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Talk show queen OPRAH WINFREY is set to join U.S. Presidential candidate BARACK OBAMA at his Election Night rally next week (beg03Nov08).
Winfrey made her endorsement of the Democrat last December (07) - the first time she has ever publicly backed a presidential candidate.
She later turned up to rally around the Illinois senator at August’s (08) Democratic National Convention, but has avoided using her celebrity in the election campaign since.
A spokesperson for Winfrey confirms: "Oprah will be attending the party." The politician, who boasts a host of celebrity supporters, has yet to release the A-list guests and performers who’ve confirmed their attendance at the event.
The nation’s history-making election will be held on 4 November (08).

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Pop star LILY ALLEN was left in tears after hearing about the recent phone prank scandal involving British comic RUSSELL BRAND.
Brand quit his job as a BBC radio presenter earlier this week (beg27Oct08) following outrage over a stunt in which he and fellow broadcaster Jonathan Ross recorded voicemail messages for Fawlty Towers star Andrew Sachs.
In the calls, the pair made lewd comments about Brand’s fling with 78-year-old Sachs’ granddaughter.
And the Smile hitmaker insists she was devastated by the saga that eventually cost Brand his job and saw Ross suspended for 12 weeks without pay.
She tells British publication The London Paper, "I cried all yesterday. I didn’t think it was too offensive. It wasn’t the funniest thing in the world but it wasn’t that bad." Allen also admits to having made similar prank calls herself.
She adds, "I make these p**s-taking calls all the time. I once called up (British singer) Kate Nash’s PR and said I was from a mouthwash company. I said we wanted Kate to front the brand. They told me they’d put it to Kate and get back to me."

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VICTORIA BECKHAM has lost a bid to get an immediate judgement in an lawsuit against a British publication - meaning the case is now set to go to trial.
The former Spice Girl launched legal action against Grazia magazine earlier this year (08), seeking damages for "hurt feelings and distress".
The star is accusing publishers Bauer Consumer Media Ltd of invasion of privacy over an article published in April (08) which claimed she was unhappy about her soccer ace husband David’s social life in Los Angeles.
Beckham had applied to the court for an immediate decision on the case - but at a hearing in London on Friday (31Oct08) Mr Justice Eady ruled it could not be settled without the arguments being presented in full.
Beckham’s lawyer, Hugh Tomlinson QC, told the court, "This is a publication which is simply designed to entertain the readers of Grazia for its own commercial purposes. It’s selling copies on the back of what are claimed to be revelations about Victoria Beckham’s private life and it is at that point that the law clearly draws a line." Bosses at Bauer Consumer Media deny invasion of privacy.

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BABYSHAMBLES star PETE DOHERTY has finally explained why he scrapped with RAZORLIGHT frontman JOHNNY BORRELL in 2005 - insisting he was jealous of the singer’s rising fame.
The pair famously fell out over an incident at Leeds musical festival in England in 2005, with Doherty rumoured to have punched Borrell square on the nose during the brawl.
And Doherty has now admitted to starting the fight, revealing he was infuriated by Borrell’s band becoming more successful than his own.
He says in new biography, Beg, Steal or Borrow; The Official Babyshambles Story, "I was unnerved and angry about the way he’d become successful
. He was saying s**t about me in the press
. In the end we just got round there and it was handbags at dawn.
"Johnny’s going, ‘You c**t, I’ve been boxing on Holloway Road,’ I just went: ‘Have some of this, ‘ and put one on him (punched him).
"I caught him with a f**king stonker
. His nose went like a ripe tomato
. He wore sunglasses for a month."

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Fighting fit actress JADA PINKETT SMITH has put a halt to her rigorous exercise regime - because her extreme workouts are taking a toll on her ageing joints.
The Matrix star, 37, admits she’s had to stop pumping iron and take a more relaxing approach to ease her aches and pains.
She says, "Right now I just do yoga maybe three times a week. As I’ve gotten older the gym’s just not good on my joints anymore. I do a lot of activities outside. I do a lot of hiking, I love to run a little bit, I’m surfing now…
I’ve got to keep up with my kids." But the actress, who is married to actor Will Smith, insists her action-star husband keeps her fit as well.
She adds, "At home, with my husband - we like to wrestle a little bit."

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SUPERMAN RETURNS star BRANDON ROUTH is against plans to show the comic book character’s darker side in a new movie.
The actor played the legendary superhero in Bryan Singer’s 2006 adaptation and he is rumoured to be stepping into the role once again for a sequel.
But Routh is adamant that plans to make the franchise much "darker" than Superman’s previous incarnations should not go ahead - because the Man of Steel will always be a clean-cut character.
He tells Moviehole.net, "I don’t know how much darker you want to make it necessarily. You make the stakes higher, you make the villain darker, I think that’s a way to do it. But I don’t think Superman himself needs to be darker.
He definitely has to struggle.
"But I don’t think Superman should ever be dark and brooding, that’s not his nature. And that’s now what people want to see."

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Actress JENNIE GARTH has refused to return to MELROSE PLACE for a planned remake of the hit U.S. TV series.
Garth has reprised her Kelly Taylor character for the Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-off, 90210, but she insists Taylor won’t be returning to Melrose Place.
She says, "I don’t want to do it.”

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Actor-turned-singer TERRENCE HOWARD has marched back to school two decades after dropping out - to appear as the grand marshal at an American university’s homecoming parade.
Howard is still celebrating college tradition, despite dropping his books shortly after enrolling in his first classes.
The star dressed up in full marching-band garb for the festivities, leading students at Howard University’s homecoming football game in Washington, D.C.
earlier this month (19Oct08).
The 39-year-old moved to New York to attend the Pratt Institute at age 18, but dropped out after he was cast in a role on The Cosby Show.

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Comedienne SARAH SILVERMAN was left embarrassed on ex-boyfriend JIMMY KIMMEL’s late-night chat show on Thursday (30Oct08), when the host screened lost footage of his former lover singing in a talent contest when she was a teen.
Silverman and Kimmel pretended to be awkward around each other as their interview started, but things really got uncomfortable when the host revealed he had a clip of his ex performing on a local Massachusetts talent show, called Community Auditions.
Silverman denied all knowledge of the contest and urged her ex to move on with his questions, but Kimmel revealed he had footage - and showed it.
Stunned Silverman said, "You’re a f**king a**hole," after the clip, adding, "I can’t believe that exists." The awkward interview continued until the comedienne addressed the real issue, adding, "They wanna know that you and I went out and then we broke up…
Don’t you feel like a fraud just talking about just shooting the s**t." And when Silverman asked, "When we were split, did you kiss anyone else?" a speechless Kimmel simply showed the footage from the talent contest again.

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X-MEN stars SIR IAN McKELLEN and PATRICK STEWART are to team up again - this time on the London stage.
The British actors have both signed up to appear in a new adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s 1955 play Waiting for Godot.
McKellen and Stewart played arch-adversaries Magneto and Professor X in the hit comic book movie franchise, and first worked together in 1977 in a play for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Waiting for Godot will open next year (09), touring the U.K. before a run in London.

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Actress MACKENZIE PHILLIPS has been ordered into a drug diversion programme by a Los Angeles judge after pleading guilty to a felony drug charge stemming from her August (08) arrest.
Phillips, 48, was detained by police at Los Angeles’ LAX airport after security found her in possession of heroin and cocaine during a routine screening there on 27 August (08).
The actress’ guilty plea will reportedly be dismissed after she completes the court-ordered programme, erasing the incident from her record.
Phillips entered rehab in September (08), following the charges.
Addressing the court at Friday’s (31Oct08) hearing, she said: "I want to thank the Los Angeles Police Department and the Airport Police for stopping me - they saved my life." Additional charges against Phillips, reportedly including another felony count of possession of a controlled substance, and one misdemeanour count of unauthorised possession of a needle or syringe, have been dismissed.

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Rockers U2 have been forced to suspend plans to build Ireland’s first skyscraper because of the global economic downturn.
The band had previously announced proposals to construct the U2 Tower in the heart of Dublin, Ireland, which would house a variety of luxury apartments and the group’s recording studio.
The project - which was to be designed by leading architect Norman Foster was set to cost an estimated $256.8 million (£158.5 million). But the current international financial crisis has forced the band to suspend the plans indefinitely.
A statement from the Dublin Docklands Authority (DDA) says, "The objective is to see this landmark project completed.
"However, given the current unfavourable economic environment, more time is needed at this juncture.
"The Docklands Authority will review all of its options on an on-going basis."

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British rockers MUSE have paid the price for their rock ‘n roll live shows frontman MATT BELLAMY has smashed more than $32,000 (£20,000) worth of guitars on tour.
During their early days, the singer developed a ritual of destroying his $243 (£150) guitar at the end of every performance, and the band clocked up more than 140 shows on their Origin of Symmetry tour, following the 2003 album of the same name.
And their tour manager, Glen Rowe, insists the rockers had to pay for the damage themselves.
He says in Out of This World: The Story of Muse, a new biography of the band, "Every day he’d (Bellamy) smash up the guitar in the same way. When they smash the stuff it comes out of their own pocket. After a while they learnt to smash up their gear without ruining it."

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LATEST: A couple who sold video footage of AMY WINEHOUSE allegedly smoking crack cocaine to a British newspaper have pleaded guilty to drugs charges.
At a hearing in London on Friday (31Oct08) John Blagrove and Cara Burton admitted offering to supply illegal substances, including cocaine and ecstasy, to the Back to Black hitmaker.
The couple was accused of secretly filming the singer and then selling the footage to The Sun newspaper, which published the images in January (08).
Police investigating the incident subsequently decided there was not enough evidence to charge Winehouse.
The judge overseeing the case has ordered the pair to return to court on 28 November (08) for sentencing.

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Motherhood has turned NICOLE KIDMAN from an all-action woman to a wary mum.
The 41-year-old actress admits her carefree, risk-taking attitude to life has been replaced by the need to take care and be around for as long as possible now she’s mum to baby daughter Sunday Rose.
Kidman tells America’s Parade magazine, "My relationship with death used to be far more ambivalent, I think, and now it’s very much about staying in the world. That’s why in the past I could jump out of planes and take a lot of risks." And she admits Sunday’s upbringing will be very different from that of her adopted teenage kids with ex-husband Tom Cruise, Isabella and Connor.
She adds, "Bella and Connor were very free and easy, probably because they had parents who were very young and jumping around the world and pretty easygoing."

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Hollywood actor JOSH BROLIN enjoys trading on the stock market - because it stops him gambling on horse races.
The W star admits the profits he’s garnered from his Wall Street decisions have allowed him the freedom to pick and choose which films he makes.
And stock market trading gives him the same buzz as betting - without the odds stacked against him.
Brolin says, "I like to do it. It enables me to offset movies that I might otherwise have had to do for the money.
"Plus it stopped me gambling. I used to go to Vegas and play the horses, and then I realised how ridiculous that was. There is no winning in gambling, but there is on the stock market. Maybe it’s not trillions of dollars. Maybe it’s just five bucks for lunch. Who cares, it’s all good."

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Actress ASHLEY OLSEN has vowed to steer her children away from pursuing a career in entertainment because the industry has become so "ugly".
The 22-year-old and sister Mary-Kate began filming their first starring roles in U.S. TV series Full House at nine-months-old before launching a media empire with their company Dualstar in 1993.
But she is convinced her own children would have a less pleasant experience growing up in the limelight than her own.
When asked of her ambitions for her potential daughter, she says, "I would definitely want her to have a job and understand what it’s like to work and how important it is to be something greater than yourself. But being in this industry or the industry I was brought up in, probably not. It’s pretty ugly.
"We worked after school and when we weren’t on set we were in school. We never came across any problems. It was before the whole paparazzi phase, so it wasn’t that bad."

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Comedic actor JASON BIGGS has laughed off his success at the box-office because he’s constantly mistaken for fellow funnyman ADAM SANDLER since rising to fame.
The American Pie star admits fans around the globe seem to remember his face from the hit film, but they still have trouble getting his name right.
He says, "I don’t just get recognised for being myself. I find that a lot of people, especially abroad, they’ll recognise me but they don’t know my name and they can’t put it together. I guess the more famous version I guess they put in their mind is Adam Sandler, I get that a lot.
"They recognise the face, they certainly don’t know who Jason Biggs is."

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