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COLIN FARRELL has been left deeply disturbed after a visit to Bosnia to research a new film role.
The Irish actor spent the weekend (05-06Apr08) in Srebrenica, where thousands of Muslims were slaughtered during the bloody 1992-1995 Bosnian War.
Farrell, who plays a photojournalist covering the conflict in new film Triage, admits he felt "sick" after visiting the town’s cemetery.
He tells Reuters, "It is hard to describe how obviously the air and the land has been poisoned by the act of killing 8,000 people in the space of a day.
"But you really do get the sense of the pain and the loss and I am sad, I really am sad."

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Irish actor COLIN FARRELL loves to write poetry - because he finds the words a release from stress.
The 31-year-old loves writing so much, he is even considering penning his own screenplay.
He says, "I write poetry - it’s a good way to purge myself of the things I feel about my shortcomings. I prefer writing poetry to keeping a journal.
"I enjoy writing - I’d love to write a screenplay one day."

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Actor MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY struggled to get a good night’s sleep while working on latest movie FOOL’S GOLD in Australia, because he lived in constant fear of snake attacks.
The Hollywood hunk isn’t usually afraid of the reptiles and even kept some as pets during his stay Down Under.
But he hated finding unexpected visitors in his bedroom and was always on edge when night fell.
He says, "It’s amazing how quickly you shower when you think there might be a python in your room.
"There were heaps of weird creatures around in Queensland when we were shooting Fool’s Gold. I had an eight foot (2.4 meter) python in the coconut tree in my back yard and a six foot (1.82 meter) python in my shed. It’s one thing having pythons in your garden and knowing they’re there; it’s a lot more unsettling knowing they’re somewhere about but you don’t know where. So I was going through every closet and checking under the bed.
"Every time I took a bath I got nervous. I’d be washing my hair with my eyes closed and be thinking, ‘What am I not seeing right now?’ With pythons about, you quickly get used to sleeping with one eye open." Snakes weren’t the only creatures McConaughey and his Fool’s Gold co-star Kate Hudson had to contend with in Australia - they also had to be careful to avoid the giant killer jellyfish iricongi while shooting underwater scenes for the adventure movie.

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JARED LETO’s controversial portrayal of JOHN LENNON’s killer in CHAPTER 27 has become an unexpected hit in America.
The much-delayed film, which also stars Lindsay Lohan, has already been released straight to DVD in many territories across the world and reviews were mixed when the movie was given a limited release last week (28Mar08).
But fans have been flocking to see the film, giving it the highest per-screen average of any current release.
The success has prompted distributors Peace Arch Entertainment Group Inc. to expand the release to more theatres this weekend (beg04Apr08).
The psychological drama explores the mind of Leto’s character Mark David Chapman in the weeks leading up to the fateful day he shot and killed Lennon in New York in 1980.

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KEITH RICHARDS is a secret skiier, after learning the sport during two long winter spells at a drug clinic in Switzerland.
The Rolling Stones guitarist decamped to the Alps at the height of his drug addiction in the 1970s to clean up and get healthy. And he passed time by heading for the piste.
Richards reveals, "You try living in Switzerland for two bloody winters. You almost go bananas, because it’s sheer gloom.
"And suddenly someone says, `Up there, there’s bright sunshine and loads of things happening. All you’ve got to do is put these silly things on your feet.’ "I started out on the nursery slopes and four-year-olds were going by me, going, `Ha ha ha ha.’ But in two weeks… baby, I’m rocking down the moguls (bumps) and ending up at the bar, having a snifter (drink)."

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ROD STEWART, DIONNE WARWICK and JAMES TAYLOR have teamed up with celebrated crooner STEVE TYRELL for a tribute to songwriters BURT BACHARACH and HAL DAVID.
Tyrell, who has a long history with Bacharach and David, has recorded an album of their tunes - and his famous pals feature on the classic What the World Needs Now.
The track will appear on Tyrell’s Back to Bacharach, which is released in June (08) and also features collaborations with Patti Austin and Bacharach himself.
The all-star recording is for a worthy cause - all proceeds will go to the National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance (NCCRA) in remembrance of Tyrell’s wife Stephanie, who lost her battle with colon cancer in 2003, and U.S.
newsreader Katie Couric’s late husband Jay Monahan.
Tyrell began his career in music by helping to co-ordinate Bacharach and David’s songs for films like Alfie and Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid.

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AL PACINO was fired from his first job as a cinema usher - after his boss caught him staring at his reflection in a mirror.
The star insists he wasn’t being vain, he had simply discovered his profile for the first time - and was horrified by what he saw.
He explains, "I was an usher. It was a huge movie house. The Rivoli Theater in New York.
"There was a three-way mirror that was the candy counter. I saw myself for the first time in my life, three quarters, and the profile too - and I thought, `I’m finished’. "I was mesmerised by it. It wasn’t vanity, I was shocked. It was like a different person.
"The manager didn’t like my doing that. He caught me doing it again one day.
He was walking down the stairs and fired me in flight: `You’re gone, you’re fired.’ I was out of there."

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HEROES star MILO VENTIMIGLIA has abandoned his dream of becoming a fighter pilot, after a vomit-inducing session in the skies.
The actor spent time with the Air Force Reserves during the recent Writer’s Guild of America strike, fulfilling a childhood ambition in the process.
He says, "There were three options: one I wanted to be an actor, two I wanted to be a doctor, and three I wanted to be a fighter pilot." But it didn’t end well for the star: "It’s amazing to see what those pilots do. But I got sick. There’s a before and after picture of me - before I went up and after I came down - looking crooked."

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Next year’s (09) Oscar nominations will be announced on a Thursday, not the traditional Tuesday - so as not to clash with the presidential inauguration.
The Academy Award nods were due to be read on 20 January (09) but Oscar bosses have been forced to move the date because it fell on the new U.S.
President’s first day in office.
So Oscar Tuesday will become Oscar Thursday next year (22Jan09). The Oscars themselves will take place at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on 22 February (09).

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Actor LUKE McFARLANE, who plays a homosexual on hit TV series BROTHERS & SISTERS, has `come out’ as gay in real life.
In an interview with Toronto’s Globe and Mail newspaper on Tuesday (15Apr08), the actor, who plays Scotty Wandell on the drama, went public with his sexuality after revealing his family and friends are all aware he’s gay.
He said, "There is this desire in L.A. to wonder who you are and what’s been blaring for me for the last three years is how can I be most authentic to myself - so this is the first time I am speaking about it in this way." In Brothers & Sisters, McFarlane’s character is preparing to wed his gay lover, Kevin Walker - played by Matthew Rhys, and he hopes the plot will help viewers with anti-gay prejudices.
McFarlane adds, "We’re saying, `This can be part of the cultural fabric, now, because it is two series regulars, two people that you invite into your home and you see every week.’"

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KNOCKED UP star KATHERINE HEIGL and TOM SIZEMORE’s new movie is heading straight to DVD - via a 24-hour internet release.
Zyzzyx Rd will be shown free during its 24-hour streaming video premiere on 17 April (08) before hitting DVD internet outlets, where it will be available to buy for just $5 (GBP2.50).
The quirky release is the brainchild of producer Leo Grillo, who also appears in the psychological thriller.
He says, "At a time like this, when the economy is slowing and the price of gas and other essentials are rising, people are more conscious about how they are spending their hard earned money.
"Premiering the movie for free on the Internet gives movie fans the chance to see a terrific movie featuring two very talented, top notch stars without any financial risk on their part.
"If they like the movie, they will undoubtedly generate some great buzz for it on (community websites) MySpace, Facebook, etc. and they can purchase a DVD copy for only $5.
"I foresee this to be the start of a Hollywood revolution in the way films are made available to the audience. I believe that if you offer terrific movies without all the risk, people will support this revolution by paying a fair price to not just see but own them." Zyzzyx Rd tells the harrowing tale of a married accountant and his chance encounter with the sexy Marissa (Heigl) - and her murderous boyfriend in Las Vegas. The movie was shot before Heigl’s career too off and before Sizemore’s recent prison spell.

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MEATLOAF and TIFFANY have teamed up as man and wife as part of a hilarious new cellphone ad.
The pair plays suburban parents in the all-musical commercial for communications giants AT&T’s new GoPhone.
When Meatloaf’s screen son asks him for one of the easy-to-use mobiles, the rocker breaks into song and duets with Tiffany on his Paradise By The Dashboard Light hit in the garage of their home.

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LATEST: ROB LOWE’s current and former employees have come forward to defend the actor after an ex-nanny accused him of sexual harassment.
Jessica Gibson filed a lawsuit in California on Monday (14Apr08) alleging Lowe placed his hand inside her "pants in order to touch her crotch" and "grabbed Gibson’s buttocks without consent" several times between September 2005 to January 2008.
Gibson also alleges Lowe repeatedly exposed his penis to her, as well as frequently asking her "to touch his penis." But now Lowe’s estate manager, Carol Andrade, has led a charge to defend the actor, who faces a deposition with his accuser next month (19May08).
In a written declaration provided to Lowe’s legal team, and obtained by People.com, Andrade states Gibson never told her that Lowe "ever said or did anything that she found inappropriate or offensive or that made her feel uncomfortable… or made sexual advances toward her." Andrade has revealed she has supervised the nannies, chefs, drivers and housekeepers for Lowe, 44, and his wife, Sheryl, 46, for the last 18 months.
She is one of a group of current and former staff members who provided declarations to Lowe’s legal team.
In another declaration, Jennifer Dynof - one of the actor’s business associates - stated she’d never witnessed any questionable behaviour by her boss.
She writes, "I have never seen him make any sexual advances toward any other woman or act inappropriately, offensively or disrespectfully toward any woman."

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SPIDER-MAN star WILLEM DAFOE has urged fans not to believe everything they read about him on the internet - because he’s no longer a vegetarian.
The actor admits he’s often saluted for his meat-free stance, but confesses he’s no longer a veggie, despite the fact he’s still labelled as such in internet articles and biographies.
He says, "The problem with the internet is information changes and people change." And Dafoe blames his Italian wife and his lack of commitment for his decision to give up a vegetarian lifestyle.
He explains, "I’m married to an Italian, it’s impossible… I guess I wasn’t committed enough to the ethical reasons.
"I’m not a card-carrying member."

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R&B star BRANDY has put her legal woes behind her and signed a new record deal with Epic.
She plans to release a new album by the end of the year - four years after her final Atlantic release, Afrodisiac.
The news is a big boost for Brandy, who spent much of 2007 fighting potential vehicular manslaughter charges following a 2006 fatal car accident.
The singer was cleared of all charges in December (07).
And just last month (Mar08), Brandy was hit with a lawsuit from a landscaping company, which alleged the singer owed her gardener over $3,000 (GBP1,500) in expenses for work carried out at her home, according to Billboard.com.
Brandy’s publicist claimed the bills were sent to the wrong address. A trial date has been set for 22 April (08).

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NEIL DIAMOND is to honour the Boston Red Sox for turning his SWEET CAROLINE hit into a baseball anthem by performing at their stadium as part of a summer (08) tour.
The beloved crooner announced his North American tour, which begins on 19 July in Minnesota, via a surprise appearance on the scoreboard at the Red Sox’s Fenway Park home last week (08Apr08).
He will perform at the stadium, where Sweet Caroline has become an eighth-inning sing-a-long during Red Sox home games, on 23 August (08).
Prior to the North American dates, Diamond will tour Europe, beginning with dates in Holland next month (May08).

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LATEST: ASHLEE SIMPSON refused to answer pregnancy questions during a taping of MTV show TRL on Tuesday (15Apr08), but urged fans not to believe everything they read.
Internet reports on Monday (14Apr08) suggested the newly-engaged singer was expecting fiance Pete Wentz’s child.
Wentz has already denied the rumours, but Simpson wouldn’t even address them during the taping of a performance on TRL in New York.
She reportedly dodged the pregnancy question, according to a source, stating only that if all the rumours about her were true, she "would have had a baby by now." But she happily showed off her new diamond engagement ring during her first public appearance since announcing her plans to wed the Fall Out Boy rocker.
The show, which will feature Simpson performing her new song, Little Miss Obsessive, will air on Thursday in America (17Apr08).

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MARIAH CAREY sympathises with troubled singer BRITNEY SPEARS - because she knows better than most how difficult it can be to live her life under such media scrutiny.
The 38-year-old singer admits she struggled with fame in her early years in the music industry, but believes Spears is not doing herself any favours by associating herself with the wrong type of people.
She says, "It’s easy to say, ‘With Britney, this and that didn’t work out,’ but I’m not that presumptuous.
"I’ve experienced it myself. Setbacks come if you lead your life in the public eye and let people get closer to you than you should.
"But it was never as dramatic with me as it was with Britney. I’ve never done hard drugs and I always had a firm hold of somewhere."

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