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MADONNA’s brother CHRISTOPHER CICCONE has taken aim at the star and her toyboy lover JESUS LUZ - just weeks after the estranged siblings reportedly reconciled.
Ciccone was banished from the Holiday superstar’s inner-circle when he published his tell-all tome, Life With My Sister Madonna, in 2008 - which exposed the singer’s private life, shining a specific spotlight on her marriage to Guy Ritchie.
Madonna reportedly offered an olive branch to her brother earlier this month (Sep09), emailing the interior designer to try and repair their broken relationship for the sake of her ageing father.
But it seems as if Ciccone is still bitter about his sibling’s fame and fortune - and has launched another venomous attack about her dress sense and new-found love interest.
Referring to the star’s appearance at the recent MTV Video Music Awards, where the star paid tribute to late singer Michael Jackson, Ciccone growls to E! Online, "She looked like Rachel Zoe (fashion stylist) gone horribly wrong! "It proves the point that you can judge a person by the company they keep - or don’t keep. It’s painfully apparent that Jesus may be able to turn water into wine, but your basic blow dryer eludes him."

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YUSUF ISLAM has stunned fans by announcing he’s set to embark on a rare tour - his first in 33 years.
The musician, formerly Cat Stevens, will play four dates in the U.K. and Ireland, and is kicking off the jaunt in Dublin on 15 November (09).
He will also play London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall.
As well as classic hits, Islam will perform new material from his new musical Moonshadow at the shows.
It seems the star is keen to start regularly performing again - in June (09) he played his first Los Angeles show in 35 years to honour movie legend Hal Ashby.
Islam last toured in 1976.

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Talent contest sensation SUSAN BOYLE is going down a storm in the U.S. - her performance on the finale of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT pulled in a staggering 25 million viewers.
The spinster shot to fame after wowing the world with her rendition of I Dreamed A Dream from Les Miserables on the U.K. version of the talent search earlier this year (09).
She has since been recording her debut album, which has already topped the bestsellers list on website Amazon - months ahead of its release.
And things won’t to be slowing down for the 48 year old Scot - her performance of new single Wild Horses on the show on Wednesday night (16Sep09) pulled in viewers in their droves - as well as a standing ovation from the studio audience.
Even the judges, tough-speaking Brit Piers Morgan and rock matriarch Sharon Osbourne, jumped to their feet after Boyle finished her rendition of the Rolling Stones’ classic.
An audience member tells Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper, "People were crying and cheering her after her performance."

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Folk legend MARY TRAVERS, part of popular musical trio PETER, PAUL AND MARY, has died. She was 72.
The singer lost her battle with leukaemia on Wednesday (16Sep09) at the Danbury Hospital in Connecticut.
Travers joined forces with Peter Yarrow and Noel ‘Paul’ Stookey in the early 60s and they became hugely successful for their easy-listening style.
The band’s most famous releases include Leaving on a Jet Plane and Puff (The Magic Dragon), and they picked up five Grammy Awards throughout their career.
Travers’ version of If I Had A Hammer was used as an anthem for racial equality in the 1960s.
She is survived by her fourth husband, Ethan Robbins; two daughters, a sister and two grandchildren.

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Anti-suicide advocates have slammed LADY GAGA’s performance at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday (13Sep09) - blasting her for "romanticising suicide" with her gory stage performance of song PAPARAZZI.
The singer stunned the star-studded audience with her most bizarre stage act to date, dancing with crutches alongside a wheelchair-bound performer while blood poured down her bare mid-riff.
She was then surrounded by her dancers, who acted as if to mourn her death, before her lifeless and blood-spattered body was pulled up from the stage on a winch as the curtain came down on the stage.
GaGa later revealed that the quirky routine represented her private life being killed by the paparazzi, but bosses at U.K. teen suicide prevention group PAPYRUS were outraged - branding the star "irresponsible".
In a statement, a rep for the charity says, "This act is not cool - sensationalising and romanticising suicide is irresponsible.
"Celebrities, who are often idolised by young people, need to be more aware of the impact that such acts can have on vulnerable young people."

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A priceless collection of treasures, featuring art commissioned by NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, a Faberge egg and a Stradivarius violin, has been destroyed in a Hollywood Hills blaze.
Fire ripped through the home, owned by lawyer and collector Brian Witzer, on Wednesday morning (16Sep09).
Firefighters struggled to get to the blaze, reportedly sparked by an electrical fault, because the property is tucked away behind Sunset Plaza Drive, up winding roads.
Witzer estimates the damage of the blaze at $14 million (£9.3 million).

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90210 star JESSICA LOWNDES has a big baseball date this weekend (19Sep09) - the pretty actress will sing GOD BLESS AMERICA at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
Lowndes will belt out the patriotic tune when the Dodgers play state rivals the San Francisco Giants.
The actress, who plays Adrianna Tate-Duncan on the hit show, is not new to singing - she’ll croon one of her own songs on an upcoming episode of 90210, and her song Goodbye was featured prominently in U.S. TV series Moonlight.

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Eco-warrior WOODY HARRELSON turned the set of his new movie ZOMBIELAND into a green working environment, insisting he’d only work on the film if director RUBEN FLEISCHER promised to cut down on waste and save energy.
The actor suggested plastic cutlery should be banned from the set and all plates, cups and glasses be biodegradable. And water bottles were an absolute no-no.
Fleischer tells WENN, "One of the requirements for him doing the film was that we have a green set as much as possible. All the silverware was metal that could be washed and reused, as opposed to just thrown away.
"If we did use plates or cups or glasses it was all biodegradable. We didn’t use plastic. Instead of having plastic water bottles, which he sees as a huge environmental threat, we had big coolers and everybody on the set got their own jug that they could refill." Harrelson also had a series of dietary requirements: "He eats raw food and vegan items, so he had a chef making delicious things for him every day that he shared with me and the rest of the cast that was healthy and delicious.
"He practices what he preaches and made us all aware. I’m far healthier since knowing him. He’s very persuasive."

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Beloved American comedy actor HENRY GIBSON has died, aged 73.
The TV and film star lost his battle with cancer and passed away at his home in Malibu, California on Monday (14Sep09).
A stalwart of film and the small screen, with a career spanning over 40 years, Gibson made his name when he appeared in 1960s series Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In.
He went on to enjoy parts in the original version of The Nutty Professor, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, The Blues Brothers and most recently was in The Wedding Crashers.
Gibson enjoyed a recurring role as Judge Clarence Brown on hit U.S. show Boston Legal.
He also released two comedy albums.
He is survived by his sons, all high-fliers in the entertainment industry, and two grandchildren.

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JESSICA BIEL is in talks to join THE A-TEAM.
Biel and actor Sharlto Copley are in final negotiations to join the action movie remake, according to Daily Variety.
Sharlto is reportedly lined up to play Howling Mad Murdock in the movie, while Biel is being considered as an ex-love of Templeton ‘Faceman’ Peck, to be played by Bradley Cooper.
Liam Neeson will reportedly play A-Team leader John Hannibal Smith in the movie adaptation of the hit 1980s TV series, while mixed martial arts superstar Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson is slated to play Mr. T’s role as B.A. Baracus.

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TAYLOR SWIFT found a new shoulder to cry on at New York’s KINGS OF LEON concert on Monday night (14Sep09) after actor CHACE CRAWFORD offered her advice after her KANYE WEST moment the night before.
The actor spotted the country singer at the concert, dashed to her side and gave her a hug - offering her moral support after her Best Female Video award acceptance speech at Sunday’s (13Sep09) MTV Video Music Awards was interrupted by the rude rapper.
An concertgoer tells UsMagazine.com, "He said, ‘I’m so proud of you. Don’t let anyone ever take your spotlight ever again.’ "Chase is like an older brother type and is very protective over her." Insiders insist there’s nothing but friendship going on between the couple, although Swift did once confess the Gossip Girl star was her dream prom date.

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Three police officers were left injured after MARILYN MANSON fans clashed with cops trying to control crowds after the shock rocker’s gig in Winnipeg, Manitoba on Sunday (13Sep09).
The Beautiful People singer had just completed a show at the city’s MTS Centre and fans had begun to pour out onto the streets when trouble started.
Things became tense as authorities increased their numbers to try and deal with the mass crowds, who had stopped traffic by walking on the highway.
A group of aggravated fans then lashed out at officers in the stand-off, with three cops requiring medical attention. Five fans were arrested.
It’s not the first time Manson’s current tour has hit the headlines - a show in California last month (Aug09) brought out members of an angry Christian group, who protested the star’s devil-worshipping image outside the show.

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JENNIFER ANISTON faced her AMERICAN IDOL nightmare on daytime TV in America on Wednesday (16Sep09) when the TV talent show’s new judge forced her to sing.
The actress is taking singing lessons for her upcoming role in The Goree Girls, in which she’ll play a musical prisoner, and Ellen DeGeneres insisted she show off her skills for her talk show audience.
Red-faced Aniston said, "They promised me you wouldn’t do this to me," before singing a section from George Gershwin’s I’ve Got a Crush on You." The actress then giggled, "I’m absolutely mortified that you did that to me," prompting the new Idol judge to joke, "I would put you through to the next round."

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CLIVE OWEN struggled through his new movie role as a single dad - because the Brit’s own father abandoned him when he was just three years old.
In The Boys are Back, Owen plays a sports writer forced to raise his child alone after his wife dies.
And he admits the role reminded him of his first proper meeting with his country and western singer dad, when he was 19.
Owen - now a dad of two himself - briefly reconciled with his father after their reunion, but they’ve been estranged ever since.
The Closer star tells Details magazine, "It was a very bizarre experience, looking at someone you’ve never known and going, ‘Oh my God, that’s my father.’"

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SIR PAUL McCARTNEY has been voted America’s most beloved BEATLE.
More than 30 per cent of those surveyed for a new Zogby International poll chose McCartney as their favourite Fab Four member.
Over 4,800 American adults were asked for their votes.
Sixteen per cent opted for John Lennon, who was shot dead in 1980, while the other deceased band member, George Harrison, was third with 10 per cent. Ringo Starr was last.
John Zogby, CEO of Zogby International, says, "Americans over 30 and those over 65 love Paul. It must be the crazy love songs and Yesterday. Interestingly, John is the main answer for people who never go to church."

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PINK was inspired to pour her heart out about her marriage split on her latest album FUNHOUSE after creeping into the home she shared with her ex and looking at her wedding album.
The Trouble singer moved out of her Sherman Oaks, California pad after filing for divorce from husband Carey Hart in 2008, because it had too many bad memories - and moved to Malibu.
But, five months later, she crawled through the dog flap and wandered around the empty place she had once called home.
She tells Rolling Stone magazine, "I’m a masochist. I went through our wedding album." The couple has since reconciled.

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Cult rockers PAVEMENT are to reunite for a benefit concert in New York next year (10).
The group, led by Stephen Malkmus, split 10 years ago (99) after a show in London.
Reports suggested the group would be reforming for this year’s (09) Coachella festival in the bandmates’ native California, but the show never materialised.
Now, according to BrooklynVegan.com, Pavement will reunite for a benefit show at the Central Park SummerStage next September (09).
Reports suggest more shows will follow.

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A New York judge has dismissed a lawsuit against DJ DRAMA after bosses at LIL WAYNE’s label Cash Money Records failed to establish a "valid legal claim" against the mixmaster in a copyright infringement suit.
Executives at Cash Money, owned by Wayne’s mentor Bryan ‘Baby’ Williams and his brother Ronald ‘Slim’ Williams, filed a federal lawsuit against Drama’s company Aphilliates Music Group, Makin Moves Entertainment, BCD Music Group and others, claiming they were owed damages after the companies distributed various mix projects, which feature the rapper, throughout U.S. record stores without compensating the star.
But the suit was thrown out earlier this week (begs14Sep09) after a judge found it held no legal merit.
DJ Drama insists the case won’t drive a wedge between Wayne and himself: "The accusations against me are misplaced. This is not a case of Lil Wayne vs DJ Drama.
"Me and Wayne are good. I am confident that this matter will be resolved quickly without harming the relationships between myself, Wayne and Cash Money Records."

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