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KANYE WEST faces a two-year prison sentence after the Los Angeles City Attorney charged him with three criminal misdemeanours in connection with his attack on a paparazzo last year (08).
The rapper and his minder were arrested at Los Angeles’ LAX airport in September (08) after lashing out at a photographer as they were preparing to board a flight to Hawaii, smashing his camera and hurling abuse at him.
On Wednesday (18Mar09), West was charged with vandalism, battery, and grand theft.
His associate, Don Crowley, has been charged with two counts of vandalism, two counts of battery and two counts of grand theft, according to website TMZ.com, who also caught the incident on tape.
Crowley faces five years behind bars if convicted. Both men are scheduled for arraignment on 14 April (09).

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KELLY CLARKSON’s much-hyped new album ALL I EVER WANTED has landed her back at the top of the U.S. charts.
The former American Idol star toppled U2’s No Line On The Horizon, which falls to three on the new Billboard countdown, and debuted her new release at number one, with 255,000 first-week sales.
The-Dream debuts Love Vs. Money at number two with 151,000 sales, while J. Holiday’s Round 2 enters the new chart at four and Taylor Swift’s huge hit album Fearless clings on to a top five spot at five.
Meanwhile, Chris Cornell returns to the album chart top 10 - his new solo album Scream debuts at 10 with 26,000 sales.

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DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star EVA LONGORIA PARKER has topped a new magazine poll to find the sexiest woman on U.S. TV.
A day after Aussie Simon Baker was named TV Guide’s sexiest actor, pretty Parker has been crowned the queen of television.
And she can’t believe magazine bosses picked her - because her Housewives character Gabrielle Solis has been all frumpy in episodes dating back to last year.
She says, "I think the timing for this is pretty funny actually, but also really great.
"I love that Gaby has been able to withstand time, along with the bad haircuts and all the extra pounds, and is still considered sexy." And her husband, French sports star Tony Parker agrees with the magazine’s pick: "My husband thinks I’m at my sexiest the first thing in the morning. He says looking over at me as I’m waking up is his favourite thing."

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MARIAH CAREY and NICK CANNON are planning a second wedding party to mark the first anniversary of their big day.
The couple shocked the world last April (08) when they exchanged vows in a top secret ceremony at Carey’s Bahamas home in Eleuthera, and now they’re planning a bigger bash to toast their first year as man and wife.
After the wedding, Carey told pal Ellen DeGeneres she would be making it up to friends and family, who were kept out of the nuptials, by throwing a wedding party, and now her husband confirms that a big bash is being planned.
He tells In Touch magazine, "We have spoken about it, and it’s coming up - that’s all I can say. We are going to do what we said we were going to do from the very beginning." The party could be a housewarming bash of sorts - the couple have reportedly made an offer on a palatial home in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles.

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Actress JULIA ROBERTS is sporting a streak of pink in her hair after her four-year-old daughter begged her to dye it.
The Oscar winner, and mother of three, showed off her odd new look on U.S. chat show The Late Show with David Letterman on Tuesday (17Mar08), when the host insisted she explain the dye job.
Roberts explained, "Hazel thought I should have pink hair. I don’t think having a head of pink hair is the way to go, so I went for a little bit."

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JULIANNA MARGULIES’ reunion with TV husband GEORGE CLOONEY was so top secret, it had to be filmed far away from Hollywood - and without the knowledge of ER bosses.
The actress returned to the show, as Nurse Carol Hathaway, to appear in the medical drama’s final episodes.
Her reunion with Clooney aired in America last week (12Mar09), and Margulies reveals it was filmed like a covert operation.
She tells America’s TV Guide magazine, "My last episode was done in complete secrecy. George flew from Burbank and I flew from LAX (Los Angeles airport), and we met in Seattle with only (ER creator) John Wells and our director of photography.
"We rented a house, I did my hair and make-up in a guest bathroom. John Wells took the film and locked it in his safe. NBC (TV bosses) didn’t even see it until the day it aired. It was so exciting."

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JEWEL poked fun at her own image on late-night TV in America on Tuesday (17Mar09) as part of a skit about her uneven teeth.
The singer/songwriter agreed to front a fake campaign ad on the Jimmy Kimmel Live! show, aimed at women unhappy with the way they look.
She said, "People are always asking me why don’t I get my teeth fixed? Well, I’m proud of my flaws - and you should be too.
"Not only do I think my horrible, snaggle tooth is uniquely beautiful, it also comes in handy." She then set about everyday tasks, using her tooth as a tool.
She joked, "It can open bottles… cans of soup and even pesky bike locks." Calling herself "the tooth freak", the pop star added, "My mangled chompers are more than just a party trick - this mouth has saved lives." She then pretended to save a motorist in a crashed car by using her tooth to cut a door off - then knocked the driver out and stole her car radio.

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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, EDDIE VEDDER and JOHN MELLENCAMP will help ring in folk icon PETE SEEGER’s 90th birthday in May (09) as part of an all-star tribute concert.
Springsteen, who performed with Seeger on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in the days leading up to U.S. President Barack Obama’s inauguration in January (09), will headline the birthday party gig on 3 May (09) at Madison Square Garden in New York.
The concert will double as an environmental awareness show and help to raise funds for the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, an organisation founded by Seeger to preserve and protect the Hudson River.
Also set to appear onstage are Billy Bragg, Emmylou Harris, Dave Matthews, Steve Earle, Joan Baez, Kris Kristofferson and Rage Against The Machine rocker/activist Tom Morello.

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Pop pianist BRUCE HORNSBY has signed up to score his first film - SPIKE LEE’s upcoming documentary about basketball superstar KOBE BRYANT.
The Way It Is hitmaker admits he has been asked to take on music duties for dozens of movies, but has never found the right project - or the time.
But he has been working closely with Lee on the director’s Kobe Doin’ Work, which is slated to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York on 25 April (09).
The Grammy winner tells Billboard.com, "It turned out to be a natural process. It was like an open canvas to throw paint on; I felt very free musically." Lee, a huge basketball fan, was so impressed with Hornsby’s efforts for his film, he included almost 40 minutes of music, instead of the 10 he had planned.
And the film will kick start a big year at the movies for Hornsby, who has a cameo in Robin Williams’ upcoming comedy World’s Greatest Dad. His music will also feature in that film.

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Rock ‘n’ roll wildman TED NUGENT is reteaming with his former band the AMBOY DUKES for a hometown show in Detroit, Michigan next month (Apr09).
The former bandmates will perform for the first time in 30 years when they take the stage at the Detroit Music Awards at the Fillmore Detroit.
The band will be honoured with the night’s Distinguished Achievement Award.

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Iconic rockers the NEW YORK DOLLS have reunited with TODD RUNDGREN to record a new album.
Rundgren produced the glam rock veterans’ classic self-titled 1973 album, and he invited the band to his studio in Hawaii to record a long-awaited fourth album, called Cause I Sez So.
The release features a re-recorded version of the band’s hit Trash and the album is scheduled to hit stores in May (09).
Dolls frontman David Johansen says, "It was amazing working with Todd again, and I think we were able to evoke the special sound of our first album and drag it by the hair into the present." The New York Dolls reformed in 2004 after Morrissey asked his favourite band to reunite for a show in London.

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Rapper DARNELL ‘KING TUT’ BRITTINGHAM committed suicide in New York on Tuesday (17Mar09) after a stand-off with armed cops.
Police pounced on the 23 year old as he left a motel in North Elmsford in a taxi with a female companion.
When authorities surrounded the vehicle, the woman jumped out and Brittingham shot himself once with a semi-automatic handgun. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Brittingham’s death ends a long battle with authorities. The 730 Dips affiliate was arrested on 12 February (09) on drug charges. At the time of his death, he was also wanted by New Jersey police in connection to a felony stabbing which took place on Monday (16Mar09).

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Actor EDDIE CIBRIAN has dismissed reports he and LEANN RIMES are cheating on their spouses.
The singer and her co-star in upcoming TV movie Northern Lights have been accused of infidelity after American tabloid Us Weekly printed security camera footage, which appears to show the two stars kissing on an intimate date in California earlier this month (Mar09).
Rimes has already brushed off the allegations on U.S. TV, and now her co-star has addressed the affair rumours.
He says, "Other than being friends, and two actors who were romantically intertwined in a movie-for-television we filmed last fall, there is no truth to the reporting initiated by Us Magazine.
"It is a fabricated story that is using random snapshots as connective tissue to create a scandalous relationship." The footage is creating great buzz for the upcoming TV movie, which airs on U.S. TV on 21 March (09).

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The Frog Brothers are set to reunite in the second LOST BOYS sequel - JAMISON NEWLANDER will join vampire hunter COREY FELDMAN in the film.
Director P.J. Pesce’s straight-to-DVD sequel was an unexpected cult hit last year (08), and now he’s planning another Lost Boys outing with Feldman, who has played Edgar Frog in both films.
Feldman will also executive produce The Lost Boys 3, according to website Bloody-Disgusting.com.
He and Newlander were Frog brothers Edgar and Alan in the 1987 original film, which also starred Kiefer Sutherland and Jason Patric.

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Actress NATASHA RICHARDSON’s life support machine has been switched off, according to veteran gossip columnist LIZ SMITH.
The 45-year-old Brit has been in critical condition at the Lenox Hill Hospital in New York since Tuesday (17Mar09). She was flown there from Montreal, Canada after suffering a skiing accident on Monday (16Mar09).
Family members, including her husband Liam Neeson, mother Vanessa Redgrave and sister Joely, have maintained a vigil by her bedside, as various news reports surfaced, suggesting the actress was "brain dead," and being kept alive by a machine.
No official statement has been released, but respected writer Smith, who has close ties to the movie and theatre industries, is reporting Richardson’s death on her new blog Wowowow.com.
The 86 year old writes, "Word is in at 1:30 PM WEDNESDAY they have taken Natasha off of life support. This is not unexpected.
"Insiders felt yesterday, on learning they were flying Natasha in to Lenox Hill, that this meant her condition was hopeless and they (family members) were just finding a place to be together with her and to say good-bye.
"As one insider remarked: ‘Nobody goes to Lenox Hill who is really sick; if she’d had a chance to live, they’d have found another great brain hospital!’" Smith signs off by stating, "This is all just utterly horrible to write!" Richardson’s publicist tells WENN, "We cannot confirm or deny this. We have no information at this time."

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BRITNEY SPEARS has reportedly turned down a $3 million (GBP2.15 million) autobiography deal, because she wants more money.
The singer summoned publishing bosses to her California home shortly before she embarked on her Circus tour, to discuss a big money memoirs deal to share her life with fans, reports Us Weekly magazine.
But Spears rejected multi-million dollar offers from executives at publishing houses HarperCollins, Random House and Little Brown - because they were a lot less than she expected.
According to insiders, Spears is seeking a figure closer to $8 million (GBP5.7 million).
A source tells Us Weekly, "She was hoping for much more money."

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KEIRA KNIGHTLEY had to run for her life during a stroll in the English countryside, when a stampeding herd of cattle threatened to trample her to death.
The actress was on a break between scenes on the set of period movie The Duchess when the angry cattle attacked - and she was grateful to escape with her life.
Knightley says, "I went for a walk in where we were staying and I turned around and an entire herd of cows were running at me down a hill. I’ve never run so fast in my life. I actually managed to vault this incredibly high stone wall.
"Death by cow would be a really bad way to go. They weren’t even bulls, they were dairy cows."

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KELLY OSBOURNE is clean and sober, three weeks after ending her latest stint in rehab.
The reality TV star checked into a U.S. clinic in January (09) to be treated for drug and alcohol addictions - her third spell in rehab in just five years.
After a 30 day stay, Kelly, the daughter of rocker Ozzy Osbourne, is back at home in Los Angeles with her fiance Luke Worral, and preparing for a new start.
The 24-year-old tells People magazine she got her first taste of strong addictive painkillers when she was just 13 and had her tonsils removed, and later became hooked on them when she found the drugs gave her a huge confidence boost.
Osbourne says, "I found when I take this, people like me. I’m having fun, I’m not getting picked on. It became a confidence thing." By the time she found fame in 2002 as one of the stars of MTV reality show The Osbournes, she was taking "whatever I could sniff or swallow to not be me".
The star also blames her reliance on booze and pills for wrecking her promising music career, adding, "I drank, I was rude, I said I’d do something and wouldn’t show up. I did what I could to destroy it." But she’s determined to start afresh and is already enjoying sober living: "I’m getting a second chance, and I want to be present for it.
"Getting up in the morning and not having to think of a list of lies is a new thing. I went on a plane and didn’t take a pill for the first time."

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