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Recently-freed rapper SHYNE is rebuilding his career - he’s reportedly si= gned a seven-figure deal with Def Jam records.
The hip-hop star is back in the studio for the first time in a decade a= fter spending eight-years behind bars in a New York jail for his part in = a 1999 nightclub shooting. He was deported back to his native Belize foll= owing his release.
And after a bidding war between several hip-hop heavyweights, Def Jam R= ecordings has inked a new deal with the star, reports AllHipHop.com.
Shyne previously released his 2004 album, Godfather: Buried Alive, thro= ugh Def Jam while incarcerated, but reportedly fell out with boss LA Reid= over the record’s promotion.
The rapper was alleged to have been banned from entering the U.K. for t= ravelling with the wrong travel documents earlier this month (Feb10) afte= r flying into London to record new material.

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Singer ADAM LAMBERT singled out a fan during a secret gig in New York on = Monday (15Feb10) - to berate her for chatting on her cell phone.
The former American Idol runner-up was performing at the Big Apple’s PC= Richard & Son Theater, when he spotted a front-row fan talking on her ce= ll.
An annoyed Lambert took exception to the woman, stopping his band and s= houting at the girl, "Sorry, can you get off your phone? You’re yelling i= nto it. You’re not watching TV, honey - it’s a live show!"

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JOSH HOLLOWAY is looking forward to returning to the audition room when L= OST concludes this year (10) - because he wants to prove himself before l= anding new roles.
The hunk - who plays badboy Sawyer in the hit show - is facing life wit= hout a job at the end of the sixth season after bosses on the series admi= tted they have "run out of ideas" for the outlandish plotlines.
But Holloway wants to get back on the audition trail - to prove he can = rely on his talent rather than previous successes.
He tells People.com, "It’ll be back to the audition room, and I’m game.= I don’t want straight offers - I want to read for things. I want to prov= e to myself and to that town that I can go forward. I don’t want anything= given to me." And the star insists that becoming a dad to daughter Java last year (09= ) has made him even more determined to do well. He adds, "It’s made me hu= ngry, and so joyous about life in general. I feel a responsibility to be = a better human being. To be her hero. I mean, I gotta be. I will be." (MJ=

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SIMON COWELL has labelled his new girlfriend "the one" - and is eager to = settle down and start a family, according to a U.K. report.
The American Idol judge sparked rumours he was engaged to latest lover = Mezhgan Hussainy after the make-up artist was snapped sporting a huge dia= mond band on her ring finger following an intimate Valentine’s Day date o= n Sunday (14Feb10).
And it seems Cowell is ready for family life aged 50, according to Brit= ain’s The Sun newspaper.
The publication claims he tells Piers Morgan in an exclusive pre-record= ed TV interview, "I think she’s the one - she’s very special.
"I think I need to have little Simons around." Cowell split from Terri Seymour 18 months ago, and has previously dated= 1980s pop-star Sinitta, who has remained one of his closest pals. (MJ/WN=

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Australian actress SOPHIE MONK is using a wheelchair after injuring her f= oot in a car crash at the weekend (13/14Feb10) - almost a year after her = last road collision.
The blonde star was snapped being pushed in a wheelchair with her left = foot bandaged after smashing her Toyota Prius in Los Angeles, according t= o Aussie website Popsugar.com.
In May last year (09), Monk was treated in hospital after smashing into= a sports utility vehicle in Hollywood.

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A federal judge has given the green light for WARREN BEATTY’s legal battl= e over the rights to DICK TRACY to continue after refusing to dismiss the= star’s suit against the franchise’s former owner.
In 2006, bosses at Tribune Media Services, a unit of bankrupt newspaper= publisher Tribune, took legal action against Beatty, alleging he "wrongl= y claims" to have exclusive motion picture and television rights to the p= olice detective brand - despite buying the broadcast rights in 1985.
The company claimed that as Beatty had not made any "productive use" of= the brand, the rights should be handed back to Tribune if he failed to b= egin production on a new Tracy project within two years. Although the act= or/director intended to follow up his 1990 film - which starred Madonna a= nd Robert De Niro - with a TV special, the production never came to fruit= ion.
In November (09), a judge gave the actor permission to press forward wi= th legal action. Lawyers for Tribune demanded that the case be thrown out= , while Beatty asked for the company to be penalised for seeking a dismis= sal.
However, U.S. District Court Judge Dean D. Pregerson decided last week = (ends14Feb10) that the case should go ahead, ignoring the pleas of both p= arties. He said, "There is a substantial controversy between the parties = warranting the issuance of a declaratory judgment".

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Singer/actress JESSICA SIMPSON has vowed never to bare all onscreen - eve= n if it means missing out on an Academy Award.
The busty blonde regularly shows off her curves in sexy outfits onstage= , but she insists she has no intention to ever strip for the camera, no m= atter how artistic or important it is to the movie’s plot.
She tells Allure magazine, "I will never do nudity. I don’t care how da= rk and intellectual the role could be… I don’t care if I frickin’ could= get an Oscar for it, I’m not going to do it. Those accolades mean nothin= g to me." And Simpson, whose father Joe is a Baptist minister, has promised to ke= ep her assets under wraps, joking that only her future second husband wil= l get to see her in all her glory.
She adds, "I don’t think people deserve to see what’s under my clothing= .. That’s only for my next husband!" And it appears her next husband is in for a real treat - not only does = she look great naked, she’s a terrific performer in the bedroom, accordin= g to ex-boyfriend John Mayer.
In a recent Playboy magazine interview, the rocker described Simpson as= "crazy" in bed and admitted he would happily pay for sex with the star b= ecause she was like "sexual napalm" in bed.

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Movie veteran SIR ANTHONY HOPKINS has opened up about the scar on his lef= t hand - it’s the result of a horrific childhood accident.
The Welsh-born Silence of The Lambs star was working with a saw in wood= work class when he sliced through his hand.
He tells Men’s Journal magazine, "I sliced through almost half the tend= on in my left hand. The scar will be with me for the rest of my years." (=

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Former BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 star TORI SPELLING is to pen her first childr= en’s book.
Already a bestselling author of sTORI Telling and Mommywood, the actres= s-turned-reality TV star has signed up to write Presenting… Tallulah fo= r publisher Simon & Schuster.
The new kids book will hit stores in September (10). Spelling’s third g= rown-up book, uncharted terriTori, will be released in June (10). (KL/WNV=

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PARIS HILTON is adding to her international appeal after filming new ads = for a Brazilian beer company and the Israeli Lottery.
The busy socialite shot a spot for the Lottery at Shoe Woo in Manhattan= , New York at the beginning of the month (03Feb10), and more recently fil= med a sexy commercial for Devassa beer in Rio de Janeiro, where Hilton an= d boyfriend Doug Reinhardt spent Valentine’s Day weekend (13-14Feb10) at = the city’s world famous Carnival.
In the new ad, the hotel heiress causes a stir on the streets below as = she poses provocatively with an ice-cold can of beer in her hotel room.
Meanwhile, her Israeli Lottery ad comes with a bonus - the lucky lotto = winner will join Hilton for a shopping spree.

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KATY PERRY fears she’s destined for a weight battle as she gets older, in= sisting her energetic schedule is the only thing keeping her slim.
The singer loves her voluptuous physique, but she’s convinced she’ll pi= le on the pounds as she gets older and her metabolism slows down.
The 25-year-old Waking up in Vegas hitmaker explains, "I=E2=80=99m kind= of voluptuous and I=E2=80=99ve always been that way. (But) I=E2=80=99m y= oung and metabolism is on my side and my schedule is so crazy that I lose= weight from the intensity of it.
"But if you ask me that question in five or six years and I=E2=80=99ll = probably have a different answer for you."

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WESTLIFE star KIAN EGAN runs wild when he drinks, and almost bit a bandma= te’s ear off during an alcohol binge.
Egan’s bandmates insist he’s the group’s biggest hellraiser and they’ve= learned to stay a safe distance away from him when he’s intoxicated.
Mark Feehily says, "He bites everybody - he bit my ear and nearly took = the lobe off."

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Guitar great JIMI HENDRIX is to become a videogame star thanks to a new d= eal between his half-sister and the brains behind the Rock Band franchise= ..
Janie Hendrix, who controls the late star’s estate, has confirmed there= will be a Hendrix edition of Rock Band before the end of 2010, marking t= he 40th anniversary of the Purple Haze hitmaker’s death.
Bosses at videogame publisher MTV Games have yet to confirm the news, b= ut an announcement is expected once their next artist-based game, Green D= ay: Rock Band, is released later this year (10).
The Beatles: Rock Band became a videogame phenomenon when it was releas= ed last year (09).

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R&B star ASHANTI has teamed up with the producers of UGLY BETTY and THE O= FFICE to create a new reality TV contest.
The singer/actress has just signed a deal with the brains behind Reveil= le Productions to produce and host her own version of American Idol.
Details of the show are being kept tightly under wraps, but Ashanti’s m= anager mother Tina Douglas tells WENN, "It’s an unscripted television sho= w that is definitely music related. We’ll be revealing more in the coming= weeks.
"She has her own record label, called Written Entertainment, and the sh= ow is going to revolve around her label… It’s going to be really big." =

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Reunited rockers SOUNDGARDEN are to headline the 2010 Lollapalooza festiv= al in Chicago, Illinois, according to new reports.
The group will reportedly join Lady GaGa and Green Day as the headliner= s of the weekend event in August (10).
Singer Chris Cornell announced the news that the Black Hole Sun hitmake= rs were planning a comeback on his website and Twitter.com blog on New Ye= ar’s Day (01Jan10).
The band split in 1998.

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LEONARD COHEN and producer/composer DAVID FOSTER will be inducted into th= e Songwriters Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2010.
The 75-year-old Bird On A Wire singer has endured a difficult few month= s after collapsing onstage in Spain last year (09) and postponing a strin= g of European concerts earlier this month (Feb10) to recover from a sport= s-related injury, but he will be saluted by the prestigious organisation = this summer, when he joins Foster and Earth, Wind & Fire members Maurice = White, Philip Bailey and Verdine White among the songwriting inductees.
Jackie DeShannon, Johnny Mandel, Larry Dunn and Al McKay will also be h= onoured at the gala.
Hall of Fame chairman Hal David says, "Our 2010 inductees are truly rep= resentational of the heart and soul of the world’s popular music soundtra= ck.
"We are looking forward to another memorable evening, where we honor th= eir extraordinary accomplishments." The class of 2010 will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on= 17 June during a ceremony in New York.

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BEYONCE’s music mogul father has been ordered to pay $8,200 (=C2=A35,125)= -a-month in child support for his alleged lovechild.
Alexsandra Wright claims Mathew Knowles is the father of her two-week-o= ld son, Nixon, and her lawyer was in court in Los Angeles on Tuesday (16F= eb10) asking for financial support.
However, the support might be temporary - Knowles will take a DNA test = on 1 March (10) to determine paternity.
In the meantime, he has been told to pay up and the order has been back= dated to the beginning of February (10). Knowles must also pay all of Wri= ght’s uninsured medical costs, according to TMZ.com.
The mother claims her son was conceived during an 18-month affair with = Knowles.
The music manager has yet to confirm he’s the child’s father, but he ga= ve Wright $10,000 (=C2=A36,250) in January (10) to cover her immediate me= dical costs.

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Indian movie hunk SHAH RUKH KHAN’s new movie MY NAME IS KHAN has become t= he most successful Bollywood film in British box office history.
Indian cinemas screening the movie became targets for Hindu extremists = over the weekend (12-14Feb10) after Khan, a cricket club owner, made comm= ents about the Indian cricket league’s snub of Pakistani cricketers.
He told reporters that he was disappointed Pakistani players would not = be able to take part in the Indian Premier League 3 series next month (Ma= r10), upsetting some Hindu fundamentalists, who tore down posters, stoned= cinemas showing the film, and called for a widespread boycott of the fil= m.
However, the uproar has failed to impact the film’s success in Britain = - it has shot to number six in the U.K.’s box office countdown, making My= Name is Khan the highest grossing Bollywood film opening ever in the U.K= ..
The film garnered $1.4 million (=C2=A3936,000) over its opening weekend= (12-14Feb10).

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