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Filmmaker GUY RITCHIE is reportedly moving on following his divorce from MADONNA - he has been linked to PETRINA KHASHOGGI, a British socialite 11 years his junior.
The Snatch director, 40, is said to have been quietly romancing the 29-year-old since February (09), while his former pop star wife is allegedly dating Brazilian model Jesus Luz, 22.
And Ritchie is enjoying his new relationship with Khashoggi - telling her she is "more fun" than his ex-spouse, according to Britain’s Mail on Sunday.
A source tells the publication. "Petrina is leggy, blonde and very posh, which seems to be Guy’s ideal woman at the moment. He is trying to keep things very casual but she has become rather besotted with him.
"It’s her opinion that Guy is quite besotted with her and he apparently keeps telling her she’s far more interesting and more fun than Madonna." Ritchie and Madonna split last year (08). They have two children together, Rocco, eight and adopted David Banda, three.

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Former DESTINY’S CHILD star KELLY ROWLAND has reportedly been dropped by her record label, just two months after firing her manager, former bandmate BEYONCE KNOWLES’ dad.
Despite the fact her first two solo albums sold more than four million copies, British tabloid News of The World reports the Dilemma singer has been dumped by bosses at Columbia, because they fear she is "no longer commercially viable".
Rowland shot to fame in Destiny’s Child in 1997 and released her first solo album, Simply Deep, in 2002. The album sold over three million copies worldwide.
The 28 year old started 2009 by splitting from longtime manager Mathew Knowles, who said, "After a very positive meeting between Kelly Rowland and myself, we have amicably agreed to end our professional relationship.
"My company, Music World, will continue to manage Destiny’s Child as a group. As an artist Kelly has incredible talent and I only wish her the best. We will always be family first and foremost, and, as a dad, I only have love for Kelly." Rowland was equally as complimentary in her post-split statement, saying: "Mathew Knowles has been a positive influence in my career. I have had great success under his guidance - both as a member of Destiny’s Child and with my solo projects.
"Although we have decided to part ways professionally, the Knowles family and the entire Music World Entertainment team will always be my family." Meanwhile, Rowland is currently working on a new reality TV project, called The Fashion Show, which she’ll co-host.

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Pop superstar PRINCE thrilled fans with three concerts in one night on Saturday (28Mar09) - all within a stone’s throw of each other.
The Purple Rain hitmaker kicked off his triple treat with an early evening show at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles before hitting the stage at the Conga Room next door and then wrapping things up late at Club Nokia.
Each concert featured a different backing band.
The shows were staged to promote Prince’s new triple-album release, LOtUSFLOW3R, MPLSoUND and Elixir - the debut from his new protegee Bria Valente.
The hits shows were hampered with sound issues, but Prince more than made up for that by bashing out fan favourites like 1999, Let’s Go Crazy and Kiss, and he reteamed with former percussionist Sheila E on a rendition of Glamorous Life.
Rolling Stones star Ron Wood was among the fans who caught Prince at the Conga Room for the rock segment of his three shows.
The sound problems prompted Prince to delay his final midnight show by an hour, but no one was complaining - apart from the star himself, who took a moment to lash out at promoters AEG Live for providing him with inferior sound equipment.

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RHYS IFANS is preparing to cast a little magic in the upcoming HARRY POTTER movie after landing a role as a wizard in the film franchise’s next instalment.
Welsh star Ifans will play kooky wizard Xenophilius Lovegood in the forthcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows.
Ifans joins the ranks of British actors - including Helena Bonham Carter, Gary Oldman, Emma Thompson, Kristin Scott Thomas and Ralph Fiennes - who have all starred in the big screen adaptations of J.K. Rowling’s hit children’s books.

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NOAH’S ARC: JUMPING THE BROOM and SHELTER tied for the Outstanding Film prize at Saturday’s (28Mar09) Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Discrimination (GLAAD) Media Awards in New York.
A Special Recognition Award was presented to The Laramie Project, 10 Years Later - The Lasting Legacy of Matthew Shepard, a two-hour radio documentary, which aired on Sirius XM Radio.
Tyra Banks received the Excellence in Media Award, which was presented by singer Clay Aiken, who ‘came out’ as a gay man last year (08).
Other winners included A Jihad For Love (Outstanding Documentary), U.S. TV soap As The World Turns (Outstanding Daily Drama) and kd lang (Outstanding Music Artist).

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Newly-released audio from an emergency call made by a paramedic from the slopes of Canada’s Mont Tremblant on 16 March (09) has confirmed tragic actress NATASHA RICHARDSON cancelled an on-site exam which could have saved her life.
The actress fell and banged her head during a skiing lesson at the resort, and then ignored advice to seek medical advice. She died two days later (18Mar09) from her injuries.
And, in 911 call tapes obtained by Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper, it appears the actress initially cancelled a medical check-up and then seemed "disoriented… with signs of confusion," when a medic returned to answer an emergency call connected to Richardson.
In a radio call to hospital staff from an on-site ambulance, the medic called in a "17-Delta-1," which indicated the situation was dangerous.
And in another call, made from the ambulance as it raced the actress to the Centre Hospitalier Laurentien in Sainte-Agathe, the unidentified medic revealed Richardson "is verbal," but kept drifting off.
According to reports, the actress didn’t seem to know where she was or what had happened to her.
Richardson was laid to rest on 22 March (09).

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MELANIE BROWN’s sister has blamed the star’s husband for driving the family apart - insisting the singer hasn’t spoken to her mother in five months.
The former Spice Girls star, who lives in Los Angeles, wed Stephen Belafonte in 2007 and has gradually lost contact with her loved ones in her native U.K.
And Brown’s actress sister, Danielle, admits she is desperate for her sibling to get in touch.
She tells British tabloid News of the World, "Mel hasn’t spoken to her own mother in months. She has a husband now so she doesn’t find the time. He doesn’t help. To be honest, I don’t think he’s a very nice person." Brown’s mother, Andrea, is said to be devastated that she hasn’t been able to see her grandchildren - ten year old Phoenix Chi from her first marriage to dancer Jimmy Gulzar, and year-old Angel Iris from a brief romance with Dr Doolittle star Eddie Murphy.

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REESE WITHERSPOON had to fight for the gown she wore to the Oscars in 2006 - because the owner didn’t want her to wear it.
The actress found the vintage Dior dress in Paris, France and decided she had to have it for the Academy Awards - but the shop owner was far from accommodating.
She recalls, "My stylist said, ‘Please let her try it on.’ And I tried it on and it fit perfectly, like, no alterations." The store owner explained why he had been so reluctant to part with the dress - it had once belonged to a princess.

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Rapper/actor NICK CANNON is far from surprised his marriage to MARIAH CAREY is going strong after almost a year - because he secretly knew he was destined to wed the singer.
The couple wed last April (08) after a whirlwind courtship, leaving many to speculate about the strength of the union.
But Cannon had no doubts he was making the right decision after failed romances with Christina Milian, Selita Ebanks and Kim Kardashian - because he knew Carey was the one.
He tells U.S. news show Extra, "I was the biggest Mariah Carey fan ever. Every time I’d do interviews and they’d ask, ‘Who is your celebrity crush?’ I was like, ‘Mariah Carey! I’ve gotta meet Mariah Carey!’" And Cannon and Carey, who turns 39 today (27Mar09), are thrilled they’ve been able to prove all the doubters wrong.
He adds, "The first year of marriage was amazing. I’m looking forward to the second year. It’s one of those things, it went by so fast… We’re proving people wrong! They said we wouldn’t make it. We’re making it."

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Relatives of the Malawian orphan MADONNA is reportedly hoping to adopt are terrified they will never see MERCY JAMES again after the singer becomes her mother.
The pop superstar has confirmed she will file adoption papers in a Malawi court next week (begs30Mar09) to legally adopt her second child, believed to be four-year-old James, whose 18-year-old mother died five days after giving birth to her.
The child’s uncles Peter Baneti and John Ngalande claim they have repeatedly tried to refuse the adoption - but have been urged by the director of the orphanage that the agreement is in the girl’s best interest.
And the family insists they are only agreeing to the proceedings if James returns to her native country once she completes her education.
Baneti says, "My mother, my brother and I all said no three times to the orphanage, which was pressing us on Madonna’s behalf.
"Now we have been persuaded that Mercy can have a better, healthier life somewhere else in the world with this rich white woman.
"I feel that we need more advice but everything is going so fast. They have taken Mercy from the orphanage and she is already in Lilongwe waiting for this new mother to arrive.
"We were told there is an important meeting where we must sign papers on Monday, and now we hear it is a court hearing in front of a judge. We have no experience of this sort of thing. We are not sure if we should be saying goodbye to Mercy like this.
"We cannot afford a lawyer to represent us but my brother and I are going to insist there is an agreement that our niece will come back to us one day. We really need that." Their fears come amid complaints from Yohane Banda, the biological father of Madonna’s adopted son David, who alleges he hasn’t seen his child since handing him over to the star in 2006.
On Saturday (28Mar09) Banda said, "I said goodbye to David as Madonna took him away in her arms. I comforted myself then that I would be seeing him regularly and getting news of him.
"But even though Madonna visited Malawi with him last year she did not contact me or bring my son to me. I was very shocked by that.
"We had a verbal agreement and she promised me that David would stay close to his roots and to me, his nearest relative. She broke that promise and I have heard nothing for two years."

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BRAD PITT and ANGELINA JOLIE are to extend their multinational brood with a child from India, according to reports.
The pair already has three adopted children - Maddox, seven, from Cambodia, Pax, four, from Vietnam and Zahara, three, from Ethiopia - as well as biological daughter Shiloh, two, and their seven-month-old twins Vivienne and Knox.
Jolie recently revealed plans to adopt from India when she met the child stars of Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire.
When ten year old Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail asked the Tomb Raider star why she hadn’t adopted from his home country, she replied, "Well, I’ll let you into a little secret, we will soon." A source tells British newspaper the Sunday Express that the couple originally showed interest in adopting from India when they visited the country’s Priya Darshini Orphanage in 2006, but were too busy to finalise the details.
The insider says, "They filled out all the paperwork but had to put the adoption on hold because of all their other commitments."

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Welsh rockers MANIC STREET PREACHERS have ordered a far-right wing political party to stop using one of their songs in a publicity campaign.
The band’s 1998 single If You Tolerate This, Your Children Will Be Next has been adopted by the U.K.’s British National Party (BNP) - and the tune has been used to accompany a promotional video for the organisation on YouTube.com entitled The Cesspit Called London.
But the Design For Life hitmakers were quick to lodge their objections - and the song has now been removed.
The track was written about the International Brigade - a group of foreign volunteers who fought against fascism in the Spanish Civil War. The song’s title was a popular poster slogan during the 1930s conflict.

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Rapper THE GAME has challenged chart rival BOW WOW to a videogame rematch - because the LIKE U star has yet to pay up the full $100,000 (£68,490) forfeit he owes for losing their 2008 clash.
The hip-hop hitmakers went head to head over American football game Madden ‘09 in September, after Bow Wow took exception to The Game’s boasts that he was the best celebrity Madden player.
He challenged the Dreams hitmaker to a winner-takes-$100,000 marathon - but the 22-year-old lost the match 23-55.
However, The Game claims Bow Wow has yet to hand over the full amount - and he’s issued a new double-or-nothing challenge on another sports game - the Black College Football Experience (BCFE) on the Xbox 360.
He says, "I played football before; Bow Wow was my first victim, he lost $100,000 in front of a million people. He still ain’t (sic) paid me all my money yet, but that’s my man, I’ma (sic) get it from him. Or maybe we can bet double or nothing on this BCFE… but he ain’t (sic) ready, he’s too young."

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THE A-TEAM star MR T is proud of his decision to reject the Hollywood party scene - insisting he has turned down more than 25 invites to HUGH HEFNER’s famous Playboy mansion.
The 56-year-old actor, real name Lawrence Tureaud, argues he has always preferred to shun the spotlight.
And Tureaud, who played burly B.A. Baracus in the popular 1980s U.S. TV show, insists adult media mogul Hefner has nothing to offer him.
He tells British tabloid the Daily Sport, "I’m not caught up in all that Hollywood stuff. I work in Hollywood, but I’m not a part of Hollywood.
"You know Hugh Hefner, the Playboy guy? He has invited me to the Playboy mansion over 25 times - I never showed up.
"There’s nothing Hugh Hefner can do for me. If I went to the Playboy mansion, it would be a plus for Hugh Hefner, but a minus for me." (SW/WNTSP/LR) WENN - FIRST - INTERNATIONAL MUSIC NEWS - 29 MAR 2009

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Hollywood star JOSH DUHAMEL could be a father by 2010 - his new wife FERGIE wants to start "talking about babies" as soon as her tour with the BLACK EYED PEAS is over.
The couple married in January this year (09), and while the singer is tied up all summer with her band, Duhamel will be bracing himself for fatherhood.
Speaking to gossip site Hollyscoop.com, the singer reveals she wants to become a mother as soon as possible - and will even consider adoption.
She says, "I would love to adopt, are you kidding me? I want to have babies if I can of my own too if God permits, but after the tour we’ll talk babies." The couple has been together since 2004.

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HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3, MILEY CYRUS and the JONAS BROTHERS were among the big winners at the 22nd Kids’ Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday (28Mar09).
The High School Musical sequel claimed the night’s Favorite Movie prize and the film’s star, Vanessa Hudgens, took home the Favorite Movie Actress honour
. Meanwhile, a shocked Cyrus sobbed through her Favorite Female Singer acceptance speech and her ex-boyfriend, Nick Jonas, and his brothers picked up the Favorite Music Group award.
Other big winners at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion included Selena Gomez (Favorite TV Actress), iCarly (Favorite TV Show), Will Smith (Favorite Movie Actor) and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (Favorite Animated Movie).
A bronzed Leonardo DiCaprio also took home the Kids’ Choice Awards’ inaugural Big Green Help award for his environmental efforts.
And the Kids’ Choice Awards wouldn’t be the Kids’ Choice Awards without plenty of green slime - Favourite Male Singer prizewinner Jesse McCartney got splattered while chatting to show host Dwayne Johnson and funnyman Will Ferrell threw himself down a slime-filled slip ‘n’ slide on the UCLA campus.
Hugh Jackman and Sandra Bullock were also showered with the green gunk when they opened a briefcase to reveal the winner of the Favorite Book award (Twilight series).
Other highlights included performances from the Pussycat Dolls and the Jonas Brothers, and host Johnson dressing up to look like Cyrus.
More than 90 million online votes were cast for the event - a new record.
The full list of winners: Favorite Movie - High School Musical 3: Senior Year Favorite Animated Movie - Madagascar: Return 2 Africa Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie - Jack Black (Kung Fu Panda) Favorite Male Movie Star - Will Smith Favorite Female Movie Star - Vanessa Hudgens Favorite TV Show - iCarly Favorite Reality Show - American Idol Favorite Cartoon - SpongeBob SquarePants Favorite TV Actress - Selena Gomez (Wizards of Waverly Place) Favorite TV Actor - Dylan Sprouse (The Suite Life of Zack and Cody) Favorite Song - Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) by Beyonce Favorite Music Group - Jonas Brothers Favorite Male Singer - Jesse McCartney Favorite Female Singer - Miley Cyrus Favorite Male Athlete - Peyton Manning Favorite Female Athlete - Candace Parker Big Green Help Award - Leonardo DiCaprio Favorite Video Game - Guitar Hero World Tour Favorite Book - Twilight series

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Singer CHRIS BROWN can repair the damage caused to his career by his fight with ex-girlfriend RIHANNA, just like basketball star KOBE BRYANT bounced back after his 2003 sexual assault scandal, according to marketing mogul STEVE STOUTE.
The Kiss Kiss hitmaker is facing almost five years in jail in relation to an 8 February (09) incident which reportedly left Rihanna battered and bruised.
Brown’s career has taken a knock since the headline-grabbing altercation, with bosses at gum firm Wrigleys and America’s National Dairy Council pulling promotional campaigns featuring the star, while executives at several radio stations have removed his songs from their playlists after receiving complaints from listeners.
But entertainment marketing titan Stoute, who was instrumental in landing Brown the Wrigley’s deal, insists he can salvage his tattered career and be just as successful as Bryant.
The Los Angeles Lakers star hit the headlines in 2003 when a Colorado hotel employee accused him of sexually assaulting her. Bryant maintained his innocence and the charges were later dropped after his accuser refused to testify in court.
Bryant has since overcome the allegations and regained his star status - and Stout is adamant Brown can do the same, as long as he can win back public support.
He tells MSNBC, "We’ve seen brands move past this before, and we’ve seen celebrities move past this. We’ve seen Kobe Bryant go through what he went through, and all of a sudden he’s back in graces with Nike, he has Vitamin Water deals and he’s the MVP of the league… So it’s all public opinion. Public opinion ultimately does control how these things work out." Brown is due to be arraigned on 6 April (09) on felony counts of assault likely to cause great bodily injury and making criminal threats.

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BRUCE WILLIS and his new model wife EMMA HEMING have made their union official - they have enjoyed a second marriage ceremony in Beverly Hills to make their previous nuptials legal in the U.S.
The couple exchanged vows at the Die Hard actor’s home on Parrot Cay, in the Turks and Caicos Islands last Saturday (21Mar09), with guests including Willis’ ex-wife Demi Moore and her husband Ashton Kutcher.
And on their return home to Los Angeles from their idyllic honeymoon, the pair committed to each other all over again with a civil ceremony held at a pal’s house in Hollywood on Friday (27Mar09).
Willis’ representative, Pal Bloch, tells People.com, "They could not be happier." The pair has been dating since 2008. It is Willis’ second marriage and Heming’s first.

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