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Bruges officials are so thrilled with COLIN FARRELL and RALPH FIENNES new movie IN BRUGES they’ve created a new tourist walk so visitors to the Belgian town can see the film’s locations.
Even though Farrell’s hitman character Ray spends the film criticising the picturesque city, locals are convinced shots of life and landmarks will bring tourists flocking to Bruges.
Farrell reveals, "I think most people are just kind of happy that their city, which has an unexplored feel to it, is getting a bit of recognition.
"You wonder, ‘When they see the film what will they do? Will they be like, "Bastards, they fooled us!"’ "But our director (Martin McDonagh) showed the film to the Mayor and the Minister Of Tourism and supposedly they’re very happy with it.
"In fact they printed brochures for the tourist board of all the sights where we shot, with a gun beside each photo, on a map. People can now follow the In Bruges trail."

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CELINE DION signed up to tour the world so she could show her seven-year-old son and her 80-year-old mother the sights she has seen over the years.
The singer will embark on an extensive tour later this year (08) and admits the idea of hitting the road with two generations of her family helped her realise the gruelling trek would be worth it.
She explains, "It’s a privilege to see different countries and to see people living differently.
"I think (my son) is at an age where he can understand, and I can give my mom the kick of seeing so many beautiful things in the world."

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LATEST: AMY WINEHOUSE has been banned from travelling to the U.S. to perform at Sunday’s (10Feb08) Grammy Awards.
The British singer is nominated for six awards at the prestigious Los Angeles bash - but she won’t be there to perform or collect any prizes, after she was denied a visa.
U.S. Embassy staff in Britain were forced to decline the star’s request to enter America because she was arrested and fined for possession of cannabis in Norway last October (07).
Her spokesperson says, "Unfortunately, her application for a visa to enter the United States Of America has been rejected at this time by the American Embassy in London.
"Amy has been progressing well since entering a rehabilitation clinic two weeks ago and although disappointed with the decision has accepted the ruling and will be concentrating on her recovery.
"Amy has been treated well and fairly by the embassy staff and thanks everyone for their support in trying to make this happen.
"There will of course be other opportunities and she very much looks forward to visiting America in the near future."

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JESSICA ALBA will speak nothing but Spanish when her baby is born later this year (08) because she regretted not picking up the language of her grandparents when she was a child.
The sexy Latino star reveals her father only spoke English to her and her brother because he wanted them to become model Americans - and it took her years to master basic Spanish.
She tells Latina magazine, "I wish to God that my dad spoke Spanish to my brother and me, but he didn’t grow up with it." Now, Alba is committed to mastering Spanish so she can speak the language to her baby.
She adds, "Hopefully I can pick it up because I want my kids to speak Spanish. I don’t even want them to speak English for maybe the first two to three years, until pre-school.
"We’re in the United States so they’re going to learn it anyway." Alba admits her inability to speak Spanish when she first became a star didn’t go down well with fellow Latinos.
She explains, "I got shunned (and) it made me feel really bad, like maybe I’m not (a Latino)."

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BARBRA STREISAND’s cousin has been forced to step down as troubled BRITNEY SPEARS’ attorney.
Adam Streisand claimed he had been hired by Spears before she lost control of her legal and financial affairs to her father Jamie in court on Friday (01Feb08).
When he attempted to represent the absent singer in court on Monday (04Feb08), a judge refused to recognise him as Spears’ counsel.
After taking control of his daughter’s affairs, and being named conservator over the pop star, Jamie Spears was granted the right to choose his daughter’s legal representative.
Streisand, who fought the conservatorship in court on Monday, stood down on Thursday (07Feb08).
A statement reads: "At the request of Britney Spears, Adam Streisand… met with her yesterday to discuss her legal rights in connection with the conservatorship over her person and estate.
"Following that meeting, Mr. Streisand learned that the court had issued orders that prevent Ms. Spears from retaining counsel of her own choosing, and, on that basis, Mr. Streisand has decided he will not represent her at this time." Spears, who left a UCLA Medical Center psychiatric ward on Wednesday (05Feb08), is still represented by court-appointed lawyer Samuel Ingham.

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BRITNEY SPEARS has something to smile about at last - the troubled singer has been voted one of Playboy magazine’s 25 Sexiest Celebrities.
The 26-year-old joins stars including Beyonce Knowles, Angelina Jolie, Eva Mendes, Cameron Diaz, Jessica Alba and Scarlett Johannson on the list, named online by readers of the men’s publication.
Also making the top 25 are Alicia Keys, Rose McGowan, Denise Richards, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Pamela Anderson and Carmen Electra.
And Holly Madison, the model desperate to have Playboy boss Hugh Hefner’s baby, also makes the list alongside the tycoon’s other two current ‘girlfriends’ Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson.

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BRITNEY SPEARS’ former manager SAM LUTFI’s links to the paparazzi have come into question as part of a magazine expose on the hardcore photographers who follow the pop star around Los Angeles.
Maxim magazine reporter Michael Joseph Gross infiltrated Britney’s paparazzi army for an article about the individuals who live to chase the singer.
But the piece became more of a hard news look at Lutfi’s publicity efforts after the journalist discovered Spears’ sidekick had a hotline to photographers - and may have tipped them off about Britney’s whereabouts at all times.
Lutfi was served a restraining order on Friday (01Feb08) and instructed to keep his distance from the Spears family after Britney’s mother Lynne claimed the manager had admitted he drugged her daughter.
And now the new Maxim expose suggests Lutfi was making sure his former charge was hounded by the paparazzi.
Gross explains, "The media frenzy (surrounding Spears) was significantly aided and abetted and intensified after Sam Lutfi came on the scene.
"There’s one paparazzi agency that’s emerged as having the inside track on Britney all the time - they’re the ones who know where she is, where she’s going… It’s called X17.
"One of the owners of X17 told me that last year she began getting messages from lots of people with funny names; we know that Sam, in the past, has used a lot of pseudonyms.
"After that she said one day out of the blue, Sam Lutfi called and introduced himself by name, then he started calling more and more often.
"By the time I was with the paparazzi, they were sitting there getting text messages from him at regular intervals telling them where she was, where she was gonna go."

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Enterprising PARIS HILTON is fighting to turn her new movie THE HOTTIE & THE NOTTIE into a reality TV series.
The socialite-turned-actress has her sights set on adapting the upcoming romantic comedy, in which she plays a stunner with an ugly best buddy, for the small screen.
Hilton thinks her show, which would pit hotties against notties in the same house, is a winner.
She says, "Cameras would just follow them around and see how they get along.
They could do things like go to a club.
"It could be, like, a makeover show too."

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TWIN PEAKS star KYLE MacLACHLAN is set to join the ranks of the celebrity vintners after developing a new wine for the autumn (08).
The actor is putting the finishing touches to a Cabernet that comes out in September.
MacLachlan has been working on the wine in Washington state with grape experts.

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BROOKE SHIELDS upset her daughter when she starred as MILEY CYRUS’ mother in a recent episode of HANNAH MONTANA - because the four-year-old didn’t want to share her with the teen sensation.
Shields took her daughter Rowan to the set as she taped the hit kids show, but quickly realised her mistake when the little girl started shouting during shooting.
Shields says, "Rowan thought it was fine that I was pretending (to be Cyrus’ mother) because she knows I pretend.
"And I hugged Miley and I say, ‘It’s all right baby girl, you’re going to be all right.’ Well I call my daughter baby girl. And Rowan stood up in the middle for the audience and said, ‘No, she’s my mama for real life.’ "We had to stop taping. I thought she would enjoy being on the set of Hannah Montana. Miley was so sweet. She brought her out of the audience and she said, ‘I want to thank you for sharing your mom with me.’ And my daughter was like, ‘She’s my mama for real life.’"

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The cast of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER are to reunite for the first time since the hit show ended for a chat with fans at a TV festival in Los Angeles.
Seth Green, Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz are expected to attend the question and answer session, which has been organised as part of the William S. Paley Television Festival next month (Mar08).
Green says, "I can’t remember the last time everyone’s been in the same place, so something hilarious is bound to happen."

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The cast of beloved sitcom FAMILY TIES reunited on U.S. TV on Thursday (07Feb08) morning to help promote creator GARY DAVID GOLDBERG’s new book.
Actors Michael J. Fox, Michael Gross, Justine Bateman, Tina Yothers and Meredith Baxter joined Goldberg on network NBC’s Today to reminisce about shooting the show, which ran from 1982 to 1999.
Fox said, "It was huge, it was bigger than we could have ever known." Goldberg released his autobiography Sit, Ubu, Sit: How I Went From Brooklyn To Hollywood With The Same Woman, The Same Dog, And A Lot Less Hair earlier this week (begs04Feb08).

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Veteran U.S. TV star ANNE FRANCIS has spoken out about her bid to beat cancer after having part of a lung cut out.
The 77-year-old actress, who played 1960s TV detective Honey West, is recovering after doctors operated on her to remove part of her diseased lung and now she faces a battle to regain her health.
Francis tells America’s Globe, "I am scared. I am not out of the woods yet…
(but) I’m doing all I can to make this year the year for full healing." The publication reports the forgotten actress knew something was wrong when she started losing weight last summer (07) and friends urged her to seek medical attention.
She was diagnosed with non-small cell cancer and underwent chemotherapy to shrink her tumour sufficiently so doctors could operate and remove the upper lobe of her right lung.
Francis’ currently undergoing further chemotherapy as "insurance".
She adds, "I won’t know until the end of May whether my treatment is working.
I’m still weak from the lung surgery and the chemo takes a lot out of you, but I’m optimistic."

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Rapper FLO RIDA has claimed a seventh week at the top of the U.S. pop charts as ALICIA KEYS’ NO ONE slips out of contention.
Flo Rida’s Low anthem has kept Keys off the top of the Billboard Hot 100 throughout January (08), and now the R&B star’s hit has slipped from two to five.
After weeks of little movement in the top five, Chris Brown jumps up a spot from three to two, while Rihanna’s Don’t Stop The Music becomes the top airplay gainer of the week, claiming the new number three spot.
Yael Naim claims the highest chart debut since last summer (Aug07) - New Soul enters the new countdown at nine.

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DOLLY PARTON has dismissed reports she and mentor PORTER WAGONER were estranged when he died late last year (Oct07), insisting she was at his bedside.
Country music legend Wagoner discovered Parton, duetted with her and reportedly romanced her, but then sued her when she dumped him to go solo.
But Parton insists their spat was short-lived and they were best friends to the end.
She says, "I was with Porter the day he died. We sang and cried and I sat and held Porter’s hand.
"I had my hand on his heart ’cause it was just flyin’. I knew it wasn’t long.
He died at eight that night. It was like losin’ a piece of me, like losin’ your daddy." Wagoner passed away at a hospice facility in Nashville, Tennessee after a battle with lung cancer. He was 80.

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Veteran singer/actress BETTE MIDLER will retire from showbusiness once the curtain comes down on her two-and-a-half-year run of shows in Las Vegas because she doesn’t want to die onstage.
The 62-year-old is taking over from Celine Dion as the resident act at the Colosseum venue at the Caesar’s Palace hotel & casino later this month (Feb08), where she’ll perform The Showgirl Must Go On for 30 months.
But Midler isn’t tempted to extend her run beyond 2010, because she wants to enjoy her twilight years away from the entertainment industry.
She says, "I’m much older than Celine is. Physically I’m in good shape right now, but I can’t tell what’s going to happen to me.
"Life doesn’t go on forever. You have to ask yourself, ‘How many summers and winters do I have?’ And I really don’t want to die onstage.
"When you’re done, you’re done. I just want to go in my sleep."

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Beloved country star SLIM WHITMAN has fired back at reports he died last month (Jan08), joking he knew he was alive because he’s still singing.
The 84-year-old singer was eulogised onstage during a concert by his pal George Hamilton IV after internet reports suggested Whitman had passed, and he was left stunned when the news got to him.
Whitman tells America’s the Globe, "I knew it was a lie. I can still sing.
And if you’re dead, you can’t sing.
"I’m happy to be alive. I don’t feel anything like 84 years old… I don’t even feel like an old man."

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Pop veteran CHER has hit out at the paparazzi, labelling photographers who follow her around "scum".
The If I Could Turn Back Time singer insists she can no longer venture out of her Los Angeles home without snappers recording her every move - a situation she claims would never have occurred 10 years ago.
The 61-year-old says, "The paparazzi have moved into my town. I used to be able to run around in sweats. Now I’m a prisoner.
"I think ’scum’ is the perfect word for these people. They’re meaner now.
Before, they would be happy to get a picture. Now they want something salacious or to make you look bad. Everything’s more mean-spirited now."

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