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Outrageous British funnyman RUSSELL BRAND has called on CHRIS ROCK to advise him prior to his MTV Video Music Awards hosting stint this weekend (07Sep08).
Brand was a surprising choice to host the prizegiving, but he wants to impress - so he asked the one-time Oscars host for a few tips.
Brand says, "He said, ‘Go in hard - no one cares about anything except you have to have a good beginning.’ "So I might take my shirt off and have lipstick on my nipples."

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JENNIFER LOPEZ was so determined to make sure she was pregnant when she first thought she was with child, she took 20 tests - and even asked her husband MARC ANTHONY to pee on a stick.
The actress/singer admits to feeling "a flutter" during a hair and make-up session - and it sent her to the nearest pharmacy.
She tells the upcoming issue of Elle magazine she dashed home with her pregnancy tests in an effort to be sure - and she even insisted Anthony took one.
She explains, "I needed to see what a negative looked like." Lopez gave birth to twins Emme and Max on 22 February (08).

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HEATH LEDGER’s portrayal of the JOKER in BATMAN BEGINS sequel THE DARK KNIGHT has been named the summer’s (08) best movie villain.
The late actor, who died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs in January (08), won 95 per cent of the votes in a poll conducted by Moviefone.com - easily beating off competition from Cate Blanchett’s villainous Indiana Jones soviet agent foe.
The Aussie actress’ Irina Spalko came in second with two per cent of the vote.
Iron Man’s nemesis Jeff Bridges tied with The Incredible Hulk actor Tim Roth and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor star Jet Li for third place, with one per cent each.
The end-of-summer Moviefone.com poll was another big winner for The Dark Knight, which has made a total of $502.4 million (£271.5 million) at the U.S.
box office - it also won in the categories for Best Sequel, Best Superhero Movie, Best Action Sequence and Movie Most Worth Your Cash.

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Actress FRAN DRESCHER is leading the charge to end opposition to same-sex marriages in California by co-hosting a cocktail party at her ex-husband’s Los Angeles home.
The U.S. star and her ex, Peter Marc Jacobson, are teaming up to host a benefit for Equality California - the group fighting to defeat an upcoming ballot initiative that would ban same-sex marriage in California.
Gay couples, like Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi, have been taking advantage of new marriage laws that permit same-sex nuptials by exchanging vows this summer (08) - but the new regulations could be overturned in November (08) if anti-gay marriage activists get their way.
Drescher tells Eonline.com, "I’m a gay icon… (and) I’m a political activist who believes in preserving the American dream which is tolerance of diversity and the separation of church and state…It’s simply un-American not to be tolerant of different lifestyles. If you wanna live in a single-minded, religious-based country you’re in the wrong place." Guests at Wednesday night’s (03Sep08) fundraiser have paid at least $100 (£54) each to hang out with Drescher and her ex. The actress insists she and Jacobson are the best of friends.
She adds, "We have very similar beliefs in terms of ideology as well as theology."

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EVA MENDES is desperate to land a role on RICKY GERVAIS’ EXTRAS - after she was turned down for a cameo on the hit TV show.
The brunette beauty is a big fan of the comedy series, which features big celebrity guest stars in each episode - and was disappointed after the show bosses denied her a role.
And now she is determined to appear on the sitcom, which is written by and stars Gervais as a struggling actor.
When asked if she has any unfulfilled ambitions, she responds: "Yes, to appear in an episode of Ricky Gervais’ show Extras.
"It’s one of my favourite shows ever and they turned me down. I was like, guys, you don’t understand I am quite a big deal in the States, and I don’t go on TV shows, but I really want to go on your show.
"I love Ricky Gervais, I love British humour - it’s my kind of humour, but they won’t have me."

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KATE HUDSON refuses to walk away from ex-husband CHRIS ROBINSON, admitting the former couple still live together in California.
The free-spirited actress, who has reportedly dated Lance Armstrong and Owen Wilson since splitting from the rocker, admits she and her ex have "figured it out", and they’re happiest when they’re together.
Hudson, who shares a son, Ryder, with Robinson, tells Cosmopolitan magazine, "We’re still basically living together. We’ve figured it out. I mean, obviously, nothing’s perfect… (Our divorce) is the best thing that ever happened to us." The couple split in 2006 after six years of marriage.

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Teenage mum JAMIE LYNN SPEARS has sent troubled Alaskan 17-year-old BRISTOL PALIN a baby gift package following the scandal surrounding her pregnancy.
Spears, who revealed she was pregnant last Christmas (07) - when she was just 16 - feels a kinship to Palin, the daughter of U.S. Republican vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin, and decided to show her support by sending designer baby burpcloths.
The Palin family confirmed reports their eldest daughter Sarah was pregnant shortly after the Alaskan governor was picked as Senator John McCain’s running mate in the upcoming presidential election.
U.S. TV show Access Hollywood has revealed Jamie Lynn’s mother Lynne Spears called Los Angeles baby boutique Petit Tresor on her daughter’s behalf to order a small gift.
A store insider explains Lynne and Jamie Lynn wanted to send a gift worth under $100 (£54) to Bristol, and chose a collection of Plain Mary white burp cloths with pink writing.
The note attached to the gift read, "Dear Bristol, Hang in there… xoxo, Jamie Lynn."

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Gay pop supergroup the VILLAGE PEOPLE are to be honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The Y.M.C.A. hitmakers will celebrate their 30th anniversary by unveiling the star one block north of the Hollywood YMCA, between Liberace and Betty Grable’s stars, on 12 September (08).
Current Village People stars Alexander Briley, David Hodo, Ray Simpson, Felipe Rose, Jeff Olson and Eric Anzalone are expected to attend the honour ceremony in their famous costumes.
The star will be the 2,369th on the Walk of Fame.

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LATEST: Actress MACKENZIE PHILLIPS has reportedly entered rehab after a judge in Los Angeles slapped her with felony charges stemming from her arrest last month (Aug08) for possession of a controlled substance.
Phillips, 48, was charged with two felonies and a misdemeanour on Wednesday (03Sep08) in connection with the arrest, which was made at Los Angeles’ LAX airport after the actress failed a routine security screening there on 27 August (08).
According to website TMZ.com, Phillips, who is charged with two felony counts of possession of a controlled substance, heroin and cocaine, and one misdemeanor count of unauthorised possession of a needle or syringe - has entered an unknown rehabilitation facility in an effort to get clean.
Following her arrest, Phillips spent a night behind bars before she was released on bail. She is scheduled to be arraigned in October (08).

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Masked rockers SLIPKNOT have ruined rapper THE GAME’s bid to debut his final album at the top of the U.S. charts - thanks to a little early-release business.
The group’s new release All Hope is Gone got a head start on The Game’s LAX after some retailers broke the street date release embargo, due to fan demand, and started selling the album a day early.
The pre-release push gave Slipknot the edge - by a slim 1,134 sales margin and scores the band their first number one album in America. Without the early sales, The Game reportedly beat Slipknot to the top of the charts by 13 copies.
All Hope Is Gone moved 239,516 copies, while The Game’s final release sold 238,382.
It’s the first time The Game hasn’t debuted at number one.
Kid Rock’s Rock N Roll Jesus falls to three, while former charttoppers the Jonas Brothers fall to four with A Little Bit Longer. The Mamma Mia! soundtrack rounds out the new Billboard top five.

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MILEY CYRUS has treated herself to a brand new Mercedes convertible - even though she’s too young to drive it.
The 15-year-old pop sensation doesn’t turn 16 until 16 November (08) but she’s already bought herself a gift - a $75,000 (£40,540) white Mercedes-Benz CLK 550 Cabriolet.
A source tells In Touch magazine, "Miley wanted special options like parking assist and a cream-coloured leather interior, so she ordered the car early.
“She’s telling everyone that she hopes to get a car when she turns 16, so when it comes, she can say it was a surprise from her parents.”

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Rapper BOW WOW has denied he is to quit music for good, insisting he just wants to take a two-year break to become a movie star.
The 21 year old confirms his eighth album will be his last because he wants to spend more time acting.
But he plans to return to his music career after a two-year hiatus.
Bow Wow, real name Shad Moss, says, "I will do an eighth album and then probably after that just probably quit and just focus on movies and acting.
"I figure, like, I’ve been doing this since I was five years old. It’s kinda hard to juggle this (music career) and acting; my agents are calling me all the time and I feel like I haven’t really given them enough time to do their thing, so I got to go over there and do some Hollywood thing." But the young rapper/actor adds: "(I’ll) at least take two years off, do my thing and come back."

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Actress JESSICA BIEL has once again been forced to deny reports she is expecting her first child with boyfriend JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE.
The 26-year-old star has been at the centre of pregnancy rumours since reportedly moving into Timberlake’s Hollywood Hills home in June (08).
But Biel has dismissed the resurging allegations, with her representative telling American magazine Us Weekly: "The reports are false." Timberlake has been romancing the Hollywood actress since early last year (07) when she joined him at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.

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KID ROCK has hit out at talk show queen OPRAH WINFREY - because he "doesn’t believe" in her politics.
Chatshow host Winfrey has urged her viewers to vote for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, turning up at last week’s (beg25Aug08) Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado to support the politician.
But Rock insists the media mogul’s rally around the Illinois senator has caused him to question his own vote.
He says, "When they all go, ‘I’m voting for this guy,’ I go, ‘That’s not who I’m voting for!’ …I love Barack Obama. I hate Oprah Winfrey. (No), I don’t hate her. I just don’t believe in her."

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Former SPICE GIRLS star VICTORIA BECKHAM has denied her recent fashion ventures have been a disappointment - insisting her DVB brand is "going from strength to strength".
Beckham was recently at the centre of rumours that her label was in crisis after she announced her new range of dresses would not be shown on the catwalk at the upcoming New York Fashion Week (05-12Sep08) - but in small private viewings.
The singer’s DVB denim range also came under fire earlier this year (08) after Los Angeles boutique Kitson dropped the brand - citing poor sales and a lack of promotional activity from the star.
But Beckham is adamant that her fashion business is doing well - blaming the media for putting a negative spin on her style exploits.
She says, "There are always people out there waiting for us to fail. But I don’t let that deter me. I’m a perfectionist and I’m good at what I do.
Career-wise, the opportunities and success I’ve had this year are outstanding.
My brand’s going from strength to strength."

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British actor JUDE LAW and filmmaker JEREMY GILLEY have been praised by Afghanistan’s PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI for promoting peace in the war-torn country.
The pair has been in Afghanistan to urge feuding parties to call a one-day ceasefire - to coincide with the United Nations’ global Peace Day on 21 September (08).
That event was prompted by Gilley’s Peace One Day project, for which Law is an ambassador.
And their efforts have been applauded by Karzai, after he met Law and Gilley at his palace in Kabul on Tuesday (03Sep08).
A statement released by the President’s office reads: "Karzai praised their efforts and said, ‘Afghanistan, too, hopes and makes lots of efforts for the establishment of peace in Afghanistan, the region and the world’." Afghanistan has been rocked by gunfight and bombings by militant fighters since the Taliban was removed from power with the help of the U.S. and U.K.
armed forces in 2001, in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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Actor NICOLAS CAGE’s home in New Orleans, Louisiana has him so spooked he refuses to sleep there, despite paying nearly $3.5 million (£1.9 million) for the estate.
Cage bought the legendary LaLaurie Mansion last year (07) - reportedly the most haunted home in the historic city, constructed during the 1830s.
He says, "(It’s) in the Vieux Carre - which is called the French Quarter.
It’s a very notorious house, it’s a very famous house - meaning it’s allegedly the most severely haunted house in the United States of America… that’s what they tell me. So at any given moment, I have five or six ghosts surrounding the house, all looking up at this haunted temple, and I’m in there.
"We’ll (my family) come over and have dinner there but nobody sleeps there. I will sleep there, I will at some point - but I’ll be alone when it happens… I try not to have a narrow mind about things." But the actor - who was aware of the legend before making the purchase insists he’s respectful of his haunting guests.
He adds: "(I’ve gotten) five or six requests from parapsychologists’ groups to come into the house, and I won’t let them in - because of respect. If there’s something in there, I don’t want them being exploited."

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Actress VERA FARMIGA gave advice to legendary director MARTIN SCORSESE on the set of their 2006 movie THE DEPARTED.
The 35-year-old insists she wasn’t intimidated by Scorsese’s reputation as a formidable moviemaker and was quick to give him her opinion on her character urging him to have the role rewritten.
She says, "The wonderful thing about Marty is that he will say, ‘Listen, the part’s c**p - it’s not quite there but we will get it there, and are you game to do it? So we worked to build her (the character) up to introduce inconsistencies and contradictions and all the stuff that makes people human. I need a director as much as they need me."

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