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KELLY OSBOURNE forced herself to seek professional help for her drug problems after realising her spiralling habit would kill her.
The daughter of rock icon Ozzy Osbourne checked herself into a U.S. clinic in January (09) to treat her drug and alcohol addictions - her third spell in rehab in just five years.
The 24-year-old is now clean, sober and back home in Los Angeles - and she is grateful to medics for helping her overcome her substance abuse problems.
She says, "I knew if I didn’t get help, I would die."

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MADONNA’s efforts to win over the people of Malawi to support another adoption bid are useless - because the decision ultimately lies with a high court judge, a government official has declared.
The pop superstar recently confirmed reports she is thinking about adopting a second child from the African country after welcoming little David Banda into her family in 2006. His adoption was officially signed off in 2008.
Madonna recently told the country’s Nation newspaper, "It’s something I have been considering, but would only do if I had the support of the Malawian people and the Government.
"Many people - especially our Malawian friends - say that David should have a Malawian brother or sister. It is a big priority for me to educate my son about the world, but always to stay connected to his Malawian culture." But Cyrus Jeke, a spokesman for the Ministry of Child and Women Development, insists her focus should be strictly directed to the courts, because the Malawian public will have no say in the adoption.
He says, "It’s not pre-conceived. A high court judge must be convinced about the adoption." Madonna was alleged to be in the process of adopting a young girl named Mercy James last year (08), but the reports never came to fruition.

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GWYNETH PALTROW is battling feelings of guilt as she prepares to film IRON MAN 2 - because she has to drag her children out of their native London for the shoot.
The actress, who plays Pepper Potts in the hit franchise, will leave the British capital, where she lives with her husband Chris Martin and two kids, on Monday (23Mar09) to begin filming the sequel to the blockbuster movie in the U.S.
But she admits she hates having to remove her children - four-year-old daughter Apple and son Moses, one - from their normal surroundings.
She says, "I’m feeling ‘mother guilt’ because my daughter is looking forward to going but my son says, ‘I don’t wanna leave my London house!’ So I always feel pretty guilty about that. I try to say, ‘We’re gonna swim and it’s going to be sunny!’ I try to point out the positives." And the star insists the youngsters are often confused when she returns to work: "I barely ever do films; I’m with them almost all the time. But in a way it makes the transition harder. I feel like if I worked all the time, then they would be used to it. But when I’m always there and always doing the school runs and I’m always around and then I just disappear for 14 hours a day to film, it’s hard."

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JENNIFER ANISTON has teamed up with her father to narrate a new children’s book for charity.
The actress has joined her dad, John, to voice Nick Katsoris’ Loukoumi’s Good Deeds - the third release in an ongoing series about doing nice things for other people.
The Marley & Me star narrates the entire novel in an accompanying CD, and voices a giraffe named Daisy in a bonus story narrated by her dad.
Katsoris tells RadarOnline.com, "Jennifer was wonderful, they were so easy to work with and it was the first time they had done something together. They recorded in L.A. last fall and she was just a joy to work with… All the proceeds go to St. Jude’s and Jennifer is a big fan of them." A spokesperson for Aniston adds, "It is a wonderful story, plain and simple. She did it because she wanted to do it with her dad, as well as she loved the story.â�� The narration will be available on 1 April (09).

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GOSSIP GIRL star ED WESTWICK is fed up with the constant speculation over his sexuality, insisting rumours he’s gay are "ridiculous".
The actor has repeatedly been forced to deny allegations he’s homosexual amid claims he’s secretly dating his TV co-star, Chace Crawford.
But the 21-year-old is adamant his affection for Crawford is only brotherly - and they have bonded over their shared love of women.
He tells Rolling Stone magazine, "It’s funny because I love this f**king dude dearly.
"I would die for this f**king dude. He’s my brother. But, by God, we are so into our f**king women it’s ridiculous."

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JOE JONAS is at the centre of a photo scandal in which he appears to mock Asians - just one month after fellow teen singing sensation MILEY CYRUS was forced to apologise for a similar prank.
The 19-year-old Jonas Brothers star, older brother to Cyrus’ ex-boyfriend Nick, appears to pull his eyes with his pinky fingers as he strikes a similar pose to the Hannah Montana star in a picture which has leaked online, reports HuffingtonPost.com.
Cyrus, 16, is facing legal action from a group of Asian Pacific Islanders over her own photo controversy after images of the singer and a group of friends pulling the same pose appeared online last month (Feb09).
She apologised for the photos but it was rejected by civil rights activists and they are now seeking damages for the offence.
A spokesperson for Jonas was not available for comment as WENN went to press.

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Actress KRISTIN CHENOWETH had a shocking return to Broadway for her 1998 run in YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN - when security had to escort a man out of the theatre for pleasuring himself.
The Tony Award winner starred as Charlie’s little sister Sally in the production, one year after making her Broadway debut - and admits she’s experienced a host of awkward moments during her acting career.
Recounting the jaw-dropping moments in a new memoir, A Little Bit Wicked, she writes: "Once the security officers had to drag a guy out of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown because he was masturbating during (the song) My New Philosophy." And although Chenoweth insists her experiences on the New York stage haven’t always been so lewd, she admits theatre acting can bring a new set of challenges.
She adds: "I remember a performance of The Fantasticks where a mom brought a teenage son with Tourette’s syndrome to the show. It was explained to me that because he liked me a lot, it became especially difficult for him to control his outbursts when I came on stage… Every time I said or sang anything, he would snort, howl or bellow some expletive about bodily functions or female anatomy… (and drop) F-bombs." The book is scheduled to hit shelves in April (09).

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MICHAEL JACKSON is reportedly demanding an apology from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) - after two comedians compared him to the Irish Republican Army (IRA).
British comics Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis likened the singer to the organisation on BBC Radio 4’s The Now Show earlier this month (13Mar09), saying, "(We) can’t believe which 80s celebrities (we) want back less - Michael Jackson or the IRA?" According to U.K. newspaper The Daily Mirror, Jackson is furious at the comment - which came just six days after two British soldiers were murdered by loyalist gunmen in Northern Ireland.
A source close to the singer tells the publication, "Michael was absolutely appalled. It was a disgusting slur. To compare him to cold-blooded murderers is not funny, it is highly offensive."

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Pop star JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and girlfriend JESSICA BIEL fuelled reports their relationship is in trouble after they failed to show up at a casino opening.
The couple, dating since 2007, has recently been dogged by rumours they plan to split, with a source telling U.S. newspaper The Chicago Sun-Times: "Things are not going as smoothly as (Biel and Timberlake) would want people to think they are." The stars then added to the speculation when they failed to deliver a scheduled promotional appearance at the launch of an Indiana Live Casino in Shelbyville, Indiana on 13 March (09).
And their absence infuriated many members of the 8,000-strong audience.
Guest Marian Flemming says, "It was ridiculous. They promised us that Justin and Jessica were going to be here, so we came down to check out the new casino and had hoped to see the two stars. When they did not show up, we simply felt cheated."

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Rapper 50 CENT is urging fans to attend his tour with rockers FALL OUT BOY - insisting it will be a "major moment in music history".
The In Da Club hitmaker will share a stage with the band for five dates on their forthcoming U.S. tour, which kicks off in Dallas in April (09).
And the rapper, real name Curtis Jackson, is adamant the shows will be ones to remember.
He says, "This will be a major moment in music history… Joining forces with Fall Out Boy, one of the most dynamic rock bands in the industry, will be an exciting and historic event for rock and hip-hop. This is a chance for me to bring my music not only to hip-hop fans, but to a broader music audience." Fall Out Boy bass player Pete Wentz is similarly excited at the prospect of teaming up with the rap superstar.
He says, "We’ve wanted to do something with him for a whileâ�¦ It’s exciting to bring two different genres together and give the fans a new experience.â��

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Pop star KATY PERRY was left red-faced during a recent photoshoot - after a chimpanzee urinated on her.
The I Kissed A Girl hitmaker was modelling outfits by designer Jeremy Scott when the embarrassing incident occurred.
She writes on her blog, "Jeremy Scott is one of my all time favorites and he shot the pictures while I got to prance around in his creations. I had a chimp on set with me that day. Fun fact, she peed all over me, I had to take a silkwood shower in the middle of shooting."

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Country star SHOOTER JENNINGS has twice turned down the chance to replace SCOTT WEILAND as the frontman of VELVET REVOLVER.
The supergroup, featuring former Guns N’ Roses stars Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, sacked Weiland after a series of public rows in April (08) and have been looking for a new lead vocalist ever since.
They had earmarked Jennings as the perfect replacement but despite repeated pleas to join the band, the country rocker has decided to concentrate on solo material.
He tells Classic Rock magazine, "It pained my heart not to say yes, because those guys are the best players in the world. They’re literally one of the best bands I’ve ever heard and to be able to sing with them has been amazing.
"But I had a talk with them about it, and I would absolutely still, to this day, get in a room and jam with them, but first of all, I knew I was gonna be doing another record and that what I wanted to do was really special to me, and I didn’t feel I could stifle that.
"I didn’t feel like my next step should to be to go from feeling like my back was broken by Nashville to stepping into the shoes of Scott Weiland and singing that stuff. I kinda said, ‘If you wanna get together and do some stuff, that’d be fine, but I don’t know about me going out and singing those songs, and being the replacement for Scott Weiland, after Axl."

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Aussie supermodel ELLE MACPHERSON will find it easy getting into character for her small screen return - she’s been signed up to star as a model in a new TV show.
The leggy lovely, nicknamed The Body, appeared in a string of movies, including The Edge, If Lucy Fell, and Batman & Robin, and also had a recurring role on hit TV series Friends in the 1990s before leaving her acting career behind to focus on modelling.
But now the star has been tempted back to TV with a role on CW’s drama pilot Beautiful Life, alongside former O.C. star Mischa Barton.
Macpherson will play Claudia, a tough-talking 80s supermodel who owns top New York modelling agency Focus Models.

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An ex-mobster whose life story inspired classic gangster movie GOODFELLAS is wanted by police for failing to appear in court on charges of public intoxication.
Henry Hill, 65, faces two $25,000 (£17,000) warrants, stemming from a public drunkenness arrest in May 2008 and another in Los Angeles earlier this year (09).
Hill claims he was unaware he was due to appear at San Bernardino County Court, California on Wednesday (18Mar09) and requested a new hearing date as he was undergoing surgery for a hernia.
He says, "I was hoping the court would understand." Hill spent almost thirty years as a member of a New York mafia gang but turned informer following his arrest on drug charges in 1980, helping to bring down some of the city’s most feared mobsters.
His life story was later used as the main basis for Martin Scorcese’s Oscar-nominated Goodfellas.

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British actress EMILY BLUNT is forever grateful to a teacher at her former school - for inspiring her to take to the stage and cure her childhood stutter.
The Devil Wears Prada star suffered a bad stammer as a schoolgirl, but finally overcame her speech impediment when a teacher urged her to take up acting.
She says, "I did have a bad stuttering problem as a child. I’d try to push the words out, but it was so frustrating. My parents took me to speech coaches and relaxation coaches.
"It didn’t work. Then one of my teachers at school had a brilliant idea and said, ‘Why don’t you speak in an accent in our school play?’ I distanced myself from me through this character, and it was so freeing that my stuttering stopped when I was onstage. It really was a miracle."

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Actress DEBRA MESSING is at the centre of a $25,000 (£17,000) lawsuit over a car accident.
The Will & Grace star has been named as a defendant in a personal injury lawsuit filed earlier this month (Mar09), according to TMZ.com.
The suit alleges another person was driving Messing’s car in 2007 when the vehicle collided with a California Highway Patrolman on his motorcycle.
As the owner of the car, Messing has been named in the suit, with the plaintiff seeking damages in excess of $25,000 (£17,000).

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STAR WARS actor DAVID PROWSE has paid tribute to fellow cancer sufferer JADE GOODY.
The 73-year-old, who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, revealed he was battling prostate cancer earlier this week (16Mar09).
And he has hailed British reality TV star Goody - who is dying from cervical cancer - for helping to raise awareness of the disease.
He says, "I now know what it’s like to go through this treatment, and I have sympathy for anyone in the same position. Jade should be commended for her achievements, and should be thoroughly proud of raising the awareness of cervical cancer.
"She has done more than anyone else in memory to convince women to go for regular tests. If I can do the same for prostate cancer in men, then I will be happy."

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Devastated LIAM NEESON was supported by his actor pals as he attended a moving tribute to tragic wife NATASHA RICHARDSON in New York on Thursday (19Mar09) night.
Theatres on Broadway dimmed their lights for a minute in honour of the Maid in Manhattan star, who died on Wednesday (18Mar09) from head injuries after a skiing accident.
Neeson emerged from his New York home to witness the tribute - and was comforted by his close friends Sarah Jessica Parker and her husband Matthew Broderick.
The Sex and the City star was among the crowds lining Broadway to pay their respects to Richardson, and was seen hugging Neeson as he attended the event with his wife’s mother Vanessa Redgrave and other family members.
Meanwhile, fellow British actor Jeremy Irons struggled to contain his emotions as he spoke about Richardson during a television interview.
Asked for his thoughts on the tragedy on U.S. TV’s The Today Show, Irons said: "It’s… it’s… absolutely terrible. It just reminds us how fragile life is. As a father and as a husband I feel for him - for the family - so, so much.
"I suppose what I have to remember is that could happen to any of us at any time - so make the most of it." Staff at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, where Richardson studied her craft, are to launch a scholarship fund in her memory.

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