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MICHAEL JACKSON is returning to Disneyland from beyond the grave - the la= te King of Pop’s 3-D movie CAPTAIN EO is heading back to the big screen a= t the California theme park.
The 17-minute film closed as an attraction at the venue in 1997, but Di= sney bosses have decided to bring back the 1986 space adventure in place = of the Honey, I Shrunk the Audience attraction.
The musical re-opened on Tuesday (23Feb10) at the Tomorrowland theatre = and will run indefinitely, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Disneyland executives previously held a special screening of Captain EO= last September (09), when they closed the Honey, I Shrunk the Audience s= how for one day to allow Jackson’s three children to see their dad’s futu= ristic musical.
Jackson died in June (09).

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JANET JACKSON’s infamous Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction is hitting headl= ines again - U.S. judges are re-examining the $550,000 (=C2=A3343,750) fi= ne initially levelled at America’s CBS TV network.
CBS bosses aired the half-time performance at the 2004 American footbal= l game, during which Justin Timberlake ripped off part of Jackson’s top t= o reveal an almost bare breast.
The original indecency case was thrown out on the grounds the breast-ba= ring incident, which lasted nine-sixteenths of a second, was too fleeting= to warrant a fine.
But the issue returned to court last May (09), when a U.S. Supreme Cour= t judge asked for the fine to be reconsidered, directing officials at the= 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to re-op= en the investigation.
Proceedings to consider whether the Federal Communications Commission (= FCC) fine is permissible began on Tuesday (23Feb10).

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PAULA ABDUL is following in the footsteps of talk show queen OPRAH WINFRE= Y after signing a deal for her own TV series on the mogul’s new broadcast= ing network.
Abdul stepped down from her last TV job, as a judge on hit reality show= American Idol, in August (09) following an alleged pay dispute. She has = since been replaced by chat show host Ellen DeGeneres.
But Abdul is preparing to relaunch her small screen career by taping a = one-hour pilot episode for the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). The programme= will reportedly feature celebrity guests and people telling inspirationa= l stories in a similar format to the media mogul’s current U.S. chat show= ..
Meanwhile, the Straight Up hitmaker continues to fuel rumours she’s to = rejoin former American Idol colleague Simon Cowell as a panelist on the U= ..S. version of his British talent show The X Factor.
Last week (ends21Feb10), Abdul told reporters: "I’m going back to my ro= ots and doing a TV show that has something to do with my roots. I knew th= at I would not be able to say certain things. I want to be able to say ev= erything right now, but I can’t." But Abdul insists she can handle more than one TV spot. She tells the N= ational Enquirer, "If Ellen DeGeneres can do it=E2=80=A6so can I!" (JMA/W=

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LL COOL J is determined to complete all of his own stunts on NCIS: LOS AN= GELES - because he wants to make sure the TV show looks real.
The rapper-turned-actor plays a special agent in the navy cop drama opp= osite Chris O’Donnell.
And although LL Cool J has a stunt double on set, he performs as many a= ction scenes as possible in the NCIS spin-off series.
He tells Digital Spy, "I do have a stunt double, but I like to do a lot= of the stunts myself because I think that people should be able to see m= e doing it. As long as I’m not laying under a guillotine or getting kicke= d in the face by a horse, it will be me doing the stunts. I’ll let the st= unt guy do the bad stuff, but I like to do what I can. I hope that I’m in= great shape in two years so that I’m able to do more stunts and action s= cenes. I really enjoy that aspect of the show."

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SINITTA would be "reeling" with jealousy over SIMON COWELL’s new romance = with MEZHGAN HUSSAINY - if she hadn’t already found love with a millionai= re businessman.
The former pop star dated Cowell on and off for 20 years after the musi= c mogul signed her to his record label, but they parted ways several yea= rs ago amid reports the music mogul didn’t want to settle down.
Cowell recently struck up a new relationship with make-up artist Hussai= ny, and although Sinitta is happy for her old pal, she still feels a "twi= nge of jealousy" over their failed love affair.
But she insists her new boyfriend, champagne businessman Stefano Zagni,= has helped her feel happy.
She tells Hello! magazine, "(Mezhgan) appears to have achieved the seem= ingly impossibly by getting my once determinedly unwed mate and mentor to= consider not only the prospect of marriage but also of starting a family= ..
"Is there a twinge of jealousy on my part? A hint of nostalgia about wh= at Simon and I once had? If I hadn’t met Stefano, I think, if I am honest= , I would be reeling a bit now, thinking, ‘Wow, where did this come from?= ‘ "Although Simon’s known Mezhgan for years, the romance has become full-= on very suddenly. But the timing could not be more perfect, because I too= have met someone who is very special to me so I don’t feel like I got le= ft behind."

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Blind soul legend STEVIE WONDER will be honoured by the American Associat= ion of People with Disabilities (AAPD) with the organisation’s first ever= Image Award.
The Superstition star, who was born blind, has established himself as a= musical icon since signing his first record deal at the age of 11.
Andrew J. Imparato, President and CEO of AAPD, insists Wonder’s career = achievements prove he is the perfect recipient of the accolade, which wil= l be presented to the 59 year old at the AAPD’s annual Leadership Gala in= Washington, D.C. next month (10Mar10).
Imparato says, "Stevie Wonder is a global leader who has used his extra= ordinary talents to be an ambassador for civil rights and social justice.= We’re thrilled to be able to recognise his achievements with this inaugu= ral award."

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Music legends FERLIN HUSKY, JIMMY DEAN, DON WILLIAMS and producer BILLY S= HERRILL are among the Country Music Hall of Fame’s 2010 inductees.
On Tuesday (23Feb10), bosses at The Country Music Association announced= they will bestow the genre’s highest honour upon the four stars at a Nas= hville, Tennessee ceremony later this year (10).
Husky, 84, and Dean, 81, both top-selling artists in the 1950s and ’60s= , were both selected as Veterans Era Artists. The musicians are both cred= ited with expanding the influence of country music due to their regular a= ppearances on television, and Dean’s numerous film roles, including a sup= porting part in James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever.
Seventy-year-old Williams, who recorded 17 number one hits in the U.S.,= also enjoyed cross-over success, with film credits including Smokey and = the Bandit II, while Sherrill, 73, shaped the careers of country music ar= tists including Tammy Wynette and George Jones.
Their induction will boost the Country Music Hall of Fame’s number of e= ntrants from 108 to 112.

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DYNASTY star STEPHANIE BEACHAM is considering marriage after finding love= with a doctor - despite previously swearing off relationships altogether= ..
The actress, who was married to John McEnery between 1973 and 1978, adm= its she wasn’t looking for love when she began dating Bernie Greenwood in= 2008 when they were introduced by a mutual friend.
But she’s now so smitten with the physician, she’s considering another = walk down the aisle.
She tells Hello! magazine, "(Marriage is) definitely to be considered. = (It’s) on the radar… You don’t necessarily expect to find the L-word wh= en you’re over 60. I had decided that I would forget boys - I couldn’t be= bothered with them any more. I hate to say it, but (upon meeting) I just= folded into his arms. It was like, ‘Oh, what a relief you’re here.’" And Beacham is hoping she and Greenwood, who is based in Spain and work= s in the U.K., will soon be able to move in together.
She explains, "(A long-distance relationship) has its limitations and i= t’s becoming more and more obvious that we want to properly share our liv= es. I don’t think we will ever move permanently away from England - we ha= ve two homes here - but it’s about where we spend our quieter times. It’s= a long bus ride to Malibu, but I still work here, so we need to figure o= ut where we are going to live. But that’s a nice problem to have." (PAW//=

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ELLE MACPHERSON is backing a British charity campaign to increase awarene= ss of women’s health in a bid to drive down cervical cancer rates.
The supermodel has lent her support to Wellbeing of Women, which funds = screenings and vaccinations for females in the U.K.
And Macpherson is urging women to visit their doctor regularly for heal= th checks.
She says, "Many women don’t take time out to be checked routinely, some= times choosing to ignore it or worry about being checked. It’s easy to th= ink: ‘It won’t happen to me,’ or ‘I don’t want to know what’s going on.’ = The fact is, I always feel better after going to see the doctor for my re= gular checks. I know that I’m okay and that I’ve been responsible and fac= ed my fears. Please get checked, ladies."

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WOODY HARRELSON is expecting to go home a loser on Oscar night (07Mar10) = - because he’s convinced he’s the worst actor in his category.
Harrelson lost his first chance at Oscar gold to Geoffrey Rush in 1997,= when he was up for Best Leading Actor in The People vs. Larry Flynt.
Thirteen years on, the Messenger star is facing stiff competition from = Christopher Plummer (The Last Station), Matt Damon (Invictus), Stanley Tu= cci (The Lovely Bones) and Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) in the = Best Supporting Actor category.
And Harrelson’s certain he’s going home empty-handed.
He says, "I think my chances of winning are probably about less than on= e per cent… They’re all better than me, and I’ll admit it. No, I feel l= ucky just to be nominated with all these guys." But Harrelson insists he won’t be too disappointed without a win, addin= g, "I got a note from my mum, and she said, ‘You finally arrived. You’ve = been nominated in the same category with Christopher Plummer.’ So, I got = my mum’s approval, which is enough. I don’t need a statue." (JMA/WNVELL/M=

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Director KEVIN SMITH is planning to honour late rocker WARREN ZEVON by tu= rning one of his songs into a new movie.
Smith is working on a screenplay for Hit Somebody, which was penned by = writer Mitch Albom, about an ice hockey star with a talent for fighting.
The song was released in 2002, a year before Zevon lost his battle with= cancer, aged 56.
Hockey fan Smith will serve as writer and director of the film, which i= s slated for release in 2011.
He tells WENN, "I never would’ve gotten my head around adapting a song = particularly because it’s never really worked out; I mean look at Convoy = (film with Kris Kristofferson based on the song by Paul Brandt) for Chris= t’s sake. But I could use this song as a vehicle from which to tell an in= sanely personal story.
"I identify with the story of the guy who’s part of the hockey league w= ho’s playing professional hockey, but he’s there just because he can beat= people up. He loves the game so much, like I do, but he’s not that good = at it and I identify with that in a big, bad way so I have a story using = that and I’ll build a script around it." And Smith, currently promoting new film Cop Out, is hoping it’ll be a b= ig hit: "It takes place between 1950 and 1980 and it’s just a big fat Val= entine to the game and in particular to Canada. I’m looking to make the F= orest Gump of sports movies."

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JAMES CAMERON’s sci-fi fantasy AVATAR has broken another record after bec= oming the highest grossing film in IMAX history.
The Oscar-nominated movie has already shattered box office records in t= he U.K. and U.S., and boasts a worldwide total of $2.4 billion, 10 weeks = into its release.
IMAX bosses have now reported its portion of worldwide earnings passed = $200 million (=C2=A3125 million) on Sunday (21Feb10).
The figure far surpasses previous high grossers The Dark Knight, which = earned $66 million (=C2=A341.3 million) for IMAX during its initial 2008 = release, and The Polar Express, which has earned $71 million (=C2=A344.4 = million) from several seasonal releases since its 2004 debut.

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MORGAN FREEMAN is set to follow in the footsteps of stars including STEVE= N SPIELBERG and MARTIN SCORSESE after landing a coveted prize from the Am= erican Society of Cinematographers (ASC).
The veteran actor will be handed the Board of Governors Award for "sign= ificant contributions to advancing the art of filmmaking" at a ceremony i= n Los Angeles on Saturday (27Feb10).
ASC president Michael Goi tells Variety.com, "Morgan Freeman is a consu= mmate actor and producer who devotes his considerable talent and influenc= e to projects that make a difference." Previous recipients of the honour include Spielberg, Scorsese, Francis = Ford Coppola, Gregory Peck, and Robert Altman.

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GIRLS ALOUD singer CHERYL COLE is to split from her soccer star husband A= SHLEY amid allegations he cheated on her with five women.
The star wed the England international in July 2006 but their marriage = was rocked in January 2008 when hairdresser Aimee Walton claimed the spor= tsman had spent the night with her.
Cole battled through the fallout in a desperate bid to save her marriag= e - but further allegations emerged earlier this month (Feb10) linking he= r husband to four more women.
The Fight For This Love singer flew to Los Angeles to escape media atte= ntion over the scandal - but within hours of arriving back in the U.K. on= Tuesday (23Feb10) she issued a statement confirming her marriage is over= ..
Her representatives said, "Cheryl Cole is separating from her husband A= shley Cole. Cheryl asks the media to respect her privacy during this diff= icult time. We have no further comment to make."

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Hollywood actress KIRSTEN DUNST has a new rock star boyfriend - she’s dat= ing RILO KILEY drummer JASON BOESEL, according to reports.
The Spider-Man star has been linked to the percussionist over the last = few weeks and she turned out on Friday night (19Feb10) to watch her beau = perform a solo show in New York.
The star, who previously dated Razorlight frontman Johnny Borrell, was = seen supporting her new man at The Bowery Ballroom gig and again the next= day for another solo show in Boston, Massachusetts.
Dunst has previously been romantically linked to playwright Jeff Smeeng= e and actor Jake Gyllenhaal.

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KIMBERLY WYATT spent Valentine’s Day (14Feb10) apart from her actor boyfr= iend KEVIN SCHMIDT - because they couldn’t co-ordinate their working sche= dules.
The Pussycat Doll and the Cheaper By The Dozen star began dating early = last year (09), but are often on opposite sides of the Atlantic because o= f Wyatt’s work in the U.K.
She tells New! magazine, "I had a Valentine. But he is an ocean away. H= is name’s Kevin Schmidt, we’ve been together a little over a year.
"He tried to send me flowers on Valentine’s Day but the company couldn’= t find my address so I didn’t get them, but he said they should be here t= oday. He’s such a solid man. I love him for that."

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Singer GABRIELLA CILMI will headline a charity concert in London next mon= th (Mar10) to raise money for the homeless.
The Sweet About Me hitmaker is set to perform an intimate gig in the U.= K. capital on 4 March in support of The Connection At St Martin’s, a day = centre for people sleeping rough in the British capital.
She says, =E2=80=9CAfter reading about how many lives the facility has = helped change, I’m honoured to get on board.=E2=80=9D Cilmi’s gig is part of the Streets of London initiative, a new project = to raise awareness about homelessness in London.

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Hip-hop mogul RUSSELL SIMMONS is planning to give U.S. TV audiences a lau= gh, after signing a deal to co-produce a new stand-up comedy show.
Simmons and producer Stan Lathan are following up their hit HBO program= me Def Comedy Jam with the as-yet-untitled series for Comedy Central.
The pair’s previous TV venture launched the careers of comics including= Chris Tucker, Dave Chappelle, Martin Lawrence, Steve Harvey, Mo’Nique an= d the late Bernie Mac.
Curb Your Enthusiasm star JB Smoove will host the half hour show, which= will feature three new comics in each episode.
The series is scheduled to air this summer (10), reports Daily Variety.=

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