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DANIEL CRAIG is convinced BOND bosses were forced to take the 007 franchise in a different direction because MIKE MYERS’ AUSTIN POWERS films ruined the spy genre.
The last two Bond movies, 2006’s Casino Royale and last year’s (08) Quantum of Solace, both starring Craig, have taken on a darker, less light-hearted tone than their predecessors.
And the British actor is adamant future 007 films will not return to the catchphrases and gags that were a staple of previous Bond incarnations.
Craig blames Myers’ Austin Powers trilogy, which poked fun at all things Bond, for the change.
He says, "Don’t get me wrong, I’m up for (gags), as long as the gag works.
But the problem is that Austin Powers screwed everything up. He exploded the genre."

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BACKSTREET BOYS star BRIAN LITTRELL has sent his condolences to JOHN TRAVOLTA and KELLY PRESTON following the death of their son JETT.
The 16-year-old died following a seizure at the family’s Bahamas holiday retreat on Friday (02Jan09).
The teenager reportedly suffered from Kawasaki Syndrome - a disease which inflames organs mainly in children.
Littrell’s six-year-old son Baylee was diagnosed with the disease last month (Dec08), and the link hasn’t been lost on the singer, who has sent his "love and prayers" to the actor.
In a statement, Littrell and his wife Leighanne say, "We are so deeply touched for the Travoltas. We thought what we just went through was horrendous enough, so we can’t imagine what they are going through. We want to pass on our condolences, our love and prayers." Neither Travolta nor his wife Kelly Preston have ever confirmed their son was a Kawasaki sufferer.

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JOHN TRAVOLTA is sharing his memories of late son JETT by posting a family album of photographs on his official website.
The star and his wife Kelly Preston are mourning the 16 year old, who died from a seizure during a family vacation in The Bahamas on Friday (02Jan08).
Travolta released a collection of photos of the teenager on Travolta.com on Monday (05Jan09).
The pictures show Jett smiling, hugging his mum and kissing his dad’s head.
Preston posted a family statement on her website on Sunday (04Jan09). In it she thanked fans for their support and paid tribute to Jett, who she described as "the most wonderful son that two parents could ever ask for".

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Pixar Animation Studios co-founder and president ED CATMULL is to be honoured with an Oscar at the Scientific and Technical Awards presentations in Los Angeles on 7 February (09).
Catmull will receive the Gordon E. Sawyer Oscar for his lifetime of technical contributions and leadership in the field of computer graphics for the movies.
As well as founding Pixar - the studio behind movie hits like Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Cars and Wall-E - Catmull is also the man behind the formation of the computer graphics laboratory at the New York Institute of Technology and the computer division of Lucasfilm Ltd.

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Supermodel CINDY CRAWFORD has banned her young daughter from watching MILEY CYRUS’ hit TV show HANNAH MONTANA, because it teaches her to talk back.
The star claims seven-year-old Kaya became rude and cocky after watching the teen hit - about a schoolgirl with a secret life as a pop star.
Crawford says, "I love Hannah Montana, but she (daughter) learns to be sassy from that show. I’ll say to her, ‘I don’t let anyone talk to me like that. I’ll certainly not take it from a seven year old in my own house.’"

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ROMAN POLANSKI’s attorneys are calling for a change in judges as the moviemaker fights to clear his name in a 30-year-old sex case.
The lawyers of the exiled auteur have accused Los Angeles County Superior Court officials of bias against their client, and they have asked that another judge handle the director’s request to have an unlawful intercourse case against him thrown out.
Last month (Dec08), Polanski formally requested the court throw out the charge "in the interests of justice".
His attorneys claim Judge Peter Espinoza, who is scheduled to oversee a dismissal hearing on 21 January (09), has a predisposition against Polanski.
The director is accused of having unlawful intercourse with a 13-year-old girl in 1977. He pleaded guilty to the charge before fleeing America.
As it stands, Polanski still faces arrest upon his arrival in America.

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PATRICK SWAYZE credits his wife with helping him battle pancreatic cancer, insisting he couldn’t have made it so far without her.
The Dirty Dancing star announced he was battling the disease at the beginning of last year (08) and has since undergone treatment for the illness.
And he’s using a new TV special to pay tribute to his wife Lisa Niemi, claiming it’s her love and support that has helped him through the hard times.
In the upcoming interview with broadcaster Barbara Walters, Swayze says, "Part of me says I couldn’t have made it through without her… (or) not nearly as elegantly as I have." And Niemi tells Walters the couple’s battle with the disease has been tough, especially when Swayze was first diagnosed.
She adds, "For the first few weeks, it was like being in a nightmare you couldn’t wake up from."

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ERIC CLAPTON is set for another return to his supergroup past when he takes the stage with the man who replaced him in the YARDBIRDS, JEFF BECK, in Japan next month (Feb09).
After reuniting Cream in 2007 and performing with ex-Blind Faith bandmate Steve Winwood last year (08), Clapton will play with Beck on 21 and 22 February in Tokyo.
The gig marks the first time the pair has shared the bill for major arena shows. (KL/RS/IG) WENN - SIXTH - HOLLYWOOD, SHOWBIZ & PEOPLE NEWS - 06 JANUARY 2008

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Actress ALYSSA MILANO is engaged to marry top Hollywood agent DAVID BUGLIARI.
Bugliari proposed to the former Charmed star just before Christmas (18Dec08), according to Usmagazine.com. The pair has been dating for more than a year.
Before hooking up with the CAA agent, Milano dated baseball stars Carl Pavano, Barry Zito and Brad Penny, and confessed she was tired of the reputation she was beginning to get.
In one interview she said, "I’m ‘the chick that dates athletes’… I’d love to just find a good plumber or doctor."

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The members of DEF LEPPARD are making sure bandmate RICK ALLEN’s wife lands a big crowd when she performs in Los Angeles on Saturday (10Jan09) - they’re hitting the stage with her.
Lauren Monroe’s concert at The Mint will feature her drummer husband, and guitarist Vivian Campbell will support her.
Allen, who produced his wife’s new album, The Freedom Sessions, admits working together often takes it’s toll.
He says, "She fired me on more than one occasion."

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One lucky KATY PERRY fan will get the chance to sing with her at the Grammy Awards as part of a new online video contest.
Devotees are being asked to upload videos of themselves singing along to Perry’s I Kissed a Girl hit - and the best rendition will earn its performer the chance to shine at the Grammys.
The contest, on the Grammys official site, will make up part of this year’s My Grammy Moment segment at the awards show, which will take place in Los Angeles on 8 February (09).
Perry is nominated in the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance category for I Kissed A Girl.

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U2 frontman BONO created a series of alter egos to help him write songs for the band’s new album, because he is bored with himself.
All the lyrics for New Line on the Horizon were written through a number of fictional characters, after the superstar ran out of interesting and insightful things to say from his own perspective.
The campaigning rocker’s new alter egos include a war correspondent in the track Cedars Of Lebanon, and a French police officer in the song Tripoli.
Bono explains to British music magazine Q, "I’m bored of Bono and I am him I’m sick of me. I felt it was a little limiting to be in the first person".

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MICHAEL JACKSON will bid to end his long feud with music legend SIR PAUL McCARTNEY by leaving him the BEATLES back catalogue in his will, according to reports.
The former pals fell out in 1985 when Jackson beat McCartney and John Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, in the race to snap up the rights to 200 of the Fab Four’s hits.
They collaborated on 1982 single The Girl is Mine, but have barely spoken since, with McCartney feeling he was betrayed by his friend.
The 66-year-old explained his frustration in a past interview, saying, "You know what doesn’t feel very good, is going on tour and paying to sing all my songs. Every time I sing Hey Jude. I’ve got to pay someone".
Since the purchase, Jackson merged the catalogue with music giants Sony, and created SonyATV, of which he holds a 50 per cent share.
And sources claim Jackson wants to leave his stake to McCartney or his children when he dies.
An insider tells British newspaper the Daily Mirror, "Michael told his lawyers he was sad he no longer talks to Sir Paul and said he wanted to make things right." Over Christmas (08), the 50-year-old Thriller hitmaker was forced to deny rumours he is suffering from a deadly lung condition.
Jackson biographer Ian Halperin claims the star is battling emphysema, genetic illness Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (A1AD) and is also losing the vision in his left eye.
But Jackson’s publicist has hit back insisting, "Concerning this author’s allegations, we would hope in the future that legitimate media will not continue to be exploited by such an obvious attempt to promote this unauthorised ‘biography.’ "The writer’s wild allegations concerning Mr Jackson’s health are a total fabrication. Mr. Jackson is in fine health, and finalising negotiations with a major entertainment company and television network for both a world tour and a series of specials and appearances."

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TOM CRUISE cherishes his real-life role as a father - because he dreamed about becoming a dad from an early age.
The Jerry Maguire star has two adopted children - Isabella, 16, and Connor, 13 - from his marriage to Nicole Kidman, and daughter Suri, two, with his wife Katie Holmes.
And it was a lifelong ambition come true for Cruise, who harboured a paternal instinct since he was a youngster.
He tells Britain’s OK! magazine, "I love it. I love being a father. I always wanted to. As a kid, I couldn’t wait to grow up. I remember being four years old - I always wanted to work and grow up. I always wanted to be a father.
"I’ve enjoyed every part of it to all three of my kids. I feel lucky to have teenagers and to have a toddler, to have the journey of both happening at the same time. All my kids, I love them."

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Raunchy R&B star RIHANNA has promised to tone down her live act for a concert in Malaysia next month (Feb09), because she doesn’t want to offend any of the Muslim country’s citizens.
The Malaysian government have strict rules when it comes to female performers, and artists are required to cover up from their shoulders to their knees.
And the Umbrella hitmaker, who is known for donning flesh-baring PVC corsets and knee high boots for her gigs, has agreed to abide by the conservative laws when she takes her Good Girl Gone Bad roadshow to Kuala Lumpur on 13 February (09).
Razman Razali, managing director of Pineapple Concerts, the promoters behind the show, says Rihanna’s management is "aware of the country’s regulations and the difficulties of doing a show".
Artists like Avril Lavigne and Gwen Stefani have previously faced protests in the country for their immodest wardrobe choices, and the former No Doubt singer lashed out at the government by claiming she made "a major sacrifice" when she gave in to the dress rules for her show in the country last year (08).

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LILY ALLEN has reignited her feud with pop rival KATY PERRY after allegedly threatening to leak the I KISSED A GIRL singer’s phone number online.
The Smile hitmaker was incensed when Perry described herself as "a fatter version of Amy Winehouse and a skinnier version of Lily Allen" last year (08).
Pop newcomer Perry has since apologised to Allen for the remark, claiming she "didn’t mean anything by it".
But according to British tabloid reports, Allen is still fuming, and has taken to her social networking page on Facebook.com to air her disgust.
The Sun newspaper alleges Allen has joined two online groups called, ‘I hate Katy Perry and her dumb-ass song I Kissed A Girl’ and ‘Katy Perry? Who in the hell does she think she is?’ And Allen is also reported to have posted a message on her site that reads: "I have Katy Perry’s number, someone did me a favour
. I’m just waiting for her to open her mouth one more time then it hits Facebook." A spokesperson for Allen could not be reached for comment as WENN went to press
.

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IGGY POP and the remaining members of THE STOOGES have paid tribute to late guitarist RON ASHETON after he was found dead at his Michigan home on Tuesday (06Jan09).
The 60-year-old’s body was discovered by police in the living room of his Ann Arbor house after his personal assistant raised the alarm about his whereabouts when she couldn’t reach the star.
Cops believe the rocker suffered a heart attack a few days previously, although the official cause of death has yet to be determined.
In a combined statement released by Pop, drummer and Asheton’s brother Scott, saxophonist Steve Mackay, bassist Mike Watt and The Stooges’ management, they say: "We are shocked and shaken by the news of Ron’s death. He was a great friend, brother, musician, trooper. Irreplaceable. He will be missed.
"For all that knew him behind the facade of Mr Cool & Quirky, he was a kind-hearted, genuine, warm person who always believed that people meant well even if they did not.
"As a musician Ron was ‘The Guitar God’, idol to follow and inspire others.
That is how he will be remembered by people who had a great pleasure to work with him, learn from him and share good and bad times with him." Pop adds in a personal statement, "I am in shock. He was my best friend."

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Actress KATE HUDSON has sent her best wishes to her ex LANCE ARMSTRONG, who is to become a father for the fourth time - just months after they split.
The Hollywood star dated cycling ace Armstrong for three months last summer, before splitting in July (08).
But Hudson insists she is happy for the sports star, who will welcome the new addition with his girlfriend Anna Hansen in June (09).
When asked how she feels about the baby news, Hudson told reporters, "It’s amazing. Congratulations.
"He’s a great father. He already is an amazing father." Armstrong, 37, has three children with his ex-wife Kristin: Luke, nine, and twin daughters Isabella and Grace, seven.

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