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Rockers GUNS N’ ROSES have forced fans to take sides in the feud between = frontman AXL ROSE and former bandmember SLASH - by allegedly banning conc= ert-goers from wearing t-shirts featuring the legendary guitarist.
The top hat-toting musician famously quit the band in 1993, after his r= elationship with the singer deteriorated. They never patched up their fri= endship and their ongoing war of words continues to rage, with Rose recen= tly accusing his former pal of lying about the rift in his 2007 autobiogr= aphy.
And now TMZ.com is reporting that the band upset Slash fans at their gi= g in Canada last Wednesday (20Jan10) by asking them to turn their t-shirt= s inside out and leave their top hats outside.
The website alleges an unnamed security guard at the show claimed the o= rder to ban Slash memorabilia came from one of the band’s producers. (LR/=

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The BLACK EYED PEAS were left stunned at an awards ceremony in France on = Saturday night (23Jan10) - after their prize for Best International Group= was withdrawn following an error.
The group opened the night at the NRJ Awards in Cannes, France with a p= erformance of I Gotta Feeling, and later picked up the Best International= Song trophy for the hit track.
And they were delighted when pop star Ke$ha took to the stage with Fren= ch choreographer Kamel Ouali to announce they had also been crowned Best = International Group.
But the band’s celebrations came to an abrupt end when Ouali returned t= o the microphone to admit there had been an error - and he had read out t= he wrong name by mistake, handing the award instead to German rockers Tok= io Hotel.
The news, which drew boos from the star-studded crowd, follows a simila= r mistake last year (09) when Katy Perry accepted the trophy for Best Int= ernational Song, which should have gone to Rihanna.
The Umbrella hitmaker was also one of the big winner’s at this year’s s= how, picking up the award for Best International Female, but her evening = was marred by an on-stage slip during her performance of Russian Roulette= .. The singer fell off a platform at the end of the song, but quickly pick= ed herself up and walked away, apparently unhurt by the fall.
Other winners at the ceremony included British pop star Robbie Williams= who was named Best International Male, and also accepted an honorary awa= rd for his contribution to music. Beyonce received a similar prize for he= r outstanding achievements.
The homegrown winners included the cast of musical Mozart l’Opera Rock,= who won best French group, song and breakthrough for Florent Mothe, and = dance artist Christophe Willem, who won best French male and best album.
The night also saw performances from Williams, Jay-Z, Mika, Michael Bub= le, David Guetta and Kelly Rowland.

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Actor JARED HARRIS and his two brothers were so unruly as kids, their mum= had to hire an ex-Israeli army soldier as the boys’ nanny.
The son of movie great Richard Harris, Jared recalls his mother lining = up a string of child minders to help her look after her kids - and they c= hased each one away.
The Mad Men star says, "We were terrible kids… My father wasn’t aroun= d so my mother had to do all the work herself. She used to try to get the= se nannies and au pairs to come and help her, and they never lasted very = long.
"She hired an ex-Israeli army sergeant major."

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LIAM NEESON has dropped out of a major movie project with JEREMY IRONS ab= out the saint who brought Christianity to Scotland - citing his grief fol= lowing the death of his wife NATASHA RICHARDSON last year (09).
Richardson passed away in March (09) following a skiing accident in Mon= treal, Canada.
Neeson had signed up to star in a new film by Scottish director Norman = Stone, about legendary historical figure Saint Columba, but the moviemake= r admits the 57 year old has now scrapped plans to appear in the historic= al drama.
Stone reveals that after Richardson’s sudden death, he gave the actor s= everal months to decide whether he wanted to continue with the role but N= eeson felt he couldn’t go ahead with the project.
He says, "It has been a difficult time for Liam. I think he would have = been great in the film. We wanted him to play the part of King Aidan, who= has fiery clashes with Columba (played by Irons). It would’ve been great= to see him alongside Jeremy.
"The script was with him for several months and I understand he loved i= t. He has decided not to go ahead, which is a pity, but the decision was = made after what has been a difficult time for him and I respect the circu= mstances. He is a truly great actor."

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The filmmaker who is facing a lawsuit from FARRAH FAWCETT’s estate has di= smissed accusations he fell out with the late actress over plans for her = documentary - insisting he is looking forward to proving his case in cour= t.
In a suit filed at Los Angeles County Superior Court on Friday (22Jan10= ), representatives of the estate allege Craig Nevius "sensationalised" th= e Charlie’s Angels star’s story in the "amateurish" footage he produced.
The papers, obtained by TMZ.com, also allege Nevius sought "misplaced r= evenge" after the actress rejected his work, by revealing private and per= sonal information about Fawcett, giving out footage without her consent a= nd embezzling cash from the trust she set up for the film.
But Nevius is adamant the claims aren’t true, insisting he enjoyed a co= rdial working relationship with Fawcett, who died last year (09) followin= g a battle with anal cancer.
He says in a statement to E! News, "These accusations are nothing more = than a fabricated press release disguised as a lawsuit. As much as I woul= d like to answer the allegations and disprove them right here and right n= ow in the court of public opinion, I will wait to do so in a court of law= .. I will be happy to let the work Farrah and I did together (over years) = speak for itself. And I will be more than happy to let the video tapes, d= ocuments, witnesses and Farrah’s own words (both written and spoken) spea= k for me and defend me, finally removing all doubt and suspicion as to wh= at actually happened during the final months of her life and who her real= exploiters are." Nevius has already launched his own lawsuit against Fawcett’s partner R= yan O’Neal, claiming the actor forced him out of the project.
A two-hour documentary, titled Farrah’s Story, was filmed by the actres= s and her friend Alana Stewart and aired in May 2009 - just a month befor= e the star’s tragic death.

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Troubled comedian ANDY DICK has been released on $60,000 (=C2=A337,500) b= ail following his arrest on sex charges on Saturday (23Jan10).
The Road Trip star was detained in Huntington, West Virginia in the ear= ly hours of Saturday morning and arraigned later that day on two counts o= f felony sexual abuse.
Dick was in the state to perform three dates over the weekend (22-24Jan= 10) at the Funny Bone comedy club and restaurant in Huntington - and the = manager of venue, Tom Schaeffer, has confirmed he paid the comic’s bail.
The charges relate to Dick’s evening out at Huntington’s Rum Runners ba= r after he allegedly grabbed a security guard=E2=80=99s crotch. He is als= o facing allegations he kissed a male bar-goer without invitation.
Dick, who is currently on three years’ probation after pleading guilty = to drug possession and battery in October 2008, is due back in court on 2= February (10).
The star’s lawyer tells TMZ.com his client "is stunned by these allegat= ions" and he is "strongly denying any criminal conduct."

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JEFF BRIDGES, SANDRA BULLOCK and the cast of INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS took th= e top prizes at the 2010 Screen Actor’s Guild Awards.
Bridges won Best Actor for his role in Crazy Heart, and Bullock was nam= ed Best Actress for her performance in Blind Side - completing a great we= ek for the pair who won the same awards at last week’s Golden Globes.
The cast of Quentin Tarantino’s World War II movie were named Best Ense= mble.
Inglorious Basterds’ Christoph Waltz was named Best Supporting Actor an= d Monique won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Precious: Based on = the Novel Push by Sapphire.
Elsewhere Drew Barrymore, Kevin Bacon, Dexter’s Michael C
. Hall, The Go= od Wife’s Julianna Margulies, 30 Rock stars Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin and= the casts of Mad Men and Glee were the big winners in the TV categories.
Baldwin was named Best Actor in a Comedy Series for the fourth year run= ning, and Fey won the Best Actress in a Comedy prize for the third succes= sive year.
There was also a lifetime achievement award for Golden Girls star Betty= White, just a week after she celebrated her 88th birthday.
The full list of Screen Actor’s Guild Awards winners is as follows: =20 MOTION PICTURES =20 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Inglourious Bas= terds Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role - Jeff Bridge= s, Crazy Heart Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role - Sandra Bu= llock, The Blind Side Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Christop= h Waltz, Inglourious Basterds Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role - Mo’Niq= ue, Precious =20 TELEVISION =20 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Mad Men Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Glee Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series - Michael C
. = Hall, Dexter Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series - Julianna= Margulies, The Good Wife Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series - Alec Bald= win, 30 Rock Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series - Tina Fey= , 30 Rock Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Minise= ries - Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Mini= series - Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens
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MICHAEL JACKSON’s estate has been hit by yet another creditor’s claim - f= rom an entertainment company allegedly hired to develop the singer’s vari= ous ventures.
Bosses at Machine Management allege they are owed $285,000 (=C2=A3178,1= 25) after they helped the late King of Pop create his own film company.
They also claim to have worked on setting up an environmental campaign = for the star, the Michael Jackson Global Warning Awareness Initiative, as= well as a film festival in Oman, according to TMZ.com.
Lawyer for Jackson’s estate, Howard Weitzman, has told the website he i= s aware of the claim and will be looking into it.
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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Actor SEAN PENN has spoken out during his visit to earthquake-ravaged Hai= ti about the "suffering" he has witnessed first-hand.
The star flew to the country on Thursday (21Jan10) with former U.S. pre= sidential candidate John Edwards to hand out food and supplies to the sur= vivors of last week’s (12Jan10) disaster.
As part of his visit, Penn has been on a tour of the nation with 11 doc= tors, visiting a medical clinic, a food distribution site and handing out= 1,000 water filters he brought with him from America.
He says, "It is a devastated area. I’ve seen the same thing your camera= s have seen. People are suffering and a lot of people are doing their bes= t - the U.S. military and human aid groups - to help them. The idea of us= being here is to make sure the aid gets to them." Penn has become known for using his resources to help those in need aft= er disasters - he visited New Orleans, Louisiana a week after Hurricane K= atrina hit in 2005 and helped rescue people stranded by floods.
And he’s not the only star helping aid efforts in the country - George = Clooney gathered pals including Madonna, Justin Timberlake and Bono to ta= ke part in his charity telethon on Friday night (22Jan10).

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GWYNETH PALTROW and her husband CHRIS MARTIN have taken their home improv= ements a step further - they’ve bought a third property in their London s= treet.
The pair bought the house beside their luxurious residence in the Briti= sh capital in 2007 and were granted permission from local authorities to = knock the two multi-million dollar residences together to create an $11.2= million (=C2=A37 million) superhouse with 33 rooms.
But the actress and Coldplay singer have now expanded their property em= pire by purchasing an apartment on the other side of their original home,= which they will use to house their staff, according to Britain’s Daily M= ail newspaper.
The news will dismay residents in the area - the stars upset neighbours= earlier this month (Jan10) after revealing plans to replace a wooden fen= ce with a 10-foot (three-metre) barrier around their home.
One resident tells the publication, "As neighbours, we have had years o= f their building works. Now the fence is just going to look ridiculous an= d we plan to object. They are turning a Victorian house into a fortress. = They have taken down trees so they can park their flash cars in the drive= way and are putting a huge swimming pool in the back garden. They said th= e trees were diseased but you can say anything when you have that amount = of money. They are using their power and riches to get what they want." (=

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THE LIBERTINES reunion has moved a step closer to fruition - CARL BARAT i= s planning to discuss the group’s imminent revival with former bandmate P= ETE DOHERTY.
The rockers famously fell out over Doherty’s excessive drug use, before= the singer was booted out of the band in 2004.
Barat went on to form rock group Dirty Pretty Things while Doherty put = together Babyshambles - but the pair sparked speculation they will reform= their original band after reportedly signing a new record deal last year= (09).
The Libertines were rumoured to be planning a 2011 comeback - but the m= usicians have not yet discussed the plans in full, although Barat is keen= to set the reunion in motion so he can give it his "all." He says, "I sent him (Doherty) a text a couple of weeks ago, but he nev= er got back. If things are looking good that’ll be nice. I guess I’ll hav= e to have a chat to Pete about it - he wanted to do it sooner but we miss= ed all the dates. I’m sure there’s going to be some hostility towards it,= but if it doesn’t work out at least I’ve given it my all." (KD/WNWCNM/LR=

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British singer CHERYL COLE’s brother has been spared jail after pleading = guilty to drink driving.
Andrew Tweedy, who is also known as Andrew Leighton, was arrested in No= vember (09) after cops grew suspicious when they saw him cruising the str= eets at 16.1 kilometres per hour (10 miles per hour) in Newcastle, Englan= d.
The 29 year old, who was handed a two-year suspended sentence in May (0= 9) for squirting pepper spray in a stranger’s face, previously admitted d= riving while under the influence of alcohol and driving without a licence= or insurance.
But he avoided a stint behind bars at a hearing at Newcastle Crown Cour= t on Friday (22Jan10), after the judge handed him a three-year driving ba= n and a fine of $160 (=C2=A3100). His suspended sentence was extended to = include supervision for 18 months and drug rehabilitation for a year. The= judge also ordered him to enrol in a substance abuse course.
Tweedy’s defence lawyer, Paul Caulfield, told the court, "He has proble= ms with drink, depression, anxiety and drugs. They all combine together t= o cause him to behave inappropriately from time to time." Judge Esmond Faulks told him, "Co-operate or you will be liable to go t= o jail." Tweedy was previously jailed for six years in connection with a stabbin= g and four years for mugging a teenager.

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GUILLEMOTS singer FYFE DANGERFIELD has cancelled his solo U.S. tour follo= wing problems with his work visa.
The musician, who fronts the British rock band, was due to play shows i= n New York, Los Angeles and Philadelphia later this month (Jan10), but he= has been forced to pull out of the performances because of a delay in ob= taining legal documents allowing him to work in America.
In a post on his official website, Dangerfield writes, "Really sorry to= announce this, but due to a delay in my visa coming through we’ve had to= cancel the U.S. shows next week. We’re hoping to be able to re-schedule = and come out and play those shows, and more on top, in March, so we’ll ke= ep you posted on all that."

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SIMON COWELL’s representative has brushed off speculation the star is abo= ut to become a father for the first time with his rumoured former lover, = British model JASMINE LENNARD.
Lennard, who found fame on U.K. reality TV show Make Me A Supermodel, r= ecently announced she is pregnant, sparking speculation Cowell could be t= he dad after she refused to name the expectant father.
But the music mogul - who was linked to Lennard in 2006, but denied the= y were romantically involved - hasn’t had contact with the reality TV sta= r in over a year, according to Cowell’s spokesperson.
The publicist says, "There is no point in asking (Cowell), when I know = the answer. It is a lovely thought, but not unless it is a kind of divine= conception. I don’t think he has spoken to her for about a year." (KD/WN=

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JERRY O’CONNELL is considering banning his twin babies from pursuing show= biz careers, because he’s scared of turning into a stage dad.
One year olds Dolly and Charlie recently starred in a Got Milk! ad alon= gside their actress mum Rebecca Romijn, and the experience drove O’Connel= l crazy He explains, "My wife was holding them and one of them was not behaving= accordingly for the photoshoot. I was shocked, I couldn’t believe it but= I was turning into such a stage father… dancing by the camera and bark= ing like a dog. They finally did it (behaved) but I might keep them out o= f that for a little bit. I think I went a little crazy."

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THE WEST WING star JOSHUA MALINA is relieved after California officials s= crapped plans to build a jail in his neighbourhood.
Malina was preparing to fight plans to open a new facility to house inm= ates near his Malibu home, insisting he didn’t want his two young childre= n to grow up near a prison.
Talking about the proposals, the star said, "It is deeply disturbing to= think that such an extreme decision would be made without any interactio= n with the residents here." But Malina has avoided a showdown with local officials - Los Angeles Co= unty Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky has written to the actor informing him th= at building a prison in his neighbourhood "defies common sense" and the a= rea will no longer be considered as a possible venue.
The letter also apologised for "the manner in which this issue came to = the attention of the community." An alternative location is now being considered, according to TMZ.com. =

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Martial artist-turned-actor QUINTON ‘RAMPAGE’ JACKSON has escaped unscath= ed following a car crash in California.
The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) star, who appears in th= e upcoming big screen remake of The A-Team, was driving his new Audi in O= range County, California when his car collided with another vehicle.
Both Jackson and the elderly female driver of the other car were unhurt= in the accident.
He says, "I am thankful and happy no-one was hurt. I tried to make sure= the elderly woman that hit my car was okay… she didn’t speak much Engl= ish, but I could see she wasn’t hurt in any way. I am fine, the little ol= d lady is fine, but my car got hurt, and for that I’m sad.=E2=80=9D Jackson appears alongside Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper and Jessica Biel = in The A-Team, which is due for release later this year (10). (KD/WNWCMV/=

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Lawyers representing FARRAH FAWCETT’s estate are suing the man who was hi= red to make the documentary charting the late star’s battle with anal can= cer.
In a suit filed at Los Angeles County Superior Court on Friday (22Jan10= ), representatives of the estate allege filmmaker Craig Nevius embezzled = thousands of dollars and "sensationalised" the Charlie’s Angels star’s st= ory in the footage he produced, according to the papers obtained by TMZ.c= om.
Fawcett’s lawyers slate Nevius’ documentary as "amateurish and sensatio= nalised, and looked like tabloid journalism, which was not at all what Ms= .. Fawcett wanted." They also claim Nevius sought "misplaced revenge" after the actress rej= ected his work, by allegedly revealing private and personal information a= bout Fawcett, giving out footage without her consent and embezzling cash = from the trust she had set up for the film.
Nevius has already launched his own lawsuit against Fawcett’s partner R= yan O’Neal, claiming he was forced out of the project. Nevius alleges he = made a deal with Fawcett in 2004 to document her life, claiming he worked= with the actress for two years up until her cancer diagnosis in 2006, wh= en a group including O’Neal and Fawcett’s friend Alana Stewart "began to = take actions to wrongfully interfere with Nevius’ contractual relationshi= p with Ms. Fawcett." Nevius accuses O’Neal of physically threatening him and demanding he re= linquish his control of the company producing the documentary.
Fawcett’s business manager Richard Francis was also listed as a defenda= nt.
O’Neal and Stewart hit back at Nevius’ claim for damages, criticising h= im for making "horrific" accusations and chastising him for taking legal = action during such a trying period for the ailing actress.
The estate is seeking unspecified damages.

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