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MEL GIBSON is urging interviewers to stop asking him about his drunken ra= nt at a Jewish police officer in 2006 - insisting he wants to put the pas= t behind him.
The Lethal Weapon star was detained on a drink-driving charge three and= a half years ago, but the incident became a public relations nightmare w= hen Gibson was accused of making a series of unpleasant remarks to the co= p who arrested him.
The actor apologised several times for his behaviour and quit booze fol= lowing his outburst.
But the incident frequently comes back to haunt him as he promotes his = new movie, Edge Of Darkness, and one recent interview with an American TV= station turned nasty when Gibson objected to questioning on the subject.
The 54 year old is adamant he doesn’t want to talk about the incident a= ny more - because he would prefer to move on with his life.
He tells America’s OK! magazine, "It=E2=80=99s said that I went into a = rant, but I think it went on for about five words. I was drunk. It just t= urned into a big thing. I apologised profusely - not once but three times= .. So what=E2=80=99s the problem? It=E2=80=99s four years ago. Do I need t= o apologise again?=E2=80=9D

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VICTORIA BECKHAM is in talks to help design a luxury hotel in Dubai, afte= r the country’s ruler wrote the former SPICE GIRL a personal email reques= ting her help with the project, according to a U.K. report.
The Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheik Mohammed Bin Rash= id al-Maktoum, met the former pop star when she was on vacation in the Gu= lf last year (09) with her husband, soccer star David Beckham.
He has reportedly approached her about teaming up with fashion designer= Karl Lagerfeld to create a new resort, which would be based on the natio= n’s fashion-themed isle Isla Moda.
But the star is still considering taking up the role, despite being off= ered a reported $40 million (=C2=A325 million) fee for her input, accordi= ng to Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper.
A source tells the publication, "She was absolutely stunned. But after = meeting the Sheik and virtually the entire back catalogue of Who’s Who in= Dubai last summer, she received an email from him asking her to get invo= lved with the project. She was asked to put her name to the hotel and hel= p with everything from room design to the make of the wardrobes and furni= shings. The parties have been emailing each other for a number of months.= … As ever, she is simply so busy being a mum and tied down with her own= fashion collection. It’s a very tempting offer, nonetheless." A spokesperson for Beckham says, "Victoria is always keen to look at wa= ys of growing her business but for now her focus is New York Fashion Week= next month."

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COURTENEY COX’s husband DAVID ARQUETTE has defended the former FRIENDS st= ar after a New York Times blogger made jibes about her weight.
The actor, who married his Scream co-star in 1999, was outraged when a = fashion pundit poked fun at the actress and her pal Jennifer Aniston at t= he recent Golden Globe Awards, suggesting both had "put on a little weigh= t." Arquette has blasted the writer, insisting weight should never be an is= sue, and now he’s calling for all bloggers to be kinder.
He tells FoxNews.com, "Writing articles about people that put on weight= is just wasting space for real news. And who really cares? I love round = people, I love skinny people. I love people in general; we=E2=80=99ve got= to get past labels and stop being so critical about everything.
"On the internet, people find that place and think they can just speak = their mind, but a lot of the time you see how mean people are. In general= , we just need to be a kinder society."

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KYLIE MINOGUE and ROBBIE WILLIAMS are the latest stars to sign up to perf= orm on SIMON COWELL’s track in aid of earthquake-ravaged Haiti.
The duo join performers including Mariah Carey, Miley Cyrus, Michael Bu= ble, Rod Stewart, Cheryl Cole, Leona Lewis, James Blunt and James Morriso= n, who have already signed up to take part in recording a cover of R.E.M= ..’s Everybody Hurts.
The project will mark the first time Williams has reunited with Take Th= at on a recording since he left the pop group in 1995.
Williams says, "I’m very honoured to be asked to contribute to the sing= le. We can all do something to help the people of Haiti - and I urge ever= yone to do what they can." Blunt adds, "All of us are blown away by the devastation - this is the = least we can do. But there are also some amazing organisations that do st= uff on the ground." And Westlife star Mark Feehily is hoping to do even more to help surviv= ors of the tremor, which hit the country earlier this month (12Jan10): "E= veryone talks about it, but whether they actually go and do something is = a different matter. Singing a few lines doesn’t seem enough so I’ll be lo= oking at how me and the boys can help further."

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BEN AFFLECK has chastised his wife JENNIFER GARNER, after she embarrassed= him by revealing he pursued her with a string of seductive emails.
Garner, who married the Pearl Harbor star in 2005, said in a recent int= erview with Parade magazine that Affleck had wooed her online, gushing th= at he’s "sexy and kind" and a "very persuasive writer".
But the candid comments left Affleck cringing, because now he is repeat= edly fielding questions about his personal emails in interviews.
Speaking to Access Hollywood, Affleck says, "I do write e-mails to my w= ife, that is true. Sounds like the kind of thing that my wife was looking= for something to say in the interview=E2=80=A6 and that=E2=80=99s what s= he came up with. So, thanks for that, because now here I am, doing anothe= r interview and then they ask me about that. So, thank you honey.=E2=80=9D=

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DINOSAUR JR. frontman J. MASCIS has formed a new supergroup with members = of WITCH and COBRA VERDE.
Sweet Apple was inspired by former Cobra Verde star John Petkovic’s des= perate cross-country U.S. drive following the death of his mother.
The guitarist explains, "My mother had just died after a long, horrible= illness and I=E2=80=99d been totally devastated by so many things, all a= t once. I=E2=80=99d lost so much weight. I couldn=E2=80=99t eat or sleep.= All I did was smoke cigarettes, one and after another after another." Four hundred miles from his native Cleveland, Ohio, he received a phone= call from friend and Witch star Dave Sweetapple, who asked him to stop b= y after discovering he was near his home in Vermont.
Sweetapple recalls, "I couldn=E2=80=99t believe he was driving around a= imlessly." Sweetapple called Mascis in to give the struggling guitarist’s life a n= ew purpose and they started writing new material.
The band’s Love & Desperation debut is scheduled for release in April (= 10).

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Teen star DEMI LOVATO was so "ecstatic" when she met her idol KELLY CLARK= SON, she asked to hug her three times.
The Disney singer/actress has been an avid fan of the Since U Been Gone= hitmaker since she rose to fame on the first season of American Idol in = 2002.
Lovato is still in awe of Clarkson for keeping her personal life out of= the tabloids and concentrating on her music career.
And the Camp Rock star wants to follow Clarkson’s lead by ensuring she = learns from her experiences.
Speaking on British TV show Live From Studio Five, Lovato says, "I did = meet Kelly Clarkson one time and I gave her three hugs, three. Once when = I met her and then I was saying goodbye and I gave her another one… and= then she was walking away and I was like, ‘Can I have one more?’ She’s m= y idol, so getting to meet her was incredible. I’ve loved her since the f= irst episode of American Idol, so when I got to meet her I was ecstatic.
"You know, I never looked up to Kelly Clarkson because of her being per= fect. I looked up to her because no matter what she went through, she had= class and I feel like she stayed talented. She never was arrested or any= thing like that and you didn’t see her in the tabloids for dating a lot o= f people. She really kept low and had a really great career and I feel li= ke, for me, I don’t feel pressure as a role model. I just want to make su= re that no matter what situation I’m in I come out of it a stronger perso= n."

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KYLIE and DANNII MINOGUE’s family history has been unearthed, revealing t= heir mother was one of the Britons who set sail to Australia on a $16 (=C2= =A310) ticket in 1955 to start a new life Down Under.
The Aussie singers have learned their relatives’ secrets after passenge= r lists from a 1950s emigration scheme listed their mother, Carol Jones.
The stars’ mum was born in Wales, but moved to Australia when she was 1= 2 years old with her parents to start a new life in the country.
Carol married Kylie and Dannii’s father Ron Minogue, before settling in= Melbourne, where they still live.
Kylie says, "People come up to me and tell me they think I’m more Briti= sh than the British. I’ve lived here (in the U.K.) for more than ten year= s and I feel totally at home - though in my heart I’ll always be an Aussi= e." An 1891 census that was also recently unearthed revealed the sisters’ g= reat-grandfather, Morgan Riddiford, was a convict at HM Prison Gloucester= , England, although it did not specify what crime he had been jailed for.=

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Ska legends THE SPECIALS are set to tour the U.S. later this year (10) fo= r the first time in 30 years.
The Too Much Too Young hitmakers reformed in 2008, marking the first ti= me the original group had played together since their 1981 split.
However, founding member Jerry Dammers refused to complete the line-up.= But rumours circulated last year (09) that they were planning a full 201= 0 reunion, after their pal, Madness frontman Suggs, revealed he had been = in talks with all members, including Dammers, about playing together this= year (10).
Now it has been revealed the group will perform at the Coachella music = festival in California and at New York’s Terminal 5 in April (10).
Although it is not clear whether Dammers will be part of the line-up.
The band last toured the U.S. in 1980.

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T.I. is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit over his Grammy-award win= ning track WHAT YOU KNOW.
Rapper Motoe Blizzid, real name Nathan Filby, alleges T.I. used parts o= f his 2004 song Reverence, which was distributed to industry insiders, fo= r his own track.
According to legal documents, obtained by RadarOnline.com, Filby claims= the 2006 single has the "same rate of harmonic range" and states the two= recordings have "nearly identical instrumental melodic lines in terms of= pitch, shape, and rhythm." Filby, who has performed with Snoop Dogg and Ludacris, is requesting a = jury trial for the case against T.I., real name Clifford Harris, Jr.
He’s seeking damages and profits derived from the song.
T.I. is currently in a halfway house near his home in Atlanta, Georgia = after serving time behind bars for weapons possession.

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ROSIE O’DONNELL’s ‘divorce’ from longtime partner KELLI CARPENTER was smo= oth and drama-free because neither partner wanted to fight and lose touch= with each other.
The A League of Their Own star insists women can always find a way to s= plit graciously because they always want what’s best for everyone involve= d.
O’Donnell split from Carpenter in 2008 and it was over a year before ne= ws of the break-up hit the headlines - and the former chat show host puts= that down to the fact both she and her ex wanted to work it all out amic= ably.
She says, "We tried very hard to make it work in different configuratio= ns… It’s not really the same paradigm as heterosexual divorce. It’s dif= ferent.
"I’m not trying to say it’s (lesbian divorce) better… Women usually, = in relationships, that emotional connection is really the most intense, a= nd so when they break up, I have found, they stay connected.
"Every woman I’ve ever been with, besides one, is still in my life." Appearing on America’s Oprah show on Monday (25Jan10), O’Donnell reveal= ed she split from Carpenter because the two were drifting apart.
She says, "What you want and need at 30, which is when I met Kelli… i= s very different to what you want and need at 40 and 45, and in some ways= we both came back to our authentic selves and who were were… wasn’t as= great of a match."

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Actor BILL MURRAY was hopping around on a crutch at the Sundance Film Fes= tival on Sunday (24Jan10), after injuring himself in a ski accident.
The Lost In Translation star was in so much pain from his injured leg, = he had to sit and cool down his knee with a bucket full of ice at the fil= m event in Utah, according to RadarOnline.com.
A source tells the website, "He couldn=E2=80=99t move very well because= of his leg brace. But he was shimmying as best as he could… He was sud= denly sitting down with the Svedka ice bucket on his lap. One guy went up= and asked him if he was the guardian of the ice, and Bill laughed and sa= id it was to cool down his knee, which was acting up."

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Actor GARY COLEMAN has spoken out after his release from a Utah jail, fol= lowing his arrest for allegedly attacking his wife SHANNON.
The former child star was arrested and jailed on Sunday (24Jan10) after= police were called to his home, but no criminal charges were filed.
Upon arriving at his home, police discovered a misdemeanour failure to = appear warrant for Coleman from an unrelated incident and took him into c= ustody.
Coleman has now posted $1,725 (=C2=A31,080) bail and was released on Mo= nday (25Jan10).
The Diff’rent Strokes star has spoken out to explain the reason for his= missed court date appearance - he was allegedly absent because he was in= hospital undergoing an operation.
He tells RadarOnline.com, "I was in the hospital getting minor surgery.= " Coleman’s father, who picked up the star from the prison, revealed to t= he website the actor had received heart surgery.
But Coleman reportedly insisted he didn’t "want to spread that around,"= because he fears his condition will prevent him from getting work.
But the 41 year old is relieved he is free from his jail cell: "I’m hap= py as a clam… I just want to come home." He is due to appear in court on 8 February (10).

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Hollywood veteran KIRK DOUGLAS has saluted the people of America for rush= ing to support survivors of the Haiti earthquake.
The legendary movie star has been moved by the efforts made by American= s since the tremor devastated the nation earlier this month (12Jan10).
On Friday (22Jan10), George Clooney’s Hope For Haiti Now telethon raise= d more than $57 million (=C2=A335.6 million) for the relief effort, while= stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, Gisele Bundchen and Sandra Bullock have al= l offered huge cash sums to help the people of the devastated nation over= come the tragedy.
And Douglas is pleased the U.S. has been so forthcoming in its response= to the earthquake.
Taking to his online blog, he writes, "I’m so proud of America. The res= ponse to the catastrophe in Haiti was overwhelming. I like to think of ou= r country as being the first to respond to any tragedy in the world.
"Many countries look at us as arrogant. To counteract that, we must sho= w that we believe in helping everyone, no matter what country, no matter = what religion, no matter if they hate us or love us. This is the spirit o= f our country for all the world to see."

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MICHAEL JACKSON’s estate has been hit with yet another creditor’s claim -= from the late King of Pop’s landscape gardener.
Jose T. Mareque claims he planted trees, plants and flowers at the late= King of Pop’s Los Angeles home, where he died last June (09) - and he wa= s only partially paid.
In papers obtained by TMZ.com, he alleges only $10,000 (=C2=A36,250) of= the $14,722 (=C2=A39,200) was paid.
Other creditors’ claims against the Thriller hitmaker’s estate have rep= ortedly exceeded $20 million (=C2=A312.5 million). They include various l= egal challenges from Jackson’s spiritual adviser Reverend June Juliet Gat= lin, his former skin doctor Arnold Klein, choreographer LaVelle Smith Jr.= and the pop superstar’s one-time manager and adviser Dr. Tohme Tohme. (K=

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LINDSAY LOHAN is doing her part for the Haiti relief effort - she’s donat= ing proceeds from the sale of her leggings range to benefit a children’s = charity.
The Mean Girls star is using her 6126 collection website to encourage f= ashionable fans to purchase a pair of metallic leggings, named The Fame, = which were recently reduced from $90 (=C2=A356.25) to $65 (=C2=A340.60).
All profits from the sale of the items online will be donated to Save T= he Children to help kids left devastated by the 12 January (10) earthquak= e.
In a note on the site, Lohan writes, "It is truly horrible what has hap= pened to the people and children in Haiti.
"I believe every company should do their part to help by donating what = they can. Please help us do our part for the Children of Haiti by purchas= ing this 6126 legging.
"I am proud to announce that we are giving 100 per cent of the proceeds= to Haiti=E2=80=99s children through an organisation I am passionate abou= t, Save the Children."

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Top Italian fashion designers DOMENICO DOLCE and STEFANO GABBANA had to t= hink twice before approaching MADONNA and asking her to be the new face o= f their luxury label, because they feared a business deal would sour thei= r friendship.
Madonna was unveiled as the spokesmodel for Dolce & Gabbana’s spring/su= mmer 2010 campaign last year (09) when black and white shots of the pop s= uperstar, taken by noted photographer Steven Klein, hit the Internet, and= the celebrated designers admit they hesitated at the thought of working = with the Material Girl.
Gabbana tellsl W Magazine, "There was a sort of fear on our behalf of a= sking Madonna to do anything business. We thought it could impact our rel= ationship, and Madonna is one of the few people we’re really in awe of. T= o have Madonna in our campaign is a dream come true."

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JESSICA SIMPSON’s manager/father is facing a lawsuit over alleged unpaid = fees.
Joe Simpson’s music label Papa Joe Records has been named in a suit fil= ed by the bosses of video production company Frank the Plumber LLC.
They claim they were hired to produce a music video for Simpson’s up-an= d-coming artist An-Ya - but were only partially paid for their services.
In legal papers filed on Friday (22Jan10), the video firm executives cl= aim Simpson still owes them over $70,000 (=C2=A343,000).
Plumber bosses are refusing to hand over the video until Simpson pays t= he cash plus interest and attorneys’ fees, reports TMZ.com. (KD/WNWCZM/KL=

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