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DENNIS HOPPER is back on his feet just a day after he was hospitalised in New York suffering from "severe flu-like" symptoms.
The 73 year old was taken to a medical centre in the city on Wednesday (30Sep09), complaining of stomach pains, while promoting his new TV show Crash.
But the actor’s publicist assures fans there’s nothing to worry about, insisting the Easy Rider star is "feeling much better".

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The Canadian ski resort where NATASHA RICHARDSON fell and suffered a fatal head injury has set new helmet rules - six months after the actress’ tragic death.
The 45-year-old actress wife of Liam Neeson passed away in March (09) after she was removed from life support, following a skiing accident on the slopes of Mont Tremblant in Montreal.
Bosses at Vancouver-based company Intrawest, who run the resort, will recommend all skiers and snowboarders wear helmets when its ski season begins in few weeks.
Helmets will be mandatory for children and teens enrolled in ski and snowboard programs, and for students of all ages taking part in freestyle terrain programs.
The rules would not have applied to Richardson, who was not wearing headgear during a private ski lesson at the time of her fall.

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Filmmaker MICHAEL BAY has bumped up the release of the second TRANSFORMERS sequel - it will hit movie theatres in 2011, a year earlier than planned.
Bay has announced that a script for Transformers 3 is complete and Megan Fox, Shia LaBeouf and their robot pals will be returning to the big screen sooner than fans had anticipated.
In a post on his website, which features a countdown to the new release date, the director writes, "Well it’s official: We have a great Transformers 3 story. The release date is now July 1st 2011. Not 2012.
"Today is Day One. Currently I’m flying with writer Ehren Kruger to Rhode Island to talk to Hasbro about new characters." Bay’s post includes a cheeky swipe at Fox, who he clashed with over his filmmaking methods while shooting the last installment.
He adds, "P.S. Megan Fox, welcome back. I promise no alien robots will harm you in any way during the production of this motion picture.
"Please consult your physician when working under my direction because some side effects can occur, such as mild dizziness, intense nausea, suicidal tendencies, depression, minor chest hair growth, random internal hemorrhaging and inability to sleep.
"As some directors may be hazardous to your health, please consult your doctor to determine if this is right for you." Both Bay and Fox will be hoping filming on Transformers 3 will be a lot less dramatic than the other two blockbusters - after the actress called her director "hopelessly awkward" during a 2009 interview, the crew of Transformers 2 lashed out at Fox in a collective message.
They wrote that the actress was "about as ungracious a person as you can ever fathom," adding, "She shows little interest in the crew members around her. We work to make her look good in every way, but she’s absolutely never appreciative of anyone’s hard work."

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Oscar winner BENICIO DEL TORO has written to Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuno urging him to halt the construction of a massive monkey-breeding facility in Guayama.
The Traffic star has discovered the facility will be run by Bioculture, a company that supplies primates to laboratories.
According to investigations carried out by animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the company plans to capture monkeys from their homes in Mauritius, hold them captive in Puerto Rico, and sell thousands of their babies for use in painful and deadly experiments.
Angry Del Toro writes, "I am disappointed to learn from my friends at PETA that a company called Bioculture is proposing to build a large monkey facility in Guayama… Wonâ��t you please use your influence as governor and stop this from happening on our beautiful island? "Most Puerto Ricans are strongly opposed to Bioculture’s plans. Please don’t allow Puerto Rico to be associated with a facility that profits from extreme animal abuse." PETA bosses have already staged a major protest against Bioculture in Guayama, which included the town’s mayor, Glorimari Jaime.

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MADONNA despises the nickname given to her by the British press so much, she couldn’t wait to move back to New York City after her divorce from GUY RITCHIE.
The Queen of Pop is regularly referred to as ‘Madge’ in the U.K. - but she hates the name, even though it’s mainly used as a term of endearment.
She tells U.S. talk show host David Letterman, "That’s one of the reasons I left England, so I didn’t have to hear that word anymore.
"Some people say Madge is a colloquialism for kinda like a boring, middle aged housewife and some people say it’s short for ‘Majesty’. I think it can be quite respectable." Madonna’s divorce from director Ritchie was finalised in 2008 and she has since relocated to the Big Apple, where she first rose to fame.

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KATE WALSH learned how to fight body criticism in Hollywood at a young age - by beating up school bullies who teased the actress about her small chest.
The Grey’s Anatomy beauty was tormented by her classmates for not developing like other curvy girls her age.
Walsh didn’t stand for the teasing - and fought her bullies until they stopped making fun of her.
She says, "I had problems. I would sometimes get in fights. I would beat up boys. There was a phase (when) they used to call me ‘flat chest’. It used to be a thing: ‘Katie Walsh is flat-chested!’ And I (told bullies), ‘You’re on my list.’" But Walsh insists her mean streak has died down.
She laughs, "That’s one of the most embarrassing stories of my life… I have a problem with man-violence."

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MICHAEL JACKSON was "fairly healthy" and did not suffer from any serious pre-existing conditions that would have increased his risk of a drug overdose, according to new autopsy report findings.
The King of Pop passed away on 25 June (09) after suffering a cardiac arrest. The Los Angeles County Coroner ruled in August (09) the star was killed by a cocktail of strong prescription drugs.
Investigators claim Jackson died when an injection of powerful anaesthetic Propofol was mixed with another sedative.
Jackson’s personal physician Dr. Conrad Murray is currently being investigated by police over allegations he administered the fatal dose to help the star sleep the night before he died.
A newly-obtained copy of the coroner’s report from the Associated Press shows Jackson was 136 pounds, a healthy weight for a five foot nine inch man, when he died. The coroner also found Jackson had a strong heart and was actively producing sperm.
Jackson reportedly suffered minor conditions including arthritis in the lower spine and some fingers and mild plaque buildup in his leg arteries.
He also suffered from chronically inflamed lungs. However, the condition is not noted as a potential contributing cause of death. His arms were reportedly covered with punctures and his face and neck scarred, according to the document.
The coroner found depigmentation of his skin around his chest, abdomen, face and arms, in addition to several cosmetic tattoos on both eyebrows, under his eyes, at his frontal hairline, and a pink tattoo around his lips.
The full autopsy report has not been released to the public.

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MADONNA is devoting herself to her film career - she has penned a new script and is planning to direct a movie next year (10).
The Material Girl has starred in a number of films, including musical Evita and ex-husband Guy Ritchie’s Swept Away, and made her directional debut in 2008 with Filth and Wisdom.
She put her film career on hold to embark on her mammoth Sticky & Sweet world tour, which became the highest-grossing roadshow ever for a solo artist.
But Madonna is determined to head back to a movie set now the trek has finished - and has her sights set on a project by the end of 2010.
She tells PopEater.com, "I have several projects going. I have another script that I’ve written, and I want to direct another film. Hopefully, I’ll be doing that next year."

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Veteran rockers SLAYER have vowed never to quit - as they approach their 30th year as a band.
The Grammy-nominated group formed in 1981 and releases its 10th studio album next month (Nov09).
And guitarist Kerry King is confident the stars will keep on rocking well into old age.
He tells rock magazine Kerrang!, "Are we going to quit? Hell, no! I wouldn’t know what to do with myself. I’ve been in Slayer for more than half my life, it’s all I know.
"I accept that one day, someone in the band will say ‘I’m done’. But I’ve already got stuff planned for the next album. We’ve still got the same hunger as we had when we started in ‘81."

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HARRY CONNICK JR. had a Father’s Day to forget this year (09) after his favourite pet chicken was brutally savaged by a fox.
The singer/actor and his family keep a menagerie of feathered friends in his back yard.
He reveals he lost one of his beloved birds in June (09) when he awoke to find a fox feasting on the chicken - and the tragedy left him heartbroken.
Connick Jr. explains, "We had some chickens. Twenty-one birds and three of them are ducks.
"The one night I forgot to put them back inside (the coop) this fox had jumped in. My favourite chicken, her name was Mardi Gras, she was black… the fox had my chicken in his mouth. And it broke my heart, nobody cared. My kids didn’t seem to care.
"It was a very sad day on Father’s Day. I call it the Father’s Day Massacre."

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Non-smoking singer/actor HARRY CONNICK JR. stunned himself during a recent trip to Paris when he found himself unable to resist puffing on a cigarette with French president NICOLAS SARKOZY.
The star recently flew to the French capital to record a French and Italian version of the Beatles’ And I Love Her with former model and French First Lady Carla Bruni.
Connick Jr. didn’t count on Sarkozy sitting in on the studio session and admits he lost all sense of self control when he was offered a cigarette.
He says, "I was in Paris recently and everyone in France smokes. The president of my French record label goes to me, ‘Do you smoke?’ and I’m like, ‘No, I try to take care of my voice’.
"I get into the studio and Carla is there and her husband Mr. Sarkozy is too and he goes, ‘Do you smoke?’ I’m like ‘No…’ (and reach for a cigarette). (I said), ‘Thank you, thank you’ and suddenly I’m smoking right along with him! "I totally had an ethical value breakdown. I totally whored (sic) myself out! and I have no strength in those situations. As I’m declining a cigarette, I’m lighting the cigarette!"

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AMANDA SEYFRIED’s elderly grandmother drank so much alcohol at the wrap party of MAMMA MIA! she ended up dancing with male hunks from the film.
The 23 year old starred as Sophie in the 2008 Abba movie musical and treated her mum and grandma Nina to a bash in Greece to celebrate the end of filming.
And Seyfried was delighted to see her grandmother enjoying herself at the lavish party.
She tells Britain’s InStyle magazine, "My grandmother Nina is almost 90, but she’s a real travel bunny. She was a big hit with all the boys on set - she got drunk at the wrap party and started dancing with some of the male dancers from the film. It was amazing to see my elderly grandmother have the time of her life."

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Veteran actress SUSAN LUCCI is abandoning her native New York for Los Angeles to keep her job - as the longtime star of hit U.S. TV series ALL MY CHILDREN.
The 62-year-old has played seductress Erica Kane in the soap opera for nearly 40 years and is now uprooting her life for the series.
Lucci will move West when the show leaves its longtime New York studios and begins production across the country early next year (10).
Her co-stars Thorsten Kaye and Ray MacDonnell, who has starred as Dr. Joe Martin in the series since its inception, have retired from the show and will not be making the cross-country move.
All My Children will tape its last episode in New York on 11 December (09). Production will resume in Los Angeles on 4 January (10).

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Actor JOHN KRASINSKI fears he’ll break down in tears when he marries fiancee EMILY BLUNT, after struggling to contain his emotions while filming a wedding scene for his hit TV comedy THE OFFICE.
The funnyman proposed to British actress Blunt in August (09) after a whirlwind 10-month romance.
The couple is currently planning its nuptials and Krasinski had an insight into what to expect when he shot scenes for U.S. TV’s The Office, in which his character Jim Halpert weds his pregnant fiancee Pam Beesly, played by Jenna Fischer.
He says, "I have been getting way too emotional. In the dress rehearsal I was giving the speech at the reception and I started crying, thinking this is so hard!" Krasinski recently admitted both he and Blunt cried tears of happiness when she accepted his marriage proposal, saying: "She did cry. I cried and we cried and then everyone around us was crying. Then, I think people weren�t really sure what was going on, but they were crying because we were crying. But it was great." The couple has yet to set a date for its wedding.

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Author SALMAN RUSHDIE’s ex-wife, U.S. TV chef PADMA LAKSHMI, is pregnant with her first child.
The 39-year-old Top Chef host split from author Rushdie in 2007 after three years of marriage.
Lakshmi is refusing the reveal the identity of the child’s father, and whether she underwent fertility treatment to help her conceive.
The star has faced possible infertility for years after being diagnosed with Endometriosis, in which the lining of the uterus grows in other areas of the body.
Her spokesperson tells Usmagazine.com, "Model, author, and Emmy-nominated Padma Lakshmi confirms that she is carrying her first child after years of struggling with endometriosis, a cause for which she has co-founded the Endometriosis Foundation of America.
"As a result of her condition, this pregnancy has been referred to by her physician as nothing short of a medical miracle, and due to its delicate nature, we ask/implore the press to respect Ms. Lakshmi’s privacy at this time."

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EDDIE CIBRIAN’s estranged wife has issued a stern warning to his new lover LEANN RIMES - declaring the actor is only interested in the singer’s money.
Cibrian, who played Rimes’ lover on TV movie Northern Lights, left his wife of eight years, Brandi Glanville, in August (09), while the Blue hitmaker ended her marriage to dancer Dean Sheremet to embark on a real-life romance her onscreen beau.
Glanville has previously blasted the stars’ relationship, insisting, "Eddie and LeAnn deserve each other." But she’s now warning Rimes, who is worth an estimated $35 million (£23.3 million), against planning a future with Cibrian - she’s convinced he’s only with her because she’s rich.
Glanville tells the National Enquirer, "Now that the excitement of the cheating is over, what else could there be? It’s the bank account.
"I know she’s spending money on expensive gifts like jewellery and vacations on him. He might be pretty on the outside, but he’s toxic on the inside. He’s a shallow, shallow man." Her comments aren’t the only words of warning Rimes has received - another of Cibrian’s exes, model Scheana Marie Jancan, alleged the actor had been cheating with her while he was involved with both his Glanville and Rimes.
She said: "Eddie’s with LeAnn now, but it’s just a fling. Eddie cheated on Brandi. He cheated on me. He’s going to do it to LeAnn." Cibrian has two sons with Glanville.

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Hollywood actress SCARLETT JOHANSSON has brushed off reports she is set to star in a revival of Broadway musical PROMISES, PROMISES - insisting she "hasn’t been approached" for a role.
Online reports suggested the actress was in contention with Anne Hathaway and Zooey Deschanel to play a waitress who falls in love with an up-and-coming businessman in the Neil Simon/Burt Bacharach/Hal David musical.
However, a spokesperson for the star says the rumour �is simply not true," adding, "She hasn�t even been approached about it.� The show, which will feature Will & Grace star Sean Hayes, does not yet have an official debut date.

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MADONNA was banned from horseriding while on tour after injuring herself in an accident in April (09).
The pop superstar suffered minor injuries and bruising to her lower back earlier this year (09) after she was thrown off a horse in the Hamptons, New York when the animal was startled by lurking paparazzi.
Madonna has since fully recovered from the incident, which took place during a break in her Sticky & Sweet tour, but admits she has not climbed back onto a horse since - because the singer’s work insurance policy bans her from pursuing her favourite hobby while she’s on the road.
She tells U.S. talk show host David Letterman, "(I haven’t been on a horse) since my last accident in the Hamptons. I fractured my spinus erectus (bones in lower back).
"My insurance company wouldn’t allow me to ride while I was on tour." The singer admits horseback riding can be a dangerous sport but insists it gives her a whole new perspective on Mother Earth.
She says, "You’re flirting with danger when you ride a horse. (But) you see the world of nature in a different way." Madonna, who wrapped her mammoth world tour in Israel last month (Sep09), was left with three broken ribs, a broken hand and a collarbone after another horseriding accident in 2005.

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