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BRITNEY SPEARS’ comeback album BLACKOUT has been named album of the year by French radio station NRJ.
The ceremony, which took place on Saturday (26Jan08) in Cannes, praised the troubled star’s latest effort, which fought off competition from Amy Winehouse, Mika, James Blunt and Rihanna.
The awards also saw Justin Timberlake and Avril Lavigne honoured, landing gongs for best International Male and Female respectively.
R&B star Rihanna, who picked up International Song of the Year for Don’t Stop The Music, debuted a new shorter hairstyle at the French ceremony.
Winehouse, who was up for International Revelation and International Album, was scheduled to perform at the event - but was unable to honour the appearance after she was admitted to rehab in London on Thursday (24Jan08).
The winners are:
Francophone Revelation of the Year: Christophe Willem International Revelation of the Year - MIKA Francophone Female Artist of the Year: Jenifer International Female Artist of the Year: Avril Lavigne Francophone Male Artist of the Year: Christophe Maé International Male Artist of the Year: Justin Timberlake Francophone Group/Duo of the Year: Superbus International Group/Duo of the Year: Tokio Hotel International Song of the Year: Rihanna - Don’t Stop the Music Francophone Album of the Year: Christophe Willem - Inventaire International Album of the Year: Britney Spears Blackout Music Video of the Year: Fatal Bazooka - Parle à ma main
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AMY WINEHOUSE’s mother is convinced her daughter is on the same path as troubled star BRITNEY SPEARS - and has already prepared herself for the troubled singer’s impending death. The Back To Black hitmaker singer checked into a London rehab facility on Thursday (24Jan08) - just six days after video footage of her apparently smoking crack in a shocking drugs binge surfaced.
But Janis Winehouse fears it may already be too late to help the 24-year-old star.
She tells British newspaper the Sunday Mirror, "I’ve known for a long time that my daughter has problems. But seeing it on screen rammed it home. I realise my daughter could be dead within the year. We’re watching her kill herself, slowly. "I’ve already come to terms with her dead. I’ve steeled myself to ask her what ground she wants to be buried in, which cemetery. Because the drugs will get her if she stays on this road. "She’s invited me to the Grammy awards next month, but part of me thinks she won’t be alive by then. I look at Heath Ledger and Britney. She’s on their path. It’s like watching a car crash - this person throwing all these gifts away."

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The former personal assistant to supermodel NAOMI CAMPBELL has leapt off a bridge to her death.
Celebrity stylist and personal shopper Jade Bien-Aimee Sutherland was found dead under London’s Albert Bridge on the shore of the Thames river near her home in Battersea, South London.
The 28-year-old was seen sobbing on the streets of Los Angeles last year (07) after a fight with Campbell caused her to quit her job as the catwalk model’s assistant.
Caribbean-born Sutherland - who was born a boy but underwent a sex-change was said to have been devastated after the death from pneumonia of her "soulmate" Andrew Richardson, 24, who died just ten days before her suicide.
In an email to friends she wrote: "He’s now gone, I’m all alone, my heart is empty, my life is empty. I don’t think life’s worth living after losing a close one." Sharon and Kelly Osbourne and Anne Robinson, host of TV game show Weakest Link, were among hundreds of mourners at Sutherland’s funeral in London’s Piccadilly.

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Actress DIANE KEATON is paying tribute to classic Californian architecture in a new photo book featuring classic Spanish homes.
The actress is a member of America’s National Trust For Historic Preservation and spends much of her time in between movies renovating and maintaining historic buildings throughout California.
And now, to get others interested, she has collected photos of some of her favourite homes for a new coffee table book, called California Romantica.
Keaton says, "I really want to preserve these homes. It’s not impossible to live in an old home, they’re really not as impossible to fix as people think.
"All you have to do is call me; I’ll help you."

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JULIE CHRISTIE may be abandoning acting - because she wants to be able to settle down and enjoy her twilight years.
The actress is nominated for an Oscar at next month’s Academy Award ceremony for her portrayal of an Alzheimer’s disease sufferer in Away From Her.
But the 66-year-old insists she is considering leaving behind Hollywood in exchange for a less chaotic lifestyle - and a pet dog.
When asked whether she had a new project on her horizon, she said: "I can’t think that far ahead. I want a dog. I want to be static enough in one place to have a dog."

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U.S. TV network ABC is facing a multi-million dollar fine after it aired an episode of NYPD Blue depicting female nudity.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reports a show broadcast in 2003 featured "multiple, close-up views" of a lady’s rear before the American watershed.
The FCC rules "sexual or excretory activities" shown in an "offensive" way prior to 11pm are indecent - however ABC insists the buttocks are not a sexual organ and plan to appeal the ruling.
An ABC spokeswoman pointed out the programme was broadcast with parental warnings and "the realistic nature of NYPD Blue’s storylines was well-known to the viewing public".
If found guilty of the indecency charge, the network will have to pay a $1.4 million (£700,000) fine - the second largest indecency fine imposed on a U.S.
broadcaster.

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CHRISTIAN BRANDO, the eldest son of late actor MARLON BRANDO, has died. He was 49 years old.
Brando died on Saturday (26Jan08) morning at a Los Angeles Hospital after suffering from pneumonia.
Brando was born 11 May 1958 as a result of his father’s affair with actress Anna Kashfi.
He had small roles in several movies, including Yentl and I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! but never found the same level of success as his Oscar-winning father.
In 1990, he pled guilty to manslaughter for killing his half-sister Cheyenne’s boyfriend Dag Drollet at the Brando family estate on Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles. In 2005, his again pled guilty to two counts of domestic violence after his ex-wife Deborah claimed he frequently beat her and threatened to kill her. He was placed on probation for three years.
Brando was hospitalised at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center earlier this month (11Jan08) and according to his attorney, Benjamin Brin, was expected to make a full recovery.

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Filmmakers JOEL and ETHAN COEN have been hotly tipped to win the Best Director Oscar at next months’ Academy Awards - after their movie NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN scooped the same prize from the Directors Guild of America on Saturday (26Jan08).
The winner selected by the Directors Guild frequently goes on to win the Best Director honour at the Academy Awards - as with Martin Scorsese, who as the winner of last year’s prize presented the award to the Coens at the Los Angeles ceremony After the win, Joel Coen told reporters, "Oh, we get two of them (award statues). Ethan and I have a bookshelf in our office where we keep various plaques and such that we’ve gotten over the years that we call our ego corner." And when brother Ethan is feeling low, he uses silver polish and "spit shines his medals for an hour or two. It makes him feel better. This is a really big one, in every respect. It’s going to keep him busy." But the fate of the glittering event is dependent on the ongoing Hollywood writers strike. Organisers are currently making plans as usual for the ceremony, which is due to take place on Sunday 24 February (08) at the legendary Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.
The Coen brothers-directed thriller is nominated for a stack of Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Javier Bardem.

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LATEST: MORRISSEY has been forced to postpone two planned shows in London after losing his voice.
The singer’s scheduled dates in the British capital were thrown into doubt when the former Smiths star left the stage at The Roundhouse on Friday (25Jan08) after performing just three songs.
After a 15-minute delay, it was then announced the 48-year-old could not continue with the show, the first of three at the venue.
As a result of the voice loss, Saturday’s (26Jan08) and Sunday’s (27Jan08) gigs will be rescheduled for a later date.
A statement from the star’s representatives reads, "Morrissey’s concerts scheduled for tonight and tomorrow night at The Roundhouse have been postponed due to illness.
"The iconic artist lost his voice last night five songs in to the fourth night of a run of six sold out shows at the legendary venue. He has been ordered by doctors to rest for the next four days."

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Rapper LIL’ WAYNE was more than three hours late to a concert on Saturday (26Jan08) - after he spent the day in court over his recent charges of drugs and weapons offences.
The hip-hop star - real name Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. - was arrested on three felony counts by Arizona police earlier this week (23Jan08) and now faces charges of possession of a narcotic drug for sale, possession of dangerous drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and misconduct involving weapons.
But despite his plane rerouting while en route to Richmond, Virginia, the rapper was determined to appear at the Landmark Theatre, where angry fans were forced to wait for hours, reports AllHipHop.com.
He told the sellout crowd, "I just flew in 10 minutes ago. I just had to deal with a whole lot of bulls**t today, but I guess you know that. "I want you to know that no one in this building had nothing to do with the attitude I got right now . . . some (stuff) happened today that made me look at life in a different way. I’m (ticked) off to the highest point right now and trying to get it together for y’all." The 25-year-old is scheduled to appear in a Wellton, Arizona court on 12 February for a preliminary hearing.
Lil’ Wayne was previously arrested on drugs charges in Atlanta, Georgia in 2006. He is also currently facing illegal gun possession charges and is due to appear in court in New York on 25 February (08).

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U.S boy band NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK are set to reform, according to reports.
After months of speculation, People.com claims the group, which sold over 50 million albums in the early 1990s, is about to reunite.
New Kids On The Block’s website - previously dormant - is now fully functional, featuring pictures of bandmembers Jonathan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre, Danny Wood and Jordan Knight. Fans are invited to sign up to the site for more information.
An announcement about the reunion is expected to be made next month (Feb08).

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