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COLDPLAY and KYLIE MINOGUE were among a host of stars to perform at simultaneous charity shows in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia on Saturday (14Mar09), to benefit the victims of the recent bushfires and floods Down Under.
Aussie singer Minogue took MC duties and also opened the Melbourne show at the city’s Cricket Ground, before U.S. group Kings of Leon and reformed rockers Midnight Oil took to the stage in front of 80,000 fans.
Jack Johnson, Gabriella Cilmi and Wolfmother also performed at the event, which saw retired Australasian bands Icehouse, Hunters and Collectors, and Split Enz make special appearances.
Coldplay opened the Sydney show with their hit song Yellow, and Bee Gees star Barry Gibb and Grease actress Olivia Newton-John also performed.
All proceeds from the concerts will be donated to the Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal and the Premier’s Disaster Relief Fund Appeal.
More than 200 people were killed and 10,000 left homeless by the bushfires in the south of the country in February (09), while severe floods later caused considerable damage in the north.

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CHRIS BROWN did not record a duet with girlfriend RIHANNA just days after he was charged with assaulting her, according to a new report.
Brown, who was arraigned earlier this month (05Mar09), faces two felony charges of assault and making criminal threats after a bust-up with Rihanna at a pre-Grammy Awards party in Los Angeles on 8 February (09).
The incident reportedly left Rihanna in need of medical treatment, but the pair was rumoured to have reconciled following the alleged altercation by making a new track together with the help of producer pal Polow da Don.
A spokesperson for Don told MTV News the couple had completed the track earlier this week (begs09Mar09).
But the song in question, Bad Girl, was actually a demo recording from last year that Brown and Rihanna had provided vocals on, according to People.com.
A source tells the website, "Contrary to published reports, Chris Brown and Rihanna did not record a duet after the incident… around August or September of 2008, Chris and Rihanna’s vocals were recorded as the reference vocals for this demo only. (But) the song was never conceived or intended to be a duet between them, and was later recorded by other artists."

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Pop star LIONEL RICHIE flew into a panic at the news his daughter NICOLE was pregnant - as he believed it would spell an end to his sex appeal.
The All Night Long star, 59, believed the birth of 14-month old Harlow, fathered by punk rocker Joel Madden, would signal his sex symbol status was over.
Yet Richie now admits he enjoys life as a grandfather, albeit at a distance.
He tells British tabloid the Daily Record, "I went through a panic - that’s the end of my career. But I’m having more fun now with the responsibility of being a grandpa - that is, playing with the baby and handing her back."

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A warrant has been issued for the arrest of actress LINDSAY LOHAN, according to U.S. reports.
Los Angeles authorities are on the hunt for the star after she failed to comply with court orders relating to her previous arrest for driving under the influence, according to Hollyscoop.com.
Lohan was arrested twice in 2007 and sentenced to 24 hours in jail. The Mean Girls star was also ordered to perform 10 days of community service and enter an 18-month alcohol education programme.
The reason for the warrant is as yet unknown, with rumours suggesting it is either due to Lohan’s failure to comply with her probation order or for missing a required drugs test.

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Hollywood actor MATT DAMON is working on a fourth installment of the successful BOURNE movie franchise.
Damon and director Paul Greengrass will be developing an original script for the popular series’ fourth outing - as the films have dramatised all of Robert Ludlum’s best-selling novels.
Yet both are currently held up on other projects - and Damon remains cautious about reprising his physically intense role as superspy Jason Bourne.
He tells Parade magazine, "We’re working on it. This time it would be from an original script rather than a book by Robert Ludlum, but the director Paul Greengrass is busy and I am too, so we’ll see what happens.
"When I did the first movie I was 29 years old. I am 37 now. After a tough fighting scene, the next day you wake up and feel your body more. That’s just the way it is."

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Pop star KYLIE MINOGUE has become the highest-paid foreign celebrity in Bollywood history - after pocketing more than $1 million (£800,000) for performing a single song.
The Spinning Around star appears as herself and sings a dance number for maritime feature Blue, and enchanted co-star Akshay Kumar with her performance.
He tells Britain’s Daily Star, "Kylie couldn’t have been more perfect. Her beautiful voice and bubbly personality are adored by so many. She is the perfect diva." Kylie was equally adoring of her Indian colleagues, adding: "My overriding memory is the warmth and professionalism of people. I arrived as a stranger but left considering myself as family." It’s not the first time Kylie has bagged a huge fee for a cameo turn - last year the diminutive Aussie earned a reported $2.1million (£1.5 million) for a 45-minute set in Dubai.

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PARIS HILTON has spoken out about her love for new boyfriend DOUG REINHARDT - describing THE HILLS star as "my sexy boy".
The Hotel heiress split from rocker Benji Madden in November (08) and has since been romancing reality TV actor Reinhardt.
The new couple recently took a romantic trip to Hawaii - and Hilton has now taken to her MySpace blog to confirm she has quickly moved on from Madden.
She writes, "Hey everyone, just got back from an amazing trip in Maui with my sexy boy. We had so much fun and it was so relaxing and romantic. I LOVE Hawaii!"

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R&B singer NIVEA has blasted her ex-husband THE-DREAM for convincing her to keep quiet about the reasons behind their divorce.
The Don’t Mess With My Man star was married to the producer/singer for almost three years, but filed for legal separation in December 2007, with the couple releasing a statement claiming it was "a mutual decision".
But Nivea - who has three children with The-Dream - has finally broken her silence about the break-up, insisting she was the one fighting to save her marriage behind closed doors.
She says, "Actually we supposed to say that (it was mutual) but it not true, he wanted to do it, I didn’t, but it’s done and I’m dealing with it.
"People are trippin’ out, ’cause they didn’t know I’d tell the truth. It just comes a time in your life when you battle back and forth. I tried my best but sometimes when it’s not working it’s better to be friends and be parents to your children and not force something that isn’t there." Nivea is currently rumoured to be dating Lil Wayne, while The-Dream is allegedly romancing Christina Milian.

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British rockers the KAISER CHIEFS fell foul of bosses at a lap dancing club - when they breached strict "no-touching" rules.
The I Predict a Riot hitmakers were enjoying watching the exotic dancers at Secrets bar in London when they were reprimanded by security staff - then taken to a VIP area where they were plied with free champagne.
Club boss Stephen Less tells Britain’s Daily Mirror, "The Kaiser Chiefs did get very excited at seeing all the beautiful girls. Security had to give them a talking to and they behaved themselves afterwards.
"We looked after them - but it would be nice if they spent more than £20 next time."

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Nineties rap star MC HAMMER has been hit with a $61,000 (£43,000) lawsuit by a publishing company for allegedly failing to finish a book he had agreed to write.
Bosses at Simon and Schuster filed the lawsuit on 05 March (09), seeking the return of a $61,000 (£43,000) advance handed to Hammer for the book Enemies of the Father: Messages from the Heart on Being a Family Man.
The publisher’s spokesman Adam Rothberg claimed the book was due in 2003, but "we never received the manuscript".
Three-time Grammy Award winner Hammer, whose real name is Stanley Burrell, appears unfazed by the threat of legal action.
He tells the New York Daily News, "It was for a book we were working on six years ago, and now I’m going another direction. The lawyers will settle it and it’s on to the next thing. I wish them the best."

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Former wrestler-turned-actor DWAYNE ‘THE ROCK’ JOHNSON has wrecked his tough guy image after confessing he is scared of rollercoasters.
The muscly Scorpion King star admits he hates feeling trapped, and strapping into a nerve-wracking thrill ride leaves him on the verge of hyperventilating.
He says, "It’s not a fear of rollercoasters, it’s a fear of getting strapped in, especially the bars.
"I attempted to (go on a rollercoaster once), but the moment the bars clamp down and I feel it on my chest, that’s the moment I can’t breathe." And Johnson was forced to talk his way out of a group ride during a recent trip to Disneyland in California with his Race to Witch Mountain cast and crew.
He recalls, "It’s funny ’cause we all took a big trip to Disney before we shot the film; everyone was there, the director, the kids. We were walking around the rides and we had a tour guide with us, and I pulled the guide to one side and was like, ‘What kind of ride is this?’ and he was like, ‘Oh its great, it’s gonna go up and down and around’, and I was like, ‘Oh ok, I think I’ll stay here.’ "The thing is everyone’s waiting in line and they’re like, ‘Hey Dwayne, why aren’t you getting on the ride?’ and there were hundreds of people there. And I was like on my BlackBerry, (saying), ‘I can’t, very important Hollywood stuff here’."

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Filming on the set of Chinese movie remake MULAN ground to a halt in Hong Kong this week (ends13Mar09) after villagers staged a protest amid allegations of unpaid bills from an earlier shoot.
Director Jingle Ma’s latest project was forced to wind down for two days when Yixian locals objected to the cast and crew’s return to the area.
They claimed the movie’s producers had failed to settle outstanding debts from their previous days of filming in the Hebei Province, and launched the protest in an act of revenge.
Disney’s animated version of Mulan became a big hit in the West upon its release in 1998 but flopped in China, where citizens felt local stars should have been involved in the making of the film.

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British actor TOM HARDY is braver than most - he risked upsetting the U.K.’s most violent prisoner by comparing him to a member of camp 1970s band VILLAGE PEOPLE.
The RocknRolla star plays notorious convict Charles Bronson in a movie biopic of the career criminal’s life, titled simply Bronson.
To prepare for the role, he visited the crazed armed robber in jail for a series of "interviews" so he could study Bronson’s mannerisms.
And their first meeting almost turned ugly - when the actor joked that the crook’s handlebar moustache made him look like a singer with the YMCA hitmakers.
Hardy says, "He was concerned that I wasn’t heavy enough to play him. So obviously it was, ‘What you gonna do about the press-ups, Tom? What you gonna do about the moustache?’. I was like, ‘Well, you know, I don’t think I’m going to go with it Charlie.’ (He said) ‘You f**king what? This is the most famous ‘tache in the penal system!’ I said, ‘Yeah, but it’s a bit Village People isn’t it mate?’ "He went, ‘Whoa! YMCA!… Seriously, what you gonna do about the ‘tache?’. So I got the ‘tache!" Bronson was jailed for armed robbery in 1974 and has stayed behind bars ever since due to a string of assaults on fellow inmates and prison guards. He once led an infamous protest on the roof of a prison, and even took jail staff hostage.

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Pop star LILY ALLEN has secured a court injunction banning paparazzi photographers from harassing her.
The British star has fought a long battle with the photographers who follow her every move. In March 2007 she was cautioned by the police for assaulting a snapper outside her home; and on Thursday (12Mar09) she was photographed kicking a photographer who had allegedly driven into the back of her car.
The latest incident prompted Allen to head to court in London on Friday (13Mar09) where she successful secured a court order banning the paparazzi from getting too close.
The injunction targets two picture agencies, Big Pictures and Matrix; photographer Dan Bosinovski and unnamed "individuals responsible for taking photographs of the claimant outside her home and in other public places during February and March 2009".
Following Friday’s hearing, Allen’s lawyer Mark Thomson released a statement that reads, "My client has faced constant harassment over the last few months from the paparazzi.
"As a result of this and various incidents of harassment that took place yesterday my client has now been forced to take legal action. In a court hearing that took place this afternoon, my client, Lily Allen, has resolved issues surrounding her constant harassment with two picture agencies and has also obtained from the High Court an injunction restraining further harassment of her by other paparazzi photographers. My client, Lily Allen, is delighted with the outcome of the hearing today." Allen also spoke out on Friday to deny rumours legal action stemming from her most recent confrontation with the press may affect her forthcoming U.S. tour.
The singer had her American visa revoked back in 2007 because of her fight with photographers earlier the same year, but a representative insists 2009 gigs will "not be impacted in any way".

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PAMELA ANDERSON has joined forces with animal rights campaigners in a bid to free apes kept in "squalid’ captivity in the U.S. state of Florida.
Anderson has written an open letter to Florida governor Charlie Crist, targetting ‘road-side zoos’ in the state, where she claims chimpanzees and other animals are kept in inadequate enclosures.
The actress warns a tragic accident - like the chimpanzee attack in Connecticut in February (09) that left a woman maimed - is just waiting to happen.
Anderson - a regular campaigner for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) - writes, "With so many frustrated great apes stewing in squalid facilities in Florida, it is only a matter of time before a similar tragedy strikes your state. PETA and I appeal to you to take action to prevent Florida’s roadside zoos from keeping great apes and to ensure that these intelligent primates are transferred to approved sanctuaries to live out the remainder of their lives in suitable surroundings." The former Baywatch star is heading to Florida this weekend (14Mar09) to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida.

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PRINCE WILLIAM has shared his grief for his late mother DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES with other bereaved kids.
Twelve years after the princess was killed in a Paris, France car crash, the heir spoke out about his loss at a Child Bereavement Charity event in London.
William, who was just 15 at the time, said at the event on Thursday (11Mar09), "Never being able to say the word ‘Mummy’ again in your life sounds like a small thing. However, for many, including me, it is now really just a word - hollow and evoking only memories.
"Losing a close family member is one of the hardest experiences anyone can endure."

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Bosses at concert promoters AEG Live are threatening legal action against a ticket agency for allegedly selling prized seats at MICHAEL JACKSON’s comeback shows to another company.
AEG tied up a deal with Viagogo to market premium price packages for the highly anticipated shows at London’s O2 Arena.
But a spokesman for the promoters has accused Viagogo of breaking an agreement not to sell tickets to touts or other brokers - and threatened an injunction to protect the deal.
Randy Phillips, chief executive of AEG Live, says: "My lawyers are going into court to seek an injunction. They (Viagogo staff) sent out an email to touts and brokers offering tickets for sale. We are going to come down very hard on them." Jackson is to play 50 dates at the O2 stretching into next year (2010) - a residency which will generate $100 million (£70 million) in ticket sales alone.
And Phillips is delighted the shows sold out within hours, as it will help the venue ride out the current global financial crisis.
He adds, "He (Jackson) is fantastic. He is physically and mentally ready to get back in the game."

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GWYNETH PALTROW has cast doubt over her TWO LOVERS co-star JOAQUIN PHOENIX’s new ‘music career’ admitting she suspects it’s a hoax.
The Gladiator star recently revealed he had quit acting to become a rapper.
He has since made a string of bizarre public appearances, including two nightclub performances, the last of which ended with an angry confrontation with a heckler, in Miami, Florida on Wednesday (11Mar09).
Sceptics have suggested Phoenix’s hip hop endeavours are being staged as part of a prank project - and Paltrow admits she’s not convinced by his claims.
The actress tells MTV, "I’m not a hundred percent sure that that’s really going to be the case. I think that there might be some other explanation or something going on. I’m not quite sure what, but I can’t believe that he’s really going to quit forever to become a rapper. It seems odd."

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