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Iconic American actress MAE WEST orchestrated a stint in jail on charges of indecent exposure because she thought prison would be an "interesting" experience, according to a new biography.
In 1927, the late vaudeville legend was prosecuted on charges one of her acts "corrupted the morals of youth" and sentenced to 10 days in a New York prison.
According to author Charlotte Chandler, West could have escaped the jail stint by simply paying a fine, but the actress insisted on serving her time - a total of eight days before she was released for good behaviour.
In new book about the star, titled She Always Knew How, Chandler quotes West as saying: "I was told I could pay the fine and get out of going to jail, but I made up my own mind. I decided it would be more interesting to go to prison. I was always fascinated by prisons and mental institutions… I wasn’t going to be deprived of that experience. I saw those as 10 very valuable days, a kind of working vacation." West died from complications following two strokes in 1980, aged 87.

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ONE TREE HILL star CHAD MICHAEL MURRAY has posted a bizarre video on the internet, complaining he has been written out of the hit show.
Murray’s career took off with the U.S. TV series in 2003, which has been renewed for an upcoming seventh season.
But the 27-year-old actor has announced his character Lucas Scott is set to leave the teenage drama, claiming in a video posted on YouTube.com that bosses have opted not to renew his contract, reports the New York Post.
The context of the video, which was removed from the website on Monday (23Mar09), remains unknown.
Murray remarks, "They’re not bringing me back next year… because they want to save money. They don’t want me. I’m not joking. This is actually the last scene we’re shooting, right now." Network bosses have yet to comment on which actors will return for the show’s next season.

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JASON SEGEL was only handed a role in new film I LOVE YOU, MAN because director JUDD APATOW felt guilty for urging him to drop out of school.
Segel cast aside his dreams of a university education after Apatow picked him to star in the 1999 U.S. sitcom Freaks and Geeks, alongside funnyman Seth Rogen.
But the show flopped after just 12 episodes had aired, and Segel insists his pal Apatow has been desperate to get him more work ever since.
Segel says, "He’s been incredibly loyal and has helped us out. I think he had some since of obligation because a bunch of us dropped out of high school and didn’t go to college to do Freaks and Geeks, which got cancelled after two months."

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Controversial comedian DENIS LEARY is heading for a clash with environmental campaigners, after revealing his life’s goal is to leave the "biggest carbon footprint" ever.
The Rescue Me star claims he needs to drive gas guzzling trucks on his farm in Massachusetts - and he doesn’t care what impact they have on the environment, Leary tells Starpulse.com, "My goal is to leave this planet with the biggest carbon footprint I can possibly leave. First of all, I have to have trucks because I live most of my time on a horse farm, so I’ve gotta have trucks. It’s in the northeast, I’ve got to have pickup trucks to move snow, number one. Number two, just if I’m driving, I don’t have to have an SUV (Sports Utility Vehicle) but I want a big car. That’s why I love America. That’s why I think we should save the auto industry. I don’t care.
"I honestly don’t care if my grandchildren can breathe or not. I am a guy, my comfort. I want to be comfortable where I’m driving and where I’m sitting. I want bigger stuff."

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Legendary TV director HARRY HARRIS has lost his battle with blood disorder myelodysplasia. He was 86.
Harris’ credits include directing Steve McQueen’s series Wanted: Dead Or Alive and episodes of Gunsmoke, The Waltons, Falcon Crest, Magnum, P.I. and Beverly Hills, 90210.
He won an Emmy Award for directing an episode of Fame in 1982.

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Champion cyclist LANCE ARMSTRONG is determined to bid for his eighth Tour de France title in July (09), despite breaking his collarbone on Monday (23Mar09) after crashing during a race in Spain.
The 37-year-old star athlete was competing in the first stage of the Vuelta of Castilla and Leon event this week when he was involved in a multiple collision.
His team manager Johan Bruyneel has described the injury as "a clean fracture without complications", adding the break is not serious enough to prevent him from getting in shape for the prestigious competition.
It will be Armstrong’s first attempt at reclaiming the title since retiring from the sport in 2005, having won the Tour de France for a record-breaking seven consecutive years. He returned to competitive cycling last year (08).
Armstong is also expected to recover from his injuries in time to compete in the Giro d’Italia (Tour of Italy) race, which begins on 9 May (09).

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Veteran actor LORD RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH has vowed to regain his health in time to fulfil his summer (09) obligations to new film IRONCLAD.
The 85-year-old Oscar winner was admitted to St George’s Hospital in Tooting, West London on 18 December (08) after he fell and slipped into a coma.
He regained consciousness and was kept under observation by concerned doctors throughout the Christmas period.
Three months after the accident, Attenborough is still being treated at the South London medical facility, but was seen out in public for the first time since the accident this week (begs23Mar09), when he visited a specialist neurological clinic.
A spokesperson for the star insists he is making steady progress and is determined to be discharged in time to tackle his 74th film role this summer in historical movie Ironclad, alongside Robert Carlyle, James Purefoy and Pete Postlethwaite.
The representative says, "He remains committed to the project. He has been growing stronger by the day. He is confident he will be well enough by the summer. He’s doing well and he will be having rehabilitation when he’s out."

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ANGELINA JOLIE’s mother MARCHELINE BERTRAND died owing the state of California over $60,000 (£41,380) in unpaid taxes.
The veteran actress lost her battle with ovarian cancer in January 2007, at the age of 56 - reportedly leaving millions of dollars to Jolie and son James Haven in her will, as well as thousands to her siblings and other relatives.
But Bertrand’s estate is now being pursued by the state for the back taxes, with government officials filing a creditors claim for a total of $62,928.70 (£43,399.09) last week (ends20Mar09).
According to TMZ.com, Bertrand owed $43,699 (£30,137.24) in outstanding taxes, with $10,924.75 (£7,534.30) in penalties and $8,304.95 (£5,727.55) in interest.

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AMY WINEHOUSE has slammed rumours she has given up on her marriage to BLAKE FIELDER-CIVIL - insisting she "still loves" her husband and wants to make a new life with him in London.
Fielder-Civil, who has been serving a time in jail for breaking the terms of his probation, filed for divorce in January (09).
The singer was subsequently reported to be fighting to save their relationship - even flying back from a holiday in the Caribbean after hearing he had been released from prison.
Recent rumours suggested the Back To Black hitmaker had given up hope of repairing their damaged relationship, after Fielder-Civil confirmed his plans to divorce the star.
But Winehouse has come out in defence of her marriage - announcing she has always planned to reconcile with her estranged partner.
She tells Britain’s Now magazine, "I still love Blake and I want him to move into my new house with me - that was my plan all along.
"I won’t let him divorce me. He’s the male version of me and we’re perfect for each other." The star has also hit back at claims she cheated on her husband during her recent sunshine break, insisting a holiday romance should not affect her relationship with Fielder-Civil.
She adds, "Alright, I had some fun with a lovely bloke in St Lucia, but that was a holiday thing. I don’t want anybody but Blake.
"I didn’t want to go back to Britain until he was out of jail. I’d like to take him back to St Lucia with me because that’s where we spent our honeymoon and I know he loves it there."

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RICK ROSS has delivered a back-handed apology to the gay community after coming under fire for calling 50 CENT derogatory names - by offering to collaborate with a homosexual artist "such as 50 CENT".
Ross has been embroiled in a bitter war of words with the In Da Club hitmaker this year (09), with each MC looking for ways to discredit the other.
He recently attracted criticism after trying to expose 50 Cent, real name Curtis Jackson, as a secret homosexual, insisting in a recent interview his fellow rapper is "not straight, he’s a f*g, he’s gay, you know it, I know it." But now Ross has offered to make amends for the slur by recording a track with a homosexual artist - naming 50 as one of the "gay" stars he would most like to work with.
In a video clip posted online, Ross says, "I heard I offended the homosexual community. I sincerely apologise to the people I’ve offended… And just to let the gay community know how sincere I am with my apologies, I’m offering and willing to do a record with an openly gay artist such as Curly (50 Cent), Curtis Jackson, 50 Cent… Even Elton John… Both two great gay artists…So now all the gays, we good. Peace."

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Veteran actor MARTIN SHEEN has such a bad memory, he once brushed off a meeting with singer PAULA ABDUL - after failing to recognise his former daughter-in-law.
The screen legend was at a fundraising gala several years ago when he was greeted by his son Emilio Estevez’s ex-wife Abdul.
But Sheen had trouble recalling exactly where he knew the familiar face from, much to her disappointment.
He explains, "About 10 or 12 years ago I was at a fundraising event in Beverly Hills… and a very beautiful young woman appeared right here at my elbow and said, ‘Hi Martin, how you doing?’ "I turned around and said, ‘Hey, how you doing?’ and I kept walking and she got in front of me and said, ‘Martin, you don’t remember me?!’ and I was like, ‘Look, I’m gonna be direct. I know I know you, but I’m afraid I don’t know from where, so please just tell me.’ "And she said, ‘I’m Paula Abdul.’ She was married to one of my children! Naturally she was very upset but she’s a very good sport about it!" Abdul split from actor Estevez in 1994 after two years of marriage.

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LINDSAY LOHAN has been involved in another car accident - her third crash in less than three weeks.
Lohan and her assistant were caught up in a smash in Glendale, California, on Monday (23Mar09) night when the actress’ Maserati rear-ended a Subaru vehicle, damaging the left front bumper of the luxury sportscar.
The Mean Girls star was a passenger in the Maserati, while her unnamed assistant was driving, according to JustJared.com.
Lohan was previously involved in a crash at Jack Nicholson’s Hollywood Hills home earlier this month (13Mar09), when she drove her Mercedes into a gatepost outside the property, after being let in to escape the paparazzi.
She was involved in another incident just days later (16Mar09), when her driver clipped a gate while escorting the star home from a night out at Los Angeles’ Sky Bar hang-out.
Lohan is currently serving a three-year probation order relating to her 2007 driving under the influence (DUI) conviction.

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Opera star EZIO FLAGELLO has died of heart failure at the age of 78.
The bass singer, who performed 528 shows at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, died on Thursday (19Mar09) at his home in Palm Bay, Florida.
Flagello made his debut at the Met in 1957 and performed with opera houses including La Scala in Milan, Italy, the Vienna State Opera in Austria, California’s San Francisco Opera and the Houston Grand Opera in Texas.
The singer also made the transition from the stage to the big screen, winning a small role as a vaudeville impresario in 1974 film The Godfather Part II.
Flagello made his final appearance at the New York opera in December 1984 as Dr. Bartolo in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, a role he played numerous times.
He is survived by his wife, Myra Bianco, whom he married four months ago, four children from his first marriage, 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

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MARK RONSON has sparked speculation his relationship with THE LIKE drummer TENNESSEE THOMAS is over - after he was photographed kissing another woman outside a London bar.
The music producer was first linked to Thomas in September (08), shortly after he parted ways with model Daisy Lowe.
But the hitmaker appears to have found yet another love interest after he was snapped locking lips with actress Josephine de la Baume outside the Cock and Bottle Pub in London’s Notting Hill on Sunday (22Mar09).
Sitting on a picnic table, the pair were spotted sharing a passionate embrace - with de la Baume even climbing into Ronson’s lap and wrapping her arms around him.

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R&B singer/actress CHRISTINA MILIAN has fuelled rumours she’s to wed producer/singer THE-DREAM - after she was spotted wearing a diamond sparkler on her ring finger.
The stars have only recently gone public with their romance, and earlier this month (14Mar09) Milian was forced to dismiss claims she was engaged to the beatmaker.
She wrote on her blog, "Just woke up from finishing some work in the studio late last night to some eager phone calls as to whether or not I am engaged…. No, I am not. Point blank, period. Pretty funny. I really don’t have a lot to say about it…" But the wedding rumours are refusing to go away after the couple was pictured frolicking in the sea during a vacation in Maui, Hawaii at the weekend (21-22Mar09).
And it was a new piece of jewellery on Dip It Low hitmaker Milian’s left hand that drew the most attention - reigniting reports she’s preparing to head down the aisle.
If the reports are true, it will be Milian’s first marriage and The-Dream’s second. He was previously married to singer Nivea, while Milian has dated Nick Cannon, Mariah Carey’s new husband.

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Country legend DOLLY PARTON is laughing off longstanding rumours she’s enjoying a lesbian fling with her best friend, insisting they are simply "comfortable with each other".
The 9 to 5 hitmaker, 63, has been married to husband Carl Dean since 1966, but has been romantically linked to pal Judy Ogle for years.
Parton is bemused by the allegations and is adamant her relationship with Ogle is purely platonic.
She tells AARP magazine, "We’re absolutely, totally honest, open, and comfortable with each other. We’ve been accused of being lovers. We do love each other, but we’ve never been like that."

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Troubled R&B singer CHRIS BROWN has dismissed rumours he’s going back to school after he was spotted visiting a university campus in his native Virginia at the weekend (21Mar09).
The Kiss Kiss hitmaker, 19, prompted claims he was set to hit the books at Norfolk State University after he was seen walking the school grounds with his mother and cousin.
But Brown - who is facing almost five years in jail for allegedly assaulting on/off girlfriend Rihanna in February (09) - has denied the reports, insisting a relative is a prospective student at the University..
A representative for Brown tells TMZ.com the singer visited the college as a "support factor" for his cousin, and has "not applied", "not enrolled" and is "not interested" in returning to his studies at this point.
The embattled star is due to be arraigned in a Los Angeles court in April (09).

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Australian supermodel KRISTY HINZE has married her billionaire lover JIM CLARK.
The Sports Illustrated model - who, at 28, is 37 years Clark’s junior - exchanged vows with the founder of computer company Netscape on Saturday (21Mar09) at the Rosewood Little Dix Bay resort on the British Virgin Island of Virgin Gorda.
Hollywood couple Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts were among the wedding guests, who were treated to a performance by Jimmy Buffett at the reception, reports the New York Post.
A friend of the couple, which announced its engagement in October 2008, says, "(They) wanted a quiet location with no press."

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