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DREW BARRYMORE is laughing off reports she’s rekindling her romance with actor JUSTIN LONG, insisting they’re "just friends".
The Charlie’s Angels actress split from Long last July (08) after one year together.
The former couple, who both star in new movie He’s Just Not That Into You, have remained close since, and sparked rumours they were giving their love another chance after they were recently spotted out slow-dancing, hugging and laughing at Los Angeles lounge h.wood.
But Barrymore is bemused by the claims, and is adamant her friendship with Long is completely platonic.
She says, "Justin and I are absolutely just friends."

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LINDSAY LOHAN’s dad MICHAEL is convinced his daughter’s relationship with SAMANTHA RONSON is "destroying her life", and is begging friends and fans to help "save" her.
Michael Lohan has regularly voiced his disapproval of the union, since the Mean Girls star started dating the DJ last year (08).
His comments sparked an online war of words, with both trading blows via their blogs. Michael even accused Ronson of impersonating his daughter online - a claim she vehemently denies.
The 48-year-old later declared a truce with Lindsay - but he has now gone back on his word by blasting Ronson in his latest online posting, claiming the DJ is using his daughter for financial gain.
He writes, "After seeing promise and thanking God for Lindsay’s freedom from SaMANtha’s bondage, I see now, that since SaMANtha has once again, weaseled her way back into Lindsay’s life, things have taken a dark turn." Michael Lohan then posts a series of paparazzi photographs of the actress shopping with her younger sister Ali - and slams Ronson for driving a wedge between the pair.
He continues, "While I was enthused that Ali was with Lindsay, rather than SaMANtha, I am torn to see that SaMANtha has once again manipulated Lindsay into leaving her little sister in L.A., only to join SaMANtha on another DJ gig in Boston.
"Was this again, a means for SaMANtha to earn more money through Lindsay’s presence? Did SaMANtha’s fee drop so much and so quickly when word got out that they parted ways? Are we so blind? Is Lindsay so blind?" And he goes on to plead with those around his daughter to help her - because he is certain that being around Ronson is destroying the 22-year-old: "I am asking everyone out their (sic) to intervene in every way possible to help Lindsay, and quite possibly, save her life. Help this wonderful, good hearted and gifted young lady to see what SaMANtha is doing to her and how she is destroying her life.
"Help her to see that ever since SaMANtha came into her life, nothing good has come of it. As a matter of fact, Lindsay hasn’t used her gifts like she did before meeting SaMANtha. Just LOOK! The proof is there! These aren’t just words, but FACTS! PLEASE HELP!"

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BEYONCE KNOWLES had second thoughts before letting JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE put a new ring on her hit song SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT) in a TV skit to the tune - until he disrobed in her dressing room.
The pair’s dancing duet on U.S. comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live became a sensation when Timberlake strutted across a mock music video set in high heels and a spandex leotard to audition for the role of her backing dancer in the scene.
And the SexyBack singer admits he stopped by Knowles’ dressing room and revealed his sexy new attire to help calm the Bootylicious star’s nerves before backing her up in front of millions.
He tells American news anchor Katie Couric in a pre-Grammy TV special, "(She said), ‘I can’t look anywhere but your face right now!" Adding of his immodest sense of humour, Timberlake says, "You gotta meet my mum. She’s a pretty edgy chick!"

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Theatre bosses have brushed off reports of a clash between actress MARY-LOUISE PARKER and the director of her New York stage show after critics slammed her debut performance.
Parker opened Hedda Gabler in New York on Sunday (25Jan09) night under the direction of Britain’s Ian Rickson - who left town before his cast celebrated completing their opening night performance.
Rickson’s quick departure prompted reports the pair were at odds, claims that were fuelled by critics who’ve called the show "one of the worst revivals I have ever, ever seen".
And Roundabout boss Todd Haimes has leaped to Parker’s after allegations the actress’ high demands were causing tension between cast and crew.
Haimes tells the New York Post, "Mary-Louise Parker is an extraordinary actress and a consummate professional The Hedda Gabler cast is an extremely happy company. Mary-Louise and Ian Rickson have a great respect for each other and would happily work on another production together.
"Ian went home to England after the production… to be with his family."

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Irish-born actor JASON O’MARA is celebrating after he was sworn in as an American citizen on Monday (26Jan09).
The 36-year-old Life on Mars star made the announcement during an interview with Whoopi Goldberg on her U.S. TV talk show The View.
He revealed, "I’m proud to announce on Monday I became a citizen of the United States of America.
"It all happened very fast, I had to an interview and a test, about American government and history." O’Mara qualifies for citizenship because of his American wife Paige Turco, who he married in 2003.
But he admits he’s not sure if he is allowed to be a dual citizen of America and Ireland, adding, "I haven’t yet surrendered my Irish passport yet. I’m not sure how that works."

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GOSSIP GIRL star LEIGHTON MEESTER’s troubled family life has been exposed once again - reports have surfaced alleging her brother avoided a potential life prison sentence in 2004 after becoming involved in a high-profile sex scandal.
Meester publicly revealed last year (08) she was born in a halfway house in between her mother’s federal prison stays following convictions for her involvement with a drug ring that smuggled shipments of marijuana into the United States from Jamaica.
She was released in 1986 after serving 16 months of a 10 year sentence.
In May 2003, writer Julie Jargon began detailing the trial of Air Force cadet Douglas Meester, then accused of raping and sodomising a female cadet during his sophomore year in the Air Force Academy.
Reporting on Denver, Colorado blog The West Word, she wrote: "(The victim) says she was too weak to resist and doesn’t recall ever saying ‘no.’ However, she told investigators that she ‘knew for a fact that he probably thought what we were doing was consensual.’" In a July 2003 follow-up, Jargon added: "New Commandant Of Cadets Brigadier General Johnny Weida ordered the court-martial for Douglas Meester, a sophomore cadet whom (a) freshman… had accused of assaulting her after they had both been drinking and making out in his dorm room last year… even though the Article 32 hearing officer recommended against it, saying there was insufficient evidence." The rape charge was dropped in June 2004 in exchange for Meester’s guilty plea to "conduct unbecoming of an officer, dereliction of duty, and committing an indecent act". He was fined $2000 (£1,430) and received a written reprimand.
The Denver Post, refraining from mentioning the actress by name, reported on the trial: "Members of Meester’s family cried in each other’s arms after Air Force Colonel Barbara Brand announced the sentence. Had he been convicted of the original rape charge, he could have gotten life."

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NOEL GALLAGHER confesses he is only an "average" guitar player, and feels inadequate compared to his "virtuoso" best pals JOHNNY MARR and PAUL WELLER.
Gallagher has sold more than 60 million albums as the lead guitarist and songwriter for British rockers Oasis.
But he admits he has never felt an accomplished musician and is nowhere near the level of acclaimed strummers Marr and Weller.
The star tells Total Guitar magazine, "It facilitates what I do in Oasis, know what I mean? I’m unfortunate enough that two of my best mates are Johnny Marr of The Smiths and Paul Weller. Those two are virtuosos to me, although neither of them would admit it. On the electric guitar they’re it. So if you’re asking me how do I compare to those two - and I like to compare myself to the greats - I’m average at f**king best".
And former The Jam frontman Weller agrees with his close friend’s assessment, telling the magazine, "Bless him, but his playing is rudimentary. But Noel doesn’t pretend to be a guitar god. He’s very good at putting chords together and he’s got a distinctive style in terms of his chord sequences and his rhythm playing. It’s recognisable, I suppose."

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Rap superstar LIL WAYNE has had a grill fitted on his teeth, after rotting them away eating too much candy.
The Lollipop hitmaker confesses he has a serious addiction to anything sweet, so much so he has had to hide his badly mangled molars.
Wayne says, "I like Skittles and Starburst, but I have bad teeth due to too much candy, so I got them covered with a grill. It doesn’t come out."

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Former LYNYRD SKYNYRD star BILLY POWELL has died at the age of 56.
Powell passed away in his condo in Jacksonville, Florida on Tuesday (27Jan09). The cause of death is not yet known.
The rocker was first hired to work as a roadie for the U.S. band in the 1970s but was recruited as a full-time keyboardist after impressing frontman Ronnie Van Zant by playing a version of the group’s song Free Bird.
Lynyrd Skynyrd announced the news on the band’s official website. The statement read: "A Great Loss - Beloved Pianist for the Lynyrd Skynyrd Band, Billy Powell, passed away last night. We will post more info shortly. The family and band request your respect and understanding during this difficult time. Thank you."

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Rocker JON BON JOVI has found himself at the centre of a new lawsuit after he was named alongside fellow officials of the Arena Football League (AFL) in an unpaid wages case.
Owners of the AFL, an American football indoor league, of which Bon Jovi is a partner, are being sued by Joseph Krause, a former sales manager for AFL team the Philadelphia Soul.
In legal papers filed in December (08), Krause claims he is owed almost $125,000 (£178,750) in wages and commissions for the 2008 and 2009 season.
The documents state the owners "worked off… Soul’s success to promote themselves in all of their many other business, financial and cultural enterprises, and in establishing… and sustaining (in the case of Bon Jovi) themselves as celebrities".
The AFL’s 2009 season was suspended while officials looked into ways of creating a better business model for the current economic downturn.
Krause alleges he is still due payments of $83,000 (£58,000) for last season (08), and $41,000 (£28,670) for the cancelled season, after he and other AFL employees were promised two weeks’ severance pay.

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50 CENT’s manager is the latest victim of BERNARD MADOFF to come forward, admitting he lost money to the Wall Street fraudster.
Financier Madoff was arrested in December (08), accused of siphoning billions of dollars from his wealthy clients.
A number of stars have been affected by the scandal, including Kevin Bacon, Steven Spielberg and Zsa Zsa Gabor.
And now hip-hop impresario Chris Lighty has confessed Madoff made off with some of his fortune.
But Lighty, whose clients also include Missy Elliott and Busta Rhymes, insists he has not been left broke.
He tell the New York Post, "It’s nothing to talk about. It’s not life-threatening."

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SIR PAUL McCARTNEY still wakes up every morning feeling a "tinge of sadness" at the death of his first wife LINDA.
The Beatles legend is currently dating American socialite Nancy Shevell following a messy public divorce with second wife Heather Mills in 2008.
But McCartney still misses Linda, who died in 1998 after losing her battle with cancer.
He says, "I don’t wake up every day with a hole in my heart, but there’s a tinge of sadness. I mean, how do you cope with losing those close to you? I’ve lost both my parents, lost George (Harrison), lost John (Lennon), lost Linda. All I tend to do is remember the great stuff and that helps."

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JENNIFER ANISTON has turned down a $4 million (£2.85 million) offer to pose naked for Playboy.
Magazine boss Hugh Hefner reportedly approached the former Friends star after her recent photoshoot for GQ, in which she posed nude except for an appropriately placed necktie.
According to the National Enquirer, Hefner tabled a bid that could have earned Aniston as much as $10 million (£7.15 million), with rewards for high sales.
But sources claim the 40-year-old star isn’t interested in showing off any more of her body, and turned down the offer.

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Actor JACKIE CHAN urges the cast and crew on his film sets to conserve water - by flushing the toilet just once at the end of the day.
The action star is intent on using his fame to encourage fans to help protect the environment and conserve water.
And he even asks colleagues on film sets to join him in partaking in his eco-friendly methods.
Speaking at a Go Green initiative for Segway (two-wheeled transporter) in Singapore, the star says, "Do you know how much water we waste when each of us visits the washroom twice a day? "When I go to the washroom, I will ask who is going after me; we’ll flush the toilet bowl when the last person is done. I am doing this for the environment." And the Rush Hour star even tries to minimise his impact on the earth while travelling: "I usually stay in the presidential suite whenever I travel; however, I will wash my own undergarments and socks everyday when I return to my room. I will also inform the chamber maids that they do not have to change my bed sheets and towels everyday. Once I un-wrap the soap which the hotels provide, I will carry it along with me until I finish using it."

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Pregnant actress COBIE SMULDERS is to marry her actor boyfriend TARAN KILLAM.
The How I Met Your Mother star, who plays TV reporter Robin Scherbatsky in the hit series, announced in November (08) that she and comedian Killam were expecting their first child.
And now the couple has decided to make its relationship official, after Killam popped the question over the Christmas (08) holidays.
But Smulders is keeping the details of the proposal to herself: "That’s personal, but it was very romantic, I’ll tell you that much." And the actress insists there will be no wedding bells for a while - because the expectant parents are too excited about welcoming their new addition in the spring (09).
She tells People.com, "We’re focused on the baby right now, and when we actually have a second, then we’ll start thinking about that."

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ELIZABETH TAYLOR once kicked legendary hellraiser RICHARD HARRIS out of her Hollywood home, after catching him drinking her expensive perfume.
Harris, who died in 2002, was a famous Hollywood party animal and lifelong drinker - part of a booze-loving fraternity of British and Irish stars including Oliver Reed, Peter O’Toole and Taylor’s late husband Richard Burton.
His embarrassing encounter with the glamorous actress was revealed to his actor son Jared when he worked with fellow actor Jason Flemyng on new movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Jared Harris explains, "His (Flemyng’s) dad and my dad were friends when they were young men in Hollywood.
"They went to a party Elizabeth Taylor was giving.
"She cut off the alcohol and kicked everyone out. She went up to bed and found Jason Flemyng’s father and my father upstairs downing all the Chanel No.5."

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The 60-year-old son of silver screen legends HUMPHREY BOGART and LAUREN BACALL has launched a lawsuit against his former employers - alleging they owe him money.
Stephen Humphrey Bogart claims Moda Entertainment bosses hired him because of his famous name and used his showbiz contacts for three years.
He claims he helped set up a radio show and magazine, but was then sidelined and even assaulted by his employers.
The lawsuit, which includes accusations of assault and breach of contract, reads, "He’s the son of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, and has numerous contacts within the classic Hollywood community as well as a wealth of knowledge and experience regarding Hollywood.
"Once Bogart fed to Moda contacts and his sources, Bogart was increasingly excluded."

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Filmmaker brothers RIDLEY and TONY SCOTT are teaming up to take hit TV show THE A-TEAM to the big screen.
The long-rumoured big screen adaptation will hit movie theatres in 2010, produced by the British duo and directed by Joe Carnahan.
The project was thrown into disarray in October (08) when John Singleton quit the project.
But Carnahan is determined to breathe new life into the movie, about four Vietnam veterans who are wrongly convicted of armed robbery and escape military prison to become mercenary ‘do-gooders’.
The Smokin’ Aces director reveals his vision to Daily Variety: "This was a coveted property, and re-imagining a show that I remembered as a kid was tough to turn down.
"Fox (Studios) hired me to make it as emotional, real and accessible as possible without cheesing it up.
"You can make a film that reflects on the real world without losing the sense of fun, and the velocity of action in a classic summer popcorn film. Having Ridley and Tony on board lends considerable weight to that and classes up the whole project."

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