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Bosses at a U.S. company have unveiled a bizarre new plan to produce 10 sparkling diamonds from locks of MICHAEL JACKSON’s hair.
Executives at LifeGem have obtained a sample of the late King Of Pop’s tresses from a memorabilia collector, who owned some of the hair Jackson burned off his scalp while filming a 1984 Pepsi commercial.
Now LifeGem founder Dean VandenBiesen plans to create a limited edition set of 10 diamonds using a laboratory process that takes carbon from hair and turns it into high-quality gems.
In 2007, VandenBiesen created three diamonds from locks of German composer Beethoven’s hair, selling one of the stones for approximately $200,000 (£134,000).

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The executors of MICHAEL JACKSON’s estate have found its assets exceed $500 million (£334 million) - pulling the late singer out of the estimated $400 million (£267 million) he died owing.
Temporary administrators John Branca and John McClain have filed court documents indicating Jackson’s estate will be solvent, or sufficient to pay all debts, because his "assets consist of real and personal property exceeding $500 million".
The filings, released into public domain on Friday (24Jul09), also state that Branca and McClain have recovered over $5.5 million (£3.7 million) in cash from one of the star’s former business advisers.
The executors are also finalising various deals they expect will generate â��tens of millions of dollars of revenues", providing Jackson’s three young children with substantial amounts after all debts are paid off.
Those business negotiations will be submitted to court officials for approval within the coming week (begs27Jul09), according to the papers.
Information about the estate was included in two motions form Branca and McClain asking the court to approve a petition filed by Jackson’s mother Katherine requesting a monthly allowance.
Katherine, 79, filed an appeal on Thursday (23Jul09) seeking access to her son’s finances so she can provide for her grandchildren, Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and seven-year-old Prince Michael II, aka Blanket.
A judge will consider granting Katherine’s request at a hearing on 3 August (09).

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MISCHA BARTON is "doing great" and preparing to begin filming on THE BEAUTIFUL LIFE, according to the show’s creator ASHTON KUTCHER.
The actress was hospitalised for psychiatric observation in California last week (16Jul09), after suffering a meltdown and calling cops to her Los Angeles home the night before.
Barton’s place on Kutcher’s new series was thrown into jeopardy following the incident, with internet gossips alleging TV bosses were making plans to continue production without her.
But Kutcher has denied reports Barton will be replaced, announcing she will soon fly to New York to join the cast of the show, about a group of models.
Speaking at a technology conference in Pasadena, California on Friday (24Jul09), Kutcher said, "I can tell you right now Mischa Barton is doing great." The 23 year old is set to play Sonja Stone, a catwalk beauty addicted to pills, on The Beautiful Life, which is scheduled to start filming on 31 July (09).

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Father-and-son MARTIN and CHARLIE SHEEN will reprise their roles in the forthcoming WALL STREET sequel, according to U.S. reports.
The pair was believed to have been excluded from Oliver Stone’s follow up, which will revisit Michael Douglas’ greedy New York financier Gordon Gekko, 20 years on.
But the National Enquirer reports that Charlie Sheen will return to his role as Bud Fox, and he’s asking Stone to find a place in the line up for Martin, who played his character’s father onscreen in the 1987 original.

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SIR ELTON JOHN and BILLY JOEL were forced to postpone a joint concert after the PIANO MAN fell ill with flu-like symptoms.
The pair was due to play a sold-out gig in Buffalo, New York on Friday (24Jul09) as part of their Face to Face world tour but doctors ordered Joel to rest after he showed signs of an influenza bout.
A rescheduled date for the show is expected to be announced next week (begs27Jul09).

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KELLY OSBOURNE is touring the U.K. in a vintage ice cream van to promote a new literary campaign.
Metal rocker Ozzy Osbourne’s daughter is helping to launch the Sony Summer Reader Roadshow, a mobile library showcasing eBooks - electronic books which can be read using a handheld gadget.
And the 24 year old is excited to hit the road with the new technology.
She says, "eBooks are a great idea. It’s a nightmare carrying a bunch of books. This is my summer gadget."

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Reformed Irish boyband BOYZONE are ecstatic after landing their dream producer MARK RONSON to work on their next album.
The pop stars admitted in February (09) they were desperate to work with the Grammy Award winner, but feared he would turn them down as he is incredibly "picky" about the acts he works with.
But Ronson has agreed to head into the studio with the fivepiece - and now they’re hoping his golden touch will make their next CD a chart-topper.
Frontman Ronan Keating says, "I’m a big fan of Mark’s. We wanted to do something really different for this album. We’ve all grown up and we want to show that with a new sound. It will be colourful, bright and uplifting."

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DENZEL WASHINGTON was delighted when movie bosses ordered him to fatten up for his latest movie role - because he thoroughly enjoyed stuffing his face with junk food.
The actor appears in The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, alongside John Travolta, playing an overweight character - and the slim star had to gain a staggering 40 pounds (18 kilograms).
He says, "Getting there was such fun. Milkshakes, hamburgers… middle of the night a little Haagen Daz (ice cream). Anything I wanted just eat, eat, eat." The Malcolm X star returned to his toned physique after shooting the film, but admits his wife quite enjoyed his fuller figure.
He says, "She was OK with it, I think every wife wants their husband to be plump and fatten them up. She doesn’t eat, she cooks all this food for me, but she doesn’t it eat."

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PEACHES GELDOF has thanker her rocker dad BOB for saving her from her wildchild past - because he was always there to help when she landed in trouble.
Socialite Peaches has been at the centre of a string of scandals, including an accusation of shoplifting and a whirlwind, six-month marriage to rocker Max Drummey.
Now she has let slip a list of further outrages in her past - including running over a pal’s cat while illegally riding a quad bike, almost getting thrown out of school, and ending up stranded in northern England after attending a drug-fuelled rave party.
And each time she called on the only person she knew would help - her dad, former Boomtown Rats frontman Bob.
She writes in the London Evening Standard magazine, "The worst thing in the world is losing contact with your family. You never realise how much you depend on them until things get bad. At those moments they’re the only people who will definitely help; the last number you want to dial but the only one you know will come.
"’Dad, I know it’s 5am but I’m stuck in Middlesbrough in a field and the rave’s ended and my mates have gone. Can you come get me?’ ‘Please speak to the headmistress so I don’t get expelled.’ ‘I need £500 for a plane ticket to Arizona. No, I can’t tell you why, I just really need it.’ ‘I ran over Alice’s cat while illegally driving her brother’s quad bike. It needs a vet, please help.’ "All of these calls have been made by me and met with shouting but, in the end, help arrived - in my case in the form of a disgruntled Irishman in a crumpled linen suit."

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Hitmaker THE-DREAM has taken to his Twitter.com blog to tell fans his upcoming third album will be his last.
The singer/songwriter, who is currently working on Mariah Carey’s new album, insists Love King will be his final release.
The album is scheduled to hit stores and downloading websites later this year (09).
In his blog, The-Dream explains, "It is going to be last bcuz (sic), everybody is trying to ‘KILL THE DREAM!’" But he insists he won’t be turning his back on studio work - as he "will still be producing, writing, and featuring on other artist albums".

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Keepers of a British cathedral featured in the HARRY POTTER movie franchise have praised film-makers for reviving public interest in the ancient building.
Executives at Warner Bros. Studios paid up to $15,000 (£10,000) a day to use Gloucester Cathedral in England as the backdrop for the Hogwarts school in scenes for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
The historic site was also used in the previous five films, attracting wizard fans from all over the world - and workers at the cathedral are grateful for the extra revenue and visitors.
Cathedral operations manager Bairbre Lloyd says, "It’s been absolutely wonderful having the filming here. The Cathedral costs £5,000 a day to run, that’s paying musicians, and keeping the building open.
"In terms of filming, without that revenue, we have to raise money from other sources. It’s a fabulous resource and a great income stream to have…
"With the first two films, we had around 50,000 extra visitors, so it’s been really good for us."

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BRIDGET JONES’S DIARY author HELEN FIELDING is single again after separating from her longtime partner, according to a new report.
The British writer has parted ways with The Simpsons scriptwriter Kevin Curran, her partner of 10 years and the father of her two children, reports the U.K.’s Daily Express newspaper.
Fielding, who is worth an estimated $30 million (£20 million), penned the chart-topping books Bridget Jones’s Diary and Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason that spawned the hit films starring Renee Zellweger as the romantically challenged diary-keeper.
News of the split, confirmed on Friday (24Jul09), comes just two weeks after it was announced Zellweger had signed on to star in a third film in the Bridget Jones franchise.
Fielding is also said to be working on a musical stage production based on the hapless heroine.

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MICHAEL JACKSON was the toast of the Save the World Awards in Austria on Friday evening (24Jul09) when stars gathered to pay tribute to the King of Pop’s humanitarian efforts.
The ceremony honoured individuals and organisations which have made considerable contributions to make the planet more sustainable for future generations.
Award organisers named the 2009 event Heal the World, after Jackson’s song of the same name, and his brother Jermaine Jackson was on hand to receive a posthumous prize on the late superstar’s behalf.
The Thriller hitmaker was recognised for his "many social and humanitarian engagements, but also… his incredible musical legacy".
Jermaine also took to the stage to perform Smile, the same tune he sang at his sibling’s Los Angeles memorial on 7 July (09).
Other celebrities present at the event include former U.S. athlete Carl Lewis and actress Andie MacDowell, who hosted the evening.

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Former FRIENDS star COURTENEY COX is determined to carve out a career as a director - and has turned to moviemaker DAVID FINCHER to help make her dream come true.
The actress is set to make her directorial debut with short film The Monday Before Thanksgiving, which premieres at the Los Angeles Shorts Fest 09 on Friday (24Jul09).
Cox admits she is hoping to eventually quit acting to focus on directing movies full time, and she has been taking advice from Fincher, the brains behind Seven, Fight Club and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
She says, "I would love to direct more, it’s perfect for my personality. I just like doing it, I think it’s great.
"I actually went to dinner with him (Fincher) and I said, ‘David I need help’, and we sat down and he gave me four hours of his time. He gave me some guidelines and thoughts and it really helped."

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Colombian pop star SHAKIRA is eyeing a musical collaboration with ROBERT PATTINSON - after falling in love with his vampire movie TWILIGHT.
The singer was introduced to Twilight, which stars British hunk Pattinson as vampire Edward Cullen, after an executive at her record label noticed its themes are similar to those explored on her upcoming album, She Wolf.
She tells MTV.com, "The president of my label said, ‘Have you checked out Twilight? It’s about wolves and vampires and things.’ And I’m like, ‘Ah, that’s up my alley. I mean, where is it?’ And I watched it and loved it." And Shakira insists she’d love to duet with Pattinson, who played piano and recorded vocals for two songs on the Twilight soundtrack: "I’ve heard he’s a great singer and a great musician. If those rumours are true - yeah, of course, why not?"

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JENNIFER LOPEZ was treated to an early birthday surprise on Thursday (23Jul09) when she was presented with a big cake by the cast and crew of her new movie THE BACK-UP PLAN.
The lovely Latina - who turned 40 on Friday (24Jul09) - has been busy shooting the movie in New York City, but the crew hadn’t forgotten about the singer/actress’ big day.
After filming had wrapped for the night, they brought out a large chocolate treat featuring a photo of the star to kickstart her 40th birthday celebrations.
The icing on the cake read: "Jennifer… thanks for being our Plan A! You’re the best. And… happy birthday!" Lopez’s husband Marc Anthony was also on hand to get the party started and gave the birthday girl a big kiss before toasting her milestone with champagne, reports Eonline.com.

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Soccer ace DAVID BECKHAM has been fined $1,000 (£665) by Major League Soccer (MLS) officials for confronting an unruly Los Angeles Galaxy fan during a heated match last weekend.
The British sports star returned to play for L.A. Galaxy earlier this month (Jul09) after a brief spell on loan to Italian side AC Milan.
But a section of the crowd were determined to make it clear they were unhappy at rumours Beckham is planning to quit the club for good and booed him throughout last Sunday’s (19Jul09) game - ironically against AC Milan.
One man even evaded security to taunt Beckham from the side of the pitch - prompting the star to run up to the barrier and challenge him.
Beckham had to be restrained by L.A. Galaxy officials as the fan was removed from the grounds and the star later claimed he simply wanted to shake the man’s hand to get him to calm down.
But MLS executives have failed to see the incident from Beckham’s point of view and have slapped him with a hefty fine for losing control.

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The PUSSYCAT DOLLS racked up a massive $27,000 (£18,000) bar tab partying in London on Thursday (23Jul09).
The sexy girl group was celebrating their manager’s birthday in the VIP section at the U.K capital’s Alto nightclub, and thrilled owners by ordering up pricey alcohol to mark the occasion.
One fellow reveller says, "All of them were out to enjoy themselves and the drinks brought to their table included two giant vodka bottles." And singer Nicole Scherzinger used the night out as an excuse to find bandmate Ashley Roberts a date.
The source tells The London Paper, "Nicole was on a manhunt - not for herself of course, but for bandmate Ashley.� Scherzinger is dating racing car driver Lewis Hamilton.

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