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Supermodel ALESSANDRA AMBROSIO has been reunited with her beloved pet dog BUDDHA after the pooch was found by a delivery man.
The Brazilian beauty offered a reward for information leading to the safe return of the Maltese terrier last week (begs29Sep08).
Her fiance reportedly enlisted the help of people at specialist website FindToto.com to track down the dog’s whereabouts.
The blue and green haired pet has now been returned to the catwalk star safe and sound by an unnamed courier man, who discovered Buddha hiding under his truck, reports TMZ.com.

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Actress MINNIE DRIVER has snubbed the opportunity to show off her newborn son HENRY in a celebrity magazine spread - she’s posted her own photograph online.
The Good Will Hunting star, 38, gave birth to little Henry Story Driver in Los Angeles last month (05Sep08).
And instead of selling pictures of the tot to the highest bidder, she’s chosen to share them with fans and friends on her MySpace.com page free of charge.
The image on the social networking site shows the new mum cradling her baby as he lies against her chest.
Driver has so far refused to reveal the identity of the baby’s father.

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ANNE HATHAWAY has hit out at her friends for believing tabloid rumours about her love life - including the suggestion she is a lesbian.
The actress has been the subject of much gossip since she split with Italian businessman Raffaelo Follieri, who was arrested on charges of fraud shortly after they parted ways.
But she insists she’s still single, and is sick of fielding calls from girl pals who believe every word they read.
She says, "I don’t look at gossip magazines and websites, but my friends do and they call me out of the blue and ask me if I’m dating someone.
"Apparently I’ve dated Josh Lucas, Brody Jenner - I didn’t know who he was and of course there’s the rumour that I’m dating Emily Blunt."

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The man who wrote doo-wop classic RAMA LAMA DING DONG has died at the age of 71.
George Jones enjoyed success with the hit in 1961 as a member of The Edsels.
He lost his battle with cancer in Ohio on 27 September (08).

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Rapper T.I. has defended his decision to carry illegal weapons, claiming he has feared assassination since the shooting death of his assistant two years ago.
The star - real name Clifford Harris Jr. - is facing a one-year prison sentence and 1,000 hours of community service after pleading guilty to illegal possession of three machine guns and two silencers following his 2007 arrest.
But he insists he was motivated by the paranoia he has suffered since Philant Johnson was gunned down in May 2006 - while he looked on helplessly.
He tells Giant magazine, "I got paranoid. Let me try to explain. Someone pulls up to your car and - pop, pop, pop.
"If you were without weapons at the time, you would probably want to be with weapons for every other time."

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QUEEN LATIFAH’s successful career has been tainted by the death of her brother, who was killed before she made it big.
Lance Owens Jr. died in 1992 in a motorcycle accident, riding a bike the actress/rapper had helped to buy him for his 24th birthday.
Latifah was incredibly close to Lance, and found the grief and guilt difficult to handle.
She tells the New York Times, "I don’t know if I ever recovered completely. I know I don’t hurt as bad as I used to hurt. You can’t replace a person, especially someone with a big presence like my brother. We were best friends, there were no secrets between us.
"The problem was that a lot of success came after he died, so I resented a lot of things. I felt like all these great things were happening, but I lost the most important thing to me. If that’s the price I had to pay, I didn’t want it. I thought, ‘Take this back and give me my brother.’"

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Rocker BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN began a three-day free tour to support U.S.
presidential candidate BARACK OBAMA at the weekend (04Oct08).
The star started his road trip in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saturday, where he brought the city to a standstill, performing for 50,000 people on the Benjamin Franklin Freeway.
Springsteen told fans, "I don’t know about you, but I want my house back - I want my America back, and I want my country back." He then travelled to Ohio State University in Columbus for a second free gig on Sunday (05Oct08).
The mini-tour wraps up in Ypsilanti, Michigan on Monday afternoon (06Oct08).
America goes to the polls to elect its new president on 4 November (08).

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Rocker MEAT LOAF was forced to make an early exit from the Q Awards in London on Monday (06Oct08) after suffering from "vertigo".
The singer was at the ceremony to pick up the prize for Classic Song for his hit single Bat Out Of Hell.
But after giving a rambling acceptance speech, he had to be helped off stage - sparking fears for his health.
At the time, the 61-year-old reportedly blamed medication for a torn retina for his unsteadiness, prompting presenter Alan Carr to poke fun at his condition.
Comedian Carr quipped, "Meat Loaf was a bit worse for wear when he came on.
He was on medication, so I’m told - but that’s what they all say! "He tipped forward and almost fell off the stage and I actually saved him! I saved his life!" However, a representative for the star, real name Melvin Lee Aday, insists it was a result of "vertigo".

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Pop legend CHER was forced to pull out of her Las Vegas residency at the weekend (04-05Oct08) after suffering from bronchitis.
The Believe singer, 62, cancelled both Saturday and Sunday’s shows at the Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace - her final dates of the year - due to the asthma-related illness.
Her publicist Liz Rosenberg has blamed the star’s ailment on the so-called "Vegas Throat" - a bad sore throat caused by the dry desert climate, coupled with the heavy air conditioning in Sin City’s hotels and casinos.
The representative has also dismissed reports Cher is suffering from chronic abdominal problems.
In a statement issued by Caesar’s Palace bosses, they assure fans Cher will be back in 2009, saying: "Cher looks forward to her return to The Colosseum early next year with performances to be announced soon."

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PARIS HILTON’s designer sister NICKY HILTON has dismissed reports she’s to marry her TV producer boyfriend DAVID KATZENBERG this winter (08/09).
The couple has been dating for the past two years, and sources told America’s Star magazine last month (Sep08) that Hilton and Katzenberg were looking at exchanging nuptials in December (08) or January (09).
But Hilton, who turned 25 on Sunday (05Oct08), tells People.com, "There are no wedding plans. There are lots and lots of rumours but I will put them to rest."

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WILL SMITH, SIDNEY POITIER, FOREST WHITAKER and WHITNEY HOUSTON gave the opening of movie mogul TYLER PERRY’s new film studios in Atlanta, Georgia some star power on Saturday (05Oct08), when they joined him to unveil the new complex.
The Tyler Perry Studios is a multi-million dollar film and TV venture which features sound stages named after stars such as Quincy Jones, American Gangster actress Ruby Dee, and Poitier.
Guests at the opening also included Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith and chatshow queen Oprah Winfrey, with a performance by Mary J. Blige.
Perry had previously contemplated moving from Atlanta after locals complained about the noise and traffic at his old studio near the city’s downtown area.
But he ultimately decided that he could never leave his "home", and he insists he bears no ill will towards his old neighbours.
He says, "Even though it was a studio there for 15 years, there was a lot of resistance in everything I was doing. I was thinking about leaving at one point, but this is home for me.
"I knew spiritually I was in the wrong place. You can never be upset with the people who forced you into your dream or up higher. They forced me out into a higher situation. It’s worked out much better for me."

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Action star MATT DAMON surprised onlookers at Florida’s Escape to Miami Triathlon on Sunday (05Oct08) when he turned up to take part in the gruelling race.
The Bourne Identity actor joined his stepfather Jay Jones and family friend Barry Hetherington as part of a running team.
Damon sprinted 6.2 miles (9.97 kilometres) in 59 minutes and 54 seconds, and was met at the finish line by his wife Luciana Barroso and newborn daughter Gia.
After the race, he joked, "I knew I was in trouble when the old guy with the oxygen tank passed me." Damon’s brother Kyle competed in the whole triathlon and recorded a time of 2 hours, 23 minutes and 40 seconds, finishing in 27th place.
And it was his sibling who convinced Damon to enter the running, swimming, and cycling competition.
He tells the Miami Herald, "My brother talked me into it. I was doing this movie this summer, The Informant, where I had to put on all this weight, and my brother told me, ‘October 5, save the date’." And the exercise will come in handy for Damon’s next unspecified project. He adds, "I’ve got to get in shape for the next thing I’m doing." Damon is not the first celebrity to take part in such high-energy activities - Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey both completed the Nautica Malibu Triathlon in California last month (Sep08), while Katie Holmes ran the New York City Marathon last November (07).

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BEYONCE KNOWLES has been honoured for her charity work at the Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation Diamond Ball in Florida.
The Crazy In Love superstar was the guest of honour at the event on Saturday (04Oct08) when she was inducted into the hospital’s International Pediatric Hall of Fame.
Knowles’ award comes just days after her rapper husband Jay-Z was praised for his humanitarian work in Africa at the United Nations Global Leadership Awards Gala in New York last Wednesday (01Oct08).

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Movie hardman JASON STATHAM has shattered his tough guy image by confessing he is addicted to U.S. reality TV show SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE? The Snatch actor has built his image on his hard reputation, but admits that he likes nothing better than watching the dance competition.
He says, "I’ve been hooked on So You Think You Can Dance?" And although Statham would never consider going on a reality show, he would like to dabble in dancing - because he enjoyed watching musicals when he was younger.
He adds, "(But) It would be nice to do a little tango or a little rock ‘n’ roll jive. I love all the great musicals - West Side Story, Singin’ In The Rain. My mum and dad were fanatical about those. I’ve seen those films many times.
"On The Town, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Donald O’ Connor, Cyd Charisse. Brilliant. Great music, great physical drama. I love all that, very expressive."

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Veteran movie star FAYE DUNAWAY struggled to portray a woman kidnapped by ROBERT REDFORD’s character in their 1975 film THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR because the actor was too "gorgeous" to fear.
The 67-year-old actress starred as Kathy Hale in the Sydney Pollack-directed movie, but admits it was difficult for her to act as if she was always scared, because she would gladly have succumbed to Redford’s charms.
She tells British chatshow host Jonathan Ross, "Oh Redford. We had some trouble, I have to say, because my character was kidnapped by him and in mortal fear of being raped and god knows what, you know, the harm coming to her.
"And you can’t have those feelings about Redford. You just say, ‘Yes, fine, come on!’ Because he’s just so gorgeous!"

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Veteran Hollywood star CLINT EASTWOOD told JOHN McCAIN he could not be his running mate in the U.S. presidential election - because the actor is only interested in the top job.
Eastwood, 78, has dabbled with politics throughout his screen career, and became the mayor of Carmel, California between 1986 and 1988.
He has been registered as a Republican since 1951, and also served on the board of the California State Park and Recreation Commission from 2001 to early 2008.
But he insists he will never put his name forward for the vice presidency because it’s the "least appealing job".
And the Dirty Harry star warned Republican candidate McCain against the idea before he even had the chance to ask.
Speaking to People.com, Eastwood recalls, "I was at a function, and a bunch of political types were there. And John McCain was there. He came up to say hello, I said, ‘Look, don’t even ask it. I will not be your vice president. I have to be on the top of the ticket.’ "Most of the time - (from Bill Clinton’s former vice president) Al Gore, going back - you saw the vice president very little. That would be the least appealing job, I think."

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Hollywood star MICHAEL DOUGLAS is to be honoured with the American Film Institute (AFI)’s lifetime achievement award next summer (09) - 18 years after his actor father KIRK DOUGLAS was presented with the same accolade.
The Traffic star will pick up the prize for his work as a producer at a ceremony in Los Angeles in June - and he is delighted to be following in his father’s footprints. Douglas Sr. received the honour in 1991.
Michael says, "I am honoured and overwhelmed to be included in such a prestigious group of film-makers.
"I am particularly moved to be following my father 18 years later." The 64-year-old is best known for his work behind the camera for 1975’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, which starred Jack Nicholson. The film went on to win five Academy Awards the following year (76), with producer Douglas picking up the Oscar for Best Picture.
And AFI chairman Howard Stringer insists Douglas is the "rightful heir to the throne of the royal family of American film".
He adds, "Though he is most beloved as one of the great leading men of the movies, Michael is also a most accomplished film producer and, ultimately, an artist whose films have been elevated in the pantheon of American film."

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Rockers OASIS were forced to call in the police while recording new album DIG OUT YOUR SOUL - because a "lunatic" gained access to their studio and threatened to kill them.
The band locked themselves away in London’s Abbey Road studios, made famous by the Beatles, to work on their seventh album.
But security was breached when a man arrived and made threats against their lives.
Singer/guitarist Noel Gallagher says, "There was an incident when some f**king lunatic turned up at the studio saying he’d written all the songs that we hadn’t yet recorded. The police had to be called - he threatened to kill us, although not (my brother) Liam, funnily enough."

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