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BLACK EYED PEAS star TABOO has promised fans the band is not planning to retire any time soon - even though their forthcoming album is entitled THE E.N.D.
The quartet has focused on individual projects over the past four years, with female star Fergie, Apl.de.Ap and frontman will.i.am working on solo material, while Taboo stars in the next Street Fighter movie.
But the wannabe actor - real name Jaime Gomez - insists the musicians haven’t turned their back on the Black Eyed Peas, and will work together for years to come.
He tells MTV.com, "(I’m) getting back into Black Eyed Pea mode.
"All four of us are back, for the people that are wondering if Fergie is coming back, of course. will.i.am is back, Apl.de.Ap and myself, so it’s gonna be much more uplifting. It’s a dance album. It’s for people around the world.
"No, no, no, it’s not a retirement."

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A note written by JOHN LENNON complaining about the lack of security at the New York apartment where he was eventually shot dead is selling for $54,000 (£38,300).
The Beatles legend aired his concerns to his aide Fred Seaman about access to his home at the historic Dakota building on Manhattan’s Central Park West on 28 April 1980.
Just seven months later, on 8 December 1980, he was shot dead in front of the building.
The tragic Beatle wrote: "Explain to me why we are sleeping here with a front door that any nut can open (it doesn’t lock). People know I’m here…" The handwritten note is being sold on momentsintime.com, reports the New York Post.

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Modern dancer/choreographer PEARL LANG has died, aged 87.
Lang, who took over a string of roles from dance pioneer Martha Graham, passed away on Tuesday (24Feb09) in Manhattan, New York after suffering a heart attack while recuperating from hip surgery.
After concluding her studies at the University of Chicago, Lang moved to New York in 1941, when she was accepted into the Martha Graham Dance Company and created parts in several of its productions. She later took over Graham’s own role in works including El Penitente, Appalachian Spring, Letter to the World and Clytemnestra.
Lang was a member of the company until 1952, when she founded the Pearl Lang Dance Theater.
In addition to her contributions to modern dance, she performed in several musicals throughout the 1940s and ’50s, including One Touch of Venus, Carousel, Finian’s Rainbow, Allegro and a revival of Peer Gynt, starring Academy Award-nominated actor John Garfield.
Lang also choreographed for the Dutch National Ballet, the Boston Ballet and the Batsheva Dance Company of Israel, and taught dance at prestigious universities including Yale, the Juilliard School and the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, where she last taught in December (08).
She is survived by her husband, actor Joseph Wiseman, two nieces and a nephew.

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A rare copy of the comic book which introduced SUPERMAN to the world is expected to sell for up to $400,000 (£282,685) at an upcoming auction.
Bidding on the "untouched" copy of Action Comics No. 1 will begin on Friday (27Feb09) and continue for two weeks at comicconnect.com. Only 100 copies of the graphic novel are known to exist.
Co-created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, it sold for a meagre 10 cents (£0.07) when it first hit shelves in 1938.
The comic book’s owner, who has not been named, kept the book for 58 years after purchasing it for 35 cents (£0.25).
Comic expert Stephen Fishler tells the New York Daily News, "It’s the Holy Grail of comic books. One bidder wanted to trade (me) his Ferrari for the comic book."

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American basketball star and sports broadcaster NORM VAN LIER has been found dead at his home in Chicago, Illinois, aged 61.
Firefighters went to Van Lier’s home on Thursday (26Feb09) in response to a request for a well-being check by staff at Comcast SportsNet after he failed to show up for work on Wednesday (25Feb09) night.
He was found unresponsive and pronounced dead shortly before 1 p.m., a Chicago Fire Department spokesperson said.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office confirmed the sad news, but didn’t give any details about the cause of death.
Van Lier, dubbed Stormin’ Norman by his loyal fans, was a three-time All-Star player and standout guard for the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Chicago Bulls team.
He played there for over six seasons and earned the third spot in leading career assists and steals - ranking behind basketball greats Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.
Van Lier finished his career with Milwaukee in 1979 and began covering the Bulls as a TV and radio analyst in the Chicago area.
In 2002 he also had a supporting role in movie comedy Barbershop, starring rapper Ice Cube, in which he played a customer.
He is survived by his wife Susan, daughters Hilary and Heidi, and one granddaughter.

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Actor RICK SHRODER is caught up in a legal battle with a California woman who is accusing him of stealing $7,000 (£4,965)-worth of workman’s tools.
The former NYPD Blue star, full name Richard Schroder, and his plumber pal Brent Black are being sued by Black’s ex-girlfriend Alicia Roberts.
Roberts claims Black, who moved out of her Malibu, California home in December (08), entered her residence with Schroder "without permission or knowledge" and took the tools.
The duo has fired back at the allegations, and is countersuing.
Black alleges Roberts is a "crazy, bitter b**ch" and is still in possession of his tools. He further claims Roberts is suing out of revenge and has dragged Schroder into their dispute, reports TMZ.com.
Schroder is seeking $5,000 (£3,455) in compensation, alleging he hasn’t even met Roberts and has lost work as a result of the lawsuit.
In his counter claim, he states, "I made at least $5,000 for directing work and had to cancell (sic) work." Schroder goes on to accuse Roberts of committing perjury, harassing him and trespassing on his property.

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Embattled rapper CHRIS BROWN is reportedly set to be dropped from the marketing campaign of his new movie - following his alleged fight with ex girlfriend RIHANNA.
The Kiss Kiss hitmaker was charged with making criminal threats following an alleged attack on the Umbrella hitmaker in the early hours of 8 February (09).
Brown’s career is already suffering following the incident - the star has been dropped from ad campaigns for Wrigleys and America’s Got Milk? promotion, while his music has been removed from several radio stations’ playlists.
And now the singer’s burgeoning movie career looks set to take a nosedive, with movie bosses behind his latest film, Bone Deep, reportedly planning to "erase" the star from the picture’s publicity campaign.
Brown stars alongside rapper T.I. and Hayden Christensen in the upcoming 2010 thriller, but will now be removed from the marketing material, including movie posters, film trailer and TV adverts, to avoid controversy, according to Woooha.com.

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Rapper BOW WOW insists his pal CHRIS BROWN should be allowed to move on and continue his music career following his alleged fight with girlfriend RIHANNA.
The Kiss Kiss hitmaker was charged by Los Angeles police with making criminal threats following the incident on 8 February (09), which is said to have left the Umbrella hitmaker needing hospital treatment.
Brown has subsequently lost a string of endorsement deals and seen his music banned from several radio stations’ playlists.
But his close friend Bow Wow is adamant that the star’s troubled personal life should not have a negative impact on his career.
He tells MTV.com, "I just want people to know that as entertainers, our job is to entertain. We’re not perfect. We put our pants on the same way everybody else puts their pants on.
"I always like to put myself in people’s shoes. I understand probably what he’s going through by the whole world knowing what happened."

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Hollywood actress JODIE FOSTER found herself caught up in a reality TV programme when she was recently stopped for a driving offence in Los Angeles.
The Oscar-winner was pulled over by cops last weekend (21-22Feb09), after the officers suspected her of driving her Toyota Prius at over 54 miles per hour (86 kilometres per hour) in a 35 miles per hour (56 kilometres per hour) zone.
The officers from the Beverly Hills Police Department were taking part in U.S. reality show Speeders, which follows the activities of highway patrol officers.
And when one of the cops approached Foster to issue the speeding ticket, the actress reportedly grew agitated when she saw the following camera crew and refused to allow the incident to appear on the TV show.
A source tells New York Post gossip column PageSix, "Foster refused to sign a waiver to appear on the show, so the camera crew ceased filming and returned to the police car. But she grew quite agitated and angry, and kept insisting to the police officers that the radar gun must have made a mistake. She maintained to the officers that she was only going 30 mph at the time they pulled her over, and she kept interrupting and complaining that the process was taking too long.
"Despite her numerous requests otherwise, the cops still issued her a citation." Beverly Hills Police spokesman Lieutenant Tony Lee confirmed Foster was involved in the incident, adding, "She was upset that she got pulled over, but she signed the ticket and went on her way."

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Actor GEORGE CLOONEY has denied loaning his Italian villa to British soccer ace DAVID BECKHAM, following reports the sportsman had moved in to the luxurious property.
The Los Angeles Galaxy star was reported to have made himself at home at Clooney’s Lake Como retreat while he plays on loan for Italian club AC Milan.
Clooney reportedly offered his holiday house to Beckham after they were introduced by fashion designer and mutual friend Giorgio Armani last year (08).
But the actor’s representatives have shot down the speculation - insisting Clooney has no plans to turn his prized property in to a holiday rental anytime soon.
The spokesperson says, "One hundred percent not true. George is filming in America at this time. He is not renting the house to anyone, and that would include David."

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KISS frontman PAUL STANLEY is convinced the veteran rockers will never "grow tired" of playing the same old songs - because it would be "disrespectful" to their fans to retire their classic hits.
The Love Gun hitmakers formed in 1972 and have sold over 85 million albums worldwide throughout their longrunning career.
The band recently announced they are heading back to the studio to record their first new material in ten years.
But singer Stanley is adamant that they are are not going to focus all their efforts on the new record - insisting they will still reward their legions of fans by filling their live shows with old favourites.
He says, "Playing a lot of classic songs has really just whetted our appetite to go in the studio and transfer that, that same feeling and ferocity into new material. I would never, ever grow tired of those songs. The songs have made me both incredibly satisfied and rich and made a lot of other people very, very happy. It would be a show of disrespect - and maybe not deserving - to grow tired of something that’s meant that much."

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Rapper T.I. will have to raise his child support payments to the mother of his two children - after a judge increased the monthly installments for a second time.
The Whatever You Like hitmaker, 27, gives ex-girlfriend LaShon Dixon regular payments to care for the former couple’s two sons, aged seven and eight.
T.I. - real name Clifford Harris Jr. - was taken to court last year (08) by his ex, after she claimed the $2,000 (£1,379) monthly installments were not enough. An Atlanta, Georgia judge agreed and forced the star to raise the payments to $3,000 (£2,068).
But Dixon continued her fight, and now a judge at Georgia’s Fulton County Superior Court has granted her an extra $2,000 (£1,379), bringing her monthly total to $5,000 (£3,448).
At the hearing on Wednesday (25Feb09), the judge also stated that the custody arrangement between the pair will remain the same.
The hip-hop star currently shares custody of the boys, with Dixon retaining primary physical custody.
Dixon’s attorney Randy Kessler admitted his client is "very grateful" for the judge’s decision, calling it "a complete victory".
T.I. is a father to three other children from different relationships, including the two young sons he shares with longtime girlfriend Tameka ‘Tiny’ Cottle, formerly of R&B group Xscape.

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PYLON founder RANDALL BEWLEY has died. He was 53.
The guitarist and new wave cult figure suffered a heart attack while driving near his home in Athens, Georgia on Monday (23Feb09).
His van drifted off the road and tipped over, leaving the star in a coma.
Bewley’s former bandmate and co-founder Vanessa Hay confirmed the musician passed away in the Athens Regional Medical Center on Wednesday (25Feb09).
Bewley formed Pylon in 1979 with University of Georgia art students Michael Lachowski, Curtis Crowe and Vanessa Hay, and the group became part of the Athens music scene, which also included the B-52’s and REM.
The band ran for 12 years, releasing three albums, before its split in 1983. They reunited in 2005 for a one-off show.

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HAIRSPRAY star BRITTANY SNOW is reportedly set to star in an upcoming GOSSIP GIRL spin-off.
The 22-year-old actress is said to be in talks with TV producers to take the lead role in the prequel show to the teen drama which is due to hit TV screens later this year (09).
The new programme will chronicle the early years of Lily van der Woodsen in 1980s Los Angeles, the character currently played by Kelly Rutherford in the Gossip Girl series.
The pilot episode for the spinoff will air in the U.S. on 11 May (09) as part of the Gossip Girl series, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

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SCOOBY-DOO star FREDDIE PRINZE JR. has quit his job working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
The actor, an avid wrestling fan, joined the company’s creative team in July 2008 contributing to weekly television shows for the SmackDown brand.
However, the star had not been seen at a taping of the programme for several months, leading to rumours of a rift between Prinze Jr. and wrestling bosses.
Prinze Jr. left the company last Friday (20Feb09) after swapping to a part-time role within the creative team, according to PWInsider.com.
A representative for WWE could not be reached for comment as WENN went to press.

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ALIAS actress RACHEL NICHOLS has split from producer husband SCOTT STUBER - after just seven months of marriage.
Nichols wed Universal Studio producer Stuber in a private ceremony in Aspen, Colorado last June (08).
The couple settled in Mexico following the nuptials, but announced the split on Thursday (26Feb09).
A representative for the pair tells People.com, "Scott Stuber and Rachel Nichols have separated due to irreconcilable differences."

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BAZ LUHRMANN’s World War II epic AUSTRALIA has become the the country’s second highest grossing film of all time - despite the picture receiving a string of negative reviews.
The Moulin Rouge director spent four years and $130 million (£87.6 million) on the homage to his homeland - which stars Aussie actors Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman.
But the high profile stars and huge budget failed to impress film experts - who gave the movie a lukewarm reception upon its release last November (08).
However, the negative press failed to discourage consumers heading to theatres across Australia - putting it just behind Crocodile Dundee as the country’s second biggest earning movie, taking in A$36,786,730 (U.S.$23,528,302/£16,596,280).
Twentieth Century Fox representative Marc Wooldridge says, "The on-going box office success of Australia has been outstanding, and a unique testament to the way the film has been embraced by this country." Australia has grossed almost $200 million (£142 million) worldwide to date.

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ISLA FISHER is convinced her fiance SACHA BARON COHEN is the perfect dad - because the comedian already has their young daughter in hysterics.
The couple, who has yet to set a wedding date, welcomed Olive in to the world in October 2007 The Australian actress was delighted to see Cohen take to fatherhood so well - and Fisher can’t stop raving about Baron Cohen’s parenting skills.
She tells British magazine Closer, "Sacha is wonderful, very attentive, constantly amusing and very hands-on. He’s 10 out of 10 I’d say - and then some. He already makes Olive scream with laughter." And Fisher is already looking to her little girl’s future prospects - insisting she’d fully support a career in acting if that is what the tot decided to pursue.
She adds, "I started off in showbiz when I was nine and if Olive wants to do it and it makes her happy, then that’s fine. If she has as much fun and fulfilment as we’re having, then she’ll be a very lucky little girl."

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