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KATE WINSLET was convinced CAMERON DIAZ was joking when she announced she would take home her second Golden Globe at last week’s (11Jan09) ceremony.
The British beauty was overjoyed when she was handed the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in post-war drama The Reader early on in the night.
The star was sure her first win meant she would miss out on the Best Actress prize for her part in Revolutionary Road - so when the gong’s presenter Cameron Diaz looked in her direction, Winslet was certain she had made a mistake.
She tells British morning show GMTV, "I’m still getting over it. It was very overwhelming. I was so shocked because the thing is, you’re not supposed to get two (awards) - why on earth would you? "So when they gave me the award for The Reader I thought, ‘That’s amazing, fantastic, I’m happy, I can leave now’, and then when Cameron was opening that envelope she was looking towards our table and I was thinking, ‘Cameron, you’re looking in the wrong direction’ - because all the other nominees were to her left.
"I just couldn’t believe it, I thought, ‘Oh no, Cameron that’s an error’, and then she said my name! I was honestly the most floored I’ve ever been in my life, honestly I was." And the actress is still reeling after her double victory - but is just grateful she had a chance to pay tribute to her Revolutionary Road co-star, Leonardo DiCaprio, while on-stage.
Winslet adds, "I was bowled over. I said to Leo after winning for The Reader, ‘The only thing that’s a shame is I won’t be able to say anything about you and I hope you know this means a lot to me’. But I was able to say those things and it was a large outpouring!"

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Filmmaker GUY RITCHIE has given ROBERT DOWNEY JR. a boost on the set of SHERLOCK HOLMES by reportedly forcing the actor to wear high heels.
The director has asked Downey Jr., who plays the iconic detective, to wear a pair of four-inch platforms in his shoes - in a bid to raise him up to co-star Jude Law’s level, reports British newspaper The Sun.
Ritchie has ruled that the actor must wear the lifts in every scene he shares with Law, who plays Holmes’ sidekick Dr Watson - so that the sleuths are the same height.
A source tells the tabloid, "Rob is stumbling around a lot and cursing Guy over the silly shoes."

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JOHN CLEESE’s younger lover was initially reluctant to sleep with the elderly comic - because she wasn’t sure what his naked body would look like.
Actress Barbie Orr, 27, met Cleese, 69, at an audition in October (08) while he was in the midst of divorcing his third wife Alyce Faye Eichelberger.
Orr worried she wouldn’t be attracted to the Fawlty Towers star in the bedroom - but she was won over because he was a "great kisser".
She says, "I kept picturing him naked. I wondered what someone that old looks like and would I actually sleep with them? For his birthday I was thinking about buying him a Zimmer frame (walking aid)." And Orr admits that she was surprised Cleese was in such good shape - "for an old guy".
She adds: "You know, they’re normally saggy down there, but he has a really nice package. He takes a lot of vitamin supplements and eats really well and he works out. His arms are really muscular and he still has amazing legs.
"He’s had his teeth redone and he recently got hair plugs to cover the bald patches at the front."

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ELIZA DUSHKU has recruited her brother to play ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE in a new biopic she is producing - because her sibling looks just like the late photographer.
The Bring It On star recently won the rights to co-produce a film about Mapplethorpe, who caused controversy throughout his career with his homoerotic art.
And the actress didn’t have to look very far when it came to casting the lead role, enlisting her older brother Nate to play the part.
She says, "Nate physically has an uncanny resemblance to Robert. Some pictures are really eerie.
"Literally this week, after quite some time, we finalised the deal with the Mapplethorpe estate."

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ER actress PARMINDER NAGRA has married her longterm partner JAMES STENSON in an intimate ceremony in Hollywood Hills, California.
The couple, who has been together for seven years, tied the knot in a traditional Sikh service on Saturday (17Jan09) afternoon.
The 33-year-old actress and her beau said their vows in front of a select group of friends and family at a private home in Hollywood.
Nagra and Stenson are expecting their first child this summer (09) and have announced they "are thrilled and overjoyed at the prospect of becoming first time parents."

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LIAM NEESON has blasted a new bill aiming to ban the horse-drawn carriage industry in New York, insisting the iconic buggies are an "integral" part of city life.
The Irish-born actor, who now resides in the Big Apple, has written a letter to the City Council against the proposed movement, which would rid Central Park of its hansom cabs, reports the Irish Echo.
He writes, "As a horse lover and rider, I am deeply disturbed by the unnecessary and misguided political and extreme rhetoric against the horse-drawn carriage industry.
"As a proud New York resident, I have personally enjoyed the beauty of Central Park on a daily basis for many years, and these horses are an undeniable integral part of that experience." Neeson isn’t the only star to weigh in on the controversial matter - his fellow actor Alec Baldwin joined forces with activists People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in 2008 to promote their film Blinders, which documents the industry’s harmful effects on equines.
Pretenders singer Chrissie Hynde and pop star Pink have also loaned their star power to PETA’s campaign against the industry.
A legislation hearing is scheduled to be held on 30 January (09).

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Singer KELLY CLARKSON loves the retouched photo on the cover of her new album because it looks nothing like her.
The pop star showed fans the artwork for her record All I Ever Wanted on her internet blog and admitted the snap bears little likeness to her actual self.
But the American Idol winner isn’t complaining about the computer magic used to rework her image.
She writes: "We decided the cover of the album and just in case you haven’t seen it I’ll post it! It’s very colorful and they have definitely Photoshopped the crap out of me - but I don’t care, haha! "Whoever she is, she looks great, ha! I’ve had so much fun with this album; I really hope y’all dig it woohooooooooooo!!!!" (PAW/WNWCB/ZN) WENN - THIRD - HOLLYWOOD, SHOWBIZ & PEOPLE NEWS - 19 January 2009

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Rockers FRANZ FERDINAND are so fed up with the indie music scene, they are giving up the genre altogether.
The Take Me Out hitmakers are preparing to release their third studio album Tonight: Franz Ferdinand later this month (Jan09) - four years after their last LP hit shelves.
The band has been experimenting with Jamaican dub and electronica during their hiatus - and they’re convinced their new effort will stun fans.
Frontman Alex Kapranos says, "I’m bored with guitar music. When we first appeared, there weren’t really any guitar bands, just formulaic pop music in the charts, but now there seems to be a degree of formulaic guitar bands around.
"That had an effect on us and we didn’t want to do that and we wanted to rebel against it and that’s why the record sounds the way it does. The technology we used was very different; we got into electronics and synthesisers." The rockers even recruited hit British girl group Girls Aloud for a collaboration in a bid to branch out.
Kapranos adds: "It was interesting to see how they worked."

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RINGO STARR has handed out his autograph to one lucky fan - just three months after vowing he would never give away his signature again.
The former Beatle declared his plans to throw away requests for his signature in a video message on his website last year (08), because he didn’t have time to deal with the piles of letters he receives.
Since introducing the ban, Starr has also apparently stopped posting on the website.
But now the drummer has come out of his internet retirement, announcing that a fan known only as Ricardo has won a competition to receive the rocker’s autograph on a drum head.
And he is in a better mood after ringing in the New Year, writing: "I don’t feel blue any more. It’s 2009 and I feel fine." He adds: "Couldn’t get any better, could it? Peace and love to Ricardo, hope you have a great life. Peace and love everybody."

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The rapper who plays NOTORIOUS B.I.G. in new biopic NOTORIOUS has been caught up in a shooting at a screening of the film in a North Carolina cinema.
Brooklyn-based hip-hop star Gravy - real name Jamal Woolard - was reportedly attending a showing of the movie at the Grand 18 theatre on Friday (16Jan09) night when violence erupted.
More than 700 moviegoers were evacuated after guest Clive O’Connor was shot twice during an argument in the venue’s packed lobby, according to SixShot.com.
The 32-year-old was admitted to a nearby hospital and is believed to be stable following surgery.
The website reports that Woolard was at the theatre at the time of the shooting, but is not thought to have had any involvement in the incident.
The news comes after four men were stabbed at an afterparty following the film’s New York premiere on Saturday (17Jan09).
The movie tells the story of rap legend Notorious B.I.G., real name Christopher Wallace, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles in 1997.

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BRITNEY SPEARS has reportedly been forced to rerecord her upcoming single IF YOU SEEK AMY after radio stations across the U.S. threatened to ban the song due to its controversial lyrics.
The Toxic hitmaker’s track features the chorus "All of the boys and all of the girls are beggin’ to, if you seek Amy" - with the last four words sounding like "F**k me" when sung quickly.
Many DJs reportedly planned to ban the track deeming it too offensive to broadcast.
But Spears has now stepped back into the studio to rerecord the song, dropping the "k" from the end of "seek" and renaming the song "If You See Amy", reports U.K. newspaper The Sun.

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SNOOP DOGG has enlisted the help of his A-list friends SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY, MADONNA and DAVID BECKHAM to help him get clearance to travel into the U.K.
The rapper is banned from travelling to Britain after he was arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport in 2006 following a fracas.
But the Drop it Like it’s Hot hitmaker is desperate to be allowed back in the country - and is calling on his famous friends to help his case.
He says, "I love London and I’m desperate to come back. I’ve called David Beckham, Sir Paul McCartney - hell, I want to get the whole of the Beatles to help me get back in.
"I’m trying to get through to Madonna as well. I’d love them all to write to the Prime Minister to change his mind." And Snoop has pleaded with his fans to join the cause and help support his campaign.
He adds, "You got to help me too. London was one of the first places I came to when I first made it. The people are so warm and friendly and I need to be there for my creativity.
"So tell my fans I have not forgotten them and I have not given up hope.
Shout out to them all - especially the ladies."

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Popular British TV artist TONY HART has died, aged 83.
Hart passed away in the early hours of Sunday morning (18Jan09) after suffering from ill health, including two strokes in recent years.
He became an iconic figure in the U.K. after first appearing on TV screens in 1952 as resident artist on the popular programme Saturday Special.
Hart went on to appear in up to three TV series every year for the next 50 years, before retiring in 2001.
Hart, whose wife Jean died in 2003, is survived by daughter Carolyn and two grandchildren.

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MERYL STREEP always knew her film MAMMA MIA! would be a huge success - because it was a film that "neglected" female moviegoers could finally relate to.
The ABBA-themed musical was a box office smash around the globe in 2008, with estimated takings of $573 million (£385 million) worldwide.
But the movie’s success came as no surprise to Oscar winning actress Streep as it was aimed at a section of the cinema audience that had been largely forgotten about.
She says, "I know the studio is gobsmacked by its success and a lot of the critics have been surprised, but I wasn’t. It was a no brainer.
"I knew it would do well because it was aimed at an audience that has been neglected in recent years in film offerings: women. They are the last group anybody ever cares about."

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KRISTEN BELL’s short-lived U.S. TV series VERONICA MARS is set to be revived for the big screen.
The Forgetting Sarah Marshall actress starred as the title character in the cult series for three seasons before it was dropped by the U.S. network CW Television in 2007.
But fans will be thrilled to see the return of private investigator Mars the show’s creator Rob Thomas is in talks with former cast members to make a feature film version, according to gossip blogger Perez Hilton.

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LOST IN SPACE star BOB MAY has died of congestive heart failure. He was 69.
The actor, who played The Robot in the sci-fi TV series, passed away on Sunday (18Jan09) in Lancaster Community Hospital in California.
May acted in several movies, TV shows and on the vaudeville stage but was best known for his part in the 1960s programme as the Robinson family’s loyal sidekick - a role he claimed to have won by accident.
His co-star June Lockhart, who played Maureen Robinson, recalls, "He always said he got the job because he fit in the robot suit.
"It was one of those wonderful Hollywood stories. He just happened to be on the studio lot when someone saw him and sent him to see (series creator) Irwin Allen about the part.
"Allen said, ‘If you can fit in the suit you’ve got the job.’" May and his wife were left devastated in November (08) after losing their family home in the wildfires that ravished parts of Southern California.

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LOST star EVANGELINE LILY plans to take a break from acting once the show ends so she can finally fulfil her lifelong dream of becoming a charity worker and writer.
The 30-year-old plays Kate Austen in the hit TV drama series, which is due to wrap up in 2010.
And while Lily admits it will be difficult to put her acting career on hold, she is determined to follow up her true passions.
She says, "I intend on pursuing a lot of other things in my life. I’d love to have more time to devote to hobbies…
"Before the show I had intended to be some sort of humanitarian worker. I’ll definitely have more time to pursue more of that. Writing is my first and foremost passion - I can’t stop writing. I write all the time. So I want to try to either publish something I’ve written or sell a script or work on that." But the star insists she won’t retire from Hollywood altogether: "The reality is when you open a door, there is no sense in closing it - so I would never say I’ll never act again. But it’s definitely not my priority."

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Former SPICE GIRLS star GERI HALLIWELL has reportedly found love with an Italian yacht tycoon.
The pop star, who is mum to daughter Bluebell from a previous relationship, recently parted ways with nightclub entrepreneur Nick House.
She has since been spotted cosying up to Fabrizio Politi, a multi-millionaire businessman whose company builds luxury yachts.
And now the couple is eager to announce their blossoming romance to the world - by appearing in a photo spread in Italy’s Vanity Fair magazine, according to British tabloid The Sun.
A source tells the publication, "It’s definitely the real deal. They’ve really hit it off. Geri can’t believe how well they get on. Fabrizio is great with her daughter. They spent as much time as possible with each other over Christmas and the New Year."

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