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Actor STEPHEN BALDWIN has found inspiration in LINDSAY LOHAN’s father MICHAEL challenging U.S. presidential candidate BARACK OBAMA to a fighting match in the boxing ring.
Baldwin reportedly sat ringside in support of Lohan during a recent training session in preparation for his charity face-off with a computer company millionaire in an upcoming slug-match next month (24Nov08).
An outspoken supporter of opposing candidate John McCain, the actor has vowed to leave the U.S. if Democrat Obama is elected into office in November (08).
And he’s taking his cue from Lohan in yet another rant against the Illinois senator.
Baldwin tells the New York Daily News: "I’d like to knock some good sense into Barack. I wouldn’t hurt him. But if he wins the election, he’ll hurt me.
He’s a cultural terrorist."

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Veteran actor TONY CURTIS has confessed he married PSYCHO star JANET LEIGH to boost his Hollywood career.
The legendary lothario, 83, has bedded a string of beauties and wed six times. He married first wife Leigh in 1951, and they had a daughter together, actress Jamie Lee Curtis.
But he admits the publicity surrounding their relationship was one of the main reasons for the marriage.
Curtis says, "I even married Janet for my career. I could see the two of us could get more attention together. We had the paparazzi wherever we went, we were on the cover of all the movie magazines. It wasn’t enough for a man to be cute, he had to be connected to the right woman." Asked if he regrets the nuptials, Curtis adds: "No, no, no, not at all. I loved it. What better way to get famous?"

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CHRISTIE BRINKLEY’s ex-husband PETER COOK is at the centre of a sex tape scandal - his former mistress is considering legal action over an alleged sex video uncovered weeks after he finalised his divorce from the model.
Brinkley and Cook split in 2006 after 10 years of marriage following Cook’s affair with his then 18-year-old assistant, Diana Bianchi.
The former couple reached a settlement after a bitter public divorce trial over the summer (08).
Over the course of the trial, testimony included revelations of Cook’s alleged $3,000 (£1,620) monthly porn habit and details of his affair including a $300,000 (£162,160) payout to Bianchi to persuade her to keep the details of their relationship private.
Rumours of an explicit home video showing the architect having sex with Bianchi were reported throughout the trial, although no such tape was uncovered.
But the New York Post has now unveiled a series of stills, reportedly taken from the alleged sex tape, which apparently depict the pair having sexual intercourse on a brown love seat.
According to the newspaper, Bianchi performs a striptease for Cook, who is alleged to have recorded the tape at his Southampton, New York architectural office without Bianchi’s knowledge.
Additional stills not taken from the video reportedly reveal Bianchi willingly posing topless.
Bianchi’s lawyer, Joe Tacopina, says: "We are now going to review, and begin weighing our legal options, for Diana." And Brinkley insists she has no knowledge about the alleged video.
Her lawyer Robert Cohen says: "Nothing about Peter Cook’s behavior shocks us.
We don’t know anything about this tape. We never saw it and we never heard about it. Christie’s concern is for the sake of her children and she hopes this video is kept private." A spokesperson for Cook has declined to comment.
His divorce with Brinkley was finalised in Suffolk County, New York on 3 October (08).

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Mexican singer THALIA has been honoured by the Hispanic community for her continued dedication to charity work.
The star, wife of music mogul Tommy Mottola, was presented with the gold medal of honour in New York this week (begs13Oct08) by the Casita Maria organisation, a group dedicated to helping impoverished immigrant communities.
During her Big Apple trip, Thalia also paid a visit to the New York Police Department (NYPD) to praise them for their efforts to keep criminals off the city’s streets. The visit was part of the celebrations for Hispanic heritage month (Oct08), reports PeopleEnEspanol.com.

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Rap superstar JAY-Z gave a special shout out to plane crash survivors TRAVIS BARKER and DJ AM at his Hollywood concert on Wednesday (15Oct08), as the celebrity DJ gave his first performance since the September (08) accident.
DJ AM, real name Adam Goldstein, is still recovering from the South Carolina tragedy, which left two fellow passengers dead and pal/bandmate Barker in a critical condition.
But Goldstein returned to the stage on Wednesday night for Jay-Z’s concert at the Palladium Theater, less than a month after sustaining second and third degree burns in the crash.
The DJ recently confessed that touring with the rap mogul was "the biggest thing that’s happened in my career".
And Jay-Z made sure he showed his appreciation for Goldstein as he told the crowd, "Make some noise for DJ AM tonight", before paying tribute to Barker who is still recovering in a Los Angeles hospital - and those who perished in the crash.
Goldstein is due to resume his residency at Las Vegas hotspot Pure at Caesars Palace next Tuesday (16Oct08).

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Veteran singer/actress LIZA MINNELLI is determined to stay sober after decades of struggling in her battle with drug and alcohol addiction.
The Cabaret star, 62, admitted in April (08) she still fears a relapse since kicking her addictions.
But according to the New York Post, Minnelli - who didn’t sip her first alcoholic drink until the age of 30 - has entered an outpatient programme in the city a bid to maintain her sobriety.
A spokesperson for Minnelli tells the newspaper: "Liza proudly works on her sobriety every day. She’s in rehearsals for her Kay Thompson tribute at the Palace, which debuts December 3 (08), and was at the Caron Foundation for an alumni reunion meeting."

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PHIL COLLINS has blasted a U.K. department store for selling controversial French delicacy foie gras - and is begging staff to pull it from their shelves.
The former Genesis singer sent a letter on behalf of animal charity People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), calling on Selfridges & Co chairman Galen Weston to ban the food, which is made of the engorged livers of ducks and geese.
The letter details the abuse the animals suffer before they are killed which includes having pipes forced down their throats several times a day to force-feed them massive amounts of food.
Collins writes, "You probably know that every animal protection group in the world condemns foie gras as cruelty to the birds, with 15 countries actually banning its production. As you can imagine, the scientific consensus has to be very strong for a country to ban the production of something, but indeed, foie gras production is really that cruel. A description of foie gras production is not for the faint of heart.
"To force-feed the birds, pipes are rammed down their throats a few times per day. Many times, the pipes puncture the birds’ throats, and the animals bleed to death. This cruel procedure causes the birds’ livers to become diseased and swell up to 10 times their normal size. Birds that don’t die became sick and lethargic, and indeed, death rates skyrocket during the force-feeding time.
"Won’t you please dissociate Selfridges from this cruel industry that is opposed by about two-thirds of Britons? Selfridges’ reputation is being dragged into the mud, which is tragic and not something you should allow to happen.
Please, do the right thing - stop selling foie gras." James Bond star Sir Roger Moore has also backed the PETA led campaign to stop Selfridges selling the food, which has already been banned in a number of major U.K. food stores.

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Pop star MELANIE BROWN was recently thrown into panic during rehearsals for a music awards show - after she feared she was going blind.
The former Spice Girl was doing a run-through of the Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards ceremony, which she co-hosted with Reverend Run on Wednesday (15Oct08), when her vision began to fail.
Brown, who had laser treatment on her eyes eight years ago, rushed to a specialist after realising she couldn’t read her lines.
She explains, "I had a bit of a nightmare. I was reading the autocue and then suddenly I realised that I couldn’t see properly. I had laser treatment done to correct it, but it’s started to reverse.
"It’s scary, I’m going blind again. I had to run out to the opticians during rehearsals and they tested my eyes and now I have to wear glasses."

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ANGELINA JOLIE tried to forget her own children while filming new movie CHANGELING - in case she broke down in tears on set.
The Tomb Raider actress, who gave birth to twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline in July (08), plays a mother whose nine year old son is kidnapped in the upcoming film.
But the role was so harrowing that Jolie had to put her own kids out of her mind - to stop herself crying with sadness during her scenes.
She tells USA Today newspaper, "It was so personal that I spent a lot of time trying not to think about it. It was so easy to get upset. It was easier to understand the emotion, but it was so hard to want to allow that to come out.
"You don’t even want to sit and think about something happening to your kid, let alone really let it absorb you and get emotional about it and scream things like, ‘I want my son back!’.
"It just makes you want to take a shower and wash it off and get it as far away from you as possible."

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THE HILLS actress LAUREN CONRAD is happy her long-running feud with co-star HEIDI MONTAG is over - because she hates having enemies.
The pair, who famously fell out in 2007, made up at trendy L.A. nightclub STK on Tuesday night (14Oct08) after producers at U.S. news show Extra engineered a meeting between them.
Conrad was celebrating the success of her runway show at Los Angeles Fashion Week when Montag reportedly approached her to offer congratulations.
And now Conrad, 22, has confirmed she and Montag have agreed to be friends again after putting aside their differences.
Conrad tells Usmagazine.com, "Yes, it’s true. Heidi was at STK. She came in to the after party to congratulate me on the show. It was nice of her. I appreciated it."

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An inmate at a California prison is suing ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER over claims the state’s governor ignored his pleas to be transferred to another jail for the sake of his health.
In a lawsuit filed on Wednesday (15Oct08) in Los Angeles Superior Court, convict Terry Alexander alleges he has developed "valley fever", a fungal infection common in desert regions, because of the location of Wasco State Prison where he is currently behind bars.
Terry claims he has filled out 1,284 medical forms and asked to be relocated to another penitentiary - but his concerns have gone unanswered by the actor-turned-politician.
And he insists he is now confined to a "wheelchair for life" because of the governor’s neglect.
Terry is suing Schwarzenegger for $100,000 (£54,054), according to TMZ.com.

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RICKY GERVAIS has confirmed he is slated to present the 2009 Academy Awards after Oscars bosses denied he had been approached.
The Office star was rumoured to be in the frame for the prestigious job, but awards ceremony chiefs insisted last month (Sep08) that there had been "no reaching out" for a presenter.
Gervais has now confirmed he is on a list of potential hosts for the annual ceremony, to be held in February (09) - but doubts he will be chosen.
He says, "It is true, but the Oscars people are just compiling a list of folk - I could be millionth on the list.
"I did hear there was a rumour going around and my agent actually got a couple of calls about it so he checked it out. Apparently I’m on a list but I’m not sure what list exactly. I hope it’s not a sex offenders register!"

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LATEST: Actor-turned-author DENIS LEARY has blasted the press for its coverage of his new lifestyle book, insisting comments he made about children with autism have been taken out of context.
The Rescue Me star sparked outrage among activists for young autism sufferers when an excerpt from Why We Suck: A Feel-Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid was printed in a U.S. newspaper on Wednesday (15Oct08).
In the book, Leary claims parents are using the brain development disorder as an excuse to explain their children’s "laziness".
According to the New York Post, in a chapter titled Autism Schmautism, he writes: "There is a huge boom in autism right now because inattentive mothers and competitive dads want an explanation for why their dumb-ass kids can’t compete academically, so they throw money into the happy laps of shrinks… to get back diagnoses that help explain away the deficiencies of their junior morons. I don’t (care) what these crackerjack whack jobs tell you - yer (sic) kid is NOT autistic. He’s just stupid. Or lazy. Or both." But Leary has hit back at his detractors, insisting the journalist has failed to read his book in full because he actually supports those suffering from autism.
He says in a statement: "…If they have (read the book), they missed the sections I thought made my feelings about autism very clear: that I not only support the current rational approaches to the diagnoses and treatment of real autism but have witnessed it firsthand while watching very dear old friends raise a functioning autistic child."

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PINK has branded her ex-husband CAREY HART a fabulous lover - insisting the motocross star’s seductive moves in the bedroom are what convinced her to propose to him.
The pop star - real name Alecia Moore - married Hart in 2006 and split with him in February (08) - but still maintains the motorcyclist was her best partner between the sheets.
She says, "We’re like two alphas in a room who just want to rip each other’s clothes off. He is incredible."

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A series of paintings by opera legend LUCIANO PAVAROTTI has gone on display in an exhibition in Rome, Italy - a year on from his death from pancreatic cancer.
The pictures are among memorabilia including costumes, sheet music and films at the special show, which opened on Thursday (16Oct08).
The exhibition, at the Vittoriano museum complex, chronicles the popular maestro’s career. It is the latest in a series of events held across the globe in celebration of the singer, marking the first anniversary of his death. These tributes included a memorial concert headlined by Sting, Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo in Petra, Jordan on Sunday (12Oct08) on what would have been Pavarotti’s 73rd birthday.
His widow, Nicoletta Mantovani, says, "Luciano knew how to move people, with his great voice of course, but also with his humanity and joy that went straight to the heart." The exhibition is due to run until 8 December (08).

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Rap mogul BIRDMAN is facing legal action for breach of contract and fraud after allegedly taking an advanced payment for a U.S. concert by his protege LIL WAYNE that never took place.
The hip-hop entrepreneur, real name Bryan Williams, is accused by concert promoter Jose Fernandez from Illuminaty, Inc. of accepting $275,000 (£148,650) in cash to put on a show by "Lil Wayne and Birdman and friends" on 23 November last year (07) in their native New Orleans, Louisiana.
But the gig was scrapped by Williams after receiving some advance cash, who, according to legal papers obtained by TMZ.com, reportedly claimed there was "lack of time to promote the event, not enough time to schedule the talent and that the weather was too cold".
The Cash Money Records CEO suggested the show be rescheduled for 5 January 2008 and relocated to Miami, Florida. But that concert was also cancelled, with Williams and his business partners Rhonita Thornton and company bosses at Kreativ Kontrol, claiming there was "not enough time to promote and the inability to line up the talent".
The show was rescheduled for 16 March (08). Fernandez alleges he continued to transfer funds into the trio’s account in an effort to guarantee the gig, but the concert was cancelled for a third time - and no reschedule date was suggested.
Fernandez filed the lawsuit at Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday (15Oct08) citing breach of contract, fraud and money had and received. He is seeking damages and costs.

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Soul legend STEVIE WONDER’s Los Angeles home has been burned down by the Californian wildfire outbreak, according to Internet reports.
A state of emergency was declared by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for Los Angeles and Ventura counties earlier this week (beg13Oct08) following the outbreak of blazes across the region.
But the alert did not come in time to save Wonder’s Porter Ranch home, which has reportedly gone up in flames - and the singer is devastated.
A source tells New York gossip column PageSix, "Everything was destroyed all of Stevie’s memorabilia, photos, musical instruments, history, clothing, furniture, everything.
"It’s all gone. It was his main residence and he is utterly devastated.
Stevie’s had to put his tour and appearances on hold while he deals with this." Wonder’s representative could not be reached as WENN went to press.

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LATEST: JANET JACKSON kept to her promise and returned to the stage on her ROCK WITCHU tour on Wednesday (15Oct08) night - after a bout of vertigo previously forced her to cancel a string of shows.
The Nasty hitmaker returned to her planned concert date at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. - her first performance since 29 September (08) when she was hospitalised just minutes before performing a gig in Montreal, Canada.
The star then cancelled a further eight shows on her first tour in seven years after doctors ordered her to rest until they diagnosed her "mystery illness".
Jackson’s representatives later disclosed she was suffering from migraine-related vertigo - dizziness brought on by severe headaches.
The superstar thrilled fans as she appeared on-stage in a flash of fireworks and smoke, wearing a huge mohawk and yellow body-suit.
Jackson told the crowd: "It feels so good to be back after being down just a little bit."

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