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GEORGE CLOONEY has been granted a private meeting with U.S. President BARACK OBAMA next week (begs23Feb09) to discuss the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan.
Clooney, a United Nations messenger of peace, will ask Obama to help end a long and bloody conflict which is thought to have killed millions of innocent refugees.
The actor, currently touring the neighbouring African nation of Chad, says "We want him (Obama) to appoint a high-level, full-time diplomat to negotiate and work hard every day for a peace treaty." Clooney notes that the situation in Darfur has not improved since he first visited the region in 2006.
He adds, �I was here three years ago and in some ways there�s not a whole lot of difference. It�s sort of status quo. The problem is that the status quo is unacceptable.�

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Actress SELMA BLAIR was forced to abandon her dream of becoming a professional photographer after failing to break into the industry.
The Hellboy star studied photography during her youth - but turned her back on a camera career to become an actress.
She says, "I did photography all through high school then I got a scholarship. But who knew it was harder to break into photography than it was acting?" But Blair admits she’s not a fan of modern technology and prefers practising photography with old fashioned film rolls.
She adds, "I still do (take photos), but I like the old cameras. I don’t like digital cameras, it’s hard to find places that process films. But I have a box of undeveloped films under my bed, so when I die I hope someone finds it!"

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Movie and TV mogul HARVEY WEINSTEIN has vowed to broadcast the next season of reality show PROJECT RUNWAY- even if it means airing it on the radio.
The sixth installment of the hit show is stranded in limbo as bosses at TV station Bravo battle Weinstein’s attempts to transfer it to the Lifetime network.
The final episode was completed at New York Fashion Week (ends20Feb09), but not a single episode has yet aired - leaving Weinstein and presenter Heidi Klum fuming.
But the Oscar-winning producer has vowed the show will reach audiences - by any means possible.
During an appearance on Ryan Seacrest’s Los Angeles radio show on Friday (20Feb09), Weinstein said, "We’ve taped all 13 episodes and nobody’s seen any of it yet.
"Hopefully we can sit down and work this out.
"But if not, we own the radio rights free and clear - so if you (Seacrest) could describe all 13 episodes…"

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DJ KHALED has been named the new president of record label Def Jam South.
The Palestinian-American is taking on music giant Def Jam’s southern U.S. division, a job once carried out by rapper Scarface.
And he’s been handed a starstudded roster including Ludacris, Young Jeezy and Ace Hood.
Khaled tells MTV News, â��This is what Iâ��ve always wanted to do, be an executive and take it to another level." His first job will be to oversee the release of Rick Ross’ next album Deeper Than Rap.

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A secret romance is blossoming between SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE actors DEV PATEL and FREIDA PINTO - according to their co-star ANIL KAPOOR.
The pair play childhood sweethearts in the Oscar-nominated movie, and their offscreen friendship has prompted rumours of a real life romance.
Patel dismissed the speculation last month (Jan09), insisting he and Pinto are platonic "soulmates". He said, "We’re soulmates because we’re both in this surreal situation. She is very beautiful (but) there’s no romance." But Pinto, 24, is rumoured to have ended her relationship with her fiance Rohan Antao earlier this month (Feb09) - opening the way for her to date 18-year-old Patel.
And Bollywood star Kapoor - who plays an gameshow host in the film - is sure they are more than just friends.
Appearing on Friday’s (20Feb09) Ryan Seacrest breakfast show in Los Angeles, Kapoor said, "When I meet them, I feel there is something happening. She says ‘no, I have to look after him, I have to babysit him.’ But I think this is the start of something exciting happening.
"They definitely make a great pair. They look very good together."

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Former NINE INCH NAILS drummer JOSH FREESE is bidding to cash in on his time in the band - by offering fans the chance to pay to hang out with him.
Freese, who quit the group late last year (08) to spend more time with his family, has created 11 bizarre meet-and-greet packages ranging in price from $7 to $75,000 ($5 to $53,000).
For $7 fans get a digital download of his new solo album Since 1972; for $50 they get the album, a T-shirt and a five-minute phone call from Freese; and $500 (GBP350) buys the lucky fan a dinner date with the star.
Freese will wash the car or clean the laundry of anyone willing to hand over $1,000 (GBP700); and a $10,000 (GBP7,000) contribution lands a double date; a day at Disneyland and Freese’s Volvo car.
For $75,000 Freese will write a five song EP about the bidders life, work as their personal assistant for a month; and invite them to "take ’shrooms (magic mushrooms) and cruise Hollywood in Danny (Carey) from (rock band) Tool’s Lamborghini".
Fans with deep pockets can check out the deals in full on Freese’s website.

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Veteran rapper LUTHER CAMPBELL has hit out at reports he was jailed for skipping child support payments and accused the media and authorities in his native Miami, Florida of waging a vendetta against him.
Reports this week (18Feb09) suggested the 48-year-old 2 Live Crew star had been thrown behind bars for failing to make payments to his ex-lover Shakera Morgan.
But Campbell insists he was jailed ‘unfairly’ because of unpaid legal fees, not child support payments.
In a statement released to Allhiphop.com he says, "The Miami Herald erroneously reported that I went to jail for failure to pay child support when in fact I’m the first person I know of to go to jail for failure to pay attorney’s fees and not child support. The matter at issue pertained to attorney’s fees.
"Please note that my payment of $11,613.10 for actual child support was paid back in October 23, 2008. Therefore, my payment as to child support was and is current." The star is so upset he has vowed to leave Miami for good, adding, "At this point I am tired of fighting the city of Miami. I’m putting my house up for sale and getting the hell out. If you want to buy it let me know."

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Former AMERICAN IDOL star CLAY AIKEN has been ditched by his record label RCA after his last album flopped.
Aiken sold just 159,000 copies of 2008 release One My Way Here, a dramatic drop from his 2003 debut, which managed sales of more than 2.5 million.
The 30-year-old’s representative Cindi Berger claims the split was caused by a breakdown in contract talks.
She tells People.com, "We were unable to come to terms in a recent contract negotiation, and decided that it was best to move on."

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