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NELLY FURTADO was devastated when NOEL GALLAGHER quit OASIS - because she idolised the band when she was growing up.
The Maneater hitmaker looked to the British band for inspiration when she was starting out in the music business, and even dreamed of dating frontman Liam Gallagher.
Furtado was distraught to learn guitarist Noel walked away from the group after a fight with his brother before a show in Paris last month (Aug09).
She says, "I was inconsolable when Oasis split up. That band meant the world to me.
"As a 16-year-old I would write letters to Liam with my photo attached and pray that he would ask me out on a date, but he never did. At college I learned to play guitar to Wonderwall.
"Oasis were everything I loved about pop music. They could express emotions with the most simple song structures. They had the kind of brash attitude I could completely relate to." The Champagne Supernova hitmakers are yet to confirm plans for the future, but reports suggest Liam is auditioning for a replacement for his brother and intends to continue with the band.

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Three men have been arrested for allegedly stealing a rare EDDIE VAN HALEN guitar.
Jeronimo Frutero, a shipping supervisor at the American Musical Supply store in New York, and his friend Richard Rodriguez worked together to orchestrate the scheme, which saw them steal more than $50,000 (£35,000) worth of musical instruments, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli.
He claims Rodriguez, posing as a customer, purchased several inexpensive items online from the store, which Frutero then replaced with more expensive items.
Frutero is then alleged to have switched the shipping labels and had delivery workers package and send the high-end music equipment.
A third man, Michael Nuzzo, also allegedly ordered cheaper items online and actually received more expensive ones, says Molinelli.
Police allegedly discovered $55,000 (£36,666) worth of stolen items, including the limited-edition Van Halen replica guitar, worth $25,000 (£16,666), in Rodriguez’s New Jersey home.
All three men are due to appear in court on Tuesday (29Sep09).

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Filmmaker PIERRE FALARDEAU has lost his battle with cancer. He was 62.
He passed away on Friday (25Sep09) in Montreal, Canada.
Falardeau’s films dealt with issues of Quebec nationalism and he regularly appeared in the Canadian press to speak out about the issues.
He won a Genie Award in 1983 for the first film in his Elvis Gratton trilogy, but went on to boycott the competition in 2002.
Premier of Quebec Jean Charest says, "Mr. Falardeau, we know, was a pamphleteer. He was a man who liked controversy, who had very strong opinions and who expressed them using a shock formula. But his artistic works were significant."

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Former child star JAIMEE FOXWORTH has obtained a temporary restraining order against her longtime boyfriend after accusing him of physically abusing her.
The Family Matters actress filed documents in Los Angeles County Superior Court claiming Michael Shaw has been physically and verbally abusive towards her.
She alleges Shaw, with whom she shares four-month-old son Michael, had grabbed her arm and dragged her along the floor through broken glass.
The 29 year old also alleges as she was feeding their son in the backseat of a car, Shaw "pulled the car over, jumped into the backseat… tried to push (Foxworth) out of his car, and threatened to drive (her) son away." Under the order, Shaw is required to stay 100 yards from both Foxworth and the tot, according to TMZ.com.
Foxworth tells the website that she "strongly encourages all women to leave unhealthy relationships before it is too late."

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Actress TAWNY KITAEN was arrested on Saturday afternoon (26Sep09) on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to U.S. reports.
The 48 year old was caught by police near John Wayne Airport in California, allegedly making "contact with officers after operating a vehicle while under the influence", according to an official at Newport Beach Police Department.
Kitaen was charged in November 2006 with possessing 15 grams of cocaine in her Orange County home and entered a rehabilitation centre just two months later in exchange for the dismissal of a felony drug possession charge.

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The cast of FRIENDS is reuniting to bring the hit TV show to the big screen, according to actor JAMES MICHAEL TYLER.
The series came to an end in 2004 after 10 seasons, but the cast has been dogged by rumours of a possible big screen adaptation ever since.
David Schwimmer denied reports last year (08) that the six core cast members - himself, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and Matthew Perry - were planning on starring in a movie.
He said, "There’s never been any talk of a Friends film, at least as far as I know." But Tyler - who played coffee shop worker Gunther in the show - has confirmed the actors are in negotiations to star in a film adaption, set to hit theatres in summer 2011.
He tells Britain’s News of the World newspaper, "Friends: The Movie is definitely on. I still keep in touch with a lot of the cast and they say that they are really keen. I am definitely on board to do the film.
"I really loved my time on the show and I am looking forward to meeting up with the old gang again. I just hope we can do justice to the show in a film." The show’s original creators, David Crane and Marta Kauffman, have reportedly been drafted in to write and produce the movie.
A source tells the publication, "Everyone knew the story had to be right and well written. Getting the creators on board was a massive step forward for the project. The show did lose a lot of its shine in the last few seasons, but with the actors all in the forties it would be a real interest to see how their characters have developed."

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Actress ANGIE EVERHART has denied reports British Royal PRINCE ANDREW is the father of her son.
The 40-year-old beauty gave birth to Kayden Bobby Everhart in July (09) via Caesarean section and has refused to name the tot’s father.
But she has moved swiftly to slam reports her former flame Prince Andrew fathered the two month old - and also reveals Kayden’s dad lives in America and has an active role in his upbringing.
She tells Britain’s Mail on Sunday, "Andrew was one of the first people I called when I discovered I was pregnant. He has been nothing but totally supportive to me. Just because I’ve been linked romantically with him in the past it doesn’t mean I am still going to bed with him. Whether I am or not is nobody’s business but ours.
"Kayden’s daddy is someone who is not in the public eye. I have not named him because he asked me not to. He doesn’t want to have to deal with the publicity, but he’s someone who is very closely involved in the upbringing of the baby, he sees him all the time and he lives in Manhattan Beach, not in a palace in London. He has an 18-year-old son and wants to stay anonymous." But Prince Andrew is keen to play a part in Kayden’s life - he has showered the baby with gifts since his birth.
Everhart adds, "Andrew sent me this (babygro) together with a baby blanket and a little sleeping bag, all of which have tiny little crowns on."

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Controversial filmmaker ROMAN POLANSKI has been arrested in Switzerland.
He was taken into custody on Saturday (26Sep09) on a 1978 U.S. warrant, which was issued after Polanski pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl.
Polanski fled to France before sentencing in 1978 and has been unable to travel to the U.S. since the warrant was issued.
The 76 year old was held upon his arrival in Switzerland, where he was due to receive a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival on Sunday (27Sep09).
Polanski, a French citizen, had been battling to have the case thrown out in recent months, but a U.S. judge formally rejected his requests in May (09).
A representative for Polanski could not be reached as WENN went to press.

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Actress JAIME PRESSLY is set to wed her lawyer boyfriend on Saturday (26Sep09) following a whirlwind romance.
The My Name Is Earl star got engaged to Simran Singh in July (09), just eight months after she split from the father of her son, Eric Cubiche.
Pressly is expected to keep the ceremony low-key, inviting only friends and family.
The star is avoiding paparazzi attention by not disclosing the venue for her big day.

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The second man accused of stealing from KIRSTEN DUNST’s hotel room insists he thought he was running an errand when his pal stole the actress’ bag.
James Jimenez is facing 15 years behind bars for his alleged part in the burglary of Dunst’s hotel room in 2007.
He is accused of joining Jarrod Beinerman in a raid on the star’s suite at New York’s SoHo Grand, stealing a number of items belonging to the actress and her then co-star Simon Pegg.
Beinerman, 34, was sentenced to four and a half years in jail last September (08) after confessing to illegally entering the suite and taking the Interview With A Vampire star’s designer bag.
But Jimenez insists he believed Beinerman was collecting the bag for a pal’s sick mother, and he merely tagged along on the errand.
He took to the stand at the State Supreme Court in Manhattan on Friday (25Sep09), telling Assistant District Attorney Tricia Stolfi, "I was just following him." Items stolen in the raid include a $13,000 (£7,340) Marc Jacobs purse, $2,500 (£1,410) in cash, a cell phone, and a Balenciaga bag.
The trial continues.

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British rockers MUSE have charged to the top of the European album charts after their new release, THE RESISTANCE, claimed number ones in the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Holland, Ireland, Norway and Switzerland The album’s 148,000 first-week sales in the U.K. make the release the biggest debut there this year (09).
Muse beat former Dire Straits star Mark Knopfler, whose new album Get Lucky debuts at two on the European charts, while former chart-toppers Whitney Houston (I Look To You) and David Guetta (One Love) fall to three and four respectively.
Meanwhile, Guetta’s Sexy Chick holds off a charging Madonna (Celebration) to claim a third week atop the European Hot 100 Singles.

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BEATLES legend GEORGE HARRISON’s widow has proved triumphant in a legal battle to rebuild a security fence her late husband erected after he was attacked in his home.
Olivia Harrison had applied for planning permission to replace a razor wire fence around her lavish Oxfordshire, England estate, but came up against complaints from neighbours, who branded the security measure "inappropriate".
Harrison, who passed away in 2001, had surrounded his home with the wire fencing as a precaution after an intruder broke into the property and stabbed him in 1999.
Despite the opposition, Olivia has now been granted permission to re-build the eight foot fence to keep up security at the estate.

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Cult rocker MORRISSEY is to release an album of live tracks and B-sides featuring CHRISSIE HYNDE.
The Pretenders star joins the former The Smiths frontman, singing backing vocals on Shame Is The Name.
The album, Swords, features a cover of David Bowie’s 1973 song Drive-In Saturday and Morrissey’s ode to the Manchester United soccer players who lost their lives in a 1958 plane crash, Munich Air Disaster 1958.
A limited edition of the release will come with a bonus live CD, featuring tracks recorded in Warsaw, Poland in July (09).

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Actress MACKENZIE PHILLIPS has been inundated with messages of thanks from fellow incest survivors after revealing all about a sick 10-year sexual affair she had with her father, MAMAS & THE PAPAS founder JOHN PHILLIPS.
The star has shocked fans of her dad by detailing her strange romance with the California Dreamin’ hitmaker in a new memoir, High on Arrival - and she hit headlines on Wednesday (23Sep09) when she sat down with Oprah Winfrey to talk about the scandal on U.S. TV.
Phillips told Winfrey she hoped that her revelations would make incest a talking point in America - and it appears she got her wish.
Re-appearing on Oprah on Friday (25Sep09), she said, "I expected there to be controversy, but I certainly never expected it to be like this… I had no idea there were so many incest survivors on (social networking website) Facebook.
"I mean, I’ve gotten at least 150 letters from women saying, ‘I lived through this,’ and people saying, ‘You go Mac, own your truth…’ It’s been very heartening (and) heartbreaking at the same time.
"Nobody’s talking about this… so if I started a national dialogue that’s gonna help people face these issues then I am forever grateful that I’ve had this opportunity." Earlier in the week, Phillips told Winfrey, "I know that I can’t be the only one this has happened to… Someone needs to put a face on not only non-consensual incest but consensual incest because I know it exists. I know it’s happening in families and I can’t be the only person to have lived through this."

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BLACK EYED PEAS’ frontwoman FERGIE respected the strict rules of Malaysia’s Muslim population by covering up during a gig in Kuala Lumpur on Friday (25Sep09).
The country’s government initially banned Muslim citizens from attending the Boom Boom Pow hitmakers’ gig at a theme park as it was sponsored by Irish alcohol giant Guinness.
Officials later lifted the ban, allowing anyone over 18 years old to attend, but didn’t give an explanation for the U-turn.
And Fergie, who usually struts around in revealing, sexy outfits onstage, showed her appreciation for the ban reversal by sticking to the strict dress code, covering up her body in jeans and a t-shirt.
The crowed of 5,000 went wild to hits including Where is the Love and I Gotta Feeling.
The Black Eyed Peas are one of a number of international acts who have been forced to change their stage antics in Malaysia - Beyonce, Gwen Stefani and Avril Lavigne have all faced protests over their sexy routines and costumes.

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Beloved U.S. radio personality GARRISON KEILLOR is bouncing back to broadcasting following his stroke - he is returning to his regular radio show after just three weeks.
Keillor suffered a minor stroke earlier this month (Sep09) and spent three weeks rehabilitating after four days in Minnesota’s Mayo Clinic.
He vowed the incident wouldn’t stop him from kicking off the new season of his popular show A Prairie Home Companion on 26 September (09) - and he is sticking to his promise.
He will broadcast the new series on Saturday night (26Sep09) at the Fitzgerald Theater in Minnesota.

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Organisers of Las Vegas’ CineVegas Film Festival have been forced to scrap the event due to a lack of funds.
The festival, which celebrates innovative U.S. films, has been put on hiatus for 2010 due to America’s current turbulent economy.
Festival President Robin Greenspun said in a statement on Friday (25Sep09) the decision was made due to "the current economic climate and the pressures it created".
Greenspun added he hopes to relaunch the festival - which is chaired by Dennis Hopper and celebrated its eleventh anniversary in June (09) - in 2011 if the economy recovers.

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U.S. talkshow titan CONAN O’BRIEN got more than he bargained for during a stunt on the THE TONIGHT SHOW, after he was left injured and needing medical attention.
O’Brien was undertaking a mystery stunt for the show on Friday (25Sep09), but things went awry and he was rushed to hospital.
Bosses at network NBC have refused to reveal how the incident happened, or the presenter’s current condition.
However, the star seems to be lighthearted about the whole affair, saying in a statement, "Last thing I remember I was enjoying the play with Mrs. Lincoln, and the next thing I knew I was in bed being served cookies and juice." It is not known if any of next week’s (begs28Sep09) shows will be cancelled due to the accident.

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