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JAMES BRADY, the journalist who created the New York Post’s Page Six gossip column and Parade magazine’s popular In Step With… interviews, has died.
Brady, 80, also wrote for Women’s Wear Daily, for which he was once a publisher, and regularly contributed to New York magazine.
He passed away on Monday (26Jan09) at his home in Manhattan.
The journalist also served as Vice President/publisher of fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar, but was sacked for his modern style and controversial ideas. He later edited U.S. tabloid the Star.
He was also a celebrated author, having written The Coldest War and Why Marines Fight, among other books, about the Korean War and his experiences as a veteran of the conflict and a decorated war hero.
And Brady tasted TV success with a 1960s U.S. talk show, which became the first cable programme nominated for and to win several Emmys, including one for the host.
His final success came with his weekly look at celebrity in Parade, which debuted in 2006 and ran until his death.
His final interview for the Sunday supplement - with the actor Kevin Bacon - will be published on 15 February (09).

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Actor JAKE GYLLENHAAL has been excused from jury service in Los Angeles, after spending a day and a half waiting to hear if he’d be called to trial.
The Brokeback Mountain star spent all day Tuesday (27Jan09) and Wednesday morning (28Jan09) mingling with other potential jurors and court officials as part of an upcoming misdemeanour battery trial.
He was allowed to go through court questioning to determine juror suitability in a private room, according to TMZ.com.
He learned he wouldn’t be required to be part of the trial just after lunch on Wednesday.

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JOAQUIN PHOENIX’s publicist has fired back at reports the actor’s rap career is all part of a prank, insisting the WALK THE LINE star really has big music plans.
Pals close to the star told EW.com earlier this week (beg26Jan09) that Phoenix’s recent shambolic performance in a Las Vegas nightclub, which was caught on film by brother-in-law Casey Affleck, was all part of an elaborate "art project" hoax.
But his representative, Susan Patricola, insists the actor’s rap plans are genuine - and he really has retired from movies to focus on a music career.
She tells MTV News, "He intends on exploring his musical interests, despite speculative, negative or positive reactions."

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Online bookmakers hoping to give gamblers the best odds for the Super Bowl on Sunday (01Feb09) are taking bets on BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’s performance.
The rocker will perform with the E Street Band during half-time in the big game between the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers, and now fans can win cash if they correctly pick what The Boss plays live - and who he dances with.
Sportsbook.com is offering odds on four possible Springsteen sets and fun betters can get 3-to-1 odds on a wardrobe malfunction.
The rocker’s wife and bandmate Patti Scialfa is also odds on for a Janet Jackson-style nipple slip, at 2-to-1.
And you can even bet on The Boss recreating his Dancing in The Dark video - and pulling actress Courteney Cox up on stage with him.
That will win you odds of 10-to-1.

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There’s another baby in the GOOD CHARLOTTE family - guitarist BILLY MARTIN and his wife LINZI have become first-time parents.
Just over a year after frontman Joel Madden and Nicole Richie welcomed baby Harlow into the world, the Martins celebrated the arrival of Dreavyn Kingslee, who was born in Pasadena, California on Monday (26Jan09).
Martin tells People.com, "It is hands down the most amazing thing that has ever happened in my life. We can see so much of my wife and I in him already!" The rocker wed the stylist last March (08) and is already well prepared for fatherhood - he recently completed work on a children’s book he has written and illustrated, called Damious McDreary: A Boy and his Bat.

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Former DESTINY’S CHILD star KELLY ROWLAND has confirmed reports she has parted ways with manager MATHEW KNOWLES, but insists they will always remain "family".
The Dilemma singer was first reported to have dumped Knowles, the father of her best pal and former bandmate Beyonce, on Tuesday (27Jan09) after a heated row.
Rowland was allegedly unhappy she is not a bigger star in America, while her career continues to flourish in Europe.
But Knowles has dismissed the claims of an angry exchange, insisting they have parted on friendly terms.
A statement issued by Knowles reads: "After a very positive meeting between Kelly Rowland and myself, we have amicably agreed to end our professional relationship.
"My company, Music World, will continue to manage Destiny’s Child as a group. As an artist Kelly has incredible talent and I only wish her the best. We will always be family first and foremost, and, as a dad, I only have love for Kelly." And Rowland is equally as complimentary in her post-split statement, saying: "Mathew Knowles has been a positive influence in my career. I have had great success under his guidance - both as a member of Destiny’s Child and with my solo projects.
"Although we have decided to part ways professionally, the Knowles family and the entire Music World Entertainment team will always be my family."

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KELLY CLARKSON will set pop chart records in America on Thursday (29Jan09) when she makes the largest leap to number one in Billboard Hot 100 history.
Clarkson is expected to be crowned queen of the charts when her single My Life Would Suck Without You climbs a staggering 96 spots on the chart to get to the top.
The tune, which debuted at a lowly 97 a week ago, has rocketed up the countdown thanks to digital download sales of more than 280,000.
And the new record is one Clarkson has set before - her American Idol victory song, A Moment Like This, jumped up 51 places to number one in October 2002.
The current record leap belongs to Britney Spears, who jumped 95 spots to get to number one with Womanizer last year (08).

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SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE star FREIDA PINTO has found two Oscar winning superstars to mentor her through her first Academy Awards experience - KATE WINSLET and ANGELINA JOLIE.
Both stars have offered the Indian actress words of advice and wisdom on the red carpets of a series of glitzy prizegivings - and Pinto feels sure she can go to the Hollywood leading ladies if she has any questions or concerns.
She says, "Angelina was really wonderful to talk to and very supportive of newcomers… She’s just like, ‘Embrace it. Enjoy it and keep it real. Don’t get affected by all this. Enjoy every moment.’ "And every time I have a question, Kate Winslet is always there to answer it. I found this new-found support in her."

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Stylish ANGELINA JOLIE has sparked a new Hollywood fashion trend after wearing a MAX AZRIA dress backwards to the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday (25Jan09).
The actress’ stylist Jen Rade has confirmed Jolie turned the blue dress around, so she could show off the tattoos on her back.
On the red carpet, the Changeling star revealed her days of dressing to shock or to be sexy are over, explaining, "I just like to be comfortable. I see what comfortable options are out there."

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Actress PAMELA ANDERSON has found love in an unlikely place - she’s dating scuba diver JAMIE PADGETT after meeting him in a California trailer park.
The former Baywatch beauty was forced to temporarily move into a mobile home in Malibu last November (08) while her luxury Los Angeles mansion was being refurbished.
And that’s where she met her latest love.
A close pal tells Us Weekly magazine, "She is more in love than I have ever seen her before." The insider claims Anderson was most attracted to Padgett’s personality - because he is so different from her rocker ex-husbands Tommy Lee and Kid Rock.
The source adds, "He’s a totally moral, nice, normal guy. She is completely head over heels."

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JESSICA SIMPSON is facing a $10 million (£7 million) breach of contract lawsuit over an unreleased workout DVD.
The singer filmed an exercise video for fitness company Speedfit in 2005, but the shoot quickly became a shambles after Simpson allegedly turned up to the studio "tipsy".
And her manager-father Joe reportedly refused to sign off on the project, preventing the Speedfit bosses from releasing the DVD.
And now company owner Alex Astilean is taking legal action to settle the score.
An insider tells Radaronline.com, "Jessica was a mess during that shoot.
"They asked her to come back and reshoot, but she refused, and that’s why she’s facing a lawsuit now."

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ANNE HATHAWAY is laughing off her failed relationship with her incarcerated conman ex RAFFAELLO FOLLIERI by playing a crooked clown’s girlfriend on hit animated series THE SIMPSONS.
The Devil Wears Prada star will play series regular Krusty the Clown’s love interest in an upcoming episode, in which her character testifies in court on behalf of her wrongly-accused boyfriend.
Hathaway’s real-life ex, Italian businessman Follieri, is currently serving a four-and-a-half year prison sentence in Loretto, Pennsylvania after pleading guilty to 14 counts of wire fraud, conspiracy and money laundering in October (08).
Hathaway split from Follieri just before the details of his crimes hit the headlines.

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Modest actress GINNIFER GOODWIN has such a strict no-nudity clause in her contract, she even dictates what her co-stars can see during lovemaking scenes.
The Walk The Line star, who plays one of a polygamist’s three wives in hit U.S. show Big Love, insists fans will never see her strip for a role, and only lovers and her doctor will see her naked.
And just in case co-stars and directors get carried away in steamy scenes, she has a back-up plan to keep everything covered up.
She tells Los Angeles magazine, "I write things in Magic Marker all over my body - ‘No way, Jose,’ (and), ‘Bill, stop looking at my boobs.’" Goodwin had a sex scene with her TV husband Bill Paxton, which aired on Sunday’s (25Jan09) Big Love - and she kept her top on.

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TAYLOR SWIFT has scored an eighth week at the top of the U.S. album chart, despite sales of just 63,000.
The country singer’s album Fearless debuted at the top last year (08) and remained America’s number one throughout Christmas and the New Year, keeping Beyonce’s I Am… Sasha Fierce rooted to the number two spot for much of her reign.
Beyonce’s still at two this week.
Nickelback’s Dark Horse also stays put at three, while Kanye West’s 808s and Heartbreak jumps a spot to four and the soundtrack to Twilight rounds out the new top five.
The chart’s highest debut comes from Mariah Carey, who enters at 10 with her new Ballads compilation.

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KISS star GENE SIMMONS has launched his own record label, so he can give Canadian talent a boost.
The rocker’s Simmons Records will operate under the Universal Music Canada banner - and he insists his latest business venture is only for acts north of America.
He says, "If you’re reading this and you’re in a Canadian band… and you believe you’re the next Elvis or Beatles… go to SimmonsRecords.com and we will tell you how you can submit your electronic demo. This is serious.
"We are signing three new acts the first year. We intend on launching them from Canada and then worldwide."

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OZZY OSBOURNE has sent his hellraising daughter KELLY to the tough boot-camp-style rehab clinic where he kicked his addictions to alcohol and drugs.
The 24-year-old checked into the Hazelden Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center in Oregon last week (21Jan09), just days after she was arrested for slapping a British reporter.
Her mum Sharon confirmed the news on Friday, explaining, "Yeah, she’s in rehab. Kelly knew that she needed help and she’s getting it." Hazelden, which has clinics in Minnesota, Oregon, Illinois and New York, offers addicts "abstinence-based treatment" and "spiritual care".
But Kelly can expect a different experience from her last time in rehab - a spell in Malibu, California’s Promises Clinic - where she was treated in 2004 for an addiction to painkillers.
Ozzy has revealed in the past he is still haunted by his time at Hazelden, where he was allegedly abused by staff who promoted a regime of "tough love".
In a past Playboy interview, he claimed Hazelden was the hardest rehab he ever encountered during his long battle with drug and alcohol addiction.
Ozzy said, "Hazelden, in Minnesota, is a really hard one. They do not f**k around. I checked out because it scared me. They use a thing called tough love, where they’re like, ‘You f**king piece of s**t.’ I was like, ‘I felt like a piece of s**t before. That’s why I am paying you all this money. You don’t need to tell me every day.’" A source tells WENN, "Ozzy hated his time in Hazelden and it must have been hard sending his daughter there, knowing how tough staff are with patients. But he is determined that she doesn’t follow the same path he has. He wants her to be happy and healthy." The Osbournes aren’t the only stars to seek help at Hazelden. Sixties singer Marianne Faithfull credits the centre with getting her "off heroin" and past patients are rumoured to have included Eric Clapton, Liza Minnelli, Melanie Griffith, Matthew Perry, Bobby Brown, Natalie Cole and designer Calvin Klein.

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Australian rocker BEN LEE and his new wife, actress IONE SKYE, celebrated their recent Hindu nuptials by exchanging vows in a second wedding ceremony at their Los Angeles home in front of friends and family.
The couple wed in late December (08) in a traditional ceremony in India.
But they wanted to make sure their union was legal in the U.S. and held a low-key party back in California earlier this month (Jan09).
Lee tells Us Weekly magazine, "We played ‘Here Comes the Bride’ off (music download website) iTunes.
"I broke a glass, and we built a little chuppah (traditional Jewish canopy representing the home) out of bedsheets."

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Pop superstar CHER has joined the fight to relocate Los Angeles Zoo’s beloved elephant to a new home after taking part in a march on city officials on Wednesday (28Jan09).
The singer/actress joined former U.S. TV game show host Bob Barker, among others, when she urged L.A. City Council bigwigs to halt the development of a new elephant habitat and use the cash to move pachyderm Billy.
But Cher, Barker and fellow celebrity animal lover Lily Tomlin, who are leading the charge to find Billy a new sanctuary home, face tough opposition - from rocker Slash.
The former Guns N’ Roses star recently applauded plans for the new elephant house at the zoo, insisting he’ll be a regular visitor.
Slash said, "Billy has been taken care of at the zoo for about 20 years. He has four keepers, who have been at his beck and call, taking care of him and providing him with optimal medical care and everything else that he needs.
"This enclosure is one of the nicest enclosures he could possibly have… It’s really well done. It gives the elephants an amazing amount of room to move around. I’m a huge advocate of this particular exhibit." Tomlin is opposed to the plans. Last year (08), she said, "The habitat (at the zoo) is simply not big enough, and no habitat in a zoo is big enough for an elephant… They are mammoth and majestic and beautiful and sensitive, and, for generations, we have put elephants in zoos.
"Billy himself lives on about a quarter of an acre for more than 20 years and it’s just not humane and it’s not rational or responsible.
"Elephants have to walk 30 to 40 miles a day just to keep healthy and that’s one of the reasons why they suffer so much in zoos and develop abscesses of the feet and terrible arthritis. They also develop great mental problems; psychologically they’re depressed."

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