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ROBERT PATTINSON turned the tables on TWILIGHT fans during a public interview session at a comic convention in California on Thursday (23Jul09) by posing questions to the audience instead.
The hunky actor joined co-stars including Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner and Peter Facinelli at San Diego’s Comic-Con for a question and answer session, but Pattinson decided to take control and turn interviewer, much to the crowd’s delight.
Stepping up to the microphone, Pattinson sent the audience into a screaming frenzy when he singled out one girl in the room and asked, "What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever been asked by a fan?" Stewart joined in the fun too and turned to their co-star Nikki Reed, asking, "Were you worried about meeting the expectations of the characters?" But that wasn’t all - the actors, who recently wrapped filming on Twilight sequel New Moon, also treated fans at Comic-Con to a sneak peek of the movie.

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MICHAEL JACKSON continues to rule over the European albums chart, dominating the top 10 with six entries as the aptly-titled compilation CD KING OF POP sits at number one.
Sales of the late superstar’s back catalogue have surged in the weeks since his death on 25 June (09) and his hits are still proving popular across the world.
Four other Jackson compilations feature in the continent’s top 10 - The Essential is in second place, The Collection climbs to number four, The Motown Years is at seven and Number Ones is at nine on the new countdown.
The biggest selling album of all time, Thriller, claims the third spot.
Meanwhile, in the European singles chart, rapper Pitbull replaces DJ David Guetta’s collaboration with Kelly Rowland at the top - the duo’s When Love Takes Over slips to two to make way for I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho).
The Black Eyed Peas score a double whammy in third and fourth place with I Gotta Feeling and Boom Boom Pow respectively, and dance act Cascada rounds out the top five with Evacuate The Dancefloor.

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LINDSAY LOHAN’s THE PARENT TRAP co-star ELAINE HENDRIX has blamed the actress’ "tumultuous family dynamic" for her rocky personal life - insisting she always knew troubles would follow the star.
Hendrix worked with the then-budding young star on the hit 1998 Disney film - when Lohan was just 12 years old - and even then she knew the pre-teen was set for tough times.
Lohan went on to star in a string of successful films, including 2004’s Mean Girls, but her promising career has been marred by a string of drink driving charges and allegations of excess boozing and partying.
Hendrix reveals that from what she saw of Lohan’s family, she was convinced the talented young actress would have difficulty adapting to life in Hollywood.
She tells Fox News, "I didn�t know she was going to be the next big thing, but it�s not really a surprise that she is where she is. She�s extremely talented, but she has a tumultuous family dynamic happening, so it�s not really a surprise she is where she is.
"Growing up having the experiences she�s had, those things affect her behaviour and her decisions.�

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SIR PAUL McCARTNEY’s ex-wife HEATHER MILLS has accused a British newspaper of fabricating quotes in a recent interview - insisting her controversial comments about cancer were all "lies".
Mills took aim at Britain’s tabloid media in an interview which ran in The Observer at the weekend (18-19Jul09).
She was quoted as saying, "Certain journalists have written horrible things, and then they’ve got cancer, or they’ve had a tumour, or they’ve died. And it’s terrible for them, but they’ve done really evil things. I truly believe things come back round." But Mills insists she never made the comments - because she would never be so blase about such a deadly disease.
In a post on her Twitter.com page, the former glamour girl writes, "Having lost my best friend to breast cancer, I cannot believe anybody would believe the moronic so-called journalists who say this! Can I reiterate for the gullible that believe lies in the press, I have never said I hope anybody dies of cancer ever." Mills has endured a volatile relationship with the press since her messy split from McCartney in 2006.
She has accused the U.K. tabloid media of vilifying her, insisting she received "worse press than a paedophile or a murderer".

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SIR PAUL McCARTNEY honoured singer WILL YOUNG and actor JOE MCGANN when the pair was made Companions of the Liverpool, England arts institute he helped create in 1996.
The former Beatles star hosted graduation day at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) on Friday (24Jul09).
Joining McGann and Young were choreographer Natricia Bernard and costume designer Richard Hudson.
McCartney is LIPA’s lead patron.

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KATE HUDSON is proving a good luck charm for her baseball star beau ALEX RODRIGUEZ - she has inspired his team to embark on a winning streak.
Hudson has followed Madonna’s ex as he tours the U.S. with the New York Yankees, watching enthusiastically from the sidelines in Dallas, Miami and New York.
And her support has coincided with the Yankees’ improved fortunes - they have turned around their season and now top their division.
Hudson was last in her seat on Monday (20Jul09) to watch the team record their sixth straight win.
Jessica Simpson didn’t enjoy the same kind of good fortune when she dated American footballer Tony Romo - fans begged her to stay away from his games with the Dallas Cowboys after she was blamed for their bad performances.

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Veteran actress MERYL STREEP had no problem playing STANLEY TUCCI’s wife in new movie JULIE & JULIA because the old friends have been arguing "like married people" for years.
The Devil Wears Prada star portrays 1960s culinary queen Julia Child in the biopic, with Tucci as her spouse Paul Child.
The pair meet up for frequent social gatherings and their annual game of Christmas charades, where they are constantly pitted against one another.
Streep, who has been married to sculptor Don Gummer for 31 years, admits their deep friendship and her admiration for his film work helped her to slip into the role as Tucci’s on-screen wife with ease.
She tells WENN, "Stanley and I are always on opposite sides in a very famous charades game during Christmas. We’ve been at each other’s throats like married people for a long time, many years and we knew each other in that way.
"I’ve been in love with him from a far anyway with the totality of the man from Big Night to his directing work, in every way. It wasn’t a tough job imagining being in love with him." And the Oscar winner reveals Tucci is a wonder in the kitchen: "I once invited him over for dinner (to bond) with (his wife) Kate and I decided I’d make blanket de foie and it was not quite done when they arrived and so Stanley came in and completely took over the kitchen. We didn’t eat until 11pm!"

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Friday (24Jul09) was a big day for celebrity birthdays - JENNIFER LOPEZ turned 40 and shared her big day with Wonder Woman LYNDA CARTER and former Seinfeld star MICHAEL RICHARDS.
Richards turned 60 and Carter 58. Other celebrities celebrating birthdays on 24 July included Jennifer Aniston’s actor dad John, actresses Kristin Chenoweth, Rose Byrne, Elisabeth Moss and Anna Paquin.
And it was also birthday time for late Crocodile Hunter star Steve Irwin’s daughter Bindi, who turned 11.

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PUSSYCAT DOLLS star KIMBERLY WYATT is set to launch a solo career - she is working on her own album.
The singer recently complained her role in the girl group has been over-shadowed by lead vocalist Nicole Scherzinger, accusing music bosses of neglecting the rest of the band by pushing her to the front.
Scherzinger began recording her own solo album, Her Name Is Nicole, in 2006 but the record was put on hold so she could focus on her work with the Pussycat Dolls.
Wyatt is also determined to fulfil her solo ambitions but has vowed to retain her place in the girl band.
She says, "It’s a dance pop record and I’m so excited by it. It’s not the end of the band, though. It’s the foundation for all solo projects. We are all independent girls, but will always be Pussycat Dolls as well." Wyatt’s plans don’t end there - she is also plotting a career in film.
She adds, "I loved movies like Flashdance and Fame as a kid and I’m glad people are loving dance again. My dream is to star in my own dance movie."

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Rock heiress MACKENZIE PHILLIPS will reveal shocking tales of drugs and sexual abuse in a new autobiography, according to U.S. reports.
The 49-year-old former soap star and daughter of 60s rock legend John Phillips is currently working on the book, which is expected to hit stores next March (09).
Besides discussing her three marriages, and lifelong battle with drug addiction, Phillips will also discuss past allegations she was sexually molested by her dad, the founder of The Mamas & The Papas.
In a press release about the book, Phillips writes, "I’ve always known I’d write this book." When approached by the National Enquirer to confirm the abuse allegations, publisher Simon Spotlight revealed only that the book contains a "shocking, lifelong secret".

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GRATEFUL DEAD collaborator and NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE star JOHN DAWSON has lost his battle with stomach cancer in Mexico at the age of 64.
The Friend of the Devil co-writer co-founded country act New Riders in 1969 with Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia. The band also featured Dead stars Phil Lesh and Mickey Hart.
The band toured with the Grateful Dead and released eight albums on Columbia Records in the early 1970s.

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Fans of JOHN LENNON have been offered the chance to buy a rare naked photo of the BEATLES legend.
The candid shot is an outtake from a nude shoot for Lennon’s Two Virgins album, featuring his wife Yoko Ono.
An original print is onsale on memorabilia website Momentsintime.com for $54,000 (£36,000).
The snap is deemed "too graphic to be shown online" but sources have suggested it features Lennon’s erect penis.
One insider tells the New York Post the shot "shows John and Yoko sitting down and looking straight into the camera and smiling." The source adds, "He’s in an excited state, and let’s just say you can tell that he’s not Jewish."

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Reformed rockers PHISH are set to thrill fans with a Halloween spectacular on the site of desert festivals Stagecoach and Coachella in California.
The band’s three-day event, Festival 8, will take place at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio from 30 October to 1 November (09).
According to Billboard.com, Phish will perform eight sets.
The cult band is famous for its All Hallow’s Eve shows, having played fancy dress concerts nine times between 1986 and 1998.
Tickets for Festival 8 will go on sale on Monday (27Jul09).

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JOHN RYAN, the creator of cartoon character CAPTAIN PUGWASH, has died at the age of 88.
Ryan dreamed up the pirate while working as a teacher in the 1950s and turned him into a comic strip. It was later spotted by BBC bosses who turned Pugwash into an animated kids’ show.
Pugwash also appeared in more than 20 books.
During his time with the BBC, Ryan also created cartoon favourite Mungo & Midge.
Ryan, who had been ill for some time, died at the Cottage Hospital near his south-east England home in Rye, East Sussex. He is survived by his wife and three children.

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Rapper-turned-actor SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS is still waiting for JAMES BOND bosses to make him the first black 007.
The music mogul claims his move from studio and stage to screen has gone "beyond expectation" after landing roles in Jon Favreau movie Made, TV drama CSI: Miami and forthcoming Judd Apatow movie Get Him to the Greek - but he’s still waiting for his dream role, as Daniel Craig’s replacement.
Combs says, "Nobody’s called me back yet. Bond people, I’m here waiting. My number’s listed. I’m waiting to get a crack."

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TV billionaire JERRY SEINFELD was so impressed bank bosses in Australia had the guts to ask him to appear in their new TV ads, he agreed to take part for a tiny fee.
The comic turns down dozens of TV and advertising requests, but agreed to appear in the new Greater Building Society Ltd commercial, after bank bigwigs approached him directly.
CEO Don Magin says, "Seinfeld topped our wish list of big stars we knew we’d never get." He was stunned when Seinfeld, who earned $2 billion (£1.2 billion) from writing and starring in his own longrunning sitcom, said yes.
Magin adds, "He was wonderful. He gave us enough material for two dozen ads, along with his OK to use it all. Jerry doesn’t need the money. He did it because he thought it was fun.
"We couldn’t afford what he’d charge if he did it for money."

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Former LOST co-stars DOMINIC MONAGHAN and EVANGELINE LILLY are preparing to walk down the aisle, two years after calling off their first engagement, according to reports.
The couple initially split and ended their plans to wed in 2007 after meeting on the set of the hit TV show three years before.
They rekindled their romance in 2008 and they are now so serious about taking their relationship to the next level, they’ve even sought out the approval of Monaghan’s parents.
A source tells the National Enquirer, "Dominic and Evangeline have decided that now is the time to make it official.
"They’ve been through break-ups and make-ups and feel that their love has stood the test of time. But it was very important for Dominic to let his parents know what their intentions were.
"They never stopped loving each other (after their split). They decided to take a break, but it was really hard on them both."

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AMY WINEHOUSE missed her grandmother’s funeral on Thursday (23Jul09) to attend her assault trial in London.
The Grammy Award winner was accused of punching dancer Sherene Flash in the face after an argument over a photograph last September (08).
She attended a two-day trial in London to answer a charge a charge of assault and was found not guilty when the case concluded on Friday (24Jul09).
But the Back To Black hitmaker made a personal sacrifice to attend the hearings - she missed the chance to pay her last respects to her 86-year-old grandmother Esther, who recently passed away following a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.
The star rushed home after Thursday’s court hearing to be with her family and support her grieving mother, Janis.
Janis says, "The family enjoys a close bond, and Amy is very much at the centre of it. She couldn’t interrupt the court case, but was determined to be with me and her relatives at the first opportunity.
"Amy is as close to them as they are to her, and it was wonderful seeing her in the garden with all her family and cousins, enjoying their company, the way it has always been. Her family means so much to her, and always will."

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