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Real-life couple ZAC EFRON and VANESSA HUDGENS have given California’s Disneyland and DisneyWorld in Florida a boost by posing as fairytale lovers Princess Aurora and Prince Phillip for a new ad campaign.
The High School Musical stars dressed up as the Sleeping Beauty characters for a romantic new snap shot by celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz.
In the picture, Efron wakes a reclining Hudgens from a long sleep with a kiss.
The loved-up couple join Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, Whoopi Goldberg, Beyonce, David Beckham and Gisele Bundchen, among others, who have all portrayed beloved Disney characters in Leibovitz campaign photos.

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PARIS HILTON has confirmed new boyfriend DOUG REINHARDT has bought her a puppy as a love gift.
Reports suggested the lovestruck beau bought the socialite a $10,000 (GBP7,140) teacup Pomeranian during a recent trip to Japan.
Appearing on America’s Ellen talk show, Hilton refused to go into details about the price of the pooch, but admitted, "He bought me a puppy… It’s the cutest dog I’ve ever seen in my life… I love him.
"We were in Tokyo and we were in a pet store and we saw it and I fell in love." But Hilton admits her other dogs are jealous of her new pet: "Marilyn is very jealous - my little blonde Pomeranian.
"When I’m not there, she’s all over him but as soon as I’m there, then she’s like, ‘Mom, I’m the number one.’"

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Pop superstar MICHAEL JACKSON has lifted the spirits of dying British reality TV star JADE GOODY, by taking time out to call her in hospital over the weekend (07-08Mar09).
Goody, who is dying of cancer, was asleep at London’s Royal Marsden hospital when Jackson called - and was stunned to find a voicemail message from the King of Pop when she awoke.
Jackson learned of the 27 year old’s plight from his brother Jermaine, who starred alongside Goody on British reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother in 2007.
And the superstar, in London to announce a string of gigs in the capital this summer (09), chose to reach out with a few words of support.
Goody’s publicist Max Clifford reveals, "He called to say, ‘I’m thinking of you. Jermaine’s told me all about you, and you are all over the media in America.’ "He said he hoped she could come and see the show while he is London. It was lovely." Otherwise, it was a weekend of hospital drama for Goody - a hammer wielding woman was arrested on Sunday (08Mar09) after sneaking past security staff to confront her in her hospital room.
The "shaken" star screamed out for help and police were called. A 41-year-old woman was later released without charge.
Meanwhile, Goody and her two young sons were baptised in the hospital’s chapel on Saturday (07Mar09).

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JOHNNY DEPP is on course for a Best Actor Oscar as he streaks ahead in a new online survey to find the movie star who is most overdue an Academy Awards win.
Following Kate Winslet’s 2009 Best Actress win after five losing bids, website GoldDerby.com has asked readers to pick the star most deserving of an Oscar win after losing out as a nominee.
And three-time loser Depp leads the race with 43 per cent of the vote - well ahead of Leonardo DiCaprio, who picked up 18 per cent.
Jeff Bridges, Tom Cruise, Robert Downey Jr., Ralph Fiennes, Ed Harris and Brad Pitt are also in with a fighting chance, picking up anything from four to six per cent of the vote.
Both Depp and DiCaprio are strong early picks for 2009/2010 Oscar nominations - Depp stars as bank robber John Dillinger in Public Enemies, while DiCaprio reteams with Martin Scorsese for Shutter Island.

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Actress MISCHA BARTON has confirmed she has split from her rocker boyfriend LUKE PRITCHARD.
A month after rumours of a break-up first circulated, Barton has taken to her blog to reveal she’s single again.
The 23-year-old actress writes, "Things just didn’t feel quite right. There was no cheating or anything terrible, the bad just started to outweigh the good and a long distance relationship is never an easy thing to do." Barton began dating the 23-year-old The Kooks frontman back in December (08) - but now claims the pair make better friends than lovers.
She adds, "I think Luke is a great guy, but the type better suited as a friend. We have a surprising amount of mutual friends in England and I don’t regret our time together, I just couldn’t keep it going.
"If there ever is a case of two people staying friends I’m sure it will be the case with us â�� our personalities are very good for that." Barton isn’t Pritchard’s first celebrity girlfriend - he previously dated singer Katie Melua.

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TOM HANKS’ actor son COLIN is stepping behind the camera to direct a new documentary about bankrupt music retailer Tower Records.
The company was formed in Hanks’ native Sacramento, California back in 1960 and became a global music institute, before going bust in 2006.
Hanks’ movie will chart the rise and fall of the record store.
He says, "It’s an incredibly sad tale that mirrors what happened to the music industry, because of the internet, and how people never go to the record store anymore."

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DREW BARRYMORE is hoping for a taste of TWILIGHT - she’s in the running to direct the third film in the vampire movie franchise.
The Charlie’s Angels star has confirmed she’s being considered for Eclipse, which is slated to hit cinemas next summer (10).
Chris Weitz will direct Twilight sequel New Moon this summer (09). That film is set for release in November (09).

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BILLY JOEL fears he’ll never be able to top one private performance at a JON BON JOVI party, where PAUL MCCARTNEY, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, ROGER WATERS and JIMMY BUFFETT joined him for an impromptu jam.
The supergroup to end all supergroups came together at Bon Jovi’s house last year (08) - and Joel still can’t believe what happened.
He recalls, "We all got up and played a Pink Floyd tune, Wish You Were Here, and I Saw Her Standing There and Long Tall Sally."

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Doctors put R&B veteran CHARLIE WILSON at ease as he prepared for recent cancer surgery - by telling the singer his music would provide the soundtrack to the operation.
The Gap Band frontman was diagnosed with prostate cancer in September (08), but the disease was caught in its early stages and he is now in remission after receiving treatment.
And Wilson admits he was sure his operation would be a success after learning his surgeon was a big fan of his music.
He recalls, "Just before I went under, I saw one of the other doctors in the hallway. He had something in his hand.
"Here came my doctor: ‘Man, why didnâ��t you tell me you were the Charlie Wilson from the Gap Band? Sign my CD!â�� And he said, ‘You know, I am going to play You Drop the Bomb on Me while Iâ��m doing the procedure.’"

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A screenplay tragic rapper TUPAC SHAKUR wrote during a 1995 prison stint is to hit cinemas in 2010.
The prolific star penned Live 2 Tell as a starring vehicle for himself, according to Vibe magazine, but he never lived to see out his dream.
The film, which chronicles an ex-drug dealer’s battle to beat his problems, was discovered by the late rapper’s mother Afeni Shakur and sold to Insomnia Productions.
Producers will start casting the film next month (Apr09).
Meanwhile, Afeni Shakur is currently locked in a battle with movie executives at film company Morgan Creek after allegedly backing out of a deal to sell the rights to the late rapper’s life story for a film adaptation.
Amaru Entertainment, which is run by Shakur - the executor of Tupac’s estate, is being sued by the film production company bosses, who allege a written contract was in place for the rights to the California Love hitmaker’s life story.
They claim Afeni backed out of negotiations, which began in November (08), and is now refusing "to honour and perform a contract of a production of the film based on the life of Tupac Shakur".
The company is seeking unspecified damages.
Lawyers for Amaru Entertainment have denied existence of any such deal with Morgan Creek - and claim the production company only filed the writ to sabotage talks with other movie studios about adapting Shakur’s life story.

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Veteran rocker DAVID CROSBY has put his beloved yacht, The Mayan, on the market.
The boat, which Crosby bought in 1968, inspired him to write Crosby, Stills & Nash tunes Wooden Ships and Lee Shore.
He once sailed it from Mexico to Hawaii.
The Mayan has hosted stars like Neil Young and Joni Mitchell and features four luxury cabins.
Crosby admits it’ll be tough to let his boat go: "She’s just scrumptious." He says, "After 40 years of sailing my Alden Schooner, and writing many of my best songs aboard her I have reached the point where I must let her go." The Mayan is on the market for $1 million (GBP714,300).

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Actor COLIN HANKS is stunned he landed a role on Broadway alongside movie great JANE FONDA, because he was so drugged up on flu medication during the audition, he couldn’t stand up.
The 31-year-old son of Hollywood star Tom Hanks has no idea how he impressed theatre bosses, because he can barely remember the nightmare audition for 33 Variations.
Hanks, who opens the show in Manhattan on Monday (09Mar09), tells the New York Post, "I honestly don’t remember much of the audition at all. The only moment I really recall was that the director had given me some sort of note and I did the scene sitting down because I was too weak to stand up. I remember going over to the director and literally having no clue if I’d done it right, because I couldn’t remember what he’d asked me to do."

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Single pop star KELLY CLARKSON has vowed to remain childless, because she’s convinced she’d be a terrible mother.
The American Idol champ loves playing aunt to her siblings’ offspring, but the thought of looking after a baby of her own fills her with terror.
Clarkson, 26, tells Newsweek, "I’m awesome at the aunt thing. I’ll hang out with my oldest; out of all my nieces and nephews, the nephew is the oldest, he’s seven. But I’m not really good with the whole baby thing. I don’t do the diaper thing."

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Canadian pop star AVRIL LAVIGNE has finished work on her debut fragrance - the first edition of her planned cosmetics empire.
The singer signed a major deal with beauty company Procter & Gamble to produce a new toiletries line, including perfume, aftershave, bath oil, bath soap, shower gel, body shampoo, and body lotion.
And Lavigne has announced she is to unveil the first product - a fragrance named Black Star.
She writes on her official website, "Iâ��m travelling to London next week where Iâ��m about to announce my latest project… my very first fragrance! Iâ��m really excited and canâ��t wait to share it with you.
�It has been a pretty cool experience. It�s so me in a bottle. I love the packaging. The name is Black Star!�

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LINDSAY LOHAN and SAMANTHA RONSON infuriated Florida club bosses at the weekend after failing to fulfil their contractual duties for an event they were booked to host.
The Mean Girls star and her DJ girlfriend had originally been scheduled to appear at Passion, a nightclub in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, on St. Valentine’s Day (14Feb09) - but both declared they were too ill to fly from New York and they cancelled the appearance.
They vowed to make up for the scrapped gig and rescheduled the party for Saturday (07Mar09).
But while the pair turned up to the club on the night, they refused to abide by their deal to pose on the red carpet - instead bypassing the crowds of paparazzi who had been invited to snap the couple at the event.
And their actions have forced the publicity team at Hard Rock Hotel to apologise to the media for the "shameful" snub.
A letter released to the press from the event manager says, "I wanted to take this time to apologize for the debacle last night at Passion Nightclub. Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson appeared at the club but did not fulfill their commitment to appear on the red carpet for a photo opportunity with media. Eventually we brought all media inside the club but the combination of poor lighting and Lohan and Ronson hiding from the media made it impossible for media to get photos.
"Last night was an embarrassment for myself and I am ashamed…
"I will not go in to the issues, miscommunications and poor decisions by non-casino staff that led to last night�s disaster, but I do assure you these mistakes will be addressed and this type of debacle will NEVER be allowed to happen again."

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Singer RYAN ADAMS is tapping into his creative juices to release a second book of poetry.
Adams’ first literary endeavour, Infinity Blues, has yet to hit bookstores - it’s scheduled for release in April (09) - but the Grammy nominee has already penned the follow up, dubbed Hello Sunshine.
Both titles are being released through New York-based publisher Akashic Books.

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Rap superstar LIL WAYNE’s experimental rock album has been put on hold indefinitely - after record bosses delayed its release for the third time.
The Lollipop hitmaker’s Rebirth disc was originally due for release on 7 April (09), but last month (Feb09) it was postponed until 19 May (09).
Rumours suggested the delay was down to label bosses fearing Rebirth will be a flop compared to his Grammy-winning 2008 release, Tha Carter III.
And now a spokesperson for Universal Records has fuelled the allegations after declaring the CD’s due date is now "to be determined".

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Rap legends N.W.A. are to be immortalised on the big screen - a major biopic is in the works.
The Compton, California supergroup - comprising of Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Eazy-E, MC Ren and DJ Yella - shot to fame in the late 1980s after signing to Death Row Records, and drew attention with controversial hits like Straight Outta Compton, F**k tha Police and Gangsta Gangsta.
Ice Cube quit the band in 1989 after a dispute over royalties, and the remaining N.W.A. members parted ways in 1991.
The rappers each went on to achieve solo success, with Ice Cube and Dr. Dre garnering critical acclaim for their own projects, while Eazy-E enjoyed some popularity with his numerous discs before dying from AIDS in 1995.
And now their West Coast legacy is heading to cinemas - a project tentatively titled Straight Outta Compton is being developed with Dre, Ice Cube and Eazy-E’s widow all on board as producers, according to Entertainment Weekly.
They are reportedly seeking a director to helm the project in a style similar to Curtis Hanson’s take on Eminem’s 2002 movie, 8 Mile.

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