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R&B star USHER and his wife TAMEKA FOSTER have named their newborn baby boy NAVIYD ELY RAYMOND The couple welcomed their second son into the world on Wednesday (10Dec08), weighing 5 pounds and 13 ounces (2.6 kilograms).
He’s a little brother for Usher Raymond V, who celebrated his first birthday just two weeks ago (26Nov08).
A representative for the star says, "Tameka and the baby are doing fine."

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Music mogul SIMON COWELL has advised ROBBIE WILLIAMS not to rejoin his former bandmates in TAKE THAT.
The pop star - who quit the group in 1995 - has been dogged by rumours about a possible collaboration with his former colleagues ever since the band reformed in 2006.
And speculation about a possible reunion has rocketed since it was revealed that Williams has been spending time with his former bandmates after healing their rift.
But Cowell is adamant that a reunion would be a risky move for Williams, who enjoyed a hugely successful solo career after leaving the Never Forget hitmakers.
Cowell tells British magazine Heat, "That’s a tricky one. I think I would keep it (Take That) as it is. He (Williams) could do a guest slot now and again. A duet?” And Cowell admits he would be delighted if Williams would agree to appear on his British TV talent show X Factor for the series finale on Saturday (13Dec08) night.
He adds, "I would have loved Robbie to have been there on Saturday night and it’s never too late. He’s still one of the biggest stars in the world. He’s great. I love Robbie."

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Hollywood stars SCARLETT JOHANSSON and SIR MICHAEL CAINE used their appearances at the Nobel Peace Concert in Norway on Thursday (11Dec08) to appeal to world leaders to make peace with each other.
The pair hosted the concert - with performances from Diana Ross, Feist and country rocker Dierks Bentley - marking former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari’s Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony, presented to him the day before (10Dec08).
And Johansson urged world powers to pay heed to Ahtisaari’s method of mediation as a means of ending conflict.
She said, "It is important to remind young people that peace is the only real victory," adding that mediation is the way forward is, "not the way that U.S.
has handled it the past two terms which is: ‘don’t discuss.’" Caine recalled his own experiences in conflict, as a child during the Second World War and as a soldier during the Korean War. He said (that) "is sort of the reason why I am here."

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Pop star KYLIE MINOGUE made a young fan’s dreams come true by inviting an Australian girl onstage to sing a duet during the launch of her new fragrance in the country.
The Spinning Around hitmaker was attending the promotional event for her perfume, Sexy Darling, in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday (10Dec08), when she spotted 11-year-old Alana Quartly in the crowd.
Minogue plucked the youngster out of the audience and brought her on stage saying, "Is this not the most gorgeous thing you have ever seen? Do you think you could compose yourself to sing a little bit?" The pair then launched into a rendition of Minogue’s White Diamond, leaving the delighted kid in tears.
Minogue later invited Quartly and her family to join her backstage at her upcoming concert in the city on Sunday (14Dec08) night. (LR/WNWCDAM/JMA) WENN - SIXTH - HOLLYWOOD, SHOWBIZ & PEOPLE NEWS - 11 December 2008

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BRAD PITT and partner ANGELINA JOLIE have something more to celebrate this holiday season - the pair have issued thanks for their 2009 Golden Globe Award nominations after they both landed nods in the best acting categories.
The Hollywood couple are both up for awards with Jolie nominated for the Best Performance By An Actress in a Motion Picture Drama for her role in Changeling and Pitt receiving a Best Actor nod for his performance in The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, event organisers announced on Thursday (11Dec08).
Jolie will compete against actresses Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Kristin Scott Thomas and Kate Winslet in the category.
She tells Entertainment Tonight, "I am honoured to be nominated by the Hollywood Foreign Press in a category with so many extraordinary women. What an amazing experience, having the opportunity to work with Clint Eastwood on a film I care so deeply about." Meanwhile Pitt will fight for his honour with Leonardo DiCaprio, Frank Langella, Sean Penn and Mickey Rourke.
He adds, "I am pleased to be nominated for this award and would like to also congratulate (director) David (Fincher), (writer) Eric (Roth) and (composer) Alexandre (Desplat) on their nominations. We’re all very proud of the film and thankful to the Hollywood Foreign Press for recognising our work."

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Actress SUZANNE SOMERS is facing a $400,000 (£267,000) lawsuit filed by a former business partner over a restaurant venture that went sour.
John Bouchillon claims he invested the sum into a chain of eateries called Suzanne’s Kitchen - but plans never materialised because the partners couldn’t agree if the chain should be organic or not.
He is now seeking his investment back, reports TMZ.com.
A representative for the American Graffiti actress could not be reached.

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JOHN MALKOVICH is gearing up to play a real-life Austrian serial-killer in an experimental new musical play.
According to reports, the actor will take on the role of Jack Unterweger, who was convicted in a string of prostitute murders in Austria and the USA between 1974 and 1992 before committing suicide in prison in 1994.
In The Infernal Comedy, which will premiere in Vienna, Austria next July (09), the Unterweger character recounts his life while sopranos representing his victims sing classical arias.
Malkovich performed in the play, then called Seduction and Despair, during a run in Santa Monica, California earlier in 2008.

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THE DARK KNIGHT has broken a new record after DVD sales soared to nearly 3 million in the U.S., Canada and Britain - three days after its release.
The Batman film, starring Christian Bale and the late Heath Ledger, originally hit the big screen in July (08) and has so far grossed more than $996 million (£668.5million) worldwide Warner Home Video President Ron Sanders says, "It’s encouraging. The Blu-ray (high definition) sales of Dark Knight were exceptionally strong and much higher than our projections." Studio bosses recently revealed plans to re-release the film across the U.S.
on 23 January, a day after the announcement of this year’s Oscar nominations.
The re-release is expected to take the box office total past $1 billion (£671 million).

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Rockers PEARL JAM are re-releasing their debut album TEN next year (09), 18 years after the band helped pioneer the grunge music scene.
The LP has sold an estimated 10 million copies in the U.S. alone since its release in 1991 and has been certified platinum an astonishing twelve times.
The re-release is the first in a string planned by Pearl Jam in the build up to the band’s 20th anniversary in 2011.
The new Ten comes in four editions, each containing a remastered version of the album and a version remixed by producer Brendan O’Brien.
O’Brien tells Rolling Stone, "The band loved the original mix of Ten, but we’re also interested in what it would sound like if I were to deconstruct and remix it. The original Ten sound is what millions of people bought, dug and loved, so I was hesitant to mess around with that.
"After years of persistent nudging from the band, I was able to wrap my head around the idea of offering it as a companion piece to the original - giving a fresh take on it, a more direct sound."

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Rockers NINE INCH NAILS’ current tour will be their last set of live performances "for the foreseeable future", frontman TRENT REZNOR has revealed.
The band is currently performing in the U.S. and will take its road trip global in February 2009 - complete with a new drummer to replace Josh Freese, who is spending time with his pregnant fiancee.
But fans are being urged to get their fix of the rockers while they can because bandmembers are planning an indefinite hiatus when the tour wraps.
Reznor writes on the band’s website, “This was an amazing tour and production - certainly the best thing I’ve ever been involved with and likely the final tour for Nine Inch Nails on this scale.
"The shows we have announced in 2009, and any more that may be announced, will be a completely different approach with some different personnel, and will likely be the last for the foreseeable future.”

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R&B star USHER has become a dad for the second time with wife TAMEKA FOSTER.
The couple - who married in 2007 - welcomed a baby boy on Wednesday (10Dec08), reports People.com.
The new addition, whose name has not yet been released, joins older brother Usher Raymond V - born 26 November (07).
A source tells the magazine Usher, 30, was at his wife’s side during the delivery.
Announcing the pregnancy news last month (Nov08), he told news magazine show Access Hollywood the baby was "one of the best Christmas gifts there is to have." Foster, 37, also has three sons from a previous relationship.

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BRITNEY SPEARS recorded a Christmas video for all of her fans - but her holiday message was interrupted when her son JAYDEN JAMES accidentally burped.
The footage shows the Toxic hitmaker standing in front of a giant Christmas tree, holding two-year-old Jayden in her arms, while his older brother Sean Preston, three, stands by his mother’s side.
Spears addresses the camera, saying, "I want to wish everybody out there a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. And I want to thank all of my fans for making my album, Circus, Number One." But her words are stopped by the emission from the toddler, leaving Spears giggling. She adds, "Thank you as my son burps!" and kisses the youngster on the forehead.

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An Iraq war veteran has been ordered to stay away from TOM CRUISE after allegedly escaping a mental health facility to visit the actor.
Edward Kyle Van Tassel hit headlines last month (03Nov08) when he was arrested for waving an unloaded gun and an American flag on a Santa Barbara, California freeway.
Van Tassel was ordered to enter a residential mental health facility in West Los Angeles after the incident - which took place one day before the U.S.
Presidential election and resulted in a lengthy police standoff.
According to the man’s attorney, a detective employed by Tom Cruise has claimed that Van Tassel came to the star’s Beverly Hills home on three occasions to give the actor a book by martial arts legend Bruce Lee and a letter asking him to support war veterans.
At a hearing held on Thursday (11Dec08) to determine whether or not his bail should be revoked, Van Tassel was forbidden from having any contact Cruise and his family.
Court is scheduled to reconvene on Monday (15Dec08).

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JENNIFER ANISTON would love to make her guest spot on hit comedy 30 ROCK permanent - she would definitely consider a regular role if she was asked.
The former Friends star appeared in the hit show portraying a woman who stalks TV executive Jack Donaghy, played by Alec Baldwin.
And Aniston admits she loved her time on the series so much she would always think about going back.
She tells America’s GQ magazine, "That to me, is an ideal job: great cast, New York City. We’ll see what I say if they come back and ask me - I wouldn’t say yes, I wouldn’t say no."

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TOM CRUISE’s son CONNOR makes an appearance in WILL SMITH’s new movie SEVEN POUNDS.
The Independence Day star suggested the idea while his movie star pal was reading through the script of the new drama.
Smith says, "I was like, ‘Hey, you’re reading my script. Here’s an idea. I should put your kid in the movie’.
”Connor loved it. He wants to act."

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LORD OF THE RINGS star VIGGO MORTENSEN hated playing a Nazi author in controversial new movie GOOD - because he has never been fond of Germans or Germany.
Many of the actor’s relatives lived in German-occupied Denmark during the second world war, and he has always harboured resentment towards the nation.
He tells WENN, "I’ve heard stories from my aunts and uncles and my dad, I had an attitude about Germans, a prejudice about them.
"I speak several languages and I’m interested in languages. I can read a German paper slowly and can almost figure it out, yet I don’t speak German and I realise I don’t want to speak German. I don’t like the way it sounds and I don’t like being in Germany." But Mortensen, who portrays a German who joins the Nazis to further his career as an author, admits making the film softened his feelings towards the country.
He adds, "By playing a German and trying to be honest about it I sort of got past that prejudice and judgment… Germans are people too!"

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PAUL NEWMAN’s widow JOANNE WOODWARD is coming out of acting retirement, two months after the death of her husband of 50 years.
According to the National Enquirer, the actress struggled with her grief following Newman’s death from cancer in October (08), until he visited her in a dream and told her to get back to work.
The 78-year-old Oscar winner has listened to his advice and joined the cast of A Holiday Garland, at the Westport Country Playhouse, near her Connecticut home - 15 years after her last appearance on the big screen, in Tom Hanks movie Philadelphia.
A source tells the Enquirer, "In an attempt to heal her broken heart, Joanne is going to return to acting - granting Paul’s final wish.
"In his final days, he confided in close family members and friends that his main concern was Joanne’s life after he was gone. They were soul mates and he knew she would be facing a hard road after his passing.
"He thought she should return to what she did best besides being his life partner - and that was acting."

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Hollywood actor MARK RUFFALO has dropped out of his latest movie project following the tragic death of his brother SCOTT.
Scott Ruffalo, 39, was found outside his home in Beverly Hills with a gunshot wound to the head last week (01Dec08). He died in hospital on Monday (08Dec08) after he was taken off life support.
The star’s family subsequently issued a statement thanking fans for their messages of support during this "difficult time".
And now the actor appears to have put his film career on hold to grieve for his brother, pulling out of his planned role in upcoming drama Greenburg.
Ruffalo will be replaced in the project by Ben Stiller, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

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