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British actor DANIEL CRAIG has vowed to ‘throw himself’ at stunts on the new JAMES BOND movie - despite a series of car accidents and injuries on set.
Filming for the latest spy thriller has been hit by a number of setbacks, the latest of which left a stuntman with serious head injuries after losing control of a vehicle and slamming into a wall in northern Italy last month (Apr08).
This followed yet another mishap when an Aston Martin sports car had to be fished out of Lake Garda, Italy after it skidded off a narrow road in torrential rain and plunged into the water.
But Craig, who stars in the movie as 007, insists he thrives on the physical elements of the film.
He says, "I’ve been sore. I’m sore everyday. I enjoy the physical outside of filming, I always have. I’ve thrown myself into it because I get a kick out of it and I think we can do things and we can achieve things that make the plot and make the storyline move forward.
"It’s much better if I stay involved with the filming as much as possible."

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SARAH JESSICA PARKER is glad SEX & THE CITY co-star KIM CATTRALL scuppered plans to make the movie when the show ended in 2004 - claiming they have a better film as a result.
Cattrall reportedly demanded more money and creative control, forcing a stalemate with producers who were unwilling to consent.
But four years on, the two parties have successfully negotiated terms and the Sex & The City Movie is now about to hit cinemas.
Parker refused to speak out about the row at the time, but insists Cattrall had every right to ask for more cash and control.
She says, "If I had thought it was any of my business at the time, what I would have said is, ‘Isn’t it OK for Kim to think that the money wasn’t right?’" And she insists the movie is better because of the four year time gap: "Perhaps she (Cattrall) was some kind of emotional psychic, because this way we made a better movie."

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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, FRANK SINATRA and MERYL STREEP joined celebrated astronaut BUZZ ALDRIN as part of the first class of the New Jersey Hall of Fame on Sunday (04May08).
The celebrities joined scientists Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein and American football icon Vince Lombardi among the 11 state locals who became the first inductees.
New Jersey people chose the first class from 25 finalists as part of a statewide online vote.

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A new documentary about ROMAN POLANSKI re-examines the rape charges the filmmaker pleaded guilty to 30 years ago.
The Oscar winner admitted the statutory rape of 13 year old Samantha Geimer in 1978, but fled to Paris before he could be sentenced.
Polanski, 74, has avoided prison by remaining in the French capital ever since, where he has been granted citizenship.
Director Marina Zenovich has spent five years tracing every aspect of the case for Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, which she hopes will shed new light on Polanski’s crime.
The film is due to be screened in New York on Monday (5May08), and televised in the U.S. next month (Jun08).
She says, "In 2003, talk of his winning an Oscar (for The Pianist) and whether he’d risk coming to accept it started me thinking about this case because nobody knew exactly what happened.
"Fearing sensationalism, nobody would talk to me. It took five years.
Eventually those involved realised I had good intentions and just wanted to tell the story.
"I met the girl’s lawyer and then Samantha Geimer, the girl herself. Why she consented, I don’t know. Even her mother talked to me. Now blonde, clear-eyed, 45, with three kids, Samantha lives in Hawaii and she basically has forgiven (Polanski).".

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Actress DENISE RICHARDS fired her nanny because she spoke ill of her ex-husband in front of the couple’s young daughters.
Despite the former Bond girl’s bitter divorce and custody battle with ex-husband Charlie Sheen, she insists no one in her employ speaks critically about her girls’ father when they’re in earshot.
Richards says, "I actually fired a nanny once, for bashing Charlie in front of the girls.
"Charlie is their dad, so if I insult their father it’s an insult to them. I don’t want them ever to feel torn between the two of us." Richards only regrets the former couple can no longer be friends.
She tells Redbook magazine, "Charlie is truly a stranger to me, and that’s the really sad part.
"I know many people who have gotten divorced and remained good friends, and I envy that because it’s obviously much healthier for the kids than our situation.
"But I’ve always tried to handle this respectfully. If you go back and try to dig up quotes about what I’ve said, there’s not a lot out there."

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WILL FERRELL is set to return as 1970s newsman RON BURGUNDY in a sequel to hit comedy ANCHORMAN.
Director Adam McKay announced his plans for a second Anchorman film during an interview with website Collider.com over the weekend (03May08).
He revealed, "Will and I are like, ‘Let’s do Anchorman 2,’ so you’re talking, like, in two years, maybe we’ll do it. But we’re going to do it, for sure.
We’re dying to do it." McKay insists the only thing that will scupper sequel plans will be if he and Ferrell cannot bring the original cast back.
He adds, "That’s always kind of a tricky thing. But, I think, with that cast we’re all friends, so yeah, we want to do it."

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Television’s beloved first family of ghoul, THE MUNSTERS, are about to be turned into sex fiends for a new Hustler video.
The classic horror-comedy TV sitcom has been re-imagined for This Ain’t The Munsters XXX.
In a statement from Hustler Video, it’s suggested the "whole gang" will be "showing off what they can do best behind those creaky doors" when the quirky new sex film is released on DVD later this year (08).
Director Anton Slayer says, "I’ve been a longtime fan of The Munsters and I really want to pay tribute to the show.
"We’ve gone all out with the makeup, costumes and sets to lend as much authenticity as possible to the original Munsters." The saucy new X-rated romp features Herman and Lily Munster celebrating their wedding anniversary with a sex session in a cemetery, and their son, wolf-boy Eddie, gets to "howl with pleasure" as he loses his virginity with two girls.
Meanwhile, cousin Marilyn, who sent temperatures soaring on The Munsters, will live out her sexual fantasies at the family’s creepy mansion.
And the press blurb boasts, "Wait till you see what Grandpa has in store for you!" This Ain’t The Munsters XXX features adult film stars Lee Stone as Herman, Roxy Deville as Lily, Shawna Lenee as Marilyn and Trent Soluri as Eddie.

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New York punk rockers LEEWAY have accused the makers of videogame sensation GRAND THEFT AUTO IV of failing to pay out for the use of their songs on the soundtrack.
Leeway join Kanye West, The Who, Bob Marley and Busta Rhymes, among the artiists whose music appears on the videogame, which is expected to make $400 million (GBP200 million) in worldwide sales.
Lead singer Ed Sutton claims the band signed a "very simple" licensing agreement last year (07) and were due to receive $2,500 (GBP1,250) within 60 days - but it never arrived.
He tells the New York Post, "We still haven’t gotten paid and they’re still making excuses. Over 200 artists recorded songs for them and they think they can dismiss us."

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American actress ANGELA KINSEY has become a mum after giving birth to a baby girl.
The star of U.S. sitcom The Office delivered baby Isabel Ruby Lieberstein on Saturday afternoon (03May08).
Kinsey’s The Office co-star and best friend, Jenna Fischer, was with the new mum when she went into labour.

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Arranger WARDELL QUEZERGUE stunned the crowd at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday (03May08) when he conducted the DIXIE CUPS’ band through CHAPEL OF LOVE - even though he has lost his sight.
Quezergue, who arranged the hit for the local group held on to a chair for balance and waved his baton around as the crowd at the annual music festival clapped along.

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THE EAGLES, TIM McGRAW, CARRIE UNDERWOOD and a THE JUDDS reunion brought happy country music campers to the California desert over the weekend (02-04May08) for the second annual Stagecoach Festival.
Almost 120,000 music fans checked out the three-day event, which is held on the same site as the Coachella Festival.
The numbers doubled the attendance at last year’s (07) inaugural Stagecoach.
The Judds only reunion date of 2008 on Saturday night (03May08) was the festival’s leading highlight - and the moment was not lost on Wynonna Judd.
After performing the duo’s 1980s hit Love is Alive, the singer stopped the show to pay tribute to her partner and mother, Naomi.
She told fans, "As a daughter, I have to say it’s a day to be grateful. My mother is 62 years old, and she’s wearing rhinestones."

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GOO GOO DOLLS star JOHN RZEZNIK is to be honoured with the Hal David Starlight Award at the upcoming Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala.
The Iris singer/songwriter will be feted at the 2008 Awards dinner on 19 June (08) in New York City.
Created in 2004 and named after Burt Bacharach’s longtime songwriting partner, the Hal David award recognises talented young songwriters.
Rzeznik joins Rob Thomas, Alicia Keys, John Mayer, and John Legend, who are all past recipients of the accolade.
David insists the rocker is the perfect choice for the 2008 honour: "John Rzeznik is well-deserving of the Starlight Award, not only shining as an outstanding, talented songwriter, but one with a unique vision." Hall of Fame inductees at this year’s event include Desmond Child, Albert Hammond, Loretta Lynn, Alan Menken, and John Sebastian.

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Troubled rapper FOXY BROWN is making the most of her bad publicity following her recent jail spell and ongoing legal woes by releasing a new album.
Her Brooklyn’s Don Diva is to hit stores next week (13May08) less than a month after Brown, real name Inga Marchand, was released from New York’s Riker’s Island prison, where she served eight months for probation violations.
But she might not be a free woman when the new release hits stores - a New York judge has issued a warrant for her arrest, after she failed to turn up to court to face allegations of assault, in relation to an incident last year (07).
Brown is accused of hitting 25-year-old Arlene Raymond with her Blackberry cell phone in Brooklyn on 30 July (07), when a heated argument between the two got out of hand.
Raymond was taken to Brooklyn Hospital following the incident, and was treated for loose teeth and swelling around her lip and right eye.
Brown was subsequently charged with felony assault, menacing, harassment and criminal possession of a weapon when she turned herself into police. She was released on bail and pleaded not guilty to the counts in October (07).
But Brown failed to show for her latest court date at Brooklyn Criminal Court on Monday (05May08), and, as a result, a judge has called for the star’s arrest.

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SCARLETT JOHANSSON has announced her engagement to actor boyfriend RYAN REYNOLDS.
The couple has been dating since February 2007, shortly after Blade: Trinity star Reynolds broke off his engagement to singer Alanis Morissette.
The actress’s representative Marcel Pariseau confirmed the news to People.com, revealing, "They’re both thrilled." Johansson, 23, and 31-year-old Reynolds will step out for the first time as husband-and-wife-to-be at New York’s Metropolitan Museum Costime Institute Gala on Monday night (5May08). (IG/WNWCPL/KL) WENN - BREAKING NEWS - 05 MAY 2008 —————————————————————-

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MISCHA BARTON has kickstarted a bitter war of words with a paparazzo who snapped her sunbathing topless in Australia.
Barton, 22, is furious images taken by Jamie Fawcett have appeared in an Australian magazine and online. Several snaps show her topless and with cellulite on her thighs.
And the actress has accused Fawcett of disrupting her vacation with her mother Nuala on Hamilton Island, off Australia’s East Coast.
She says, "He’s a ridiculous human being. I’ve never abhorred anyone more. I was so angry, I went up to him and said how disappointed I was with his behaviour. He apologised but he was very insincere." But Fawcett claims he warned Barton about stripping off before he had even captured her on film - and insists she could have found a private spot to seek an all-over tan.
He tells the Sydney Daily Telegraph, "We spoke to each other on the island, and that’s when I showed her my camera and I hadn’t taken any shots of her topless.
"I did warn her it was a public place, and if she wanted privacy she shouldn’t be there.
"I’m not a perv, and I didn’t intentionally mean to embarrass her. I don’t just set out and start my day thinking I want to get any celebrity topless." Barton isn’t the first celebrity to clash with Fawcett; in 2005 he was accused by a newspaper of planting listening devices in Nicole Kidman’s Sydney home.
In February this year (08) he lost a defamation lawsuit against the newspaper, after Kidman told a court she feared for her life after being pursued by him - and was forced to employ round-the-clock security for her and her family as a result.

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SARAH JESSICA PARKER and MATTHEW BRODERICK are taking the summer off to get some well-earned rest and try for a new baby.
The couple will leave its New York home as soon as Parker has finished promotional duties for the Sex and the City Movie - and making a brother or sister for five year old James Wilkie is top of the agenda.
Broderick tells the New York Daily News, "In the summer, we’ll leave town and we’ll unwind and go to Long Island and probably Ireland. We’re pretty open for the rest of the summer." When asked if a baby is on the horizon, Broderick adds, "I hope so."

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Rap superstar 50 CENT had his diamond-encrusted chain stolen by an overzealous fan during a recent concert in the African country of Angola.
The In Da Club hitmaker, real name Curtis Jackson, was performing in Luanda with his G-Unit crew when one man jumped up onto the stage and grabbed the jewellery from his neck.
In grainy video footage posted online, the assailant can be seen running off with the chain as 50 Cent and his entourage chase after him.
According to TMZ.com, 50 Cent caught up with the thief and is alleged to have punched him before claiming back his prized chain.
A source tells the website, "The chain is around 50’s neck right now."

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Veteran rocker LOU REED has been forced to quit wearing his trademark sunglasses during concerts, because his eyesight has worsened and he keeps tripping up onstage.
The 66-year-old former Velvet Underground frontman famously wore dark glasses during gigs in his 1970s heyday. But he has switched them for regular spectacles so he can now see what he is doing.
Speaking in New York on Sunday (04May08) at a TriBeCa Film Festival screening of his concert movie Berlin - based on his 1973 album of the same name - Reed said, "The only difference in 35 years is my glasses. I can’t wear sunglasses any more, or I’ll be tripping over all the cables on the stage." (IG/WN/MT) WENN - FIFTH - HOLLYWOOD, SHOWBIZ & PEOPLE NEWS - 05 MAY 2008

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