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LINDSAY LOHAN is attempting to mend her fragile romance with gal pal DJ SAMANTHA RONSON, but she’s keen to point out the pair hasn’t split.
Friends claims the girlfriends have spent time apart, and Lohan has moved out of the home they shared.
But the Mean Girls star is determined to clear up reports they’ve broken up.
She tells Life & Style magazine, "We never broke up. People don’t have to be together every second. It’s healthy to miss someone, and if you’re in it for the long run, it’s good to know that." Sources tell the U.S. publication that Lohan has set up home "around the corner from Sam," adding, " It’s going to allow them some space." The couple showed a united front on 12 January (09) when they stepped out for dinner at West Hollywood’s Matsuhisa.
But a source close to Lohan and Ronson says, "They break up and make up all the time. There are a lot of speed bumps in this relationship, but that’s part of the attraction."

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BEN AFFLECK and JENNIFER GARNER have named their newborn baby daughter SERAPHINA ROSE ELIZABETH.
The tot entered world in Los Angeles last week (06Jan08).
No explanation was offered for the name, but it is derived from the Hebrew word seraphim, which means "fiery ones".
Speaking before the birth, Affleck insisted he and Garner would opt for a "traditional name" for their second child, who has an older sister, called Violet.

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UGLY BETTY star ANA ORTIZ is preparing herself for weeks of standing behind boxes as she shoots the hit comedy - because her pregnancy isn’t going to be written into the script.
Ortiz, who plays Ugly Betty’s beautician sister Hilda on the show, recently confirmed that she and husband Noah Lebenzon are set to become first-time parents, but she’ll be hiding her baby bump on the show.
She tells Latina magazine, "They aren’t going to be writing it into the show, so I guess Hilda will be carrying a lot of boxes and standing behind her salon chair."

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Golden Globe Awards winner MICKEY ROURKE has signed up to front a new crusade to spay and neuter pets.
The Wrestler star, who acknowledged his beloved Chihuahuas in his Best Actor acceptance speech at the Globes on Sunday (11Jan09), was so moved when he learned about the "companion animal overpopulation crisis" that he jumped at the chance to challenge folks to get their animals "fixed".
Rourke is starring in a new People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) ad, titled Have the Cojones to Fix Your Dog.
In the ad, Rourke appears in his trademark sunglasses and holding his canine sidekick, Jaws, next to a caption that reads, "When dogs get knocked up, puppies get put down because there aren’t enough homes for them." Rourke says, "I think if the public is more aware of fixing their animals, of not going to the puppy store - which I have been guilty of - they wouldn’t be putting so many dogs to death each week."

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BALTHAZAR GETTY’s castmates on hit show BROTHERS & SISTERS are rallying round the actor amid reports he’s set to be axed from the series following his SIENNA MILLER romance scandal.
Getty cheated on his wife with Miller after Brothers & Sisters co-star Matthew Rhys introduced the pair, and insiders claim the cast of the show were upset by their pal’s infidelity.
The sources told U.S. tabloids that a rift between Getty and the rest of the Brothers & Sisters cast has grown in recent weeks - and producers were considering axing Getty as a regular.
The actor revealed he was unaware of such plans in a recent TV Guide, and stressed he and his Brothers & Sisters castmates were like "family", and now Rhys and TV sister Rachel Griffiths have stepped up to defend Getty.
Rhys says, "No one would want him completely gone. We’ve all established ourselves as a family on the show, and I hope we continue to do so." And Griffiths adds, "We’re a family. We’ll get through it. And all I can say is we love him very dearly." But Rhys tells Eonline.com that Getty and his character Tommy Walker could be in for a difficult few months: "I think the show is going through a slight transition period. How much we’ll see him (Getty) next season, I don’t know." Eonline.com reports Getty will be phased out of the series before the current season ends.

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France’s THE CLASS, Japan’s DEPARTURES and Sunday night’s (11Jan09) Golden Globe Award winner WALTZ WITH BASHIR are all through to the final round of the Oscars Best Foreign Film vote before the official nominations are announced Revanche, The Necessities of Life, The Baader Meinhof Complex, Tear This Heart Out, Everlasting Moments and 3 Monkeys are also among the nine films advancing to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 81st Academy Awards.
Over 60 films originally qualified in the category.
The Academy Awards nominations will be announced on 22 January (09). The Oscars will be presented on 22 February (09) at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.

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Former BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER star KRISTY SWANSON is to marry her skating beau in San Luis Obispo, California in February (09) Lloyd Eisler fell for the actress while partnering with her on U.S. reality show Skating With Celebrities in 2007. The professional skater left his wife to romance the star.
His wife, in turn, pressed assault charges against Swanson, accusing the actress of beating her in front of her kids. The charges were dropped.
And, now the drama is over, Swanson is keen to put the past behind her. She insists the intimate wedding on 7 February (09) will be all about uniting her family.
She says, "It’ll be a weekend wedding and Lloyd’s two boys will be coming.
This will all be about the blending of a family." As well as her soon-to-be stepsons, Swanson has a son with Eisler, called Magnus.

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24’s female U.S. president CHERRY JONES is recovering in hospital after undergoing surgery to have her gall bladder removed.
The 52-year-old actress, who plays President Alison Taylor in the current season of the hit drama, was forced to skip a press conference for the show on Tuesday (13Jan08), when her illness was announced.
24 producer Howard Gordon revealed Jones has undergone a Cholecystectomy, adding, "But she’s OK." The news comes just four days after cancer sufferer Patrick Swayze missed a press conference to promote his own new show The Beast, after falling ill with pneumonia. On the very same day it was announced that fellow U.S. TV stars Mariska Hargitay and Howie Mandel were battling a collapsed lung and irregular heartbeat, respectively.

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LEONARD COHEN has announced his first American concert since 1993 after conquering Europe and the British charts late last year (08).
The crooner’s 2008 Canadian and European dates were critically acclaimed and his Hallelujah song, performed by X Factor winner Alexandra Burke and Jeff Buckley, claimed the number one and two spots on Britain’s end of year pop charts.
And now Cohen has lined up a date at New York’s Beacon Theatre on 19 February (09).
No other U.S. dates have been announced as WENN went to press. (KL/PR/IG) WENN - SIXTH - HOLLYWOOD, SHOWBIZ & PEOPLE NEWS - 13 JANUARY 2009

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Rapper N.O.R.E. is getting his 2009 off to a healthy start after becoming a vegan and quitting alcohol to shed excess weight.
The Nothin’ MC has shed 65 pounds (29 kilograms) since embarking on a new diet and work-out plan last September (08), and he has been showing off his slimmer physique in video blog entries.
In a post on his website, the rapper insists he’s yet to give in to temptation, even with the recent New Year celebrations, stating, "Still haven’t had a drink!"

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The members of reformed girl group WILSON PHILLIPS are planning their comeback tour around their duties as mums - the trio now has eight kids between them.
The band is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year (09) with a series of gigs across America.
But singer Carnie Wilson warns fans not to expect a hectic schedule - because family comes first.
Wilson, who has one daughter and is expecting her second child later this year, explains, "We have eight kids between us. If we do two shows a month, that would be just enough." But the 40-year-old daughter of Beach Boys rocker Brian Wilson insists she can’t wait to hit the road with bandmate sister Wendy, and Chynna Phillips, whose parents are Mamas and Papas stars John and Michelle Phillips.
She adds, "It’s such a blessing. I think we sound better than ever."

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Classic rockers CHEAP TRICK are in negotiations to stage a massive BEATLES symphonic show in Las Vegas.
The Surrender hitmakers staged a tribute to the Fab Four at the Hollywood Bowl in August 2007 - to mark the 40th anniversary of the group’s Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album - and now the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper reports the quartet is close to finalising a headlining slot with the Las Vegas Hilton.
The proposed show would feature Cheap Trick performing the classic album with a full orchestra.
Rumours suggest the Hilton residency could begin this spring (09) and stretch throughout the year.

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New AMERICAN IDOL judge KARA DioGUARDI is engaged to marry her teacher-turned-builder boyfriend MIKE McCUDDY.
McCuddy proposed during a romantic winter break in Mexico, 38-year-old DioGuardi’s publicist has confirmed.
The rep says, "No wedding date has been planned." DioGuardi will make her first appearance on TV alongside Idol regulars Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson when the new series of the talent show debuts in America on Tuesday night (13Jan09).

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Funnyman CHRIS ROCK is planning a follow-up to his first book - over 10 years after releasing his literary debut.
The 43-year-old’s new tome will follow a similar theme to his 1997 release Rock This! - a cross between an autobiography and the comedian’s stand-up routine.
Grant Central Publishing spokesperson Deb Futter says, "We are so excited to be publishing Chris Rock, especially because he hasn’t published a book in many years so this one will be highly anticipated." The book is scheduled for release next year (10).

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NAOMI WATTS has regained her pre-pregnancy figure less than a month after giving birth - citing her incredible weight-loss to good old-fashioned breast feeding.
The King Kong star gave birth to her second son, Samuel, just last month (13Dec08), and was pictured out in New York on Monday (12Jan09) looking her usual slim self.
She tells People.com, "I’m breast feeding. And he’s sucking it all out of me, it seems. And when the baby comes out, it’s a lot of weight right there." The new tot is her second child with partner Liev Schreiber - the pair already has baby Alexander.
Watts adds of the two kids, "They’re very different. Sammy’s more fragile, in a way. But I don’t know, maybe I’ve forgotten how small they are. Alexander is only 18 months old.
Having two young children is taking its toll on the couple, which rarely gets a rest from the demands of its sons - but Watts and Schreiber wouldn’t have it any other way.
Schreiber says, "It’s f**king hard. So little sleep. It’s 23 hours and 59 minutes of exhaustion. But then they do one little thing in that last minute that is just so compelling and fascinating that it makes the other 23 hours and 59 minutes worthwhile."

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Screen siren SCARLETT JOHANSSON is eyeing a career switch as soon as she begins to wrinkle - she’s preparing to become a director before movie bosses pass her up for another ingenue.
Johansson made her film debut at the age of nine in 1994’s North, and already fears she’ll be overlooked by the next budding beauty.
She tells America’s Harper’s Bazaar magazine, "It’s hard to be a 24-year-old actor and not be typecast. A lot of roles are either for a sexy person or a Juno-type character.
"That ageism makes the actress fearful for her future, making her consider another path within the industry. There is some weird ageist quality in Hollywood, perhaps that’s why I lean more toward directing and development.
"That’s probably the direction I’ll take; I can’t keep up this face forever, you know."

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THE SOPRANOS star MICHAEL IMPERIOLI is convinced he has unearthed the secret behind the show’s dramatic ending - TONY SOPRANO is dead.
The long-running mob drama came to an unspectacular end in 2007 - the screen fading to black as James Gandolfini’s Soprano dined with his wife and children.
But Imperioli, whose character Christopher Moltisanti was killed off in the last season, insists there’s more to the finale than meets the eye.
He says, "I think he’s dead. That’s what happens when it goes black, right?"

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MICKEY ROURKE is adamant his bad boy reputation is a thing of the past because he is finally able to deal with his problems without the use of violence.
The Wrestler star spent years in the Hollywood wilderness after countless run-ins with police and hot-headed rows with movie executives.
But now he has returned to the limelight, Rourke claims that, while he will never be fully reformed, he now steers clear of confrontation and is a much more responsible individual.
He says, "Not reformed, no, but I have come to understand why I self-destructed. It was to do with authority. I wouldn’t let any man look at me and give me the eye. I didn’t care if he was seven feet tall with muscles on top of muscles. It was on. Eye contact with them, on the street, it would be on, right there.
"Well, I don’t carry myself that way any more, I don’t go looking for that.
Any authority figure at all, any producer who told me something, and it was, get the f**k out of the room. I didn’t know that’s what happened to me. Now I’m accountable. I also understand I’m responsible for repercussions."

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