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Security has been stepped up for JUSTIN BIEBER’s Valentine’s Day (14Feb10= ) concert in Los Angeles, amid fears the singer’s over-enthusiastic young= fans will cause chaos.
Security personnel cancelled an album signing with Usher’s young proteg= e in New York City in November (09), when they deemed it too dangerous to= bring Bieber out as guards were unable to keep the screaming teens under= control.
And bosses organising the 15 year old’s sold-out gig at The Palladium i= n Hollywood next month (Feb10) are making every effort to ensure the perf= ormance runs smoothly.
The venue’s manager has hired a larger security team to keep the event = is kept as safe as possible, according to TMZ.com.

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SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS is determined to throw the party of the year for his s= on’s 16th birthday - he’s invited SNOOP DOGG, CHRIS BROWN and LIL’ KIM to= ensure it’s a star-studded bash.
The rapper’s eldest son Justin will be celebrating with the stars at Sa= turday’s (23Jan10) event, which will be held in a New York City nightclub= ..
The party will be filmed for MTV reality series My Super Sweet 16, abou= t teenagers’ over-the-top birthday celebrations.
Combs’ glittering guest list for the ‘Prince of New York’-themed party = is also said to include boxer Floyd Mayweather as well as Jay-Z and Beyon= ce.
But the birthday boy won’t be getting any presents on his special day -= his rapper dad has asked guests to give donations to the relief effort i= n earthquake-devastated Haiti.
A source tells the New York Post, "The club will be decorated with imag= es from the New York skyline. Diddy will perform with his band, Diddy-Dir= ty Money, but there will also be some big-name performers taking the stag= e to surprise Justin. It’s going to be big, but it won’t be as lavish as = Diddy’s 40th (in November 2009). Instead of gifts, guests will be asked t= o make a donation to the Haiti fund."

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Hip-hop star FLAVOR FLAV has been involved in a car crash in Las Vegas, a= ccording to a U.S. report.
The Public Enemy rapper, real name William Jonathan Drayton Jr, was dri= ving in Sin City on Wednesday night (20Jan10) when he collided with anoth= er car, according to TMZ.com.
The website reports Flav, who has also starred in a string of U.S. real= ity TV shows, suffered no major injuries in the accident and accompanied = his car when it was removed from the scene by a tow-truck.
No further information was available as WENN went to press. (KD/WNWCZM/=

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BETTE MIDLER raised more than $35,000 (=C2=A321,875) during a single Las = Vegas concert on Saturday (16Jan10) to benefit earthquake-devastated Hait= i.
The singer was on-stage performing her The Showgirl Must Go On gig at S= in City’s Caesars Palace when she began collecting donations from the aud= ience to send to the Doctors Without Borders charity.
She promised to match whatever her fans pledged and encouraged them to = give generously before launching into her hit Wind Beneath My Wings.
Fans handed over more than $19,000 (=C2=A311,875) - and Midler kept her= word, taking the total collections pot to $38,742 (=C2=A324,200).
She’s since vowed to match donations at every performance until her fin= al show on the 31 January (10), when her two-year Las Vegas stint ends, a= ccording to VegasDeluxe.com.

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Actress LOLES LEON has won a pay-out from a Spanish hotel after breaking = her pelvis and wrist in JEREMY IRONS’ hotel room in 1999.
The severely injured star spent more than a month in hospital after fum= bling for a light switch and tumbling down 18 steps in the actor’s suite = at Madrid’s Santo Mauro hotel.
She has been fighting a lengthy legal battle with hotel bosses, suing t= hem for $768,000 (=C2=A3480,000).
The Supreme Court in Madrid has now granted Leon $62,400 (=C2=A339,000)= , ruling the hotel was partially responsible for the accident as there wa= s no emergency lighting in Irons’ suite.
Leon insists she is still suffering following the accident, and has los= t several acting jobs because of her injuries.
She says, "As Jeremy is such a gentleman he insisted I went in (to the = suite) first. There was a staircase, I went to turn the light on and I fe= ll. Everyone was screaming. I could have been killed. I lost several jobs= , I still see the physiotherapist, and I have never fully recovered." (PA=

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ROSIE O’DONNELL wants to help aid efforts following the Haiti earthquake = - by looking after orphaned children while rescuers search for survivors = of the disaster.
The actress-turned-radio and TV personality and former partner Kelli Ca= rpenter have three adopted children and one daughter, who was conceived t= hrough artificial insemination.
And O’Donnell, who is now dating mother-of-six Tracy Kachtick-Anders, w= ould consider helping survivors of last week’s (12Jan10) tragedy, by invi= ting a Haiti orphan into her home while rescue efforts continue.
She tells Access Hollywood, "I=E2=80=99d like to see everybody give. I=E2= =80=99d like to see celebrities give too. I think it=E2=80=99s a great th= ing. George Clooney is an amazing, philanthropic man… I know my family = would be able to take a child or a brother and sister in and foster and l= ove the child until either family or relatives can be found.=E2=80=9D (KD=

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Mexican actor DIEGO LUNA is celebrating after learning he is set to be a = dad for the second time.
The Y Tu Mama Tambien star’s wife Camila Sodi is expecting their second= child, who will be a little brother or sister to the couple’s 17-month-o= ld son Jeronimo.
A statement from the star given to Latina.com reads, "We want to confir= m that Camila and I are expecting our second child. We’ve celebrated the = news and it has brought great joy to our lives." Luna married Sodi in February of 2008.

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Former HAPPY DAYS star SCOTT BAIO has called in the Federal Bureau of Inv= estigation (FBI) after he allegedly received a series of online threats.
The actor came under fire after he posted an unflattering picture of Am= erica’s First Lady Michelle Obama on his Twitter.com page, along with a c= aption which read, "Wow. He (U.S. President Barack Obama) wakes up to thi= s every morning." The post attracted a slew of negative comments from his followers, and = Baio replied insisting his message was taken the wrong way.
He wrote, "People need to relax and laugh a bit. Life is too short no m= atter what party you are with. A joke is just that, a joke." But the star insists the reaction to his gag continued to escalate, and= he alleges some of the messages he received became threatening.
He later informed followers of his Twitter.com blog that he had contact= ed authorities over the nasty posts: "PLEASE NOTE: The FBI has been conta= cted & we have a file number for the threats, along with Twitter support.= Thx (thanks)."

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Actress TARA REID has confirmed she is engaged to businessman boyfriend M= ICHAEL AXTMANN - after the internet entrepreneur proposed during a night = out in Los Angeles on Monday (18Jan10).
The American Pie star has been dating Axtmann since early last year (09= ), and the couple has been dogged by rumours they are preparing to make t= heir union official.
And now the 34-year-old actress has revealed the reports are true - she= ’s looking forward to marriage after her lover popped the question during= dinner at L.A. restaurant The Little Door.
A representative for Reid confirmed the happy news to People.com, sayin= g, "Michael surprised Tara with a beautiful round brilliant cut ring. Tar= a was so happy, and the other patrons clapped and yelled out, =E2=80=98Co= ngratulations.=E2=80=99=E2=80=9D The website reports the couple is planning a small summer wedding (10).=

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The woman at the centre of the ROMAN POLANSKI child-sex case is set to as= k a judge to spare the legendary movie director from further time behind = bars.
According to the Associated Press, Samantha Geimer’s lawyer is planning= to file a motion on Thursday (21Jan10) requesting the Chinatown filmmake= r be handed his sentence in absentia.
And the attorney is also reportedly backing Polanski’s lawyer’s request= that he be sentenced to time served and freed.
Polanski pleaded guilty to unlawful sex with Geimer when she was 13 yea= rs old but fled to Europe in 1978 before he could be handed his punishmen= t. He remained a fugitive until he was arrested in Switzerland last year = (09).
A judge will rule on Friday (22Jan10) whether Polanski, who is currentl= y under house arrest in Switzerland, can be sentenced in absentia. (PAW/W=

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British film AN EDUCATION, sci-fi blockbuster AVATAR and war thriller THE= HURT LOCKER are set to go head-to-head at the British Academy of Film an= d Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards next month (Feb10) - the films all score= d eight nominations each.
All three movies will compete against Precious: Based on the Novel Push= by Sapphire and Up In The Air for the night’s Best Picture prize.
Neill Blomkamp’s sci-fi thriller District 9 is also up for seven awards= , while Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds and George Clooney’s Up = In The Air have six nominations apiece.
An Education star Carey Mulligan will compete for the Best Actress stat= ue, facing competition from Hollywood veteran Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia= ), French star Audrey Tautou (Coco Before Chanel), Saoirse Ronan (The Lov= ely Bones) and Gabourey Sidibe (Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapp= hire).
Meanwhile, Brit actor Colin Firth has scooped his second ever BAFTA nom= ination for his performance in fashion designer Tom Ford’s directorial de= but, A Single Man
. He will compete in the Best actor category alongside J= eff Bridges (Crazy Heart), George Clooney (Up In The Air), Jeremy Renner = (The Hurt Locker) and Andy Serkis (Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll).
The awards will be handed out at London’s Royal Opera House on 21 Febru= ary (10).
The main BAFTA 2010 nominees are:
=20 Best Film: Avatar An Education The Hurt Locker Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire Up In The Air =20 Outstanding British Film: An Education Fish Tank In The Loop Moon Nowhere Boy =20 Director: James Cameron - Avatar Neill Blomkamp - District 9 Lone Scherfig - An Education Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds =20 Leading Actor: Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart George Clooney - Up In The Air Colin Firth - A Single Man Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker Andy Serkis - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll =20 Leading Actress: Carey Mulligan - An Education Saoirse Ronan - The Lovely Bones Gabourey Sidibe - Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia Audrey Tautou - Coco Before Chanel =20 Supporting Actor: Alec Baldwin - It’s Complicated Christian McKay - Me And Orson Welles Alfred Molina - An Education Stanley Tucci - The Lovely Bones Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds =20 Supporting Actress: Anne-Marie Duff - Nowhere Boy Vera Farmiga - Up In The Air Anna Kendrick - Up In The Air Mo’nique - Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire Kristin Scott Thomas - Nowhere Boy =20 Animated Film: Coraline Fantastic Mr Fox Up
.

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MILEY CYRUS has the perfect new mentor in former child star JODIE FOSTER.
The teen sensation admits she and the Oscar winner have had phone conve= rsations about fame - and Cyrus has taken the Silence of The Lambs star’s= advice to heart.
She says, "Jodie Foster (first) called me up a couple of years ago and = she has been like a mentor to me.
"She told me to keep my head high and surround myself with good people.= I value her advice very much."

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PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN star KEIRA KNIGHTLEY has taken to life on the hi= gh seas - she’s been renting a boat house in London since the beginning o= f the year (10).
The British beauty, who made her name in the blockbuster pirate franchi= se, has rented out the barge on London’s canal system to use as a sanctua= ry until the end of summer (10).
The star and her actor boyfriend Rupert Friend sneak off to their vesse= l every weekend to get away from the hustle and bustle of life in the Bri= tish capital, according to The Sun newspaper.
A fellow boat owner tells the publication, "They’ve hired the boat unti= l the summer and they seem really happy. They spend most weekends on it, = brewing up pots of tea.
"They’re a very sweet couple. They like nothing better than strolling a= long the canal hand in hand and going to the chippy (fish and chips shop)= for a fish supper."

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LINDSAY LOHAN will be belle of the ball after she was chosen to attend th= e annual Opera Ball in Vienna, Austria on the arm of an Austrian entrepre= neur.
Each year, businessman Richard Lugner invites a leading lady to accompa= ny him to the glitzy annual event, and the Mean Girls actress is the chos= en one for 2010.
Lohan will be Lugner’s date for the highlight of Viennese social calend= ar on 11 February (10).
And she’ll be in good company - previous dates have included Paris Hilt= on, Geri Halliwell, Pamela Anderson, Andie MacDowell, Sophia Loren and Di= ta Von Teese. Last year’s (09) invitee was Desperate Housewives star Nico= llette Sheridan.

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Veteran actress DAME HELEN MIRREN hates how popular tattoos have become -= because she only went under the needle to cause a stir.
The Oscar-winning star, who is most famous for her portrayal of British= monarch Queen Elizabeth II, drunkenly had her body inked years before it= was socially acceptable.
And Mirren admits she now regrets the decision - because body art has b= ecome so mainstream.
She tells U.S. TV show Good Morning America, "I was very, very drunk. I= t was a very, very long time ago, when only sailors and (motorcycle gang)= Hells Angels were tattooed, honestly, and prisoners.
"And I decided to get a tattoo because it was the most shocking thing I= could think of doing.
"And now I’m utterly disgusted and shocked because it’s become complete= ly mainstream, which is unacceptable to me."

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GEORGE CLOONEY wants to "train" MATT DAMON in a bid to gain him a second = Sexiest Man Alive title, after branding the actor’s first win a "fluke." Clooney is one of only four Hollywood hunks to be twice-crowned People = magazine’s most handsome man in the publication’s annual sexy list, along= side Brad Pitt, Richard Gere and Johnny Depp.
And the star wants to get his Ocean’s 11 co-star Damon, who took the ti= tle in 2007, back into shape so he can have another shot at the prestigio= us honour - insisting his pal doesn’t stand a chance since he gained 30 p= ounds (13.6 kilograms) for his movie The Informant! last year (09).
He jokes to Britain’s Zoo magazine, "Here’s the thing. Matt Damon is ve= ry competitive with both Brad Pitt and myself. Brad and me are both two t= ime Sexiest Men Alive. Matt’s only won it one time and I sort of consider= it a bit of fluke.
"Having seen him recently putting on all that weight for The Informant!= , well, he’s got a lot of work to do if he wants to get back. I’m going t= o train him and work with him because he’s going to need to run a strong = campaign this year."

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SIR BOB GELDOF’s wild-child daughter PEACHES has a lot to ‘tweet’ about a= fter a good Samaritan found her passport and alerted the star via micro-b= logging site Twitter.
The socialite was preparing to apply for a new official travel document= after losing it during a walk in east London.
But the star was delighted after a watchful mum spotted the passport an= d contacted Geldof on her Twitter.com page.
And the woman insists the website notification was much more efficient = than handing the passport into police.
She tells Britain’s The Sun newspaper, "I spotted it was Peaches’ and I= thought, ‘Why not get it back to her safe and sound myself?’ I’m sure it= got there quicker via Twitter." A spokesperson for Geldof says, "Peaches is very grateful." (MJ/WNTSU/P=

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AMERICAN IDOL sensation ADAM LAMBERT is back in the arms of his ex boyfri= end - just three months after the pair split up.
The outlandish gay rocker told the world of his sexuality in an intervi= ew with Rolling Stone in June (09), following months of speculation while= he was competing in the U.S. talent contest.
He confirmed his gay status by stepping out with lover Drake Labry, and= posing for snaps while kissing his interior designer beau.
But the couple called off their romance in November (09), with reports = speculating Lambert wanted to focus on getting his recording career off t= he ground.
However, the pair has reportedly reconciled - they were spotted enjoyin= g a cosy night out at Hollywood’s Avalon club, according to E! Online.
A source tells the site, "(They) were sitting at a private table with f= riends, but the two of them could not keep their hands off of each other.
"Drake was stroking Adam’s leg, and Adam could barely take his eyes off= of him. They both seemed to be in a great mood and were keeping more to = themselves instead of mingling with nearby friends."

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