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AMY WINEHOUSE has dismissed reports she has checked into rehab following the release of a video showing her indulging in a major drugs binge.
The footage - which was obtained by British newspaper The Sun - was taken at Winehouse’s London apartment on Friday (18Jan08) and shows the singer snorting powdered ecstasy and lighting up a crack pipe.
However, reports that Winehouse entered a recovery facility on Tuesday (22Jan08) are false.
The British star’s representative says, "Amy is not in rehab.
"She was seeing a doctor who she regularly sees as part of her ongoing treatment. It was a regular appointment which she attends all the time."

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AMY WINEHOUSE’s jailed husband BLAKE FIELDER-CIVIL has dispelled rumours of an impending divorce after vowing to fight for his marriage in an emotional letter to the troubled singer.
Winehouse was spotted arriving at a clinic in London on Tuesday (22Jan08) clutching the desperate note from her spouse, who is currently being held on remand in the city’s Pentonville Prison.
The letter reads, "Because I f**king believe in us we will get through this and our kiss will taste all the sweeter for time served." Winehouse’s father Mitch sparked rumours the couple was heading for a messy divorce after revealing Fielder-Civil had threatened to end his eight-month marriage from behind bars.
The singer’s dad said Fielder-Civil made the threat during an argument with his daughter.
But now it seems the pair is determined to work through their problems.
In the note Fielder-Civil also insists he will be released from prison later in 2008.
Before signing off, he adds, "I’m getting out this year." Fielder-Civil, 25, has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice and will stand trial in June (08).
The 25-year-old is accused of attempting to fix the outcome of a previous trial for grievous bodily harm.

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DAVID BECKHAM has handed out free soccer lessons to starstruck children in the poverty-stricken African nation of Sierra Leone.
The LA Galaxy star has jetted to the tiny West African state as part of his role as a United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) goodwill ambassador.
The husband of Spice Girl Victoria Beckham played with local children and used his platform to make an international appeal to pay more attention to child mortality rates in the developing world.
He said, "We can’t turn a blind eye to the tens of thousands of young children who die every day in the developing world mostly from causes that are preventable.
"Saving these children’s lives is a top priority for UNICEF and as an ambassador I hope I can help to draw attention to this issue across the world." The Sierra Leone soccer team would have appreciated Beckham’s professional assistance - the national side failed to qualify for the African Cup Of Nations tournament which kicked off in Ghana on Monday (21Jan08).

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KIEFER SUTHERLAND wasted no time in getting back into the Hollywood game after he was spotted shopping with a pal a day after his prison release.
The 24 star left California’s Glendale City Jail just after midnight on Monday (21Jan08) after serving a 48-day sentence for drink-driving.
Sutherland began his sentence on 5 December (07) and spent his 41st birthday and Christmas (07) behind bars.
But he was certainly enjoying his freedom again on Tuesday (22Jan08), when he was caught window shopping on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.
A bystander says, "Kiefer seemed really happy just out and about. He was smiling and laughing the whole time."

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WILL SMITH has hit out at actors who refuse to promote their movies around the world, insisting it’s the only way to become a global superstar.
The I Am Legend star is amazed that only a handful of Hollywood celebrities bother to visit South America, Europe and the Far East to promote films because those that choose not to are missing huge opportunities to become international stars.
He says, "I’ve had conversations bordering on arguments with a lot of actors (about this).
"I ask, ‘How many premieres of your movie have you been to?’ And they say, ‘Oh, one in L.A., one in New York.’ Well, what about London? What about Berlin? Tokyo? Seoul? You have to go.’ "It’s the only way that somebody gets to be a movie star in the way that you look at Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise and myself."

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British tough guy TIM ROTH refuses to regret not grabbing a lead role in the HARRY POTTER movie franchise - because countryman ALAN RICKMAN is the perfect PROFESSOR SEVERUS SNAPE.
Roth was offered the dark role before Rickman but turned it down because he thought the character was "under-developed".
The Reservoir Dogs star reveals, "There were only a couple of Harry Potter books out at that point, and Snape seemed under-developed.
"I’ve watched the films, and Alan Rickman does a good job. If you pass on a project and it turns out well, then it was probably the right thing to do, but, at that point, I didn’t really want to be on a lunch box."

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Actress JENNA FISCHER has laughed off reports she’s dating DAVID SPADE, although she’s pleased to have finally been linked to someone she’s never met.
The 33-year-old star of the U.S. version of TV hit The Office has been single since she split up with her husband James Gunn in November (07).
But Fischer is pleased to have been linked to someone she’s never spoken to because the coverage has proved she’s now a bona fide celebrity.
Fischer writes on her online blog: "Imagine my surprise as I’ve never met him. What a milestone! My first totally 100 per cent untrue tabloid report! "While we are on the subject, some other people I’ve never met are: Orlando Bloom, Colin Farrell, Jake Gyllenhaal and Brad Pitt. Maybe I can fictionally date some of those guys too?"

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Supermodel GISELE BUNDCHEN had an uncomfortable night out with her boyfriend TOM BRADY on Monday (21Jan08), when she was seated two tables away from her ex, LEONARDO DiCAPRIO.
Bundchen and American football star Brady were surprised to see The Departed star at New York club Butter Monday.
Despite their proximity to each other, Bundchen and DiCaprio, who had an on/off six-year relationship, didn’t talk, reports website People.com.

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Revered Hollywood agent ED LIMATO has pulled the plug on his annual pre-Oscars party out of respect for the striking writers.
While the Academy Awards organisers await a possible waiver from the Writers Guild Of America union bosses - before deciding whether to stage a full Oscars ceremony - Limato has decided his star-studded party won’t take place.
The top agent has staged his party on the Friday night before the Academy Awards for the past 20 years.
He tells Daily Variety, "After what has happened with this strike, with so much up in the air about the Oscars, and with so many people out of work, I just don’t feel like celebrating."

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JUNO actress ELLEN PAGE came close to landing herself and a crew member in hospital during a car scene in the new Oscar nominated movie.
The 20-year-old, who is up for a Best Actress Academy Award for her performance in the film, admits she’s an inexperienced driver, and lost control of her character’s car on camera.
She reveals, "I almost crashed the Toyota Previa. There was an assistant director in the back of the car, and he wasn’t tied down. I don’t know what I did. Something went wrong and he went flying.

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Comedy legend MEL BROOKS has given up on love at the age of 81.
Brooks has been single since Anne Bancroft, his wife of 41 years, died in 2005 - and he is now happy to concentrate on his family, friends and career.
He says, "Nothing’s worse than an old Jew dating. You really think I could listen to somebody ask me, ‘What’s your sign?’ "Absolutely not dating. I have grandchildren, dear friends, my show - that’s all I want."

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Oscar nominee VIGGO MORTENSEN will refuse to cross picket lines to attend the Academy Awards, if striking writers protest at next month’s (Feb08) Oscars.
Mortensen, who on Tuesday (22Jan08) received a Best Actor nomination for his performance in Eastern Promises, desperately wants to attend Hollywood’s premier awards show on 24 February, but not if Writers Guild Of America members are still on strike.
He says, "If there’s a strike I will not go, but I have a feeling they’ll solve it. I hope they do. I’m sure my mom would like to see me on TV."

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Two-time Emmy-winning actress LOIS NETTLETON has died after losing a battle with lung cancer.
The 80-year-old was a veteran of the Broadway stage, films and television; she received Emmys for her roles in The American Woman: Profiles In Courage and A Gun For Mandy in 1977 and 1983 respectively.
Born in Illinois, Nettleton was a former Miss Chicago and Miss Illinois before she became an actress in the late 1940s.
She made her Broadway debut in Darkness At Noon in 1949 and quickly became connected to the works of playwright Tennessee Williams after starring in a string of his plays.
She made her film debut in the movie adaptation of Williams’ Period Of Adjustment in 1962.
Other film roles included Valley Of Mystery, The Man In The Glass Booth and The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas.
She was also known for regular roles on sci-fi TV series Twilight Zone, and she also had recurring roles on beloved U.S. shows Murder She Wrote, Full House and The Golden Girls.
Nettleton died last week (18Jan08).

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RUBY DEE, HAL HOLBROOK and ELLEN PAGE will set new age records if they win gold at the Oscars next month (Feb08).
All three have been nominated for best acting and supporting roles.
If Dee or Holbrook, who are both 83, win Best Supporting honours for their roles in American Gangster and Into The Wild respectively they will become the oldest stars to win acting accolades at the Academy Awards.
Juno’s Page, who turns 21 on 21 February (08), will be the youngest Best Actress winner if she takes home the statuette on 24 February (08).
That record is currently held by Marlee Matlin, who was 21 years and seven months when she claimed her Oscar for Children Of A Lesser God in 1986.

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Actor BRAD RENFRO’s ex-girlfriend refuses to believe the troubled actor died of a drug overdose.
The Client star had a history of drug-related issues, but his former girlfriend, Rachele Leeper, insists autopsy reports will show he died of more natural causes.
Leeper, who dated Renfro on and off for six years until last year (07), reveals the 25-year-old actor had turned his back on his staple drugs cocaine and heroin before he passed away in his sleep last week (15Jan08).
Leeper says, "I don’t have the coroner’s report, but, from what I was told by family members, he died in his sleep - it wasn’t because he had been partying from drugs or anything.
"I can’t say about whether drinking was involved, but I can say that it wasn’t drugs (that were the cause of death)."

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Actor FRED THOMPSON has withdrawn from the 2008 presidential race.
The Republican Law & Order star has failed to win any of the ongoing state primaries, and has resigned himself to the fact he won’t be a front runner for the party’s candidacy.
He came in third in South Carolina recently - a state many considered his best chance of winning.
In a statement released on Tuesday (22Jan08), Thompson said, "I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort." Mike Huckabee, John McCain and Mitt Romney are considered favourites for the Republican party candidacy to become the next U.S. president.

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Movie star HEATH LEDGER has been found dead in his New York apartment.
The actor was declared dead by medics at his Broome Street, Soho apartment at 3.30pm on Tuesday (22Jan08), according to the New York Police Department.
A police spokesperson reveals Ledger was discovered by his housekeeper, after he failed to answer the door to a masseuse he had booked to give him a massage.
Pills were found strewn around his apartment.
As WENN goes to press, there are no more details of his death.
The Australian Brokeback Mountain star, 28, was just about to start promoting the Batman Begins sequel The Dark Knight, in which he plays movie villain The Joker.
Ledger moved to New York to be with his then-fiancee Michelle Williams. The couple split last year (07).
The actor leaves behind a two-year-old daughter, Matilda Rose.

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The last hours of the life of tragic THE WHO drummer KEITH MOON are to be explored in an upcoming U.S
. TV documentary.
America’s Biography channel will study Moon’s last 24 hours in hit series Final 24.
Moon’s longtime assistant and confidant Dougal Butler appears on the show, which airs on Tuesday night (22Jan08), revealing that the eccentric drummer would often spiral out of control.
Butler says, "The problem that Keith couldn’t handle is fame
. He was his own worst enemy because he wanted to work all the time.
"He didn’t live a normal family life outside of rock and roll, even in his marriages, because he wanted to keep on rocking and rolling every day of his life.
"He thought it was a continuous thing every day - which he tried to do
. But in the end, that’s what killed him." Moon was 32 when he died in September 1978.
Mike Myers has signed on to portray Moon in upcoming biopic, See Me Feel Me: Keith Moon Naked For Your Pleasure
.

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