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AUSTIN POWERS star SETH GREEN is engaged to his longtime girlfriend, mode= l/actress CLARE GRANT.
Reports suggest the couple became engaged on New Year’s Eve (31Dec09) a= nd plan to exchange vows in May (10).
However, the funnyman has been tight-lipped about the details of the pr= oposal and when he plans to wed.
Confirming the engagement to E! News, Green says: "Yeah, we did it!" (J=

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COLIN FARRELL was stunned his movie ALEXANDER was a box office flop - bec= ause he was convinced the film was heading for Oscar glory.
The Irish actor played the ancient Greek conqueror in the 2004 Oliver S= tone project, co-starring Angelina Jolie and Val Kilmer.
It was panned by movie critics and only managed to recuperate one quart= er of its $155 million (=C2=A397 million) budget back at the U.S. box off= ice.
But Farrell was shocked by the movie’s reception - as he and his co-sta= rs were sure it would sweep the board at the 2005 Academy Awards.
He tells Britain’s Total Film magazine, "We were splitting the atom on = Alexander - we were really doing something that had never been done and w= e were telling an epic tale that would harp back to the days of Cecil B. = DeMille and we were going to get 12 Oscar nominations. In our heads. That= ’s one case of where we completely misjudged the situation.
"It was a very big story and I know that Oliver was very rushed to do a= cut, but for me it just failed gloriously. It just kept in step with the= magnitude of Alexander’s ambition and ego." And Farrell is still upset his dyed blond hair wasn’t properly maintain= ed for the duration of the shoot: "That was unfortunate. We f**ked that u= p. A $150 million film and we couldn’t sort out my roots."

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COLIN FARRELL was wary of replacing HEATH LEDGER in THE IMAGINARIUM OF DR= .. PARNASSUS - admitting his "stomach turned at the thought of it".
Ledger was midway through making the movie when he died from an acciden= tal drug overdose in January 2008.
Director Terry Gilliam chose to complete the movie with an ensemble cas= t of Jude Law, Johnny Depp and Farrell stepping in to portray different v= ersions of Ledger’s character.
But the Irish actor confesses he almost turned down the role.
He tells Total Film magazine, "When Jude, Johnny and I were asked if we= could fill in my stomach turned at the thought of it, and then I spoke t= o a couple of people who were close to Heath Ledger and they thought he’d= be cool with it.
"I went to Vancouver for nine days and there was an amazing sense of co= mpanionship and love and respect for Heath as an actor and a man." Despite his tragic death, Farrell reveals he has fond memories of Ledge= r: "I knew him a little bit. I hadn’t seen him in a few years then saw hi= m a few months before he passed. He was one of the good ones - a gorgeous= dude, really kind and humble and smart and creative."

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Singer RYAN CABRERA is set to star on the small screen - he’s joining gir= lfriend AUDRINA PATRIDGE on her hit reality TV show THE HILLS.
Cabrera first dated Patridge several years ago but they rekindled their= romance in January (10).
And their second chance at love will play out on the small screen, acco= rding to E! News.
The couple was spotted filming scenes for the MTV show at Hollywood clu= b La Vida last Friday (19Feb10) "for about an hour at a secluded table on= the patio".
Cabrera’s spokesperson has confirmed he will appear on the show, but re= veals he has yet to sign a contract.

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Actor HUGH LAURIE is continuing his foray into the music world - he appea= rs on MEAT LOAF’s forthcoming album.
The House actor became friends with the singer after Meat Loaf played a= patient on the hit medical drama last year (09).
The 62-year-old musician was keen to work with Laurie again - and asked= him to play piano on his upcoming album, Hang Cool Teddy Bear, which is = due for release in April (10).
Laurie is a keen music man - also plays guitar, drums, harmonica and sa= xophone and fronts all-star group Band From TV.

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Country music star LUKE BRYAN is to be a dad for the second time - he’s e= xpecting another baby with his wife CAROLINE.
The Do I hitmaker married his college sweetheart in 2006, and she’s due= to deliver their second bundle of joy in August (10).
Bryan tells People.com, "We’re excited to have another little member of= the family coming in." And the singer insists having 23-month-old son Bo has calmed his nerves= about having a new addition.
He adds, "When you successfully brought one in the world, you are a lit= tle more confident in your ability to do it the second time. We’re a litt= le more relaxed - you know everything that can come at you." (JMA/WNWCPL/=

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Rapper BIG POOH and members of his JUSTUS LEAGUE collective were hospital= ised in Vermont on Wednesday morning (24Feb10) after they were involved i= n a road accident.
Hip-hop stars Pooh, Joe Scudda, Chaundon and Jozeemo were travelling on= the road with their manager Big Dho when the incident occurred.
In a series of posts on their individual Twitter.com pages, the group m= embers revealed that everyone was just a little "banged up" after losing = control of their van on a snow-covered highway.
Scudda claimed their vehicle was "t-boned by a tractor trailer" after t= heir van skidded in the icy conditions and admitted he feared the worst: = "I saw my entire life flash before my eyes. We at the hospital making sur= e everybody ok!!" All five men were later discharged from the hospital in Randolph and re= turned to their homestate of North Carolina.

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PHISH star TREY ANASTASIO, BEE GEES crooners BARRY and ROBIN GIBB and rap= per WYCLEF JEAN will be on hand to induct the Class of 2010 into the Rock= and Roll Hall of Fame next month (Mar10).
Guitarist Anastasio will honour British rockers Genesis and the Gibb br= others will induct Swedish pop band ABBA at the upcoming event in New Yor= k.
Former Fugees star Jean will help induct reggae icon Jimmy Cliff, while= Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong will present the accolade to The= Stooges and Jackson Browne will induct music executive David Geffen.
The ceremony will take place in the Big Apple on 15 March (10), althoug= h the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is located in Cleveland, Ohio. (MT/WNWC/=

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BILLY JOEL has scrapped plans to continue his U.S. tour with SIR ELTON JO= HN this summer (10) because he wants to take a year-long career break, ac= cording to the ROCKET MAN star.
The rock icons have played a series of concerts together as part of the= ir hugely successful Face-to-Face tour, which was named North America’s t= hird most popular roadshow of 2009, raking in $88 million (=C2=A355 milli= on).
They have scheduled dates up until 11 March (10) and were expected to e= xtend the run through the summer, including a gig at Chicago, Illinois’ f= amous Wrigley Field on 7 July (10).
But John has revealed the show at the baseball venue will not be happen= ing - because Joel is planning a career hiatus.
In an interview with Chicago’s WGN-TV, John says, "As far as I know, th= ere will be no more Billy and Elton shows after the Albany show in New Yo= rk on March 11th.
"It’s not my decision, it’s Billy’s. He has decided to take a year off.= " Joel has endured a difficult few months since his daughter, singer Alex= a Ray Joel, was hospitalised in December (09) after experiencing breathin= g difficulties while taking homeopathic medication Traumeel. She reported= ly took the pills to deal with a severe bout of depression following her = split from her boyfriend.
And while John is saddened about the tour cancellation, he insists he i= s fully supportive of his old pal’s decision.
He adds, "I’m so disappointed because when we came to Wrigley Field las= t year… it was like playing in the church of baseball. I was so delight= ed to be there, and we had such a wonderful two days.
"It (Joel’s hiatus) doesn’t gel with my plans but he’s a friend. And as= an artist, you have to respect his decision."

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PAUL BETTANY embarked on a drastic six-month exercise regime for his role= in LEGION - and hated every day of the intense workouts.
The Da Vinci Code star was forced to bulk up for the thriller, which se= es him play a fallen angel leading an army of human fighters.
But Bettany admits he struggled to get in shape.
He tells Britain’s Total Film magazine, "Are the abs on my poster real?= Yes! My job for six months was to go into a gym for two hours a day and = then get paid a nice sum of money at the end of it.
"I’m not a gym person but I have a strong work ethic. I promise you the= moment it was over that my abs didn’t look like that anymore. I’ve been = steadily abusing my body with cheese and booze ever since."

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Legendary film partners MICHAEL POWELL and EMERIC PRESSBURGER are set to = be posthumously honoured at the Czech Republic’s Karlovy Vary Internation= al Film Festival.
The British director and Hungarian screenwriter made nearly 20 films to= gether during their partnership and often shared writing, producing and d= irecting credits.
They are often cited as a key influences by filmmakers Martin Scorsese = and Francis Ford Coppola and they will now receive a special tribute at t= he Czech film festival.
The 45th annual event, which runs from 2 to 10 July (10), will celebrat= e Powell and Pressburger’s influence with a retrospective of their works,= which include iconic films A Matter of Life and Death, Black Narcissus, = The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp and the Red Shoes.
Oscar-winner Pressburger died of pneumonia in 1988, aged 85; his partne= r, Powell, died in 1990, aged 84.

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Director ANTOINE FUQUA recruited New York gang members to protect stars R= ICHARD GERE, WESLEY SNIPES, DON CHEADLE and ETHAN HAWKE on the set of the= ir new movie BROOKLYN’S FINEST.
The movie follows a trio of drug cops in a rough New York neighbourhood= and was filmed on location in the deprived area of Brownsville.
Fuqua admits he feared for the safety of his cast and crew during the s= hoot.
He tells WENN, "We would be filming and then you’d hear gunfire and peo= ple running up the street. It was very real to be around a lot of that st= uff. We were protected by some gang members that we had relationships wit= h that I talked to. I’d go in and meet with drug dealers, gang members, n= eighbourhood watch people, community centres." But he insists many Brownsville residents grouped together to help Fuqu= a’s efforts, because they wanted to present their neighbourhood in a posi= tive light.
He adds, "The older people, including gang members and drug dealers who= have children now, understand the importance of not letting anything hap= pen in this neighbourhood because their kids get to see something positiv= e. They get to see people showing a work ethic by working on the movie an= d that you don’t have to be the movie star or the director; you can be cr= aft service. So we got a lot of respect."

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REESE WITHERSPOON has fuelled rumours she’s moved on following her split = from JAKE GYLLENHAAL after she was photographed enjoying a second date wi= th a Hollywood agent.
The Legally Blonde actress split from her long time boyfriend late last= year (09), and was subsequently linked to agent Jim Toth, after the pair= was snapped having dinner together in Santa Monica, California last mont= h (Jan10).
The star sent gossips into a spin again on Wednesday (24Feb10) after sh= e was pictured enjoying another night out with Toth, who works for Creati= ve Artists Agency, the organisation which represents Witherspoon.
The pair was photographed out in Los Angeles on Wednesday night, with t= he actress leaving with Toth in his car.
A source tells Life & Style magazine the pair has been dating quietly f= or three weeks: "They’ve been on at least 10 dates. They’ve been to each = other’s houses and out to dinner together. Jim is trying to keep it quiet= , but he and Reese are together, he’s told friends… They’ve been acting= like a couple, they’ve even double-dated. You don’t go out with another = couple unless you’re dating. They spend several nights a week together." =

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RIHANNA’s rumoured boyfriend MATT KEMP has spoken out about his new-found= fame since he was linked to the singer, insisting he finds his celebrity= status "overwhelming".
The baseball player was first photographed with the Umbrella hitmaker l= ate last year (09) after he reportedly supported her at a New Year’s Eve = concert in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The pair was later spotted frolicking in Mexico together on a sun-soake= d vacation, and enjoying an outing to a basketball game in Los Angeles.
Rihanna recently insisted she is still "single" while Kemp is adamant h= e is "just good friends" with the Bajan beauty.
And the Los Angeles Dodgers star, who has been offered a string of mode= lling jobs since he was linked to Rihanna, admits he is baffled about his= newly-raised profile.
He tells the Los Angeles Times, "It was a little overwhelming. I don’t = consider myself a model of no type (sic).
"I guess you get used to it (fame). I don’t worry about it now. It’s no= t affecting my work. I haven’t seen too many people (photographers) poppi= ng out of bushes." Kemp is also baffled by the attention he receives: "I’m not a celebrity= .. I’m a baseball player, man."

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The woman at the centre of 50 CENT’s sex tape lawsuit has been identified= as the mother of rapper RICK ROSS’ daughter.
The In Da Club hitmaker - real name Curtis Jackson - is facing legal ac= tion from Lastonia Leviston, who alleges he unlawfully released her homem= ade sex clip on the internet after editing himself into the video.
Leviston claims she and former boyfriend Ross made the tape on 30 June = 2008, and he promised to destroy it, according to the New York Post.
But Ross allegedly sold the tape to Jackson, who posted it on his websi= te during a feud with Ross last March (09), blurring out the rapper’s fac= e while altering the footage to depict himself wearing a curly wig and bl= ue robe.
The suit also charges Jackson with making false allegations that Levist= on was a prostitute, alleging the rapper "discussed the video and referre= d to (Leviston) as ‘Brooke’ and called her a ‘call girl’ more than once" = during a December 2009 radio interview.
Leviston is suing for unauthorised use of her name or image, as well as= emotional distress caused by the public release of the clip. (JMA/PYN/ZN=

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RIHANNA has praised her mother for shielding her from her dad’s drug habi= t while she was growing up.
The Umbrella hitmaker admits she saw her father, Ronald Fenty, taking i= llegal substances when she was a child, but her mother was determined to = protect her from the dangers of drugs.
Rihanna tells CNN, "I just remember that that made me know it was wrong= .. Every time she saw this specific thing - the foil and the ashtray - she= just would go off and they separated several times because of it, and ev= entually it ruined their marriage you know. She was just like ‘You’re eit= her gonna kick that drug habit and see your kids, or you’re not gonna see= your kids at all, cause they can’t see you like that.’"

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COURTNEY LOVE continued her feud with LILY ALLEN at an awards show in Lon= don on Wednesday (24Feb10) - the British pop star reportedly left the cer= emony in tears after a vicious bust-up with the rocker.
The Hole frontwoman recently blasted Allen in a series of posts on her = Twitter.com page, accusing the singer of blocking all other stars from we= aring Chanel designs to the BRIT Awards because of her exclusive deal wit= h the brand.
And the ill feeling continued when the pair met at the NME Awards in Lo= ndon on Wednesday night (24Feb10), with Allen fleeing in tears after a fe= rocious war of words with Love, according to NME.com.
A source tells the website the singers were chatting amicably before th= e discussion "turned really nasty, really aggressive and b**chy".
Editors at the website report the pair had to be pulled apart by their = entourages, while Love called Allen a "little girl" and told her "Welcome= to the music industry" before Allen shouted "Why the f**k did you say th= at to me?" and marched out.
Love returned to her Twitter.com page the morning after the ceremony (2= 5Feb10), posting a series of messages which hint at her argument with All= en.
She writes, "Pretty darn rich coming from someone who starts nonsensica= l fights with people out of insecure jealousy on a weekly basis. At least= when I’ve started fights with people its because they f**k w (with) my k= id or f**k w my $ (money).
"No further comment, hatred is not my drink, I don’t like jealousy, vin= dictiveness, stalkers, selfishness and dishonesty, that’s just me!" (LR/W=

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HARRISON FORD loathes his celebrity status - because Hollywood has cost h= im his "privacy".
The 67 year old has enjoyed a career spanning more than 40 years, and s= tarred in blockbusters including the Indiana Jones franchise and Star War= s.
But Ford, who is engaged to Calista Flockhart, hates being unable to es= cape the attention of the press and fans.
He says, "There’s nothing good about being famous. You always think, ‘I= f I’m successful, then I’ll have opportunities.’ You never figure the cos= t of fame will be a total loss of privacy. That’s incalculable. What a bu= rden that is for anybody. It was unanticipated and I’ve never enjoyed it.= You can get the table you want in a restaurant. It gets you doctor’s app= ointments. But what’s that worth? Nothing." However, Ford admits there are some benefits to finding fame in the mov= ie industry: "I’m in it for the money. And I mean that in the nicest way = possible. This is my job."

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