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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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BRITNEY SPEARS’ ex-boyfriend ADNAN GHALIB has been ordered to stay away from the pop star for at least three years.
California Superior Court Judge Aviva K. Bobb granted the singer an extension of a protective order against the paparazzo on Wednesday (18Mar09) morning.
A temporary restraining order against Spears’ former manager, Sam Lutfi, was also extended until 1 April (09).
The Toxic hitmaker’s father, Jamie Spears, who has court-ordered control over her estate, sought protective orders on her behalf against Ghalib and Lutfi in January (09).
Court documents suggest the men attempted to undermine Jamie Spears’ conservatorship, established after the singer suffered a series of public meltdowns at the beginning of last year (08).
Jamie Spears’ attorney told the judge that Ghalib had yet to file any objections to the order, which is in effect until 17 March (12).
The judge will hear from witnesses in the case against Lutfi on 1 April (09).

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EVA LONGORIA PARKER and NICOLLETTE SHERIDAN celebrated the 100th episode of DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES in unusual style - by indulging in a messy food fight.
The hit show wrapped filming on the landmark installment last year (08) and the cast members treated themselves to a luxury cake.
But Sheridan had other plans for it, according to actor James Denton, who plays Mike Delfino on the popular series.
He tells British TV show This Morning, "We brought a cake in and Nicollette and Eva got in a food fight. Nicollette started it, grabbing a big cake, smashed it in her face! "That was our big party, then it was back to work. Seriously, she (Eva) had to go back wash her hair, re-do her make-up and go back to shooting."

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American soprano ANNE BROWN has died, aged 96.
Brown, who inspired legendary composer George Gershwin’s character Bess in folk opera Porgy and Bess, died on 13 March (09) in Oslo, Norway, according to her daughter, Paula Schjelderup. No cause of death was given.
Gershwin was composing the opera - based on DuBose Heyward’s novel Porgy about African Americans living in 1920s South Carolina - when Brown auditioned for him during her graduate studies.
Brown made a concert tour of European capitals in 1948 and eventually settled in Oslo, where she became a Norwegian citizen.
In 1998, She received the George Peabody Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Music in America from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, a conservatory school located in Maryland.
Brown is survived by her daughters Paula and Vaar, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

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DIPSET affiliate KING TUT shot and killed himself on Tuesday (17Mar09) after a dramatic stand off with police on a New York highway.
The rapper, real name Darnell Brittingham, was being hunted by police in connection to a brutal stabbing last month (Feb09) - just hours after he was released on bail for drug charges.
According to Allhiphop.com police tracked Brittingham to a New York motel, where they followed him leaving in a taxi with an unidentified woman.
As police approached the car Brittingham reportedly ducked behind the driver’s seat and shot himself in the head.
Brittingham was the prime suspect in a 12 February (09) New Jersey incident, which left one woman needing treatment for seven stab wounds.
The incident occurred just two days after the rapper was charged with manufacturing and intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance.

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Country star LEANN RIMES has addressed reports she cheated on her husband, dismissing them as "rumours" during a live U.S. TV interview.
The singer is accused of cheating on her husband of seven years, Dean Sheremet, with Eddie Cibrian, her co-star in TV movie Northern Lights.
American tabloid Us Weekly has printed security camera footage it claims shows the clean-cut star kissing the actor on an intimate date in California earlier this month (Mar09).
But Rimes brushed off the allegations of infidelity on Wednesday (18Mar09) during an appearance on Live With Regis & Kelly.
She told the hosts, "Everything’s great! There are rumours all the time. I let it roll of my back most of the time. It does get too much every once in a while but you know things pass, life happens." And the singer insists growing up in the spotlight since age 13 helps her cope with constant gossip.
She adds, "Every stage of your life has been played out in the public eye. Everything you read - it’s not as easy as black and white." On Wednesday Sheremet - who renewed his wedding vows with Rimes last August (08) - addressed the gossip himself, posting "I love my wife!!!" on Twitter.com.
Cibrian has been married to model Brandi Glanville since 2001. The couple has two young sons.

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SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE star ANIL KAPOOR will take on terrorists for his next role, in hit TV drama 24.
Bollywood icon Kapoor will reportedly play an Indian counter-terrorist cop who teams up with Kiefer Sutherland’s Jack Bauer in the eighth season of the long-running programme, which is due to start shooting in April (09).
A source tells the National Enquirer, "Anil would play Jack Bauer’s counterpart in India.
"It’s not known yet whether Anil will appear in just one episode of whether he’ll be a recurring character. Either way the producers are very excited about having him onboard." In Slumdog Millionaire, Kapoor, 49, played the evil host in the Indian version of gameshow Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (IG/NE/JMA) WENN - FIFTH - INTERNATIONAL MUSIC NEWS - 18 MAR 2009

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Newlywed supermodel GISELE BUNDCHEN almost threw her career away by embarking on a fast food and cigarette binge.
The Brazilian runway star - who married American football hunk Tom Brady this month (Mar09) - reveals she became disillusioned with her career a few years ago, and tried to ruin her figure by gorging on unhealthy snacks.
The 28-year-old, currently the highest paid model in the world, tells Us Weekly, "I was smoking a pack and a half of cigarettes a day and eating cheeseburgers all day. I was treating my body, which is my temple and my best friend as my worst enemy."

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NATASHA RICHARDSON’s family members are ‘hopeful’ the actress will recover from the "traumatic brain injury" she suffered during a skiing accident on Monday (16Mar09) The 45-year-old fell on the slopes while taking a ski lesson at Station Mont Tremblant near Montreal.
She was initially taken to a medical centre in the Canadian city, and then moved to New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital on Tuesday (17Mar09), where she remains in critical condition.
Richardson’s actor husband Liam Neeson, their two sons and her famous relatives - members of the Redgrave/Richardson acting claim - are by her bedside.
Reports that the actress is "brain dead" have been dismissed by sources close to the family, and and one relative tells Usmagazine.com, "We’re doing our best to stay up-to-date on what’s happening, but it’s difficult when they know so little themselves. I’m hoping to hear from Liam with good news. I’m really anxious. I feel sick to the pit of my stomach. I just hope she is going to be OK, I really do. We’re a strong family, and Natasha is part of that family. We’re good at putting up a fight."

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JULIA ROBERTS hates shooting love scenes for movies, and will go to any length to avoid kissing her co-stars.
The Oscar winner has locked lips with a string of hunky co-stars, including Richard Gere in Pretty Woman, Hugh Grant in Notting Hill and George Clooney in Ocean’s Eleven.
But the married mother-of-three insists she loathes faking real affection, and relies on camera trickery to escape kissing her onscreen love interests.
Roberts tells Us Weekly, "I try to avoid it at every turn. I’ve kissed through sheets, I’ve come up with every trick in the book, because I just think it’s bizarre."

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Academy Award-nominated songwriter JACK LAWRENCE has died of renal failure and complications from a fall at his home. He was 96.
Lawrence died on 15 March (09) in Danbury, Connecticut, according to his son, Richard Debnam.
At age 20, his first song, Play, Fiddle, Play, became an instant hit, and Lawrence gave up his career in podiatry to pursue music.
Lawrence also wrote for a number of popular American artists during the 1940s, including Frank Sinatra and Sarah Vaughan and Rosemary Clooney.
His interpretation of a popular French song called La Mer became a hit in 1948 as Beyond the Sea.
In 1954, Lawrence was nominated for an Academy Award for Best song, after his record Hold My Hand, written with Richard Myers, became a hit in the U.S.
He also composed and produced several Broadway productions, including 1951 musical Courtin’ Time, 1964’s I Had a Ball and 1981’s Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music. In 1970 he was applauded for his accomplishments with an induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Debnam is Lawrence’s only survivor.

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LIAM GALLAGHER is extending his talents to fashion - the OASIS star has announced plans to launch his own clothing line.
The British rocker’s range, called Pretty Green, will include hats, coats, trousers and other items of men’s clothing.
Outfits will be based on Gallagher’s own style and are set to go on sale in June (09), according to the star.
He says, "Clothes and music are my passion. I’m not here to rip anyone off and I’m not doing it for the money either. I’m doing it ’cause there’s a lack of stuff out there of the things I would wear."

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