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Troubled singer AMY WINEHOUSE is refusing to let her husband BLAKE FIELDER-CIVIL divorce her - because she wants to give their relationship another chance when he is released from prison.
Lawyers for Fielder-Civil, jailed for causing actual bodily harm and perverting the course of justice, filed papers last week (begs05Jan09) in a bid to bring the couple’s 20-month marriage to an end.
The move was said to be sparked by reports linking Winehouse to former rugby player Joshua Bowman during her current sunshine break in the Caribbean - but the pair has denied they were romantically involved.
And Winehouse is determined not to let the divorce go through - as she still cares about her incarcerated partner.
She says, "I still love my Blake. I won’t let him divorce me. He’s still in jail but the moment he comes out I’ll be there waiting for him.
"I love him because he’s just like me. Blake is the male version of me. We’re perfect for each other. I don’t want to go back home to England. I want to wait for Blake here.
"While Blake is in jail I’m still gonna have a good time - he can’t do much about it.
"But once he comes out we’ll be together again. There’s some nice lads here, I am just having fun. I don’t want anybody else because I’ve got my Blake." Fielder-Civil, who married the singer in Miami, Florida in 2007, was released from prison in November (08) after serving almost a year behind bars in relation to an attack on a pub landlord in 2006. But he was sent back to jail after less than a month for failing a mandatory drugs test which will see him forced to serve out the remainder of his sentence - meaning he could be incarcerated until early 2010.

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Hollywood actress GWYNETH PALTROW has hit back at critics of her healthy living website - insisting her tips are extremely valuable.
Paltrow’s site GOOP.com - named after her initials - offers lifestyle lessons on subjects including health, travel and cookery.
But online message boards have been humming with angry responses from users claiming the site is nothing more than a vanity project.
However, the actress argues she is merely passing on good advice from her privileged lifestyle.
She says, "People get a hit of energy when they are negative and it is very detrimental for them. They do not understand why they do not have a happy life.
"That kind of stuff is just noise to me. I feel sorry for them." The star, married to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, justifies the project by adding, "I have this incredible, lucky, unique life where I’ve gotten to travel all over the place and so I started to acquire all of this information. I thought this would be a fun, creative way to share it.
"I thought if I could affect one woman’s life positively, it was worth it."

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British supermodel KATE MOSS received an extra special treat during her 35th birthday celebrations on Thursday (15Jan09) night - a special performance from legendary singer LIONEL RICHIE.
The catwalk beauty was enjoying her private party at London’s Dorchester Hotel when she reportedly spotted the star drinking in the venue’s bar and invited him to join the event.
And Richie got into the spirit of the night by serenading Moss with several of his hit songs, including All Night Long, according to British newspaper the Daily Mirror.
Moss followed up her birthday extravaganza the following day (16Jan09) with a medieval-themed houseparty at her north London home.
Guests included fashion designer Stella McCartney and Rolling Stones star Ronnie Wood.

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MORGAN FREEMAN’s 11-year bid to integrate proms for black and white students at a school in his native Mississippi has been turned into a documentary, which will air at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah this weekend (17Jan09).
Freeman offered to pay for one mixed race prom at his local high school in Charleston after learning teachers still held separate end-of-year dances for black and white pupils. It took the school over 10 years to take him up on his offer.
Director Paul Saltzman’s Prom Night in Mississippi will compete as part of the world documentary competition at Sundance.
Freeman admits parents initially ignored his offer to integrate the event even though their kids loved the idea.
He says, "It’s kind of disheartening. In the little town we live in - this is a really small town - I don’t know how you can live in such a small place and try to be separate." Saltzman filmed Freeman as he made the initial pitch to the administration and then followed Freeman and the students as they prepared for the first mixed race prom.
The actor reveals the prom cost him about $17,000 (£11,300), which he calls "money very well spent".

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GEORGE CLOONEY has made U.S. talk show host ELLEN DE GENERES’ dreams come true - by appearing on her show at long last.
The comedienne has led a lengthy campaign to get her Warner Bros. studio neighbour on her programme ever since she moved to the Burbank, California, lot last year (08).
Her techniques have included sending Kate Hudson, Dolly Parton, marching bands, sexy male strippers and hot models over to his production office. She even asked Clooney’s pal Brad Pitt for advice when he was a guest on her show late last year (08).
But Clooney was never in his office when either the comedienne or her guests called.
DeGeneres then installed a mousetrap-style device above the door of Clooney’s office, in the hopes of catching her man - and she created an alert system on her set, so she’d know whenever Clooney was in the building.
The alert went off in the middle of Friday’s (16Jan09) show as Clooney’s car pulled up outside.
And, after taking advice from Clooney’s former E.R. co-star Noah Wyle, DeGeneres arranged for Cincinnati Reds baseball icons Johnny Bench and Joe Morgan to lure the movie star into her studio.
Clooney taped his first appearance on the daytime show on Friday (16Jan09), and admitted he was starting to get a hard time from employees and Ellen fans for not showing up.
He says, "Informing is not what I would call what my office has been doing to me. (They’re) complaining. They were a little concerned when the marching band came.
"People do come up to me all the time and say, ‘What’s wrong with you, why don’t you go do Ellen’s show…?’ I’ve been busy." The actor admitted he’s been keeping check on the lengths DeGeneres has been going to to get him to appear, adding: "You gotta love Dolly Parton coming in." Clooney’s chat with DeGeneres and his meeting with Morgan and Bench will air on Monday (19Jan09).

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Burly funnyman KEVIN JAMES wants to raise his kids with a healthy attitude towards food - because his expanding waistline sets such a poor example.
James admits he’s struggling to rid himself of the pounds he’s packed on since becoming a stand-up comic.
And he fears his little girls, three-year-old Sienna-Marie and 19-month-old Shea, will follow in his un-fit footsteps.
He says, "The other day my wife (actress Steffiana De La Cruz) ran out and I had to feed the kids lunch. And the last thing she said to me before she left was, ‘Make sure they eat their vegetables.’ "I don’t know if I’m the best spokesperson for vegetable-eating. I don’t even know what to say to them. I literally was like, ‘You know what, you should eat your vegetables so you can grow up and (looks at stomach).’ "I do give them ice cream - the little one you can’t stop her from eating ice cream she loves it."

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Oscar-winning actress EMMA THOMPSON has hit back at scathing remarks by a British politician, who criticised her protests against the expansion of London’s Heathrow Airport.
Transport minister Geoff Hoon singled out the Sense and Sensibility star for her outspoken views against controversial plans for a third runway at the site.
The star claims the project should be scrapped on environmental grounds.
Hoon tells British newspaper The Guardian, "She (Thompson) has been in some very good films. Love Actually is very good, but I worry about people who I assume travel by air quite a lot and don’t see the logic of their position, not least because the reason we have this problem in relation to Heathrow is that more and more people want to travel more and more.
"If someone living in L.A. says he does not think it was a good idea to expand Heathrow, well the last time I looked the only way to get from L.A. to Britain is Heathrow." But Thompson hit back at the minister, claiming he’d missed the point of her argument.
She says, "Get a grip Geoff. This is not a campaign against flying - we’re trying to stop the expansion of Heathrow in the face of climate change.
"It sounds like the transport secretary has completely missed the point.
Again." Earlier this week (begs11Jan09) protesters including Thompson, British comedian Alistair McGowan and planet-friendly group Greenpeace purchased a plot of land in the middle of the development site in a bid to halt the plans.

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HUGH HEFNER’s ex-girlfriend KENDRA WILKINSON has returned to her former Playboy Mansion home to apologise to the ageing magazine boss for talking about cheating on him during their romance.
The model was one of three Hefner girlfriends who ended their odd affair with the Playboy chief in 2008, and moved out of his California home.
But Wilkinson has returned after revealing she wasn’t faithful to the 82-year-old.
The 23-year-old blonde told Us Weekly magazine, "I had to have sex every now and then, so I had to kind of sneak it." And she also opened up about the private time she spent with Hefner, admitting, "Besides the nights we went out, I only saw Hef, like, once a day walking through the halls to his office… The most we kind of say to each other is, ‘I love you,’ ‘Love you too,’ ‘I hope you have a good day,’ ‘Did you have a good day?’" Wilkinson, who announced her split from Hefner last October (08) and is now engaged to American football star Hank Baskett, knew as soon as the interview was published she’d upset the publishing mogul and returned to the mansion to make amends.
She says, "I’m really bad at interviews, and anyone who knows me knew I meant no harm… I’m a goofball. Mostly, I’m very sorry to have hurt Hef.
"Hef was hurt, but he understands. He knows me and knows what came out of the article was not me at all."

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GUY RITCHIE’s mother has been forced to move out of her home in Somerset, England, after a neighbour crashed a car through her living room wall.
Lady Amber Leighton, 66, returned to her two-bedroomed property to find rescue workers struggling to free 80-year-old Clive Moore, after he smashed his Range Rover vehicle through the front wall of the house.
Leighton, who divorced Ritchie’s father, John, in 1973, has now been forced to move into rented accommodation as the building as been deemed too unstable for occupation, according to British newspaper The Sun.

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KEVIN SPACEY is at the centre of controversy over his recently postponed London play - amid accusations the show’s star RICHARD DREYFUSS has to be fed his lines through an earpiece.
The premiere of the Spacey-directed Complicit was due to take place at the city’s Old Vic theatre, where the Hollywood star is artistic director, on Monday (19Jan09).
But opening night was pushed back until the following week (28Jan09) because the show needs "more development time", according to a spokesperson.
And now Jaws star Dreyfuss has been accused of failing to learn his lines properly and being told what to say on stage through an earpiece, according to British newspaper the Daily Telegraph.
Theatregoers, who were invited to preview performances of the show, have savaged Dreyfuss’ performance, with angry fans commenting online over his alleged decision to wear an earpiece.
One fan writes on theatre website Whatsonstage.com, "This is worse than awful and Dreyfuss is having his lines fed to him through an earpiece. You have been warned." In 2004 Dreyfuss was axed from the London production of The Producers before he started performances, with the 61-year-old actor claiming he was unable "to fulfil the rigours of the role" due to a shoulder injury. .
A spokesperson for Dreyfuss could not be reached for comment as WENN went to press.

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Actor JEREMY PIVEN has hit back at the producers of New York play SPEED-THE-PLOUGH after theatre bosses filed an official complaint over his departure from the show.
The Entourage star abruptly quit the David Mamet play in December (08) just seven weeks after making his Broadway debut, claiming he was forced to withdraw on doctor’s orders as he had fallen ill with mercury poisoning.
The producers of the play have filed a complaint with Actors’ Equity, the union which represents theatre actors, meaning the star could face an investigation over his withdrawal.
Producer Jeffrey Richards says, "The producers of Speed-the-plow have officially filed a grievance with Actors’ Equity re: Jeremy Piven’s departure.
A date for these proceedings is to be determined." But a representative for Piven has slammed theatre bosses’ decision to approach the union, insisting he had a legitimate reason for leaving the show.
His publicist, Samantha Mast, tells TMZ, "The claims made by the producers of Speed-the-Plow are absurd and outrageous. Mr. Piven’s serious medical condition has been well documented by multiple physicians. He withdrew from the play due to medical necessity on the advice of his doctors, after he was hospitalised and warned by his physicians that enforced rest was necessary in order to avoid serious medical problems, including a heart attack." William H. Macy took over Piven’s role of an ambitious Hollywood producer in the production on Tuesday (13Jan09).

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BROTHERS & SISTERS star RACHEL GRIFFITHS is pregnant with her third child.
The Australian actress, 40, is expecting another baby with her artist husband Andrew Taylor.
A representative for Griffiths confirmed the news to People.com.
The couple already has two children, son Banjo Patrick, five, and daughter Adelaide Rose, three.
Griffiths wed Taylor in her hometown of Melbourne, Australia, in 2002.

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PATRICK SWAYZE has returned home after spending a week in hospital battling pneumonia.
The Dirty Dancer star - who is suffering from pancreatic cancer - checked himself in to a Californian medical centre last week (09Jan09) after seeking help for a persistent cough.
But following several days under the close watch of doctors, the actor has now been deemed well enough to go home.
Swayze’s representative, Annett Wolf, confirmed the news to People.com, saying, "I am happy to announce that Patrick Swayze is home after a brief hospitalisation for pneumonia."

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Former SWEET SENSATIONS star LEROY SMITH has been found dead at his Manchester, England, home.
The body of the Jamaican keyboardist, 56, was discovered in his apartment in Longsight, Manchester, above the takeaway food shop owned by the star.
It is believed Smith died of natural causes brought on by a bout of bronchopneumonia.
The British soul band scored an international hit in 1974 with Sad Sweet Dreamer.

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Former SPANDAU BALLET stars GARY and MARTIN KEMP are in mourning following the death of both their parents - who died within hours of each other.
The brothers’ father Frank, 79, suffered a heart attack earlier this month (Jan09) and was pronounced dead in hospital in Bournemouth, England.
The pair’s mother, Eileen, 77, who was admitted to the same medical facility for a heart bypass operation, passed away just 48 hours later. They had been married for 55 years.
A joint funeral for the couple is planned for next week (beg18Jan09).

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A father and son duo accused of attacking former BAY CITY ROLLERS star LES McKEOWN have been cleared of all charges following a mix-up with police evidence.
Ian and Darren Young, 59 and 22 respectively, were accused of assaulting the 53-year-old former heart-throb in an east London pub in March 2007.
They were also facing charges of allegedly hurling racial abuse at McKeown’s Japanese wife, Keiko.
The duo claim they acted in self defence after the musician attacked them with a wrench.
But the trial at London’s Snaresbrook Crown Court collapsed this week (beg11Jan09) after it was revealed that key pieces of evidence, the wrench which was said to have been used in the incident and a blood-splattered jacket, were accidentally destroyed by police.
Detectives claim the pieces were not properly marked as trial evidence and were disposed of in accordance with storage rules.
Judge Nicholas Huskinson claimed the prosecution’s case was "full of contradictions" after key witnesses backed the Youngs’ story and after the evidence mishap was revealed, he instructed the jury to return not guilty verdicts to all charges.
He told the court, "It’s not for the defence to have to prove they were acting in self-defence. It’s for the prosecution to make the jury sure that the defendants were not acting in self-defence."

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Shamed pop star GARY GLITTER has abandoned his legal battle to avoid signing Britain’s Sex Offenders Register.
The singer - real name Paul Gadd - was released from a Vietnam prison in August (08) after serving nearly three years for sexually assaulting two girls aged nine and 11.
Gadd was ordered to sign the country’s Sex Offenders Register when he arrived back in his native U.K., which allows authorities to keep track of his movements. Offenders are forced to disclose any plans to move house, change their name or travel abroad.
Gaad objected to signing the list, lodging a legal bid to keep his freedom, with his next hearing in the case due to take place on 19 February (09).
But now lawyers for the disgraced star have withdrawn the objection in a letter to Harrow Crown Court, with his attorneys claiming he would not get a fair hearing because of the media interest in the case.
Gaad will now have to sign the register and keep his details registered with court officials for life.

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HEATH LEDGER had a miserable time on the BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN set - because director ANG LEE treated the late star like an "alienated prop", according to the film’s producer JAMES SCHAMUS.
In an Entertainment Weekly magazine tribute piece - marking the first anniversary of Ledger’s death - Schamus and British filmmaker Terry Gilliam both recall how difficult the acclaimed film was for the Aussie, who played gay cowboy Ennis Del Mar.
Gilliam recalls his The Brothers Grimm star calling him from the set and revealing he was far from happy.
He says, "He felt alone and isolated. I think it was his sense of not getting the kind of warm support we gave him on Grimm." But Gilliam adds, "Whatever it did, it produced an extraordinary performance." And Schamus explains, "During casting, rehearsals, and pre-production, Ang (Lee) is like the warm, wise, cuddly daddy bear. The minute he yells ‘Action’ on the first shot, the actors become alienated props he kind of puts up with…
It’s tough on actors.
"He doesn’t yell at people or humiliate them, but it’s a very tough space.
Heath had very difficult days. You could really feel the pain he was going through."

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