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Fashion designer MARC JACOBS is engaged to his boyfriend of one year, according to U.S. reports.
The 45-year-old designer and ad executive Lorenzo Martone will go public with the news on Thursday (19Mar09), when they arrive in Martone’s native Brazil wearing rings, according to Women’s Wear Daily.
Jacobs and Martone will be in Sao Paolo celebrating the designer’s new store, which opened in the city last January (09).
Earlier this month (Mar09), Martone hinted at the impending union to Fashion Week Daily: "We experienced a really great vacation in St. Barth’s recently. It was during the winter in December (08). It was super warm, people were relaxed, tanned, and we were having an amazing time with our friends. So why not? Maybe a New Year’s Eve wedding in St. Barth’s would be really fun."

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Students at JAMES FRANCO’s former university are fuming after the actor was chosen to speak at this year’s (09) graduation ceremony.
The Milk star only received his undergraduate degree in English from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) last year (08).
And current students are angry a more eligible candidate wasn’t chosen.
A group of 200 have created a page on social networking site Facebook.com, to urge school officials to cancel his impending speech.
A statement from founders of the group UCLA Students Against James Franco as Commencement Speaker claims Franco lacks "the wisdom and perspective such a speaker is meant to provide the graduates".
Mocking the 30-year-old’s intelligence, they add: "Clearly, this is ridiculous. Anyone who has been in his classes knows he is an average student." Franco is currently enrolled at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where he studies filmmaking, and the city’s Columbia University where he’s completing an MFA Writing Program.

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TOM SIZEMORE is at the centre of a police probe, amid allegations he stole pens and cellphones from a Los Angeles store last week (ends13Mar09).
Staff at a Verizon Wireless store in Los Angeles have handed cops footage of two men - one of whom strongly resembles Sizemore - carrying out the bizarre heist.
Los Angeles Police Department tells TMZ.com Sizemore is under investigation, but his lawyer assures the website the Black Hawk Down star is "innocent until proven guilty." Sizemore, 44, has a long police record; in 2003 he was convicted of assaulting his then girlfriend, Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss. Two years later he was jailed for failing drug tests while on probation; and in May 2007 he was arrested for possession of drugs at a California hotel.

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Tragic actress NATASHA RICHARDSON died from a "blunt impact to the head" following a skiing accident, New York’s medical examiner has ruled.
The 45-year-old stage and screen star fell on the slopes of Mont Tremblant in Montreal, Canada on Monday (16Mar09) during a skiing lesson. She initially shrugged off the accident and appeared to be uninjured, but was later taken to a local hospital after complaining she felt unwell.
Richardson’s condition quickly worsened and the actress was flown to a New York medical centre on Tuesday (17Mar09), amid reports she had been declared brain dead.
On Wednesday (18Mar09) family members, including actor husband Liam Neeson and her mother Vanessa Redgrave, made the tough decision to switch off her life support machine, and Richardson died a few hours later.
The official autopsy report, realeased on Thursday (19Mar09), lists the cause of death as "epidural hematoma due to blunt impact to the head".

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New mum JESSICA ALBA loves motherhood so much, she’s reportedly trying for second baby with husband CASH WARREN.
The couple welcomed daughter Honor Marie into the world last June (08), and Alba has taken to the role of full time parent.
She has revealed in the past she wants more than one kid, and insiders claim she has put her career on hold to try and conceive in 2009.
A source tells the National Enquirer, "Jessica and Cash are working overtime to get pregnant. She and Cash are boasting that they love being parents and are determined to expand their family as soon as possible."

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KELLY OSBOURNE has been banned from marrying fiance LUKE WORRALL for another five years - by her famous parents SHARON and OZZY.
The 24-year-old recently completed her third spell in rehab to be treated for drug and alcohol addictions, and her mum insists she needs to grow up before she can even think about marriage.
Music manager Sharon tells People magazine, "Neither of them is ready for domestic bliss right now." And Kelly - who has been engaged to model Worrall since November (08) - agrees: "I’d become one of those cracked out housewives with a vacuum cleaner, hopped up on Dexedrine."

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British rocker PETE DOHERTY was left horrified when his attempt to bury his beloved pet cat "at sea" left the feline frozen solid.
The singer was devastated when the cat was killed by a car near his home in the English countryside, and decided to lay it to rest in a pond on his estate.
But the cold conditions made the ‘burial’ impossible, and left Doherty with a macabre garden installation.
He explains, "The cat got run over so I thought I’d give it a burial at sea - well, the pond. But it didn’t sink, it floated and then froze over. So there was this dead cat under the ice looking up at me. It was terrible."

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British bands HOT CHIP, THE BLUETONES and DODGY are joining forces to help London’s homeless, by playing a series of secret gigs around the city.
All proceeds from the May 2009 concerts will go to homeless charity, Crisis.
Hot Chip star Al Doyle explains the cause: "Whether they would like to admit it or not, most people have an image in their head of a ‘homeless person’, the old-fashioned and unhelpful figure of the down-and-out, who in fact is entirely unrepresentative of the majority of homeless people in the UK. These are the hidden homeless, who for a variety of often very complex reasons have no regular accommodation. We hope our gig for Crisis will raise awareness of their plight and are very happy to help the cause."

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The surviving members of THE THREE TENORS are reuniting at this year’s (09) Classical Brit Awards in London.
Jose Carreras will be presented with a lifetime achievement award by his long time singing partner Placido Domingo at the 14 May (09) ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall, two years after third tenor Luciano Pavarotti died.
The pair aren’t expected to perform.
The two tenors last year (08) insisted they would never replace Pavarotti. Carreras vowed, "There will never be another Three Tenors. Placido and I will never sing with another tenor - it would not be respectful to the memory of Luciano."

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Veteran rockers LYNYRD SKYNYRD are moving on after the January (09) death of keyboardist BILLY POWELL - they’ve signed a new record deal and are working on their first album in six years.
Two months after Powell died from a suspected heart attack, aged 56, the The Sweet Home Alabama hitmakers are pressing ahead with tour and album plans, all in their late bandmate’s honour.
And they have signed with label Roadrunner Records to release their next disc, the follow up to 2003 album Vicious Cycle.
Singer Johnny Van Zant says, �We�re busy putting the finishing touches on our next record being produced by Bob Marlette and can�t wait for the fans to hear it. Our brother Billy Powell recorded six tracks before his sudden passing and we are confident he�d be very happy with the end result." Roadrunner President Jonas Nachsin adds, �We at Roadrunner are thrilled to be associated with Lynyrd Skynyrd as they move forward in a beyond-storied career. This partnership between two powerhouse rock brands has just ignited.�

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Award-winning actress BETSY BLAIR has died at the age of 85.
Blair died on Friday (13Mar09) in London after suffering from a long illness, according to her daughter Kerry Kelly Novick.
The redheaded actress climbed to international fame playing Clara Snyder in the 1955 film adaptation of television play Marty, which earned her a BAFTA award for Best Foreign Actress in 1956 and Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination.
At 17 years old, Blair married legendary actor Gene Kelly, Kerry’s father. Details of their 16-year marriage were resurrected nearly five decades after their split, for the actress’ 2003 memoir The Memory of All That.
In 1940, Blair made her Broadway debut dancing in the Cole Porter musical Panama Hattie. She later took the lead in Willliam Saroyan’s play The Beautiful People and understudied the role of Laura in the Broadway production of The Glass Menagerie.
Blair also appeared in a handful of American films including 1948 movies Another Part of the Forest and The Snake Pit, and Kind Lady, in 1951, before she was banned from work for her political affiliations and placed on the infamous Hollywood blacklist.
She then moved to Paris and finally settled in London when roles dried up in the U.S., starring in European films including Calle Mayor, in 1956, Il Grido, in 1957 and All Night Long, in 1962.
One year later (63), Blair married director Karel Reisz, who died in 2002.
In addition to her daughter, she is survived by eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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THE HILLS star AUDRINA PATRIDGE is moving on from the U.S. reality TV show - she’s landed her own spin-off.
The 23-year-old will leave the MTV series after its upcoming fifth season, after signing a deal with British television producer Mark Burnett.
The proposed new series will follow Patridge in her personal and professional life and will be pitched to networks in the U.S. beginning next week (begs23Mar09), according to THR.com.
Burnett says, "We are truly pleased to have the chance to work with Audrina. She has already proved her star quality, and we can’t wait to show her fans worldwide the next stage of her life and career." Patridge follows in the footsteps of her former co-star on The Hills, Whitney Port, who landed her own MTV spin-off, The City, last year (08).
Their departures have fuelled reports The Hills is facing cancellation, with MTV bosses refusing to confirm a sixth season of the series, which stars Lauren Conrad.
A network spokesperson adds, "We cannot confirm a sixth season at this time. However, The Hills will continue as long as there are stories to tell, and as of now we don’t see an end in sight."

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Actor JOHN GOODMAN is "scared to death" of returning to the stage in Broadway play WAITING FOR GODOT - after years of living in laid back New Orleans, Louisiana.
Goodman will star opposite Nathan Lane and Bill Irwin as Pozzo in Samuel Beckett’s famous play next month (Apr09) - thirty years after making his Broadway debut in Loose Ends.
The 56-year-old actor admits he’s struggling to cope with his new rigorous regime after growing accustomed to a more slow-paced lifestyle.
He says, "Now that I’m here, the truth is I am scared to death. I’ve been learning my lines in places like (restaurant) P.J. Clarke’s. They got the best hamburgers in the world. Opening on Broadway is like jumping into a mix master. But I’m getting my sea legs back. Even started shopping at the nearby supermarket. I mean, schlepping big bags of groceries to store up in your cave is like being in Afghanistan." The play kicks off a run at New York’s Studio 54 on 30 April (09).

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Tragic actress NATASHA RICHARDSON was eerily warned her marriage to LIAM NEESON was cursed and their union would end "in disaster".
The British star was admitted to hospital in Montreal, Canada, following an accident while learning to ski.
Concern for her health grew when doctors at another Montreal hospital described her condition as critical. The star’s husband Liam Neeson made the decision to fly her to New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital so she could be nearer her family.
Relatives, including her actress mother Vanessa Redgrave and sister Joely Richardson, stayed for a two-day vigil at her side before she was removed from life support on Wednesday morning (18Mar09) and died hours later.
But in a grim twist, Richardson relayed in a 2003 interview how she had been warned that her life would be "cursed" following her bitter divorce from her first husband Robert Fox.
And the star claimed a person close to her had predicted her new marriage to Irish actor Neeson - who she married two years later in 1994 - would be doomed.
According to Britain’s The Sun newspaper, Richardson explained, "There was so much fuss over my divorce - I was told our marriage would be cursed.
"I thought, ‘Don’t let this be true’. I’ve thought about it since, too. I try to put it out of my mind.
"It was an opinion given straight to my face by someone I trusted. ‘You will never be happy’, he said. ‘Your marriage will end in disaster’."

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Canadian filmmaker DAVID CRONENBERG will be presented with France’s highest accolade, the Legion d’honneur, at a ceremony in Toronto next month (Apr09).
The director will receive the Medal of Knight to the French National Order of the Legion of Honour from Francois Delattre, the French Ambassador to Canada.
The award honours Cronenberg’s film accomplishments and his services to French culture. He won the Cannes Film Festival’s Special Jury Prize in 1996 for the movie Crash.
Cronenberg, who celebrated his 66th birthday this week (15Mar09), is currently working on a movie adaptation of Robert Ludlum’s thriller novel The Matarese Circle, which is expected to star Tom Cruise and Denzel Washington.

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Emotional tributes have poured in from Hollywood stars following NATASHA RICHARDSON’s tragic death on Wednesday (18Mar09).
Richardson, who was married to actor Liam Neeson, was taken to hospital after sustaining a head injury on the slopes of Mont Tremblant in Montreal, Canada on Monday (16Mar09).
She was later transferred to a New York hospital where she died on Wednesday morning (18Mar09) hours after she was removed from life support.
Now grief-stricken celebrities have rushed to offer condolences and honour the star.
Dame Judi Dench, who worked with Richardson on the 1987 TV series Ghosts, says, "She had an incredibly luminous quality, that you seldom see, and a great sense of humour. I thought she was a really great actress… Itâ��s just so shocking, really shocking, and I hope that everybody leaves the family quietly to somehow pick up the pieces." Filmmaker Nick Moore, who directed Richardson in her final movie Wild Child, adds: "She was wonderfully generous and kind, a complete joy to be with. All the kids in the movie loved being around her. She pitched in and was great with them. She led by example." Actress Angela Lansbury recalled the star in her Broadway run of Cabaret, for which she won a Tony Award: "She was just outstanding. She has done so many wonderful roles in the theatre and in movies. A most accomplished and lovely actress, mother and wife." Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who worked with Richardson on Blow Dry, added: "For all her talent and beauty, she was egoless." And filmmaker Ken Russell, who directed Richardson in her 1986 debut Gothic, says, "She was one of the few modern actresses who was as smart as she was pretty, and as gentle as she was fierce." "I loved her unashamedly, and wish her remarkable and wonderful mother, who must be suffering greatly at the moment, all courage and strength."

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JOHN MAYER is considering legal action against a U.S. magazine over reports he planned to cash in on his relationship with JENNIFER ANISTON by writing a book about their time together.
Star Magazine alleged in a recent issue that the singer had plans to publish his account of his on/off romance with Aniston since their split last week (ends06Mar09).
But the rocker is furious with the reports - and is contemplating taking the publication to court over the claims.
A representative for Mayer tells gossip blogger Perez Hilton, "Even for them, it’s a new low. They’ve dressed themselves up but they’re no better than the Enquirer. Despite their low standards itâ��s still not ok to make up stories and print them.
"Unfortunately, while weâ��re considering legal action, Star Magazine is already at work on next weekâ��s cover story about some reality TV star’s secret marriage to Elvis."

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Director KEVIN MACDONALD is glad BRAD PITT pulled out of upcoming movie STATE OF PLAY - because the Hollywood star is too good-looking to play the role.
Pitt was originally due to star in the big-screen thriller as a put-upon journalist - but the actor quit during pre-production, citing concerns with the script.
Russell Crowe was drafted in as a late replacement to star opposite Ben Affleck’s congressman - and Macdonald is adamant the actor’s rough features are more suited to the role.
He says, "In a way, I was lucky it didn’t work out with Brad. The relationship between the journalist and the politician was meant to be between somebody who feels inferior, who’s a bit of a schlump, who kind of can’t get a girlfriend, and somebody he’s looking up to and admires - his polished politician friend.
"That is not the dynamic of a Brad Pitt. He’s not looking up to anyone thinking ‘Oh, I wish I could have your girlfriend’."

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