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FALL OUT BOY frontman PATRICK STUMP holds hip-hop heavyweight KANYE WEST high on his list of musical influences - insisting the controversial rapper is "the voice of a generation".
Stump, who rocks alongside bassist Pete Wentz in the band, admits it was West’s recent track Love Lockdown of his new album 808s & Heartbreak that made him the ultimate fan - because the rapper isn’t afraid to stir up his emotions.
He tells People magazine, "It’s a breakup song, but it’s talking about how unfair he was being to his ex. He probably is the voice of this decade, the voice of a generation." (JMA/PE/ZN) WENN - FIFTH - HOLLYWOOD, SHOWBIZ & PEOPLE NEWS - 18 DECEMBER 2008

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JENNIFER ANISTON insists a photo of her naked wearing only a tie for the cover of an American men’s magazine was an accident - because the shoot was intended to expose her in mere "moments of undress".
The former Friends star shows off her fit figure as she approaches 40 in an eye popping cover for GQ - posing wearing nothing but a red and white striped tie.
But Aniston insists she didn’t quite intend to fully strip down.
She says, "There was a theme to that photoshoot. It was supposed to be moments of undress - starting off in a gown, and then the men were in their tuxedos, then we were going to have me in one of their shirts and then their pants and then somehow that all went out of the window and then there just ended up being a tie."

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JANET JACKSON has split up with her longterm record producer boyfriend JERMAINE DUPRI, according to tabloid reports.
The couple has been an item for four years, and was only recently rumoured to be planning to marry and start a family together.
But the National Enquirer claims Jackson and Dupri began battling over the failure of her recent tour, which he managed, and which ended with a string of cancelled concerts because of illness and reports of poor ticket sales.
And sources tell the tabloid the 36-year-old has moved out of the superstar’s Los Angeles home, and they have agreed to spend time apart.
The insider says, "Janet and Jermaine finally hit a wall. They were fighting over his management of her career. In the end, she decided to make a break." Representatives for the two have yet to comment on the reports.

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A victim of Hurricane Katrina has praised BRAD PITT for building her a new home and turning around her life.
Pitt’s Make it Right Foundation has rehoused a number of those made homeless by Katrina, which struck America’s Gulf Coast in 2005.
And he even makes personal visits to the families he has helped, according to one lucky resident of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Melba Leggett-Barnes tells Life & Style magazine, "Oh, he comes to the house all the time. It’s wonderful - he’s just like a relative! We ate gumbo. I made it. He loved it."

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JIM CARREY gave a bubbly nod to his character from new movie YES MAN by reading a list of the top 10 things he’d agree to do under any condition - as he sat in a bathtub.
The actor disrobed for an appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman on Wednesday (17Dec08) night, reading an outlandish list of demands he is willing to say ‘yes’ to while sitting in a bathtub and soaping up.
The "multi-tasking" comedian admitted he wasn’t opposed to fans asking "May I pleasure you?" - provided the request followed a series of compliments about his good looks and talent.
Teasing millions of American TV viewers, Carrey revealed he wasn’t alone in the bubble bath, sliding over to a surprise guest - American news anchor Larry King.
King sat fully clothed in his trademark suspenders as the two toasted champagne and splashed around before the actor revealed the TV host was the subject of his number one nod.
The top 10 things Jim Carrey will always say ‘Yes’ to is as follows:
10. Dressing up like an Iraqi and throwing a shoe at President Bush
9. Watching YouTube videos of guys getting hit in the nuts
8. A fan asking for a hug - unless it’s a dude
7. Fresh ground pepper
6. David Letterman’s drunken request to see me taking a bath
5. People who ask me to say ‘All-righty then’
. That never gets old
4. Sex with a big, fat roadside waitress
3. Lucrative endorsement deals: ‘Remember you’re not fully clean unless you’re Zestfully clean’
2. The question, ‘Aren’t you, Jim Carrey, the funniest, sexiest, most talented man in all of Hollywood? And may I pleasure you?’
1. Tub time with Larry King

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SYLVESTER STALLONE’s younger brother FRANK has landed his own TV reality show and he’s thrilled to be finally stepping out of his famous sibling’s shadow.
The 58-year-old is a successful musician, with Grammy and Golden Globe nominations for his song for 1983 movie Staying Alive - but he has struggled to keep up with Oscar winner Sylvester.
In the as-yet-untitled show, Frank will show off his talents and share his life, and relationships with his brother and psychic mother Jackie.
And he is relishing the opportunity to finally make his name, telling the National Enquirer, "For 32 years I have been Rocky-ed to death. Now I’m trying to change the public’s perception of me.
"I’m extremely proud that Sly created Rocky, but I got really tired of that.
"I was signed to RCA records before Rocky came along and I’m angry that people think I’m riding on my brother’s coat tails.
"I want the recognition I deserve."

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Married BEYONCE KNOWLES has two engagement rings, and switches to a less expensive "fake" when she’s onstage and out in public.
When the superstar’s spouse Jay-Z popped the question last year (07) he presented her with a stunning $5 million (£3.3 million) 18-carat diamond ring, and also gave her a much cheaper $5,000 (£3,300) imitation for concerts and parties.
A source tells Star magazine, "Even though Beyonce’s real engagement ring is insured, she doesn’t always feel comfortable wearing such a valuable stone."

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Hollywood’s comeback king MICKEY ROURKE has vowed to make up for lost time after recapturing his acting career, acknowledging he’ll be dropped like a rock if he falls off the rails again.
The 52-year-old star has made a triumph return to the big screen after more than a decade in the Hollywood wilderness battling drug addiction.
His role in The Wrestler has already earned him a string of award nominations - and he is hotly tipped for an Oscar.
But he refuses to get carried away and promises he’ll spend the rest of his career making up for the mistakes he made in the past.
Rourke says, "I’ve got many regrets and I know I’m not going to get another chance, but I’ve got a lot of time left to make up for the 13 or 14 years I didn’t work.
"All I want to do is be the best goddamn actor I can be."

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JEREMY PIVEN has blamed a "high mercury count" for the mystery illness that prompted him to abandon all upcoming performances for Broadway play SPEED-THE-PLOW.
Piven abruptly ended his run in the show - which marked his debut on Broadway - after doctors ordered him to "immediately" make his exit, which meant skipping performances on Tuesday (16Dec08) and Wednesday (17Dec08), according to his spokesperson.
The show began its run on 23 October (08) and Piven was scheduled to perform the until its close on 22 February (09).
Playwright David Mamet has yet to name a permanent replacement for the actor.
He adds, "I talked to Jeremy on the phone, and he told me that he discovered that he had a very high level of mercury. So my understanding is that he is leaving showbusiness to pursue a career as a thermometer.
"The good news is that some really great actors will be helping out and stepping in, which to me is a sign of great heroism and friendship." A source tells the New York Post that the star - who earns a reported $15,000 (£9,760) a week performing in the show - has recently complained of "exhaustion" and "being tired".
The play’s investors are reportedly discussing calling in their own doctor to get a second opinion after the box office handed out an estimated $20,000 (£13,005) worth of refunds prompted by Piven’s absence. (JMA/PYN/ZN) * WAR OF WORDS AT BRANCATO TRIAL SOPRANOS actor LILLO BRANCATO JR’s murder trial erupted into chaos on Wednesday (17Dec08) when the family of the cop he allegedly killed accused him of smirking.
Officer Daniel Enchautegui’s sister Yolanda Ross hit out at Brancato Jr’s response when the jury returned from their deliberation to ask for information about the two lesser charges the actor is facing, burglary and attempted burglary.
Claiming the 32-year-old appeared elated, Ross said, "You have no idea how much I’m sick of seeing that guy. I can’t take this anymore. He’s smiling and laughing." Police union head Patrick Lynch also targeted Brancato Jr’s lawyer Joseph Tacopina, accusing him of laughing.
He said, "To sit there and have a professional attorney laughing as if this was a joke in front of a dead man’s family is the most insulting thing that ever happened in front of a bench in this state." The jury is currently considering the charges against Brancato Jr, whose friend Steven Armento shot officer Enchautegui dead on the evening of 10 December 2005, as he disturbed them allegedly robbing a house in the Bronx, New York.

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Troubled country singer MINDY McCREADY remains in a stable condition at a Nashville-area hospital after police said she cut her wrists and took several pills in an alleged suicide attempt, hospital officials have confirmed.
A local police report said McCready’s brother, Timothy, discovered the singer "very intoxicated" in her bloody bed several hours after she returned from a night out on Wednesday morning (17Dec08) and made a bizarre call to her mother.
McCready was subsequently hospitalised at Centennial Medical Center, the facility’s spokeswoman Jenny Barker has confirmed.
The singer has endured a series of personal struggles in recent years.
In April (08), she admitted to a long-term affair with New York Yankees baseball star Roger Clemens.
McCready was then arrested in June (08) for violating her probation for prescription drug fraud.
She also checked into rehab in July (08), with some reports suggesting she had swallowed a lethal combination of vodka and prescription drug Ambien, used to treat insomnia.
The singer’s attorney, Lee Ofman, said he did not have details about the latest incident as WENN went to press. (JMA/WNWA/ZN) * REZNOR FURIOUS HIS SONGS ARE USED FOR TORTURE NINE INCH NAILS rocker TRENT REZNOR is fuming after discovering the band’s music has been used by the U.S. military to torture enemy soldiers.
Britain’s Musicians Union recently launched a campaign to stop armies around the world from using music as a means of torture.
And Reznor is horrified to think of his art being used in such a way.
He writes online, "It’s difficult for me to imagine anything more profoundly insulting, demeaning and enraging than discovering music you’ve put your heart and soul into creating has been used for purposes of torture. If there are any legal options that can be realistically taken they will be aggressively pursued, with any potential monetary gains donated to human rights charities.
Thank GOD this country has appeared to side with reason and we can put the Bush administration’s reign of power, greed, lawlessness and madness behind us".

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Ultimate Fighting favourite JUSTIN LEVENS and his wife have been found shot dead at their home in an apparent murder-suicide.
The bodies of martial arts Levens and his partner Sarah McLean-Levens were discovered on Thursday (18Dec08) at a condo in Laguna Niguel, California. Cops say they died from gunshot wounds.
Levens had previously taken part in the Ultimate Fighting Championships and World Extreme Cagefighting but had not fought in either competition since 2006.
A source tells TMZ.com police are investigating the case as a possible murder-suicide.

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Legendary British actor JACK DOUGLAS has died of pneumonia at the age of 81.
Douglas was best known for his role in eight movies in the bawdy Carry On comedy film franchise, including the classics Carry On Abroad and Carry On Matron.
He was also a revered theatre actor and pantomime star, and appeared in several British TV comedies including The Goodies and The Benny Hill Show.
Douglas had suffered ill health for a number of years, and died at his home on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, on Thursday (18Dec08).
His agent Phil Dale says, "Jack was one of those lovely people who came from the world of comedy and understood comedy timing in the sense of the old British tradition of farce".
Douglas leaves a partner, Vivien Howell.

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Hollywood actress JENNIFER ANISTON shocked U.S. talk show host DAVID LETTERMAN by giving him the tie she wore in a recent raunchy photoshoot.
The former Friends star recently stripped off for American magazine GQ posing nude save for a red and white striped tie.
And Aniston gave the veteran presenter a surprise gift during her appearance on the Late Show With David Letterman which aired on Wednesday (17Dec08) night, handing him the now famous accessory.
The actress told the host, "It’s an early Christmas gift." Aniston even helped Letterman fasten the tie around his neck to a striptease-inspired soundtrack, adding, "I’m dressing Dave! That’s a historic moment in my career."

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DANNY BOYLE’s SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE is leading the way at the 2009 London Critics’ Circle Film Awards with six nominations.
Boyle gets two nods, for Best Director and British Director Of The Year. The India-set drama will compete in the British Film Title category and the movie’s star Dev Patel is up for two awards including British Actor of The Year.
Bobby Sands drama Hunger, Mike Leigh’s comedy Happy-Go-Lucky, and Ron Howard’s Frost/Nixon have five nominations each.
Frost/Nixon is up for Film Of The Year alongside Brad Pitt fantasy The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Sean Penn drama Milk, Pixar animation Wall-E and Mickey Rourke’s The Wrestler.
Kate Winslet also gets two nominations, in the Best Actress and Best British Actress categories, for her work in Revolutionary Road and The Reader, while the late Heath Ledger is leading competition for the Best Actor Prize. Also nominated in that category are Rourke (The Wrestler), Penn (Milk), Josh Brolin (W) and Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon).
Dame Judi Dench will be handed the Dilys Powell Award For Outstanding Contribution To Cinema at the London ceremony which will take place on 4 February (09).

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American TV/film actor SAM BOTTOMS has died of a brain tumour, aged 53.
He passed away on Tuesday (16Dec08) at his home in Los Angeles, California.
Bottoms, with his older brothers Timothy and Joseph, and younger brother, Ben, made regular appearances in both movies and TV shows during the 1970s notably Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 film Apocalypse Now.
His first film credit was in 1971’s The Last Picture Show, prompting a long line of commercial and TV stints including a role in 1981 mini-series East of Eden.
Bottoms’ later film credits include Bronco Billy, directed by Clint Eastwood, Gardens of Stone, directed by Coppola, and most recently, 2003’s Seabiscuit, alongside Tobey Maguire, in which he played an assistant trainer.
In addition to his three brothers, Bottoms is survived by his parents, James and Elizabeth Chapman Bottoms, his second wife, Laura Conde Bickford, a film producer; and two daughters from his first marriage, Clara and Io.

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Drama movie DOUBT is the main contender at the upcoming Screen Actors Guild Awards - garnering five nominations.
The picture’s star, Meryl Streep, is competing for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
. She will go up against Angelina Jolie (Changeling), Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married), Melissa Leo (Frozen River) and Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road).
Streep’s Doubt co-stars Amy Adams and Viola Davis will both be battling it out for the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role award, against Penélope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), Taraji P
. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and Kate Winslet (The Reader).
Philip Seymour Hoffman also received a nod for his performance in Doubt - he is nominated in the best supporting actor category
. He will face competition from the late Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight), Josh Brolin (Milk), Robert Downey Jr
. (Tropic Thunder) and British newcomer Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire).
The stars competing for the Best Actor trophy include Sean Penn (Milk), Brad Pitt (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon), Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) and Richard Jenkins (The Visitor).
The nominees for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture are Doubt, Frost/Nixon, Milk, Slumdog Millionaire, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
The ceremony will take place in Los Angeles on 25 January (09).
The full list of nominees is as follows: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: Richard Jenkins - The Visitor Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon Sean Penn - Milk Brad Pitt - The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married Angelina Jolie - Changeling Melissa Leo - Frozen River Meryl Streep - Doubt Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Josh Brolin - Milk Robert Downey, Jr
. - Tropic Thunder Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Amy Adams - Doubt Penélope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona Viola Davis - Doubt Taraji P
. Henson - The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Kate Winslet - The Reader Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: Doubt Frost/Nixon Milk Slumdog Millionaire The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Mini-series: Ralph Fiennes - Bernard And Doris Paul Giamatti - John Adams Kevin Spacey - Recount Kiefer Sutherland - 24: Redemption Tom Wilkinson - John Adams Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: Laura Dern - Recount Laura Linney - John Adams Shirley MacLaine - Coco Chanel Phylicia Rashad - A Raisin In The Sun Susan Sarandon - Bernard And Doris Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: Michael C
. Hall - Dexter Jon Hamm - Mad Men Hugh Laurie - House William Shatner - Boston Legal James Spader - Boston Legal Outstanding Performance By a Female Actor in a Drama Series: Sally Field - Brothers & Sisters Mariska Hargitay - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Holly Hunter - Saving Grace Elisabeth Moss - Mad Men Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock Steve Carell - The Office David Duchovny - Californication Jeremy Piven - Entourage Tony Shalhoub - Monk Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: Christina Applegate - Samantha Who? America Ferrera - Ugly Betty Tina Fey - 30 Rock Mary-Louise Parker - Weeds Tracey Ullman - Tracey Ullman’s State Of The Union Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: Boston Legal Dexter House Mad Men The Closer Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: 30 Rock Desperate Housewives Entourage The Office Weeds Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture The Dark Knight Hellboy II: The Golden Army Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull Iron Man Wanted Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series: Friday Night Lights Heroes Prison Break The Unit The Closer Screen Actors Guild’s 45th Life Achievement Award James Earl Jones
.

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Singer ESTELLE has blasted BBC journalist JEREMY PAXMAN for treating British rapper DIZZEE RASCAL like an "idiot" during a recent TV debate.
The Fix Up, Look Sharp hitmaker - real name Dylan Mills - appeared on the Newsnight current affairs show last month (Nov08) during a discussion about race and nationality.
At one point host Paxman asked the London-born rapper if he felt he was "British" and if he was interested in a career in politics.
Mills responded to the question, saying: "Course I’m British, man - you know me. It doesn’t matter what colour you are. It matters what colour your heart is man, and your intentions. I think a black man, purple man, martian man could run the country as long as he does right by the people." But the incident infuriated American Boy singer Estelle, who is adamant Paxman was patronising the rapper.
She tells New Statesman magazine, "I was like, ‘He is taking you for an idiot right now! Did no-one brief you?’ Paxman’s not going to get away with asking me, ‘Do I think I’m British?’" But the BBC has defended Paxman’s line of questioning: "The topics being discussed were race, nationality and identity, and this question was a natural part of that discussion."

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Former CULTURE CLUB frontman BOY GEORGE has praised DAVID BOWIE - for helping him come out as gay.
The openly homosexual singer - real name George O’Dowd - admits he was "confused" by his sexuality as a teenager - but had the courage to accept his feelings when Bowie confessed in 1972 that he is bisexual.
And O’Dowd hopes he had a similar effect on adolescents during his 1980s heyday.
He told fans at a concert in London on Wednesday (17Dec08), "When I was a little queer boy I was very confused. Then along came this man - David Bowie and everything seemed to make sense for me, and a lot of other people too, I suppose. I think I had the same impact to people a few years later. I’m very proud of that."

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