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HUGH JACKMAN once missed the chance to meet former British prime minister TONY BLAIR - because he was too busy vomiting.
The X-Men actor starred in the 1998 London production of musical Oklahoma! and during his run at the National Theatre, the leading politician made a special trip to see the show.
But the Australian actor had been struck down with a migraine - and spent most of the performance rushing off stage to be sick.
And the illness meant the star was confined to the bathroom when he was supposed to be meeting the ex-Labour party chief after the show.
He tells Britain’s FHM magazine, "I remember having a migraine when Tony Blair came to see Oklahoma!. I was going into the wings and throwing up whenever I was off stage, and afterwards Tony Blair came backstage to meet the cast, and of course I was throwing up."

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R&B star USHER is fronting a United Nations drive to fight malaria in Africa.
The Yeah! hitmaker has teamed up with the United Nations Foundation to launch the Nothing But Nets campaign, urging underprivileged youths to become more pro-active and make a difference in global issues.
The initiative aims to raise money to prevent African kids contracting the deadly disease by providing more mosquito nets to civilians. Malaria is usually spread by mosquito bites.
Usher says, "I am proud to be a part of an exciting partnership with the United Nations Foundation and its Nothing But Nets campaign. This initiative sends an important message: youth, regardless of their backgrounds, can make a difference in this world by taking action through service to save lives. Anyone can make a difference. All it takes is $10 to send a net and save a life."

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The PREDATOR sci-fi movie franchise is heading back to its roots - by rebooting the original ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER film.
The hit 1987 movie was brought back for a second time three years later in Predator 2, with Danny Glover in the starring role.
But the movie monster was borrowed by the Alien franchise in 2004’s Alien vs. Predator - combining the deadly creatures from both 1980s films. The mix-up was brought back in 2007 for Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem.
And now director Robert Rodriguez has announced the series is set to continue with a new solo outing for the dreadlock-sporting alien hunter.
Rodriguez has written the script for the movie - titled Predators - and will begin shooting after he completes work on his latest film project, Machete, according to Variety.com.

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Rapper PRAS MICHEL and producer 9TH WONDER will share the secrets of their trade with New York City high school students next week (27Apr09) as part of a community arts programme.
The two hip-hop stars will engage with pupils at the New Design High School on Monday afternoon (27Apr09), taking charge of classroom workshops.
The Urban Arts Partnership’s Interactive Master Classes aim to give students an insight into the music industry and teach them the skills needed to make a success of their careers.

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Rockers FLEETWOOD MAC have scrapped a show in North Carolina due to scheduling conflicts.
The band was due to play at the Greensboro Coliseum on Sunday (26Apr09), but the concert has now been cancelled.
Ticketholders have been advised to contact their point of sale for a refund.

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BEYONCE is in no rush to build a family with her hip-hop mogul husband JAY-Z - insisting she’s "not ready" to halt her career to have children.
The couple celebrated its one-year wedding anniversary on 4 April (09) - and the Irreplaceable hitmaker, who will launch the U.S. leg of her I Am… world tour on 21 June (09), admits she’d eventually like to slow down and build a family with the rapper.
But until then, 27-year-old Beyonce is content living vicariously through her younger sister Solange and playing aunt to her sibling’s four-year-old son, Daniel.
She says, "I definitely want one (a child) but I’m not ready for all that. I don’t think a person should see that before their time. I fall in love with my nephew every time I see him."

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Rapper/actor XZIBIT is facing foreclosure on his California home after failing to hand over more than $21,000 (£14,480) in mortgage payments.
The Hey Now hitmaker’s financial problems were revealed earlier this month (Apr09) when documents leaked online showing he owed more than $500,000 (£344,830) in unpaid taxes.
But Xzibit’s money woes don’t end there - according to TMZ.com, bank officials have sent him an official note warning him his Woodland Hills mansion is at risk.
The website claims the hip-hop star, real name Alvin Joiner, is at least $21,403.98 (£14,761.37) in debt over mortgage back payments.

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Funnyman SETH ROGEN hates the idea of becoming a Hollywood superstar - insisting fans seeing him as a sex symbol makes him "feel sick".
The writer/actor has moved away from his comedy roots with a turn in upcoming superhero movie The Green Hornet - but has turned down a string of other lucrative offers which all promised to promote him to the A-list.
Rogen insists he will never abandon funny films to become an all-star action hero and puts his decision down to his disgust at the excesses of the showbiz lifestyle.
He tells British magazine FHM, "Just the other day I was offered a big part in the new action film by the director of The Day After Tomorrow. But I don’t want to become the kind of superstar who parties all the time, does coke and throws up in the back of a limo. And the idea of me being seen as a sex symbol makes me feel sick. For me, my main goal is simple, to write the kind of comedy that me and my friends would instantly throw money down to see."

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Actor JOHN MALKOVICH has turned down an offer to star in a Broadway production of THE GOOD CANARY - because he’d rather spend more time with his family.
Malkovich admits he’s in talks to direct the New York theatre version of the play - about a novelist whose wife suffers from mental problems - which he’s already helmed in Paris, France and Mexico.
But the star insists he’d cast another actor to take the lead in the Broadway show, because taking on a rigorous starring role would be unfair to his family.
He tells the New York Post, "I just turned down a Broadway play. Look, I haven’t lived in New York (for) over 20 years. I live in Massachusetts." Instead, Malkovich’s clan will join him in Austria this summer (09) for a family getaway as he undertakes a new play.
He adds, "I have kids at home who don’t want to leave their friends and move, except they will when I’m in Vienna this summer doing The Infernal Comedy. They’ll come because they love the sausage. I live a quiet life in a very relaxed place. We don’t go out much. One son’s in Cambridge, my 16-year-old’s a junior in high school. I’m involved with their schooling. This is probably my son’s last year at home."

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Actress-turned-director DOMENICA CAMERON-SCORSESE is looking to team up with her legendary father MARTIN SCORSESE on the big screen once more - so she can show off her skills as a filmmaker.
Cameron-Scorsese was a star at 15 when the iconic moviemaker cast her in his 1991 thriller Cape Fear.
She went on to land a role in his 1993 romantic drama The Age of Innocence, but the father-daughter pair have not worked together since.
The 32-year-old admits she’s keen to re-establish a professional relationship with her Oscar-winning dad - but this time she’d be behind the camera too.
She tells WENN, "It’s a funny thing, I avoided directing for quite some time and actually I loved acting and that’s something that the more I fell in love with, the more I found there were stories that I wanted to tell myself.
"I loved getting to work with him when I was younger and I think it’s every actress’ dream to work with him. He’s incredibly supportive. But you know, we’ll see (about working together again), we’ll both be off making movies hopefully."

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Widower LIAM NEESON has been hailed a "hero" for returning to work just days after the death of his actress wife, NATASHA RICHARDSON.
The Taken star halted filming on the Canadian set of Chloe last month (16Mar09) after Richardson was rushed to a specialist New York hospital following a skiing accident on the slopes of Mont Tremblant in Montreal.
She failed to regain consciousness from a traumatic brain injury and passed away two days later (18Mar09).
Richardson was buried near the family home in upstate New York on 22 March (09), but instead of taking an extended period of leave to grieve his loss, Neeson decided to head back to work and finish the movie shoot.
And Chloe director Atom Egoyan is full of admiration for the brave actor.
He tells ET Canada, "He called me and said, ‘You know, let’s do it right away’. It was really emotional. I think the only way he could have come back was right after because his family was all there to support his boys.
"Liam is heroic. He came back and finished." But Egoyan insists father-of-two Neeson is still struggling to come to terms with life without Richardson: "(He’s) in a state of shock. I think he’s trying to absorb (what’s happened). He’s suddenly a single parent with absolutely no preparation for that. (But he) is surrounded by people that really love him. There is a lot of support."

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Actor LANE GARRISON will be released from prison next week (29Apr09) and JESSICA SIMPSON will be there to greet him.
The Prison Break star has signed his early-release papers after getting paroled for good behaviour - and childhood pal Simpson has reportedly arranged for his pick-up at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, California.
According to In Touch magazine, the singer/actress hasn’t visited Garrison since he was sentenced to serve 40 months behind bars due to security risks, but sources insist she has been in contact with her old friend.
The actor was locked up for a December 2006 drink driving incident, which resulted in the death of a 17-year-old passenger.
Garrison pleaded guilty to charges of vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol after the 2006 smash in California which killed Vahagn Setian and left two 15-year-old girls seriously injured. The actor was ferrying the teenagers home after a Hollywood party when he lost control of his vehicle.
Garrison recently settled a civil suit with Setian’s parents and crash survivor Michelle Ohana, who spent two months in a wheelchair following the accident.
Officials at the California Department of Corrections have confirmed Garrison is to be released after earning good behaviour credits.

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CHARLIE SHEEN insists his baby son MAX is "gradually going toward normal" after a health scare earlier this month (Apr09).
After the tot was kept behind when twin brother Bob left hospital, rumours circulated that Sheen’s son had a heart condition and was fighting for his life, but the actor was quick to dismiss the stories, and now he has spoken about his sons’ first weeks as part of a TV news show.
He and wife Brooke Mueller Sheen invited news show Entertainment Tonight into their home to talk about the stress and strain of the twins’ premature birth.
The actor admits there was some truth to the heart condition stories - but it wasn’t quite as serious as the media suggested.
He explains, "Max has something called ejection fracture. It’s the volume at which the heart pumps and how much blood the heart can pump. There wasn’t anything that any other premature child, especially a twin, doesn’t normally go through.
"The reason he had to stay longer in the hospital than Bob was a weight issue." But his wife admits she was shocked when she first saw the newborns tied up with tubes and monitors: "It was scary. I went to see them and words can’t express how amazing and shocking (it is) to see two human beings that came out of me. But I was scared. Our babies had so many tubes on them, it was frightening." And Sheen reveals they had no choice but to bring the birth forward because his wife was suffering from preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and cholestasis.
He says, "She would have been in serious jeopardy had they stayed in longer." Max and Bob were born on 14 March (09).

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LINDSAY LOHAN’s angry dad has fired back at her allegations he cheated on his ex-wife, her mother DINA.
The actress made the claims about her father Michael’s infidelity during a taped interview with U.S. TV talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, which aired on Thursday (23Apr09) - and he has been quick to dismiss them.
Even before the show aired, Michael Lohan went public with his comments following Mean Girls star Lindsay’s confession she "watched my father do that (cheat) to my mother my entire life".
He tells news show Extra, "It disturbs me that… (she) accuses me of cheating on her mother when I only did so when Dina and I were separated." And he urges his daughter to pay more attention to her ongoing substance abuse recovery and career - and stop taking aim at him.
Michael, a born-again Christian adds, "She still continues to take the focus off of herself.
"I truly believe that if she involves the right people in her life and does the right thing, her life and career will be back in order and come to even higher levels than it has before. I love her, I have faith in her and I know God is working in her life. I’m happy to see that she is getting back on the right track."

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PAMELA ANDERSON has written a personal plea to Russian leader VLADIMIR PUTIN, asking the Prime Minister to help her ban the slaughter of baby seals in her native Canada.
Putin was recently applauded by animal lovers all over the world for overseeing a ban on the hunting of young harp seals, and now Anderson has asked him to urge Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to follow his lead.
Anderson, a longtime animal rights activist and PETA spokesperson, claims the Canadian government will allow seal hunters to brutally beat and skin approximately 338,200 seals this year.
In her letter to Putin, obtained by WENN via PETA, she writes, "The Canadian government has refused to budge on this issue, despite widespread protests and international bans on the trade in baby seal skins.
"I collected thousands of signatures myself and personally delivered the petition to parliament, to no avail. The government is sacrificing not only the seals but also worldwide goodwill by going against the wishes of most Canadians, Europeans, Russians, and others.
"You have been quoted as saying that seal hunting is ‘a bloody industry that should have been banned long ago’. I couldn’t agree more. Please use your influence with Prime Minister Harper to help us stop the senseless slaughter of baby seals once and for all."

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JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE has embraced the fact he’s near-sighted and insists his new bespectacled look is here to stay.
The SexyBack singer has been spotted sporting rimmed frames in public of late and on Wednesday night (22Apr09) he came clean about his new look on late-night U.S. chat show Jimmy Kimmel Live! Taking his glasses off briefly, he told the host, "That’s just ridiculous… I can see you, but I can’t see any of you (studio audience).
"I’ve embraced it (poor sight). Obviously I’ve made a commitment with these glasses. I’m good."

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Gossip and controversy swirling around LINDSAY LOHAN is costing the actress a career comeback - because studio bosses are wary about working with her.
The Mean Girls star reveals one major movie project has already been put on hold because producers believe what they read about Lohan’s supposed eating disorder, drug abuse and post-romance meltdown.
Appearing on Thursday’s (23Apr09) Ellen show in America, the actress said, "I had a really good opportunity with an amazing actor and it’s been put on hold because of this coverage that’s been coming out.
"I didn’t get into this to be a celebrity on the cover of tabloids and I’ve been a target and I’m not that interesting but it’s distracting; it distracts people, studio heads, everyone - they get nervous.
"But I’m ready to work and I’m responsible." Reports about Lohan’s mental health have been rampant since before she split from girlfriend Samantha Ronson last month (Mar09), but Lohan insists she’s OK - and friends like fellow actress Natalie Portman are helping her focus on her career.
Lohan added, "I have some really great friends. Natalie Portman’s been there for me through everything."

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EMINEM’s comeback is complete - his new hit WE MADE YOU has entered the new U.S. pop chart at number nine, giving the rapper his best Billboard Hot 100 debut to date.
While the Black Eyed Peas’ Boom Boom Pow claims a third week at the top of the chart, all eyes are on Eminem.
Green Day also make a return to the chart, scoring the week’s second highest debut with Know Your Enemy at 40 - their highest chart entry.
In the top five, Lady Gaga’s Poker Face and Right Round by Flo Rida are unmoved at two and three respectively, and The Climb gives Miley Cyrus her highest chart placing at four - matching her father Billy Ray Cyrus, who scored a number four hit with Achy Breaky Heart in 1992.

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