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Veteran actor JACK NICHOLSON has filed suit against a Hollywood producer over allegations he owes the star more than $1.2 million (£827,586).
Nicholson filed papers at Los Angeles County Superior Court on Friday (24Apr09) claiming he offered the money to former studio executive Mark Canton to help him cover an outstanding bank loan.
But the star alleges Canton has yet to repay any of the borrowed money, according to TMZ.com.
Nicholson is suing for the total of the loan plus interest.

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Hollywood star ASHTON KUTCHER has pledged $100,000 ($69,000) to aid the fight against malaria.
Kutcher bet his Twitter.com site would gather one million followers before news network CNN.com.
He won and CNN boss Ted Turner handed over the money, which Kutcher has donated to the United Nations (U.N), who are spearheading a battle to stop the spread of the deadly disease - which kills 3,000 children a day in Africa alone.
His generous donation prompted his wife Demi Moore, TV presenter Ryan Seacrest and talk show host Oprah Winfrey to make their own donations.
U.N. special envoy for malaria Ray Chambers says of the gestures - which coincide with World Malaria Day on Saturday (25Apr09): "A week ago Tuesday, malaria was the most often used word on Twitter as the result of the bet between Kutcher and CNN. And (CNN boss) Ted Turner has challenged Kutcher and his followers to raise another 100,000 for nothing but nets. If they do it, Turner will have Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore over for dinner." Record producer Quincy Jones has also been honoured by the U.N. for his contribution to the fight against Malaria.
Accepting an award from Chambers at a ceremony in Washington D.C., Jones said, "It’s a remarkable thing to be on the road to defeating this thing called malaria."

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A chauffeur employed by MICHAEL JACKSON has turned himself in to police after becoming embroiled in allegations of a hit-and-run accident.
The singer’s driver has been accused of smashing into an ambulance and breaking off its wing mirror as he went to meet Jackson at a Los Angeles hospital on Wednesday (22Apr09).
Police described the incident outside Cedars-Sinai Medical Center as a hit-an-run after the car involved failed to stop.
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Jamin Mauro, who was sitting in the parked ambulance, claims to have been treated for head injuries following the accident.
And now Jackson’s driver, who has yet to be named, has handed himself over to authorities, appearing at a Los Angeles police station on Thursday (24Apr09) night after hearing media reports about the smash.
The chauffeur claims he was "unaware" of the accident and did not realise he had clipped the side of the ambulance, according to Radar Online.
Police have yet to file charges against the man, who remains free while the investigation continues.

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SNOOP DOGG appeared in court in California on Friday (24Apr09) to fight a civil lawsuit from a man who alleges he was assaulted by the rapper in 2005.
Richard Monroe, Jr. is seeking $22 million (£15 million) in damages and punitive penalties from Snoop Dogg over claims the hip-hop star and his entourage attacked him during a concert at the White River Amphitheater on the outskirts of Seattle, Washington.
Monroe Jr. alleges the rapper - real name Calvin Broadus - hit him with a microphone after he jumped on stage and put his hand on the star’s shoulder. He then claims Broadus’ security guards hauled him off and delivered a savage beating.
He told jurors in Friday’s opening hearing in Santa Monica, "I was getting punched, kicked, kicked, punched. It was brutal. I was really in shock. I couldn’t believe it." Jurors were also shown a videotape of the incident.
Broadus’ attorneys have hit back at the allegations - insisting the star thought he was being attacked when the man suddenly jumped on stage.
The lawyer also claim Monroe Jr.’s alleged injuries were not "evidence of someone who was savagely beaten".
Broadus is expected to testify during the trial which will last a week.

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Court officials in Los Angeles have released details of a civil lawsuit filed against Hollywood star SHARON STONE after a judge "inadvertently" cloaked the case in secrecy.
Attorney William Jacobson sued the Basic Instinct actress earlier this year (09), along with two film companies, Libertine Films, Inc. and Chaos Productions, Inc., for $107,000 (£73,793) in legal fees he claimed were unpaid, plus interest.
But the case, said to be a routine contract dispute, was kept from public view after Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis "inadvertently" granted both sides’ wish to have the records sealed.
An investigation by a local Californian newspaper, the City News Service, revealed the error and the case was made public on Friday (24Apr09) in a hearing with the court system’s presiding judge.
In a previous hearing during the privacy dispute, Judge Duffy-Lewis admitted, "No court has the jurisdiction to summarily decide that they will seal records because it’s painful or because it’s embarrassing or because they just deem it to be private for the parties." The records show the case was settled earlier this year (09) for undisclosed terms.

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Pregnant supermodel HEIDI KLUM has vowed not to have any more kids following the birth of her fourth child later this year (09).
The catwalk beauty and her husband, singer Seal, announced their baby news earlier this month (Apr09) and are hoping for a little girl to join Henry, three, Johan, two, and five-year-old Leni - Klum’s daughter from a previous relationship.
But Klum is adamant that this child will be her last - admitting their family will then be complete.
She says, "When we looked around the table, it was like one person was missing. And that’s how number four came about. But that will be it."

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JOHN MAYER is reportedly moving on from his romance with JENNIFER ANISTON - the musician has been linked to a 23-year-old aspiring actress.
Mayer and Aniston ended their on/off relationship last month (Mar09) following months of speculation about the state of their love affair.
And the 31-year-old rocker is now rumoured to have found a new leading lady in part-time cocktail waitress Scheana Marie, who recently landed a small part in the Jonas Brothers upcoming Disney Channel TV show, JONAS.
The pair met in 2008 while Marie was serving drinks at the Beverly Hills cigar club Grand Havana Room.
A source tells People.com, "They’ve spent time together over the past few months. They’re enjoying getting to know each other." Marie admits knowing Mayer, but has refused to comment on rumours they are a couple, telling the website, "We’re friends. He’s a great guy. He’s funny and sweet."

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Troubled rapper DMX will be reaching out for help once he is released from prison - the hip-hop star has signed up for the new series of reality TV show CELEBRITY REHAB.
DMX, real name Earl Simmons, is currently serving time at Tent City Jail in Arizona for drug possession, animal cruelty and theft.
Simmons was sentenced to a total of 90 days prison, plus an additional 18 months of supervised probation for his various convictions, and is due to be released on 30 April (09).
And now the rapper has become the first star to sign up to the new season of the reality show, which has previously seen Brigitte Nielsen, Jeff Conaway and Steven Adler enrolled in a treatment program with Dr. Drew Pinsky.
The show will begin filming later this year (09).

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A bank manager has been charged with defrauding opera star DAME KIRI TE KANAWA out of more than $638,000 (£440,000).
American Sokvoeum Su, 27, has been arrested and charged with five counts of fraud and a further count of embezzlement after allegedly transferring money out of the singer’s Californian bank account, and into her own.
The 65-year-old New Zealand-born star, who lives in London, opened an account with the Bank of Alameda after signing up to perform with the San Fransisco Opera.
Su - who has worked at the institution since 2007 - is alleged to have made six transfers out of Te Kanawa’s account using cashier’s cheques.
She was arrested on Tuesday (21Apr09) and has been remanded in custody.
Greg Ella, spokesman for the Alameda police, says, "She confessed to what she had done and she stated that she had acted alone. She had purchased a house in San Leandro, she has a child and she owed some family members money." Another police representative adds, "She knew (Te Kanawa) was an opera singer, and she knew she had a very large retirement account. She selected her as a victim for those reasons." Officials at the Bank of Alameda have reimbursed the star with the lost money.

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MILEY CYRUS has stepped in to quash rumours she has revived her romance with ex-boyfriend NICK JONAS - insisting they are just "best friends".
Speculation about the former couple - who split in 2007 - began to brew earlier this month (Apr09) when Cyrus teamed up with the Jonas Brothers to record a new song.
The 16-year-old singer/actress, currently dating model/singer Justin Gaston, was subsequently spotted enjoying a lunch date with her ex - sending internet gossips into a frenzy.
But Cyrus is adamant she is not reviving her relationship with Jonas, insisting they have just remained good pals since the split.
She says, "We aren’t back together. I don’t think people know how to make an ex-boyfriend into a best friend and it seems impossible. But when you have known each other as long as we have - we did have such a great relationship. Even he has said, ‘We don’t know what will happen in the future but for right now, we know we are best friends.’"

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KATY PERRY has decided to give her relationship with GYM CLASS HEROES frontman TRAVIS MCCOY another go - the couple has confirmed they are back together.
The pair split in December (08) after almost a year, with McCoy claiming they had been arguing for weeks before they decided to go their separate ways.
But he has now revealed the lovers have rekindled their romance - and are working out their problems.
McCoy says, "The break-up sucked. We’re back together now. I keep thinking about if I had to go through it again and how s**tty it would be. We were moving way too fast. I was being juvenile about the entire thing." And he insists the relationship is even better than before, adding, "Now it’s easy breezy. I’m happy and really in love."

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More than 400 mourners including U2 frontman BONO and funnyman STEPHEN FRY turned out to pay their respects to late writer/broadcaster SIR CLEMENT FREUD at his funeral on Friday (24Apr09).
The former politician, whose grandfather was legendary psychiatrist Sigmund Freud and his brother artist Lucien Freud, died earlier this month (15Apr09) at the age of 84.
Freud was laid to rest with a memorial service in London on Friday afternoon, which would have been his 85th birthday, with members of the entertainment industry mixing with politicians and journalists to pay tribute to the veteran star.
British prime minister Gordon Brown read an address during the service.
Freud is survived by his wife of 59 years, Jill, five children - including PR guru Matthew and successful broadcaster Emma - and 17 grandchildren.

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Actress KELLY MONACO found herself at the centre of a terrifying burglary on Thursday (23Apr09) - after an intruder broke into her Las Vegas hotel room while she was sleeping.
The former General Hospital star is in Sin City performing in saucy revue Peepshow alongside ex-Spice Girl Melanie Brown.
But her stay in the gambling Mecca turned sour when she woke up in the early hours of Thursday morning to hear an intruder burst into her penthouse at the Planet Hollywood resort.
Monaco hid under her bed during the incident, and when she emerged she found the suite’s living room had been burgled.
The star filed a report with police, but detectives have failed to confirm what was stolen, according to TMZ.com.
The website reports Monaco has now increased her security by hiring bodyguards to protect her for the rest of her stint in Las Vegas.

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BRAD PITT has found a new hobby to pass the time while girlfriend ANGELINA JOLIE shoots her new movie in New York - he’s taking flying lessons.
The couple and their six kids have set up home in the outskirts of the city while Jolie shoots Salt.
And Pitt has been sneaking off to take to the skies.
The actor was spotted on Wednesday (22Apr09) jumping into a small single engine plane for a lesson.
It’s not the first time Pitt has tried his hand at flying - the actor took helicopter lessons while shooting movie Inglourious Basterds in the Czech Republic in 2007.

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SALMA HAYEK and husband FRANCOIS-HENRI PINAULT have welcomed a host of A-list stars to help them celebrate their second wedding in Venice, Italy this weekend.
Woody Harrelson, David Blaine, Antonio Banderas, Charlize Theron and Hayek’s ex-boyfriend Edward Norton were among celebrity guests who joined the couple and their baby daughter Valentina for a rehearsal dinner on Friday (24Apr09), which was followed by a masked ball.
Hayek, 42, and Pinault, 46, will marry in the city on Saturday (25Apr09), two months after their first nuptials, in Paris, France on Valentine’s Day (14Feb09).

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LINDSAY LOHAN’s ex-girlfriend SAMANTHA RONSON has sparked rumours her romance with the actress is back on, after changing her relationship status on social networking site Facebook.com.
The former couple reunited on Thursday afternoon (23Apr09) when Lohan stopped by the DJ’s Hollywood Hills home and they spent several hours together.
It was the first time Lohan and Ronson had met up since their much-publicised bust-up and subsequent split at the Chateau Marmont Hotel in March (09).
Shortly after the meeting, Ronson reportedly changed her Facebook profile to "It’s complicated", prompting speculation the stars are working out their problems to rekindle their love.
During a TV interview that aired that afternoon, Lohan refused to rule out getting back together with Ronson, telling talkshow host Ellen DeGeneres, "I really care about Samantha and we’ll see what happens. Maybe when we’re fully in the right place…I love her."

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Pop superstar RIHANNA has asked Los Angeles police to hand back jewellery worth more than $1 million that was seized the night of her fight with ex-boyfriend CHRIS BROWN.
A pair of earrings and three rings - worth an estimated $1.4 million (GBP965,000) - were taken by cops and logged as evidence after the famous bust-up, which left Rihanna with a bruised face and Brown facing assault charges.
The singer is desperate to get the gems back, because they had been loaned to her to wear at a pre-Grammy party, reports TMZ.com.
Brown is currently awaiting trial on charges of felony assault and making criminal threats.

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MADONNA has recovered from her horse-riding fall last weekend and is already back in the recording studio working on a new track.
The singer has teamed up with British dance DJ Paul Oakenfold and the pair spent Thursday (23Apr09) working on a new song together.
Madonna reached out to fans through her manager Guy Oseary’s Twitter.com blog, writing on the site, “Paul Oakenfold is running around the studio naked… because I won’t put the air on… it’s hot in here… but the music is hotter!!!! –M." Last Saturday (18Apr09), Madonna was hospitalised after falling from a horse on the Long Island, New York estate of her friend Steven Klein.

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