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Actor VERNE TROYER is urging his AUSTIN POWERS co-star MIKE MYERS to speed up the writing process for a fourth spy film - because he can’t wait to reprise his role as MINI ME.
Myers announced he was working on another movie after the phenomenal success of the first three instalments garnered more than $676 million (£450 million) at the worldwide box office.
The funnyman revealed the plot would centre around bad guy Dr. Evil - and Troyer is eager to head back to the set.
He says, "I would (do the role). I think Mike is putting pen to paper - that’s the rumour.
"I believe (there will be a fourth Austin Powers). It was a great experience, it was fun. I think Mike enjoys doing Austin Powers so I think it will be back and I’d love to be in it, hell yeah."

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REBECCA ROMIJN is relishing the break she gets from her twin babies on the set of her new TV show EASTWICK - because they took her "for granted" when she was a stay at home mum.
After nursing Dolly and Charlie for six months, Romijn swapped places with husband Jerry O’Connell so she could return to work on the new witch-themed drama.
And her relationship with her babies is better than ever.
The actress tells Starpulse.com, "I was with them right up until they were six months which is when we started shooting, and I felt like they kind of took me for granted a little bit, like Jerry’d walk in, they’d be like, ‘Ahhh.’ But then they never even noticed that it was me with them the whole time. I was a milk machine. I felt like that’s all I was to them, just this walking milk machine.
"Now that I’m not there as many hours during the day, they’re pretty clingy and I have to say I love it. It’s the best feeling in the world."

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A-TEAM star MR T has hung up his trademark gold chains for good, after witnessing the horror of Hurricane Katrina.
The actor - real name Laurence Tureaud - famously hung strings of gold around his neck on and off screen.
But he retired the bling in 2005 out of respect for the victims of the natural disaster, which struck America’s gulf coast, killing thousands.
Mr T tells the New York Daily News, "As a Christian I said I would never wear my own gold again because of what happened with Hurricane Katrina. It would be a sin against God for me to wear my gold when so many people lost everything.
"Sure, it’s my trademark, but I am the same person whether I’m wearing the gold or not. My moral values are the same. The gold don’t make me, I make the gold."

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Eighties icon MR. T has given fighter-turned-actor QUENTIN ‘RAMPAGE’ JACKSON his blessing to replace him in the upcoming A-TEAM movie.
Ultimate Fighting champ Jackson was recently unveiled as the new Sergeant Bosco ‘B.A.’ Baracus in Joe Carnahan’s big screen adaptation of the 1980s TV hit.
He’ll join Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper and Jessica Biel in the cast.
Mr T - real name Laurence Tureaud - hints he would have liked to have reprised the role he made famous, but insists he’s not bitter movie bosses opted for someone else.
He tells the New York Daily News, "As one tough man to another, I respect him. I’m not mad at Quentin Jackson and I’m not mad at (A-Team creator) Steve Cannell.
"There’s no hard feelings. I’m grateful that I had the time on the show back in the ’80s. When the movie comes out, I’m going to go see it and I’m going to enjoy it."

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Actress REESE WITHERSPOON has shot down reports she’s preparing to become Mrs. JAKE GYLLENHAAL, insisting she’s not engaged to the JARHEAD star.
The Legally Blonde beauty, who was previously married to Ryan Phillippe, has been dating Gyllenhaal since 2007 after meeting on the set of Rendition.
Britain’s OK! magazine claims the couple is now planning to exchange vows after Witherspoon was spotted wearing a ring on her wedding finger.
A source tells the publication, "Reese looked delighted, and she was definitely showing off the ring." However, Witherspoon’s representative has denied the claims, emphatically telling GossipCop.com, "No, no and no."

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VERNE TROYER is convinced the death of HEATH LEDGER was "almost meant to be" - because the impact his tragic passing had on THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS improved the final cut of the movie.
Ledger was shooting scenes for the film before his death from a prescription drug overdose in January 2008, and Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell were drafted in by director Terry Gilliam to carry on the project.
All three stars play different versions of Ledger’s character Tim - a move Troyer is pleased about, because it fits in so well with the weird fantasy film.
But the pint-sized star is adamant he would rather Ledger had played the role in its entirety.
He says, "I don’t really want to say this but it’s almost like it was meant to be because it flows so well. I’d rather have Heath for the whole thing but for some reason it worked.
"It was tough. I’m sure everybody else felt the same way I did. I just couldn’t believe it. It was hard to go back to work because you were used to seeing Heath and he just wasn’t there."

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BRITNEY SPEARS concluded the North American leg of her CIRCUS tour with two raunchy shows in Las Vegas - where she performed a lap dance for singer LANCE BASS.
The pop star wrapped up her seven-month tour in Sin City on Sunday (27Sep09) and gave fans a thrill by inviting the ‘N Sync star - her friend and former tourmate - to join her onstage at the Mandalay Bay venue.
Spears proceeded to serenade him while writhing seductively to her track Breathe On Me, while Bass could be seen singing along.
Barry Manilow was also in the audience, while former Spice Girl Melanie Brown and teen sensation Miley Cyrus were in town to catch Spears’ concert on Saturday (26Sep09).
And Spears was clearly delighted with the star-studded turnout - she later contacted Cyrus on Twitter.com to tell her: "Thanks for coming to my show last night! Hope you had fun! - Britney." Excited Cyrus responded, "You are very welcome. I love you so much!" The Toxic hitmaker will relax throughout the month of October (09) before flying to Australia to play a string of dates Down Under in November (09).

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MARILYN MANSON’s concert promoters have contradicted the shock rocker’s confession he’s been diagnosed with swine flu.
Last week (begs21Sep09) Manson claimed he was informed by doctors earlier this month (Sep09) he had contracted the virus.
In a post on his personal blog, Manson wrote, "So I have officially been diagnosed, by a real doctor, with THE SWINE FLU.
"I know everyone will suggest that f**king a pig is how this disease was obtained. However, the doctor said, my past choices in women have, in ‘no way’ contributed to… me acquiring this mysterious sickness. Unfortunately, I am going to survive. M." However, promoters for Manson’s Canadian tour have denied the rocker has contracted the illness.
A statement from the promoters reads: "The Gillett Entertainment Group and Live Nation confirmed today that contrary to rumours circulating, Marilyn Manson is not suffering from swine flu." Manson wrapped his Canadian tour with shows in Halifax on Friday (25Sep09) and Moncton, New Brunswick, on Saturday (26Sep09).
His online posts have since been removed.

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BARBRA STREISAND impressed celebrity fans with an intimate performance at a New York City jazz club on Saturday (26Sep09) - 48 years after she opened at the venue to sing for MILES DAVIS.
Streisand sang at the Village Vanguard in 1961 on the same bill as the jazz legend, before she earned a large fanbase at local clubs in downtown Manhattan and became a Grammy-winning superstar.
Celebrities including Sarah Jessica Parker, Nicole Kidman, celebrity designer Donna Karan, and former U.S. President Bill Clinton mingled with dozens of Streisand fans who won tickets to the event through online contests.
The rare performance from the notoriously stage-shy star included material from her upcoming album Love Is the Answer, jazz standards, and classic pop songs.
The show was such a hit, the singer’s publicist Ken Sunshine has hinted that more than the 100 lucky concert-goers will have an opportunity to see the show: "There may eventually be a DVD.â��

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A key piece of evidence in the JOHN TRAVOLTA extortion trial has been destroyed by one of the suspects, according to police.
Paramedic Tarino Lightbourn and former Bahamian senator Pleasant Bridgewater are currently on trial in Nassau, accused of attempting to secure a multi-million payment from Travolta for the return of a form the star signed just before his son Jett was pronounced dead in January (09).
The 16 year old died after suffering a seizure during a family holiday on the Caribbean island.
The document at the centre of the case is a Refusal of Treatment/Transportation form, which the Grease actor signed after requesting paramedics drive the family to the airport so he could fly Jett to a hospital in Florida.
Travolta initially believed it would be faster to travel back to the U.S. than take Jett to a local hospital, but subsequently changed his mind. The teen was pronounced dead at the medical centre.
Cops searched Bridgewater’s law office after her arrest on 22 January (09), but when detectives failed to find the original document, she told officers "she had already destroyed it", according to a police report filed by Sergeant Deborah Thompson on 30 January (09).
When quizzed further about the missing form, the report states, "She replied that she only had a copy, but after she noticed that the incident was about to explode, she used a candle at her home and lit the document on fire and flush (sic) the ashes in the toilet bowl at her residence." The candle was found by police, along with tiny remnants of what is believed to be the document: "Whilst at her residence, she directed officers to a white candle in a glass, which when examined had what appeared to be ashes in it." Lightbourn and Bridgewater were reportedly caught on camera thrashing out a deal with Travolta’s lawyer.
They deny conspiracy to commit extortion. The case continues.

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MICHAEL JACKSON believed he was bullied by the media because of the colour of his skin.
The singer enjoyed a mixed relationship with the press before his death in June (09) and he felt he was unfairly treated when he was first accused of child molestation in 1993, and again when he was tried and acquitted in 2005.
During taped interviews with his friend Rabbi Shmuley Boteach between 1999 and 2001, Jackson claimed he was picked on because he was the first black star to win over a white audience.
Jackson said, "You had (Harry) Belafonte, you had Sammy (Davis Jr.), you had Nat King Cole. People loved their music, but they didn’t get adulation, they didn’t get crying. I was the first one to break the ice, break the mould, where white girls, Scottish girls, Irish girls are screaming, ‘I’m in love with you, I want to…’ And that gave a lot of the white press, they didn’t like that, and that’s why they started the stories. ‘He’s weird, he’s gay, he sleeps in a hyperbaric chamber, he wants to buy the Elephant Man bones.’ "Anything that turned people against me. They tried their hardest."

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Famed Spanish pianist ALICIA DE LARROCHA has died at the age of 86.
The musician passed away in Quiron Hospital in Barcelona, Spain on Friday (25Sep09). Her health had deteriorated since she broke her hip two years ago, according to record producer Gregor Benko, a family friend.
De Larrocha began taking piano lessons when she was just three, before making her debut at five at the International Exposition in Barcelona.
She went on to travel the world playing with major orchestras and winning several Grammy awards for her recordings.
Spain’s Culture Minister Angeles Gonzalez-Sinde says, "She was an extraordinary ambassador for Spain." Members of the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra paid tribute to De Larrocha by holding a minute’s silence before performing in her honour last weekend (26-27Sep09).

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Former AMERICAN IDOL star JUSTIN GUARINI has married in his native Pennsylvania.
The singer wed girlfriend Reina Capodici on a private estate in Doylestown on Saturday evening (26Sep09), his representative Jeff Ballard confirms to People.com.
Guarini, who briefly dated his new bride in high school before reconnecting recently, is now stepfather to Capodici’s four-year-old daughter Lola.

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KEISHA BUCHANAN has been given a boost after she was booted out of the SUGABABES - R&B star NE-YO wants to help launch her solo career.
The So Sick hitmaker contacted Buchanan about writing songs for her upcoming solo project after he learned she had been forced out of the British girl group she helped create.
Record bosses asked Buchanan to leave after 11 years in the band when remaining members Amelle Berrabah and Heidi Range complained they couldn’t bear the tension.
But Buchanan, who was replaced by singer Jade Ewen, is determined to carve out a successful solo career with Ne-Yo’s supervision in the studio.
A source tells Britain’s London Lite, "Keisha has known Ne-Yo for a few years. They are close friends and have worked together on Sugababes material. So when he heard she had left the group he contacted her and told her he wants to work with her."

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Hip-hop mogul SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS has confirmed his long-rumoured exit from Warner Music Group - their five-year deal will expire by the end of the month (Sep09).
The rapper’s 2006 record Press Play was the only album he released during his exclusive deal with Warner Music Group/Atlantic Records - set to end in a matter of days.
His Bad Boy music label will remain in place at the company - but Combs admits he is looking forward to putting out new material as a solo artist through an as-yet-undisclosed venture.
He says, "Now that the term of the Warner deal has ended, I have elected to accept an opportunity to move my recording career and future label venture to another company." A WMG spokesman and a Warner Bros. Records spokeswoman had no comment.

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The woman who inspired hit BEATLES track LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS has died after losing her battle with auto-immune disease lupus.
Lucy Vodden, the childhood pal of John Lennon’s son Julian, passed away at the age of 46 after fighting the disease for years, London’s St. Thomas’ Hospital confirmed on Monday (28Sep09).
She was the inspiration for the legendary song, which appeared on the band’s 1967 album Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Julian and his mother Cynthia, Lennon’s first wife, are "shocked and saddened by the loss of Lucy," according to the St. Thomas’ Lupus Trust charity.
Julian reached out to Vodden earlier this year (09) after hearing she was suffering with the auto-immune disease, and revived their friendship by offering his support.
Lucy first came to the Beatle’s attention when Julian brought home a painting of his classmate with diamond shapes over her eyes - sparking the song’s title.

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LIMP BIZKIT singer FRED DURST has split from his wife ESTHER - just two months after the couple married.
The rocker tied the knot with Esther Nazarov in a Las Vegas ceremony in July (09), three months after announcing they were engaged to wed.
But now the 39 year old has stunned fans with news of the couple’s separation.
He writes on his Twitter.com page, "For those of you inquiring I will confirm that Esther and I have decided to go our separate ways and we both thank you for your support." Durst has two children from previous relationships.

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Actor ANDREW SHUE is set to wed U.S. TV reporter AMY ROBACH after a whirlwind romance.
The former Melrose Place star separated from his wife Jennifer Hageney last year (08) after 14 years of marriage and began dating Robach, also divorced, earlier this year (09), according to the New York Post.
A source tells People.com the couple got engaged last week (ends25Sep09), adding, "They’re both very happy."

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