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MICHAEL JACKSON was the man in the closet in the weeks leading up to his death in June - his heavyweight gay lover has come forward with a new sex scandal swirling around the late King of Pop.
Four years after a child molestation trial rocked Jackson to his very core, it now seems the pop superstar can’t even rest in peace.
Jason Pfeiffer, an executive working for Jackson’s dermatologist Arnold Klein, alleges he enjoyed a string of dates with the superstar during his final weeks - and they became more than close friends.
The 35 year old, who calls Jackson his "soulmate", was devastated when the King of Pop passed away on 25 June (09) - because the odd couple was just embarking on a very strange romance.
Pfeiffer spent Christmas with the pop superstar, his kids and house guest Carrie Fisher, and insists he was ready and willing when Jacko asked ‘You wanna be starting something’ a few short months later.
The businessman says he chatted to the pop star over the phone and they arranged a string of discreet meetings at Jackson’s rented home in Beverly Hills.
Pfeiffer tells Woman’s Day magazine, "I guess our first date, if you can call it that, was in my car. We went for a drive and were talking and having fun, but Michael had his minders who were ‘nosey’, as Michael put it. We had to make sure we were not caught, and although the date was short… we had a great time.
"I thought nobody else knew (about us) but (I) have since discovered that others did surmise the truth." Jackson fought off gay rumours for years before his death, insisting to those who dared to ask him about his sexuality that he simply wasn’t interested in intimacy - with anyone.
That said, the Bad hitmaker was married twice and romantically linked to stars like Diana Ross, Brooke Shields and Jane Fonda.
He also fathered three children, although his biological links to the kids, Prince Michael, Paris and Prince Michael II, have often come into question - and they hit the headlines again as his mother, Katherine, fought for custody of the trio in the wake of her son’s death.
Publicists for Jackson’s family have refused to comment on the latest gay allegations as WENN went to press.

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MILEY CYRUS’ father has brushed off the controversy surrounding the teen sensation’s pole dancing exploits at the recent Teen Choice Awards, insisting the pop star is simply trying to entertain.
Cyrusâ�� provocative performance prompted family values groups to criticise the 16 year old for bringing strip club dancing to the stage of the year’s most wholesome awards show.
But Billy Ray Cyrus insists his daughter’s critics always go too far.
He says, "I just think that Miley loves entertaining people." And he has urged his daughter not to pay attention to the negative comments being levelled at her.
He tells U.S. news show Access Hollywood, "I always tell her to love what you�re doing and stay focused for the love of the art and not worry so much about opinion."

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THE ROLLING STONES’ controversial documentary COCKSUCKER BLUES has been leaked online.
The rockers commissioned the film to be shot during their 1972 U.S. tour, but they placed a ban on the content because it included various rock and roll antics, including footage of them drug taking, they decided fans shouldn’t see.
The band placed a court order on the film, insisting it could only be legally screened when the director of the movie, photographer Robert Frank, was present.
But the shocking documentary was posted on FlavorWire.com’s blog on Wednesday (19Aug09).
Guitarist Keith Richards once said about the picture, "If anyone in America saw it, we�d never be let in the country again."

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Rapper PITBULL is facing legal action after an Australian promoter accused him of failing to show up for a concert last year (08).
The Cuban-American star, real name Christian Perez, was due to perform at the 2008 event but allegedly missed it, despite receiving half the fee upfront.
Officials at Suave Productions are suing Pitbull for the no-show and filed the lawsuit last week (beg10Aug09), accusing him of a blatant violation of their signed business agreement.
The promoter’s spokesperson, Jamie Fernandez, tells AllHipHop.com, "Itâ��s unfortunate that it had to come to this. I am a huge Pitbull fan. Iâ��ve always been the first person in Perth to play his music, but justice must be done.
"He can say whatever he wants about why he did not get on the plane but we would rather leave it up to the courts to decide who failed to fulfil their end of the contract.� And Fernandez insists they tried to best accommodate the Florida-based star, saying, "We did everything we could to make him happy, sometimes even going that extra mile in order to meet his demands. But yet he still refused to get on the plane. Not only that, he also failed to notify (us) that he wasn�t coming and also kept half the money for doing nothing at all.� Pitbull has been served a Statement of Claim over the accusations and a court date for the lawsuit is yet to be set.
Ironically, the news of the lawsuit broke on the day the rapper was receiving the key to his native Miami, Florida.

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Israeli entertainer DUDU TOPAZ has died in prison after reportedly hanging himself in the shower of his jail cell. He was 62.
The star, who was one of Israel�s most famous television personalities, had been in jail for several months while on trial for allegedly ordering an assault on two TV executives he blamed for keeping him off the air.
Topaz, who was also accused of demanding an attack on an actor’s agent, was arrested in May (09).
He initially denied his involvement in the attacks, but police said he later confessed to ordering the assaults and faced charges including assault and battery, conspiracy to commit a crime, extortion and obstruction of justice.
The once-beloved star had already attempted suicide once, while in jail, by injecting himself with an overdose of insulin.
His lawyer, Zion Amir, blames Topaz’s death on prison authorities, who failed to protect him: "All the signs pointed to the fact that he was likely to harm himself. Why did they not guard him?â�� Topaz is due to be buried on Friday (21Aug09) in Tel Aviv.

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THE INCREDIBLE HULK star LOU FERRIGNO is all green and angry after learning he won’t be among the celebrities talking part in the new season of hit U.S. show DANCING WITH THE STARS.
The bodybuilder-turned-actor, who recently hit the headlines when it was revealed he was Michael Jackson’s personal trainer up to the King of Pop’s death in June (09), originally auditioned for the show in 2007, and had been in talks to appear in the new series.
But he was surprised to find out he had not been selected as a contestant once again after holding promising talks with TV executives just a week before the 16 celebrities were announced on Monday (17Aug09).
Ferrigno’s wife, Carla, has blasted producers for the snub and criticised them for not even letting her husband know they had decided against picking him.
She tells RadarOnline.com, "They never even had the class to give Lou a call and tell him that he was not going to be chosen - this is the second time they haven�t selected him but it will be the last. Lou is an American icon and we had a lot of fans contacting us who were excited about him appearing on Dancing With The Stars.
"The producers told us he would have made an excellent contestant and when you compare him to some of the �so-called� celebrities they picked it just does not make any sense at all.
"We couldnâ��t believe some of the people they picked… I mean Tom Delay, a corrupt politician, a skateboarder (Louie Vito) who nobody has ever heard of and what exactly has Ashley (Hamilton) ever done?" The other celebrities picked include pop stars Macy Gray and Aaron Carter, reality TV princess Kelly Osbourne and model Joanna Krupa.

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U.S. reality TV contestant RYAN JENKINS has been charged with the murder of his Playboy model wife.
The body of the Megan Wants A Millionaire star’s wife Jasmine Fiore was found dumped in a trashcan in Buena Park, California on Saturday (15Aug09). The 28 year old had been strangled to death.
Jenkins, 32, disappeared after reporting her missing later that day.
Reports suggest the couple’s marriage was in trouble and Fiore planned to leave her husband, a Canadian businessman.

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PAULY SHORE stunned cast and crew on the set of his upcoming movie BRAND DEAD after launching into a foul-mouthed tirade aimed at producers.
The actor is attempting to make a career comeback after enjoying huge success in the 1990s with comedy movies like Encino Man.
And he generated plenty of attention by throwing a tantrum on the set of his upcoming film, unleashing a curse-laden rant after he overheard producers talking to one another while he was shooting a scene.
In footage posted on MovieSet.com, Shore can be seen storming angrily off the set, screaming, "Shut the f**k up while we’re working! I’m playing this gay guy all day, wearing this f**king wig on my head… Have you ever been on a set before?" In 2006, Shore brewed up a fair amount of media attention after admitting footage of him getting punched in the face at a Texas comedy club was actually a hoax.

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Comedienne JOAN RIVERS’ love life has taken a funny turn - she has fallen for the man behind the Perfect 10 soft-porn empire.
Norm Zada, 59, admits he has been in love with 76-year-old Rivers for over 30 years after meeting her backstage at a comedy show.
He told her about his lasting crush when he became a subject on her new TV show How Did You Get So Rich - and Rivers was so taken by his loyalty she agreed to date the former mathematics professor-turned-publisher.
What makes the odd romance even odder is Zada made a name for himself by refusing to work with cosmetically-enhanced models - and now he’s dating perhaps the world’s poster woman for nips and tucks.
Zada reportedly launched Perfect 10 in the mid-1990s after a friend was rejected from the pages of Playboy magazine because her proportions did not fit the magazine’s tastes.
But despite his own personal taste for ‘real’ women, Zada has always found Rivers "intriguing" and "fascinating".
He says, "I was in love with Joan for quite a while back, about 30 years ago… but I had to admire from afar. I got that. She was happily married.
"Then all of sudden they decide to do this show about how I made my money and I had an opportunity to meet her in person - and we got along very well.
"I’ve always had a lot of respect for her and now we’re dating. It’s just started and I’m supposed to see her in L.A. when she next comes here. She is a very intriguing lady.
"I would say I have a fascination with her. I’ve met a lot of natural beautiful models in my time, but I can appreciate women who are incredibly intelligent and are so interesting to be around and learn from, I’ve always told people that without a high IQ I don’t care how attractive the women is, I can’t personally get interested in her. Joan is at the very end of the spectrum in terms of IQ." And Rivers has confirmed she and Zada are an item; her publicist states, "Joan is dating Norm Zada." Zada, the son of Fuzzy Logic computer scientist Lotfi Zadeh, previously worked at IBM and was an adjunct mathematics professor at Stanford University, Columbia University and UCLA, where he penned textbooks on computer science.
He turned his back on academia to become a professional poker player before starting up the Perfect 10 empire.
His glossy full of lovelies wrapped up business in 2007, but the enterprising businessman still oversees the spin-off website and remains one of Los Angeles’ most powerful players, living among the rich and famous like Denzel Washington, Sylvester Stallone and Rod Stewart in Beverly Park, where Rivers was a recent guest.
And he’s already planning a future with the comedienne, who has been single since her beloved husband Edgar Rosenberg died in 1987.
Zada adds, "I would like to go out to lunch with her for the next five years, absolutely, because every meeting would be intriguing.
"I absolutely adore her and just love the IQ and the knowledge and the enlightenment. She’s a great dinner companion. We’re going to have fun together because I’m going to love talking to her and hopefully she won’t hate talking to me." Rivers isn’t Zada’s first funny gal - he briefly romanced beloved comedienne Lucille Ball.
Zada reveals, "She used to call me ‘The Computer’ and I would go visit her at her home on Roxbury in Beverly Hills, and we basically just played backgammon… We were very close.
"But Joan is actually a lot funnier in person than Lucy was… Joan Rivers is in a class by herself."

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JOHNNY DEPP and HALLE BERRY have been named the sexiest stars alive, and GEORGE CLOONEY the Most Distinguished Looking Gentleman in a new U.S. poll.
America’s Parade magazine asked readers to vote for their favourite and least favourite stars in a range of categories and Depp and Berry were named Sexiest Actor and Sexiest Lady respectively, ahead of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, who were hailed Sexiest Couple.
Jennifer Garner picked up two honours - as Most Natural Beauty and as part of the Most Normal Couple with Ben Affleck - and newlyweds Fergie and Josh Duhamel were voted the pair with the Most Successful Marriage.
America’s First Lady Michelle Obama was named Biggest Trendsetter and country music sensation Taylor Swift was voted Best Role Model for Teens.
Those dishonoured in the summer magazine vote included Amy Winehouse (Most In Need of Therapy) and Paris Hilton (Most Promiscuous).
Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva were named the Most Surprising Couple.

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Action man-turned-California Governor ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER is refusing to block parole for a terminally ill murderer.
The state leader has effectively signed Deborah Peagler’s release papers by refusing to stand in the way of plans to free the 49 year old, who has been serving a life sentence since 1983 after pleading guilty to killing her abusive drug dealer boyfriend.
Peagler’s supporters expect her to be released over the weekend (21-23Aug09).
Her longtime attorney, Joshua Safran, says, "I�m absolutely ecstatic." Peagler was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer earlier this year (Feb09).

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MICHAEL JACKSON will no longer be laid to rest on what would have been his 51st birthday (29Aug09), according to the tragic star’s father JOE JACKSON.
The Jackson family recently confirmed reports the King of Pop would be buried alongside movie greats and music superstars at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California - but the date has changed.
Joe Jackson has revealed the private ceremony, attended by family and close friends, has been pushed back to 31 August (09) to give the Jacksons more time to plan the burial service.
The Thriller hitmaker died after suffering a cardiac arrest on 25 June (09).

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RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS rocker CHAD SMITH looks so much like actor WILL FERRELL he’s constantly stopped in the street and mistaken for the film funnyman.
The drummer insists he’s often asked to sign autographs as Ferrell, and he’s so determined to claim back his own identity he has started wearing T-shirts that read ‘I’m not Will Ferrell’.
Smith tells Spinner.com, "People come up to me in airports and they’re asking for my autograph, not because I’m the drummer for the Chili Peppers’ they really think I’m Will Ferrell.
"And I’m nice to these people. (I say) ‘No, I’m not.’ But they’re like, ‘I loved you in Old School. You’re so funny.’" He reveals the pair met once at a Los Angeles party, and the likeness freaked them both out: "There’s a buffet line and I walk up and I’m getting my second shrimp skewer. There’s a guy next to me doing the same thing and then Will Ferrell is next to him and so I kind of glance over. Right at the time I’m turning to leave the table and start walking back, the guy between us splits and both Will and I turn kind of at the same time. It was classic.
"He eyeballs me up and down, and he goes, ‘You’re very handsome’ and walks away. I was like, ‘Hey, funny f**king guy. I like that.’" Smith vows he’ll never use the similarity to get away with bad behaviour - although he admits it’s tempting, adding, "I could walk into a club, say ‘I’m Will Ferrell,’ and start spanking strippers. Next thing you know it’s all over the place…That’s not a bad idea."

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Cuban-American rapper PITBULL has been handed the key to his native Miami, Florida.
The reformed drug dealer, real name Armando Perez, was presented with the ceremonial honour by Miami Commissioner Thomas Regalado, who applauded the I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) hitmaker for the "positive impact" he has made on the city.
Pitbull released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. (Money Is a Major Issue), and has hailed his hometown in many of his records.
The rapper says, "I can’t help but keep staring at it (honour), because it’s something I’ve worked so hard for. I’m very passionate about Miami… Miami has built my character, and it has taught me a lot about life and helped me in my career."

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AMERICAN IDOL star ADAM LAMBERT’s post-talent show career has been given a huge boost - QUEEN’s BRIAN MAY likes what he has heard so far.
Lambert performed with May and rockers Queen on the last season of Idol and gave the guitar great a preview of his first release, which will feature in John Cusack’s new apocalypse movie 2012.
The project has been top secret, but May couldn’t contain his excitement on his blog.
He writes, "I have to say I was completely blown away… Itâ��s truly sensational. Itâ��s so obviously a number one smash, any bookie (bookmaker) would be mad to take bets on it. I am not kidding." The movie will be released in October and Lambert’s debut album is set for release in November (09).

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TOMMY LEE is set to return to the drumkit after sitting out a week of MOTLEY CRUE concerts to allow his burned left hand to heal.
Lee scorched his hand while playing with sparklers earlier this month (Aug09) and Sevendust star Morgan Rose stepped in to take his spot for the past five shows.
But prior to the Crue Fest 2 concert in Mansfield, Massachusetts on Wednesday night (19Aug09), Rose announced the gig would be his last as a stand-in on his Facebook.com page.

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Two of the producers of the latest TERMINATOR movie have filed for bankruptcy after failing to pay back investors in the action film.
Even though Terminator: Salvation has made over $370 million (GBP246.6 million) globally since its release in May (09), Derek Anderson and Victor Kubicek found themselves unable to pay bosses at funding firm Pacificor an agreed sum.
Pacificor executives financed the producers’ $30 million (GBP20 million) purchase of the Terminator rights, and helped them make other payments totalling $9 million (GBP6 million), according to the Los Angeles Times.
Now, three companies belonging to Anderson and Kubicek have filed for Chapter 11 reorganisation in Los Angeles’ U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
Terminator: Salvation is the only movie released under the two producers’ Halcyon film company.

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MIKE MYERS has revealed he almost lost a toe after a scooter accident in Fiji last year (08).
The comedy actor had to undergo year-long treatment on the mangled appendage after using his foot to stop a runaway bike, He explains, "On the second day (of my vacation) I got into a scooter accident. I went into oncoming traffic. I tried to stop… I put my foot down and tried to stop and took the top of my foot off.
"I was wearing sandals, which was stupid. There was this arterial spray. It was like the opening credits of Saving Private Ryan." Myers spent the rest of his vacation with his foot strapped up and in the air, but the wound got infected and he had to seek the help of a specialist in New York City.
The star adds, "I was referred to this great doctor. I had to see him once a week for a year - and he saved my toe… It grew back."

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