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SPIKE LEE insists his JAMES BROWN biopic will get made - even though his star, WESLEY SNIPES, is facing a three-year prison spell.
Snipes, who was convicted of federal income tax evasion last year (08), is free pending an appeal - and he remains director Lee’s first choice to play the late soul man.
Lee tells MTV News, "Weâ��re doing it together. Itâ��s going to happen.â�� And the moviemaker insists he’ll be using Brown’s vocals in the film, rather than ask the Blade star to mimic the singer.
Lee adds, "I want to hear James Brown�s voice. That�s just my personal taste.� The Malcolm X director announced his intention to make a James Brown biopic the day after the Godfather of Soul died on Christmas Day 2006.

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Director ANTOINE FUQUA has set up a film foundation in a bid to find the next STEVEN SPIELBERG.
The Training Day filmmaker came up with the idea to lend a helping hand to disadvantaged American youths during shooting for gritty new cop movie Brooklyn’s Finest.
He says, "One day I’m walking ’round the set of Brooklyn’s Finest, and I had about 150 kids around me." So he enlisted the help of producer pal John Langley to set up the Fuqua Film Foundation, which challenges teens to write essays detailing why they want to make movies.
And Fuqua’s confident he will discover the next great moviemaker in the inner cities: "I do believe that’s where the next Spielbergs are going to come from."

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The men behind the mask in the FRIDAY THE 13TH films will appear in public together for the first time to celebrate the release of special edition DVD HIS NAME WAS JASON.
Seven Jason Vorheeses will meet and greet fans at the Dark Delicacies Bookstore in Burbank, California next week (03Feb09).
The group will include actor Derek Mears, who plays the horror film slasher in the upcoming Friday The 13th remake, which hits U.S. cinemas on 13 February (09).
He’ll be joined by past Jasons Warrington Gillette, Richard Brooker, Ted White, Dick Weiand, C.J. Graham and Kane Hodder.

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GO GOS star BELINDA CARLISLE has become the latest celebrity to endorse a weightloss program after signing on to star in a new NutriSystem TV campaign.
The Our Lips Are Sealed singer lost 20 pounds (nine kilograms) using NutriSystem’s Flex food-delivery package, and now she’s hoping to help others to diet.
And Carlisle isn’t too proud to admit she let weight issues ruin her early success - even using a photo of herself at her heaviest to illustrate how far she’s come.
She says, "Being a part of an all-girl band was a blast but being singled out as the plump one really bugged me, but, as I got older, and maybe a little wiser I started to get smarter by eating healthier and taking care of myself.
"At 50, I look better than I did at 30… I’ve kept my weight off for almost a year and it’s such a relief to wake up, go into my closet and wear anything I like. NutriSystem taught me how to eat again."

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Rockers FALL OUT BOY have returned to their roots to revamp the theme to the cartoon series which gave them their name.
The group has re-recorded Danny Elfman’s Simpsons theme.
The band took its name from the name of a fictional comic book superhero sidekick, who appeared on the show in the mid-1990s.
Fall Out Boy’s heavy metal version of the iconic theme debuted on Sunday (25Jan09) in America.
The band isn’t the first to tackle Elfman’s theme - Yo La Tengo, Sonic Youth, Los Lobos and Green Day have all recorded the tune.

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A private investigator hunting for OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN’s missing ex-boyfriend, PATRICK MCDERMOTT, is convinced he faked his own death - and is still alive.
McDermott, who dated the Grease star for nine years, disappeared during a fishing trip off the California coast in 2005.
Investigators failed to unearth any trace of him and, in November (08), the United States Coastguard ruled he had most likely drowned.
But there have been repeated sightings of McDermott in Mexico and South America - and a private investigator hired by U.S. TV show Dateline NBC is now convinced he faked his death to escape mounting debts, and so his son could collect a hefty life insurance pay-out.
Philip Klein, who is leading the case, tells Australia’s Courier-Mail newspaper, "He’s alive - there’s no doubt in my mind." Newton-John was left heartbroken by McDermott’s disappearance, but has since found love with millionaire John Easterling, who she married last summer (08).

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A drunken off-duty cop has been accused of urinating in the audience at a METALLICA concert.
According to the Cape Cod Times, Joseph Houston was booted from Metallica�s 18 January (09) concert in Boston, Massachusetts for relieving himself among the audience.
The police officer was reportedly asked to leave the venue because he was drunk, but he managed to re-enter by flashing his badge.
He was kicked out for good after allegedly urinating on another concert-goer.
Local police chief Richard Koch has confirmed the incident happened, but refused to name the officer involved. No charges have been filed against the disgraced cop beyond trespassing, which carries a maximum $100 (GBP71.40) fine and/or 30 days in jail.
Houston is due in court on 5 February (09). He has been placed on paid administrative leave following the incident.

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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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