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MICHAEL JACKSON’s ex-housekeeper has lashed out at his former employer with a series of explosive allegations - accusing the late star of allowing kid visitors to drink so much alcohol they would vomit on the carpet Dwayne Swingler, who was hired by the Thriller superstar to run his Neverland Estate in California, claims Jackson was so doped up on prescription drugs, he used to pass out while the children he invited over to the famous range guzzled alcohol that was kept in his bedroom.
Swingler insists the youngsters would get so intoxicated, they would get sick in the star’s private chamber while he was "unconscious".
And he reveals that Jackson kept his young pals on a rota system - insisting only the King of Pop’s favourites were allowed to stay in his room.
In a shocking interview with Britain’s People newspaper, Swingler says, "Only the very special kids were allowed to stay in Michael’s bed.
"They were on a strict rotation in terms of who was allowed to cuddle up with him at night. There were a good five to seven kids in total who were his regulars - they ranged in age from 12 to 14.
"Michael was high most of the time, so he’d often pass out in the bed while the kids enjoyed drinking the Jesus Juice as he called it and partied all night in his room.
"They would have bottles of light beer or white or red wine from his cellar, which was right there in his bedroom.
"The youngsters would become so drunk they were often sick on the floor while Jacko was on the bed unconscious. I’d have to get someone to clean it up in the morning." But the staff member insists he couldn’t tell the children not to get drunk - because they were the "boss".
He adds, "The kids were our boss, I mean, I couldn’t say, ‘Hey, put the wine back’. They were in charge."

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British actor ORLANDO BLOOM is the latest star to quit the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN film franchise - reportedly joining KEIRA KNIGHTLEY in walking away from the Disney series.
Movie bosses are currently planning a fourth film as a follow-up to 2007’s Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End.
Last year (08) Knightley announced she will not be returning to shoot another movie with Bloom and Johnny Depp - insisting her "pirating days are over".
And now Bloom has followed her out of the door, according to British tabloid the New of the World.
A source tells the publication, "Orlando loved the films but thinks it’s time to bow out because they tied up nicely for his character Will Turner.
"The producers are OK with that because they want to concentrate on the new adventures of Johnny Depp’s (character) Captain Jack Sparrow."

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JENNIFER LOPEZ burst into tears the moment she realised her husband MARC ANTHONY had organised a surprise party for her 40th birthday.
The singer/actress reached the milestone on Friday (24Jul09) and to celebrate, Anthony arranged a secret bash in New York on Saturday night (25Jul09), without his wife’s knowledge.
The Latino singer whisked the Hollywood star to the event in a grey Bentley sportscar, arriving outside the city’s Edison Ballroom to hoards of screaming fans.
And when Lopez spotted a marquee with her nickname ‘Lola’ spelled out in gold lettering, she discovered her partner’s plan and burst into tears. Anthony called the event An Evening for Lola in honour of his wife.
The star was greeted by pals including Liza Minnelli, Ricky Martin and producer LA Reid, as well as friends and family members who had flown in to help her celebrate.

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Jailed music producer PHIL SPECTOR has been targetted behind bars by killer CHARLES MANSON, who wants his help launching a singing career.
Spector, serving a 19-year sentence for the murder of actress Lara Clarkson, has been moved to the same California prison as Manson, who was jailed for life for masterminding the 1969 murders of actress Sharon Tate and her friends Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.
Manson was a wannabe rocker before the murders, and Spector’s wife claims the cult leader has hounded her husband for musical tips.
Rachelle Spector tells the New York Post, "A guard brought Philip a note from Manson, who said he wanted him to come over to his (cell). He said he considers Phillip the greatest producer who ever lived.
"It was creepy. Phillip didn’t respond." Spector’s publicist Hal Lifson adds, "I think Manson wants to glean some musical advice from Phil, who was a 60s music god with his Wall of Sound.
"But Phil’s like, ‘I used to pick up the phone and it was John Lennon of Celine Dion or Tina Turner, and now Charles Manson is trying to get a hold of me." Manson’s incarceration is linked to his failure to make it as a musician back in the 1960s. After Doris Day’s record producer son Terry Melcher rejected him, Manson sent members of his cult to kill Melcher - who had recently sold his house to director Roman Polanski and his wife Tate. Instead of Melcher, pregnant Tate and four others were brutally murdered.

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Former ANTHRAX frontman DAN NELSON has lashed out at his former bandmates, accusing them of lying about his departure from the group.
The singer ended his two year stint with the heavy rockers earlier this month (Jul09), forcing them to cancel European and U.S. tour dates for 2009.
A band statement alleged Nelson resigned from the group because he was seriously ill - but Nelson claims he was never sick and he’s furious the band caused friends and family members to worry about his health.
Nelson also insists he was "willing and able" to go on tour with the band - accusing his ex bandmates of pulling the plug on the dates.
He tells Blabbermouth.net, "On the advice of counsel, I have remained silent to the statements issued by Anthrax in recent days and now must address these issues to my loyal fans and others. I want to set the record straight. I was never seriously ill or sick at all, as reported in Anthrax’s July 17 press release. This extremely inflammatory statement hurt me tremendously. This statement misled fans, friends and family members into believing that I was seriously ill when I was not.
"It was the other band members’ decision to cancel the tour dates, not mine. I was ready, willing and able to do my job. After issuing the press release, the other band members decided, on their own accord, that I had ‘resigned’ from the band. I never resigned from the band."

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LEANN RIMES has broken her silence over rumours she has split from husband DEAN SHEREMET - telling gig-goers in Utah she is nursing a "broken heart".
The couple’s marriage has been under intense scrutiny since she was caught on camera kissing her Northern Lights co-star Eddie Cibrian during a night out in Los Angeles earlier this year (09).
Both stars denied cheating on their spouses, but rumours of an affair were fuelled last week (21Jul09) when Cibrian’s wife Brandi Glanville revealed she was taking some time apart from her husband - hinting there was more to Cibrian and Rimes’ relationship than they admitted.
Rimes and Sheremet have subsequently been hit by rumours that they too are living separately in a bid to salvage their relationship, with the Blue hitmaker being snapped out and about without her wedding ring.
The singer has now voiced her thoughts on the speculation surrounding her marriage - opening up to the audience at the Deer Valley Music Festival in Utah on Saturday night (25Jul09).
During her performance, Rimes stopped and told the crowd about her heart-ache: "It is inevitable that sometimes in a relationship, you will have your heart broken. Sometimes you don’t do anything, but sometimes you want revenge. Sometimes you don’t, and that’s when you just leave it in God’s hands and know that He will take care of it."

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GEORGE LUCAS has turned his legendary sci-fi creation STAR WARS into a touring concert.
A symphony orchestra will perform excerpts from John Williams’ Oscar-winning score at venues across the U.S. from October (09).
Fans of the epic series will also get the chance to re-connect with one of its stars - C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels will narrate the show, while footage from the movies is shown on a giant screen.
The show debuts in Anaheim, California on 1 October (09).

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HARRY POTTER star TOM FELTON found love on the set of the wizard adventures, he’s dating stunt assistant JADE OLIVIA.
The pair has worked together for several years, but romance blossomed while they shot the latest installment Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince last year (08).
Twenty one-year-old Felton - who plays Harry Potter’s nemesis Draco Malfoy in the movies - tells Star magazine, "She’s worked on the last few films, but it was only during the last one that I really opened my eyes.
"It’s kind of cool when your partner works in the same place."

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HARRY POTTER has been bumped from the top of the U.S. box office by a band of daredevil guinea pigs.
Disney adventure G-Force took a staggering $32.2 million (£21.5 million) during its opening weekend (24-26Jul09), scurrying ahead of the wizard franchise’s latest installment.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince took $30 million (£20 million), ahead of the critically-savaged The Ugly Truth, which earned $27 million (£18 million).
New horror release Orphan finished fourth with $12.8 million (£8.5 million) and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs rounds out the top five with takings of $8.2 million (£5.5 million).
Meanwhile, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has become the 10th highest grossing movie of all time. Takings of $8 million (£5.3 million) this week lifted its total to $379 million (£252 million).

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RIHANNA and CHRIS BROWN have prompted rumours of a dramatic reunion, after spending the weekend (25-26Jul09) in the same New York City hotel.
The pair split after Brown was arrested and charged with beating the pop beauty during a fight in February (09).
Last month (Jun09) he was sentenced to a community service order and five years’ supervised probation after pleading guilty to the attack.
Rumours of a reunion first surfaced when it was claimed the couple had both asked for a restraining order - banning Brown from going anywhere near his ex - to be lifted.
And speculation will be fuelled by a new report in the New York Post that alleges Brown and Rihanna have spent the weekend together in a Manhattan hotel.
The newspaper alleges they "checked into separate rooms at the Trump International Hotel & Tower on Friday" and "spent the next two days coming and going in separate chauffeured vehicles".
The report comes just days after Brown broke his silence about the bust-up with Rihanna by releasing a two-minute taped apology.

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Late superstar MICHAEL JACKSON has become the longest-serving artist at the top of the British charts this year (09) - with his THE ESSENTIAL collection holding onto number one for another week.
The King of Pop’s greatest hits CD has topped the U.K. album chart for the fourth week, equalling Lady Gaga’s The Fame for time spent at the top.
But Jackson’s Number Ones hits package also topped the countdown after the star’s tragic death last month (Jun09) giving him a total of five weeks at number one - the most for any artist this year (09) so far.
Jackson now has 10 albums in the top 50 - five of which are in this week’s (beg20Jul09) top 20.
Florence & The Machine’s debut Lungs sits at number two, followed by Lady Gaga’s The Fame at three and Sunny Side Up by Scottish singer Paolo Nutini at four. The top five is rounded out by La Roux’s self-titled debut album.
In the singles chart British boyband JLS hang on to the number one slot for a second week with their first single Beat Again, narrowly keeping Kanye West’s protege Mr Hudson from the top with his track Supernova.
The Black Eyed Peas are a new entry at three with I Gotta Feeling, followed by Cascada’s Evacuate the Dancefloor at four and Bulletproof by La Roux at five.

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Actress VIVICA A. FOX has shot down rumours she’s dating hip-hop star FLO RIDA, insisting she vowed never to date another rapper after her split from 50 CENT.
Fox enjoyed a brief romance with 50 Cent in 2003, but the In Da Club hitmaker dumped her during a radio interview when photos of the pair from a private shoot appeared on the cover of a magazine - without his approval.
So the 44-year-old star is baffled by reports she’s now in a relationship with Flo Rida, blaming the media for exaggerating a one-off meeting.
She says, "I met him at an event and the next thing you know we’re ‘together’. We’re not. I learned my rapper thing the first time." Fox, who was previously wed to singer Christopher ‘Sixx-Nine’ Harvest, has also ruled out any plans to remarry: "No (chance of marriage). It was too much damn paperwork."

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ANNIE LENNOX, AMY WINEHOUSE and LINDSAY LOHAN are among a host of stars who have posed for celebrity photographer BRYAN ADAMS to help raise awareness about the importance of hearing.
Adams stepped behind the camera to take shots of fellow artists including Dave Stewart, Moby, Smokey Robinson, Michael Buble, Rod Stewart, Common and Queen Latifah for the Hear the World initiative.
The campaign, by audio technology developers Phonak, aims to encourage people to appreciate their sense of hearing and prevent hearing loss.
All the celebrities featured in the new advertisements have signed on as ambassadors for the initiative.

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MERYL STREEP’s mother was such a simple cook, the actress had no idea what a potato was until she was 10.
The Doubt star, who portrays late U.S. culinary queen Julia Child in new film Julie & Julia, reveals her mum only ever whipped up quick meals during her childhood and it was only when she was invited to a friend’s house for dinner that she was introduced to the vegetable.
She tells WENN, "My mother’s motto was if it’s not done in 20 minutes it’s not dinner. I remember when I was 10 going up to a little girl’s house up the street. She and her mother were sitting at the table and they were doing something to big white tennis balls. I said, ‘what are you doing?’ They said they were making mashed potatoes. I said what do you mean? They were potatoes, killer potatoes; I’d never seen a potato (before that day)."

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OASIS frontman LIAM GALLAGHER has spoken out about the furore over their recent London gig - slamming his brother NOEL for criticising his onstage antics.
Tempers flared at the band’s concert at the Roundhouse venue last Tuesday (21Jul09) when Liam launched a tirade against a member of the audience, who he accused of throwing a coin at him.
Reports later suggested Gallagher "stormed off" after directing a series of barbed comments at the mystery man, although a spokesperson for the band later insisted the singer’s exit was all part of the show.
Gallagher also came under fire from his brother and bandmate Noel, who took to his blog to blast his sibling’s behaviour.
He wrote, "What’siz’name (Liam) exploded with pretend rage the minute he walked on. Strange cat. Probably on his man period. Saying that, it was a full moon ‘n’ all. Didn’t notice him getting any more hairy though." And now the frontman has hit back at his brother in a series of posts on his Twitter.com page - fuelling rumours the pair’s volatile relationship has been stretched to breaking point during the band’s world tour.
Gallagher writes, "Regarding short**se’s (Noel’s) comments on my behaviour at the roundhouse - pretend rage? It’s called rock and roll darling, you wanna try it sometime.
"Man period? You’ve been on since the first gig in Seattle! "And as for leaving the stage between songs, that’s when I go to the bar just like you f**king lot! Live Forever."

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TWILIGHT’s hunky werewolf TAYLOR LAUTNER is sick of growling for fans.
The actor reveals devotees of the book and film franchise are always asking him to play his wildman character Jacob Black when they meet him, but he’s growing tired - and embarrassed - of living up to their expectations.
Lautner says, "I’m asked to growl a lot, and I don’t really enjoy doing that. I just tell people to wait for the movie to see me growl." The Twilight sequel, New Moon, is released in November (09).

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Hip-hop/reggae act MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD were forced to cancel their headline performance at a music festival in California this weekend (25-26Jul09) after the frontman was admitted to hospital for emergency surgery.
Franti’s group was due to perform at the Wanderlust Festival in Lake Tahoe, California on Saturday night (July 25).
But the band had to scrap the gig after Franti was taken ill on Thursday (23Jul09). He was admitted to hospital for an operation to remove a ruptured appendix and is now said to be recovering well following the surgery.
Rapper Common replaced the group as Saturday night’s headline act.

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British actress JOANNA LUMLEY received a hero’s welcome when she landed in Nepal on Sunday (26Jul09) - three months after she won a landmark victory over the U.K. government to give Gurkha veterans the right to remain in the country.
The Absolutely Fabulous star, whose father fought alongside the Nepalese soldiers in the British army, has long campaigned for them to be allowed to stay in the U.K. after they end their duties.
The Indian-born actress’ battle led to a vote in the House of Commons in April (09), which saw Members of Parliament (MPs) overrule the government and back plans to give 36,000 Gurkha soldiers and their families the right to live in Britain.
Lumley flew to Kathmandu, Nepal on Sunday for a six-day trip during which she will will meet the country’s president and prime minister.
The star was greeted by hundreds of well-wishers and Gurkha veterans at the airport, many carrying flowers and placards reading, "Goddess Joanna" and "Thank you".
Lumley called her first visit to the country a "homecoming".
She says, "I am delighted to be here. It’s just incredible. I’ve never been to Nepal before, and this is really going to be just stunning. I feel so humbled by the fact I’m going to meet so many ex-Gurkhas and their families, and see where they are and how they live. I don’t think it can be anything other than wonderful."

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