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KATY PERRY had so much fun as a bitchy guest judge on AMERICAN IDOL she w= ould quit her music career to take the job full-time.
The I Kissed A Girl hitmaker filmed her stint as a guest judge on the U= ..S. singing contest last year (09), following the departure of Paula Abdu= l. Her appearance aired on Tuesday night (26Jan10).
And, though she and regular judge Kara DioGuardi appeared to dislike on= e another, Perry isn’t about to let a clash of songwriters get in the way= of her Idol ambition.
Now that music mogul Simon Cowell has announced he’s planning to leave = the show when his current contract expires in May (10), the pop star want= s to fill his seat.
She says, "The American Idol experience was awesome. If I was offered t= hat job as a permanent host, I would ditch my career and take on that car= eer."

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The all-star HOPE FOR HAITI NOW album has become the first digital-only r= elease to hit the top of the U.S. charts.
The compilation of performances from George Clooney’s charity telethon = sold 171,000 units over the weekend, according to Billboard chart compile= rs.
The album features performances by U2, Beyonce, Madonna, Jay-Z, Rihanna= and Justin Timberlake.
Friday=E2=80=99s (22Jan10) telethon has raised over $60 million (=C2=A3= 37.5 million) for the Haiti earthquake relief effort.

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German rockers the SCORPIONS chose to split for good after their manager = suggested they’d never be able to top their new album.
Guitarist Rudolf Schenker tells AOL the band was in the middle of a lis= tening party for Sting in the Tail when their longtime manager came up wi= th the idea for the bandmates to go their separate ways.
He says, "He had the idea to finish the band on a high note, with this = record. At first, we thought he was joking but then we noticed he was com= pletely being serious. And it turns out, he was right.
"We have been around for a long time, and we’ve done so many great thin= gs together. We came out of Germany when no one thought a band from there= could rock hard. We’ve always believed in the band and had fun doing it.
"Sting in the Tail sounds like a classic Scorpions album, so we decided= to leave after we get done touring it since it’s such a powerful record.= " The Wind of Change hitmakers announced the split on their website last = week (ends22Jan10).
They are embarking on a two-year farewell tour before hanging up their = leather jackets after 40 years.
Schenker formed the band in Hanover, Germany and was joined by his youn= ger brother Michael and singer Klaus Meine in 1969. The band has sold mor= e than 75 million albums worldwide.

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Bollywood’s biggest star SHAH RUKH KHAN is to be honoured in Hollywood on= Thursday (28Jan10) when his wax likeness is unveiled at Los Angeles’ new= Madame Tussauds museum.
The honour marks the 20th anniversary of his King of Bollywood title, w= hich Khan was given at the beginning of his impressive Indian film career= ..
Khan’s waxwork double cost $300,000 (=C2=A3187,500) to make.

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Ageing teen sensations ROB LOWE and JAMES VAN DER BEEK are at odds over a= baseball clash after the former West Wing star accused the ex-Dawson’s C= reek lead of lying about a catch on U.S. TV.
The two actors were on opposite sides in an all-star celebrity game in = 2004 at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles when Lowe hit what he thought was = a sensational home run, only to watch Van Der Beek fly through the air, c= rash through a barrier and rob him of glory in front of his children, who= were cheering their dad on.
Van Der Beek concedes he should have let the ball go, but he’s upset th= at disappointed Lowe went on national TV and accused him of cheating.
He says, "Rob went on The Tonight Show and said that I didn’t catch the= ball, that it was rolling around on the ground, that I lied about catchi= ng it." To hammer his point home, Van Der Beek showed photo footage of his grea= t catch during an appearance on U.S. chat show Lopez Tonight on Tuesday (= 26Jan10).
He added, "Rob, dude, it’s evidence - indisputable digital evidence." The actor then challenged Lowe to come on comedian George Lopez’s show = and apologise to him.

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Curvy actress SOFIA VERGARA’s mum made the actress swear not to have her = huge breasts reduced to land more film roles.
The Colombian pin-up, who briefly dated Tom Cruise, was advised to cut = a few breast sizes if she wanted to be taken seriously as an actress at t= he beginning of her career.
She says, "They thought I was too much." But it only took a call home to help Vergara make up her mind and decid= e to keep her busty look.
She explains, "My mum was like, ‘God is going to punish you if you take= your t**s off’."

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GOSSIP GIRL hunk CHACE CRAWFORD is dating WATCHMEN star MALIN AKERMAN’s s= ister, according to U.S. reports.
The actor, who briefly dated country star Carrie Underwood, has been sp= otted at parties with model Jennifer Akerman.
A source tells In Touch magazine, "They=E2=80=99ve known each other for= a while, but now it looks like they=E2=80=99re dating… Jennifer is ado= rable and exactly his type."

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Celebrity stylist RACHEL ZOE has laughed off reports she is suffering fro= m an eating disorder, branding speculation about her thin frame "silly".
The style guru, who has worked with Nicole Richie and Cameron Diaz, spa= rked concerns for her health after she was photographed looking skinny an= d frail in a bikini earlier this month (Jan10).
But Zoe, 38, insists there’s nothing wrong with her and she’s tired of = being criticised for her thin look.
She tells E! News, "I’m here. I’m fine. I feel great, and I’m good." Zoe has tried for months to quiet chatter about her ultra-slim size. La= st year (09), she told U.S. magazine Harper’s Bazaar, "We’ve had Audrey H= epburn, we’ve had Twiggy, we’ve had Veruschka, we’ve had Kate Moss. I’m t= rying to figure out why I am to blame for skinniness.
"Truthfully, I’ve never seen myself as being too thin. Sometimes I’ll l= ook at photos and be like, ‘Oh, that’s not a good look.’ But, generally s= peaking, I’m not too thin."

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Veteran actress ZSA ZSA GABOR has sparked fresh fears for her health afte= r she was snapped looking frail and weak as she was escorted out of a med= ical centre in a wheelchair on Tuesday (26Jan10).
The 92-year-old star of movies like 1952’s Moulin Rouge and 1956’s Deat= h of a Scoundrel has kept a low profile in recent years and has rarely be= en seen out in public since suffering a serious stroke in 2005.
But in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles on Tuesday, Gabor looked like a shado= w of her former self - when she was a beauty queen. Dressed all in black = and hiding under a bright red Ferrari Formula One cap, she was wheeled to= her parked car by husband Frederic Prinz von Anhalt.
The shocking images come just two months after von Anhalt was forced to= deny tabloid rumours Gabor was on her deathbed.
He told ETonline.com, "My wife is not dying - it is ridiculous. She get= s all the tabloids and she sees the things and she just smiles. She says,= ‘Tell them I’m still alive.’" A representative for Gabor could not be reached for a comment as WENN w= ent to press.

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TAYLOR SWIFT has shattered BRITNEY SPEARS’ first-week download record aft= er fans raced to get hold of her new single TODAY WAS A FAIRYTALE.
The country music sensation now holds the record for the best download = debut by a female artist after the new song was picked up 325,000 times i= n the past week - 39,000 more than Spears’ Womanizer in 2008.
Billboard chart compilers at Nielsen SoundScan have confirmed the tune = from the singer’s new film Valentine’s Day will be Swift’s first number o= ne on the Digital Songs countdown; it will also debut at two on the Billb= oard Hot 100. Both charts will officially be released on Thursday (28Jan1= 0).
Ke$ha’s TiK ToK is the only song that stands in the way of a Swift numb= er one debut. The dance track will claim a sixth successive week at the t= op.
The record for the biggest opening week belongs to the Black Eyed Peas,= who debuted Boom Boom Pow in April 2009 with 465,000 downloads.
The track went on to spend 12 weeks at the top of the U.S. pop charts.
It has also been a good week for downloaded tracks performed at George = Clooney’s Hope For Haiti Now telethon on Friday night (22Jan10) - Billboa= rd.com reports 334,000 downloads have been registered in less than two da= ys of availability.
Jay-Z, Bono, The Edge and Rihanna’s Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour) was the = event’s biggest hit with 131,000, while Justin Timberlake and Matt Morris= ‘ cover of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah comes in second.

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Rap superstar 50 CENT has put his flashy jewellery away for safe keeping = - because he no longer needs to remind people how rich he is.
The In Da Club hitmaker, real name Curtis Jackson, is known for his ela= borate jewels and is rarely seen without his gold and diamond-encrusted n= ecklaces, earrings and rings.
But he surprised U.S. TV audiences on Tuesday night (27Jan10) when he a= ppeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson minus his bling.
Explaining his new look, 50 Cent said, "I was trying to send a signal w= ith the jewellery and now I don’t need that."

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R&B superstar ALICIA KEYS is set to give her next album a new twist - she= wants to rock out with the KINGS OF LEON.
The No One hitmaker recently enjoyed chart success with Jay-Z, collabor= ating with him on their hit song Empire State of Mind, and now she’s eage= r to try a new sound; she’s eyeing collaborations with the Sex On Fire ro= ckers and singer/songwriter M.I.A.
She says, "Working with other people is definitely something I want to = do more of. I love it a lot. It takes me out of my element into a whole o= ther world.
"I’d love to collaborate with Kings of Leon and M.I.A. I think would be= crazy." Earlier this month (Jan10) Kings of Leon drummer Nathan Followill was f= orced to publicly deny reports the band was working on new material with = Leona Lewis.
In a ‘tweet’ to fans, Followill, wrote, "Contrary to reports out there = Kings Of Leon are not writing or recording with Leona Lewis. No offense t= o her."

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HARRISON FORD has little recollection of his stint behind the camera at t= he beginning of his film career - because he spent the time on the road w= ith THE DOORS.
The movie star was a camera assistant on a never-released documentary a= bout the iconic rock act, and he wishes he could remember more about the = experience.
He says, "I was on the road with The Doors. I barely remember anything.= … I’m quite sure there was nothing in focus." Ford admits he was "a child of the Sixties" long before he became a ser= ious film star.
He adds, "I had actually been to the Monterey Pop Festival… I was at = the first Human Be-In… I’ve seen it all." During the actor’s appearance on U.S. late-night show Jimmy Kimmel Live= ! on Tuesday (26Jan10), the host made an appeal to anyone who had footage= of Ford’s lost Doors documentary to get in touch with him.
He said, "Boy, that would be some great stuff to see."

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JOE JONAS has made amends with ex-girlfriend TAYLOR SWIFT, confessing the= couple "recently reconnected" - more than a year after she publicly chas= tised him for dumping her over the phone.
The Jonas Brothers singer dated Swift for several months in 2008 but th= eir break-up was far from amicable - the country sensation went on nation= al TV in the U.S. in November that year and blasted Jonas for the 27-seco= nd chat, which ended their relationship.
Swift even used the heartbreak as inspiration for her song Forever & Al= ways.
But Jonas insists the former couple is back on friendly terms - and he’= s rooting for Swift to claim gold at Sunday’s (31Jan10) Grammy Awards.
He tells E! News, "We’ve actually recently reconnected, which is good. = I hope she gets a Grammy. She deserves it." Swift is nominated for eight awards. The star will also perform at the = Los Angeles event.

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The skeletal remains of a young blonde woman, found in a shallow grave on= a Virginia farm, have been identified as those of missing METALLICA fan = MORGAN HARRINGTON.
The 20-year-old student went missing during a Metallica show in Charlot= tesville in October (09). The band offered a $50,000 (=C2=A331,250) rewar= d for information leading to Harrington’s whereabouts.
The remains were found in a forest on an Albemarle County farm on Tuesd= ay (26Jan10).
Virginia State Police used dental records provided by Harrington’s fami= ly to identify the body.
The dead girl’s father, Dan, told local reporters the family were quiet= ly relieved their daughter had been found.
He said, "This may sound strange, but we have found some peace in all o= f this. It wasn’t the outcome that we wanted but we know now where our da= ughter is and there is peace in that.
"Now we have to figure out how to honour Morgan in death, how to have h= er life mean something." The members of Metallica are now urging fans who might have information= about Morgan Harrington’s death to contact local police.
A statement from the band reads, "We are profoundly saddened by the new= s of the discovery of Morgan Dana Harrington’s body.
"Our most sincere condolences go out to the family and friends of Morga= n Dana Harrington, the 20 year old Virginia Tech student who was last see= n while attending our concert at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesv= ille, VA.
"Sadly, Morgan’s body was found yesterday ending her family’s three mon= th vigil, hoping and praying for her safe return. Mere words cannot expre= ss the anguish and grief that we know her parents, Dan and Gil, are feeli= ng, and our thoughts are with them.
"If you have any information at all about Morgan’s death, please contac= t the Virginia State Police at (434) 352-3425 or the UVA Police at (434) = 352-3467 or police@virginia.edu."

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JANE LYNCH will live out a childhood fantasy in front of U.S. TV audience= s later this year (10) - the actress has signed on to perform her version= of MADONNA’s dance hit VOGUE on hit show GLEE.
Lynch will put her pop star skills to the test when she sings the 1990 = track in character as her coach character Sue Sylvester in an upcoming ep= isode.
And the 49-year-old confesses Madonna has been her idol for the last th= ree decades.
She says, "I’ve just been kind of up on Madonna these days. I’m loving = her. I grew up in the ’80s, so she provided the soundtrack to my life." The actress’ tribute will feature as part of an all-Madonna music Glee = episode.

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Sexy SOFIA VERGARA helped raise $50,000 (=C2=A331,250) for the Haiti eart= hquake relief effort on Tuesday (26Jan10) by shaving off chat show host G= EORGE LOPEZ’s goatee beard.
The Colombian actress was offering Lopez Tonight studio audience member= s cash to drink hot sauce and remove their bras on the U.S. show and then= turned her attention to the host.
She told the comedian, "My friends at Bic razors say they will donate $= 50,000 to your Haiti relief fund if you let me shave it (goatee) off righ= t now." A nervous Lopez quickly smeared shaving cream all over his chin and the= actress started shaving, stating, "I’ve never done this, only my legs." Vergara kept shaving Lopez through a commercial break and when the late= -night show returned, the host was clean shaven.

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Actress SUSAN SARANDON stunned fans of rockers OF MONTREAL at a concert i= n New York on Tuesday night (26Jan10) by spanking a man dressed up as a p= ig onstage.
The Oscar winner strided out from the wings at the Highline Ballroom gi= g, bent a masked man over her knee and started pretending to beat him wit= h a ruler.
Sarandon said nothing but wagged her finger at fans before walking off.
She appeared again later in the show and showered the audience with mul= ti-coloured streamers, according to RoillingStone.com.
The actress wasn’t the only special guest at the show - Solange Knowles= , who appears on Of Montreal’s new album, also took to the stage to perfo= rm a rendition of The Jackson 5’s I Want You Back with frontman Kevin Bar= nes.

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