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NICOLE KIDMAN is thrilled to have perfect vision after recently undergoing LASIK surgery to correct her poor sight.
Kidman had severely blurry vision before the surgery, and insists the procedure has changed her life.
She says, "I was walking around legally blind. Now I have 20-20 vision. I can’t believe I spent so many years blurry… Now I notice if people are watching me, but I also smile right back if someone waves, which helps."

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MADONNA, ANGELINA JOLIE and CHER are among the celebrities designing kites for charity.
The high-flyers will auction off their authentic Afghan kites on eBay next month (05Dec07) as part of the launch of Participant Productions, a social action campaign which will coincide with the delayed release of new Afghan movie The Kite Runner.
Proceeds from the kite auction will benefit the Afghanistan Relief Organization (AFO), which helps raise cash for the training of teachers and the construction of rural libraries in Afghanistan.
James Bond star Daniel Craig, Benicio Del Toro, Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry, Reese Witherspoon, Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, Kate Winslet, Will Ferrell and acting siblings Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal will also decorate and sign kites for the upcoming auction.
As well as the kites, the auction will also include a trip to the set of the new James Bond film as a personal guest of director Marc Forster, as well as a private lunch with The Kite Runner author Khaled Hosseini.
People will also have the opportunity to bid for the inclusion of their names in Hosseini’s next book.

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ALICIA KEYS remains the queen of the U.S. pop charts after claiming a second week at number one.
The R&B star’s No One hit the top last week (ends23Nov07); the record also claims a seventh week atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Timbaland’s Apologize jumps up a spot to two on the Billboard Hot 100 and Chris Brown’s Kiss Kiss drops to three.
The new chart gives Kanye West something to smile about as he continues to mourn the death of his mother - his Flashing Lights single is the countdown’s highest debut at 75.

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The man whose videotaped poliice beating sparked the Los Angeles riots in 1991 has been shot.
Rodney King was shot in the arm and face late on Wednesday night (28Nov07) outside a house party in San Bernardino, California.
Police tell TMZ.com King was intoxicated when they arrived at his home, where the shooting took place.
King is currently recovering in hospital.

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Actor PATRICK DEMPSEY suffered depression on the set of his new movie ENCHANTED - because he felt desperately out of his depth making a semi-animated movie.
The Grey’s Anatomy star struggled acting alongside imaginary creatures, and doubted his acting abilities for the first time in his career.
He says, "It was a real challenge. There’s a scene where birds are coming in, and I’m reacting: `Was it big enough or is it too big?’ "I’d go home and be completely depressed because I was like, `Am I making this movie work?’ It was like, `Please just let me go back to Grey’s Anatomy.’"

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Sixty one movies will battle it out for the Best Foreign Language Film prize at the 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards in January (08).
4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days, Romania’s Palme d’Or winner at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year (07), leads the pack.
Others on the shortlist include Brazil’s Alice’s House, Israel’s Beaufort, Bliss from Turkey and the acclaimed Kings from Ireland.
The shortlist will be narrowed down when the official nominations are announced on 13 December (07).
The Golden Globes take place on 13 January (08).

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AMY ADAMS’ princess character in ENCHANTED wasn’t the only one to find true love of the fairytale movie - the film’s producer has just wed the actress’ stand-in.
Barry Josephson fell in love with actress Brooke Geiger while working with her on the set of the hit film. The couple wed at the weekend (24/25Nov07).

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Best-selling author PATRICIA CORNWELL has opened up about her same-sex marriage to a doctor two years after the couple legally wed in Massachusetts.
The thriller writer exchanged vows with Harvard Medical School doctor Staci Gruber in 2005.
Cornwell came forward to confirm the union as she embarks on a new personal crusade to highlight gay marriage rights.

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Irish actor JONATHAN RHYS-MEYERS wants to play young star FREDDIE HIGHMORE’s father again - when he’s in his 60s.
The MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 3 star played the 15-year-old’s dad in acclaimed new movie August Rush, and he insists Highmore is set to become one of the world’s greatest actors.
So, he wants to come full circle and play the grown-up Highmore’s father when the young actor is at the height of his success.
Rhys-Meyers explains, "He learned from the master, Johnny Depp, in Finding Neverland and Charlie & The Chocolate Factory - that was Freddie’s first really big introduction into how an actor works.
"So doing two films back to back with Johnny Depp certainly trained him for what he was going to be able to do as he got older.
"I just think he’s going to get better and better and I think Freddie Highmore could be one of those few young actors who’s gonna be a great adult actor. I think his career could span 40 years.
"I think he’s gonna get more handsome as he gets older as well. I’d be very excited to be 65 and him playing my 30-year-old son. We could call the film Winter Rush."

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Buddhist leader the DALAI LAMA has heaped praise on a new Mount Everest documentary, narrated by movie hunk ORLANDO BLOOM.
The new DVD, Everest: A Climb for Peace, has been hailed as a "tremendous achievement" by the spiritual guru.
The film, billed as "a socially relevant documentary about peace, war, and the human spirit," features some of the most incredible Everest footage ever shot, including a dramatic rescue from near the summit.

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OASIS rocker LIAM GALLAGHER can’t wait for his kids to grow up, so he can take them on tour with him.
The rocker has three kids - Molly, 10, Lennon, eight and Gene, six - and none have had the chance to experience life on the road with the British band.
Gallagher tells Spinner.com, "They came out for a week or something, but not all the time ’cause the kids have got school.
"We sort of don’t do all that private tutoring and stuff. Plus, I pay too much for them to go to private school so I f**king want my money’s worth.
"When they get older, I’d love to bring them out on a proper tour - just me and the kids. But we’ll see. We haven’t done it yet.
"I can’t wait for them to get about 10 or 11, and they can make their own breakfasts and stuff like that."

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Singer CARNIE WILSON is struggling with her weight again after piling on the pounds following the birth of her baby daughter.
The Wilson Phillips star underwent gastric bypass surgery in 1999 when she weighed an estimated 300 pounds (136 kilograms) - but insists that wasn’t the end of her weight worries.
Wilson admits she’s still fighting to get fit after weighing in at 240 pounds (108.8 kilograms) following the birth of baby Lola in April, 2005.
She says, "I was back to 240 pounds after I had my baby. It’s (weight) never going to be what I want it to be, always when I want it to be. I’m struggling with 30 (pounds) now."

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SPICE GIRLS star MEL B is already planning children with her new husband STEPHEN BELAFONTE.
Despite her failed relationships with Jimmy Gulzar and Eddie Murphy - the fathers of her children Phoenix Chi and Angel Iris the singer isn’t put off by the thought of having more kids.
Of Belafonte, who she wed in June (07), the singer says, "He’s amazing. I’m so secure in my marriage. I’m still in love. We have me-and-him time every morning and every night.
"He’s priceless. We want more kids, two maybe, but not for a few years."

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OZZY and SHARON OSBOURNE have signed on to host the Brit Awards in London next year (08).
The former Black Sabbath singer and his wife/manager have been given the job after event organisers opted not to ask this year’s (07) host, Russell Brand, to return.
The announcement of the new hosts marks only the third time the Brits have been fronted by male and female co-hosts.

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LATEST: Las Vegas police officials fear tragic QUIET RIOT rocker KEVIN DuBROW died six days before his body was found by a neighbour on Sunday (25Nov07).
The police claims have been backed up by DuBrow’s pal and former bandmate Kelli Garni, who admits he had been trying to contact the singer for days before his death was announced.
Garni claims he and Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali had been trying to get through to DuBrow for days and became concerned for his wellbeing when he didn’t return calls and they discovered his voicemail was full.
In a statement, Garni reports police at the crime scene "found no signs of foul play and are ruling this an accidental death".
Police will make their official findings public following an ongoing autopsy.

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British singer RUSSELL WATSON is refusing to delay the release of his new album - a month after beating a brain tumour that almost killed him.
The classical star is recovering at home after having emergency surgery following his collapse in a recording studio in October (07).
Despite the ordeal, Watson is determined the record will hit stores soon against the advice from executives at his record company.
A statement from his management reads, "Russell is presently recovering at home. He had been advised by both ourselves and his record label to delay the scheduled release of his new record. "His response was resolute, and, in his own words `There is absolutely no way that this record is to be delayed. After what I have just been through and with the near future in doubt, it is unclear when and if there will be a good time to release the record… I would like the record to go ahead as planned.’" He adds, "Although I won’t be actively promoting the record, it is more for the fans who have waited long enough for this." The singer used the statement to thank fans for their support: "You have once again been there for me when it mattered. I don’t know where to start or if words can truly express the emotions I have felt in the last 3 weeks."

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Editors at American magazine In Touch Weekly are standing by their BRITNEY SPEARS pregnancy story, offering photos of the BlackBerry text correspondence they had with the reported father-to-be.
Music producer J.R. Rotem has since denied the reports, but initially confirmed them when In Touch Weekly reporters contacted him for a comment.
In text message photos being offered to all news agencies, Rotem, who has dated Spears on and off throughout 2007, appears to have written, "It’s true," adding, "No clue on what she (Spears) will do. She is unpredictable," when asked if he thinks the pop star will keep the baby.
Spears sent a text message to Los Angeles radio presenter Ryan Seacrest, denying the pregnancy story on Wednesday morning (28Nov07).
She wrote, "It’s B.S, I don’t know who made it up. J.R. doesn’t even know what’s up. It’s fake, completely fake."

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SEAN PENN, DANNY GLOVER and HARRY BELAFONTE have added their signatures to a campaign to end a ban on exchange between American and Cuban artists.
Hundreds of campaigners, also including authors Alice Walker and Cristina Garcia and Buena Vista Social Club musician Ry Cooder, signed a letter sent to U.S President George W. Bush this week (ends30Nov07).
The letter reads, "We are writing (to) you as representatives of the cultural sphere in the U.S. We write (to) you as American citizens. We write to express our dismay at your administration’s continuing hostility towards Cuba. We write to express our opposition to policies that keep us divided from our Cuban counterparts." An embargo on all trade between the U.S and Cuba was enforced in 1961.

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