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HARRY POTTER star DANIEL RADCLIFFE is always happy to meet his male admirers - because he feels "flattered" when gay fans have a crush on him.
The actor has appeared naked onstage in both the West End and Broadway in the play Equus - a role he admits has won him a large following in the gay community.
And he insists the male supporters are a welcome change from his hordes of screaming female fans.
He tells the Daily Beast website: "For a lot of straight guys - and I know I�m guilty of it sometimes - when you know a gay guy has a crush on you, it is the most flattering thing." But the 19-year-old has always been comfortable around homosexual men, crediting his showbusiness upbringing for teaching him tolerance towards other lifestyles.
He adds: "My mum was a casting director and my dad was a literary agent and I was surrounded by gay men from a very young age.
"And I was the only boy in my class at school who had that kind of relationship with gay men. Most of my friends had parents who had proper jobs in banks and law firms so none of them had been exposed to homosexuality in the way I had - as a normal course of things. So they had a rather different attitude toward it than I."

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HARRY POTTER star DANIEL RADCLIFFE is the latest celebrity to issue a special invitation to U.S President BARACK OBAMA’s daughters - offering up a personal tour of the magical film set.
Miley Cyrus and The Jonas Brothers have already offered entertainment to big fans Malia, 10, and Sasha, seven, as their dad prepared for his inauguration into office on 20 January (09).
And the British-born star is keen to follow suit, telling the Daily Beast website: "(Obama) is a symbol of progress which is what we dig about this country. What you love about England is all the old buildings and such. The traditions. I love that, too. But this is what we want from you.
"I’d like to take this opportunity to issue a public invitation to the Obamas that if their daughters would like a private tour of the Harry Potter set, I would be honoured to be their personal tour guide." But the humble actor admits he’d understand if the first daughters would rather hang out with another teen idol, Twilight star Robert Pattinson.
He adds, "(Pattinson) is much prettier and can be much more charming. And he can do that thing of being sultry and sexy.
"Rob can just sort of stand there and look at something and start to smoulder. And I just can’t do that. I’m a natural fidget."

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Rapper 50 CENT is constantly in awe of the way JAY-Z handles his critics - likening the hip-hop mogul’s calm approach to spiritual Indian leader GANDHI.
The In Da Club star, real name Curtis Jackson, admits he could never stand by and see others disrespect him without wanting to retaliate, but it’s a quality he admires in the Roc-A-Fella CEO.
He tells XXL magazine, "Jay-Z is Gandhi… He’ll bear the disrespect for what? For working to be in a great position. So for creating the comfort that he desires for his life, he has to bear the disrespect. Because they’d like to be where he is. That’s an interesting concept because Jay (would) rather just let ‘em go.
"My take on it is, yeah, I’m gonna say something back, and he gonna wish he never said what he said. He gonna wish he never came around here sniffing around me." Gandhi, a celebrated civil rights leader, led India to independence in 1947 using a non-violent approach.

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Singer ROBBIE WILLIAMS is planning to leave behind his quiet life in Los Angeles to move back to his native U.K. - despite feeling like a prisoner the last time he resided in the country.
The Angels hitmaker quit Britain several years ago to escape the constant paparazzi intrusion and live in relative seclusion in L.A.
But, according to Williams’ sister Sally Symonds, he now wants to return home with his on/off American girlfriend, 29-year-old Ayda Field.
She tells Hello magazine, "Last time he lived in England, he was so high-profile he could not get any peace. He was living in London and resorted to buying a flat on the 15th floor. It was like Alcatraz." And Williams has already reportedly purchased a house in the quiet countryside area of Wiltshire, where he hopes to set up home.
Symonds adds, "Robert has missed Britain. He has wanted to come back for the past 12 to 18 months. He loves the British culture and the British people and he wants to spend more time here. He has enjoyed living in L.A. - he can move around freely and the sun always shines. But it’s a pretty soulless place."

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BRITNEY SPEARS and ex-husband KEVIN FEDERLINE have started the new year cordially for the sake of their two sons - after the former backing dancer joined the TOXIC star at a recent family barbecue.
The 30-year-old, who shares sons Sean Preston, three, and Jayden James, two, with Spears, accepted an invitation to join the feast on Sunday (25Jan09), reports People.com.
Federline reportedly arrived at Spears’ new Hollywood Hills home at noon to pick up the boys from their weekend visitation.
But after the singer’s dad, Jamie, extended a hand to his ex son-in-law, Federline reportedly enjoyed the day with the Spears family, and reportedly returned home with the boys five hours later.
Federline was awarded custody of the children in 2007, a year after splitting from Spears.
The pop star officially handed legal and permanent conservatorship of her estate over to her father earlier this month (07Jan09) - almost a year after he was first put in charge of his daughter’s affairs following a series of public meltdowns.

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ISLA FISHER and SACHA BARON COHEN planned to celebrate their anniversary by seeing hit movie SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE - but had to leave the theatre when they couldn’t find seats together.
The engaged couple, who are parents to one-year-old daughter Olive, headed to the cinema to check out the critically-acclaimed film, which is nominated for 10 Academy Awards at next month’s (Feb09) ceremony.
But they were forced to improvise another romantic date after realising the venue was too crowded to find seats.
Fisher recalls, "They only had two seats apart and, as it was our seventh anniversary, it didn’t feel right to sit away from each other. So we just walked around in the New York snow."

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British singer ROBBIE WILLIAMS is getting his career back on track with the help of producer MARK RONSON.
The Angels hitmaker’s last disc Rudebox hit shelves in 2006, and the star is now hard at work on a follow-up.
And, after a guest appearance at a Ronson concert in Los Angeles in 2007, Williams and the DJ decided to collaborate for the singer’s next studio release.
Williams’ co-manager, Tim Clark, says, "There may be a song with (songwriter) Guy (Chambers), he’s done a lot of writing with his mates Soul Mekanik and there’s a very interesting song with Mark Ronson.
"He’s now looking at producers. Nothing further has been said yet, but he’s talking to a lot of interesting people."

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Veteran actress STOCKARD CHANNING is eyeing a return to television - three years after ending her stint on hit U.S. series THE WEST WING.
The celebrated stage actress, 64, won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2002 for her role in the series, three years after first appearing as a guest star.
Signing on as a regular cast member in 2001, Channing enjoyed another five years on the political drama before TV bosses announced the show would complete its run in 2006.
But Channing’s not ruling out another stint on the small screen: "The great thing about being an actor is the phone rings and you wake up in a different place surrounded by different people. That’s what I love about it, so anything is possible."

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Critically acclaimed movie SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE remains atop the U.K. box office charts in its triumphant third week of release.
The Danny Boyle-directed film, up for 10 Academy Awards next month (Feb09), is still the top dog after earning $3.9 million (£2.8 million) in the last week (ends25Jan09).
The film, whose cast won the Best Ensemble at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday (25Jan09), catapulted ahead of Tom Cruise’s World War II thriller Valkyrie, which came second and profited $1.5 million (£1.1 million).
Horror movie My Bloody Valentine 3-D jumped up one position to number three, while Will Smith’s drama Seven Pounds and Underworld: Rise of The Lycans rounded out the top five.

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JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT is a firm believer in the afterlife - the actress is convinced her grandmother has spoken to her from beyond the grave.
The 29-year-old stars in spooky TV show Ghost Whisperer, in which she plays a woman who can see and communicate with ghosts.
And it was a chance encounter with the show’s producer, James Van Praagh, who is also a psychic, that put Hewitt in touch with her late relative.
She tells Britain’s OK! magazine, "We had an evening with James where he kind of did this thing, and my grandmother came through.
"She just wanted to say hello and tell me that she was looking out for me. It was really nice."

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U.S. TV star PAULEY PERRETTE is to wed after accepting her cameraman beau’s proposal recently.
The NCIS star and Michael Bosman have been dating since 2005.
The actress tells Life & Style magazine, "Weâ��re calling the wedding a celebration of love, of how much we love each other and how much we appreciate those who have shown us so much support and love in our journey together.â�� This will be the 39-year-old star’s second marriage - Perrette divorced actor/musician Coyote Shivers in 2006.

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American novelist JOHN UPDIKE has died from lung cancer at the age of 76.
Updike published more than 50 books during a long writing career spanning six decades, and was a regular fixture on best-seller lists.
His literary works earned him an array of awards, including two Pulitzer Prizes for the novels Rabbit Is Rich and Rabbit at Rest.
Movie lovers will also remember Updike for his book The Witches of Eastwick, which spawned a 1987 movie starring Jack Nicholson and Cher.
His death was announced on Tuesday (27Jan09) in a statement from his publisher Alfred A. Knopf.

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British singer/songwriter P.J. HARVEY is moving into the theatre world - she has written the music for a new Broadway production.
Harvey’s score for a new production of Henrik Ibsen play Hedda Gabler debuts in New York this week (begs25Jan09).
And the 39-year-old reveals she is fulfilling a longheld ambition.
Harvey tells the New York Daily News, "I’ve wanted to do theatre or film music since I first began writing music. I’ve just never been approached before."

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Jazz singer HARRY CONNICK JR. broke into his childhood New Orleans home after it was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, so he could show his kids where he grew up.
The clean-cut New Orleans native has remained actively involved in efforts to rebuild the city that was damaged in 2005 by Katrina, which killed an estimated 1,836 people and left thousands more homeless.
The singer has urged celebrities to visit the area in an effort to rebuild its struggling economy.
And Connick Jr. admits he didn’t wait for the family who lived in his childhood home to return before leading his own brood through its remains after it had been ravaged by the storm.
He says, "We were pretty lucky. I took them to the house that I grew up in, Lakeview, a few blocks from where the levee broke.
"The house was open. We went inside the house and we had no right to do that. It was amazing walking through the house where I grew up and nothing was there."

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LIZA MINNELLI credits her theatrical background and her inspiring father with helping her recover from a crippling virus that robbed her of her voice and the use of her legs.
Minnelli was diagnosed with encephalitis in 2000, at the age of 54 - and doctors told her she’d never walk or talk again.
She explains, "All these doctors were around me. They said, ‘You’ll never walk again, you may not talk again, but you’re alive.’ "I panicked. The only think I knew how to do was perform." But the superstar refused to give in, and battled back the only way she knew how - by rehearsing.
Minnelli adds, "I remembered my dad (Vincente Minnelli) told me, ‘You can do anything if you think about it.’ So I started very slowly to count, ‘A,B.C’ "I rehearsed and it did come back. You can retrain your brain."

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MICHAEL JACKSON will participate in "every aspect of the creative process" in the new Broadway-length musical inspired by his zombie-themed music video THRILLER.
Theatre impresario James Nederlander revealed in November (08) plans to bring the 14-minute short to Broadway as an ambitious new stage show, and his Nederlander Organization has now completed its purchase of the video’s stage rights.
According to the New York Post, Jackson will write new songs for the project, which will also include tunes from 1979 album Off the Wall.
Producers add: "This musical will be the exclusive Michael Jackson authorised version of Thriller, and Jackson will participate in every aspect of the creative process." And James Nederlander Jr. is certain Jackson’s reclusive behaviour won’t effect Thriller The Musical’s popularity: "It’s an American Werewolf in London meets Cyrano. Thriller is still Thriller. I understand what you’re saying (about Jackson), but I still think Thriller evokes great memories for people who still want to hear those songs." Jackson’s spokesman, Tohme Tohme adds: "The Nederlanders and Michael Jackson represent live theater and musical excellence, so let the music begin." Nederlander previously worked on Jackson tribute show Thriller - Live, which has already toured Germany, Holland, Scandinavia and the U.K., in which the star was not involved.
The project is expected to complete development by 2011 with a reported production budget of $12 million (£8.6 million).

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Talk show queen OPRAH WINFREY is "amused" she was considered as a possible replacement for BARACK OBAMA in the U.S. senate - insisting she’s "not interested" in the position.
Disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich - arrested in December (08) on federal corruption charges - revealed Winfrey was one of a number of candidates considered for the position on Monday (26Jan09), made vacant when Obama became president.
Allegations levelled against Blagojevich include claims he attempted to sell Obama’s senate seat to the highest bidder.
Speaking on U.S. breakfast TV show Good Morning America, Blagojevich told host Diane Sawyer, "There were a lot of different candidates I supported.
"That is true. The idea came to me from a friend. She seemed to be someone who would help Barack Obama become president.
"She was someone with a lot of voting pull," but Winfrey "probably wouldn’t take it".
And the Chicago, Illinois-based TV mogul insists she’s not seeking a career change, according to best friend Gayle King, who addressed the issue on her Sirius XM radio show Oprah and Friends.
Winfrey, who admits she missed the Blagojevich interview after enjoying a lie in, told King she was "pretty amused" by the revelation.
She added: "If I had been watching from the treadmill I probably would have fallen off the treadmill. I think I could be a senator, but I’m not interested." Blagojevich began his impeachment trial on Monday.

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Moldovian-born model DINA VIERNY has died, aged 89.
Vierny, who served as the muse of French Catalan sculptor Aristide Maillol for over a decade, died on 20 January (09); no cause of death was given.
The pair, who were introduced by a friend of her father’s, met when a 15-year-old Vierny was a student in Paris in the mid-1930s, and began to model for Maillol, then 73.
Her figure was immortalised by Maillol in portraits including Dina With a Scarf and scultptures including The Seated Bather, The Mountain, Air, The River and Harmony - his last and unfinished piece. She is often credited with helping him to revive his flailing career.
In 1939 the favour was returned when Maillol helped send her to Nice where she posed for Matisse, after being acquitted in connection to smuggling refugees from occupied France into Spain during World War II.
She also posed for French artists Raoul Dufy and Pierre Bonnard, and sculptor Arno Breker, best-known for his works in Nazi Germany.
After the war and Maillol’s death, Vierny became an avid collector; in 1995 she opened the Fondation Dina Vierny-Musee Maillol, including work by Degas, Kandinsky, Picasso and Duchamp, among others.
She is survived by her two sons, Olivier Lorquin, the director of the Maillol Museum, and the art historian Bertrand Lorquin, its curator.

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