dead at approximately 8.30pm.
"Prior to her arrival, Ms. West had never been admitted or had undergone any medical procedure at Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center Marina Campus.
We extend our condolences to the family and friends of Ms. West during this difficult time." A funeral for the rapper’s mother was held in her native Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Tuesday.

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R&B singer NE-YO has been mysteriously dropped from a prestigious support slot on R. KELLY’s American tour after just two shows.
The So Sick hitmaker insists he has no idea why he has been let go, but representatives for Kelly claim it’s because he never signed a contract.
Ne-Yo says, "I don’t understand their actions because I was rehearsing, doing media, promoting the tour, and performing.
"In my opinion, I was doing everything possible to make the tour a success. I love being onstage in front of fans because of the immediate feedback you get.
You know right away if they are feeling you; and they were really feeling our show." Ne-Yo’s manager Tango claims the star was dropped because his performances were too good.
He says, "The fans were really feeling his performances. He’s good; maybe he’s too good - that’s the problem."

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The plastic surgeon who operated on KANYE WEST’s mother the day before she died claims she most likely passed away from either a heart attack, embolism or accidental overdose.
West’s mum Donda died in hospital on 10 November (07) following possible complications from a tummy tuck and breast reduction operation Dr. Jan Adams carried out the day before (09Nov07).
And while Adams believes he knows the exact reason for Donda’s passing, he is refusing to elaborate on this until a coroner confirms the official cause of death.
Adams tells the Los Angeles Times newspaper, "I believe I know exactly what happened to her, but I will not comment on it until I see the final report." The surgeon adds that Donda "probably (had) a rough night" after the operation and that she could have overdosed on Vicodin he prescribed her to treat post-procedure pain.
Adams then told the newspaper that he wasn’t commenting on Donda’s case specifically, and was instead thinking of a patient who had had similar problems.
He has previously denied any responsibility for her death, insisting he has "done nothing wrong".

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Actor CHARLIE SHEEN considered a quick wedding with fiancee BROOKE MUELLER in Las Vegas recently - but decided to wait for a lavish ceremony instead.
The Platoon star admits he was tempted to go ahead with his nuptials when they were in the city, but didn’t want to deprive his wife-to-be of her dream wedding day.
He says, "It’s funny, you can’t help but think about it while you’re here.
I’ve thought about it.
"(But) so many girls when they’re young dream about the white wedding and I don’t want to deprive her of that." The couple got engaged in July (07).

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Actress NAOMI WATTS has been lined up to appear in THE DA VINCI CODE prequel alongside TOM HANKS.
The King Kong star will play the female lead in the Ron Howard-directed Angels And Demons, reports New York gossip column PageSix.
But filming on the movie has been postponed until February (08), as a direct result of the Hollywood writer’s strike.
Sources claim Oscar-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldman’s script still needs work, and he is on strike with his Writers Guild of America brethren.
The film bosses have also put the movie’s release date back from the end of 2008 to 2009.

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