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R&B star RIHANNA surrounds herself with male friends because she believes men are more loyal than women.
The single Umbrella singer, who has two brothers, enjoys talking through her dating problems with men.
She says, "I have three girlfriends and about 20 guy friends.
"I love listening to guy talk because I learn a lot. Here’s the key - you can’t lower your standards for a guy because he won’t respect you and he’ll tell his friends. You always have to stick up for yourself and speak your mind."

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NAOMI WATTS and LIVE SCHREIBER are hunting for a family holiday home Down Under.
The couple and their seven-month-old baby son Alexander were spotted property viewing in Sydney over the weekend (17Feb08).
Born in England, Watts was brought up in Sydney. Proud dad Schreiber, a native New Yorker, flew to Sydney from the set of Wolverine in New Zealand.
Reports suggest the acting couple is looking for a home in Sydney neighbourhoods Bronte, Tamarama and Bondi, where Watts and Schreiber will live close to the actress’ best pal Nicole Kidman, who she was spotted dining with on Monday (18Feb08).

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Science-fiction movie JUMPER has landed at the top of the international box office chart with takings of $28.2 million (£14.1 million).
Jumper, which also currently tops the U.S
. box office - and stars Hayden Christensen and Rachel Bilson, beat out competition from National Treasure: Book Of Secrets to debut as the most popular film outside America over the weekend (15-17Feb08).
Sequel National Treasure: Book Of Secrets is at two with $12.4 million (£6.2 million), while Katherine Heigl’s 27 Dresses is at three with $7 million (£3.5 million)
.

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JAMES BOND’s one-time secretary crush ROSAMUND PIKE might be in need of a superspy of her own - to figure out who’s stealing her phones.
The actress’ handbag, containing her mobile and purse, was stolen at the BAFTA Film Awards in 2007, and she recently became the victim of a phone thief again.
The latest theft came after 18 months of bad luck for the actress: "I had a fire in my apartment… and I was burgled the year before, so I’ve got used to owning things for a little while and then tending to part (with them).
"I was in London recently and had my phone stolen again."

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Little-known rockers RINGWORM were in for a surprise when they performed at the 2008 Radiothon Heavy Metal Benefit Concert in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday (16Feb08) - SEAN PENN showed up to introduce them.
The Oscar winner was on the U.S. presidential election campaign with Democratic congressman and former presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich when the pair decided to encourage young rock fans to vote.
Penn and Kucinich took to the stage at the Beachland Ballroom to address the stunned rock fans - and introduce local act Ringworm’s set.

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EYES WIDE SHUT star LEELEE SOBIESKI took a three-year break from acting to cope with her parents’ split.
The young actress was stunned when her mum and dad divorced in 2001 and decided to stop acting for the sake of her mental health.
She explains, "I don’t think that you should really work (in movies) when you don’t feel good in your own skin.
"If you go out and play someone crazy or violent or deranged, when you come back to yourself you’re not sure who you are. I had a strong family life and then it just vanished."

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French writer and filmmaker ALAIN ROBBE-GRILLET has died at the age of 85.
Robbe-Grillet was taken to the Caen University Hospital in Caen, France over the weekend (16-17Feb08) to receive treatment for cardiac problems. He passed away on Monday (18Feb08) morning.
Robbe-Grillet is best known for pioneering the "new novel" genre in the 1950s, a movement that threw out traditional literary conventions, including punctuation, narrative and character development.
Among his highest regarded books are Les Gommes and La Jalousie.
Robbe-Grillet went on to write screenplays including Last Year At Marienbad.
He also directed movies such as L’Immortelle, Trans-Europ-Express and Eden And After.

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Veteran actor PAUL SORVINO is fighting to reassure investors of his upcoming directorial debut THE TROUBLE WITH CALI that he hasn’t squandered their money.
The Goodfellas star raised $500,000 (£250,000) of his independent film’s budget from Lackawanna County in Pennsylvania, after local officials agreed to enter into a partnership with him.
Sorvino then shot The Trouble With Cali in the Scranton area of the state in 2006 - but locals are now wondering whether they’ll ever see a return on their investment.
Lackawanna County commissioner Corey O’Brien says, "If it’s a good film, hopefully we’ll receive a return on our investment. If it’s a lousy film, we probably won’t." However, Sorvino insists his investors have nothing to worry about as he recently completed a "very rough cut" of his movie and has raised around $975,000 (£487,500) of its estimated $1.3 million (£650,000) budget, $175,000 (£87,500) of which is his own money.
He says, "I have never done anything that I’ve been in charge of that has failed. I don’t intend to make this the first one. It’s a wonderful movie and I can’t wait to get it out."

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Officials at the U.S. Alzheimer’s Association have called on JULIE CHRISTIE and others to show some sensitivity towards the disease at the Academy Awards on Sunday (24Feb08).
Christie, who is nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal of an Alzheimer’s disease sufferer in Away From Her, upset the organisation last month (Jan08) when she made an insensitive onstage joke while collecting the Best Actress prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
After thanking select members of the movie’s cast and crew, Christie said, "And if I’ve forgotten anybody, well, it’s just that I’m still in character." With two movies - Away From Her and The Savages - dealing with Alzheimer’s and dementia up for Oscars, mental health campaigners want stars at Sunday’s ceremony to tread carefully when discussing the diseases.
Peter Braun of the Alzheimer’s Association tells the Los Angeles Times, "It is no laughing matter. People don’t laugh about cancer, people don’t laugh about AIDS.
"We call on the Academy to use this moment for good, as it has done for so many other social causes."

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DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES and her boyfriend DODI AL FAYED were murdered, his father MOHAMED AL FAYED told the inquest into their deaths on Monday (18Feb08).
Business mogul Al Fayed told the hearing at London’s High Court that then-U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair, the British ambassador to France and intelligence agencies MI5 and MI6 all participated in a conspiracy to cover-up the fact the lovers were deliberately killed.
Al Fayed also claimed Diana "knew" her former husband Prince Charles and his father Prince Philip "were trying to get rid of her".
The inquest aims to establish whether the princess and her boyfriend were the victims of an accident in the 1997 Paris, France car crash that took their lives, or if they were the targets of an assassination plot headed by the British royal family - as claimed by Al Fayed.
During his testimony on Monday, Al Fayed maintained his belief that Diana and Dodi were murdered by British security services acting on the orders of Prince Philip, the husband of British monarch Queen Elizabeth II.
Al Fayed described Prince Philip as a "Nazi" and a "racist" and also accused Prince Charles of agreeing to the assassination plot so he could marry his "crocodile wife" Camilla Parker Bowles.
The owner of London’s famous Harrods store went on to claim that the murder was carried out by photographer James Andanson, after being instructed to do so by security services. Andanson has since died.
Al Fayed also held up a copy of the Monday edition of British newspaper The Sun, demanding Diana’s former butler Paul Burrell be brought back to testify after he confessed to lying while giving evidence at the inquest under oath.
Burrell - who was the princess’ closest confidante - was caught on videotaped footage, obtained by The Sun, in which he admits to holding back information from the inquest’s coroner Lord Justice Scott Baker, during his earlier testimonies.
Lord Justice Scott Baker told the court: "This (bringing Burrell back) is something that’s certainly being investigated."

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R&B star NE-YO is making sure a sports star pal has a 25th birthday to remember - by performing at his party.
The So Sick singer will take the stage at Cleveland Browns footballer Braylon Edwards’ birthday bash in Las Vegas.
Edwards will hold his birthday party at the LAX Nightclub at the Wynn Casino on Thursday (21Feb08).

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The painting that rockers SONIC YOUTH used for the cover of their landmark 1988 album DAYDREAM NATION will be auctioned in London later this month (Feb08).
Gerhard Richter’s 1983 photo-painting Kerze is expected to fetch more than $5 million (£2.5 million) when it goes on sale at Sotheby’s auction house on 27 February (08).
The artwork of a burning white candle in a derelict room was later appropriated for the sleeve of Sonic Youth’s breakthrough double album.
Sotheby’s spokesperson Francis Outred says, "This is a unique collaboration of a painter that people want with an album cover by one of the greatest American bands of all time.
"The fact this is the very picture that was used - taken from a series of 20 paintings - makes it even more special."

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Rocker BLACK FRANCIS has turned movie soundtrack composer - the PIXIES star has written a new score for 1920 German silent film THE GOLEM.
Francis - aka Frank Black - will premiere his new soundtrack with a performance at a screening of the expressionist movie at the San Francisco International Film Festival in April (08).
The concert/screening takes place at the city’s Castro Theatre on 25 April (08).

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Boston-based heavy metal star ERIC ELLIS is vowing to continue with BURY YOUR DEAD’s current U.S. tour as he recovers from a vicious beating outside a Milwaukee, Wisconsin club.
The guitarist was held at gunpoint and beaten with baseball bats after a club show on Saturday night (16Feb08), as part of what is believed to be a gang initiation.
Local police suggest Ellis was the victim of a random attack by six individuals.
A statement from the band reads, "Despite suffering what others would consider serious injuries, Eric and the rest of Bury Your Dead will move forward and continue with their tour alongside Hellyeah." "It will take more than this to stop Bury Your Dead."

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Aussie singer PETER ANDRE threatened to leave his wife, British glamour model JORDAN, after discovering she was taking hard drugs to combat post-partum depression.
In her new autobiography Jordan: Pushed To The Limit, the mum-of-three - real name Katie Price - reveals she put her marriage and her health in jeopardy after hitting rock bottom following the birth of Andre’s baby son Junior in 2005.
She claims the illegal drugs drove her to the brink of suicide.
Jordan writes: "The drugs took over. My heart seemed to be racing fast, I felt hot and I began to panic." Price admits she feared she had overdosed during one drug session, and she felt compelled to call for a doctor.
That alerted singer Andre to his wife’s drug habit, and he threatened to leave her and take their son - which made her contemplate taking her life.
Recently named Celebrity Mum Of The Year, Price convinced her husband to stay and the couple is now planning to celebrate a third wedding anniversary by renewing their vows.

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Survivors of what has become known as the GREAT WHITE fire joined relatives of the 100 people killed in the deadly 2003 nightclub blaze on Sunday (17Feb08) to mark the fifth anniversary of the tragedy.
Rock fans and a Great White band member were killed when an ill-advised pyrotechnics show during Great White’s set turned Rhode Island club The Station into a fireball.
The anniversary was marked by a sombre service at the fire site, where survivors and relatives were given a first look at design plans for a proposed permanent memorial.
During the service, the names of the deceased were read out.
As well as the 100 left dead in the blaze, 200 more were injured as they attempted to escape the flames when the fire broke out on 20 February 2003.

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CHARLIZE THERON refuses to bow to the pressure of the tabloid press - insisting journalists are out to ruin her career.
The Monster star accuses the media of trying to influence her decisions and condemns them for giving fans a false representation of her lifestyle.
She says, "Everyone is just waiting for you to fall on your face. So if I start making decisions based on what others think I should be doing, I am just getting myself into hot water.
"So I just try and do things that I feel - no matter what happens at the end of the day, no matter what you guys say about how and no matter how much money it makes at the box office - I really wanted to do.
"I think we live in a culture where we want to raise people and see them fall. That’s what the tabloids are all about. Why do we have tabloids? We want to see (celebrities) do embarrassing things."

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BEATLES legend SIR PAUL McCARTNEY is praying R&B star RIHANNA performs his favourite song at the upcoming Brit Awards.
McCartney will receive the prize for Outstanding Contribution to Music at Wednesday’s (20Feb08) ceremony and insists the only thing that will make his night even more memorable is to see Rihanna belt out her hit single Umbrella.
The 65-year-old has appealed to the singer to make sure she chooses his preferred track on the night.
He says, "I hope she doesn’t sing something else. That would be the one we would all want to hear.
"I love that song and I wouldn’t like her to do another. So please Rihanna, hear my plea." McCartney’s in luck - Rihanna is slated to duet with British band Klaxons, who are planning on giving her 2007 smash hit an interesting new sound.

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