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A sex scene featuring COLIN FARRELL and his real-life girlfriend has been= cut from their upcoming movie ONDINE.
The Irish actor found love with Polish actress Alicja Bachleda last yea= r (09) on the set of the film, about a fisherman who falls in love with a= mermaid, and the couple welcomed a baby boy in October (09).
But fans won’t be able to see a racy romp filmed between the real-life = lovers - Ondine director Neil Jordan has axed what he has described as an= "operatic" sex scene between the co-stars over concerns the film was too= long.
Jordan insists he "just trimmed a bit" of the film by taking five to se= ven minutes off the running time.
He explains, "Sex scenes are embarrassing for anyone involved. The dist= ributors did not want me to trim the movie at all, and that’s the truth. = I wanted to." The film is slated to hit cinemas worldwide in September (10). (PAW/WNW=

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JOHNNY DEPP is set to give Hawaii a major industry and tourism boost - hi= s fourth PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN movie will be shot there.
The islands’ Governor Linda Lingle claims the film, On Stranger Tides, = will generate an estimated $85 million (=C2=A353.1 million).
Making the location announcement on Tuesday (19Jan10), Lingle revealed = Nine moviemaker Rob Marshall will direct the film on Oahu and Kauai.
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer has confirmed the news, stating, "We’ve alwa= ys sought out the most extraordinary and exotic locations… (and) Hawaii= provides an amazing range of both land and seascapes." It’s not the first time the Pirates franchise has visited Hawaii - Pira= tes of the Caribbean: At World’s End was partly shot on Maui and Molokai.
It’s a big movie year for the islands - Clint Eastwood’s new film Herea= fter and George Clooney’s The Descendants will both be shot in the state.=

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British rockers MUSE were given a taste of LILY ALLEN’s fame while perfor= ming in New Zealand earlier this month (Jan10) - and they didn’t like it.
The band played a festival with the Smile hitmaker and socialised with = the star on the beach before they were set to take the stage.
But after being surrounded by snappers eager to get photos of the pop s= tar, bassist Chris Wolstenholme is glad people are only interested in his= music and not his private life.
He says, "They spotted her and started taking pictures while we all sat= around. Then the next day the caption read, ‘Lily Allen with friends.’ "We’re certainly not like Lily Allen who is a very famous person aside = from her music. For us, it’s always been about the band and the music.
"We don’t really want to cross that line and be famous for anything oth= er than music. None of us are interesting enough to be famous for anythin= g else anyway."

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Gay icon KYLIE MINOGUE is a lover of ladies - the pop star has harboured = some same-sex crushes.
The Spinning Around singer has a huge following in the homosexual commu= nity, and admits she has more in common with them than they know.
She tells Britain’s The Sun newspaper, "I have been attracted to some w= omen. I am a sexual exhibitionist and part of me is a natural flirt." But the star’s model boyfriend Andres Velencoso doesn’t need to worry a= bout her female fantasies - Minogue insists she’s never acted out on her = crushes.
She add, "Although I have been attracted to women, I have never done an= ything with them."

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Legendary director MARTIN SCORSESE proved himself an unlikely fan of pop = at the Golden Globes on Sunday (17Jan10) - after congratulating LEONA LEW= IS on her hit track BLEEDING LOVE.
The British singing sensation was invited to the glitzy awards bash aft= er her song I See You, from blockbuster hit Avatar, was nominated in the = Best Song category.
But despite missing out on an award, Lewis was thrilled to discover the= Taxi Driver auteur is an avid devotee.
A source tells Britain’s The Sun newspaper, "Leona couldn’t believe it = when Martin sought her out at the awards. He was charm personified and to= ld her he listens to Bleeding Love every single day when he goes out jogg= ing.
"He said he thinks it’s an utterly terrific track and really gets his b= lood pumping."

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Reformed pop acts SPANDAU BALLET and TEARS FOR FEARS are heading Down Und= er - the eighties hitmakers will tour Australia in April (10).
The Gold stars - Tony Hadley, brothers Gary and Martin Kemp, Steve Norm= an and John Keeble - got back together for a series of gigs in the U.K. a= nd Ireland last October (09).
And following the success of their comeback concerts, the band is set t= o play for Aussie fans with five dates across the country, alongside fell= ow ’80s favourites Tears For Fears.
The jaunt will kick off in Perth on 17 April (10) and finish on 27 Apri= l in Brisbane.
Spandau Ballet originally split in 1989, while the Mad World duo quit i= n 1991.

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British rapper LADY SOVEREIGN confronted TV bosses during her stint on a = U.K. reality show accusing DYNASTY actress STEPHANIE BEACHAM of bullying = her.
The hip-hop star, real name Louise Harman, was one of several celebriti= es - including Beacham, actors Vinnie Jones and Stephen Baldwin and singe= r Sisqo - to take part in Celebrity Big Brother, which is currently airin= g in Britain.
But after she was voted off the show on Monday (18Jan10) for behaving b= adly, Harman claims she only acted up to defend herself against the rest = of the ‘housemates’ who ostracised her.
And the star points the finger at 61-year-old Beacham and ex-boyband st= ar Dane Bowers as the main antagonists.
She tells Britain’s Daily Star newspaper, "I was bullied into making my= self look absolutely horrible and that wasn’t the case.
"Everyone was bullying me except Sisqo and Stephen. I would say the mai= n bullies were Dane and Stephanie, without a doubt.
"At one point I went to the Diary Room and I wouldn’t say I was close t= o tears, but I was very sensitive about the issue of bullying.
"I said it was unacceptable that certain people were treating me this w= ay. I expressed my feelings but, at the same time, I stood up to them. No= one was bothered, though." But a spokesperson for the show insists they closely monitored the acti= on - and didn’t feel as if any bullying took place.
A rep says, "The welfare of housemates is of paramount importance and u= nacceptable behaviour, including bullying, is not tolerated in the BB hou= se.
"All housemates are monitored closely around the clock by a dedicated t= eam and procedures are in place, including access to BB at any time, to e= nsure that housemates feel supported."

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Legendary country music star CHARLIE DANIELS is recovering after sufferin= g a mild stroke on Friday (15Jan10).
The Devil Went Down To Georgia musician was snowmobiling near his home = in Colorado when he fell ill, and was rushed to hospital nearby.
However, he had to be airlifted to the Swedish Medical Center in Denver= to have further treatment.
After two days under the watchful eyes of medics, the fiddler was allow= ed home on Sunday (17Jan10).
His publicist says he his doing well, according to TMZ.com. (MJ/WNWCZM/=

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Oscar-winning songwriter JOSEPH BROOKS has been hit with two more charges= of sexual assault - taking the number of women he allegedly abused to 13= ..
Brooks, 71, was arrested in June (09), accused of taking advantage of 1= 1 wannabe actresses who answered his online adverts for screen roles.
Now prosecutors have found two more women who claim they were molested = by the You Light Up My Life songwriter.
On Tuesday (19Jan10), Brooks pleaded not guilty to the additional charg= es at a New York courthouse. He has maintained his innocence throughout t= he investigation.
In August (09), Brooks’ lawyer Jeffery Hoffman urged the presiding judg= e to split the cases separately, insisting if a jury heard all the eviden= ce at once they were sure to find him guilty.

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Model/actress AMBER VALLETTA has taken offence to action man JACKIE CHAN’= s allegations she gave him a virus on the set of their new movie THE SPY = NEXT DOOR.
The martial arts star shared his first onscreen kiss with Valletta and = he’s convinced she passed on her cold to him.
But the actress insists any member of the sick cast and crew could have= passed on the virus.
She says, "I was sick, there was colds going around, but we didn’t even= swap saliva, so I don’t know what he’s talking about. It was probably fr= om the little kids ‘cos he kept hugging and kissing them and picking them= up." But Valletta will admit to beating her co-star up: "I beat Jackie up pr= etty good, actually. I punched him in the stomach a few times and then, i= n one scene, I smacked him… I smacked him for real, like, 25 times. His= face was so red."

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Reality TV star HEIDI MONTAG is looking for a new plastic surgeon - the d= octor who carried out 10 procedures on THE HILLS regular in a day refused= to nip and tuck her any more.
Montag is so thrilled with her buxom new look after having work done on= her nose, chin, ears, eyebrows, cheeks and breasts - and she’s already t= hinking about her next trip to the cosmetic surgeon.
She has told pals she wants size H breasts, "for Heidi", but she’ll hav= e to find a new surgeon to upgrade her Fs - her doctor, Frank Ryan, has r= efused to conduct any more operations on the 23 year old.
He says, "With me, she won’t go bigger. Another doctor may do it, but I= won’t."

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British actress BILLIE PIPER is convinced her son will be bullied at scho= ol because of her role as a prostitute on TV drama SECRET DIARY OF A CALL= GIRL.
The Doctor Who star playS a high class hooker in the popular show, an a= daptation of the real life diaries of former prostitute Brooke Magnanti.
The series was a hit in the U.K. and U.S. and Piper fears her role will= come back to haunt her when 15-month-old Winston goes to school.
Piper tells British magazine Heat, "I=E2=80=99m never going to show it = to my son Winston. He=E2=80=99ll have to stick with watching old episodes= of Doctor Who. He=E2=80=99s going to hear about it when he=E2=80=99s lik= e ten or something and someone will say, ‘Have you seen this programme? Y= our mum was a slag!’ I=E2=80=99m going to bring him up to have a very ope= n mind, but I think he=E2=80=99ll definitely be bullied for being my son.= "

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Actress KRISTEN BELL was stunned when her WHEN IN ROME co-star JOSH DUHAM= EL made her laugh - because she thought he was too good looking to be fun= ny.
The Heroes star admits she wasn’t a fan of pop star Fergie’s hunky husb= and before they worked on the movie - and even told casting directors not= to give him a part.
But Duhamel has made his sceptic co-star a big fan - and now she’s urgi= ng him to become a comedian full-time.
She says, "He’s gorgeous. I thought he was so handsome - he’s probably = an idiot! He’s a little bit of an idiot, but he’s actually a really funny= guy. He’s actually on par with all the other comedians… and when they = cast him I said no way."

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Actress EMILY BLUNT thought acting had helped her kick her childhood stut= ter until a recent trip to Paris taught her the affliction returns when s= he speaks foreign languages.
The Devil Wears Prada star has been candid about the bad stammer she su= ffered as a schoolgirl.
She was convinced she’d beaten the speech impediment for good when a te= acher urged her to take up acting.
She explains, "It was a big problem then and I had a teacher who helped= me overcome it… who wanted me to be in class plays. (He said), ‘Do you= want to try it in a different accent?’ He thought there was something fr= eeing in that and there was - by being someone else I overcame it." But at 26, Blunt admits she’s hasn’t quite conquered the disorder - bec= ause she still finds herself stuttering when she speaks in other language= s.
She explains, "I went to Paris in the New Year and discovered I still s= tutter when I try to speak French, it’s so weird."

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LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT star MARISKA HARGITAY regularly panics = about money - because she has been poor longer than she has been rich.
The actress admits she’s extremely frugal because it wasn’t that long a= go she was struggling to make a living - and she’s always worried her reg= ular TV job could end.
She tells More magazine, "I constantly worry about money. I make a lot = now, but I don=E2=80=99t feel that way, because I was poor and had no mon= ey for a lot longer than I=E2=80=99ve had it.
"As an actor, if this show ends next year, then what? As an ageing woma= n, then what? I=E2=80=99m saving money to live on, for the future. There = are not that many roles for women, and I=E2=80=99ve been blessed with one= of the great ones."

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Newcomer PHYLLIDA LLOYD was protected from misogynistic attitudes while d= irecting the hit blockbuster MAMMA MIA! - because she had leading lady ME= RYL STREEP on her side.
Lloyd made her feature film debut by adapting the ABBA musical for the = big screen, despite only ever having directed theatre productions.
And Mamma Mia! star Julie Walters reveals Lloyd could have lost her way= in the male-orientated world of movies, if it hadn’t been for Streep.
She tells the Guardian newspaper, "It’s so male, (the) film (industry).= A very male atmosphere. And you can have your film taken off you by ever= ybody around you.
"The first assistant, who’s doing the schedule, or the lighting bloke, = or the camera operator, all nice blokes, but they’ve got history of years= of filmmaking. You have to know what you’re doing in order to battle tha= t. Meryl really stood up for her, she was totally supportive. No one woul= d dare bully her."

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LITTLE BRITAIN star DAVID WALLIAMS is set to walk down the aisle with his= model lover after she accepted his proposal of marriage.
The TV funnyman has been dating 25-year-old Lara Stone since last May (= 09), and has now proved his commitment to the Dutch beauty by asking her = to marry him.
And the comic - who has previously enjoyed romances with British stars = Patsy Kensit and Lisa Snowdon - insists he is delighted to be engaged.
He tells Britain’s The Sun newspaper, "It’s true. We’re engaged and bli= ssfully happy. I wasn’t planning to make a public announcement because I’= m not royal - yet." Bizarrely, Walliams recently revealed acting legend Sir Michael Caine a= dvised him to give up his womanising ways and find a wife.

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(500) DAYS OF SUMMER director MARC WEBB is the new man behind the SPIDER-= MAN prequel.
Webb will replace Sam Raimi as the director of the fourth Spider-Man fi= lm, which is scheduled for a 2012 release.
The news comes a week after Raimi and actor Tobey Maguire quit the late= st installment after making three Spider-Man films together.
Zac Efron is reportedly among the favourites to replace Maguire in Spid= er-Man 4.
The film will start before the superhero’s alter-ego, Peter Parker, bec= omes Spider-Man.

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