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Pop and country singer DAN SEALS, who scored a major 1970s hit with I’D REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT, has died, aged 61.
He died on Wednesday (25Mar09) following treatments for lymphoma.
One-half of the pop duo, England Dan & John Ford Coley, Seals went on to become a major country star, claiming 11 number one hits in the 1980s and early 1990s, including You Still Move Me, Three Time Loser and Big Wheels in the Moonlight.
He won Country Music Association Awards in 1986, including one for Best Vocal Duo for his performance of Meet Me In Montana with Marie Osmond.
Seals’ brother was Jim Seals of Seals & Croft.

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R&B superstar BEYONCE has slammed critics for suggesting she is struggling with a weight issue after she was pictured out in New York showing off a more rounded figure.
The Bootylicious beauty donned a hip-enhancing Thierry Mugler gown in early March (08) and hit the streets of the Big Apple to film a promo video for her I Am… tour.
The dress has attracted unflattering comments about the singer’s curvy figure, with some detractors claiming Beyonce’s weight is gradually ballooning.
It wouldn’t be the first time Beyonce has drastically changed her physique - she piled on the pounds to portray Etta James in 2008 movie Cadillac Records and went on a strict diet to slim down for her role as Deena Jones in the big-screen adaptation of Broadway musical Dreamgirls in 2006.
But the star’s spokesperson insists Beyonce is fighting fit as she heads out on tour.
Her representative tells Usmagazine.com, "This is not a weight-gain issue. Beyonce is in the best shape of her life. The exaggerated hips are a design element of a truly couture dress. Beyonce has always loved this dress." The Mugler couture outfit is one of many designed for Beyonce - the fashion guru was also responsible for creating the 58-piece stage wardrobe she will wear on tour.

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ROB SCHNEIDER insists the rogue real estate agent he plays in new movie BAD STAN isn’t based on his own dad, who used to sell property for a living.
In the movie, which Schneider also directed, the funnyman’s character is sentenced to prison time after cheating clients out of money.
But he insists there’s no comparison to his own father - who was an honest broker.
Schneider tells Starpulse.com, "My dad was a really honest guy. He was the first guy to rent to African Americans in San Francisco in ‘54, before the civil rights movement and he’s a good guy. He would never allow people to buy the homes if they couldn’t afford to pay. He would never give loans via a second mortgage company. His clients never lost money; though, I don’t think he would have been able to protect them in this kind of (climate). Anybody who lost money, he would absorb it. He was that good a guy."

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Hustler boss LARRY FLYNT is to turn off the lights at his famous Los Angeles headquarters for an hour on Saturday night (28Mar09) to raise environmental awareness.
The famous publisher’s landmark building will go dark as part of a global Vote Earth campaign.
Flynt, the subject of the movie The People Vs. Larry Flynt, will join millions of people around the world in the fight against global warming by shutting off power to the sky-rise Flynt Building in Beverly Hills.
Liz Flynt, Senior Vice President, Administration for Larry Flynt Publications says, "We’re hoping people who see such a well-known local landmark so unusually dark will follow our lead and do the same in their own homes. A group effort such as this can lead to real change." The Flynt Building will join other famed structures, like the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Colosseum and the Sydney Opera House, which have all turned off the lights in support of the World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour initiative.
And Las Vegas performers Donny and Marie Osmond will front a big pull-the-plug effort in Sin City on Saturday night.
Casinos and hotels on the Las Vegas Strip will turn off their lights for an hour to promote energy conservation awareness.

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CHRISTINA APPLEGATE is confident her TV show SAMANTHA WHO? will survive the network axe a second time, and return for a third season later this year (09).
Despite the cancellation of a string of ABC shows including Life on Mars, Pushing Daisies and Dirty Sexy Money, network chiefs are keeping faith with the comedy show. Back in October (08) they commissioned an extension to the second season.
And Applegate is hopeful the cast will all return for season three. She tells AOL Television, "No, no. They’re very hush-hush over there. Believe you me, I try to get it out of everybody as much as I possibly can. (Laughs) All I hear is just, ‘Be positive.’ Tough times - with the economy, even networks have suffered immensely, so you just never know what’s gonna happen."

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CHRISTINA APPLEGATE is confident her TV show SAMANTHA WHO? will survive the network axe a second time, and return for a third season later this year (09).
Despite the cancellation of a string of ABC shows including Life on Mars, Pushing Daisies and Dirty Sexy Money, network chiefs are keeping faith with the comedy show. Back in October (08) they commissioned an extension to the second season.
And Applegate is hopeful the cast will all return for season three. She tells AOL Television, "No, no. They’re very hush-hush over there. Believe you me, I try to get it out of everybody as much as I possibly can. (Laughs) All I hear is just, ‘Be positive.’ Tough times - with the economy, even networks have suffered immensely, so you just never know what’s gonna happen."

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The NATASHA RICHARDSON tragedy has helped save a little Ohio girl, who would have died if her parents hadn’t read about the actress’ medical drama.
Seven-year-old Morgan McCracken was hours away from death, two days after she was hit by a baseball during a family game, when her father Donald decided to call doctors for advice after realising his daughter’s injury was similar to the one which killed Richardson last week (18Mar09).
Injured Morgan’s folks iced a lump that formed on her head and when the swelling subsided and the kid seemed fine they thought nothing of it.
Two days later, she complained of a headache and, after watching the Richardson tragedy unfold, her parents decided not to wait to see if she’d be fine.
The actress died two days after banging her head in a fall during a skiing lesson.
Donald McCracken tells CNN.com, "Because of Natasha, we called the paediatrician immediately. And by the time I got off the phone with him, Morgan was sobbing, her head hurt so much." The McCrackens took Morgan to hospital, where doctors ran tests and immediately put the seven year old on a helicopter to Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland.
It was then her parents learned that their daughter had the same injury as Richardson: "They told us that if we hadn’t brought her in Thursday night, she never would have woken up." Fortunately, doctors were able to operate on the little girl, and she’s back at home recovering after a five-day hospital stay.

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MICKEY ROURKE has plans to wed again after reportedly proposing to a former Russian boxer.
Irson Kudikova, who is now a pop star, reveals The Wrestler star propositioned her during a recent trip to the former Soviet Union - where he’s researching his villain role for the Iron Man sequel.
She tells America’s Globe publication, "He told me, ‘You’re a fantastic woman. I want to marry you.’" Kudikova admits she spent a lot of time with Rourke as he toured through Moscow.

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MICKEY ROURKE has plans to wed again after reportedly proposing to a former Russian boxer.
Irson Kudikova, who is now a pop star, reveals The Wrestler star propositioned her during a recent trip to the former Soviet Union - where he’s researching his villain role for the Iron Man sequel.
She tells America’s Globe publication, "He told me, ‘You’re a fantastic woman. I want to marry you.’" Kudikova admits she spent a lot of time with Rourke as he toured through Moscow.

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TOM CRUISE and CAMERON DIAZ are set to reteam for a romantic comedy.
The couple played played lovers in Vanilla Sky almost a decade ago and now they’ve stepped in to replace Eva Mendes and Chris Tucker in the untitled film project, according to Daily Variety.
The movie’s plot revolves around an unlucky-in-love woman who falls for a man on a blind date.
Walk The Line moviemaker James Mangold has signed on to direct.

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Rapper FLO RIDA has scored a big double on the new U.S. pop chart - the number one spot and the week’s highest debut.
Right Round holds the top spot, despite a charge from Lady GaGa’s Poker Face, and his Suga hit debuts at 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Poker Face claims the new number two spot and Kiss Me Thru The Phone by Soulja Boy Tell ‘em rounds out the new top three.

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Oscar winner JENNIFER HUDSON’s TV comeback was made extra special when talk show host ELLEN DEGENERES presented her with a bicycle made for three.
Hudson went into hiding late last year (08) following the murders of her mother, sister and nephew and only recently returned to public life, performing at the Grammy Awards and the Super Bowl.
And she recently taped an episode of Ellen with her pal - to further mark her comeback.
Learning that Hudson, her fiance, David Otunga, and pet Pomeranian liked to go out cycling together, DeGeneres decided to thank the Dreamgirls star for appearing on her show, which aired on Thursday (26Mar09), by gifting her a tandem bike with a doggy basket.
The thrilled singer/actress said, "David’s gonna love it. Oh my God!"

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A Massachusetts cop who urinated over fans at a METALLICA concert has been discharged.
Brewster Police officer Joseph Houston has also been charged with two counts of assault and battery and one count of open and gross lewdness after drunkenly relieving himself at Metallica’s Boston show in January (09).
Prior to the urination incident, Houston was escorted out of the arena for being drunk and disorderly. He flashed his badge in order to regain admission.
And he allegedly exposed himself and urinated on a young couple from Connecticut.
Houston will be arraigned on 18 April (09).

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Three quarters of cult rock act SOUNDGARDEN reunited for a surprise show in Seattle, Washington on Wednesday (25Mar09).
Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd took the stage at the Crocodile Cafe as part of Tom Morello’s Justice Tour stop in the city.
Frontman Chris Cornell was replaced by Tad Doyle, and the band renamed Tadgarden for the concert.
The quartet played three tunes - Spoonman, Hunted Down and Nothing to Say.
It marked the first time the Soundgarden bandmates had performed together since splitting in 1997.
Morello, who excitedly introduced the band, was a member of Audioslave, which was fronted by Cornell.

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Actress LANA CLARKSON’s mother wiped tears from her eyes as the jurors in PHIL SPECTOR’s murder retrial were handed the case on Thursday (26Mar09).
A panel of seven men and five women filed out of the Los Angeles courtroom just before noon local time to begin their deliberations, five months after the start of the retrial.
Spector stands accused of shooting Clarkson in the foyer of his Alhambra, California mansion in 2003, and faces up to 18 years behind bars if convicted. His attorneys maintain the depressed actress shot herself.
The music mogul, 69, sat silently in court as Deputy District Attorney Alan Jackson told the jurors to pretend they could go back to the night Clarkson left her job as a waitress and agreed to go back to the producer’s home in his final argument. He asked them what they’d say to her if they had the chance.
In a chilling conclusion to days of final arguments from prosecution and defence lawyers, Jackson said, "You are all thinking the same thing. You’d say, ‘Lana, whatever you do, don’t go.’" According to the Los Angeles Times newspaper, Jackson asked jurors in Spector’s 2007 trial to imagine the same scenario. That panel deadlocked 10 to two in favour of conviction and the case was ruled a mistrial.
His comments and the close of the trial brought Clarkson’s mother, Donna, to tears.

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Busty actress/model JENNY MCCARTHY’s ex has revealed he misses nights of passion with the star - because she was "a freak in the sack".
Actor/director John Asher, who was married to McCarthy from 1999 to 2005, feels sure his ex-wife’s current beau, Jim Carrey, is having the time of his life in the bedroom - because the actress really knows how to spice up sex.
Asher revealed his ex liked threesomes and once even invited three other "naughty sweet young girls" to join them for sex in a recent ConwayAndWhitman.com interview.
He said, "She’d be the subject of most of the attention, but always kept me in the mix. Jenny was a freak in the sack and beyond.
"There are some things that she’s done where I’ve thought, ‘No other woman will ever do that.’ It’s a helluva show." Asher reveals his marriage ended when the couple’s son Evan was diagnosed with autism and needed his mum’s full-time attention.
The writer/director explains, "When something traumatic happens to a child, it either pulls the parents together or drives them apart."

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Actor LINUS ROACHE is trying to develop a new alarm clock concept for kids.
The actor, who played Batman’s businessman dad in Batman Begins, admits he’s struggling to get his invention off the ground - but he’s very proud of it.
He tells WENN, "It was two different versions, where basically there was a clock on the wall with a basketball hoop and by your bed you had a holder that had three little balls in it, and, in the morning, when the alarm goes off, you had to get a ball in the hoop to get your snooze.
"The other was a rubber alarm clock that you could throw around the room and wherever it landed it would activate the snooze, but then you got to get out of bed to find it!"

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C. THOMAS HOWELL is to direct and star in a new film version of dinosaur adventure THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT.
The Gettysburg star will be joined by Timothy Bottoms in the project, based on Tarzan author Edgar Rice Burroughs’ adventure story - according to MovieHole.net.
The tale was originally turned into a movie in 1975 and starred Doug McClure and Susan Penhaligan.

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