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GEORGE CLOONEY’s high-flying drama UP IN THE AIR has been pushed back to its original December (09) release so the film isn’t competing for box office bucks with the actor’s comedy THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS.
Movie executives at Paramount were so pleased with their Clooney film, in which the star plays a ruthless businessman accumulating air miles, they brought the release forward to 13 November (09) - a week after The Men Who Stare At Goats first hits cinemas.
Now, Up In The Air will go on limited release on 4 December (09) - a prime release date for Oscar consideration - according to website TheEnvelope.com.

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Hip-hop star WYCLEF JEAN has created his own range of eco-friendly footwear to aid the redevelopment of his native Haiti.
The former Fugees star has teamed up with boot designers Timberland to launch a 16-piece shoe collection, and a portion of the profits will go towards to his Yele Haiti foundation.
Jean, a Haitian Goodwill Ambassador, established the charitable organisation in 2005 to support education, health and community development in his homeland.
A line of T-shirts designed by Haitian children will also be sold at the rapper’s concerts, along with organic shirts and headwear, as part of the fundraising drive.

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The family of Argentinian folk singer MERCEDES SOSA has called on her fans to pray for the star as she fights for her life after suffering heart and breathing problems.
The 74 year old is in a critical condition in the Trinidad Clinic in Palermo following her hospitalisation on 20 September (09).
Sosa has been put on a respirator after experiencing further health issues with her liver and kidney, and her son Matus has asked devotees to say a prayer for the singer.
He says, "I think it’s a moment for prayer, for those of us who are believers. And for those who aren’t, I ask you to show some strength, because positive thinking exists.
"I’m absolutely sure that mum is doing everything possible to come out of this. She has lived fully her 74 years. She’s done everything she wanted, and never had any barrier or fear. She has lived a very full life, and a painful one." Doctors treating Sosa admitted her condition "has progressively worsened, due to heart failure and breathing problems".
Last month (Sep09) Sosa, who has released more than 70 albums throughout her career, landed three Latin Grammy nominations for her latest CD Cantora 1. The awards show takes place in Las Vegas on 5 November (09).

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The ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS have scrapped a set of shows with rockers BLINK-182 after lead singer TYSON RITTER was left wheelchair-bound with a mystery injury.
Ritter performed from a wheelchair with his leg in a brace last week (begs21Sep09) during a show in Tampa, Florida, amid reports suggesting the singer had undergone knee surgery to remove a tumour. But details of his condition have not been officially released.
The rocker has now confirmed he is in need of time off and hopes to make a full recovery by next month (Nov09).
A post on the band’s website reads: "The All-American Rejects are sorry to announce the cancellation of three upcoming show dates - two dates in support of Blink-182 and one headlining date in Atlantic City. Lead Singer Tyson Ritter sustained an injury while on tour and is taking necessary precautions for a speedy recovery." The band hopes to return to the stage when they kick-off a co-headlining tour with Taking Back Sunday on 3 November (09) in Michigan.

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Funnyman STEVE MARTIN has scooped two prizes at the International Bluegrass Music Association Awards.
The actor-turned-musician released his first album of banjo tunes, The Crow: New Songs for the Five String Banjo, earlier this year (09), and the CD became a critical and commercial smash in America.
And Martin was hailed for his musical efforts on Thursday (01Oct09) when he landed the awards for Best Liner Notes and Best Graphic Design - two of the six categories he was nominated for - at the 20th annual ceremony in Nashville, Tennessee.
But the night belonged to O Brother, Where Art Thou soundtrack star Dan Tyminski, a member of Alison Krauss’ band Union Station, who walked away with the top accolades for Male Vocalist of the Year and Top Album for Wheels.
It was the fourth time Tyminski had won the Male Vocalist prize - he took home the award in 2001, 2002 and 2003.
Other winners included Daily & Vincent, who came top in the categories Best Entertainer, Vocal Group of the Year and Best Gospel for On the Other Side, and Dale Ann Bradley, who was named best Female Vocalist for the third consecutive year.

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EMINEM’s publishers and executives at Apple Inc. have settled a lawsuit over 93 songs the rapper’s bosses alleged were not permitted for download.
Apple executives and publishers at Eight Mile Style reached a deal on Thursday (01Oct09) in the dispute over royalty payments for the Stan hitmaker’s tracks, offered to fans via the iTunes Internet music service.
Bosses at Eight Mile sold song rights to Aftermath Records but claimed the label was not authorised to make a separate deal with Apple and offer the songs as downloads.
Eminem’s publishers also claimed Apple gained $2.58 million (£1.72 million) from the iTunes downloads, including over $465,000 (£310,000) from the rapper’s 8 Mile soundtrack hit Lose Yourself.
Details of the settlement have not been publicly disclosed.

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British actress NATASCHA MCELHONE is campaigning to wipe out deadly tetanus - after she was struck by the devastation it wreaks during a trip to Africa.
The Californication star travelled to Angola earlier this year (09) and has now thrown her weight behind a drive to vaccinate children and mothers in the republic.
She says, "I was staggered by this because I assumed tetanus wasn’t still a killer disease worldwide. (But) one newborn baby dies every four minutes from this disease, and it’s completely preventable if you’re inoculated against it." The actress hopes her crusade will continue the charity work undertaken by her late husband Martin Kelly, who died of a heart attack last year (08).
She adds, "It’s essential to keep all these great fires that he started going and I definitely feel… not an obligation but a sense of joy about doing that."

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Singer/actress SELENA GOMEZ aims to raise $1 million (£666,670) for the United Nations Children’s Fund by the end of 2009.
The Disney star was appointed an ambassador for the charity last month (Sep09) after lending her support to UNICEF in 2008.
And Gomez hopes to use her celebrity to boost donations to the organisation, which raises awareness for issues such as children’s rights.
She says, "I’m working with UNICEF and this year my goal is to raise $1 million with them to help the kids."

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Actress KIRSTIE ALLEY has blasted a tabloid report suggesting she "collapsed" and "broke down in tears" over her ballooning weight.
The former Cheers star has battled the bulge for years and was until recently a spokesmodel for U.S. weightloss company Jenny Craig - after slimming down.
But recent photos of the actress show she has piled on the pounds again, and earlier this week (begs28Sep09), a National Enquirer article suggested Alley had checked into the Cal-a-Vie health spa in California last month (Sep09) to seek professional help after losing control of her diet and watching her weight "soar to a record 250 pounds".
The tabloid even went so far as to suggest Alley’s condition had become life threatening.
A source said, "Her breakdown was a blessing in disguise - it was the wake-up call she needed. She realised she had to take drastic measures or she could die." But Alley has fired back at the erroneous reports, insisting she only went to the spa to "jump start" her exercise programme.
In a series of posts on her Twitter.com blog on Thursday (01Oct09), Alley wrote: "I DID NOT SEEK "PROFESSIONAL" HELP.. I have NEVER in my life weighed one ounce more that 228 pounds." Another ‘tweet’ read, "NO BREAKDOWN… NO CLOSE SOURCE… DID NOT GAIN BACK 105LBS (pounds)…"

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MARIAH CAREY sent thousands of fans back in time with a free New York City concert on Friday (02Oct09) - performing hits from the 1980s and ’90s.
The hitmaker was backed by a gospel choir when she took the stage for a TV concert in Manhattan’s Rockefeller Plaza - belting out 1991 hit Make It Happen.
Fans waited for hours behind barricades to catch a glimpse of the star on America’s the Today show, and sang along to her rendition of Foreigner’s 1984 power ballad I Want To Know What Love Is.
But Carey made sure to show off more than her vocals - she sent the crowd into a frenzy when she strutted out in a figure-hugging minidress during a rendition of her new hit, Obsessed.
Thanking her loyal fans, she said: "I love my fans and I think they know it. Especially the people who have been with me for so long. It’s almost like they are my friends and fans, and I appreciate them just as much."

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KANYE WEST’s joint tour with LADY GAGA was scrapped due to "creative differences".
The duo was set to hit the road together for the Fame Kills tour in November (09), but promoters at Live Nation revealed on Thursday (01Oct09) the shows would not go on.
No official explanation was given but some online reports suggest the dates suffered from poor ticket sales.
However, GaGa’s choreographer Laurieann Gibson has now revealed the pair’s teams fell out over creativity issues.
In a post on her Twitter.com blog, the celebrity dancer writes, "Great rehearsal Gaga!!! No kanya (sic) tour not mad!! Let’s keep it moving!!" A second post simply states, "Creative differences!!!"

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Funnyman CHRIS ROCK has banned himself from making jokes about outspoken rapper KANYE WEST - because he’s afraid the hitmaker will take revenge by insulting him in a song.
The Stronger hitmaker has been chastised by a host of celebrities for acting inappropriately at high-profile events.
Last month (Sep09), he stormed the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards to protest against Taylor Swift’s Best Female Video win - prompting outrage among his famous peers.
But Rock insists he won’t be following suit with jabs at the rapper and his ongoing antics.
He says, "I don’t talk about Kanye because he’s a rapper, and he can put you in a song where you get dissed every day. Every single day, every 20 minutes on the radio, you are getting dissed - and far too many things rhyme with ‘Rock’".

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ROMAN POLANSKI should not receive special treatment because of his status as a movie director, according to ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER.
The Terminator star has become the latest celebrity to join the debate over the legendary filmmaker as he battles extradition to the U.S. to face sentencing for unlawful sex with a minor.
Polanski, who fled America in 1978 after admitting bedding a 13 year old girl, has lived in exile in France for 30 years but was arrested when he travelled to Zurich, Switzerland for a film festival on Saturday (26Sep09).
Stars including Woody Allen, Penelope Cruz and Harvey Weinstein have since leaped to the director’s defence, insisting he should be freed.
But former Cheers actress Kirstie Alley has slammed Polanski, writing on her Twitter.com blog: "This is one Hollywood star who does not CELEBRATE or DEFEND Roman Polanski." And California Governor Schwarzenegger has joined Alley in calling for the Rosemary’s Baby director to be spared preferential treatment.
He says, "It doesn’t matter if you are a big-time movie actor or a big-time movie director or producer. I think that he is a very respected person and I am a big admirer of his work. But, nevertheless, I think he should be treated like everyone else… And one should look into all of the allegations, not only his allegations, but the allegations about his case. Was there something done wrong? You know, was injustice done in the case?"

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BRITNEY SPEARS has a regal way of keeping her whereabouts a secret when she’s travelling - she checks into hotels using the names of royalty.
Author Steve Dennis reveals in his new biography, Britney: Inside the Dream, that the Toxic hitmaker has a string of fake names to keep paparazzi and crazed fans at bay.
According to Dennis, the singer goes by the moniker "Mrs. Diana Prince" in honour of the late Diana, Princess of Wales - who was killed in a Paris, France car crash while being chased by photographers.
But it’s not only royal names Spears adopts - she also calls herself "Queen of the Fairy Dance", "Ms. Alotta Warmheart", and "Mrs. Abra Cadabra", reports the New York Post.

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A pioneering campaign to help prisoners put their past behind them by concentrating on music is heading to the U.S.
Mick Jones of The Clash, Foo Fighters rocker Chris Shiflett, and Wayne Kramer of the MC5 joined Billy Bragg at a recent gig in London to perform for Jail Guitar Doors, a campaign created by Bragg.
Former Libertines and Dirty Pretty Things singer Carl Barat is among those who have visited inmates as part of the campaign, in which instruments are donated to jails to help rehabilitate prisoners.
He says, "It was quite an eye opener. Pretty scary. But as soon as you get over that you realise you can make a difference. Music is a form of expression and a lot of people in institutions like this have problems with expression, so done the right way it can give people a voice." Now the initiative has proved so successful it is to be rolled out across the U.S.
Kramer says, "The more we talked about it, I thought, this is something we need to do in America. There’s no downside to it."

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Pop punks PARAMORE were forced to undergo counselling in a desperate bid to save the band from self-destructing.
The Grammy-nominated rockers cancelled a string of gigs on their European tour in 2008, stating at the time that they needed "a chance to get away and work out our personal issues".
Guitarist Josh Farro sparked a series of arguments with lead singer Hayley Williams after complaining about the media’s focus on the frontwoman.
And the tension between the band members became so unbearable, they turned to therapy to clear the air.
Williams says, "We all went to a counsellor, who happened to be someone we’ve known since our band started. It wasn’t some big dramatic Metallica/Some Kind Of Monster experience but I don’t think we could’ve done the album without him.
"Josh and I always butt heads the most. We are the closest in age and the primary songwriters of the band. Creatively, we are the most outspoken and with the two of us usually having contrasting ideas, there are more than a few opportunities for disagreements. It works though, in a very quirky sort of way.
"The worst part about ever having any type of bad blood in the band was wondering how much we’d let all these people down. But in reality, we’re just humans. That’s inspiring in itself."

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MILEY CYRUS’ celebrity friends have rushed to offer her sympathy and support after she scrapped a concert in Omaha, Nebraska on Friday night (02Oct09) due to a sore throat.
The Disney superstar hit the road with her Wonder World Tour last month (Sep09) and the dates have started taking their toll on her health and voice.
During a gig in Salt Lake City, Utah on Tuesday (29Sep09), Cyrus was forced to take a 15-minute break to seek medical attention backstage.
And the star’s sore throat has become so painful, she has had to axe her upcoming Omaha gig, prompting a host of stars to post messages on their Twitter.com blogs wishing her well.
High School Musical’s Ashley Tisdale writes, "Thinkin (sic) of Miley Cyrus. Hopin (sic) she feels better soon. Xoxo miles!" Teen star Demi Lovato writes, "Miley Cyrus needs your prayers… get better, love you." Meanwhile, Cyrus took to the micro-blogging site to apologise to her fans who were expecting to see her perform - and assures them the show will be rescheduled: "Dear Omaha, I am so sorry I can’t perform for you tomorrow. This is the first show I have ever missed. I will see you on Oct. 13th."

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British actor STEVE VALENTINE is to marry his girlfriend INNA KOROBKINA.
The 42 year old, who starred in former U.S. crime drama series Crossing Jordan, got down on one knee when his actress lover recently visited the set of his new Disney show I’m in the Band - proposing in front of a live studio audience.
Valentine admits it was a nerve-wracking experience but he was relieved when Korobkina, 27, accepted.
He says, "I was very emotional all day. Everyone cheered. Everyone was crying. It was a very lovely moment."

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