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SIR PAUL McCARTNEY has given U2 rocker BONO a personal tour of his native Liverpool, England.
The former Beatles star collected the Ultimate Legend prize at the MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday (06Nov08) from the Beautiful Day singer.
And to show his gratitude, McCartney took Bono around his hometown, showing him the places that inspired the Fab Four’s hits.
McCartney says, "I love Liverpool. There is nothing like coming home." And Bono admits it was something of a surreal experience because McCartney is treated like royalty.
He jokes, "It was like being in the Popemobile with the Pope driving."

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LATEST: British actress SIENNA MILLER has confirmed her split from married oil heir and actor BALTHAZAR GETTY - criticising the media for making relationships in the spotlight too difficult.
The Alfie star has been romantically linked to Getty since the summer (08) when they were spotted together in Prague in the Czech Republic, on the set of Miller’s new movie GI Joe. But the pair was rumoured to have split earlier this month (Nov08).
The romance sparked a media frenzy and Miller is convinced that the press interest in their relationship added to their problems.
She tells Usmagazine.com, "I’m single at the moment, and I’m completely happy with that. It’s nice not to have a relationship that the press constantly want to scrutinise and discuss." But the star insists she is fine with their decision to part ways, adding, "I’m cool with being on my own."

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British actress KATE WINSLET has denied she knowingly wore fur for a recent photoshoot with Vanity Fair magazine - insisting she thought the garment was fake.
The Titanic star stripped off for a Catherine Deneuve-inspired shoot, posing provocatively on a sofa wearing nothing but stockings and high heels, with the grey fur throw draped across her shoulders.
Winslet was subsequently criticised by animal rights campaigners, who accuse the actress of glamorising the wearing of real pelts.
But Winslet insists she didn’t know the garment was made of genuine fox fur.
Her spokeswoman says, "She thought it was false. There was apparently false fur there and real fur there. And she definitely understood it was false. Kate never wears fur. She’s very firm on that." A representative for Vanity Fair magazine adds, "The fur used in the photograph was real. We thought Miss Winslet was aware of this and we’re sorry for the miscommunication."

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PIERCE BROSNAN and his wife KEELY SHAYE have been honoured for their work with a youth charity.
The former 007 star, 55, and Shaye, 45, were presented with the Responsible Activism in Media and Entertainment award at the second annual Jane Goodall Institute Global Leadership Awards Celebration in Washington, D.C., on Friday night (07Nov08).
The couple has been involved in the institute’s Roots & Shoots global environmental youth programme since its inception in the early 1990s.
Brosnan told the fundraiser’s audience, "Keely and I are honoured to be in Washington, D.C., at such an exciting time in this nation’s history and to accept this award from our dear friend Dr. Jane Goodall." And the actor admits it was his wife who inspired him to get involved.
He adds, "I have a wonderful wife in Keely, who is very versed in the world of green. This is a partnership now of 16 years and she has educated me on the environment and how to bring up children, whether it’s the food they eat or the food that we grow at home in Hawaii - clean water, good vegetables, recycling." Brosnan has two young sons with Shaye - Dylan, 11, and Paris, seven - as well as three grown children from his previous marriage.

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MARIAH CAREY has hinted she’ll keep any baby news secret if she falls pregnant with husband NICK CANNON’s child.
The sexy superstar, 38, wed rapper/actor Cannon in April (08) after a whirlwind romance.
And she admits it was only after falling for Cannon, 28, that she reconsidered having kids.
She says, "I’ve changed my mind because I am with The One. I think we would make good parents, and that we’d be able to figure everything out together." But Carey insists she is in no rush to start a family - and will just take things as they come.
She adds, "People are constantly asking me if I’m pregnant, but I don’t like to talk about it too much. I just think about it as the next phase. We’ll see."

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MADONNA’s representative has hit back at reports the pop superstar is keeping her New York neighbours up all night with her noisy studio sessions, insisting the singer enjoys early bed times.
Fellow residents at Harperley Hall, where the Material Girl purchased a second apartment in 2007, have allegedly been complaining about the noise level coming from her seventh floor residence, which she has converted into a recording studio.
They claim the singer has been practising into the early hours in preparation for her ongoing Sticky + Sweet tour.
A source tells the New York Daily News, "They asked her for a schedule of when she would practice, but she hasn’t adhered to it.
"The music is playing at all hours of the night, and the noise from the drums and the bass blares through the walls." But Madonna’s spokesperson has refuted the allegations, dismissing the claims as false.
The rep says, "Madonna does not stay up till all hours of the night… so I can’t imagine there is any validity to this story. She needs her rest. She’s a working girl, you know."

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LATEST: Supermodel ELLE MacPHERSON insists she "doesn’t know what all the fuss was about" after she was criticised for cycling with her young son perched on the handlebars.
The Australian star was recently photographed with Aurelius Cy, five, propped on to her bike while she pedalled through London.
The pictures led to an outcry from road safety groups - who accused MacPherson of putting the youngster in danger.
But the former catwalk beauty has hit back at the claims, insisting she didn’t do anything wrong.
She says, "I don’t know what the fuss was all about. I love my children and would never put them in any danger. He was wearing a crash helmet and I wasn’t going very fast."

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GREY’S ANATOMY star PATRICK DEMPSEY made light of the recent axing of co-star BROOKE SMITH - by mocking the scripted comments TV bosses told him to repeat in interviews.
Smith, who plays gay doctor Erica Hahn on the hit medical show, is to be written out of the series - and ABC network executives in America have issued a statement they would like the actress’ soon-to-be ex-castmates to repeat when quizzed on TV.
But Dempsey is refusing to take play the publicity game, purposely stumbling over the official quote during a recent taping of comic Ellen DeGeneres’ talkshow.
The actor said, "ABC actually sends me over what I should (say)…I should say, ‘We’ve had a great time working with her and that the conclusion of her (character) has been orgasmic…’ - I’m sorry, I’m dyslexic - ‘organic ending to the story line.’"

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Scottish actor JAMES McAVOY and KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS are among the stars nominated for this year’s (08) European Film Awards.
McAvoy has received a nod in the best European actor category for his role in 2007’s Atonement opposite Keira Knightley.
The star will compete against nominees including Michael Fassbender for playing IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands in new movie Hunger.
Scott Thomas is nominated for best European actress for French drama I’ve Loved You So Long. Fellow Brit Sally Hawkins is also shortlisted in the category for Mike Leigh’s comedy Happy Go Lucky - which is among the nominees for best film.
James Bond star Dame Judi Dench will receive a lifetime achievement award at the ceremony which will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark on 6 December (08).

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LATEST: PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN has backtracked over the possibility he might be playing THE PENGUIN in a new BATMAN movie - insisting he is not the best actor for the part.
Hoffman is tipped to be the favourite to play the supervillain in the next installment of the caped crusader franchise, but he has yet to be officially signed to the project.
The Oscar-winner recently announced that he would be delighted to take on the role, because he was such a fan of the original comics.
But Hoffman now insists he would prefer to see another actor play the legendary bad guy.
He says, "To be quite honest, I don’t know whether I would be a good Penguin.
I think I’m more interested in seeing someone else do it."

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O.J. SIMPSON has lost his bid for a retrial in relation to kidnapping and armed robbery charges after a Nevada judge dismissed his lawyer’s allegation of jury misconduct.
Simpson was found guilty on all 12 counts on 3 October (08), stemming from a heist he took part in at the Palace Station Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas last year (Sep07).
The verdict came 13 years to the day since Simpson was acquitted of the double murder of his wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman.
He and his co-defendant Clarence Stewart filed an appeal against their convictions, with one motion objecting to the selection of Paul Connelly as jury foreman. Their attorneys claimed Connelly had been dismissed from a previous job after marking a racially disparaging comment, and alleged that his attitude could have impaired his judgement in the trial.
Stewart’s lawyer Brent Bryson told Clark County District Court on Friday (07Nov08), "That’s problematic for our clients, who are black." Bryson further alleged that Connelly had told the media after the pair’s conviction that he thought former American football star Simpson should have been imprisoned for the 1994 killings of Brown Simpson and Goldman. Connelly has since claimed his comments were taken out of context.
But during the hearing, Judge Jackie Glass disagreed with the allegations, telling Bryson, and Simpson’s lawyer Yale Galanter, "I find that nothing has risen to a level of juror misconduct.
"They face life sentences, mandatory prison. Your motions are being denied." Simpson, 61, and Stewart are currently being held in a Las Vegas jail until sentencing on 5 December (08).

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Movie stars ED HARRIS and AMY ADAMS were honoured at the Motion Picture Club Star of The Year Awards on Thursday night (06Nov08) for their work in APPALOOSA and DOUBT respectively.
Harris’ Pollock co-star, Marcia Gay Harden, presented the Director of the Year prize to Harris for Appaloosa, while Adams claimed the Star of The Year award.
In handing over the coveted honour to Harris in New York, Gay Harden recalled working with the gruff actor/director in Pollock - and how he slammed a chair to the floor to evoke emotion from the actress.
She told the audience at the prizegiving, "There was a scene where Pollock wants children and I don’t and he throws a glass at the radio and the line is, ‘I’m not bringing another baby into that.’ "I was boring in the scene and kind of stale and he kept asking me to say the line over and over again. After five times I just wasn’t there. He gets a chair and he’s behind the camera and starts slamming the chair on the floor and he’s yelling, ‘Say it again, say it again!’ "The crew was really afraid. When we were done the girls in the prop room were like, ‘Do you want to report it?’ My body came alive and I said the line but that’s not the take we chose! But he did help me come alive in that moment." And she publicly thanked Harris for helping her land a role in Clint Eastwood’s Space Cowboys.
She added, "I came to know that he’s this incredibly loyal friend because on the film Pollock I was up for a role in Clint Eastwood’s Space Cowboy. I kept asking Ed, ‘Please call him, please call him.’ So he called Clint and this is all I heard from Ed: ‘Hey Clint, how ya doin’? I hear you want to work with Marcia Gay Harden. I just want to say she’s a good girl.’ The next day I got the part!"

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PUSSYCAT DOLLS star NICOLE SCHERZINGER has denied she is set to wed her racing driver boyfriend LEWIS HAMILTON.
The singer recently declared her love for the British Formula 1 ace, posting a video tribute on YouTube.com following Hamilton’s nerve-wracking race at the Brazilian Grand Prix last Sunday (02Nov08).
And the couple sparked rumours of an imminent engagement announcement after Scherzinger was spotted leaving a hotel in Sao Paulo, Brazil wearing a double diamond band on her wedding finger.
But the singer insists they are not making plans to walk down the aisle just yet.
She says, "I want some ‘us time’ before we do all that. It’s all going to change from now on - but in a good way." The couple has been dating since they met in November (07).

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Rap mogul SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS was reportedly left fuming after a young designer failed to decorate New York club Mansion NYC to his specifications for his recent birthday celebrations.
The Bad Boy Records boss turned 39 on Tuesday (04Nov08) but decided to turn his party into a joint celebration to mark Barack Obama becoming the new U.S.
President-elect.
But according to the New York Post’s PageSix, he became infuriated with a designer hired to deck out the Chelsea club - and allegedly demanded a refund.
A source tells the publication, "He was given a budget of $7,000 and 12 hours to create an all-white decor, including 1,000 white roses, blow-ups (large pictures) of Diddy and Barack Obama, and $2,000 (£1,270) of white fabric.
"Diddy declared it dreadful and went into a major hissy fit, screaming, ‘Show me the receipts!’ and ‘Get the money back!’ to his assistant. "Then he began ripping the fabric off the walls saying he hated it. He berated the poor young decorator to the point that the guy gave back $2,000 of the money he had spent." A spokesperson for Combs was unavailable for comment as WENN went to press.

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LATEST: Doctors treating DEFTONES star CHI CHENG are confident the musician will play bass guitar again, according to his mother.
The 38-year-old bassist is in a coma following a car crash in Santa Clara, California, last Monday (03Nov08); his condition is said to be serious but stable.
Cheng was reportedly driving with his sister on their way back from a memorial service for their late older brother when the accident occurred, according to Blabbermouth.com.
And now the star’s mother, Jeanne, has released a statement revealing her son has suffered severe head trauma, but is expected to make a full recovery.
The post on the band’s MySpace.com page reads, "(The neurosurgeon treating Cheng) expects a tough recovery but in the end expects Chi will be playing his bass again." Cheng’s bandmate, drummer Abe Cunningham, adds, "The first 72 hours are critical, and as of now he is fighting the good fight and the doctors remain optimistic. We are seeing your prayers in action. Continue to pray for Chi, and keep sending out your positive energy!"

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