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LATEST: Movie bosses are still searching for a HEATH LEDGER lookalike to take the late actor’s place in the film he was midway through shooting when he died.
Jude Law, Colin Farrell and Johnny Depp have been recruited to replace Ledger in Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnissus.
But Gilliam still needs someone to stand in for the tragic actor, who died from an accidental drug overdose in January (08).
So a request for Ledger lookalikes has been sent out to actors’ agents.
It reads: "Please only suggest actors who look like Heath Ledger and are between five foot 11 inches and six foot three inches."

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LATEST: Actress/pop star JESSICA SIMPSON is in demand in the Ukraine following the success of her latest film in cinemas there.
Blonde Ambition was a flop in the U.S., where it made just over $1,000 (£500) at the box office during its opening weekend in December (08).
The movie, which also stars Luke Wilson, was pulled from theatres, but it has been reborn in the Ukraine, where it’s become a surprise hit.
And now local film bosses want Simpson to consider a trip to the country, where she has become an overnight sensation.
Film producer Alex Shpiluk, a member of the Ukrainian Film Commission, tells In Touch magazine, "She is really the ideal of American beauty and style, like Barbie. She would be useful to us and our image." And Arama Gevorcyan, another leading Ukrainian film producer, has gone so far as to invite Simpson to be the guest of honour at a September (08) movie celebration in the Eastern European country.
He says, "I’m the organiser of the big 80th anniversary celebration of the largest Ukrainian film studio, Dovzhenko.
"We would love for Jessica Simpson to come to this celebration… We will pay for it!"

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Humanitarian actress ANGELINA JOLIE has called on U.S. government officials to keep troops in Iraq and increase the "financial and material assistance" to refugees there.
Jolie, who is a United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees (UNHCR) goodwill ambassador, has written an article, titled Staying To Help In Iraq, for The Washington Post newspaper.
The Tomb Raider star, who recently visited the war-torn country, writes: "My visit (to Iraq) left me even more deeply convinced that we not only have a moral obligation to help displaced Iraqi families, but also a serious, long-term, national security interest in ending this crisis.
"Today’s humanitarian crisis in Iraq - and the potential consequences for our national security - are great.
"Can the United States afford to gamble that four million or more poor and displaced people, in the heart of the Middle East, won’t explode in violent desperation, sending the whole region into further disorder? "What we cannot afford, in my view, is to squander the progress that has been made. In fact, we should step up our financial and material assistance." The UNHCR is asking for $261 million (£130.5 million) in aid in 2008 to help displaced refugees.

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Singer JOSS STONE has urged men to pay attention to the lyrics of soul classics - because the words offer tips on how to be the perfect lover.
The British soul star insists Stax and Motown standards offer clues on how to woo a woman - and even modern singers like herself and India.Arie know how to turn a song into a love anthem.
She says, "It’s in all those household songs: ‘Love me better, I want to love you right, don’t stand me up, don’t disrespect me.’ Soul lyrics are the guide to the way women think.
"India.Arie wrote a song called Talk To Her. It goes, ‘Don’t get smart with her, have a heart-to-heart with her, just like you would with your daughter.’ That’s good advice."

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MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY lived out one of his dreams during a recent Men’s Health magazine photo shoot, posing for shots at FRANK SINATRA’s former desert retreat.
The Sahara star donned ‘Rat Pack’-style casualwear and suits for the spread at the iconic crooner’s Palm Springs, California party palace.
McConaughey admits he has always been a fan of Sinatra’s Rat Pack style and their ideology.
He says, "They were a small fraternity of the hippest, coolest cats out there, man. They were talented, paid hard, played classy, and always looked sharp. And they never wasted their time.
"They are what I like best about the limelight lifestyle. Those guys weren’t going to the show unless they were the show." As well as serving as the Men’s Health March (08) cover model, McConaughey offers laid-back lifestyle tips for those seeking a relief from stress.
In an agony uncle-style column, the chilled-out actor admits exercise is often the best way to combat stress - and he always makes time for fitness breaks.
He explains, "I’ll drop and give myself 20 push-ups at intervals throughout the day - 9am, bang out 20. Sitting in a boring meeting at 10.30, bang out 20.
I do that 10 times throughout the day."

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WHITNEY HOUSTON is set to make her live comeback in London on 8 May (08).
Organisers of the Caudwell Children’s Legend Ball in Battersea have revealed they’ve booked the diva for a charity show.
Charity founder John Caudwell tells Britain’s Marie Claire magazine, "We are thrilled to have an artist of Whitney’s calibre to headline the event." The comeback concert isn’t a big surprise - Tina Turner came out of retirement to perform at the charity’s 2007 gala, which helped Caudwell raise over $2 million (£1 million) for disabled children.
Houston is currently recording a new album with her mentor, music mogul Clive Davis, who claims the comeback project will be released in November (08).

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GEORGE CLOONEY is adamant he will never have children or marry again, despite finding love at 46 with former waitress SARAH LARSON.
Fifteen years after Hollywood’s favourite bachelor vowed never to walk down the aisle again, following his divorce from Talia Balsam, he is still convinced marriage isn’t for him.
Clooney says, "I said those things in 1993 and it has kind of stuck with me ever since.
"The truth is that it’s not a consideration. I don’t think I will have children - it’s a big responsibility. But I don’t have this mantra that I go around screaming."

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California Governor ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER has asked an Ohio museum to return his Austrian army tank so he can reward school children with rides in it.
The Austrian-born Terminator star plans to offer inner-city Los Angeles kids the chance to travel in the vintage military vehicle if they stay in school, work hard and avoid drugs.
Schwarzenegger and Warren Motts, the owner of Motts Military Museum in Ohio, obtained the M47 tank from the Austrian government and had it shipped to America in 1999.
The actor drove the tank during his one-year of compulsory military service in Austria in 1965.
The vehicle was initially displayed in a Columbus, Ohio shopping mall outside one of Schwarzenegger’s Planet Hollywood restaurants - before it found a more permanent home at the Motts Military Museum in nearby Groveport.
On 19 February (08), the tank was transported to California, where it now awaits its new morale-boosting tour of duty.
Mott says, "I’m pleased we had the opportunity to have it and let people see it. It was neat to have a Hollywood connection."

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Sexy actress-turned-sportswear designer ALYSSA MILANO has gone green for a new pro-vegetarian People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals ad - she’s wearing nothing but lettuce, asparagus and cabbage leaves.
The former Charmed star looks fetching in her floor-length organic gown, which features an asparagus corset.
The ad is part of PETA’s ‘Let Vegetarianism Grow On You’ campaign.
Milano, who is a veggie, is urging fans to boycott meat and checkout PETA’s free vegetarian recipes.

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Oscar-winning sequel THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM has been voted film of the year in a British nationwide poll.
The Matt Damon follow-up beat out competition from movies including Best Picture Academy Award winner No Country For Old Men to win the People’s Choice section of the Richard Attenborough Film Awards.
Several thousand people selected their film of 2007 from a shortlist of 30 movies and then submitted their votes via 25 regional British media outlets.
In a statement, thrilled Damon says, "We shot most of the sequences in The Bourne Ultimatum in London and at the UK’s Pinewood Studios with a primarily British crew, so I’m particularly excited that this award has been voted for by the Brits themselves." The Bourne Ultimatum collected Oscars for Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Film Editing at Sunday’s (24Feb08) Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles.

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The cast of beloved soap KNOTS LANDING reunited on U.S. TV on Thursday (28Feb08) morning.
Actors Michele Lee, Joan Van Ark, Donna Mills and Kevin Dobson got together again on network NBC’s Today to reminisce about shooting the show, which ran from 1979 to 1993.
Co-star Ted Shackelford joined in the New York studio conversation via live satellite link-up from Los Angeles.
Lee said, "Our show was a show of a certain time - it wasn’t political, but it said so much in so many ways. In terms of a political arena, we had an African-American family next door - it was not mentioned, it was just done.
"We did things like that on Knots Landing. We did unexpected things. We were at a moment. We were about where America was."

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BROOKE SHIELDS had to be rescued by a former Navy Seal after locking herself in her trailer on the set of new TV show LIPSTICK JUNGLE.
The actress suffers from claustrophobia and began panicking - until a hunky onset worker came to save her.
She recalls, "The locks didn’t work. I got in there, with my kids with me. My call came and we couldn’t get out. I started hyperventilating.
"This guy who was a Navy Seal had to come in through the window."

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Playboy boss HUGH HEFNER is hoping to convince the OLSEN twins to celebrate their 22nd birthday in June (08) by stripping off in the magazine.
The media mogul has attempted to woo Mary-Kate and Ashley to disrobe in Playboy since they turned 18 - and he’s now launched a renewed bid to tempt them out of their clothes for a special celebratory photo shoot.
A source tells American magazine Star, "Hef thinks the twins are every young man’s fantasy." But insiders insist the Olsens are holding out for a more classy magazine deal, telling Star, "They’re all about high-end fashion these days. They want to do Vogue."

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A writer claiming to have penned a sequel to JUNO is selling the script on auction website eBay.com for $100,001 (£50,000).
In the seller’s note online, the mystery screenwriter insists the script is available to any legitimate production company which "wants to jump on the bandwagon".
The low-budget Oscar-nominated film, written by former stripper Diablo Cody, has grossed over $130 million (£65,000) in America alone, but no one seems to be interested in the sequel - no bids have been received for the script.
The item is up for grabs until 5 March (08).
The winning bidder is promised "a hard copy (of the script), an electronic PDF file and a copy on CD".
The seller, based in Hawaii, adds, "The screenplay is copyrighted and registered with the WGA (Writer’s Guild Of America)."

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Rapper FLO RIDA has scored a 10th week atop the U.S. singles chart with his cool anthem LOW.
The hitmaker cracked the top of the Billboard Hot 100 at the beginning of the year (08) - and he has been there ever since, keeping the likes of Alicia Keys, Rihanna and Chris Brown away from number one.
But reported couple Brown and Rihanna are still Flo Rida’s leading competition - Brown’s With You and Rihanna’s Don’t Stop The Music remain at numbers two and three respectively on the new countdown.
Meanwhile, Sara Bareilles’ Love Song jumps up from five to four, switching places on the new chart with Alicia Keys’ No One.
Country icon George Strait scores the week’s highest debut, entering the Hot 100 at 54 with I Saw God Today.
And Paula Abdul is back in the charts for the first time since 1995 - Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow, the pop star’s collaboration with fellow American Idol judge Randy Jackson debuts at 80.

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Teen pop sensation MILEY CYRUS disgusted the audience on U.S. TV programme THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO on Wednesday (27Feb08) night, by gulping down ketchup.
Leno challenged the Hannah Montana star to the test after discovering it’s one of her weird habits.
After turning stomachs by guzzling the red sauce, the 15-year-old defended her eating habits, stating, "It’s (tomato) a fruit, so it’s good for you." Cyrus also revealed she has ditched a meat-free diet fad, adding, "That lasted a couple of months. And now I’m a semi-vegetarian."

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Reggaeton superstar DADDY YANKEE is offering to help put juvenile delinquents through college as part of a new scholarship programme in his native Puerto Rico.
The hitmaker has teamed up with the Ana G. Mendez University System and the Juvenile Institutions Administration in Puerto Rico to start up the Educate con Impacto project, which will provide scholarships for youngsters who have committed a crime.
He says, "Once you get an education, you’re free. And these scholarships are to help them get ahead, so they don’t get arrested.
"This is my legacy to fight the cycle of violence that I lived, and I don’t want it to rob Puerto Rico of anything else.
"The cycle starts in a house without love that takes away your innocence; it happens to a frustrated kid who resents the injustice of it. When you’re an adult, you take that injured spirit to your relationships and, whether you know it or not, you get even." Daddy Yankee has contributed $100,000 (£50,000) to the programme.

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Green rockers RADIOHEAD have ruled out performing at the Glastonbury Festival in Britain this year (08) because poor public transport to the event is bad for the environment.
Frontman Thom Yorke is concerned that most people attending the event, which takes place in England’s rural south-west in June (08), drive there "with one or two people in a car".
And Yorke claims such a transport situation is "an ecological disaster".
In an article published by British newspaper The Sun, he writes, "(We’re doing) everything we can to minimise our impact on the environment…
"What we’re trying to do now is only play in areas that have a public transport infrastructure in place. So that rules out Glastonbury for this year.
Maybe we can work out a plan for the future." On Wednesday (27Feb08), Yorke gave a speech at the European Union’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, urging leaders to drastically cut carbon emissions by 2020.
He said, "If we don’t get stuck in now, in 20 years’ time it will be worse and things will be more extreme."

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