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Style-conscious GOSSIP GIRL fans will soon be able to get their hands on = the U.S. show’s official clothing range - TV bosses have signed a deal wi= th a British high street store to create a fashion collection.
Executives at Warner Bros have teamed up with U.K. chain Miss Selfridge= to create a range based on the show’s stylish characters, including Blak= e Lively’s couture-clad socialite Serena van der Woodsen and Leighton Mee= ster’s Blair Waldorf.
Warner Bros Consumer Products U.K. general manager Paul Bufton says, "F= ashion is intrinsic to Gossip Girl and a key ingredient in the continued = popularity of the series.
"Miss Selfridge has created a collection that is true to the ideals of = the show and one that young women will aspire to own." The range will be available from April (10).

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PETER JACKSON was thrilled to direct emotional drama THE LOVELY BONES - b= ecause it was such a contrast to his LORD OF THE RINGS franchise.
The moviemaker headed up the fantasy trilogy, which raked in more than = $2.7 billion at the worldwide box office in the early 2000s.
He was keen to move on from his association with big-screen blockbuster= s, following the success of 2005’s King Kong - and relished the chance to= helm the adaption of Alice Sebold’s bestselling book.
He tells Sky News, "It wasn’t the reason why we made it but it was cert= ainly part of the attraction - the fact it was so different.
"After four big fantasy special effects films in a row I wanted to spen= d the next two years doing something that had a whole new set of challeng= es. And The Lovely Bones, a terrific book, it seemed like the perfect pro= ject."

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LARS VON TRIER’s business partner has dismissed rumours the Danish direct= or is in talks with MARTIN SCORSESE and ROBERT DE NIRO to resurrect TAXI = DRIVER - blasting the reports as "rubbish." The new movie was rumoured to see De Niro reprise his role as troubled = New York cab driver Travis Bickle in a sequel to the 1976 classic, which = gained him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
But Von Trier’s longtime producing partner Peter Aalbaek Jensen is adam= ant film fans shouldn’t get their hopes up.
He tells ScreenDaily.com, "I have seen it (the story) in the Danish fil= m magazine and what is written there is not true. (It’s) rubbish." (LR/WN=

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Cinema bosses in Britain have piled pressure on film chiefs after joining= the planned boycott of TIM BURTON’s new blockbuster ALICE IN WONDERLAND.
Plans to launch the movie on DVD just three months after it hits cinema= s have already sparked outrage in Holland, with many movie theatre execut= ives in the Netherlands refusing to show the picture if the early home re= lease goes ahead.
Now U.K. cinemas bosses at Odeon, Vue and Cineworld have joined the pro= test, insisting the 3D film - starring Johnny Depp and Anne Hathaway - sh= ould be given the standard 17-week gap before it is made available for ho= me viewing.
The move could leave many U.K. film fans unable to buy tickets for Alic= e In Wonderland when it hits movie theatres next month (Mar10), as Odeon,= Vue and Cineworld account for 60 per cent of British cinema screens, and= more than 90 per cent of 3D screens.

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Actress MACKENZIE PHILLIPS has pledged her support to half-sister CHYNNA = after she checked herself into rehab for anxiety treatment.
The former Wilson Phillips star, who is married to Billy Baldwin, was a= dmitted to an undisclosed recovery facility over the weekend (13-14Feb10)= ..
Mackenzie has vowed to stand by Chynna as she battles her personal issu= es, just as the singer/songwriter did for her when she shocked Hollywood = last year (09) with the news of her decade-long sexual affair with their = father, Mamas & The Papas founder John Phillips.
And the former One Day At a Time actress is confident Chynna will bounc= e back from her rehab stint.
Mackenzie tells In Touch Weekly magazine, "I love my sister so much. Sh= e was there for me, and I am here for her… She is so very strong and fu= nny. She is going to be just fine, I know it." Mackenzie’s incestuous relationship with her dad, which started after h= e raped her on the night of her wedding to Jeff Sessler, was exposed in h= er memoir High On Arrival.

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Hollywood heart-throb ZAC EFRON made waves in Australia on Tuesday (16Feb= 10) after hundreds of screaming fans invaded a Sydney beach to watch the = star’s surfing lesson.
The High School Musical actor joined Australian surf champions Layne Be= achley and Tom Whitaker for a lesson at the city’s famous Bondi beach as = part of a charity event.
But the Oakley=E2=80=99s Learn to Ride surf session, in aid of the OneS= ight Foundation, was disrupted by legions of Efron’s teenage fans, who to= ok to the sands to glimpse their idol.
Security teams erected metal barriers around the beach in a bid to hold= back the swelling crowd, but the fans burst through and surged onto the = sand as a dozen bodyguards attempted to shield the star from the attentio= ns, according to News.com.au.
But despite the security fears, Efron still enjoyed 30 minutes in the w= ater with the surf pros.

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CELINE DION is excited about her Las Vegas comeback - she’s planning a "H= ollywood movie tribute" for the lavish shows.
The My Heart Will Go On hitmaker will begin a new three-year residency = at the Caesars Palace theatre in 2011 after her A New Day… show in Sin = City grossed more than $400 million (=C2=A3250 million) between 2003 and = 2007.
Dion wrapped her Taking Chances World Tour last year (09) - and she can= ‘t wait to get back on stage to thrill her fans again.
She tells U.S. talk show host Larry King, "It’s going to be a brand new= show. I’m very excited, again. What’s great about showbusiness, you can = always try to surpass yourself or be the best of yourself (sic) and do so= mething else. We’re not trying to do the Vegas show again. We’re not tryi= ng to do the Taking Chances again. We’re trying to, and we will have a 31= -piece orchestra. We’re going to sing. We’re going to do great music (sic= ), Hollywood movie tribute." The 41 year old is set to perform 70 shows a year for the multi-million= dollar deal, after confessing she struggled with the punishing schedule = for her previous Vegas shows.
And Dion credits her nine-year-old son Rene-Charles with inspiring her = to slow down her working pace.
She adds, "Being in Vegas was hard. I mean, five nights a week for five= years straight. It’s not like, let me do three months and take two weeks= off, and let me do two weeks off and then take six months off. It was co= nstant for five years.
"I’ll work my schedule around my son’s life now. So he’s going to go to= school still. Then when he’s off for summer, Spring Break and Christmas-= time, I will go and perform."

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Actor SEAN PENN has urged U.S. President BARACK OBAMA to keep the America= n military in Haiti for as long as possible - because the country is like= a warzone in the aftermath of January’s (10) earthquake.
Looting of stores and homes has been rife in the capital Port-au-Prince= since the disaster, and U.S. troops were sent to the Caribbean nation to= help relief efforts and keep order on the streets.
More than 7,000 officials were pulled from duty over the weekend (13Feb= 10), amid claims by U.S. General Douglas Fraser that "the need (for milit= ary) has decreased".
But Penn, who has set up a fundraising organisation in the wake of the = disaster, is urging Obama to keep a large troop presence in Haiti.
He tells chat show host Larry King, "Right now you have a million displ= aced people. I would say 750,000 are in dire need of either medical aid o= r food and almost all in terms of shelter.
"In this case, there’s no question. I think this is the most noble miss= ion likely that the United States military has been involved in since Wor= ld War II, but I support the military in right wars or unright wars. The = problem is the use of the military and the misuse of it at times.
"In this instance, this is the most efficient force in the country. And= I would plead to our president that he keeps the United States military = there for longer than I understand is currently planned."

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Actor SEAN PENN is heading back to earthquake-hit Haiti to spearhead reli= ef efforts - because the country is facing "the Apocalypse".
The star visited the Caribbean nation last month (Jan10) with U.S. poli= tician John Edwards to hand out food and supplies to the survivors of the= 12 January (10) disaster.
He was so upset by the scenes of devastation, he set up the Jenkins-Pen= n Haitian Relief Organisation (JPHRO) in a bid to gather further aid and = raise funds.
And Penn has warned the devastation in Haiti will worsen when the rainy= season hits the country - in just two weeks time.
During an appearance on U.S. talk show Larry King on Monday night (15Fe= b10), he says, "This is the Apocalypse. This is like (the effects of nucl= ear disaster) Hiroshima. The devastation there is on a level like nothing= anyone that I’ve spoken to has ever seen.
"We’re within two weeks from the rainy season. People have in essence n= o cover. There are tent cities that are made from rugged tarps on top and= sheets on the side. It’s an incredible fire hazard. The camps are wildly= overcrowded, a breeding ground for infectious diseases.
"So what has to happen in the next two weeks… is to try to relocate a= s many as possible. People are going to die in mass if we don’t get those= camps closed." But Penn is full of praise for the strong spirit of the Haitians in the= aftermath of the disaster - and is planning to fly out to the country ag= ain later this week (19Feb10).
He adds, "The people are probably the most resilient - certainly the mo= st I’ve ever experienced. We saw amputations without flinching, without a= naesthesia.
"These are our neighbours, and this is a country that needs us and ulti= mately we need them because the character of the Haitian people is seeded= in a disconnect from the comfort addiction that so many of us in the cou= ntry have - that’s a powerful force of character and that we need to shar= e. I’m going back. I’ll be back in Haiti on Friday."

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AMY WINEHOUSE has been pictured in the arms of her ex-husband BLAKE FIELD= ER-CIVIL for the first time since their divorce - confirming they are a c= ouple again.
The pair divorced last July (09) following a turbulent two-year marriag= e, which saw them sink into drug abuse and Fielder-Civil jailed on charge= s relating to a 2007 attack on a pub landlord. The union was dissolved af= ter the singer admitted adultery in court papers.
Rumours of a reunion surfaced when they were spotted enjoying an intima= te night out in September (09).
Winehouse has since been seen wearing her engagement ring and was snapp= ed visiting her ex-husband’s apartment in Sheffield, England in December = (09), where he is undergoing treatment for drug addiction.
Now a new photograph has surfaced showing the newly-reunited couple loc= ked in a passionate embrace - apparently confirming they are back togethe= r.
It is unclear exactly when the picture was taken, but editors at Britis= h magazine Heat claim the photo was snapped during a recent secret meetin= g at Fielder-Civil’s apartment in the city.
Fielder-Civil recently claimed the couple is planning to remarry, telli= ng British newspaper The Sun, "We’re back together, and we’re engaged. Am= y and I have talked about getting married again and starting a family." (=

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Police investigating the theft of CHARLIE SHEEN’s car earlier this month = (Feb10) are looking into allegations the culprit racked up a massive bill= at gas stations across Los Angeles using the star’s account card.
The actor alerted authorities after his Mercedes was taken from outside= his home and the vehicle was later found crashed at the bottom of a clif= f just off the city’s famous Mulholland Drive.
No one was in the car when police arrived on the scene and officers hav= e been investigating security tape footage from Sheen’s home in a bid to = catch the thief.
Cops now have a new lead after discovering Sheen’s Chevron card was tak= en from the vehicle and used seven times before the car was found, with t= he thief charging the bill to the star’s account, according to TMZ.com.
Police are now said to be visiting each gas station to interview potent= ial witnesses.

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CHARLIE SHEEN’s wife BROOKE MUELLER has entered rehab in California, acco= rding to a U.S. report.
The real estate agent checked herself into The Canyon rehab facility in= Malibu, California last week (09Feb10), reports TMZ.com.
Mueller’s admission to the facility came just a day after the Two And A= Half Men actor was charged with felony menacing, third degree assault an= d misdemeanour criminal mischief stemming from the couple’s Christmas Day= bust-up.
Following the fight, which landed Sheen with a restraining order bannin= g him from seeing his wife, Mueller spent a week recuperating from an inf= ection and a bout of pneumonia at a North Carolina wellness clinic.
After a judge relaxed the terms of a restraining order during a court h= earing in Aspen, Colorado last Monday (08Feb10), it was claimed the pair = was considering entering rehab together in a bid to repair their relation= ship. The speculation was denied by Sheen’s rep.

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AVRIL LAVIGNE is moving on from her failed marriage to DERYCK WHIBLEY - s= he’s reportedly dating THE HILLS star BRODY JENNER.
The Sk8er Boi hitmaker filed for divorce from her husband of three year= s in 2009, citing "irreconcilable differences".
And Lavigne has bounced back from the split by embarking on a romance w= ith The Hills hunk, according to E! News.
A source tells the website, "They’re hooking up, but they’re keeping it= low-key. You can tell they’re into each other and both like to have a go= od time. They’re cute together."

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R&B superstar WHITNEY HOUSTON has axed her only concert in New Zealand th= is year (10) amid reports of a dispute between her tour promoters and bos= ses at the venue.
The I Will Always Love You hitmaker was due to perform at the TSB Bowl = in Taranaki on 6 March (10), but announced on Tuesday (16Feb10) the gig h= as now been called off.
Organisers of the event, the Andrew McManus Presents promotion company,= reportedly scrapped the show following a disagreement with executives at= the TSB Bowl, according to the New Zealand Herald newspaper.
A statement from the promotion company reads, "Whitney and Andrew McMan= us are extremely sorry to have to disappoint all of Whitney’s many New Ze= aland fans on this occasion." Fans have been asked to contact Ticketmaster for refunds.
Houston will now play an extra show in Melbourne, Australia on the day = she was due to perform in New Zealand.

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Academy Awards nominees including MERYL STREEP, SANDRA BULLOCK and GEORGE= CLOONEY have been ordered not to cry during their acceptance speech.
The Hollywood stars gathered in Los Angeles for the annual Oscar nomine= es luncheon in Beverly Hills on Monday (15Feb10), and organisers of the u= pcoming show took time to hand out advice for the potential winners.
Oscar co-producer Bill Mechanic urged the stars to hold back their emot= ions once they reach the coveted podium, because teary-eyed thanks are "t= he single most-hated thing on the show." Co-producer Adam Shankman introduced plans for the winners to give two = speeches - a short thanks in front of the audience and a more personal ve= rsion to cameras backstage, which can then be emailed to friends and fami= ly or posted online.
The Academy Awards will take place in L.A. on 7 March (10). (LR/WNWCAAB=

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LEONARDO DiCAPRIO became so traumatised on the set of his new movie SHUTT= ER ISLAND, he forgot where he was.
The Titanic actor plays a tormented cop stuck in a hospital for the cri= minally insane in his fourth outing with director Martin Scorsese.
DiCaprio was put through gruelling scenes for the film, which involved = being pelted with rats while having to remember complex dialogue.
And the experience took such an emotional toll on the star, DiCaprio st= arted to lose his sense of reality.
He says, "My character was going through extreme emotional trauma and i= t’s hard for those types of things not to rub off on you. Mark Ruffalo an= d I had to spout out three pages of dialogue. We had to talk through the = wind machines, the rain machines and rats being thrown at us. But, just l= ike the character, we had to persevere in finding out what was really goi= ng on in Shutter Island.
"A few weeks towards the end of filming, I started to forget where I wa= s. We kept pushing this character further and further. It was day after d= ay of re-enacting a traumatic event that was either a dream or reality fo= r this guy. I remember saying to Marty, ‘I have no idea where I am or wha= t I’m doing.’"

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THE BEATLES’ favourite recording studio has been put up for sale.
The Abbey Road recording facilities provided the name for the band’s 19= 69 album, and the iconic cover shot of the musicians crossing the street = was snapped outside the building.
Other artists to have recorded there include Michael Jackson, Radiohead= , U2, Green Day, Oasis and Pink Floyd - who worked on their classic 1973 = album The Dark Side of the Moon at the famed building.
The studios, owned by record label giant EMI, were installed in a Londo= n house, which was bought for $160,000 (=C2=A3100,000) in 1920.
Bosses at EMI have now put the building up for sale. Although the askin= g price is not known, Britain’s Financial Times reports the business is w= orth an estimated $20 million (=C2=A312.5 million).

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British singer CHERYL COLE has defended her soccer star husband ASHLEY ov= er his speeding conviction, insisting he only drives fast to escape from = photographers.
The sportsman was caught driving at 104 miles (167 kilometres) per hour= in a 50 mph (80 kph) area in south-west London in November 2008.
Cole told cops he was fleeing paparazzi and didn’t realise how fast he = was driving - but a judge at Kingston Magistrates’ Court dismissed his de= fence and sentenced him to a four-month driving ban and a fine of $1,600 = (=C2=A31,000) in January (10).
Now the Girls Aloud star has spoken out in favour of her husband, who s= he married in 2006, but admits tries to curb his bad behaviour on the roa= d.
She tells Britain’s New! magazine, "I know what it’s like when you are = getting chased by the paparazzi. But yes, sometimes I tell him off. You h= ave to keep them in check."

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