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Actress KRISTIN DAVIS is raising money for charity by auctioning off two VIP tickets to the SEX AND THE CITY movie premiere in New York City.
Davis, who returns as Charlotte York in the upcoming TV series spin-off film, is offering a pair of tickets to May’s (08) premiere in an online sale on auction website eBay.
The winning bidder and a friend will have their hair and make-up professionally styled, receive a pair of Jimmy Choo shoes and accompany Davis down the red carpet at the screening.
All funds raised from the sale will go to charity Oxfam.
Davis says, "Oxfam’s mission is to alleviate poverty and injustice by helping people learn skills and create lives.
"I just got back from Africa and saw firsthand that we’re making a long-term difference. It gives me a sense of satisfaction." Davis has become the latest in a long line of celebrities auctioning off movie premiere `dates’ for Oxfam - Colin Firth offered one last month (Feb08) and Scarlett Johansson is selling off the chance to accompany her to a film premiere in 2009 on eBay right now.

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Comedienne ELLEN DeGENERES attempted to take Oklahoma politician SALLY KEARN to task for outrageous public comments she made about homosexuals - only to find the state representative wasn’t answering calls.
Kearn was caught on tape telling Oklahomans that homosexuality "is the death knell in this country", and adding, "I honestly think it’s the biggest threat… even more so than terrorism or Islam." She also claimed that teachers are trying to indoctrinate children and teach them that the homosexual lifestyle is "an acceptable lifestyle".
The tape made its way onto YouTube.com, prompting a public outcry - and it was clear that openly gay DeGeneres was appalled when she played a segment on her TV show on Wednesday (12Mar08).
The stunned talk show host sat silent and still after playing Kearn’s comments, before stating, "OK, I feel like there’s some misinformation going on here. I think I need to call her… She’s clearly just mistaken." DeGeneres phoned Kearns live during her show and reached a voicemail, but when she tried to leave a message, it was revealed the answering machine was full.
The indignant host said, "I bet," before leaving her own message via her TV show.
DeGeneres said, "Hi, it’s Ellen DeGeneres, the gay one… I just wanna talk to you… I feel I could clear some things up."

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THE BEATLES helped turn Tuesday night’s (11Mar08) AMERICAN IDOL into a ratings spectacular as Fab Four fans tuned in to hear wannabes belt out hits like ELEANOR RIGBY and IN MY LIFE.
After vying for the rights to perform Beatles songs on the TV talent show for the past seven years, producers got the nod for this season and decided to turn Tuesday night’s show into an-all Fab Four feast.
And to prove that Beatlemania is alive and well today, more than 31 million people tuned in to watch finalists sing their favourite songs. (KL/BB/GES) WENN - SIXTH - HOLLYWOOD, SHOWBIZ & PEOPLE NEWS - 12 MARCH 2008

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Country star ALAN JACKSON has scored his fourth U.S. number one album after his GOOD TIMES debuted at the top of the new chart.
The singer’s new album sold 119,000 copies in its first week on release to land at the top spot and topple Janet Jackson’s Discipline, which falls to three, behind another former chart-topper, Jack Johnson’s Sleep Through The Static.
Two new entries round out the top five - Flogging Molly’s Float at four and The Black Crowes’ Warpaint, which marks the group’s highest charting album since 1992, at five.

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IRON MAIDEN frontman BRUCE DICKINSON has co-written a horror movie which will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in France.
The Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter singer teamed up with director Julian Doyle to pen the script for Chemical Wedding, which stars Simon Callow as reincarnated occultist Aleister Crowley.
Chemical Wedding will debut at Cannes on 17 May (08) and pilot Dickinson is planning to fly guests down to the French event in Iron Maiden’s Boeing 757.

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Rocker MEAT LOAF turned fans against him at a show in Vancouver, Canada last year (Nov07) when his voice gave up mid-song.
The Dead Ringer For Love hitmaker lost his voice during his warm-up routine for the show, but he felt so sure adrenalin and a dose of energy drinks and vitamins would help him make it through the concert he refused to cancel.
Then an hour into the gig, he could no longer sing.
He recalls, "Soundcheck was a little rough and it didn’t really bother me but, as we got to 8pm, I did my warm-up where I sing with the piano and nothing was coming out.
"I kept singing and singing and said, ‘OK, it’s there, let’s go.’ "It was one hour, one minute and 56 seconds into the show and my voice stopped in front of 16,000 people. It felt like the last show I’ll ever do. I even said that to the audience: ‘Look, I want to thank you, it’s been great but my voice is gone and I don’t know if I’ll ever be back.’ "There were 16,000 angry people at me. I got a lot of angry hate mail. They wanted refunds."

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Rap mogul SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS is launching a car service to drive drunk celebrities home.
The entrepreneur hopes his new venture will put an end to a spate of celebrity DUI arrests.
A representative for Combs says, "He wants to make sure everyone’s partying responsibly."

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GOOD CHARLOTTE rocker BILLY MARTIN wed his high school childhood sweetheart earlier this month (Mar08).
Guitarist Martin married stylist Linzi Williamson in Malibu, California on 1 March.
All the guests, including Martin’s Good Charlotte bandmate Joel Madden and his girlfriend Nicole Richie, wore black, according to U.S. magazine Life & Style.

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EDDIE VAN HALEN’s ex-wife VALERIE BERTINELLI has dismissed reports the veteran guitarist has checked into rehab.
Actress Bertinelli refuses to reveal what Van Halen is suffering from, but insists the former alcoholic and cancer survivor isn’t receiving medical care in a substance abuse clinic, as reported.
She says, "Eddie is sober. He’s being proactive about his illness." Rockers Van Halen put their reunion tour on hold this week (11Mar08) to allow the 53-year-old time to "continue medical tests to define a course of treatment".
All Van Halen dates have been postponed until 19 April (08).

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Soul star AMY WINEHOUSE’s multiple Grammy nods have boosted sales of her sophomore album BACK TO BLACK - winning her a place in the U.K.’s Top Ten best-selling albums of the 21st century.
The LP has sold more than 2.4 million copies in Winehouse’s native country since its October 2006 release, with over 318,000 of those having been sold in the last 10 weeks.
Back To Black replaces Norah Jones’ Come Away With Me in the countdown, but James Blunt’s Back To Bedlam is still the most popular album in the U.K. - it’s sold in excess of 3.1 million copies to date since hitting store shelves in 2004.
Winehouse scooped five Grammy Awards including prizes for Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year and Song Of The Year at the prestigious 10 February (08) ceremony.

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U.S. TV show SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE has swapped one R&B superstar for another MARIAH CAREY will replace JANET JACKSON on the programme this weekend (15Mar08).
The Nasty singer called in sick after coming down with a bout of influenza at the beginning of the week (10Mar08).
Jackson’s illness was so severe she checked into a Los Angeles hospital, suffering from shortness of breath.
But SNL bosses have now confirmed Carey will serve as the musical guest on Saturday’s show, which will be guest hosted by Jonah Hill.
Ironically, it’s not the first time Carey has replaced Jackson - the Touch My Body singer took a waitress role in new film Tennessee when reported work commitments and film delays prompted Jackson to quit.
Despite her illness, representatives for Jackson insist the singer will be "fine".

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UNDERWORLD star KATE BECKINSALE was stunned to discover journalists lead similar lives to the stars they write about, after researching for her new role as a reporter.
The British actress plays a newshound who exposes a CIA informant in Nothing But The Truth, and spent time with real-life Los Angeles Times writers to prepare for the part.
She says, "I went to the LA Times to follow around some to the journalist girls there. I was so sure I would see all the different ways their jobs were so unlike mine. I was more struck by the similarities.
"It’s such a vocational profession where you’re passionate about your work and you’re married to another journalist, or someone who is passionate about journalism. It felt very similar."

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BEYONCE KNOWLES’ designer mum TINA sparked fears for her health on Tuesday (11Mar08) night when an ambulance was called to the singer/actress’ trailer on the set of CADILLAC RECORDS.
Tina Knowles had joined the Ring The Alarm superstar on location in New Jersey when she began to experience shortness of breath due to a bout of influenza - the same symptoms suffered by a sick Janet Jackson Monday (10Mar08).
Paramedics arrived on the scene minutes before midnight on Tuesday and while the emergency medical technicians (EMT) refused to comment to waiting paparazzi about who they were called out to treat, TMZ.com claims Beyonce’s dad Matthew confirmed it was Tina who needed attention, not his famous daughter.
Tina was checked over by the EMTs and despite high blood pressure, her condition was not thought serious enough to transport her to local hospital.

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SUPERBAD star JONAH HILL was brought back down to earth after the success of the comedy smash hit - when SCARLETT JOHANSSON snubbed him during a night out.
The actor’s pals claimed Johansson was sure to recognise him and convinced him to approach her after coming across the Lost In Translation actress in Los Angeles.
But Johansson mistook him for an obsessed fan.
Hill reveals,"Right after Superbad came out I wrote a movie with some of my friends. We all went out to get beers one night and saw Scarlett Johansson. My friends were like, ‘You were in movie. She probably saw it. You should go and say hi.’ "I walked by and she was trying to get to the bathroom and tried to walk by me. I said, ‘Hey Scarlett.’ She had no idea who I was. I said, ‘It’s… Jonah’.
She said, ‘Cool,’ and walked around me."

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Spanish actress PENELOPE CRUZ wants to fulfil her childhood dream - by adopting a huge brood of children.
The Sahara star has always been desperate for a big family, but admits she is enjoying her jet-setting career too much to consider becoming a mum just yet.
The 33-year-old beauty says, "I’d love to have kids. Maybe I’ll adopt about 20 children - that’s been my dream since I was a little girl.
"I love children, but at the moment I’m happy with my career. If one day I have a baby I’m not going to be able to work like I do now.
"I can be in London one day, Miami the next, New York after that, then back to L.A. I travel more than some pilots!" But Cruz insists she won’t be giving up her career completely when she does choose to have kids: "I’d still want to work when I have children, but not as much as I do now."

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Actress AMERICA FERRERA is hoping her new movie role will draw attention to the kidnapping crisis in Colombia.
The Ugly Betty star plays the girlfriend of a man kidnapped in Spanish language movie Hacia la oscuridad (Towards Darkness), which hits movie theatres in the U.S. on 14 March (08).
And while promoting the film, Ferrera is keen to remind the public of the kidnapping epidemic in the South American country.
She says, "The rate in Colombia is awful. More than one person a day is kidnapped there."

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MICHELLE WILLIAMS’ best pal BUSY PHILIPPS is pregnant with her first child.
The 29-year-old actress and her writer husband Marc Silverstein are expecting their new arrival this summer (08) and Philipps is loving every minute of her pregnancy.
She tells Usmagazine.com, "We found out today it’s a little girl! I feel great! I’ve had, like, no morning sickness!" But Philipps has ruled out her former Dawson’s Creek co-star and mother-of-one as her unborn baby’s godmother, and has instead chosen Cloverfield actress Lizzy Caplan for the honour.
She explains, "She (Williams) has her hands full with being a mother right now…
"The cool thing about giving someone the godmother title is that it’s sort of practice for their own baby."

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PATRICK SWAYZE’s elderly mother has paid tribute to the star, insisting he "doesn’t deserve" his battle with pancreatic cancer.
The Dirty Dancing actor was recently revealed to be suffering from the potentially life-threatening disease. He is currently undergoing chemotherapy and U.S. tabloid the National Enquirer, which broke the story, claims he has just weeks to live.
Admitting her fears for her 55-year-old son, Patsy Swayze, 81, says: "He doesn’t deserve to get this. He just doesn’t deserve it.
"He’s got such a big heart. He’s been such a good and generous and thoughtful person. It breaks my heart to know he’s suffering. But he bears it and he’s determined to beat this. He’s hanging in there and getting the best treatment he can."

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