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Actress NICOLE KIDMAN is embracing her 40s - because she is braver now than she has ever been.
The Oscar winner faced a tough time as she took on her role in Baz Luhrmann’s epic Australia - in which she had to live and shoot in the harsh conditions of the Aussie outback.
But the 41-year-old is adamant being a mature woman helped her cope with the extreme conditions - insisting she gains more courage with age.
She tells Britain’s The Independent newspaper, "The older I get, the more I feel like I’m on a roller-coaster when I do a film… I’m much more brave, and kind of throw myself into it and try not to worry if I fall flat on my face.
"It’s easy to become frightened of making a fool of yourself, particularly if, like mine, your nature is a bit reticent and shy to begin with. But I’m getting over it."

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A script co-written by SIR SEAN CONNERY for a JAMES BOND film that was never made has sold at auction for $68,400 (£46,850).
The screenplay for Warhead was penned by former 007 actor Connery, Len Deighton, and Kevin McClory in 1976, and would have seen the spy battling robot sharks to prevent them planting nuclear bombs in sewers underneath New York.
The original script, which was never made into a film due to legal problems, was put up for sale as part of the Christie’s Pop Culture: Entertainment Memorabilia auction in London on Friday (05Dec08) and was expected to fetch around $2,900 (£2,000).
Other items in the sale included a fur-trimmed stole worn by Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe, which sold for $61,400 (£42,050).

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Texan singer JESSICA SIMPSON has sparked rumours she will move in with boyfriend TONY ROMO - after swapping her hotel room to stay with the American football star during a recent visit to her home state.
Simpson reportedly unpacked her bags in Romo’s new home in an upscale suburb of Irving, Texas during a visit to the city.
A source tells the U.S. magazine Us Weekly. "They are doing great. Now it’s Tony, Jess and his roommate!" Another source adds, "Jessica stays at his home when she’s in town, but she hasn’t totally moved in yet. She’s been busy with her country music stuff…
She helped him decorate the house. She really took the reins." The pair have been dating since November 2007.
A spokesperson for Simpson has declined to comment.

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GEORGE CLOONEY raised $14.57 million (£10 million) for the victims of Darfur by hosting a fundraising party in London on Thursday (04Dec08).
The Ocean’s Eleven star organised the expensive bash for 100 guests with wealthy bank executive Roger Jenkins, with the aim of raising funds to help the two million people displaced by the ongoing war in the Darfur region of western Sudan.
Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson and Cindy Crawford were among guests who paid up to ($14,575) £10,000 to attend the party at Jenkins plush home in Mayfair, London.
Kid Rock provided the evening’s entertainment before Clooney, a United Nations ambassador, addressed the partygoers to highlight the horrors occurring in Darfur.

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Veteran comedian JACKIE MASON is suing a New York college and a concert promoter for $50,000 (£33,000), alleging they breached an agreement by selling private gig tickets to members of the public.
The 72-year-old’s lawsuit claims he agreed to perform at Queens College in September (08), as a replacement for George Carlin who died in June (08).
It adds that he accepted a reduced fee of $50,000 (£33,000) on the understanding tickets would be sold for just $40 (£27) and only to the college’s students, staff and alumni.
Mason reveals he cancelled the gig when he discovered tickets were being sold to members of the public, reports the New York Daily News.
His lawyer Raoul Felder tells the newspaper, "He did this show as a courtesy to George Carlin, who was a very good friend of Jackie’s." Queens College and Friend Entertainment owner Norman Wasserman are listed as co-defendants in the suit.

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TV bosses have sparked reports hit 1980s show KNIGHT RIDER is on the verge of cancellation - after ending the series mid-season.
The show, which originally starred David Hasselhoff, did not feature the actor in its new version - despite his claims he came up with the idea of the show’s TV comeback.
In a mid-season announcement, the cast and crew of the NBC show were informed the season finale will air on 25 February 2009.
The announcement comes on the heels of an attempt by TV bosses to keep costs down by axing actors Sydney Tamila Poitier and Bruce Davison.
The series was picked up for a full season in October (08).
Hasselhoff is replaced by actor Justin Bruening in the remake.

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Veteran U.S. TV presenter REGIS PHILBIN escaped with a warning after a car crash with a parked police cruiser last month (Nov08) The 77-year-old host of Live with Regis & Kelly reversed his SUV into a cop car after a party in Greenwich, Connecticut on 12 November (08).
Philbin was handed a written warning, and his insurance company has agreed to pay for damages to the cruiser, costing $2,700 (£1,800).

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Hollywood movie mogul HARVEY WEINSTEIN wants to make peace with producer pal SCOTT RUDIN, after their bitter argument over two new movies starring KATE WINSLET.
The pair battled over when to release the actress’ new movie The Reader, which they both worked on. Weinstein wanted a December (08) release, so the film would be eligible for Academy Award nominations, but Rudin tried to hold it back until 2009, so it wouldn’t clash with his other collaboration with Winslet, Revolutionary Road.
When Weinstein insisted on a 10 December (08) release, Rudin withdrew his name from the movie’s credits.
But the former Miramax boss is keen to repair the rift, and insisted on thanking Rudin at the film’s New York release party on Wednesday night (03Dec08).
He said, "I’d like to do something that isn’t a very popular thing to do, which is to thank Scott Rudin for all his hard work on this film."

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SHIA LABEOUF has been forced to pull out of a forthcoming film after doctors reportedly advised him to undergo more surgery to his smashed hand.
The actor was scheduled to begin shooting new film Dark Fields this autumn (08).
The project was postponed when LaBeouf injured his hand in a car accident in July (08) and had to recuperate from surgery.
But new reports indicate LaBeouf may need to go under the knife again to treat the area around his thumb and has withdrawn completely from the project, leaving bosses to hunt for a new leading man, reports Fox News.
A source says, "Shia’s hand is totally shattered, it’s much worse than anyone thought." The injury also led to a rewrite in the script for his character in action flick, Transformers 2.

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Pop star KATY PERRY is disappointed with Grammy bosses - for "robbing" British singer LEONA LEWIS of a shot at the Best New Artist award.
Lewis has been nominated for three Grammy Awards in the Record of The Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album categories.
But Perry, who herself is nominated in the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance category for I Kissed A Girl, believes her fellow singer should have secured more nominations.
She says, ""I felt like Leona Lewis got robbed, honestly. Because she didn’t get Best New Artist nomination." (AV/WNWCMNC/ZN) WENN - FIFTH - HOLLYWOOD, SHOWBIZ & PEOPLE NEWS - 05 DECEMBER 2008 * O.J. SIMPSON SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS O.J. SIMPSON has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his part in a sports memorabilia heist at the Palace Station Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas last year (Sep07).
The former American football icon-turned-actor stood silently between attorneys Gabriel Grasso and Yale Galanter in dark blue prison attire as the sentencing was read in Las Vegas today (08Dec08).
He will be eligible for parole after six years.
During pre-sentencing, Galanter accepted his client’s actions were "beyond stupid" but said Simpson felt he was doing the right thing in attempting to reclaim items he considered stolen from him.
The attorney told the court, "The court should be lenient… because he didn’t go into a bank and rob somebody; this wasn’t a planned, stealthful (sic), criminal, evil mind act. What it was was a highly emotional, stupid act that violated the law.
"If Mr. Simpson would have known… that his action would violate the laws of the state of Nevada, he would have never have done it… Mr Simpson is remorseful, he’s apologetic, he’s sorry." Prior to sentencing, an emotional Simpson, who was not expected to speak, fought back tears as he told the court he was "sorry and somewhat confused," about his conviction, adding, "I came here (to Las Vegas) for a wedding; I didn’t come here to reclaim property. I was told it was here… In no way did I mean to hurt anybody, to steal anything from anyone.
"I wanted my daughter… (late wife) Ms. Brown gave her her mother’s wedding ring. (It was) stolen… My oldest son… wanted a picture in the Oval Office with (President) Gerald Ford when he was five years old - stolen. All of these things are gone… I just wanted my personal things.
"I didn’t know I was doing anything illegal. I thought I was confronting friends and retrieving my property… I’m sorry for all of it." All but one of Simpson’s associates testified against the star during the trial. Co-defendant Clarence Stewart was also sentenced to serve prison time.
Nevada judge Jackie Glass denied motions for bail pending appeals, stating "both defendants face mandatory sentences in this case; I believe they’re both flight risks." Simpson was convicted on 12 charges, including armed robbery, on 3 October (08) - 13 years to the day since he was acquitted of the double murder of his wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. Two of those charges were dismissed prior to Friday’s sentencing.
Goldman’s father Fred and sister Kim, as well as members of Simpson’s immediate family, were in court for the sentencing.

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NINE INCH NAILS rocker TRENT REZNOR has abandoned plans for a 3-D concert film which would have documented the band’s current tour.
Reznor lined up an ambitious movie, utilising technology developed by director James Cameron and intended for release in movie theatres and on DVD.
But the project has been scrapped, with the rocker blaming his record label Interscope for keeping him waiting "as usual for months" before bosses turned down his request for them to produce and fund the film.
In a posting on his website, Reznor adds, "We then achieved the impossible by finding alternate production/funding but the timetable is too rushed to get it filmed comfortably with the remaining time left on the tour." The band end the U.S. leg of their road drip in Las Vegas on 13 December (07), before jetting to New Zealand for an Antipodean leg that stars on 17 February (09).

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R&B star AKON is the latest musician with hopes of turning his hitmaking success into an acting career.
The Smack That star admits he’s already making plans to retire - and he’s considering a move into the film industry once his music career comes to an end.
He tells WENN, "On the movie side, acting is something I will entertain later. Now I’m into more of the behind the scenes stuff: producing the movies, scoring the movies, doing the soundtracks, and slowly I’ll make my way in." He adds, "Retiring will always be a goal. It’s just not time yet. There are so many new developments happening every day. My goal was 2015, but I might extend that a couple (of years)."

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A judge has issued a warrant for the arrest of DMX after the rapper missed a scheduled court appearance.
The star - real name Earl Simmons - was scheduled to appear at an Arizona court to face charges of drug possession, identity theft and animal cruelty on Friday (05Dec08).
In addition to issuing the bench warrant, the court also ordered the rapper to post a $120,000 (£82,107) cash bond to avoid time in jail.
His attorney, Bradford Cohen, tells website TMZ.com that to the best of his knowledge the star is currently in rehab at an undisclosed location.
The lawyer also claimed DMX had planned to show the judge documentation proving his stint in the facility.
A bench warrant was issued on the rapper in September (08) when he missed a previous appearance at an Arizona court after being hospitalised for symptoms reportedly associated with a stroke. He later appeared for a short hearing.

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O.J. SIMPSON has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his part in a sports memorabilia heist at the Palace Station Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas last year (Sep07).
The former American football icon-turned-actor stood silently between attorneys Gabriel Grasso and Yale Galanter in dark blue prison attire as the sentencing was read in Las Vegas minutes ago (08Dec08).
During pre-sentencing, Galanter accepted his client’s actions were "beyond stupid" but Simpson felt he was doing the right thing in attempting to reclaim items he considered stolen from him.
The attorney told the court, "The court should be lenient… because he didn’t go into a bank and rob somebody; this wasn’t a planned, stealthful, criminal, evil mind act. What it was was a highly emotional, stupid act that violated the law.
"If Mr. Simpson would have known… that his action would violate the laws of the state of Nevada, he would have never have done it… Mr Simpson is remorseful, he’s apologetic, he’s sorry." Prior to sentencing, an emotional Simpson, who was not expected to speak, fought back tears as he told the court he was "sorry and somewhat confused," about his conviction, adding, "I came here (to Las Vegas) for a wedding; I didn’t come here to reclaim property. I was told it was here… In no way did I mean to hurt anybody, to steal anything from anyone.
"I wanted my daughter… (late wife) Ms. Brown gave her her mother’s wedding ring. (It was) stolen… My oldest son… wanted a picture in the Oval Office with (President) Gerald Ford when he was five years old - stolen. All of these things are gone… I just wanted my personal things.
"I didn’t know I was doing anything illegal. I thought I was confronting friends and retrieving my property… I’m sorry for all of it." All but one of Simpson’s associates testified against the star during the trial. Co-defendant Clarence Stewart was also sentenced to serve prison time.
Nevada judge Jackie Glass denied motions for bail pending appeals, stating "both defendants face mandatory sentences in this case; I believe they’re both flight risks." Simpson was convicted on 12 charges, including armed robbery, on 3 October (08) - 13 years to the day since Simpson was acquitted of the double murder of his wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. Two of those charges were dismissed prior to Friday’s sentencing.
Goldman’s father Fred and sister Kim, as well as members of Simpson’s immediate family, were in court for the sentencing. (KL/WN) WENN - BREAKING NEWS - 08 DECEMBER 2008 —————————————————————-

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DAVID HASSELHOFF has turned up the heat in his divorce from PAMELA BACH - a judge has reportedly ordered her out of the BAYWATCH star’s house.
The estranged couple were believe to have agreed a deal whereby Bach could live in a room at one of the actor’s homes while real estate agents tried to find a buyer.
But website TMZ.com reports that a judge at Los Angeles Superior Court this week (04Dec08) intervened and declared she must leave the property by January 31 (09).
In 2006, Hasselhoff announced he was divorcing Bach after 16 years of marriage on the grounds of irreconcilable differences.

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R&B singer BEYONCE KNOWLES has confessed her marriage to JAY-Z is often a "power struggle".
The Crazy In Love hitmaker, who wed the rapper in April (08), admits being part of a superstar couple is tough.
But Knowles insists she loves the pair’s testing relationship - and would be "bored" without a headstrong husband.
She says, "My marriage is a power struggle. But if I didn’t respect someone and they didn’t have that strength, then I would be bored. I wouldn’t be attracted to them."

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BOB DYLAN fans have reacted with fury to allegations the owners of New York’s legendary Chelsea Hotel have wrecked the room the rock legend once lived in.
Devotees have bombarded the city’s Buildings Department with complaints, claiming the hotel’s new owners are ripping apart room 211 - where Dylan once resided - despite only having official permission to renovate its kitchen and bathroom.
One blog shows a picture of the room stripped down and filled with trash, reports the New York Post.
The building, on Manhattan’s west side, has long been a mecca for artists, writers, actors and musicians. It has housed some of the most important cultural figures of the 20th century, including Dylan Thomas, William S Burroughs, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Jack Kerouac, and Dennis Hopper.
Sex Pistol Sid Vicious lived in room 100 and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen died there in 1978. And Bob Dylan spent many years in room 211. The hotel is immortalised in his song Sara, which includes the lyrics, "I’d taken the cure/Stayin’ up for days in the Chelsea Hotel/Writin’ Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands for you." The Chelsea was recently sold by its longterm owners, and critics claim the new proprietors are destroying its history so they can increase rents.
According to the Post, the Buildings Department has investigated the renovation and found no cause for complaint.

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WILL SMITH has brushed off reports his Hollywood pal TOM CRUISE has converted him to Scientology - because he is a student of all religion.
Smith, who was raised in a Baptist household, had his own faith questioned since striking up a friendship with Cruise - a well-known follower of Scientology.
But the I Am Legend star insists having security in his belief system has helped him become more open to others’ religious practices without taking them on as his own.
When asked to clarify if he is a Scientologist, Smith tells Newsweek magazine, "No, but when people are afraid of religion they have to go back and get in touch with the Good Book. Fear of other religions means you’re questioning your own understanding, and that’s just not where I am." He explains, "I love the nature of humanity’s search for meaning. For me I’m certain about my relationship with the model of perfection of human life that’s laid out with the life of Jesus Christ. I’m certain of that.
"I’m at home and not fearful when I sit in a mosque or a synagogue or a Buddhist temple, the same way that I’m home in the Church of Scientology. I like anywhere people are searching for the truth, and I respect their path and I’m intrigued by their path.
"I think when you are certain in and of what you believe in, you can open your mind to seeing the ways of others."

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