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Officials at the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office have dismissed Internet reports suggesting they are gearing up to charge MICHAEL JACKSON’s personal physician DR. CONRAD MURRAY with manslaughter.
One report suggests Murray, who was living with the King of Pop when he died in June (09), will be accused of killing the pop star in the next two weeks.
But the District Attorney’s office authorities insist the story is "completely and totally false".
FOXNews.com reported on Wednesday (19Aug09) that the doctor, who has been interviewed several times by authorities, would face criminal charges due to his alleged involvement in the King of Pop�s death.
The story surfaced 24 hours after Dr. Murray filmed a one-minute video, professing his innocence and thanking patients and friends for their support, and posted it on website YouTube.com.
Murray has been a person of interest ever since Jackson died on 25 June (09). Investigators have been looking into whether Murray gave the pop star the anaesthetic Propofol in the hours before his death.

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The King of Country has dethroned the King of Pop in America - GEORGE STRAIT has ended MICHAEL JACKSON’s run as the album bestseller.
Strait’s new album Twang replaces Jackson’s Number Ones compilation as the best selling album in America.
The pop superstar has held that title for five of the seven weeks since his death in June (09).
Twang is Strait’s fifth number one on the Billboard 200 countdown, and his 23rd to top the Top Country Albums chart.
Another old-timer, Neil Diamond, crashes in to the number two spot on the main chart with concert CD/DVD Hot August Night/NYC, and the Black Eyed Peas’ The E.N.D. rounds out the new top three.
Indie rock supergroup Cobra Starship’s third album Hot Mess debuts at four.

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CELINE DION is pregnant with an embryo that was frozen for eight years, her fertility doctor has revealed.
The singer has revealed she is expecting her second child with husband Rene Angelil - a little brother or sister for the couple’s eight-year-old son Rene-Charles.
And fertility specialist Dr. Zev Rosenwaks has revealed he implanted an embryo in the 41 year old’s womb that had been frozen in liquid nitrogen since the in vitro fertilisation that helped her conceive Rene-Charles.
Dr. Rosenwaks tells People.com, "She came back to have the embryos transferred back because she wanted to have another baby." And when the pregnancy test came back positive, she was thrilled.
The doctor adds, "She was very happy. So was Rene. They are both very thankful.
"She is feeling well. So far, so good. I look forward to hearing the fetal heartbeat. Rene and Celine are both looking forward to pregnancy that is a healthy one."

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GREEN DAY, METALLICA and LINKIN PARK lead the list of tattooed rockers up for the Best Band/Artist honour at the first Inked True Colors Awards.
The rockers will compete for the top prize at the event, which will be held on 3 October (09) at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas.
They’ll be up against Rise Against, Eminem, Slayer, Lil Wayne, Gallows, Fall Out Boy and Good Charlotte.
Meanwhile, the nominees for Favourite Tattooed Artist are Rihanna, Pink, Travis Barker, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Megan Fox, among others.

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Sexy German actress DIANE KRUGER was shocked by her new Playboy magazine spread - because editors chose to cover her up.
The Troy star agreed to pose in a series of provocative shots for the publication’s 20 Questions interview segment, but photo editors chose the least sexy shot of her.
She says, "I’m actually more covered up in the picture they used than any other photo shoot I’ve been in. I’m wearing a full-on trench coat and a beret."

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ANGELINA JOLIE deserves a sainthood, according to the children she helped by donating the profits from her family photos of baby SHILOH in 2006.
The actress agreed to distribute the $4 million (GBP2.6 million) she made from showing off Shiloh, who was born in Namibia, to local schools - and the kids she helped back then are now flourishing thanks to the hand-out.
Children attending the Okanimekwa School, which received an estimated $10,000 (GBP6,660) of the photo cash, can’t thank the actress and human rights activist enough - because her donation helped to buy them bicycles.
In a new Life & Style magazine expose, teenager Emiliana Shikongo says, "She�s (Jolie) a very special person, and we�ll never forget her. She must be a holy person." And schoolpal Andreas Kristofelius adds, "I think Angelina Jolie must be a saint." The school bought 75 bicycles to help struggling pupils, and Shikongo was among those to reap the benefits of the gift.
She tells the publication her new mode of transport has shaved 90 minutes off her journey to school - and no longer means she has to leave at 5am and return after dark.
She says, "Now I can stay at school until 4 or 5pm to finish my homework and I still get home before dark. Now my teachers and parents are happy with my performance." Kristofelius, 17, adds, "I used to stay late at school, then walk home to collect firewood to make light so I could finish my homework (because) there is no electricity… Now, with the bicycle, I get to school early, and Iâ��m already working when my teacher arrives. And I can stay later and finish all my homework because it doesnâ��t take me long to ride home."

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Thousands of MICHAEL JACKSON fans will gather in Mexico City on the star’s 51st birthday for a record-breaking dance-off to the King of Pop’s hit THRILLER.
As Jackson family members say their final farewells to the entertainer at Glendale’s Forest Lawn Memorial Park in California on 29 August (09), over 10,000 people have signed on to celebrate the pop star’s life and break the record for most people to dance to the track simultaneously in one place.
The group will be led by a Jackson impersonator, according to organiser Carlos Contreras.
The record is currently held by a group of 242 students at Virginia’s College of William & Mary, who performed the routine in May (09).

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HARRY POTTER star DANIEL RADCLIFFE has ruled himself out of a planned LORD OF THE RINGS prequel - because he doesn’t want to play BILBO BAGGINS.
The young actor has long been considered the hot favourite to lead the cast of The Hobbit - but he insists the role should go to someone else.
He says, "I�d have to say, �Thanks but no thanks,� not that anyone has asked me.
"Honestly, I donâ��t think they would want me anyway; itâ��s just too close (to Potter franchise). Whatever I do next, I donâ��t think there will be any wizards in it!" Radcliffe, who is currently working on the final two films in the Potter franchise, would like to see Scottish actor James McAvoy as J.R.R. Tolkien’s most famous literary character in Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro’s new film.
He adds, "James McAvoy is fantastic. I think he should play it. I�ve done the fantasy film thing. Actually, so has he, with the Chronicles of Narnia, of course. But I�ve done it for longer. He can take over. I�m done."

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JIMI HENDRIX has beaten SLASH to the top of a new Time magazine poll to find the 10 Greatest Electric Guitar Players.
Blues legend B.B
. King, Rolling Stones star Keith Richards and late guitar great Les Paul also make the list.
The line-up is:

1. Jimi Hendrix
2. Slash
3. B.B
. King
4. Keith Richards
5. Eric Clapton
6. Jimmy Page
7. Chuck Berry
8. Les Paul
9. Yngwie Malmsteen
10. Prince

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Pop star JASON MRAZ has joined the BLACK EYED PEAS in the record books after smashing a U.S. pop chart longevity milestone on the same day the band claimed a 20th consecutive week at number one.
The Peas’ I Gotta Feeling has claimed an eighth week atop the Billboard Hot 100, which adding to the 12 week number one run for their previous hit Boom Boom Pow gives them a 20-week consecutive stint at the front of the countdown.
The group has been number one in America since 9 April (09).
Meanwhile, Mraz has broken Leann Rimes’ 10-year-old record for the longest run on the chart with one single - his I’m Yours hit has been on the Hot 100 countdown for a staggering 70 weeks - and it’s still in the top 30.
The song debuted on the 3 May, 2008, countdown and peaked at number six last September (08).
Rimes’ How Do I Live spent 69 weeks on the Hot 100 in 1997 and 1998.
Thrilled Mraz says, "I’m blown away, humbled by the success of my happy little hippie song."

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GEORGE HAMILTON is set to vamp it up again for laughs as the producer of a new comedy horror sequel of his hit film LOVE AT FIRST BITE.
It has been 20 years since the movie star played Count Vladimir Dracula in the cult 1979 movie and now he’s back for more blood with a camp sequel called Batrimony: Love At Second Bite.
He tells WENN, "It’s terrific. It’s all about old world school of Dracula in the Bella Legosi 1940s up against the Twilight felons with humour. It’s hard to do but it’s great fun." And Hamilton thinks the time is perfect for another vampire movie spoof: "I think Twilight is a wonderful series of books. It’s so important for these young girls with hormonal changes and this love that’s worth giving your life for. But now I have a find a way to bring my Love At First Bite character into that kind of story and make it funny and not be at all like Twilight and I think I found a way to do that." And Batrimony isn’t the only film project Hamilton is working on - he’s also producing a movie about movie legend Errol Flynn’s son Sean, who was captured by the Khmer Rouge during the Vietnam War.
He adds, "It’s a wonderful story."

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Quirky RUSHMORE and MARIE ANTOINETTE star JASON SCHWARTZMAN has confirmed reports he wed designer BRADY CUNNINGHAM last month (Jul09).
The newlyweds exchanged vows at their home in California on 11 July (09).
The 29-year-old actor’s publicist tells People.com, "It was a very small ceremony with many family members and close friends."

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HUGH JACKMAN has turned roving reporter to film a documentary investigating fair trade practises.
The Australian actor has stunned passersby in New York City by popping into cafes and restaurants unannounced with a camera crew to quiz vendors over what they know about goods coming from developing countries.
The star is hoping to raise awareness for fair trade initiatives, which help struggling workers and farmers become financially stable and self-sufficient.
According to HelloMagazine.com, Jackman hopes to find answers to questions such as, "How is it that a kid dies every three seconds from extreme poverty?"

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Rocker EDDIE VAN HALEN only agreed to film a cameo role in U.S. sitcom TWO AND A HALF MEN after star CHARLIE SHEEN begged him - because he’s terrified of acting.
The guitar legend has turned down numerous offers to appear on film and TV, but always says no because he suffers from performance anxiety.
But pal Sheen talked him into accepting the walk-on role, and he’s glad he said yes.
Van Halen says, "I typically shy away from these requests as I am not an actor, but Charlie and I are friends and since it was a scene with him, I agreed. Charlie and I had a great time, even though I was very nervous." The episode airs on 12 September (09).

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LINDSAY LOHAN has been snubbed for a new film role about a sexually curious teen - after producers ruled the troubled star is too "jaded" to play the part.
The actress has struggled to reclaim a top spot at the box-office since 2004’s Mean Girls, and her promising career has been marred by a string of drink driving charges and allegations of excess boozing and partying.
Just last week (begs10Aug09) Lohan denied reports her on/off lesbian lover Samantha Ronson staged an intervention to confront the star about her alleged drug abuse, brushing the reports off as "weird".
And writer Allison Burnett has now revealed she’s passed up the actress as a prospect in a movie adaptation of her novel Undiscovered Gyrl, about a teen blogging about her sexual coming-of-age - because of Lohan’s troubled past.
Burnett tells U.S. magazine OK!, "(Lohan) is a wonderful actress, but her fame and baggage would only work against her."

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British actor JUDE LAW is praying his new SHERLOCK HOLMES film is a success - because he’d love to see the classic tale turn into a movie franchise.
The Alfie star takes on the role of Dr. Watson alongside Robert Downey Jr. as the legendary detective in Guy Ritchie’s new epic.
Law admits he relished the chance to bring Arthur Conan Doyle’s original stories to the big screen and hopes the public enjoy the new movie, because there is plenty more material for sequels.
He tells Empire magazine, "No (it will not be a one-off). The more you work on the substance of a film, the more you go back to the source material and the more you realise there is to tell. There are fantastic stories and even better characters. We would love that the audience falls in love with it (the movie) as much as we have, as then we can (make) a whole bunch more." While Downey Jr. reveals he too is keen to film a follow-up, adding, "We definitely agreed to renegotiate for a part two. We feel really strongly about that. We might shoot the next one abroad."

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GENE SIMMONS is fulfilling a childhood dream, by providing the voice for the WOLF MAN in SIR ANTHONY HOPKINS and BENICIO DEL TORO’s new movie.
Simmons was asked by The Wolf Man director Joe Johnston to record the creature’s "howling voice" for the movie, scheduled for release next year (10).
The invitation was a dream come true for the KISS rocker and film fanatic.
Simmons explains, "The original Wolfman starred Lon Chaney Jr., son of the legendary Lon Chaney Sr. Chaney Sr. was called Man Of 1,000 Faces, and for me was a pivotal figure in my childhood. So much so, that I wrote a song called Man of 1,000 Faces on my 1978 solo album, and my production company was also called Man of 1,000 Facesâ�¦ in homage to Chaney." The rocker’s trademark tones are currently in demand in Tinseltown - he’s already landed another voice-over job. The bassist adds, "I was asked to do the voice of the Dragon Spirit in M. Night Shyamalanâ��s forthcoming Airbender movie. This may or may not come to fruition. Weâ��ll see.â��

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Christian rocker RYAN DEZURIK has been killed in a car accident in Minnesota, aged 19.
DeZurik was the former lead singer of heavy metal bands Against the Tides and Oath By Bloods.
Local man Timothy Allen Rausch, 29, has been charged with vehicular homicide after the crash on Sunday (16Aug09), amid reports he was driving his Hummer H2 drunk.
DeZurik was studying at college and searching for a new band at the time of his death.

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