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Prison-bound rapper T.I. was back in court on Friday (20Feb09) - to talk troubled high school students out of following in his footsteps.
The Live Your Life hitmaker, real name Clifford Harris, Jr., is due to begin a year-long jail term next month (Mar09) for illegal weapons possession.
His sentence relates to his 2007 arrest, when he was caught trying to buy an arsenal of guns from an undercover FBI agent.
As part of his plea deal, T.I. agreed to complete 1,000 hours of community service, which included talking to youngsters to keep them on the right side of the law.
The community work took him to Georgia Supreme Court last week where he warned at-risk students of the consequences of their actions.
He told them, "You can see from me that nobody is too rich, too famous, too cool, too good-looking or too young to make a mistake and pay a price for it.
"More important than the mistake you make, though, is what you are able to take away from that mistake. How can you use that mistake to ensure you will never make a similar mistake again?" And T.I. urged the teenagers - half of whom were serving juvenile sentences - to stay in school, because education is the key to success.
He added, "Education is more important than any material thing you can have. The things you do not have in your life, the things you do not have in your possession, will be a reflection of the things you have not learned."

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Celebrity chef JAMIE OLIVER got an eye-watering shock when he stripped naked for a romantic meal with his wife - he burned his private parts on the oven.
The British TV favourite peeled off to surprise wife Jools with a Valentine’s Day treat.
But he ended up in agony, when steam billowed out of the cooker and scorched his manhood.
The cook - nicknamed The Naked Chef after his popular TV show - writes, "For my wife five years ago on Valentine’s Day, I cooked naked as a treat. I had a new convection oven and I roasted a whole sea bass with herbs mmmm v. nice… as I opened the oven door the steam whooshed out and burned my penis v. badly. Not nice!" (ZN/WNWC/IG) WENN - FIFTH - INTERNATIONAL MUSIC NEWS - 23 FEB 2009

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A second shot at fame means actor MICKEY ROURKE can finally pay back the therapist who treated him for free for more than a decade.
The star credits the un-named psychiatrist, and his collection of loyal dogs, with saving his life during a bleak spell in the Hollywood wilderness.
And he reveals he was so broke at his lowest point, the analyst treated him for free up to five times a week.
Rourke - who sealed his triumphant comeback with a Golden Globe and BAFTA-winning performance in The Wrester - says, "When I self destructed and everything came apart about 14 years ago. My wife had left, the career was over, I took a movie just for the paycheck, and felt like I w**red myself out.
"Fourteen years of therapy. For the first five years, it was three days a week. I didn’t have the money to pay him. I think at one point I owed $68,000. He said, ‘I’ve never let anyone do this, but I know you’ll pay me back.’"

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Actor MICKEY ROURKE has finally "moved on" from his failed marriage to actress CARRE OTIS - after trying for eight years to reconcile with her.
The pair’s six-year union hit an all-time low when Rourke was arrested in 1994 for spousal abuse, two years after they wed.
The charges were dropped after the former couple reconciled, but the Wrestler star and Otis failed to save their marriage, and finally called it quits when their divorce was finalised in 1998.
And despite blaming the split for his downward spiral into depression - resulting in well-documented run-ins with police and movie executives - Rourke admits he’s only recently gotten over his ex, who remarried in 2005.
He says, "I still love her. I love her in a different way but I waited for her for eight years (after the divorce) for her to come back. I’ve moved on now. It’s the first time I’ve been able to say that and mean it."

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Japanese drama DEPARTURES dominated the 2009 Japan Academy Awards, taking home 10 prizes - a day before the movie became a surprise Oscar winner.
The film, about a young man who gets a job in a mortuary, also scooped a Best Actor honour for Masahiro Motoki and Best Actress trophy for Kimiko Yo at the 32nd annual ceremony in Tokyo, Japan.
Immediately after the prizegiving, filmmaker Yojiro Takita and stars Motoki and Ryoko Hirosue flew to Los Angeles to compete at Sunday’s Oscars (22Feb09), where Departures beat hotly-tipped Israeli movie Waltz With Bashir to land the Best Foreign Language Film title.
The movie has scooped more than 60 statuettes during Japan’s current award season and taken more than $33 million (£22.6 million) at the domestic box office.

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Actress DIANE KRUGER has blasted reports she has undergone plastic surgery after she was spotted at New York Fashion Week with bruises under both eyes.
The Troy star wore dark sunglasses as she attended Tommy Hilfiger’s runway show in Manhattan on Thursday (19Feb09), prompting speculation she was recovering from a rhinoplasty operation.
But the star has not had a nose job - instead, her representative reveals she underwent a procedure to correct her eyesight.
Her spokesperson says, "The truth is she had laser eye surgery the day before."

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Actor RICHARD GERE has high hopes for his New York restaurant and lodge - he wants his famous guests to help save the planet.
The 59-year-old star’s Bedford Post Inn, which includes an 18th century house, barn and bistro, will accommodate guests in up to eight rooms when it opens in Westchester, New York this spring (09).
And although Gere admits he never anticipated opening a formal restaurant on the 14-acre property, he hopes his unexpected venture will provide a place to network for some of his high-profile pals.
He tells New York magazine, "There are a lot of people in this area who have been enormously successful and have done tremendous good work. It’s my hope that they will come and discuss and network at a very high level about how to have a positive impact on the planet."

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Jamaican officials have slapped a ban on violent hip-hop songs and music by popular local acts such as MR. VEGAS, alleging the tunes glorify rape and murder.
The ban, instituted by the island’s broadcast commission on Saturday (21Feb09), specifically forbids songs and music videos featuring daggering, a dance craze that simulates sexual pelvic grinding.
Dancehall star Mr. Vegas popularised the style after releasing a song and video of the same name in June (08).
The new regulations also dictate that all music with lyrics detailing gun violence, murder, rape or arson cannot be aired on TV or radio.
DJs will not even be allowed to play censored versions of the offending songs.

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German rockers EXUMER are donating their proceeds from a tribute concert for late SODOM drummer CHRIS DUDEK to the tragic star’s family.
The band will hand over funds from the forthcoming memorial show to relatives of Dudek - also known as Chris Witchhunter - who passed away in September (08).
Exumer singer Mem Von Stein says, "We were quite disappointed when we had to initially turn down performing at the original Chris Witchhunter tribute show due to our own tour schedule.
"Now we can help out by donating some of the proceeds from our own show. After all, it does not happen often that everyone can actually come together to ‘do the right thing.’" The tribute gig is scheduled to take place in Bochum, Germany on 22 April (09), reports Blabbermouth.net.

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Hip-hop star FABOLOUS is at the centre of a drug scandal after Arkansas police discovered a large stash of marijuana on a tour bus reportedly belonging to the rapper.
Authorities pulled over the coach for a traffic violation last Tuesday (17Feb09) and a search of the vehicle uncovered 496 pounds (225 kilograms) of the illegal substance on board, as well as $6,452 (£4,543) in cash.
The driver of the tour bus and his only passenger, both from Georgia, claimed the drugs belong to Fabolous and another unnamed rapper.
They allege the Trade It All hitmaker, real name John Jackson, and his associate loaded up the bus in Phoenix, Arizona, where they had attended the NBA All-Star Weekend (14-15Feb09), and instructed the driver to phone on arrival in Boston, Massachusetts.
The two men, identified as Edward Thimas, 52, and Robert Morris, 44, are currently being held in custody after giving police conflicting reports of the timeline of events.
A spokesperson for Fabolous had yet to return a comment as WENN went to press.

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Rapper THE GAME is facing a possible $1.5 million (£1 million) pay out after failing to respond to a civil court lawsuit stemming from a 2007 allegation of assault.
The Dreams hitmaker, real name Jayceon Taylor, was arrested in February 2007 for possessing a firearm in a school zone following an altercation on a Los Angeles basketball court.
He later pleaded no contest to the charge, served eight days in jail and is currently carrying out community service as part of his sentence.
But he is now dealing with a new legal problem after basketball coach Shannon Rodrick accused the rapper of punching and threatening him during the incident.
Rodrick filed suit against the hip-hop star in March 2008, but The Game has not responded to the legal action and the coach’s lawyers are now seeking a default judgement in the case.
The next hearing is set for 22 April (09) - but if The Game fails to show up in court, he could be forced to hand over the $1.5 million in compensation for the reported attack, according to AllHipHop.com.

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Former SPICE GIRL MELANIE CHISHOLM has given birth to her first child.
The singer and her partner of six years Thomas Starr are celebrating after welcoming baby daughter Scarlet Starr at an unnamed London hospital on Sunday (22Feb09).
A post on Chisholm’s official website reads: "Melanie C gave birth to a beautiful little girl at 4.10pm on Sunday 22nd February. The baby weighed 8lb 3oz. Both Mum and baby, named Scarlet Starr, are doing fine." Chisholm announced the pregnancy in September (08).

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RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS frontman ANTHONY KIEDIS’ autobiography is to be turned into a TV series.
Writer John Sayles, known for his work on movies Honeydripper and Silver City, has penned a script for a drama based on the rocker’s childhood when he lived in West Hollywood with his father, who was known as Spider and worked as a drug dealer to the stars.
The project is tentatively titled Scar Tissue, the same name of Kiedis’ memoirs, and will be set in 1970s Hollywood, reports Variety.com.

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Model-turned-actress FREIDA PINTO will follow her movie debut in Oscar-winning SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE with a role in legendary filmmaker WOODY ALLEN’s next picture.
The 24-year-old was stunned when the Danny Boyle-directed film took home eight honours - including Best Picture and Best Director - at the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday (22Feb09).
And the young star has credited Boyle with helping her to catch the eye of three-time Oscar winner Allen, who’s made huge stars out of young Hollywood actresses, including Scarlett Johansson.
Asked of the collaboration on U.S. morning news programme Today, she says: "Yes, it’s up (begins) in July (09). So thank you, Danny Boyle, for helping me take off."

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Actress ANNE HATHAWAY has vowed to stay away from drugs - after a wild night at college convinced her illegal substances would swiftly sabotage her career.
The Devil Wears Prada star, 26, admits she’s not unlike other stars her age and often does "terrible things" that would make tabloid headlines.
But, after a frightening experience where acquaintances passed around cocaine at a college party, Hathaway built a close circle of friends she credits with keeping her on track.
She says, "I do terrible things. I just have very discreet friends. I had an experience at college where I was at a party and people were passing cocaine around, and I looked at it and thought, that’s not a horse I can ride, I’m never going to do that. So I passed the tray along and left the room. Being an actress is hard enough without complicating it with drugs."

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Veteran actor JON VOIGHT was delighted to see KATE WINSLET scoop the Best Actress Oscar on Sunday (22Feb09) - beating his daughter ANGELINA JOLIE to the podium.
Winslet scooped the honour for her portrayal of a Nazi guard in The Reader at the prestigious prizegiving - sixth time lucky for the star who had been a losing nominee five times before.
And Voight insists her long-awaited win was well-deserved - although it meant Jolie went home empty-handed.
He says, "It’s wonderful. I voted for Angie and all the gals deserve to be (winners)… (But Winslet) is a brilliant actress and she was brilliant in her performance.
"Kate’s a great person. She’s got her feet on the ground… and it must have been very moving for the people of Britain too." And even Jolie herself, who won the Best Supporting Oscar in 1999 for Girl, Interrupted, had predicted a victory for Winslet.
Voight adds, "It was Kate’s night, as Angie had said actually - she said she thought it was gonna be Kate’s night and it’s wonderful to see.
"Ange is a pro, she knows what’s going on, she’s been there before, she’s gotten the award before. She’s an experienced person and she knows that it can go any way. All of them have to be prepared… (even) Winslet said she was practising to look dignified if she lost."

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VICTORIA BECKHAM and soccer ace husband DAVID’s youngest son CRUZ enjoyed a star-studded birthday party, with EVA LONGORIA PARKER and newly expectant mum NICOLE RICHIE joining in the celebrations.
Little Cruz turned four on Friday (20Feb09) and mum Victoria made sure he had a day to remember by inviting her A-list pals to a superhero-themed bash on Saturday (21Feb09).
Richie and boyfriend Joel Madden - who announced over the weekend (21Feb09) they are expecting their second child together - took daughter Harlow to the party at XMA Martial Arts in Los Angeles, whilst Longoria Parker was accompanied by her two young nieces dressed up in costume.
The birthday boy changed outfits twice - he arrived as X-Men star Wolverine, before changing into an Iron Man get-up. Older brother Romeo donned a Batman outfit.

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BRITNEY SPEARS owes her triumphant career comeback to her father JAMIE, according to actor and family friend MEL GIBSON.
Jamie Spears took over his pop star daughter’s legal, financial and personal affairs last year (Feb08) following a public breakdown which saw the star hospitalised for a mental evaluation.
And the Braveheart star maintains that if it weren’t for the elder Spears’ intervention, the singer wouldn’t have been able to successfully resurrect her singing career.
He says: "She pulled herself out, and her dad… he’s the real hero." And Gibson has explained why he reached out to the star by inviting her to dinner in March (08) after her father gained conservatorship.
He adds: "She’s a nice kid, y’know. She was just going through a rough patch. You see kids that you know in the industry… I just felt like this poor kid is lining up to be stoned. I just thought, ‘I wonder if anyone is reaching out to her,’ so I just called her and she’s doing great now."

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